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Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-03-30
Gerrymander,

Apportionment and rearrangement of
congressional districts bring into fire.
quent use the term gerrymander. This
is designation invented seventy years
ago. In 1871, for the first time in many
years, the republican-democrats of Mas
sachusetts elected governor and both
branches of the general court, and TO pre-
serve their power they rearranged the
senatorial districts and made them of ir-
regular shape soas TO give them major
ity in As many as possible. The scheme
met with great opposition, and Elbridgs
Gerry, then governor, came IN for Q
share Of the Wholesale denunciation of its
promoters. One district was made Of q
line VI towns on the westerly and nor
therly sides Of Essex County, forming
something like an irregular let
tar F. The Boston Centinel was the
leading fsderalist paper, and Russell, its
editor, 10 show what was being done,
took map Of the county, colored the
towns not included in the peculiar dis
trict and hung il up in his Office. One
day Gilbert Stuart saw il and and say
ing that il looked like some monstrous an
imal, took pencil and with q few
strokes indicated upon il head, wings and
claws, 90 that the new district looked
like some kind Of strange dragon.
There" he said. that will do for Q sal
nmauder." "Salamander exclaimed
Russell, /" call it q Gerry-manderi The
election IN the spring II 1914 revealed
the efficiency Of the scheme, but IL Gre
ated such an uproer that genymander-
ing was not allowed 10 stand.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-03-30
THE LIVING TIDE.

so much has been said about the flow
of population from the monarchies of
Europe to the broad acres of the Amer
lean. republic, that further mention Of
the ever-increasing current seems like
supererogation; yet the prospect for the
coming season are 80 wide in scope that
the subject forces itself into prominence.
A Berlin correspondent says late ad-
vertisement of the Lloyd Company
stated that in the four months then in
the future, from March to June 80. il
would send out from Bremen to New
and Baltimore not less than 67.steamers
namely, lS in March, II in April, and
16 each in May and June-that is, more
than one large ship every two days. The
correspondent adds, Suppose that each
of them takes ont only 600 steerage
passengers ON the average-in my opin-
ion, the number will amount to at least
750 head per vessel-there will be more
than 10000 passengers from one Ger
man port within four months. And
what is still more interesting is the fact
that the passage money for the greater
part of the emigrants has been sent over
by friends and relatives from the United
States to Germany, or that ticket has
been bought by them, which has been
sent over here. A similar lively busi-
ness is done in Hamburg; and apart from
the smaller towns of Havre, Antwerp,
Rotterdam and Liverpool (the latter as
far as German emigration is concerned),
the German emigration for 1882 may be
set down at $50, 900 alone. Our protec-
tionists are quite alarmed. Who will
work for us, who will eat our breadstuffs,
they cry, il small farmers, servants and
mechanics go TO America? To help
themselves, they insist npon strong emf
grafton laws; but it will be of no use.
They may hurt Bremen and Hamburg
for a short time, but they will further
the shipping interests of Rotterdam,
Antwerp, Havre and Liverpool. This
mighty migration cannot be stopped by
precautionary measures of the police,
the factors creating it being too power
ful
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-03-30
Tricky Devices in Gambling.
From the ST. Louis Repubhcsn.l


One Of the newest tools is the poker
ring, an ingenious little contrivance for
markipg the cards while playing, in q
systematic manner, so that in half an
hour one can tell each card as well by the
back as by the face. Although it is not
generally known, it Is in use by few OF
the oldest and best professional players
in the country. 1t is no secret that in
gaming houses marked-back playing
cards are used. The pattern on the back
seems innocent enough until it is held
at certain angle under the light, and
then the difference between cards may
be seen. Tbs greenhorn cannot tell the
pack from fair cards in common use, but
the professional can tell precisely the
cards that his opponent holds. There
are loaded dice, which are made the ex-
act imitation OF ordinary dice. Then
there is the spy, reflector about the
size of half dollar, which. it is said, can
be used with perfect safety on the table
or on the knee.
As for "s.rippers, another levice in
cards, gambler says: :" The benefit OF
these cards caunot be estimated only in
one way, and that is the amount OF mon
ey your opponent has got, for You are
certain 10 get it, whether it is $40 or Sl0,- :
600; the heavier the stakes the sooner
you break him and he never knows what
hurt him. the bug is device for
Withdrawing from the pack number Of
cards from which the player can make
up hand to suit.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-03-30
BERR DRINKING.

Social economists who have drawn
various inferences from the beer-drink-
ing habits Of civilized races, says the
New York Times, and moderate temper
ance reformers who have urged an iu-
crease Of beer consumption as q sort of
antidote or substitute for stronger and
more dangerous beverages, will find
much to interest them in the brewery
statistics which an industrious person of
Vienna has recently completed. His re-
turns cover the whole of Europe, save
the southeast and southwest, and our
own country besides. To Great Britain
he accords the honor Of possessing more
breweries than any other country, she
having 26, ia of them, while Germany
ranking next, has 23,940; the United
States, 8, 1898; France, 3,100; Belgium,
2,508; Austria Hungary, 2,297; Holland,
$50, and Russia, AGO. Similar compar-
ative results are shown in the figures Of
production, Great Britain leading here.
with $4,000, 900 hectolitres; Germany
coming next, with $4,000, 900, and then
following the United States, with
IA, 900, 900; Austria Hungary, with
IL, 100000; Belgium, with S,0O0,0O0;
France. with 1000, 900; and Russia, with
100000. That Russia should produce
nearly half as much beer as France, and
yet have less than one-seventh
the number of breweries, shows
how large her establishments must be-:
We learn, in fact, that they are the largest
in the world. Denmark ranks next to
her in this respect, and then follow Aus
tria Hungary, the United States, France,
Great Britain and Germany; in other
words, statistics of production per brew
cry in the order of countries are about
the reverse of those for total production.
But more important than these facts are
the returns of production per head Of
local consumers. Here, the various
countries, il not restored to their first re-
lations, are very nearly SO. Belgium,
instead of Great Britain, heads this list
with ISL litres for each individual in
habitaut. But Great Britain is next,
producing l40 litres; Germany next, with
SO; then come Denmark, with 76; Hol-
land, with 50; the United States with 80;
Austria Hungary, with 20; France, with
20, and Russia, with 4. No export or
import returns are furnished, else it
would be interesting to see how they
modify the differences concerning home
consumption which one might though
lessly draw from these figures. Ger
many's SO litres, against the 140 for
Great Britain and the 151 for Belgium,
are anomalous without such returns to
explain them.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-03-30
CHESS PIE.
The cowardioe Of Suicide.

Suicide in the German army has OF late
years..been increasing at an alarming ex-
tent and large percentage of the cases
are attributed to disappointment in love.
Some one, in noting this fact and the
difficulty the authorities have in finding
q means to resist the progress Of the evil,
says the emperor mightproft by study
Of q leaf from the order-book Of Napo-
leon. Under the consulate this same
tendency had reveNsied itself, and Napo-
leon published the following order dated
18O1) 10 the forces under his command:
"The grsnadier Gerdan has killed him
self on account of love affair. In other
respects he was good soldier. This is
the second occurrence of this sort that
has taken place in the last month. The
first consul desires to notify to the guard
in the order of the day-frst, that sol.
der must learn to subjugate the passions
Of grief and melancholy; secondly, that
just rs much courage is required 10 en-
dure soul sufferings with fortitude as 10
stand unmoved in the ranks under the
fire of battery. To give way unresist-
ingiy to sorrow--to destroy ones self Ia
escape jistrsss of mind is equivalent to
running away from . battlefield before
one has been beaten.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-03-30

A terrible railroad disaster occurred on the
2lst inst at Soap Stone Cut, Sweet Brisr Creek,
point forty miles west OF Bismarck, ID. T.. on
the Northern Pacific Railroad. by which eight
persons met their deaths in horrible manner
and number Of others were badly injured.
A construction train consisting Of several fiat
cars, two cabooses used as sleepers, and dining
kitchen and store cars, with q snow plough in
advance, went through pile bridge to the bed
Of the creek thirty feet below. The fatalities
occurred among the occupants Of sleeper No. /,
which completely overturned and was con-
sumed by fire by reason Of the bedding ignit-
ing. Ont Of twenty-four occupants Of this
sleeper all escaped but eight. whose bodies were
charred almost beyond recognition. The names
of the unfortunates are Ole johnson, Thomas
Wilson, William Watson, ]. NJ sCormick, Thorn.
as Grady, Geo. Moser, James y Brien and VIM.
McAndrews. The disaster was caused by fiat
ear leaving the ra;!s whore a truck which be-
came broken swept the tics from the bridge and
left the iron unsupported. Tie dead were
wrapped in blankets and taken to Mandap. A
coronors jury found the disaster 20 have been
purely accidental and rendered verdict ac-
cordingly.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-03-30
FRAUD IN TRADE.

1t is unfortunate for America that the
weakness of morals existing the world
over in varying proportions, should crop
out among her citizens in a special
branch Of mercantile trade whereon the
eyes Of the whole world are particularly
directed. Fraud of all kind should be
considered base crime and speedily
punished, but when the act jeopardixes
the integrity of nations trade, the per-
petrators should be ferreted out and
made to suffer a double punishment.
The lately reported frauds in the Amer
ican cotton trade have caused quite q
stir in trade circles in Great Britain, and
the American consul at Manchester has
investigated the matter to his sorrow,
judging from the following from the
London Daily News: 'The reportfrom
the American consul at Manchester that
the charges Of fraud in the packing of
American cotton are true is frank and
fair enough. Mr.. Shaw has, in the fg-
uratiye language of the far west. 'ac-
knowledged the corn Lancashire has
long complained that the weight of cot
ton is increased by putting sand
and water into the bales. Hun
drels Of tons Of sand are paid
for at the price of cotton every year.
No moderation appears to have been
experienced in this species OF fraud for
1. A. L
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-03-30

'ievelers's gold,' the proportions
whereof are said to be golden guinea to
copper coal-scuttle, and albeit discredit-
abe are of the nature OF the mild tricks
of the diplomatist who lied always but
deceived nobody The sanding Of
cotton like the sanding Of sugar is Of
the earliest form Of swindling, to be
sought for in the primary strata Of ras-
caldom. The noble savage is clever
enough to introduce stones and other
weighty substances into Jumps Of gutta-
percha and india rubber. But this pre-
historic method Of robbery is hardly
worthy Of 'smart country, and might
have been disbelieved had it not been
for the manly and straightforward avowal
of the American consul at Manchester.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-03-30

Fort Reno, and killed one of them, named
Stevens, who was too sick TO leave. The muir
derer then secured the horses and other effects
and fed toward Kansas. The party were from
Wichita, Kansas.
James Kennedy, an ex-policeman, was shot
dead by Charles Ray, at Louisville, Ky., on the
the 21st. The men were relatives and It IL
thought family Affairs were at the bottom Of
the trouble.
The citizens Of Dallas, Oregon, seized Tucson
Langdon and man named Harrison for killing
A. ii. Croaks and &. J. yersy. At the hotel
where the murderers were under guard party
Of masked men appeared and shot Langdon,
following up the work by hanging Harrison to
the trestle- work Of the bridge.
A rent-collector Of Clonmellon, Ireland, was
mortally shot while driving to church with his
family on the 10th, and police sub-inspector
was fatally wounded in disturbance in County
Sligo.
Frank stilweIl, who was in some way connect
cd with the assassination Of Morgan carp near
Tombstone, Arizona, recently, was riddled with
bullets by band Of vgilantes on the 21st inst.
On the night Of the 18th inst, at Wheeling,
W. Va, youth named Millgan, while intoxi-
Gated, shot and killed Frank Davis, aged 18.
A shocking and mysterious murder was COM
mitted ct Cherryfeld, Me-, on the 18th inst.
As Mrs. Hattie Sprague was leaving church.
Chester Cunningham stepped mp to her and
drew Q knife across her throat. She died in
stanfiy. jealousy was the cause.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-03-30
ATrenxIed Yten<1.

frightful murder was committed at Ded-
ham, an outlying suburb Of Boston, Mass, on
the evening Of the 25th. A mill operative
named John Sullivan, S5 years OF age, went
home in q more or less intoxicated condition,
and began quarrel with his wife, Bridget, whe
was fifteen years bis senior. The quarrel grew
rapidly bitter, and in q few minutes Sullivan
drew o. razor, and with one movement severed her
jugular vein and carotid artery, bis mad inten-
ton evidently being to completely behesd his
victim. Wonderful TO relate, however, the
poor woman, ~ith extraordinary vitality, al
though thus mortally wounded, rushed out OF
the room. down stairs, and into the village
street, screaming for help. Sullivan followed,
and most extraordinary race ensued. The
bleeding woman ran to q neghbor's door, and
was about forcing it open when the murderer
caught up with her, and, soizing her by the
hair, tegan carving her head with the razor,
which lie had carried In his hand all the while
She broke away and ran, and the horrible pur-
suit continued, some say FIVE minutes. At
length the woman, her hfe-blood drained to its
dregs, staggered on 10 her own doorstep, and
there fell dead. When Sullivan was assured
bis wife was dead, and before being secured BY
the police, he made an attempt to take bis own
life by cutting cash in his throat with razor,
severing the windpipe. The wound was quick
ly attended to, and win not prove fatal.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-03-30
Suicidal

John T. Randall, q shoe manufacturer OF
Auburn, Me-, hanged himself in his Office.
James A. Andrews, q prominent coal dealer
Of Sandusky, o., ended bis life, on the oath, by
taking chloral. He was 80 years Of age, aud
leaves 4 wife and children. letter to his
brother, at Flemingsburg, KY, gave minute in
structions as TO the disposition Of his property.
He carried policy for $4,000 on his life.
Phillip Van Rensselaer,, the youngest mem-
Der Of the old Knickerbocker family OF that
name, was found dead at the Brunswick Hotel,
New York CITY, on the 22d. with bullet through
his brain. He was wealthy and had everything
that could make life pleasant. He was a great
traveller and had Just returned from an extend
ed horseback trip through the western wilds.
Orion E. Coleman, for eighteen years buyer
in the Sprague Manufacturing Company, shot
and killed himself at Providence, r. l., on the
2lst. Discoursgement at the condition Of the
Sprague estate is assigned as the cause Of the
rash deed.
grown son Of Rev. A. II. Thomas, of Mem
phis, was found dead on the porch Of q gro
eery store, with pistol in his right hand.
Two wealthy citizens Of st. Louis-Henry X.
Kramer and VIM. Rockaway-committed sui
eide on the Goth inst.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-03-30
A Smuggler's Ruse.
Correspondence oswego Times. ]


Itis generally supposed that the Snug.
Cling business is carried ON to quite an
extent all along our Canadian frontier,
but we are inclined to the opinion that
this is a mistake, for the reason that
there is no longer the inducement to in
dulge in the risk, for good wares apd
merchandise can now be had at home al
most as cheap, and in many instances
cheaper than on the other side. As q
natural consequence the Occupation
Of large list of customs officials would
be gone were il not for the fact that once
in a great while some wonderful discov-
ery is made--a seizure--a sale-and y
long account nicely written up in some
paper and some government detective
becomes hero in no time, but when il
turns out finally that it was ga put up
Job" people begin TO settle down to the
idea that il these occasional discoveries
were not made there would be no excuse
for such an unnecessary number Of gov
ernment officials. But we were about
to relate an incident which occurred
three or four winters ago, not thousand
miles from this city.
The article Of kerosene owing to, the
great difference in price between this and
the other side Of the st. Lawrence, held
out the greatest temptation 10 smpg-
elers and many load had been success
fully slid into Canada without being sub
jected to duty. On one occasion
a government officer discovered, one
pretty dark night, double sleigh well
loaded with kerosene winding its way
across Wolf Island. He Immediately
pursued with his horse and cutler, and
the race became exciting as the officer
gained upon the smuggler. who seemed
to realize that unless something was
done quickly his expedition would be =
failure. Both smuggler aud officer were
lashing their borses TO their utmost
speed, and only short pace vas
between them, when all Of q sudden the
rear barrel slipped OF th6 load a. II by
magic, and no sooner stuck the SNOW
than the horse Of the officer tum-
bled over il and in less than no time
horse, cutter and officer we're badly mixed
mp in O heap. As soon, however, - the
shock was over the officer recovered hil
feet and senses, got together his WRECK
and retraced his steps as best he could,
and probably no one would have beeu
had not the story come back from the
other side about the great rAce Tor twelve
barrels of kerosene.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-03-30

colored eggs, and the great dark-colored
ones the vagAbond COW black-bird has
surreptitiously smuggled into the ooxy
nest The domestic little couple cling
10 the spot selected for their house, and
will not leave 1t, neither will they hatch
the obnoxious eggs which they are APP
parently unable to throw out, but the
difficulty il soon snrmounted, aud 90 are
the gratuitous eggs, for the indefatiga-
BILE workers proceed at once to cover up
the COW black-bird's eggs, constructing
q new nest on top Of the old one, build
ing second-story, as it we're, to their
dwelling"
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-03-30
blown 60 Atoms.

On the 23d inst. as the steam ferry boat
Henry c. Pratt was lying at pier at Philadel-
phia, Pa, her boiler exploded. demolishing the
boat, killing i've men and causing great de-
struction Of property in the vicinity Of the
wharf. The remains of the crew were blown
across buildings and into the water nearly q
block away. The body of Capt Geo. Scully was
hurled against 4 wall nearly block from the
scene, q shapeless mass. The anchor lodged In
telegraph wires and the boiler landed on top OF
and sunk two tug boats. Burning Goals which
we're scattered promiscuously fired the hand
some depot Of the Philadelphia a Atlantic
Railway and the tug Ella, both Of which we're
entirely consumed.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-03-30
Cute Lltsls yellow BIeds.

Mr.. Daniel g. Beard, writing In the
Scientific American. says that cur sum-
mer yellow-birds. though connding ht-
tie creatures, are not readily duped o.
imposed upon by the COW blaok-bird
which deposits its eggs indiscximinateAy
among the nests Of smaller bdBdA % thnf
its young are hatched and reared VITA
out any care from The real parents.
The instinct Of the yellow birds are
sufficiently near reason f0r them - -
tact the difSeren O. hstueen their own
little, fragilo, pvsttily.narked, szssnish-
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-03-30
ksntuckY superstitions.

A writer in the Louisville Courier
journal gives some of the current super
stitions Of Kentucky negloes. II a
person passes through funeral proces-
sion he will die before the oldest one IN
it. ii dog lies on its back and howls it
presages an early death in the family. II
thelongest snake killed in o days search
Be suspended from the tree nearest to q
parched field it viii bring rain. II it be
necessary 10 turn back after starting on
an srrsnd, the consequent bad luck may
be averted by making . cross in the
path with the left forefnger. A sufferer
may be cured By creeping up behind
him unawsrcs and knocking him down
win : nv beef tongue Just taken from
the beast by IN unmarried butcher under
81. A bloody knife, . bottle Of alcohol,
and bag OF hive lizarda ara an effective
outfit for beuitching an enemy; but the
Intended victim u often warned Ut the
danger by an owls screech close 10 his
cabin. The recipicnt Of q poisonous
snakes bite drinka pint Of whisky, and
then, Il sober enough, kills the hrst
black chicken with white tail feathers he
csn hnd, picks the feathers out and
burns them.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-03-30
Now Many Legs Mas . Sheep2

The Earl of Bradford was brought be-
fore Lord Loughborough, and conyer-
sation followed, in which the chancellor
was completely puzzled. At last he ask.
ed, How many legs has sheepf"
Does your lordship mean, asked Lord
Bradford, ia live sheep or . dead
sheepf" II il not the same thing?"
said the chancellor. ."No, my lord, !"
said Lord Bradford; "there 10 much dif-
terence. The live sheep may have four
legs; dead sheep has only two. The
two fore legs are shoulders, but there are
hut two leQs Of mutton"
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-03-30

The report received at the war department
estimate thtt there are 81, 900 destitute suffer-
ers In the flooded regions between Cairo, Dl.,
and the Calf OF Mexico. II Is believed that an
appropriation OF 81, zoo, 900 by congress will be
required before these people can again become
Belf-supporting.