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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-06-12

Just received at j. GoldSmith's Double
Store I- Pieces White aud Fancy a "a Ga
Natt'oes. mi. stock 90 Carpets aud DrueScls,
auI Spring Stock oi Madras, GiusAams, Cali
Goes. Iilras. Hamburg Embroidery, aud Lace
Curtains. oar new Stock of Iaccs consists
Of Torctao, Dcutclc Maliues. Laugue9oc,
Breton. Italian and Russian Our Stock Of
Ladies Straw Goods or early Spring is also
ready Above goods have been bought before
recent advance. Respectfully,
! GOLDSMITH.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-06-12
TIE LADIES STORE
OF
Mrs. G. T. Thomas,

MILLINERY GOODS, FANCY GOODS,
AND DRESS GOODS.
Mrs. THOMAS has received 10 part, sod l..
III receiving, Spring Supplies. and invites tho
attention of the Ladies. To beautiful Millinery,
Ladlcs Underwear, Embroidery, Motions, &C,
she has added superb stock Of HOSIERY and
GLOVES.
TIE MILLINERY DEPARTMENT.
Is complete containing tho newest things In lis
line. Trimming executed promptly and accord
Ing TO the latest fashion reports. Stamping,
Plnkinr and Crcrc Cleaning the latter spc-
oialty-done Of short notice. The Indies ate
invited O. call aud examine.
Sept g. 1919.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-06-12
Cement.

w L have % hand Stock NJ frcsh ROUND
w TOP and ROSEfDALE CEMENT, whi'h
~. oiFer low fnr Cash. LlPpiTr d co.
Mar e, 1850.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-06-12
PERTECTION

or al least the limit to which IN human prosabii-
" any reaping machine can ever attain. il Is
lie "comlng machine" aud not oniv 20. bu. the
machine which has already arflrcd-Wa.ter A..
Woods Txlne SeltDinder-oome aud zee il, far
mcr friends, 1t our Machine Shed ncaf the Depot.
" claim IL 10 De the
Best Self-Binder,
and are prepared 20 prove it. Terms cary, prices
moderate. Very truly you're,
NAY H., lSSO. LiPIIil G %.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-06-12

We understand the wool clip this year
from tic lacks Of Logan Osburu. E>Q, Of this
county, aggregated fourteen ihousaud, nine
hundred and thirty-thrce pounds. The wool
slipped by Mr. Osburn heretofore has been re-
ported in the Boston papers as HE best recciv-
cl 70 that creates, wool market in the world.
y presume tle shipment If this year was Of
Ike fac quality, and lie product in money
must be handsome.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-06-12

For Butiyrick's and a.lthc latest pat
terms. Crepe c..auiug aud Stamping. 90 @ the
store ~ aiGS C. T. THOMAS.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-06-12

The DEMOCRATS Ct Hampshire county
on ,ho 1T u Juue appointed delegates to the
Congressional Conreutiou. a writer from
that County 10 Tue Spirit says tie indica-
,ious were Of uuanimily for Faulkner" for
Governor with fairly divided vote for
Congress between Hoge Lucas aud Martin"
The same writer claims tba, Nj Lucas Is a
favorita
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-06-12

1 LARGE stock Of Queenswatc, Glassware
n aud S,ooeware fer -2le chcapst The Old
Family Grocery" Of Il. II. COOKE.
Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-05-07

Invoices have been received and the following
farm machinery is expected on the frat boat
Three hundred and thirty five plows, fifty wsg.
oAs, three reApers, ono ten horsepower thresh'
ing machine, eighty harrows, six seed drills and
fifty sets double harness.
This IL tho beginning of the end, and in few
short years the Standing Rock Indians farms
will cover IN area that will rival the great Dsl.
rymple and Grandin farms of the Red River,
last years experience fully demonstrating the
fact that not only the Indians will work when
the proper incentive is given. but will work
we'll, and the time is not far distant when, if
allowed to remain in the fruitful valley of the
Missouri, they will not only become self-sup-
porting, but producers, and the problem of
what We shall do with the Indians will be
solved.
No finer climate and no more fertile soil than
on which these Indians are located, exists.
Two weeks earlier in the spring. two weeks
later in the fall than in the Red River valley
balmy spring begins and autumn leaves re-
mains; abundance of timber, healthy, invig-
orrting water are the characteristics of this
locality.
The wise councils prevailing with the execu-
tive last fall has thrown open nearly the whole
of the east side of the Missouri to immigration
and there are now homes for whites as we'll a.
Indians on the second river of the world, whose
lands are first in fertility.
Como one, come everybody, welcome to our
shores, grow fat and rich and thank God, that
you are in thrifty America and not among the
starving poor of the less favored climes across
the Atlantic.
Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-05-07
STANDING ROCK.
A Military Post Surrounded by Fine Farm
.'F"-. ing Lands.

A Military Post Surrounded by Fine Farm
.,Fn ing Lands.
Standing Rock is the land of the Sioux, and
located on their old historic battle-grounds,
rich in many ancient traditions of wars, vic
tories, personal prowess and mementoes, events
past and gone. Few men who knew this
agency few years ago would recognize it now
The tumble down old log buildings have been
supplanted with fine brick structures; the
blanket and breech have been replaced
by the coat and pantaloons; the long hair and
scalp lock have met the fate of the "Rape of
the lock-" and disappeared before the ton
sorial shears. These are the lesser evidences of
reform and progress, but the great wave that
has swept over this agency bears on its crest
the word t'Agriculture," and it's fruits bear
evidence of the tide.
Statistics may be of interest, and few are
given, which may be considered accurate.
Farming has been carried on at this agency
for number Of years, but prior to last year it
Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-05-07

was what they call ''squaw farming" !" that is,
in small patches.
Last year great improvement was made on
this, and fully 800 acres of old land was plant
ed in corn, potatoes and other roots; vines
were grown 80 extensively that pumpkins and
squashes went begging at 81 per wagon load;
potatoes sold at 80 cents per bushel and corn
so cents; this has been the ruling price. Last
years corn crop was estimated at 25 900 BUSH
els and the yield of potatoes about half this
amount.
Iu addition to the old land that was
in cultivation, last spring l20 farms, of ten
acres each additional, were broken, were brok-
en-, all or nearly all Of which was planted. The
yield on the sod, especially especially corn. was
surprising, and WAS nearly equal to the crop on
old land. No cereals were raised last year, but
through the efforts of August Stephan, Last
fall, 1000 bushels of hard, dry Red River seed
wheat were obtained, which is now being sown;
tho acreage in wheat will be 600 acres this Sea-
son. 100 acres of oats for agency use will also be
sown;t the balance Of. the land will be planted
in corn, rootand vegetable crops. ETC
In addition to the teams already; on the
agency, forty yoke of cattle have been recently
purchased and 500 head Of native mich cows
are under contract TO be delivered by June 3Oth.
Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-05-07
BISMARCK LAND DISTRICT.
1T Comprises About $4,000 Square Miles of
Excellent Farming Land.

1t Comprises About 200 Square Miles Of
Excellent Farming Land.
The Bismarck land district, as established in
1874, comprises all that portion of Dakota Ter
ritory north Of the seventh standard parallel
and west of the ninth guide meridian, embrac-
ing an area extending north to the British Pos
sessions, about ZIG miles, and west to Montana,
about 240 miles, or q near approximation to
81, 900 square miles. At the date of openin g
the Bismarck land Office not more than forty
townships of this vast tract of country had
been surveyed, and these were confined within
the limits of the Northern Pacific railroad
grant, which exte nds forty miles each side of
the road through the Territory. This grant
gives to the Northern Pacific every alternate or
odd section within the distance named and rs
sections sixteen and thirty-two are reserved, to
BIZ appropriated as ''school sections whenever
the Territory bee mes a State, it will be seen
Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-05-07
that but fourteen out of the thirty-six sections
in each township were open to settlers.
1c7c %ho ,>1o<o of &hroo uuh TOWN.

that but fourteen out of the thirty-six sections
in each township were open to settlers.
In March, 1876, the plats Of three whole town
ships and two fractional ones were added to the
above list, the survey having been made the
season before, and there was no more field
work. until late in the fall of 1877. the result
of which vas a further addition of six or
seven townships and "fractionals" from the
west side of the Missouri river, the plats being
received at the land Office in March. 1873. the
land having been occupied prior to that time
by settlers, to ; considerable extent, in antici-
patton af the extension of the railroad. Last
season further surveys were prosecuted along
the line of the Northern Pacific on the west side
Of the river, and few townships were :subdi-
yided in the eaaterly part of the district near
est to the railroad, making in all, with the
former surveys 81 townships and parts of town.
ships open Il to entry under
the various acts of Congress providing for
acquiring title to the public lands.
As all the entries that could be made at the
land Office were confined to narrow strip aleng
the line of the railroad for most Of the distance
not more than two townships wide, and As Bis
marck waa, and is of necessity the center of
ali tie settlements in these townships up to this
date, it is not aurpris-
ing, taking into the
account, also, some other circumstances, which
Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-05-07
it Is not necessary to mention here, that the
record of the Bismarck land Office shows no
HIGHER numhera in ita Lists of 6linna and en-.

it Is not necessary to mention here, that the
higher numbers in its lists of filings and en-
tries. Thus far there has been 29l preemption
! filings, 147 homestead entries, 154 timber cul-
ture entries, 46 sash entries excess payments,
and 80 homestead final proofs.
But this ls not by any means fair showing
of actual, bona Jfde settlement within this land
district, for it is believed at the land Office,
from infor nation that is deemed reliable, that
there are as many, if not more settlers on ''un-
ne fault of the land department at Washington,
or of the surveyor general of the territory, but
is owing to the narrow and impracticable views
of those who are responsible for the niggardly
appropriations for this important work. The
enterprising settler is far in advance of the
surveyor, and hundreds are already upon the
ground, and some of them have been for sew
eral years, waiting to have their corners
established, that they may 60 ahead
with confidence, make substantial
improvements and comfortable homes,
add adding e ;+ to % the pro- prosperity crit S Of - the the
wealth of the general. government.
We speak of this matter plainly, as we see
the great necessity for more extended sur
veys in this part of the Territory. The fertili-
ty of the soil, its adaptation to raise the very
pest quality and the greatest quantity of cereals
ana vegetables mas Deen QemOnstrateo, ana the
"boom" for Dakota lands in the vicinity, and
both east aud west of Bismarck and for more
than hundred miles along the valley of the
Missouri river below and above this point, has
commenced in earnest, and all we now want is
the surveyor.
Settlements on the uusurveyed lands have
been kept back by the fear that the settler
might locate on railroad land anu be forced to
remove after the survey. There are fully as
many actual settlers on the surveyed railroad
lands as there are on the government lands, and
q greater acreage under cultivation.
Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-05-07
What a Man Can Do with $500.

The Golden North,oest makes good point when
it says that q man with $500 can make good
start on the government lands Oh the Northern
Pacific railroad. His land Office fees are $14OO;
material for house of single boards, which be
can make Is warm Is palace in the winter by
sodding it outside, $35; stove, furniture and
crockery, 5000; oxen, breaking and backset.
ting plows aud wagon, 225.0O. This will leave
him $176.O 90 to live on, aud he can alse earn
$4,000 by working for his neighbors, after
completing his first years work. The second
year his land is improved, and his creditestab-
lished 90 that he can procure AL necessary im-
PIGMENTS or articles in anticipation Of his wheat
cr,p. The fifty acres which he will seed will
give him capital . soon g the grain is
threaded.
Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-05-07
THE OFFICIAL RECORD.
The Rainfall and Length of Seasons ut Bis.

The Rainfall and Length of Seasons at Bis
marck.
In speaking of this portion of Dakota,
none question the value of the soil. All ad-
NIT that it is rich in the elements that make
wheat, oats and corn, and year after year
since 1872 fine crops of vegetables have been
grown, but, they say, you have no rain
your country is too dry. Below will be
found an official statement from the United
States signal station at Bismarck, showing
the rainfall for March, April, May and June,
(since 1879 the four months in which crops
are made in the northern tier of States. It
will be seen that the rainfall during these
months was from 1884 to 14.7O inches, while
the closest observers concede that in countries
where the rainfall for the entire year is but
Is inches, agricultural pursuits, other con-
Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-05-07
ditions being favorable, may be safely fol-
lowed.
THE OFFICIAL TABLE.
"A. 70 IS. .02 10. "a Is. 10 ILL.,

We challenge any country to show more
favorable distribution of moisture. Here, il
comes just when it is needed, and in suf6-
cient quantities for all purposes. The very
heavy dews in summer are also favorable to
the growth of vegetation. The dews are
sometimes 80 heavy that stranger would
conclude that shower had passed over dur
ing the night.
The climate is also very favorable to the
production of heavy crops. The days in
summer are very long and warm. During
these four months daylight will average fully
18 hours per day, and as result crops ma
ture in much less time than in States fur
ther south. New peas and potatoes, grown
in the fields, are always in the market as
early as June 15th-two weeks earlier than
in northern Ohio.
Referring again to the records of the
United States signal station, we find that
there was no frost from April 21st to Sept.
18th in 1877-five months without frost
more then the average in Michigan, Min
nesota or Wisconsin, while we have known
frost every month in the year in Ohio.
In 1878 there was no frost from May 8th
to Sept. 10th, four months. In 1879 none
from May 9Th to Sept. 7th, four months.
Tomatoes and melons of every sort fully ma
tured during each of the years mentioned.
The winters are usually pleasant, except
ing few days in each month. OF course,
go far az the record is concerned the weather
is very cold sometimes. Last winter it
reached 38 degrees below one day., but q
comparison with St. Paul, Minn., Grand
Rapids, Mich, or Bangor, Maine, viii not re-
suit to our disadvantage. For our own part,
We have suffered more with the cold in Ala
bama than in northern Dakota.
Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-05-07
sell with Cuyler Adams and Chss. O. Fran
els, lessees. The farm is owned by capital
lists in London, New York, and Philadelphia,

sell with Cuyler Adams and Chas. O. Fran
cis, .lessees. The farm is owned by capital
lists in London, New York, and Philadelphia
and is part of lot of $4,000 situated ir
almost every county in Dakota along the
line of the Northern Pacific, all of which is
excellent farming land, and is for
>ale on favorable terms to actual
settlers. The Spiritwood farm
embraces 10000 acres, of which 500 was in
crop last year, and 2,2O0 acres was seeded
this year. The prairie is gently undulating,
the soil, deep, dark and rich. Good waite,
is found in gravel beds few feet below
the surface.
There are three full sets of buildings on
this farm and others will be added as land
is broken sufficient to require them.
This farm will be largely devoted to stock
culture. Several hundred head of sheep
have already been put on. OF tho lambs
dropped in winter none were lost. Five
hundred ewes will be added this summer.
They already have forty head of cattle which
we're fed during the winter only on hay but
came out in excellent condition this spring.
At Spiritwood hotel and store will soon be
erected. To accommodate the rapidly in
oreasing settlers, Mr.. Adams has already put
in an agricultural depot.
sPRrTWoOD LAKES,
veritable hunters paradise, are situated
twelve miles north of Spiritwood Farm.
They are sort of chain of lakes formerly
connected, twenty miles long, with clear,
crystal waters, gravel beaches and plenty of
timber. Antelope, deer, elk and water fowls
beyond the power of man to count are found
here. Here the fowls bleed. The practical
mind will take in this series of lakes as being
just the thing for stock range, and that is
what this region will be principally used for.
Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-05-07
tracts of land on the line of the Northern
Pacific, some of which he offers for sale.
THE STEELE FARM

THE STEELE FARM,
near Fourteenth siding, about thirty miles
east of Bismarck consists of 6,4O0 acres o.
land of which 1,14O acres is being sown t.
wheat and oats. One thousand acres more
will be broken this year and more added
from year to year until all il
put under cultivation. Mr.. w. F. Steele, it,
owner, commenced operations in June, 1873
and broke that year $50 acres and in 1875
61O acres. Five hundred and thirty acre
was sown to oats last year, much of the
ground yielding as high as sixty four bush.
els per acre; wheat was raised on this farm
last year, but only sample. It was al
that could be desired, however, therefor
MIR. Steele is sowing most of his land tc
wheat this year. The illustration, published
elsewhere, shows the character of the i'm
provements on this farm. Mr.. Steele, how.
ever, will add a granary 3Ox4O and has the
plans prepared for new dwelling, 3Ox1O0
one and half stories high, which he OK
poets to build this season.
THE MAINE SETTLEMENT
is located five miles east of Bismarck and
comprises about q dozen families, princi-
paly from Lewiston. The first to locate here
"eso AAAAs ~ "A = AoA~A1 "AA0 ""o AOAAO"S~ SANo
next season by Cyrus S,r,bner, N. G. Skel-
ton, M. D. Downs and others. The set
tiers in this neighborhood have made i'm
provements ranging from ten to fifty acres
each, which is being largely sown to wheat
The farms were first opened in 1878, the set
tiers buying their land that year and plant
ing the newly broken prairie, but they had
enough vegetables for their own use
and much to sell. Last year, in addi-
ton to considerable corn and oats grown for
market they sold 1000 bushels of potatoes,
700 bushels of onions and had fine lot of
sugar cane. The oats averaged 41M lbs. to
the bushel. Among the satisfactory tests of
the capacity of the soil last year, was two
bushels of wheat produced from two quarts
of seed, by Mr.. J. A. Field, who has sown
seventy-fve acres of wheat this year, Judge
Bowen forty and others making an
aggregate of fully 600 acres.
The land is second bench back
from Apple creek: the soil is black loan
from sixteen inches to three and half feet
deep. Mr.. E. K. O'Bfien, of Thomaston,
Maine, widely known because of his persis
Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-05-07

should be mentioned. Il lies ten miles east
Of Jamestown and is managed BY B. g. Rus
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-01-10

ling in the top Of lilac bush, while josh
Immediately dove down the alley that led Il
the next street. leaving the old man to think
1t was all an accident.
Doesn't he give you much at New Years?'
said l.
"Well," said Josh, she's about a 10 center
The last house on the route was boarding
house, and two young ladies, in pretty morn
ing dresses were standing on the steps.
ats an old bachelor that takes the paper
here" said Josh, "and he says these two old
maids bother him to death by getting it every
morning before he's up, and reading it till
it's time for him to 90 10 business"
One Of the told maids" M Josh and his
patron called them-who was apparently
about 18 years Of age-came tripping down
the walk, throwing ahead very sweet smile
at Josh as he stood before the gate, with the
paper in his hand, slowly rolling it up. But
Josh observed something which she did not,
namely; that the blinds ola chamber window
were softly opened, and, as the poet says he
saw hand she could not sea masculine
hand reckoning from the easement.
Just as.the smile had reached its climax,
and the lady's winsome hand was extended
TO receive the paper, Josh gave it throw
and sent it straight in at the open window,
whore the bachelor grinningly caught it on
the Ay rnd instantly vanished from our sight.
And what has since become of Josh, do
you say2 II must tell you, be is now serv.
ing the State in an Office 10 which he was
elected, for long term, by the unanimous
vote of IL men. His daily route is
shorter than il used 10 be, but more laborious;
his window is we'll secured against accidents:
all the dogs are chained, WITH an iron ball at
the end OF the chain; aud there are no
cookies. RossIrER JOHNSON.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-01-10
Advice to q Young Man.
fRurlinCtou Havkeve

My son, enjoy yourself Have q good
time; pleasure is eminently right and proper,
but a good time isn't secured by headache
that lasts all the next day. The simplest
pleasures are the most lasting. After you
have spent two years in Europe, you will
come back and sit down by your own fire.
side and think of picnic you went to down
at the Cascade one afternoon in June that
cost you just 65 cents. The "good times
that you daren't take your wife to, my son,
that you would lie about them, the "good-
ness" of them never comes back to refresh
you and gladden. your heart as does the men,
DRY of that IS cent picnic, when you chatter
ed nonsense with the girl you loved, and
laughed just as the leaves rustled because you
couldn't help it. The "good time" that wakes
in the morning and wonders where it was
and who saw it and where all its money is
gone; the good time that tails itself off with
a headache, there's precious little fun in that.
And it only takes very little bitterness of
that kind to poison and cloud the memories
of your past. 1t doesn't take many such
"good times" my boy, to mingle tears with
your bread and gall with your drink, The
sting is the smallest part of the bee, but when
you pick him up by it, though the rest Of the
bee were as large as an omnibus horse, yet
would the sting outweigh all the good, sweet
harmless, honey-laden portion of the bee, and
you would think about it oftener and longer