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Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-10-19
CHEAP POSTAGE.

The limit of cheap postage seemed to
have been reached when the department
offered to carry letter from New York
to San Francisco for three cents. Com
pared with the high rates Of the early
days OF the republic that was almost do
ing the work for nothing. But that was
not the best that could be afforded in
these days of large correspondence, and
the postal card was introduced, doing
much of the work formerly done by
sealed letters at one-third the cost. To
do anything for less than one cent seems
impossible under our system of coinage,
but there is possibility that the day
may come and perhaps it is not so far
off either, when one may not only send
brief note, but also receive brief re-
ply all for one cent. What are known
as "reply post cards" have just been
put in use in England, and there is lit
tie doubt that they will in due course of
time reach this country il they prove
satisfactory. These cards are not yet
sold for one cent, or even for an English
penny, but if they remain in use long
enough the tendency to cheaper ali
postal rates will be likely to bring them
down tn such a seemingly impossible
price. On the 1st of October the Eng
lish postoffice department began the sale
of " double or reply inland post cards,
bearing an impressed half-penny stamp
on each portion, at all the offices in the
United Kingdom. The Icards are made
in two qualities, which are technically
known as "stout" and "thin." For
the stout cards the prices are: For one,
1id.; for two, 21d.; three, i'd. four, 5id.;
d.; five, SD; six, 3d.; or 6s. Sd. for
parcel of 60. The prices for thin cards
are: For one, lid; two, 2bd.; three,
3id.; four, 4id; five, 3D.; six, I'd. or
lis. Sd. for parcel of 100. The reply
cards are not sold in sheets like the sim
gle cards, and they are available only
for transmission between places in the
United Kingdom. They are subject to
all the regulations laid down for single
post cards, and from the numbers fur
nished the local offices, even in small
places, it was evidently expected that
they would at once meet with public fa-
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-10-19

nually injured, the railroad companies
are responsible for only ten per cent. of
the injuries and five per cent. of the
deaths. This portion of the statistics
forcibly shows how careless individuals
are when they approach railroads for
travel, labor, or any other purposes.
But all these injuries, when compare
lively considered, are found to be sur
prisingly few. Of all the millions of
passengers annually carried, only about
1,S00 are injured severely and only 46O
killed; and of these, 800 injuries and
200 deaths are all the railroads are Justly
accountable for. More than 10000
passengers, therefore, are annually car
ried safely where one is killed by any
cause; and nearly 1900, 900 persons are
transported safely where one is killed by
railroad negligence. For every passen-
ger at all injured, 100000 are safely
carried; for every passenger whose in
Jury the railroad company is at fault,
500. 900 are safely transported. Statis-
tics from Massachusetts, show that in
that state a passenger with average
good luck could travel $500 times the
distance around the earth before getting
killed.
The writer then compares railroad
travel with the old-time stage-coach
iourneying. 1t has been asserted on
good authority that there were actually
more persons killed and injured in
Massachusetts, fifty years ago, through
accidents to stage-coaches, than there
are now through accidents to railroad
trains, despite the enormous increase in
the number of persons travelling. Stage
coach travel in France years ago injured
sixty passengers where the railroads
there now injure one. The official re-
turns in France show that man is safer
in a railroad train than in his own house;
and in England, figures prove that a
man is thirty times more in danger of
being hanged than of meeting death on
the railroad. Such facts go far to con-
firm for to-day the statement made thirty
years ago by a distinguished writer, that
"of all means of locomotion which hu-
man invention has yet devised, railroad
travelling is the safest in an almost ID
finite degree"
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-10-19
Maxine Thread,
[From the Lonisyille Courier Inurns


The process generally occupies n
couple of months, but can be done in
much shorter time when it is wished.
When the cotton is picked it is first
ginned on roller gin, and is then packed
in what is termed sack, which holds
from 200 to 400 pounds. 1t is next card
ed, and carried to what is called the rail-
way head, through which it is run, and
then it is ready for the 'comber.' From
this it receives its combing, much the
same as lady does her hair. From the
'comber it is taken through the first
and second stages of drawing, producing
the fiber. 1t next goes through what is
called the 'shubber machine, where it
is first twisted and wound on the bobbin.
1t is then run through the first and
second intermediate machines, and then
to the fine wing frame, whence it goes
to the rlng-spinning frame. After this
process, the product is termed yarn. The
next process is to carry it to the 'cop
doubler, which delivers two strands Oh
the bobbin, making two-cord thread,
then to three-ply double producing
three-cord thread, after which two
strands of the three-cord are twisted to-
gether, forming the fine six-cord thread,
which is the stardard article. A skein
is then formed of thread, which is
bleached or colored as the case may be.
1t is next taken to the spooling room, and
wound on large spools, and next to the
winder and put on small spools of 200
yards each, and after these spools have
passed through the ticketlng machine
they are ready for sale. The whole pro-
cess of making thread is a most ingeni-
Gus one, and now brought as near per-
fection as machinery can possibly be.
The manufacturers of this country en-
ploy 2, 400 people constantly, and good
wages are paid to those skilled in the use
OF the machinery. There has probably
never been an industry in which such
rapid strides have been made rs in the
manufacture of thread"
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-10-19
Blooming Prosperity.


A few days ago a drummer for one OF
our wholesale houses was travelling in O
buggy along a country road in Askansas,
when he came upon q tall, roughly.
dressed man sitting upon a rail fence
whiting. With sociable "good morn.
ing" the traveller drew up his horse and
asked:
els that your field of corn over
there?"
"Wal, calkilate I'll freeze onto a
right smart sheer of it. I'm working the
piece on sheers."
Looks like fine CROP"
at does
II presume you are figuring on great
prosperity in future, such immense
crops indicating plenty for all"
Prosperity? Stranger that hain't no
name fur the cyclone that's agoin' to hit
this settlement atween the eyes this sea.
son. A tornado mout come jist now an
land every burned bit o. grain in the
county over in Tennessee, and yit the
smiles of contentment d never shift of n
our faces!''
"Some unexpected good luck has be-
fallen you," the tourist replied.
"That's the play to t-y ty. We're
gettin' our slice O. the millennium away
ahead O. the advertised date. Fust, Of
Eack Bolton up an died last month, an
thar hasn't been q ear O. corn or q side
O bacon missed in the community since
we tumbled the dirt on top O. him. Then
Wash Tompkins, the boss OIL sledge
player, got sent to state prison fur horse
stealin, thus givp' us poor players Q
show fur our pile; then Snaky, the
saloonkeeper up at the forks o the road,
dropped down to 10 cents a drink fun
whisky, and said he'd take corn same al
cash; then my old woman ran off with {
Yankee sewin' n'-machine peddler, an i
bloomin' prosperity amt a hsngin' ovel
the neighborhood I'm a gilt-edged lial
from the Red River swsmps. Got any
sweet toDacker about you ?"
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-10-19
A Mustacho War.

Some time ago the hotel-keepers OF
Berlin made and carried out an agree
ment requiring all their walters to dis
pense with mustaches. A month ago
they held meeting and resolved that
after October l the same restriction
should be imposed upon their house ser.
wants. The latter promptly rebelled.
and in great excitement inquired why
cooks should be excepted from the rule,
urging with much force that must ache
was at least as Objectionable in the
kitchen as anywhere else. This was toe
much for the lofty dignity of the cooks,
and they unanimously resolved that
they would sooner sacrifice their posi-
tions than their mustaches. At last ac-
counts strike was impending and the
prospects Of female cooks was CORE.
spondingly bright,
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-10-19

cording democratic majorities. Estimates put
the democratic majority in the state at $4,000,
and makes the congressional delegation stand
15 democrats to republicans. The democrats
elect Follett, Jordan, Murray, Lefevre, Seney,
Hill, Campbell, Hurd, Neal. Converse, Geddes.
Warner. Wilkins, Paige and Farran. The re.
publicans elect Mccormack, Updegrar. Taylor,
Keifer, Mckinley and Robinson. Several OF
the districts are very close and an official count
may change the above result somewhat.
Returns from the West Virginia election show
q republican gain of probably 1900. The
democrats elected three out Of four congress-
men, GoY (rep.) being successful in the First
District.
Howard Carroll, . well-known writer In the
New York Times, was to-day placed upon the
republican state ticket for congressman-at-
large, vice Hepburn, declined Mr.. Carroll ID
an out-spoken civil service reformer.
Dispatches from Wheeling represent that
John W. Mason, republican, was elected to
congress from the second district by major
ity ranging from twenty-five to ffty. This
makes gain Of two congressman by the re-
publicsns. Heretofore tho Virginia dclegatior
has been soldly democratic.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-10-19
The Holy Grail.

The Holy Grail is said to have been q
precious stone, jasper Of great brillian-
cy, wich fell from Lucifer's crown when
hurled from heaven. This was caught by
the angels and leld pendant for long
time between heaven and earth. When
Christ came down to be the Saviour OF
the world the stone also descended, and
q cup was made from il, which came in
to the possession Of Joseph Of Arimathea.
At the last supper the Lord drank from,
this oup-and Joseph caught therein his
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-10-19

The new steamship Balgaim, 1000 tons bur-
then, built at Aberdeen, Scotland, for the
American trade, was totally wrecked on her trial
trip on the 18th inst.
The steamship Herder Of the Hamburg.
American Line, which left New York on the
Sd inst, for Hamburg via Plymouth, with 80
cabin passengers, "a in the steerage and crew
Of 100, was wrec cd on the rocks Of Cape Race.
n. F., on the 9Th inst. The passengers and
crew were safely landed. The vessel will un-
donbtedly prove total loss with her cargo.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-10-19

man, sis repeated over and over every
day in the year, and with all of which j
perfectly agree. Seventy-fve cents,
please.
"For dinner?"
"No, sir-for taking up my valuable
time and to help pay my rent to the
railroad company"
Those who came after me called his
place "hole," and called him q
"slouch," and his table hog-trougb,
and he agreed with each one and collected
seventy.five cents just as easy as rolling
off log,
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-10-19
SuiCide.

Miss Saliie Bronson, of Detroit, whose brain
had not recovered from the effects of a sun
stroke, pawned her watch aud purchased a
steamboat ticket fer Port Austin, and on the
Sth sprang overheard in the vicinity Of Star
Island.
Eva Stone, a l6.year-old girl residing with
her parents at GlIdden, Ia, shot herself with
her fathers pistol on the 10th. No cause as
signed.
Rev. J. l.. Denton, superintendent of public
instruction of the state Of Arkansas, jumped
from balcony at Fayetteville, in that state, on
the 9th inst, and was killed. H3 had been
mentally unbalanced several days previous to
the tragedy. Deceased was one OF the most
prominent Methodist divines iu Arkansas.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-10-19
nearh I'm she Wind.

Considerable loss Of life and great destruction
OF property was inflicted on the Island Of Cuba
by a recent cyclone. At Herradura 800 huts
and houses, including large number Of to.
bacco drying establishments, we're leveled.
Two thousand palm trees were cut down. At
Consolation de Sur 76l houses were destroyed.
The bodies Of fifteen persons drowned by the
overtiowing of rivers have been recovered and
many people are yet missing.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-10-19
sickness and Death.

Yellow fever has swept OF 12s citizens OF
Pensacola. The report for the 12th. includes
thirty-three new cases and SIX deaths. DIR.
White, Of the marine hospital service, has been
prostrated. Lieutenant Thomas Whine died at
Fort Brown, and Mexican perlshed at Browns
vile. Special sdvices represent that fifteen
deaths occurred at Mier Mexico, on the 18th,
and that the epidemic is still spreading among
the ranches On this side of the kio Grande.
Nearly two hundred deaths from diphtheria
have within two months occurred in Pittsvl-
vania County, Virginia, including twenty pupils
in one school district.
Tive hundred persons are lying i'll with ty-
pboid fever in Winnipeg.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-10-19
Heavy Defalcations.

Franklin L. Chase. prominent Chicago law
yer. has proven defaulter for a large sum,
yariously estimated at from 1000 to s70,
900. The money be appropriated was entrusted
to him by clients who rsposed perfect conf
dence IN his integrity. Wine and women are
charged with the lawyers downfall. His
friends are making efforts to raise the money
necessary to make his embszzlement good.
Mayor Esnhsrt, OF Iberville, Quebec, and
formerly member of the Canadian parliament
was arrested, charged with defrauding the
Bank Of st. James ont OF $4,000.
The mayor Of Long Island City has been in
dicted by the grand jury Of Queens County, n.
Y, on a charge Of disposing Of city bonds to
the amount Of $4,000 and making no return
Of the proceeds TO the treasurer.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-10-19
Arab Pasha.I

The trial Of rebel prisoners commenced at
Cairo, Egypt, on the 11th inst. Arab Psshs
was brought before the court and replied TO
inquiries IN long but important speech.
Thus far the testimony all tends to support the
rebel chieftains assertion that the outrages were
committed against his will. 1t is reported that
emissaries Of the khedive have been allowed TO
enter Arahis cell and grossly insult him.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-10-19
~ mr..

An army Of $4,000 Kurds, under Sheikh
Obeidullah, has appeared before the city Of
Van, in Turkish Armenia, and demanded the
surrender Of the place. Persia and Turkey
have both sent armies to operate against the
Kurds, who, as soon as the crops are ready to
harvest, annually make incursions into the Per-
sian and Turkish provinces adjoining: Kurdis-
tan
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-10-19

IT is said the secretary Of the treasury
will soon make call for the extended
fivee. We hope the secretary may not
be unlucky enough to call in the EEK
tended fves" OF Mr.. j. Sullivan, OF
Boston. Boston Commercial Bulletin.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-10-19
A svReN.
BY ROBERT BUCHANAN.

There sat we, side by side. She queenly stoed,
Amid the cleaning fountains Of her hair,
With liquid azure orbs and rosy lips,
Gorgeous with honeyed HI sss I like q man
Who loves fair eyes and knows they are hend's,
And in them sees heaven he knows ia hell.
For, like q glorious beast, she ate and drank,
Staining her lips in crimson wine, and laughed
To feel the vtnous bubbles froth and burst
In veins whose sparkling blood wss meet TO be
An ANGELS haidtatiOn
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-10-19
Cnptain Webb,a Latest.

Captain Webb, the famous English swimmer
who entered tank in Boston containing five
feet ten and one-half inches Of water with the
intention OF remaining in ii 100 hours, COM
pleted his task at midnight on the 14tb, having
remained in the water 1881 hours. He was
rather unstrung from loss OF sleep.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-10-19
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Fatal Tidal Waves.

trict OF San Bias. Mexico, was swept by four
tidal waves which followed close after an
earthquake on the 7th Of September. Several
villages were destroyed and seventy persons
drownad
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-10-19
In Hoe signO vinccs.

Six thousand citizens OF Chicago gathered at
the base ball park on the 9th inst, to witness
the contest for the prize banner Of the Knights
Templars. The judges awarded the emblem
TO st. Bernard commandery, which scored 39O.9
to 374.2 made by Raper commandery, Of In
dianapolis.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-10-19

The result Of the election in Ohio ON the 10th
inst. proved great surprise to all parties and
who least Of al expected 90 overwhelming =
defeat Of their opponents. The heavy gains
came from republican strongholds, counties
which gave Foster nearly 1000 year ego 70
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-10-19
HALLWAY Wrecks.

At Alma, COL, an engine and car were
two unknown men instantl, killed. A hand.
car near Chillicothe, o., was run into by a
train, one OF the occupants being killed and two
seriously injured.
An eastbound New York express on the Chi
cago and st. Louis Railroad ran into COW at
Pana, ILL.,, on the 10th. The engine, baggage
car and one coach left the track, killing fire.
man and lnjuring the engineer.
Near Chattanooga, Tenn, on the 10th inst,
a collision occurred on the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia Railroad, between a
freight train aud passenger train. Engineers
James N. Waters aud John Hobbs were killed
and their bodies terribly burned.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-10-19
Work OF the Flames.

Twenty business buildings at Manson, Iowa,
valued with their contents at $40, 900, were
swept away by fire on the afternoon Of the
14th.
The burning Of Gulbraith's spinning mills, at
Glasgow, caused q loss of E50,000.
A block Of business houses vanished in
smoke at Farrell, Texss, on the 18th. Loss
nearly 100000.
Packer Colliery No. 2 OF the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company, at Shenandoah, Pa, was de-
stroyed by fire On the 18th. Loss $50, 900.
The loss by the burning Of the magnificent
residence OF the earl OF Shrewsbury, near
Stafford, England, in %, SOC, 900.
By the burning Of an elevator filed with
grain, at Bridgeport, Conn.,, on the 18th, &135,
00O worth Of property was consumed.
The postofhce, . newspaper 0,fice and several
law offices were wiped out by fire at Olathe,
Kansas, on the 12th inst. Loss $4,000.
The Methodist Church, the Suncook House
and several other stores and dwellings we're
consumed by fire at Sunoook, N. H., on the
11th. Mrs. Joseph Damans wss killed by q
falling chimney. Pecuniary loss $35,000.
Every mill on the upper dam at Miltown, Me-,
burned on the night Of the 10th, together with
large amount Of lumber and two dwellings.
Loss $S0, 900.
FL Psso, H., suffered the loss of an entire
block OF buildings including the FL Psso Hotel
Loss estimated at 100000.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-10-19
MOFtuary.

Rev Thomas Guard, pastor OF the Vernon
Place NJ. E. Church, Baltimore, Nd, died
from the effects Of surgical operation on the
18th. Deceased was q native OF Ireland.
Greenberry B. Harrison, the second sheriff
Of McLeon County, Illinois, died yesterday at
Bloomington, having been paralyzed while
looking at the comet.
Edward Clark, president Of the Singer Sew
ing Machine COMPANY, died Of malarial fever
at Cooperstown, New York, leaving large for
tune.
A Paris cablegram announces the death Of
Count Napoleon Ney, q son Of the famous
marshal, at the age Of 10.
Congressman William NJ. Lowe, of the
Eighth District Of Alabama, died at Birming-
ham, Fla, on the 18th inst.
Lieut.. Winnie, of the Nineteenth Infantry,
died Of yellow fever at Fort Brown, Texas.
WIN. Crust, an English agricultural pub
Usher Of some prominence, is dead.
Albert Tuxberry, for six years mayor Of Ne
braska City, and once nominee Of the democ-
racy for governor, died on the 9th inst. at the
age Of "a.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-10-26
Cabinet DOings.

Washington, PA statement to
the effect that the political affairs
in New York and Pennsylvania and
other states had been the subject
for discussion in the cabinet meet
ings. is authoratatiYely denied by
the President and members of the
cabinet, who furthermore specific
ally say that while the usual cabinet
meetings have been held for the con-
sideration of public business, no re-
ference whatever to political mat
had been made at any meeting, and
no dispatches whatever, cipher or
other wise, have been sent from the
White House to the chairman of the
State committee in New York or to
any one else on political sub.
jects, there or elsewhere. The
Presidents visit to New York now
is for the purpose Of attending 80
packing his private papers, books
and other articles preparatory to
their removal to Washington. He
says, with emphasis, it has nothing
whatever to do with the coming
election in that state, except to the
extent Of casting his own vote on
election day. The President will
probably leave Washington TO- NOR
row for New York.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-10-26
Go-as-YOu.pIense.

New York, 25.-Seore: Hughes
2S5, Hazael 2s4, Rowell 27S, Hart
269, Fitzgerald 269, Noremac 262,
Herty 254, Vint 218, Panchot 515.
IL m.-Score: Hughes 301, Haz-
ael 800, Rowell 292, Fitzgerald 2S3,
Hart $50, Noremac 277, Herty 270,
Vint 235, Panchot 244.
p.m.-Hughes Gil, Hazael eli,
Rowen 305, Fitzgerald 296, Noremac
292, Hart 2S7, Herty 2S3, Vint 245,
Panchot 235.
9 p.m-ScOre: Hazael 33S, Ro-
well 335, Hughes 332, Fitzgerald
325, Noremac SIT, Hart 315, Herty
3O5, Vint 27O, Panchot withdrawn
a,m-Score: Hazael 343, Hughes
342, Rowell Sal. Fitzgerald 1874
Neremac $50, Hart 325. HerJy 800,
Vint 2S5. Panchot out with score OF
250 miles,
Following is the 8 am. score OF
the walking match: Hughes 351
Rowell $40, Hazael $40, Fitzgerald
344, Noremac 33S, Hart $50, Herty
315, Vint 2e5.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-10-26
Fire.

Evansville, Ind, 25.-Five blocks,
three in length and two in breadth,
of the town Of HopkinsYille, burned
late this afternoon and tonight,
and is still burning. The fire is
said now to be under control. The
loss is heavy. including thesbank,
hotel, post and telegraph offices.
Nashville, Tenn, 25.-The fire at
Hopkinsville, Kentucky, was the
work OF an incendiary. 1t origin
ated in Mr.. Smiths stable at 6p.m.,
and was eXtinguished at midnight.
Four blocks were destroyed. Loss
on buildings, 100000, and on stock,
100000. Insurance will not cover
half the losses.
Hopkinsville, Ky, %. -Fifty-two
houses and tenements burned, in
Guiding thirteen houses on Main
street. Many Of the state guards
ere guarding the town tonight.