Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-24
ODDS n ENDS.

AittAo kiIlb bOmetueb SKIP Tue rope ana
die but murderers die because they cam,
skip it.
Several leading newspapers are demand
ing that the West roint academy shall be
wiped out.
An eminent artist says: "Mrs. Jessie
Benton Fremont has the retl:e.th.
even saw, sh
The Bloomington Eye publishes births
marriages and deaths under the heading
"Hatched, Matched, Dispatched"
Spring is 20 backward about blowing
her breath this way that It's just possible
the dear thing has been eating onions.
The beauty of the Episcopal church ser
vice lies in the fact that . man can confess
himself q miserable sinner without feelinl
lonesome.
A New York belle has orderded a $40
corset. Great equeezer ! What extrava
gance. This is entirely too much for artif
cial hugging.
Eve, ct one time, was the handsomea
woman In the world, yet she never epjoye
the pleasure of undressing the pert mia
who has . pew near the altar.
A colored woman OF Chester, Pa, age
ninety.si went TO Salisbury, Md, to atten
the funeral Of her mother, who Wss on
hundred and seventeen years Of age.
Plsin black cashmere 10 now combine
with . polka dotted one which has all th
soft lustre Of 4 silk, and the two make a
elegant suit for street res or house.
The newest wonder announced is th
| "autOmatic indicator" 40 called by the us
of which, 1t lie claimed telegraphy can b
accomplished without the use Of wires. q
In Mechanicsville, N. j., Jane Tb6rk
con, Q c%entenarian, does the h0yyears
cheerfully and correctly, and loren of Q
has cared for the seven ~
daughter. <arren avenne.
Mrs. Betsy Henderson, brated the one
Boston. who recentlyof her birthday,
husdredth anniyersscwlng without the
reads and does "
aid Of glasses. 8her, Of Philadelphia was
Margaret Pas she had closed q century
paralyzed1k children, t~hirty-three grand
OF life. and t%hirty.two great grandchtld-
%childpfve her.
gentleman recently deceased, a
Lend said to a news gatherer, HE wa in
The legislature one year but l wouldn't say
about that. Otherwise his life
free from blot"
Here is the latest funny thing 10 foreign
advertisements, from the Allahabad Pho
neer: "Wanted, q situation as snake
charmer in q serious family. N. B.-No
objection to looking after q camel. 4
A Cleveland clergyman was deposed
he made such a racket in presfhe ]
that the congregation couldn't sleep six
Boston Post says when people ssWantSE
in a week to play keno, Ha
chance to sleep Sq TEarer ,h;cb ia mt with.
out wisdom: II pray that | may never be
But if l marry / pray that may
not be deceived. But if I am deceived |
@ NAV Of know of II. But if l
/, nrav,a~~~-sIt That I may ssss~as.a TO
kDc: of it L55ole affair"
lssn a. Hiring poet said Of his best girl,
Somer face thousand dlmpies em'!e
1"UpY Which only adds more emphasis
forx adage, "Love is blind" how IKE
t9miachief q girl would look with a thou.
nd dimples on her face. The poet must
ave meant freckles.
Tho cigar sales at West6eld, Mass. for
,arch amounted to 1,192, 500. showing an
,crease OF nearly 100000 over the pre-
ions month, and 10000 more than 10
iarch. 1879. In the three months OF this
ear a total of $3,275,0 600 were sold, from
sh;ch the government received a revenue OF
;19. 900. I
Uncle Joe Cooper Of Dryden, N. T.. had
cancer forty years ago, aud be
10 friends and told them hts remaining
,a,a would be few, But it did not reacn
v;,ai and. aud after 1t healed be enJoveo
aaaa health until he had q paralytic stroke
s.oantiv in The one hundred and third year
Of his age. 9
m, the last forty year, Barefoot Walker
h.s not had his feet covered. He Was en-
nioved az q farm hand near Columbus, "a.
aalshonph in his eighty.sixth year. VI
SUNDAY he apparently died, and AZ nN
]e,nersi when persons were bending owe
h;s coffin. he cat up and asked way he Va
thus treated. He still lives.
CATER all" remarked the young ma!
.kimming lightly over the gravel Walk
~ General direction of the front gate, a
.as Fl that boots iii" And the musculs
looking old gentleman at the top OF u
n"roh steps with his s~pectacles jostled
t;..is crooked. said that il that young M
h;mself didn't know, he didn't know Of ~
hodv IN that township that did.
TEXAS has Just completed marketing
ooo mo bales of cotton as her crop OF 10.
w one.fhh of the total crop OF the SOU
VI a..tas For this she has. received J
tween SIS, 100000 and $50, ooo, 600. AS
from this she has sold $l5,OoO,O0O worth
cattle. sheep, wool and hides, MAKING
: ar.nd total Of SIS, 900, 900 for one crop 9!
. e,erv dollar Of which has been sent u
e.on; other states and from Europe.
= R,;oham Young's grave is said to
NEGLECTED and stonelessn ne le1
!. m.nv afflicted widows. What is e er,
AZ. bu,iness 10 nobody's business; "
. me condition Of her late husbands 8
, !. mentioned 10 Mira. Young No. ~,
replies: swell. if he wants : !omo''
!. is, that proud, .tuck.u Belinda
!. Young ret him one-irs a. much her
: ns~ as.it il mine And when the gu
:: \. hro,,pht 10 the attention Of Beiinda
: vho Il Widow Young. No. "A,
: %r.,o,,s: "Lct Sarah Jernsha Young 8
:. "a II. She has known him longer .e'
} And il looks - II he never wouid
!: tombstone.