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''been doing just as I have all along, only the teacher caught me this time"

Gideon Cook, a Baptist preacher, well known quarter of century ago, was man very eccentric in his speech, evento his last earthly moments. A few hours previous to his death his brother, alss preacher, came to his bedside and inquired: Do you think you are dying, Gideon" And the reply, sharp and quick, came "'Dont know-can't tell never died yet !a --s->& --- ~
 A COW belonging to J. M. Sawyer, of New ark, O., recently died after having given birth to fifty six calves in one day. One of the calves was fully matured and the other fifty five were about the size of small kittens. A genuine Ohio idea, greenback, fateow, that
 Facetious Youth (to shop -girD. 'I suppose you have all kinds of ties here, miss ?" Shop Girl. "Yes, believe we have, Sir What kind would you like to see?' Facetious Youth (winking to his sweetheart). Gould you supply me with pigs-ty?" Shop-Girl. "With pleasure, Sir. Just hold down your head and Pll take your measure"
 Now that the democratic party is putting on brakes it needs patent buffer. so as not to collide with itself.
 Lady Anne Blunt, a courageous traveller visited, with companion the Euphrates and the Bedouins, and she says that one day while in the desert she met native who approached her and said, ''Starboard, port, Goddam."
 An English magazine epicure insists that American oysters are much inferior to the little coppery English variety. He is like the darkey who went cat-fshing, and, happening to catch afine trout, threw it back into the wa ter. saying, "When come catfshing 1 want catfish "
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CLIPPINGS,

''We find him guilty, but not very guilty" was recent Chicago verdict.
 An umbrella that keeps Lent the year round IS altogether too religious for us.
 A Burlington blacksmith has just established conservatory of horseshoeing"
 And now California talks of seeding lift docs ge,we hope it will still be Pacific slope. A minister in the course of sermon upon angels alluded to them as Ian extinct race.''
 California has decided that it will not se- cede This is very good decision-for Cali fOrnia.
 The man who dreampt he dwelt in marble halls woke up to find that the bedclothes had tumbled off
 A happy mother of male twins entusasti- cally refers to her ''sweet boy and boy"
 Several museums are possessed of John Browns spectacles, and yet John Brown never wore any.
 A profound writer says, "We are created es- pecially for one another" Then why blame the cannibals for wanting their share
 An illterate correspondent, who is given to sporting wants to know when the "Anglo- Saxon race, " so much talked about. is to come of. -.g.-.-s v - ''1 think our church will last good many years yet, said a waggish deacon to his min lster: II see the sleepers are very sound"
 My dear" said Mrs. snodgrass, shudder ing, Show do these awful men succeed in en. tering dead peoples vaults ?" ''With skeleton Keys, presume" unfeelingly replied Mr. S.
 The spring skies are brightening and the small boy is anxiousiy engaged in trial of en- durance, endeavoring to belong to every Sun- day school in the neighborhood. It is long look ahead to the picnic season.
 Talmage says God thought so much of the Chinaman that he created 300, 0O0, 900 of them" By the same mode of reasoning we can infer that He thought so little of Taimage that He only created one of him.
 A lady, engaged to be married, and getting sick of her bargain, applied to a friend to help her unite the knot before it was too late. ''Oh certainly" she replied ''it is very easy to un- tie it now while it is only a beau knot'
 A gentleman recently about to pay his doc tors bill said: "Well, doctor, as my little boy gave the, measles to allmy neighbors' children, and as they were attended by you, think you can afford, at the least, to deduct ten per cen tum from the amount of my bill for the in. crease of business we gave you.'
 Boy" said the man, holding an inverted match in one hand and a dark cigar in the oth. CT, never acquire the perniciouus habit of smoking. Fam 8 slave to it now, and yet I hate it. I never see cigar that do not want to burn up." And then, with extreme satis- faction, he burned up the one he had in his hand .sa a.-se
 A small boy in Belfast, Me, whose deport- ment at school had always ranked 100 per cent, came home one day recently with his standing reduced to 98 ''What have you been doing, my son ?" asked the mother. Been doing," replied the young hopeful,
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The following Cure is probably the most ca. markabIe ever effected by any medical preparation for the treatment
 Of cataFrh:

for ten yess and for the last six yeals have Seen Sazns s Ssa aaa haa spells weak and painful eyes, swollen and Liberated tonsils bard and constant cough pain across head ached all the time. The matter accumulated 50 rapidly in my head and throat that could not keep bed, it seemed to me. at the point of suffocation would then have recourse to every my power being able to sleep again. For aperiod of six yearsmy tonsfs were and so much nfaed that could with difficulty % sxaow S s na % t an 4 M s' request postponed it.. The constant inflammation and ulceration in throat caused by the poisonous mat inhamedmy lungs that coughed necessarily. deep. hard cough: Meanwhile my system began to show the showed every symptom of an early deat by consmp ton When matters had reached this stage, about sx months ago began the use of sAsFoEDs AZ RADICAL my head as had not known it to be for years. It ny das By usng s as garge sa reduced the inflammation and swelling of my tonsils, my chest disappeared the buzzing noises in my head ceased, senses of seeing and of hearing were restored re and of that by the use of SANFoRD's RADICAL CURE FOR CATARRH:
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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-01
1he 9aily gross aud 9akntaiau.
YANkToN, DAKOTA.
Saturday Evening, Nov. /, 1879.
RELIGIOUS.

The annual convention of the association
Of Congregational churches began in this
city Thursday evening atthe Congregational
church and will close tomorrow evening.
The proceedings consist of reports from
churches, devotional exercises, committee
reports discussions. sermons, routine bust
ness, &c. There ia a good attendance of
pastors and others instructed in the relig-
ious worF of this denomination and the
daily and nightly sessions are largely At
tended. This evenings proceedings, begin.
ming at half past seven, will consist Of
singing, reading scripture, prayer; an in
quiry-The second coming of Christ-Rev.
G. Beekman ; al address BY Governor How.
aud on the missionary needs of the Black
Hills. Tomorrow morning at II o'clock
there will be = sermon, followed BY com.
munien. At $3.50 in the afternoon the
woman's missionary meeting will be held,
aud at 1880 in the evening Rev. DR.. Coe, Of
New York City, secretary Of the Home
Missionary society will deliver an address.
Preaching At the Baptist church, Rev. E
J. Brownson. pastor, at IL .. m. and Z p. m.
Communion after morning service. Sunday
school at IL m.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-01
LATEST BY MAIL.

". Louis, Oct. 30.-The Evangelical ALI.
ance continued it, session this morning.
Fall River. Oct. 3o.-The puddlsrs at the
Fall River iron works whose wages were
advanced Is cents per ton q few weeks ago
struck to-day for still higher pay.
81. Louis, Oct. So.-The next Meeting of
the nillers national association will be
held at Cincinnati in June. The exposi.
ton building, with all its steam power, will
b appropriated to the use of the associa-
ton.
Louisville, Ky.,Oct. 3o.-In the circuit
court today Joseph Patterson, who killed
Charles Kern last August in the wet woods
neighborhood, was sentenced to the state
prison for life. The quarrel was over .
game Of cards.
Harrisburg, Oct. 3o.-The governor ha,
approved the recommendation OF the board
Of pardons for Communication Of the death
sentences, 70 imprisonment for life in the cas-,
Try Nollis Mcguire.
Beloit, Iowa, Oct. 3o.-A cold northwss,
wind has been blowing all day. Tonight
there il q strong wind, and snow, the 6rs
Of the season. Il falling. The tempsratur,
il g below freezing and hourly growing
colder.
81. Paul, Oct. 30.-Mn. Kendrick, . win
dow living alone near Winons, was fount
murdered this morning. The crime va
committed with . hatchet and butcher knife
which were found, aud the body saturated
with kerosene. - il It had been intended i
burn It. The motive was probably robbery
No tsscs Of the murderer.
a.. I..l...,. -. 49,. NJ. 49,
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-01

g. p. Woolworsh and wife came up from
Sioux City last night.
Major Alexander Sharp and James Younl
len for st. Paul this morning.
a. n. Wilcox and wifi. Of Niohrara, ar
rived last night and LEFT thu morning.
jack Briggs and wife came down from
Roekport yestsrday and will remain 10 town
several days.
Coloael Cation and Msjor Young will
leave o. the steamer Terry fbr Fort Bennett
aad Fort Sally.
Bishop Hars arrived last night from the
sast and LEFT on this Aorning's stage fol
Yanktoa agency.
@. q. Crisssy and wife and twslvs Indian
candidates for the Hampton school orc quar-
tsrsd at the Nsrchants, whore they will re-
main over Sunday and procssd on their way
east Monday morning.
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the RIVER.

The steamer Mead will be due Tomorrow
from above.
The steamer Terry will leave to morrow
for Cheyenne agency.
Ono more boat load will clean up oil Of
Bramble. Miner &::Co's Black Hilldfrsight
The steamer Helena will load with lum-
Der for Grow Creek agency and will 70,
away IN . day or two.
The steamers Far West, Key West and
Niobrars passed T%hompssn, coming down
ct noon Friday.
The steamer General Terry arrived from
Pierre at nine o'clock this morning and
will load for the return trip.
The steamer Helena arrived at sieh,
o'clock this morning from Bismarck, bring
ing $50 tons Of frsigh.-Montaus wool ani
ore. She also had on board ansther squad
Of Indian children for the Hampton school