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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-29
THE RIVER AT ST. LOUIS.

St. Louis, Jan. 29.-But little ice is float.
ing past the city to-day. The river is open
to the mouth of the Missouri. and possibly
some miles up that stream. The Mississip-
pi is still closed at Alton. Nothing definite
is known as to the condition of the river
below here.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-29

Perfumery and toilet soaps at NJ. II. Jen
kinson's.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-29
Tea. a specially, at NJ. II. Jenkinson's.

Old papers for sale st th,s once.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-29
IMPROVED FARM-CHEAP.

IMPROVED FARM-CHEAP.
For one month, will offer for sale farm of
16o acres, 80 acres of which were in crop the past
season, and 80 acres is the best hay land to be
found on the prairie. There is good frame
house, nearly new, OH the farm, and 1t is only
seven miles from Yankton.
j. PARKER HAYWARD,
Third Street,
S. S. TURNER, NJ. d.
Physician and Surgeon, Gate of the U. S. Army
Residence on Broadway, late residence of Mark
NJ. Farmer. Office in Dewltt's new building,
southeast corner Third and Cedar streets. Yank-
ton.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-29
yoTING FOR SENATOR.

Topeka, Jan. 29.-The following is the
result of the first ballot for United States
senator in joint session to-day: Ingalls,. 63; !;
Anthony, 90; Goodwin, %, democratic
vote; Mitchell, 1S, greenback vote; Simp-
son, II; Phillips, IA; Campbell, 4; Horton,
2; Pomeroy, 2. 1t requires IS votes to elect.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-29

Ten pin alley At FREQ Lerch's
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-31
from the New York Evening Post
Political Machine AXiOnia.

political party needs machine in the
sense that it needs working organization.
The machine in this sense exists for the
good of the party.
The machine in this sense is an instrument
of the party-an essential instrument per-
hRps, but still an instrument
There is no vitality in a political machine.
The strength of a political machine is the
strength Of the party behind it.
The object of political machine is to do
the work required Of it by the party
When political machine tries to control a
party the order of nature is rcyerscd-the
tail tries to wag the dog. This makes the
dog laugh
When the engineer Of political machine
whether the engineer is a United States Sen
ator or a Presidential candidate-runs this
instrument of party counter to the judg
ment of n party he lies awake nights think
ing what the party will do about it.
1t is supposable that in certain circum-
stances n political machine may be more in-
telligent than public opinion, but in the
United States public opinion is the court of
last resort, and possesses the power to en-
force its DEGREES.
party which is worse than its machine is
an untrustworthy party.
party which is better than its machine
cannot be controlled by its machine.
When political machine ceases to be re-
sponsible to public opinion it is time to
change the engineers, for If it is better than
public opinion it will be inefficient while if
is worse public opinion will not tolerate it.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-31

permanent enlargement is begun, which will
give to the volume for the year more than
one thousand pages, and it is promised that
the next number, the Christmas issue, will
have over a hundred pages. The number
has two striking frontispieces, one designed
for the volume, and one for this number.
There are no less than fourteen short stories,
by Sarah Winter Kellogg, Frank II. Converse,
Frank r. Stockton, Miriam Alden, Mrs.
Dodge Evelyn Muller, and other bright and
clever writer's; new serial, among the
Lakes, by the author of Dab Kinzer," is
begun there is an article by Olive Thorne,
describing ''Playthings" old and new, and di-
rectiOns by Eliza Howe for making Few
Pretty Things and Fancy Work :" Mrs. Dorr,
Edgar Fawcett and others contribute poems
there are sixty or seventy pictures; and the
customary departments furnish fund of en-
tertainment for the lengthening evenings.
The Christmas number is to have n poem by
Mr. Whittier, Christmas story by Rev.
Washington GLADDEN., an acting play by DIR.
Eggeston and Christmas stories, poems and
pictures too numerous to mention.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-31
Miscellany.


On the Sabbath day,
Through the churchyard old aud gray,
over the crisp and yellow leaves held my rustling
And amid the words Of mercy falling on my soul lik,
balms,
Mid the gorgeous storms OF music, in the mellow
Mid the upward streaming prayers, and the rich an
solemn psalms,
l stood careless, Barbara.
MY heart was otherwhere
While the organ shook the air,
And the priest, with outspread hands, blessed the
people with prayer
But, when rising to go humeward, with mild and
saintike shine
Cleaned face Of airy beauty with its heavenly eyes
mine
Cleaned and vanished IN a moment oh, that face
was surely thine
Out Of heaven, Barbaral
rallid, pallid facet
earnest eyes Of grace!
when last thee dearest, 1t was in another place.
You cane running forth to meet me- with my love
gift on your wrist;
The hutter ofA long white Dress then all lost in
mist
purple stain Of agony was on the mouth kissed
That wild morning, Barbara.
I searched ia my despair,
sunny noon aud midnight air;
could not drive away the thought that you lin
gering there.
o inany aud many winter night sat when you were
My worn face buried in my hands, beside the hre
aone:
Within the dripping churchyard, the rain pashing on
your stone,
You were sleeping, Barbara.
Mong angels do you think
or the precious golden link
elasped around your happy while sitting by yon
briuk7
Or when that nigh. Of gliding dance, Of laughter and
guitars,
Was cmptied OF its music, and we marched through
latticed bars,
The silent midnight heaven creeping DER us with its
stars,
TIL the day broke, Barbara
In the years I've changed;
Wild and far my heart hath ranged,
And many sins and errors now have been Ay.
enged;
But to you have been faithful whatsoever good
lacked;
loved you, and above my life still hangs that love
intact
Your love the trembling rainbow the reckless cata-
rAct-
still love you, Barbara.
Yet, love, am unblcst;
with many doubts opprest
wander ike desert wind without place Of rest.
Could but win you for an hour from on that starry
The hunger Of my soul stlcd for death has told
you more
Than the melancholy world doth know things deeper
than al lore
You could teach me, Barbara.
In vain, in vain, in vain!
You will never come again.
There droops upon tho dreary hills a mourntu fringe
The cleaning closes slowly round loud winds are in
the tree
Round selfish shores forever moaus the hurt and
wounded SEA;
There is no rest upon the eArth peace is with death
and thee,
Barbara. .th1ani,r Sooiih.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-31

The general testimony is all in one direc-
ton the annual Legislative session is con-
sidered desirable only by those who make
politics trade, and who thrive upon politi-
cal activity bargain and sale. For instance,
Gov. Andrews, of Connecticut, sAid that one
of his constituents, Mr. Leeds, of New Haven,
hit the nail on the head when he remarked
that that crop of politicians who live ON the
annual election spoils would mostly be win
ter-killed if they got chance at the public
crib only once in two years" 1t would be a
good thing for other States than Conneeti-
cut if these soldiers of fortune should be
starved out by biennial sessions of the Legis-
lature The fact that most of the States of
the Republic have adopted the biennial plan,
and are fully satisfied with it, is an encourag-
ing one. The bane of our communities is
over-legislation, The intrieacy and confu-
sion of State statutes may be lessened by less
ening the volume of legislation. And the
people very greatly need rest from the eX-
elements and cost of constantly recurring
elections.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-31

something very funny-and exclaimed, "Phil-
omela ~
"Of the vale" added his fair guest, and
following his gaze, also beheld the late conner.
eyes, Philomela !" repeated Miss Gherken,
in her most fife-like tones. And pray may
ask what is going on? Why are all these
strangers here Z"
These tirieads," replied Orlando, 'have
been kind enough to join me in q celebration
of sister Mary's birthday
And that dogI" pointing with stern fin
ger to the corner where the lame boy sat re.
calling his faithful four-footed attendant with
ice-cream.
as friend too, said Orlando, quietly
Bravo" said Miss Thomasina under her
breath, but in voice perfectly audible to the
gentleman. (It transpired afterward that the
state of affairs in the Gherken establishment
was well known to the inmates of the house
on the other street,
Miss Gherken cast glance of the greatest
contempt at the assemblage, uttered the one
word, Fools ~ in shrill voice, rudely
pushed aside the little widow, who had ap-
preached her with kindly greeting, elevated
her nose in the air, turned about, marched to
the front door, and down the front steps,
and into the carriage which rolled away with
her Immediately. Matters lad been brought
IN crisis
And after her departure, until near day
break, once more all went merry as a mar
riage bell. Marriage bell" Yes, indeed
A very apt simile. For scarcely year had
passed away when Miss Thomasina Somerset
become Mrs. Orlando Gherken.
II was she who rescued the dear little boy
from drowning (you will remember the glow
ing accounts of the affair in all the newspa-
pers) the little boy who fell from the yacht
\ -
fast young woman after the child: and
over, like another flash, went Orlando Cher
ken after her.
And when all three stood safe and dripping
on deck again, Orlando's arms closed around
her as she placed the boy in his mothers
arms, and he whispered, Tom will you mar
ry me ?"
What jolly time for a PROPOSAL said
Tom. -Hdrper's Weekly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-31

ENGLAND's DOMAIN AGAIN INvADED.-An-
other of our American products, it is said, is
materially affecting great industry of Eng
land. Cellnloid, in its use as a substitute for
ivory, has already exercised worldwide
effect upon the livery industry, the falling of
. in the demand having been felt in the remot-
est regions of Africa. This composition of
tissue paper, cAmphor, and certain chemicals,
is already used for billiard balls, combs, backs
of brushes, hand mirrors, and other toilet ar
ticles; whip, cane, and umbrella handles
every kind Of harness trimmings foot rules
chessmen handles of knives and forks pen
ell cases jewelry of all kinds pocketbooks
mouth pieces for pipes cigar holders mus
ical instruments; doll heads porcelain imita-
tions hat bands necktes optical goods
shoe tips and insoles; thimblesi emery
wheels shirt cuffs, collars, and a great varie-
ty of other articles which England manufact-
ures out of its ivory importations from her pos
sessions in India and Africa.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-31

Once in travelling the Rev. DIR. Bledsoe wai
exceedingly annoyed by pedantic bore who
forced himself upon him, and made great
parade of his shallow learning. The doctor
bore it as long as he could, and at length
looking at him gravely, said; ''My friend,
you and l know all there is to be known.
''How is that ?" said the man, pleased with
what he thought very complimentary asso,
citation. why said the doctor, "You know
everything except that you are fool, and
know that"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-31

From Fremont, Ohio, Letter to the y. Y Tribune J
had only AN hour between trains at Ere
mont to-day. in which TO call upon the Presi-
dent at his homestead. An inyalided hack
long since retired from service in some city
transported me from the depot through dusty
streets to the southern edge OF the town, and
through the oak and hickory forest in the
midst of which is hidden away the modest
brick house built by Sardis Burchard for his
nephew. There was no servant at the open
door, but scarcely had alighted upon the
piazza when Mrs. Hayes came through the
hall, hearing the sound OF wheels upon the
gravel. and gave me cordial welcome. AZ
ter successful search in the house for palm
lcaf fans, she returned 10 chat about the
Kansas trip. which she had enjoyed greatly.
the near return of the family to Washington.
and the visit they meant to make on the way
to an old aunt of the President living iu Del
aware, his own birth place. Then she went
to look for Mr.. Hayes, who was in the woods
back of the house helping the young folks
gather hickory nuts. The want of any inter
yention of servants and cards, aud Mrs.
Hayes's friendly, easy chat, made the visit
seem like call upon old village friends of no
protensions to wealth or station. Soon the
President came upon the piazza, wearing an
old felt hat and a suit Of black clothes, about
which there was "A comfortable absence of all
appearance Of newness His hair has grown
gray great deal since | saw him year ago,
and his face, always Of Il ruddy hue, is sun
burned from bis long journeys in the West.
found him, as always have in years past
abounding in interesting talk. Mr. Hayes,
who is lover Of tire ,s, called my attention to
some English elms he had set out a few years
ago, and which he believes will be as big as
any of the New England elms when they get
,Nisiapt A yatiy. plTp hV
putting out young leaves under the influence
of the untimely warmth The hickory trees
hung full of nuts, and now and then big
red squirrel whisked up one of them and car
ried off an unlawful prize, needless of the
presence of the Chief Magistrate of the ma
tion. The Hayes family are all very fond of
their country home, and the President says
he means to return to it and remain after his
term of office expires.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-08-12
BOYS Who Learned to Sew.

When the late Admiral - was a
young midshipman he was sent on
voyage round the world in one of King
George the Thirds ships. He was three
years away, and. as he grew very fast,
he found himself sailing in the Pacific
Ocean with hardly stitch of clothes to
his back. His mother, sister of Admiral
Lord -, had taught her little boy to
sew, so he got some canvas out of the
ships stores, and cut out and made him
self a new suit of clothes; his mother
was very proud of these. and when her
son was an admiral she used to show
them to her grandchildren and tell them
the story. Rather more than thirty years
ago a lady went to call on another one
rainy afternoon; the house was built on
an island in a lake in Ireland. In the
drawing-room were two little boys sit
ting on footstools, one on each side of the
fireplace. Probably the visitor looked
astonished, for the mother of the little
boys said in a low tone, Please don't
laugh at them; what should | do with
them on this island on a rainy day ifthey
were too proud to sew ?' One of these
boys was a lieutenant in the Crimean
war; he fought none the worse because
he knew how to use the needle as well as
the sword, when he, with his men, was
for eighteen hours in the Redan on the
memorable 18th of June. The chaplain
of an Irish institution had seen, when he
was young, the straits to which the
French aristocratic refugees were re-
duced, from having to learn how to do
things for themselves; and he got tailor
to come into his house and teach his
boys how to cut out and make and mend
their own clothes. One of the boys is
now an old general, but he sews on his
buttons to this very day; and when he
was on service in one of the small British
stations in Asia he not only mended and
patched his own clothes but those of his
brother officers. All the men of his
regiment knitted their own socks.-Loss-
don Court Journal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-08-12
Words of Wisdom.

The first step toward virtue is to ab-
stain from vice.
Men may be ungrateful, but the human
race is not so. e
Happiness and unhappiness are quail
ties Of mind, not of place or position.
The love that has naught but beauty
to keep it in good condition is short
lived.
Nature knows no pause in progress
and development, and attaches her curse
to all inaction,
There is no knowledge so thorough as
that which is gained at last, after years
of baffied and wondering inquiry
Have nothing to do with any N an in
a passion, for men are not like iron. to
be wrought out when hot, or nodded
into any given form.
Every persons natural weight Of af-
Fiction is frequently made more unhappy
by the envy, malice, treachery or injus-
tice of his neighbor.
There is great deal of unmapped
country within US which would have to
be taken into account in an explanation
of our gusts and storms.
Probabilities are as various as the
faces to be seen at will in fretwork Oh
paper hargings; every form is there,
from Jupiter to Judy, if you only look
with creative inclination
If thou canst not obtain kindness
which thou desireth, put good face on
| it, show nd discomfort nor surliness; an
hour may come when thy request may
readily be granted.
Men and women make sad mistakes
about their symptoms, taking their vague
uneasy longings sometimes for genius
sometimes for religion, and oftener still
for a mighty love.
The presence of a. child is radiant
sunbeam in dark hours, holy waning
in happiness, but at all times that linl
which connects us with the far off Eder
of innocence and purity.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-08-12
The Orig : of Dixie.v

"A writer to the Baltimore Gazette in
quires about the origin Of the word
" Dixie" and the editor replies as fol-
lows:
Some years ago, long before the war,
IA very musical family by the name Of
Dixie lived in Worcester, Mass. One
of the brothers, Walston Dixie, we be-
lieve, decided to apply his talents in
the negro minstrelsy line and soon the
famous Dixie Minstrels were known
from one end of the country to the
other. This same founder of the troupe
wrote the celebrated song "Dixie's
Land,n which attained such popularity
1t was verify the land for him, as he
found in the Southern States the germs
Of the quaint negro songs which he
brushed up and placed in his pro-
gramme. The South adopted the song
and hence allowed this gifted minstrel
of Massachusetts to give that section OF
the country new name. which will
always stick. Many songs were
adopted and sectionalized in this way.
Our own Yankee Doodle wa:
written by an Englishman as satire
but our ancestors picked ID right up ane
gave il a home.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-08-12
What an African II areler Saw.

Major Serpa Pinto, the Portuguese
traveller, who has just returned from his
expedition through the African conti-
nent, started from the Portuguese pos
sessions, on the west coast of Africa,
and made his way in zigzag to Natal.
He describes q tribe of natives he met
with near the Zambezi with white skins,
but with the woody hair and other pc
culiarities of the South African In poT-
tions of the country he enjoyed such ex
cellent sport that he was able to kill
game enough for the support of his $50
followers. On reaching an elevated pla-
teau Major Serpa Pinto said he was as
tonished to see town in the middle OF
vast plain. The houses were at some
distance from each other and all built on
the same model. On approaching the
town the traveller found that it was in
habited by white ants. Throughout,
Major Serpa Pinto appears to have been
well received by the natives One OF
1 their kings offered him his daughter in
exchange for his watch, and when the
/ traveller explained that he could not part
with it his majesty asked for his shoes.
The slave trade is in full swing. He
met numerous files of unfortunate
wretches chained together, going IN the
direction of Egypt. He passed through
Z portion Of Enluland couple 0f days
1 after the death of the Prince Imperial.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-08-12
The Stomnch OF the Horse

The horses stomach has a capacity Of
only about sixteen quarts, while that of
the OK has two hundred and fifty. In
the intestines this proportion is reversed,
the horse having a capacity of one hun
dred and ninety quarts, against one hun
dred of the OK. The OK and most other
animals have gall-bladder for the re-
tcntion of part of the bile secreted
during digestion; the horse has none.
aud the bile flows directly into the intes-
tines as fast as secreted. This construc-
ton of the digestive apparatus indicates
that the horse was formed to eat slowly,
and digest continually bulky and innu-
tritous food. When fed on hay it passes
very rapidly through the stomach info
the intestincs. The horse can eat but
i've pounds of hay in an hour. which is
charged, during mastication, with four
times its own weight of saliva. Now the
stomach, to digest it well, will contain
but about ten quarts, and when the ami
NAL eats one-third of his daily ration, or
seven pounds, in one and one-half hours,
he has swallowed at least two stomachs
full of hay and saliva, one of these haT-
ing passed to the intestines. Observation
has shown that the food is passed to the
intestines by the stomach in the order in
which it Is received. If we feed horse
six quarts Of oats it will just fill his
stomach, and if, as soon as he finishes
this, we feed linn the above ration Of
three pounds Of liay. he will eat sufficient
in three-quarters of an hour to have
forced the oats entirely out of his ston
ach into the intestines. AS it is the Office
of the intestines to digest the nitrogenous
parts Of the feed, and as a stomachful of
oats contains four or five times as much
of these as the same amount of hay, it is
certain that either the stomach must Sc
crete the gastric juice FIVE times as fast,
which is hardly possible. or it must re-
tain this food five times as long. By
feeding oats first, it can only be retained
long enough for the proper digestion Of
hay, consequently it seems logical, when
feeding a concentrated food ike oats,
with bulky one like hay. to feed the
latter first, giving the grain the whole
time between the repasts to be digested.
-COlffi71
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-08-12
For Bors TO Remember.

A gentleman advertised for boy to
assist him in mis- office, and nearly fifty
applicants presented themselves. Out of
the whole number he in short time se-
lected one and dismissed the rest.
II should like to know said friend.
g on what ground you selected that boy.
who had not a single recommendation?
z You are mistaken, my friend, was
the reply; che had great many, and
if you care to listen l will enumerate
2 few of them. He wiped his feet when
he came in and closed the door after
him, thereby showing that he is careful.
He Instantly gave up his seat to an old
man who is lame. showing that he is
kind and thoughtful. He took off his
cap when he came in, and answered my
questions promptly and respectfully,
showing that he is polite and gentle
manly. He picked up the book that 1
had purposely laid on the floor and re-
placed it upon the table, while all the
rest either stepped over it or showed it
aside; and he waited quietly for his
turn, instead of pushing or crowding,
which evinees an honest and orderly
disposition. When / talked with him ]
noticed that his clothes were cleanly
brushed, his hair in nice order. and his
teeth as white as milk, and when nc
wrote his name | also noticed that his
finger nails were clean, instead of being
tipped with jet like that handsome iittl,
fellows in the blue jacket. Don't yor
term those things letters of recommenda
tionp do, and / would give more fol
what can tell about boy by using m,
eyes for ten minutes than all the fine let
| ters you can bring me. F"