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Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-07-20
ADVANCING PRICES,

The Public, whicn has latterly been
making Interesting studies of compare
tive prices, has in late number shown
strikingly the advance in prices during
the past twelve months. Comparing the
prices in the middle of June last wear
and this, it appears that the advance in
gram has been more than one-fifth, in
meats nearly one-third, in dairy products
more than one-half; in sugar the advance
has been trihing. Altogether the ad-
vance has been rather more than 25 per
cent; S74.93 being required, June Is,
1852, to purchase the food that could
have been purchased June IA, 1881, for
S59.7O. Ia clothing, metals and lumber
there has been scarcely any change in
prices. Since November, 1878, the ad-
vance IN grain has been more than one
half, IN meats nearly one-half, in dairy
products little less, in sugar very
small advance. Altogether the advance
in the prices Of food has been so per
cent. what in November, 1878, cost
S49.54, now costing S74.93. Prices of
clothing, metals and lumber have also
advanced, but in smaller percentages.
Aggregating all these classes of articles,
1t is shown that what now costs S144. 5S
cost only S1OS.T in November, 1873.
Prices at that time were much lower
than they were before the war. The
articles included in the Publics tables
would have cost sl34.s4 at the prices in
January, 1860, and 1928. SO a year ago.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-07-20
AN INTERESTING DECISION.


The supreme court of Illinoie has rem
dered an important decision in the case
OF the Mutual Union Telegraph Com.
pany against Adolph Katkamp, farmer
of Madison County, Illinois, who some
time ago secured Judgment in the
county court for damages in q certain
amount against the company's right-of-
way claims. The supreme court, in dis
posing OF this case, quotes the rights of
eminent domain. explaining that tele.
graph company sought to condemn a
strip of land through a quarter section
lS inches wide aud three feet deep every
15O feet, from the point Of beginning,
etc., of sufficient width to erect telegraph
poles and fixtures thereon, the poles to
be set along the line OF the right of way
Of railroad, which was fenced, and the
proof showed that there would be II
poles ON the DEFENDANTS land, which was
worth $50 per acre. Three witnesses for
the defendant testified that the damages
would be $40 pole, arising from their
interfering with the use of farming i'm
plements, while three witnesses for the
peii ioner testified, one, that SO cents,
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-07-20

tached to O slender cord he found fat piece Of
lead covered With shoemaker's wax, and $40
note sticking 10 it. Counting his cash, be
learned that no less than S260 had disappeared
within half IN hour. TIE janitor sat in the
cellar and worked the apparatus through hole
in the door and Q series Of screw rings. Two
paying tellers had resigned beca,ise they could
not make their accounts balapce.
The rooms In the Palmer House, Chicago,
occupied by e. M. Munger were raijed BY
sneak thieves, who obtained jewels and money
amounting to $1,000.
A detective Of New York caught in Havana,
after following him through Montreal, New
Orleans and Vera Graz, Canon Bernard,
who last year robbed q Belgian bishop Of 1, 700,
GOO francs. On the person Of the culprit were
found $20, 900 in money and thirteen keys to
safe-deposit vaults. He acknowledged having
left 40 per cent. Of his plunder with bankers in
Quebec, where 1t will be recovered.
The safe Of F. NJ. MCGEE, OF New Burnside,
ILL.,, was blown open and robbed Of $4,000
early on the morning Of the 9Th.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-07-20
THE FLOW OF PETROLEUM.

The aosurdity of the prediction made
by Mr.. Wrigley in his paper read before
the American Institute of Mining En-
gineers last February, that the supply
OF petroleum will lie exhausted in about
four years, is daily becoming more evi-
dent. As has been shown i'll our COL
amns, says the New York Mail and Ex-
press, no geological survey can deter
znine the extent of oil fields already
discovered, or what new fields may vet
he found. One of the ewly-discovered
oil wells IN Warren County, Pa, has
been known to yield |, Jos barrels of oil
in one day, and the discoveries in that
one county have been equalcd in i'm
portance but once during the whole his. .
tory OF the petroleum industry. 1t il
said that the total amount OF oil pro-
duced since the first discovery of petro-
Ieum on Oil Greek is 1856, 500, ,T9S bar
fels, and the total consumption l55. lSl. :
a37 barrels, leaving surplus of 81, ,OOO.-
900 barrels, which is about the amount
now IN iron tanks in tic oil regions.
The consumption in 1881 was II ,263, TAO
barrels, so that supply for nearly a
year and half is already provided. The
discovery of large oil fields in Germany
and Russia may possibly reduce the for
eign demand for our petroleum, but the
use OF oil is 30 rapidly increasing that
1T has been predicted that the worlds
consumption will soon be 100000 bar
rels daily. 1t is believed by experts
that important oil fields will be discoy-
cred in other states than PENNSYLVANIA
and New York, md it is ridiculous to
suppose that she flow of petroleum in
country VIII Cease within four years.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-07-20
THE COREAN TREATY.

The United States is the second ma
tion to enter into treaty relations with
that little known country, Corea. japan
has enjoyed commercial intercourse for
years, but no western power has previ-
ously been granted such privilege.
Some of the European nations, especial
ly England, are commonly credited w -.
more energy in extending their CO.. ."
cial relations than is the Unite anaer
and therefore it is a little o.aa's
that two Of the oriental C" h''rhaoi' W
and Corea, should "ns'es, 'aiml
opened to the vest AeVe oeen hrs'
ernment of tbeT- .rn world by the gov
tbing which Jaited States. Anothe,
Cnrsans. makes the willingness of the
49, ~. o cultivate closer relations will
ditea States little singular is thai
-pecial cause of hostility not long age
existed between the two countries. In
1871 an American feet, under Admira
Rodgers, was fired upon by the Coreans
and in return the Americans landed aut
captured some of their batteries, after a
hot sklrmlsh. Only two years ago Corea
showed that she had not forgiven the
'drubbing administered by Admiral
Rodgers, for when, in 1880, Commodore
Shufeldt undertook the task of securing
assent to treaty of amity and commerce
he was roughly repulsed with the declar.
ation that America was the enemy Of
Corea. What has occurred since ther
to alter the opinions of the Coreans re.
garding us, is matter for speculation.
According to the Shanghai Herald, the
existing treaty Of Corea with Japan il
OF an exclusive character, and, if strict
ly construed would cause complications
between the two countries in connection
with the concessions extended to the
United States. The terms of the treaty
with Japan were that Corea agreed moi
to enter into relations with apy othe,
power except 10y the consent OF japan
and through he's medist,on. In the re.
cent negotiations no account was taken
of Japan, aud it remains to be seen
whether ake will resent the neglect.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-07-20
and the other two that

and the other two tho
be full compensation 81 a pole would
poles followed y i, and that when the
way of a ra. .he line of the right Of
case. in T. Afroad company, MS in this
no otr 1eir Judgment there could be
lap .er damage than the value Of the
. II taken. It also appeared that a
"trip of land six feet wide, across the
whole track, would be two-tenths of an
acre. OF the value of S12 at $50 an acre.
and such strip IS feet wide would be
six-tenths of an acre, and worth but s36.
The jury, by it verdict, gave the defend
ant $3S.5 1t was held, however, that
the verdict was manifestly too high, and
for this error the judgment Was reversed.
The supreme court further held that the
testimony Of witnesses as to the amount
OF damages where there is no basis Of
damages is of no value of evidence, and
therefore decided in favor of the tele-
graph company
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-07-20
NUMBER II.
The Woods Craze.
tFrom the Youths Companion.)


The guides through the great wilder.
much to say of what they call the
woods craze" The most expert hun.
ter, they declare, is liable to become sud.
denly bewildered in the interminable
forests, and once having lost his reckon
ing, is seized with kind of frenzy.
MIR. Henry Forde records the same
fact in its relation to travellers through
the mountains of West Virginia. "The
most experienced woodsmen, he writes,
care subject to these injuries: the argu-
ments of companions; the position OF the
sun; observations of known landmarks,
fail to convince them Of their where
abouts. They simply are lost in mind
as well as in body"
Old wcodsmen usually recover in a
short time, but men unused to vast
wildernesses have been known in their
madness to fly at sight of the parties
sent to rescue them, and to bury them
selves in the thickets, where they starve
to death,
Catlin was told by the Indians that a
man lost on the prairie invariably travels
IN circle, moving to the left. An old
hunter who lived nearly century ago in
West Virginia, and left an autobiography
behind him, full of adventure and keen
observations, tells us of madness which
seizes the hunter after long pursuit of
his prey, and which he calls the "deer
fever"
:" | have gone for two days and nights
through the deep snow, stripped to my
hunting-shirt, and absolutely without
food, he says, land felt neither cold
nor hunger. 1 was burning inwardly,
and as everybody knows, man never
cares to eat when fever is upon him,
and is stronger then than any other
time"
These random facts are worth noting,
as they really index important truths in
the science of the mind and it's ailments.
The rancheros in New Mexico, and
the cowboys Of Arizona, have some
curious fractions and customs, which
are founded upon nat ural laws that are
but little understood. One of these, is
their belief that isolated cattle can and
do find their way to their birthplace
across the plains, ii released after
journey of hundreds OF miles upon q
railroad train.
This il after all no more singular than
the coming back OF fish to spawn in their
native waters, q phenomenon which oc-
ours every year. They retHrn even as
far IA from the Gulf Of Mexico, to some
obscure little stream Iu Kentucky.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-07-20
Webster's Commepd ation.

Speaking of Daniel Webster an excel
lent governor of Massachusetts, related
this incident with some regret that it
was true. Webster. Mr.. (afterward
governor) John II. Clifford, and others
were partaking Of refreshments, on q
certain Fourth OF July, at a friends
house, when some thin claret was
passed around and commented upon.
"Rather light beverage" said Webster,
"to make Fourth Of July speech on"
A bottle of much-extOlled apple brandy
being produced, Webster tasted it, and
the said: "Mr. -, where can get
such apple brandy as this?" "I can get
you bottle or two. SIR, was the reply.
"a bottle or two!" rejoined Webster;
g would like pipe Of III" Really,
what did this amount to? Was it not
Webstt trian? Hillard speaks of the
giants brain, giants heart, giants's
work of Webster. And the above was
giants speech. He paid giants COM
pliment to his host, Just as you and l
have perhaps said, in praise of some
wine, "should like barrel Of it."
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-07-20
AIexandria Bosubardod.

The British feet in Alexandra harbor opened
fire on the fortifcations surrounding the city at
7:45 on the morning Of the 11th inst. The forts
returned the fire in an ineffective manner, but
had been dismantled, and only those In shelter
ed positions were available. The forts and bat
teries on the sea line are in ruins and the Ras-
el-Tin palace caught fire during the lombard
ment and was partially consumed. Twelve men
from the Invincible landed in the surf spiking
the guns in Fort Nee and destroying the heavy
armament. Fort Marsa FL Kanet, only COM
pleted few days previous, blew up during the
engagement. The bombardment ceased at $50
in the evening. when the feet withdrew from
The close positions they had taken. The ships
behaved magnifcently. The armor Of the
Superb was penetrated and one shot went clear
through the In6exible. The Egyptians stuck 10
their guns until the forts crumbled. Their loss
could not be ascertained but 1t is tn ought tc be
heavy. The sualties on board fleet consist of
forty wounded and five killed. The probability
10 that the war will be short, sharp and decisive.
At present the other powers are mere specta-
tors, but ostensibly sympathizng with Eng
land.
The bombardment was resumed with renewed
vigor on the i2th inst The Egyptians shortly
Afterwards displayed . flag Of truce and after
five hours were wasted in abortive negotiations
II was discovered that the truce called for the
purpose Of enabling the people to evacuate the
city. Before the bombardment recommended
Admiral seymour sent the Bittern under flag
Of truce TO demand the surrender Of the forts
for the purpose Of avoiding further lombard
brought steamer from the feet when II was
found that the city had been evacuated and
that the Egyptian troors were retreating into
the interior in demorslixed condition. Con-
victs who had been released from prison in
sugursted horrible orgis Of rapins end blood
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-07-20
A herder's Lot.
[Corr. New York Times. J


There is an impression prevalent
| among Americans who are not engaged
in sheep-growing that herder's wages
are easily earned, that his life is a per-
fectly lazy one, if not altogether idle.
That impression is far from correct.
When there is abundance of grass and
water III convenient proximity to each
other, the herder is ut his ease. The
sheep Craze in the morning and toward
evening, and the herder must then guide
and guard them, but during the summer
the flock is at rest for large part Of the
day, and the herders can hunt the shadi-
est place attainable, sleep, smoke, or
kill time as best they may. Grass being
scarce and sheep hungry, and in cold
and stormy weather the herder's work is
constant and harrassing. The sheep are
on the move throughout the day, always
going where they are not wanted to go,
climbing bills, breaking up into detach-
meuts, some tagging behind, while
others run far ahead Than the herders
legs are in motion from daylight to dark
ness. In vain he hurls his strongest
epithets against his apparently tireless
charge. In one direction or the other
the sheep are bent on travelling, and the
herder must travel with them, be his
feet never so weary. At night, too, un-
the flock is secured III corral, which is
seldom done in New Mexico, the sheep
require much watching. During the
long winter nights they become hungry,
and are apt to wander OFF tine bed ground
unless checked. The night Watching is
supposed to be done by the "major-
domo," and very trying and difficult
work it often is OF winter night in the
thick of whirling snow-storm, It
happens frequently, sometimes through
carelessness and sometimes despite the
herdsmen's best endeavOrs, that a flock
will "split 4" during storm and many
of the sheep be lost. These must be
hunted up as speedily as possible, lest
the coyotes should kill some and scatter
the others. The major-domo should
be able to tell, after very brief inspec-
tion, whether any considerable part Of
his flock is missing. By the unaccus-
toned eye the loss Of 200 or 800 head
out of fock of l,500 or 1000 would
never be noticed, but in every herd there
are number of sheep with distinguish
ing marks of color or shape, and the alb
sence of one or more of these "known
sheep indicates that there has been a
cutoff from the herd. Sonp Of the
Mexicans have a really surprising ac-
quaintance with the individual members
of their tiocks, and are very ready at OBJ.
serving the loss of q "known sheep.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-07-20
HALLWAY Nlishaps.

A train with 217 persons on board ran of the
track between Tcherry and Bastijeur, Russia,
on the 18th. One hundred and seventy-eight
persons were killed.
A newspaper train from Boston on the Hoo
sac Tunnel road struck q misplaced switch near
three cars. John Wellington, superintendent
OF the road, leaped from the engine and eS-
capped unhurt.
collision occurred on q railroad near Cork,
Ireland, on the sth inst, which injured thirty
persons. Two Of the injured will die.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-07-20
Work Of tho FIames.

Fire at the corner Of Spear and Market
Streets, San Francisco, CAL, on the 10th de-
stroyed $50, 600 worth Of property.
Fifty-eight buildings, comprising the bust,
ness portion Of Colfax, Washington Territory,
were wiped out by fire recently. Loss &250,
600.
An incendiary set fire to ten ice-houses a,
indianapolis, owned by C. +. Schmidt, destroy
ing property valued at $1,000.
The fouring-mill OF David Key, at Wampum,
Pa, was burned on the 18th, the loss being
$4,000.
Three large fires occurred in New York City
on the 14th. Nichols cotton storage ware
house, the Empire Lithogrsphing and Engrav-
ing company, and the Holbrook Manufacture
ing Company we're the principal sufferers. The
Holbrook building which was nine stories high
was completely destroyed. The losses in their
order were as follows: $4,000, $4,000 and
$4,000. Several small blazes in other parts Of
the city engaged the fire laddies at the same
time,
Other fires on the 18th: st. Patricks Church.
Sound, Ont, $4,000; Six business blocks in
Dayton, w. T., (est.) $500. 900; Shoemakers s
oil house, Philadelphia, $4,000.
For the fourth time in eight years, the mill
OF East 4 Lewis, at Lima, o, has been
burned, the losses aggregatlng go, 600 The
cotton yarn mill Of John l.. Rose, at Browns
vile, II. l., valued at clio, 900, was swept away
by fire.
Property to the value Of $4,000 was de-
stroyed by fire at Brownsville, No., OH the 18Th.
Holmes mill and lumber yards, together
with several dwellings, we're swept away by
flames at Ogema, Wis, on the 18th inst. Loss
Sl50,000.
The steamers Belle Of La Crosse and North
western and the barge Lucy Bertram, were de-
stroyed by fire at ST. Louis on the 18th inst
Loss about s25, 900.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-07-20

year and last; three-year-old peach trees
in bearing, and two or three-year-old
grapevines that are loaded with fruit.
Blackberry and raspberry bushes are a
sight to behold, there being no room for
any more fruit without more bush. The
first ripe red raspberries were picked on
the 23d ult. We have peach trees (dor-
maht buds) set this spring that have
made from twenty eight to thirty. five
inches growth. Seeding peach pits
planted this spring have made from six
teen to eighteen inches, while our apple
gratis are from ten to eighteen inches
high. And as this sprirg was unusually
cold and frosty, and since the month Of
April the season has been one of unpar-
alleled drought, for this region. it argues
that this part of Klckitat County at
least must possess the necessary ele-
ments for successful fruit and fruit tree
culture.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-07-20
MOPtuarV.

Martin Avery, known as "the greatest and
only living skeleton" died at New York on the
night Of the 18th Of chronic dyspepsia.
DIR. Nathaniel Foster, leading physician Of
Cincinnati, D., died on the 10th inst.
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln died on the 18th at
the home of N. W. Edwards, at Springfield,
I'LL, and in the house in which she was married
TO Mr.. Lincoln forty years ago. The deceased
was born in Lexington, Ky, in December, 1918,
children only one remains, Secretary OF War
Robert I. Lincoln. After the assassination Of
her husband her mind became unsettled, and
Tor years she was confined in an asylum.
Alfred II. Pease, the pianist, dropped dead
on the street in st. Louis, on the 18th, after
debauch lasting over six weeks. He was en-
gagged to accompany Nilsson on her American
tour this fall.
Juan B. Mvarado, governor of California
from 1886 to ls43, died at San Pablo on the
18th, aged IS.
Meade woodson, s prominent resident of
Kansas City, who died on the 14th, was one Of
John Morgan's men in the raid through Indiana
and Ohio.
Bishop Lew Scott, senior bishop Of the
Methodist NJ. 4. Church, died at his home near
Odessa, Del, on the 18th. He had been over
half a century in the ministry and became a
bishop in 1852
James X. Lockwood, the pioneer lumberman
OF Alpena, Mich, died at Put-in-Bay on the
9th inst.
Rev. Henry GILES, a well-known writer. lee.
Boston, on the 10th inst.
DR.. Abram Heston, who died in Detroit on
the 10th inst, practiced medicine for twenty
years In the copper regions Of Lake Superior
Hoblot X. Browne, of London, the illustrator
ct Dickens works. is dead.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-07-20
She Understood,
From the Detroit Free Press.l


A woman with market basket on her
arm and big bouquet of flowers in her
hand, was waiting at the ferry dock when
a man Of pleasant address approached
her and said:
Madam, that is a very fine nose
gay"
"Yes, sir"
"I think it is the finest one ever saw,
and have been in tw enty. seven differ
ent states."
eyes sill"
"There is a pansy hiding itself be-
hind the rose. According to the lam
guage of flowers, the pansy stands for:
Darling, j cannot live without you. l
likewise observe the rosebud. The Ian
guage of the rosebud is; I'm looking
for husband Madam, do you under
stand the language of flowers ?"
eyes, sir"
"What is the language of that tulip p
"The tulip says, sir, that if you don't
stump along with your brozen impudence
I'll have you walked into the cooler y
was the firm reply. He stumped.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-07-20

shed. One hundred Europeans in the Ottoman
Bank were massacred. Surviving foreigners
fought their way to the shore and we're taken
on board the ships Of war. Incendiaries fred
the city and large portion of it is mass Of
smoking ruins.
A telegram from Port Said reports that BY or.
der OF Admiral Seymour the British consul had
stopped ships from entering the Suez Canal.
The agent OF the canal tclegraphed Count de
Lesseps that he had protested against the clos
ing. and given notice that the company would
hold Great Britain responsible. De Lesseps
left Paris last evening for the scene of trouble.
On the 18th inst. Admiral Seymour landed 44O
marines aud $50 sailors to act In q police ca
pacity. This force found it necessary to
use Gatling guns to dsperse pillagers. The
khediye and Dervish Pasha are safe. Arab
Pashas army Is reported to be entrenching at
about an hours journey from Alexandria. The
railway between his troops and Alexandria has
been blown rp.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-07-20
President Tvier's Som

A son OF the late President Tyler was
recently arrested in Washington for
drunkenness. although a poor, be-
sotted creature" says a Syracuse Jour-
nal correspondent, "he is one of the
most courtly aud polished men, in de-
meanor and conversation, to he found in
Washington. One who has not seen
him accept an invitation to take drink,
and the air with which he will take it,
has never seen true Virginia gentle
man Of the real old style" III this is
the case, true Virginia gentlemen Of the
real old style must have been mainly EN-
gagged in the exciting but some what un-
healthy pursuit Of removing imaginary
snakes from their boots.