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The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-02-14

month and then was his happy little
wife
And there seemed no change, for I was
once more on the river or out at sea
leaning upon the uller and gazing
straight before me, with the gulls wall
ing as they wheeled and dipped and
skinned or settled upon the water while
the soft WIND gently stirred the print
hood that was lightly tied over my wind
ruttled hair. Only a bargeman's young
wite living on the tide but very happy
for John often points to the great ships
that pass US, with their captains in gold
laced caps, and as he does 50 he whispers
Not with the best among them, Pruc,
not with the best: wouldn't even change
places with the king"
And if he is as happy as l., dear John
is right -CasseJt's Aaqazine.
The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-02-14
Caesar. His Men. and His Arms.

He was the ablcst Roman then living,
and he had the power Of attaching the
ablest men to his service. He had five
years in which to look about him, and
to act at his leisure-as much time as
had been given to Pompey Of the East.
Like Pompey. too, he was left perfectly
free. No Senatorial officers could incum-
Der him with orders from home. The
people had given him his command, and
to the people alone he was responsible.
Lastly, and beyond everything, he
could rely with certainty on the material
with which he had to work. The Roman
legionaries were no longer yeomen
taken from the plow, or shopkeepers
from the street. They were men more
completely trained to every variety of
accomplishment than perhaps ever had
followed General into the field, or ever
since. 1t was not enough that they
could use sword and lance. The CAM
paign on which Caesar was about to
enter was fought with spade and pick
and ak and hatchet. Corps Of engineers
he may have had; but if the engineers
designed the work, the execution lay
with the army. No limited department
would have been equal to the taskg
which every day demanded. On each
evening after march, q fortified camp
was to be formed, with mound and
trench, capable OF resisting surprises
and demanding the labor Of every
single hand. Bridges had to be thrown
over rivers. Ships and barges had to be
made and repaired. capable OF service
against an enemy, on a scale equal to
the requirements Of an army, and IN
haste which permitted no delay. A
transport service there must have been.
organized to perfection. But there
were no stores sent from Italy to supply
the daily waste of material. The men
had to mend, and perhaps make, their
own clothes and shoes and repair their
own arms, Skill ia the use Of tools
was not enough without the tools them
selves. Had the spades and mattockg
! been supplied by contract, had the axes
been Of soft iron, fair to the eye and
| falling 20 the strokes, not q man III
| Caesars army would have returned to
| Rome 10 tell the tale OF its destruction.
How the legionaries acquired these
various arts, whether tie Italian peasan-
try we're generally educated in such
occupations, or whether or this occasion
there was special selection OF the best,
| OF this we have no information. Certainly
| only it was that men and Instruments
| were as excellent III their kindas honesty
| and skill could make them; ard, how
| ever degenerate the patrlcians and cor
| rupt the legislature, there was sound
| stuff somewhere III the Roman constitu-
| tion No 'exertion, or no forethonght
on the part OF any commander, could
have extemporized such a variety of
| qualities. Universal practical accom-
! plishments must have formed part Of
the training of the free Roman citizens.
| Admirable workmanship was still to be
had in each department Of manufacture,
every article with which Caesar was pro
yided must have been the best OF its
| kind" Cesar" by Froude.
The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-02-14
Put on Petticoats.

The Indian custom is tc butcher
prisoners taken IN battle. Such, how
ever, was not the practice OF Tecnn-
seL, the great chief vl0, IS au ally Of
the British, fought against Us IL the war
Of 1872 He hated tie Americans, but
lie fought as warrior, not IS a Thug.
III 1919 Col Dudley, While attempt
ing 70 relieve Fort Melgs, where Gen.
Harrison was bes:eeed by British and
Indleas, was defeated With great slaugh-
ter. As usual the Indians began kill
ing the American prisoners. Gen.
Proctor, the British commander, looked
coollv on and made no effort to restrain
them.
Suddenly q voice sounded like clap
Of thunder, and Tecumseh, mounted on
i ioaming horse, dashed among the
butchers. Two Indians were IN the act
Of killing prisoner. Sprnglng from
his horse, Tecnmseh seized one Indian
bv the throat and the other by tue
breast and threw them to the ground.
Drawing tomahawk and scalplng-
knife, he dared any Indian to touch an
other prisoner. A chief disobeyed,
and Tecumseh Drained him with his
tomaLawk. The Indians sullenly de-
sisted.
What will become OF my Indians?"
Le exclaimed. Then, turning to Proc
tor, who stood near, he sterniy demand
ed why he had not put stop to the
massacre.
4Your Indians cannot be command
ed" replied the General.
1Go away! You are unfit to COM
mand. Put on petticoats !" was the
ecornful reply.
The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-02-14

4 Hartford mans excuse for stealing q
pair ot chickens was tina. while at work
lie hung his coat near the COOP. and On
going for It he found the chickens roost-
ed on the same He hadn't the heart T.
wake them up, he said, so he wound his
coat around them without waking them,
and carried them eti His defense was
ingenious, but be was sent up tor three
months all the same.
The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-02-14
SYMp HN

There is a fabled bigd-Caradrion.
That flies on wings of healing, from the sun,
Takes to itself the poison Of disease
With the same kiss that gives the sufferer ease.
Back to the sun she turns her holy flight,
There purified in the eternal light.
So Sympathy may kiss the lips Of grief
Drawing its thorn and giving the blest relief;
And bear the wearing sorrow to the skies,
At once the answer and the sacrifice.
The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-02-14
phI DENCE GRAY.

4, ny name, for father said there
II better baIge Ill the RIVER than
ii itnoa, and ii WAS called the
III i is sure there would neSer he z
Ipr tathes IIe WIS always very fond
y. and my carlIest remcmbr4uces are
tng all The tiller and having ride
y i4e stood there at an evening steer
"a barge, with the great cinnamon
~ filed out by the Mlnq, AND the
i taaMing aHl hubbiin9 BIZ Is as We
u tie river toward tie Zig city,
Il 4e saAps lay close together IN thc
/ I'll against tile ~halSes, empty
N byr loads III waiting tof others hc
: olag aVa acrass Tire seas.
fel to sllink oul large, which was y
5IIy-bag, # YOU know what that
/ reu don then | must tell sou that
aa.2c Hui.i WITH rounded ends and
buiNarks, meant for carrying loads
|kers, but biult also 20 oe able u c.
q sea i little Whlle, running aaa9-
Doast used 70 think our barge, !
y very, very large ship, tiil grew
Enough to compare i With those that
D, us GOING u9 and dowa the rlseF,
tAen ii uscd 70 seem - lae that II
II be wonderfully Tine 70 goon board
Di those great ships and ~ sailing
iar away across the ocean, IN
Of Just eoastlmg along T. >heerness
lp the Midway, as We used TO 20
after year, loading deep down into
kater.
Caa't tell you how my child life slip
kway, wing With mother and father
(eald that barge, Il littlc bit Of 4 cab
fith i tiny stove; all tl4at | know IS
was happy, and that never hard
lent ashore, AND when dld ! Was
htencd and wanted to 20 back; ana
lst scented to have gown al II
into a great girl, and father and !
alone
< quite acne, for mother had lett
Negs suddenly, ana We ha,l been
pr s. shcerness, father and !, and
X lack from the funeral and We're
Lls aB tic cabln hatch, before |
u believe II was any thing but 4 ter
dream, and that | should not wake
Eia6 that She was alive once more,
'Athe amt cherry As ever, ready IS
tAt tll,er or apuil at rope, the
j .liG Nhen la.ipl wanted amy
'ataHf Was L changed man after that
y couple of years shipped by th'
4 81 tAe barge fell more and more
my hands, and ] used to smile t
sel1 Is | saw how big and strong they
grown For tathes grew quiet ano
day ~ day, and used to have 9
y bottle filed, whenever he went
Pre-, and then sit with it III the CABIN
alone til | called him to come and
, with the sal.
'ot that ! wanted much help, tor ours
only 1 small barge and once started
7 2 fair wind, l could manage her WeH
ugh; While when we had to tack back.
as and forwards across the river
ath, could always lock the tlller by
rope that hung on to the belayin1
, and give il a hitch on this side o.
! sidc, till | had taken pull at TN
et and brought the barge round on liz
er tack.
must have passed half my life i
SO days, leaning back against that III
with is end carved to look like
al acorn, and the name Of the Ole
sc, Prudence, cut deep in the side
sre q stand looking out ahead as w
aed along over the smooth sea, pass
a buoy here and light there, glvlnt
q bargcs aud smacks q wide berth
listening to the strange, squeallns
g OF the gulls as they wheeled ant
'eled and swept by me, SO closei;
aeumes that / could almost toucl
% with my hand.
The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-02-14
THE LOST KISS.

LIN The half written poem,
xnr the pen, idly tralled III my hand,
~ On. Had words to complete ii,
ID read it or who'd understand ?
"a little bare feet ON the stairway
"a faint smothcred laugh in the hall,
~ ecrie-low lisp on the silence
Iputl to me over it all.
|htGer it up--Whcrc was broken
arfadcd thread Of my theme,
how, as one night ! sat writing,
Nry broke in on my dream.
inuuisitiye fairy
%oNn little girl with the gold
II sun in her hair, and he dewy
re eyes Of the fairies old.
Y tAe dear little ylrl that seolded--
AOr wa Il q moment like this,
Wien she knew ! was busy
tcomc tolnping in for kiss
q rowdying up from her mother,
nd cIanorlng there at my nnee
tOue little kiss for my dolly,
iN one title uzzer for men'
.pitv the heart that rcpelled her.
n tic cold hand that turned her away,
Has rom The lips that denied her
his answerless prayer of to-day
D. Lord, from my memory forever,
III pltilul soh Of dispalf,
a. pAtter and trip Of the bare llttic feet
"a tAe one piercing cry on the stair,
1 tby thc haif-writttn poem
h. the pen, idly tralied ia my hand,
fe 81, Had | words to complete ii,
NOD read il or who'd understand -
.tl!r little bare feet on the stair r-Way,
I'd tit faint smothercd laugh iii the hal
itit ccrte-loW imp on tlc silence,
q tu mc over il ALI.
~ VI pin
The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-02-14

II is hard to decide which is the most
pestilential- the young bore, who is
forever Dragging what he is going to 90,
or the old bore who is eternally brag-
ging what he has doue.
The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-02-14

why It was, the men on the different
boats we passed had always a kind word
or a wave Of the hand for US, If we were
10" far off tor the friendly shout to reach
Us.
Sometimes ia run the barge pretty
near to the great ships and steamers IN
ward or outward bound, SO as to look at
the ladles ! saw on board; not that |
ea1cu to Go 50 very often, because it seem
ed 70 make me sad, for the faces | look
Ell on seemed to be SO different from mine
that | telt as If | was another kind of be-
lng, ana II USED to set me wondering and
make ne think; and at such times I've
leaned against the tiller and dreamed in
a waking fashion Of how | would ike IL
read and write and work, as | had seen
ladles sitting and reading and working,
on the decks OF the big ships, under the
awning; and then had to set my dreams
aside and have pull at the sheet or take
Il reef III the sail, because the wind
trcshencd, and my dreams all passed
away.
don't think poor father meant it un-
kindly, hut he seemed to grow more and
more broken and helpless everyday: and
this frightened me, and made me work
to keep the barge clean and ship-shape,
lest the owners should come on board
and sec things s!Gyonly and find fault
with father and dismiss him, and that
know would break lis heart. 50 | worked
on, and in auli, heavy way father used
IN flank m4. ma thc tiue GIided on tiIl
ono dav.a we were 1vinr off Sopth,nl
! With the sea CLASSY and not wind enough
tn tsl ,b.. .sa,1s }a}t INV chaaks noon
t3 llnrn - ] leaned oack AGAINST Tie I'LL
ar..s,I would ,of tnr, ,,r Mend Eaconsa
na,,fd hna, = Gos,, bain,- ecnfIad aIon,s
toward ID ana kf.au Il was rominr
j t,a,,, IL ,,,nat l...hnarl 1,,na .actorn
,slIa. ,n,,,;no :, go fathnT saia ia
.l.,.self S. t,stis j olalsipfg voice. and a.
], b.iI g,,ung was o4Iip.l rs nrn. ana
tharo stood M IA tha title boat he was
....,.14;,,1. ,,-3,I .,-,.o. tltas+nrn labn
1.r1ta =. {+ss.l...4 t,..,..ere hne .Tarsev
#ana aa,tn. as,. ss sap his spn.
burnt face md brown arms and hands, /
9,.4ts... Ill., a,.a l,naY MI
,,.,..,. ....,.=5.,,. S, t.. stt4ar b,,t IN a.,
M, =.aa f.ar.}4y nror st@aker n5t lad
known Ioh,. a.roya =, ftars nov. and
10 have nodded and waved toaneanatlIel
afraa aswe fsss nass1l uH ana down tn
rix-r
.IIaa..a. rane.mv lass. IL sald. al
~ came closs land / did ii dreaming
TN sa4 .aon - I baa done - bpean
II nnII i mex hit II vas TOO late; liz
lad h;t.he,i i around the tl1wa1t Of his
aaa, H. .,94 vas',n over the side before
''''1, ,e, '''',, ,,u.,I "'' - s,oaa aak;ng down
n,,an H. wbi,o MT sometimes hot and
i ,dnatfn,.s cold and as IL | could not
sneak
4 p -. r :l :.
The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-02-14

OuR fashionable modistes are any
thing but modest in their prices,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-04-23

vBoBT1xn put up IN this form fs within the
reach Of al. By making the medicine your
self, you can. from 5Ocent package contains
ing the banks, roots and herbs make two bof-
Ties OF Ira liquid vegetine. Thousands viii
gladly avail themselves OF this opportunity,
Who have the conveniences 70 make the med
icine Full directions In every package
vegetine In powder form u sold by al drug
gisfs and general stores. II you cannot buy
Il Of them inclose 70 cents In postage stamps
for one package, or 81 for two packages, and
] viii send II By return mail H. X stevens
Boston. Mass.
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The Dear Near Thrsagh tie Teeth
Perfectly III Ordinary Conversation. Lectures. Con
cfrs etc By Aesr Ckann<is 70 the Nerves Of Hearing
By means Of recent wonderful scsnftrc Invention
the Dchtaphonc. For remarkable public tekte %
the Deaf, also on the Drsf and Dumb. scc The " Y.
Herald. erpt -: The N. u Cnrisfsan Idrcoaf<. Nov.
Dentaphone Co.. - Wins Street Cincinnati Ohio
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-04-23

The largest land animal which Is
known 10 have existed on the globe has
been described by Prof. Marsh. lis
name i Afantosaurus inpsanis. The
thigh-bone Of the monster is over eight
feet long, with thickness at the larger
end Of twenty five inches. A compare
SON Of this bone with the femur d 2
crocodile would Indicate that the fossil
saurian, IL Of similar proportions, had
total length Of lis feet. That the
reptile was at least 100 feet long when
alive is probable. The other bones Of
che animal which have been found are
proportionately gigantic. One Of the
caudal vetebrm measures more than SIX
teen inches in transverse diameter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-04-23


II was nearly year ago when Lead
vile was first showing what there was
In her. There were several newly-made
bonanza kings about Denver then, and
among them was man who had prob
ably never had go in his pocket At one
time previous to his strike. To him the
possession Of watch was the natural
evidence Of the possession Of compe-
tence, and as he had made more than
competence he felt that the fact should
be indicated by the purchase Of several
watches. These he had deposited in
the Grand Central Hotel safe. One
night he came into the Office very much
the worse for liquor, lurched up 70 the
desk and hiccoughed out TO the clerk
"Gimme q watch!n A timepiece was
passed to his unsteady hands, but in
endeavoring to thrust IL into his trousers
pockets. he let 1t slip and fall upon the
floor. Without casting glance at the
fallen watch he lurched to the counter
again, reached out his shaking hand,
mustered AL his faculties TO the task Of
speaking. and then blurted out: "Gim-
me 'nuther!" Can the indifference Of
aflluence 60 beyond this?
He was evidently . "tenderfoot, !"
but - he stopped before an old miner
and held out piece Of micaceous gran
tie for his inspection, he made strong
effort to look as II he had been born
with contempt for civilization, and
that the feeling had been steadily grow
ing on him ever since. "What do you
make this out to be?'' he asked, indicat-
ing the specimen with nod.
Humphl- was the expressive answer.
"Gold quartz or carb0natesg' The
{" honest MINER turned It over in his
hand indifferently, took out his knife
and picked at it for . while, and then
asked: SCOT much Of it," "Thou-
sands of TONS answered the other,
eagerly. ssHow much do you suppose
she'll run?" Cant tell nuthin' with
out an assay "But you can guess,
cant You; you can guess?" "Oh,
yes" answered the barnacle, "any
body kin guess; but guess Is liable q
be extravagant. Now. | shall say-but,
mind We, may 90 over the mark
should s-a-a-a-y turning the specimen
over again and holding it up 70 thu
; light), l should s.a-a-a-y that II We cal
save the gold in this and catch the sill
yer, and not waste the lead, that !
: might run about-weli, about ~ to tn
county,
.Is this my train?' asked a travele
at the Kansas Pacific depot of loun
: ger. ~ don't know, but ! guess not,
was the doubtful reply; ~ see it's 90
the name Of railroad company on tn
: side, and expect il belongs TO them
Hev you lost train anywhereP"
s.Do you like your champagne drya'
J asked A. Of b., who didn't know hov
1 he liked his champagne, because ne ha'
only made his strike the day preyiou
/, and had never before seen any cham
payne 10 which he felt justified In ap
plying q pronoun in the possessiye case
y IL dunno replied b., = but | CUES
you'd better gimme some that's wet
}, I'm sort o. thirsty"
II was about Bedford that the remar
!, was made: Jim has some right goo
! points, \ II ran, "but the great troubl
with him is that he i always about 81
! lengths ahead Of every body's judgment
= and gaining at every jump. "-Denre
(Colo.) Inter Ocean
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-04-23

sDOO choice riecnons for eiccuttcnisrs and school
ZUU exhibition. dlaIn.ues &C. cf%
IE>SE nA>Ef 4 CO. iie Nassau =. - Z.
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BEFoRE the train left Bay City yes
ferlay morning for Detroit woman
nearly six feet tall and having a COM
plexion like = fresh-burned brick en-
tered the depot followed by a dog al
most as big as yearling calf. HsFing
purchased . ticket. the woman stood
beside the train until the condurtor
came along. when she led OF with
You have been pinted out TO nse .
the boss Of this train
.YeJm.- was his modest reply
well. I'm going to Detroit fur the
old man"
Yes"
And this dog j. going along with
me He goes where l go every time 70
the year.
YES, he can 90 down in the bag
gage-car."
Not any ne can't That's what !
stopped YOU for. This ere dog is 20
ing long in this ere car and nowhere
else
The rules a the road
Rules hanged. MY old man can
be banged aro0nd by everybody, and
NJ never demands his rights; hut Lu.
cinda hain't Thomas BY jugfuliV
Madam. let me-
II don't want no clawing offr' she
interrupted. as she peeled pair o.
black mitter1s "a her big red hands,
I'm going and the dogs going, and
what want 10 kno. i whether YOU
want g. raise roc 0n the cars or nave
il right now and here
The conductor looked the dog Over
and was about to shake his head. wher
the woman began untyi1g her oonnc'
and quietly remarked: !,
N spose. being as aRa woman, y
would 6e ~ more than fair for the dog
20 sail In with me. Come here, LeDni
dusr-1
Madam replied the conductor. ~
he felt shiver 70 up his legs. "taks
your dog and get aboardT
" HoHest InjunP
YEA
.No row after the cars startr'
Mo"
Then that settles that. and I'm
much obleegcd. though You did kindel
hang of AZ first. Leoniius. foller me
and behave yourselfT --Defron frs'
Press
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-04-23

. ,,I.,ts have grown All win
i"nN, pr-ri.r..,;ile Fla.
Yer h'ai Ut. .cssa-rot mined
HE eHp on.n g. Portland.
the eyes's"'
~. N;h;,;st = said "a have
IHk term sr..;.g ~ No.
originated WIN
eli-t. q
The collection % Snlnssr Wa ~ oa "
the British MuseunA i'oiso' -S'eo1
volumes.
A PorrsyfLLk LAO juniper tne aoPc
three hnndrea anu e'Hn'' 1 '
and d'ea- ~.
ALAEGE eagle whi,r soaIlns sn1
air At New Hamburg 49, - -
by lightning.
USDER the new law OF Iowa no insur-
ance company can rebuild put must
paw al losses IN cash.
prSpsrcH from Rio Janeiro states
go, the Emperor has ceded for twenty
five wears al buildings belonging TO
the CITY Palace. in extent one block,
for depot and construction Of the new
exhibition palace.
Tur deeo SHOWS in the mountains Of
~.i;scrri. made the wild animals raw
,-s.,s four-year old SON OF William
I,gg;ns ~ Bodie. stepped outside the
49, n dusk. and the mother was just
III time to save il from pack Of hun
gry coyotes.
JONI BURKHoLDER shot lynx one
day recently on Mr.. Storey's farm near
Toronto. He was alone and had a
toneh struggle with the animal. which
measured as follows: Extreme length,
five feet six inches; girth Of body. ole
foot eight inches; weight. sixty pounds.
.s-v h,,;Is = ,esa st;lI stands in
n-atsm NJ and i the oldest IN
-. ra'.,.nd /, = hesntifnIlv situated
ta- Ls.,-;Iv brancb;n0 elms- with 4
moss-covered roof Much Of the origi-
nal furniture. 30 years Of age. still re-
mains. and has been in the possession
of one family. named Fairbanks, during
all Of that time.
A. actor NJ the National Theater
pb,lsdeIpbis. went on the stage without
n;.roI 81 q scene recurring him Z,
sbdot the villain Of the play. W. H
Jon.s- the stage manager. tried to slid.
IN required weapon out to the negli
mi performer. and accidentally dis
eh.rged Il. Though there was ne bal
Il tbe weapon. Jones' hand was wound
~ and he died Of lockiaw.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-04-23

Iris said that four million packages OF Fra
xer's Axle Grease we're sold IN 1Ss9; and We
believe Il.
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n have fault men observe n" NoW Is saying.
am hsrpy man for n am SICK and al mo. ihsFi
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