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The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-15
AN INTERRUPTED PRAYER
Way . Divine Could No, Re Induced
 to Continue the Good Work

Why . Divine Could No, Re Induced
 to Continue the Good Work
 n,n,ent,onal carelessness some,ines brings the gospel into contempt, Mlnl,. ,cts who prose.s to bc no ,c>pecto,s ci clothes but s,fer up" of men lnsteaa. sometimes make esuars tha, drive vel. meaning men away rom the fold The other day new minister while makins calls m the suburbs of the e,ty. visited the house of Ioionel Alfred Coledon, a well known citizen. Colonel Colcdon was Il work ln the garden a short distance ttan, the house. He was dresscd very piain, ot eoarse, m fact he looked very mn a like A day iaborer The minister passel him without speaking and entered the house. The colonel turned and wa,che,. the divine while an expression. sloae,y resemhl,ng ono of contempt settled m h, face and seemed to hang m dark fold. from hts bulsing broS. shortly aitct the minister entered. Mfs. Coiedon. sAa is devoted to the church. came out ant said
 "o olonel. Brother k,nse ,s,n the house and ls going to pray with us.
 I'll be blamed fl he ptays wi,h me the colonel replied. He passed me jus, now m h,s high- headed way without even notieing me. Now he ~anss ta psA, ~t,h nse. ek onfound him II he fool, ~,,h me I'll wrap a hoop-pole around him. t,ne preashet of the gospel Take. me fot a tramp. no doubt, You can go on and pray all day ~i,h him if you van, ,o. bu, jus, ooun, me out. Il you please
 The good woman ~as g.e,ed. b., knowing ,ha, argument would he gae. less, she wen, back into ,he house and was soon kneeling In devout prayer Just about ,his tune co~ jumped into the garden, and the eolonrl. calling h,s dog. h'ned the animal on the invade, Inc dog bsrked fui,ously and chased the eo~ around the house. Her bell rang like fire alarm. and infuttated she rushed on ,o the porch The colonel se,aed A squash. from whieh all heal,h- fuiness had departed, and threw f A, the COW. The squash vent through the window and struck the minister on ,hs el, temple, mAsh,ng all over him, and giving to h,s evangelical head a eolosing tha, would have driven him. had he appeared in such plight. from any well osganiaed body of religionis,s. He sptang to his feet Jus, n time to meet the GOV. who followed by the dog. rushed into the room The cow knocked him down and uamped on him. He arose with gtea, difficulty JUS, as the animal, finding an ou,le, ln any other direction impossible, turned "a go out She knoe ked h,m down again. and pounded him in the back with her sharp hoofs. The colonel rushed to the rescue. and apoiog,sed. and washed the mipistef's head, but the good man could no, be induced to continue his prayer
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-15
WHY HE BROUGHT THEM BACK

A small boy with An ,s,elligen, face sen, into fruit dealers store and de- posting box of grape on the counter, stood looking down
 " don't wan, the grapes, my little fei- lo~, sad the dealer. I've 20, as many no~ As can sell Take them away
 They are yours. the boy sad. look. ing up
 Mine :"
 "Yes, sir Yesterday evening came along here and took thi. box of grapes from the stand a; the door. knowed t was stsslin sn my mother always told me no, D take anything ,ha, did no, be- long to me. ba, eouldn', help il. Jus, before Jeff home my little sister tha, sas sick said, Oh. fl had some grapes like them saw down town. could ez, iem.' We didn't have no money, an mo- body knowed us, cause we had tuss moved into the house. Mother washed eloshe,, bu, when sister gos ssck she had to qul, When took the clothes home the lady told me to come neat day fos the money, ba, when 1 went there the house ~as shut up and the people vas gone, % we didn, have any money 10 ges grapes with. Mother sad never mind, we would gi, some money ahef a while 1 saw her go into the o<her room An when watched her. she had her face buried tn a pillow an was psayin'. come away down town an stood aroan' a long time waisin' to git a chance, an after while, when you wasn't Ioohin', took box an ran away ~rsh it."
 Bot why did you bring i, back ?" the dealer asked
 Because" replied the boy. choking down . sob. when get home the little 2iri vas dead
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-15

Joke on the legislature, suitable for uansplanting to any s;a,e- The squa~king of flock of geese may have saved Rome, but the flock of geese that recently assembled in our s:a,e-house did no, save the state anything
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-15
HASN'T THE CHANGE OF A DOG

Why don't yoa feed that dog.' ~as asked of an old negro.
 Why doan 1 feed him."
 "Yes, why doat you feed kim,"
 Why doaa feed mysef? l'se as hungry as de dor is, an 'ssdes dat he's gos ds vantage ob me. He ken % ou, an pick up piece ob meat an go bout his business, an de white foks doan cay nuthin', but ef l picks up sushin' ter eat, da wants ter slap me in jail, sah. A mig ger aint got de chance ob dog, nohow.-
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-15

"Pfoad of my family, sir@ exclaimed a man. Yes. sir, am proud. am as proud as boy with two stone bruises. v
 .I want to know why the duce you persist ia playing poker?" an old gentle man asked of his son. Because re- piled the young man, "the fellers keep on thinking that they can beat me" Why should that make you wan, to play? Because they keep on beating me All right, go ahead then As long as man loses there is some hope for him. but when he begins to win he's gone"
 The question Twill lager beer in,oxi- oate?" has again come up in the courts. The old judge who had never taken a drink of anything stronger than blind tiger" alcohol, ordered the sheriff to bring in keg of beer that the vexed question might meet with hnal settle ment. When the beer was brought the judge drank quite freely. and ,ha, he was found in the lookup the mex, morning is an argument in favor of the fact that there is something abou, beer which does not agree with a rigid enforcement, of temperance.
 Shakespeare's bones, despite the dog grel epitaph, are being disturbed. or will, by the time this paper is borrowed, be subjected to the scrutiny of worldly men It is thought that the uncovering of the great poets remains will settle the ques- ton in regard to his skull, a question which for many years has been agitating students of the drama. 4 professor in Trinity college, some time ago. declared that Shakespeare had long head with skull that terminated in a kind of cone or spire. An Oxford man. recently de- clared that the poet had a head like a horse, and other educated people have taken up the idea that his head was round like ball or orange. slightly hattened a, the poles. Students everywhere are anxiously awaiting the report of the exhuming committee, and no doubt the Shakespearian idea is on the verge of a revolution.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-15
JENNINGS.

The p-.nce of Wales loves a good joke. = N'er isS Hayrin< fssrssl.
 Then why doesn't he leave England
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-15

"ffoad of my family, sir" exclaimed man. Yes sir, am proud. am as proud as boy with two stone bruises.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1883-11-10

The Mines Of Dakota.

If the Dakotans are wise they will
not be overjoyed at the discovery of
a rich mining district near Lisbon iii
that territory. The rush of miners
to rich fields always is followed by u
rush away when the fields are ex
hausted. For time there is great
prosperity about a mine. A town
springs up with such magic haste
that people are almost tempted to
sneer at the wondrous powers as
cribed to Alladin's lamp. Banks are
established, papers printed, hotels
built and churches founded. For u
time the rapidity with which for
tunes are made and lost is phenom-
email. Real estate acquires fabulous
value. Everybody carried away by
the bustling activity Of the place and
by the visible evidences of wealth,
feels inclined to believe it all perma-
nent. But one day it becomes known
that the s'lead" is worked out, and
that the mine is to be abandoned.
And then everything is reversed.
The people go away. Even the town
disappears, and what was thought
substantial proves to have been the
most ephemeral of things.
Even the wealth dug from the
earth does not remain. 1t goes away,
to Chicago, to the east, to any point
where may be the capitalist whose
bold operations have made it obtain
able. Unlike the products of the
soil, it leaves behind it no quid pro
quo, for even the men who constitute
the population of the mining town
the shop.keepers, saloon-keepers
and others-were not there perma-
nently. They preyed upon the work
ers while there were any workers,
and when these left they pocketed
their gains and went after them.
OF course there will be great rush
to the new mines if they are even ap-
proXimately as rich as reported. But
after all, solid progress is better than
mining. Dakota bids fair to become
II populous and prosperous section of
the country, but it's real prosperity
will come from the soil, and not from
the bowels of the earth. The people
of the territory will do we'll not to
take the mining fever too bad.-Chi-
cago News.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1883-11-10
Wanted Quiet.

A nervous looking man went into
store the othr day and sat down for
half an hour OF so, when clerk i'll
quired if there was anything she
could do for him. He said no, he
didn't want anything. She went
away and he sat there half an hour
longer when the proprietor went to
him and inquired if he wanted to be
shown anything. ''No,' said the ner-
vous man, Il just want to sit around.
My physician has prescribed per-
feet quiet for me, and says above all
things 1 must avoid being in crowds
Noticing that you did not advertise
in the newspapers, thought this
would be as quiet a place as could
find, so just came in for few hours
isolation The merchant picked up
a bolt of c;lnbric to brain him, but
the man was out. He said all he
wanted was a quiet life.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1883-11-10

Official Proceedings Of the Board Of
County Commissioners.

DICKINSON, DAKOTA, Nov. S, 1883.
The County Commissioners met
pursuant to adjournment; present,
II. l.. Dickinson, James Collister
and James G. Campbell, also the clerk.
The bond of Joseph L. McKittrick
us clerk of the district court was pre-
sented and read and on motion the
same was approved.
On motion the communication of
Charles S. Burke, county superinten.
dent of schools was read and placed
OIL file.
On motion the bill of Chas. s.
Burke was laid over until next meet
ing.
Whereas the county superintendent
of schools has presented Il commune
cation wherein he recites certain diff
ferences of opinion among the officers
of Richardton school township as to
the location of the school house or
school houses in said township and
conflicting views and wishes in re-
gard thereto among the residents of
said township; it is resolved that in
the opinion of this board, after an ex-
animation of the law in this matter,
the county commissioners have no
power to act nor duties to perform in
the premises.
On motion the following bills were
allowed.
Peter Ellison, services as Judge of
election 5000
"A. Nordberg, services as Judge
of election 200
j. J. De France, services as
judge of election 200
Davis & Fowler, 9 months rent 5000
Davis & Fowler, Peter Post,
medicine 200
On motion the bill of Davis Fow-
ler, for medicine furnished Mr.. Ware,
was laid on the table.
On motion the bill of Cummins &
Burch for coffin was also laid OH the
table.
On motion the chairman was ap-
pointed a committee of one with All.
thority to see Mr.. Mcdonald, to as.
certain definitely the meaning of his
bid for meical services, and have
powers to close a contract for the
medical business of the county with
the lowest bidder.
On motion the bond of Wright &
Ammdson for the sale of intoxica
ting liquors was approved.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet Dec. lst 1883.
Approved,
II. l.. DICKINSON,
Chairman.
Attest.
N. G.. LAWRENCE,
Clerk.
BY GEO. BE1sIGI,
Deputy.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1883-11-10

Eugene Field in Chicago News:
dakota has adopted a coat of arms.
1t represents a hand holding four
aces and king; at the right is IL
horse pistol rampant. while at the
left appears a jack rabbit coIchant.
Below is the Latin motto: Mi Strait
Drum Tolerabit,' which freely trans
lated means mo Straights Allowed
Thus, within the small compass of an
ordinary coat of arms are every in
dustry of this great and growing
territory illustrated"
A lady in Toronto got to laughing
over some amusing incident and
couldn't stop. Finally u doctor was
called in and he couldn't quiet her.
A friend who happened in showed
her a copy of a London comic paper.
when she Immediately assumed 4
grave. sad expression and was soon in
tears. The good those English bud
gets of fun accomplish can never be
overestimated.- Bismarck Tribune.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1883-11-10
A SURE CURE FOR PILES.

The first symptom of Piles is an in
tense itching at night after getting
warm. This unpleasant sensation is
Immediately relieved by an applica-
tion of DR.. Bosanko's Pile Remedy.
Piles in all it's forms, Itch, Salt
Rheum and Ringworm can be per-
manently cured by the use of this
great remedy. Price so cents.
Manufactured by the DR.. Bosanko
Medicine CO., Piqua, 0. Sold by
Davis L Fowler. Sept. 22-ly.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1883-11-10

--S-N->--
Mr. Timothy Cuskelly has set
good example to others by subscrib-
ing for two copies of the PRESS, one
of which he sends to a friend in
Minnesota.
Ed. Dodd is now news agent here.
He has all the leading periodicals of
the country for sale. He is also
agent for the Daily Pioneer Press.
Western Starr, a promising young
attorney, after looking several Of the
new North Dakota towns over has
decided that Dickinson has better
prospects than any he has seen and
has located for the practice of his
profession. His card appears in this
issue of the PRESS.
A freight train from the east was
wrecked about three miles east of
here Monday night. The wreck was
caused by a broken axle which threw
three cars off bridge. doing consid-
erable damage. One car was loaded
with oil. Fortunately no one was
injured.
The following gentlemen came in
from jamestown Thursday with
teams and other necessaries for Il
buffalo hunt of two or three weeks:
ID. Mckay Lloyd, J. F. Nenner, j. L.
Gray, Geo. c. Gray, b. Russell. A.
Cummings, A. J. .Christy, L. NJ.
Burke and F. Horchison.
Jonas & Carpenter have COM
menced operations in the Asa Fishes
building. The establishment of this
tannery here is the beginning of a
business that must increase as the
country settles up and will some day
be one of the leading industries of
the future metropolis OF the West
Missouri country.
Mr.. A. X. Murray, of Hamblen,
Mimi. after. spending the summer
and fall at Gladstone looking up the
country, will leave the Goth of this
month for the purpose of making ar
rangement to return with his family
in the spring. He has become an en-
thusiastic believer in the West Mis-
souri, country and will, no doubt, in
duce others to follow HIM. He
thinks this far ahead of Minnesota
as to climate and for farming.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1883-11-10
As q Concession.

A Vermont editor, in publishing
one of Byron's poems, changed the
words "Oh gods!" to "Oh gosh!" as a
concession to the prevailing senti-
ment os his village.-Chicago Herald.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1883-11-10
CONVINCING,

The proof of the pudding is not in
chewing the string. but in having an
opportunity to test the article direct.
Davis & Fowler, the Druggists, have
a free trial bottle of DR.. l'osanko's
Cough and Lung Syrup for each and
every one who is afflicted with
Coughs, Colds, Asthma. Consumption
or any Lung Affection.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1883-11-10
CAUSE OF FAILURE.

Want of confidence accounts for
half of the business failures of to-day.
Davis s. Fowler, the Druggists, are
not liable to fail for the want of con-
tidence in DR.. Bosanko's Cough and
Lung Syrup, for they give away a
bottle free to all who are suffering
with Coughs. Colds. Asthma, Con-
sumption and all affections of the
Throat and Lungs.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-06-14
PROGRAMME
OF the Closing Exercises of the Dallas
Female College, June 11-13, 1888.

OF the Closing Exercises of the Dallas
Female College. June lib, 1888.
MONDAY EVENING, JUNE II, PART I.
Prayer.
Bowen and Mr.. Rogers.
| Calisthenics drill, Primary class.
Recitation, The Face Against the Pane"
Miss Matte Honaker.
Music, vocal Duet, Mother, Can this the
Glory Be-" Misses Bowen and.Dickard.
Oalisthenics drill, Intermediate class.
| Concert recitation, by IL young ladies.
| FART II.
Music-Instrumental duet; Qui Vive
Galop, Misses Annie Young and Birdie
Recitation-"Our Folks" Miss Ada Cra-
vens. =,
Rose" Miss Gussie Jones.
Recitation-"Guilty or not Guilty" Miss
Mamie Cochran.
Music-Instrumental duet, pure as
Snow" Misses Lille and Mary Pointer.
Callsthenics Drill-Collegiate class.
| Military Drill-Dallas Home Guards:
Music-Instrumental solo" JiltingSchott-
ische," Miss May Punches.
Awarding prizes.
| Alumnal Anniversary, Hon. w. Il. Craw-
ford, Master of Ceremonies.
| PARTI.
Prayer.
| Orchestra.
Opening address, Miss Martin.
Vocal solo, Miss Helm.
Recitation, Miss Knight.
Duett-Rhapsodv Hongrois-Lis ut, Mrs.
John Davis and Miss Jenkins.
Vocal solo, Miss Cullum.
Recitation, Miss Flora Cullum.
| PARTII
Vocal solo, Miss Oppenheim.
Recitation, Miss KEEPER.
instrumental duo, Misses Gibbs and
| Swiuk.
Vocal solo, Mrs. John Davis.
Recitation, Miss Morgan.
Vocal duo, Misses Helm and Young.
| Orchestra.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 10, PART I.
| Prayer.
Music-Quartet two pianos)-Bout.en
Train Galop; Misses Jones, Rogers, Bowen
and Dickard.
Essay" woman's Influence" Miss Ag-
EssayS"Ruins of Time" Miss Fannie
Music-Vocal Duet, 1.-TWO Merry Girls,
Misses Jones and Bowen.
'Betwixt night and morn
Life hoyers ike the rising sun"
Miss Nina Keys.
Marche des Tambours.
Essay Power of Thought: Miss Nellie
Knowles.
Music-Vocal solo, The Flower Girl: Miss
Beulah Dickard.
REPRESENTATION: Miss Mamie Ed
wards.
Music-yocal solo, Oh. How Beats My
Heart With Joy Miss Rooney.
Awarding medals.
Music-Instrumental quartette, two
nianos: Misses Bowen, Echols, Jones and
Rogers.
Delivering diplomas.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-06-14

ies fpf The Dallas Opea.house company, 4
~ 2OJ feet from Commerce ~ Jackson
vest Of Austin street, In consideration o
locating opofa.house on ground east
same.
W. H. Hughes trustee. 10 Dallas Opera
house company, % by 200 feet. rom Com
mefce 10 Jackson, on west side OF Austin
street for 5000. 49,.
o. +. Bowser to l.. d. Bowser 80 by 2Ct
feet, on south side OF Flora street, near
Houston Il Texas Central railroad, for val
liable consideration.
o. r. Bowser to Il. B. Arthur, 30 by $50
feet on south side Of Ross avenue. in block
2S7, for $500.
ID. T. Rainwater and wife TO the Central
Elevator company Of Dallas, lots and 4,
block 5S, southeast corner Wood and Lamar
streets, for $4,000.
William ii. Littell and wife tn Mary d.
Whiteman, SO by 1872 feet, the east corner
OF Corsicana and Evergreen streets, for 81
200.
4. e. Combes to ]. r. Smith. his undi-
vided two.third interest In and to 800 acres,
the Il. r. Parks survey, for 81 ,GGG,25.
J. S. Wallace to j, r, Smith, his undivid-
ed one-third interest in and to the last
mentioned survey, for 1898 80.
John d. Floyd to Maurice Lacey, the tri'
angular lot bounded by II. IL I. Q. rail
road, Live Oak and Hawkins streets, for
5000.
Dorotbea Nussbaumer to w. Il. Ransom,
100 by l09 feet. on the northwest corner OF
Floyd and Smith streets, for 5000.
J. NJ. Dallas and wife to W. .. Guthrie
and wife, so acres in the James 7. Shipley
survey and TN undivided one-half interest
in and to % acres OF the William Turner
survey, for $3.50.
+. NJ Hail to David Fl. Witcher. 5S acres
OH, I trNTnty FIR
j. W. Ferris and W. II. Getzendancr to
Z. L. Cole 10 acres OF the W. D. Menifer
survey, on Ten Mile creek, for $40.
d. T. Rainwater TO + B. Bryan. about o
acres, blocks and 4, of Benchamp & Rain
waters addition, east of the fairgrounds,
for 5000.
F. b. Bryan to Jones & Murphy, the last
mentioned ground, for other considerations
and $596.25. i
E. L. Gage to E. NJ. Powell, block ., of
Beauchamp e. Rainwater's addition. for
valuable consideration.
Il. NJ. Powell to A: II. Benners, 4l6 by 500
feet, the last mentioned block 2, for $3.50.
Joseph W. Temby to James B. Simpson,
32S by 252 IL teet, lots and 2 OF block s, OF
the subdivision of Peaks homestead, for
So 500.
John c. Mccoy to Stephen Fahrlander,
lot in block 2, of ]. G. McCoy's addition,
for 5000.
The Dallas Car and Agricultural 1mple-
ment Manufacturing company, by sheriff.
to Dorothea Nussbaumer, lots l, 2,3, 4, and
of the subdivision of w. II. Gaston's
homestead, for 81 DOL.
G. McShaw and Taylor Turner, trustees
of the White Rock African NJ. Z. church of
Dallas county, to John Peace, acres of the
Dickerson Parker survey, for 500.
A. G. Daniel and wife to j. 81. McDade,
lot 4, block in Crowdus and Akard's addi-
ton, for $500.
Thomas Spruance to John s. Rawlins, u
acres of the CASTOR survey, for 81 500.
George W. Neeley and wife to Eugenia B.
Long, 60 acres of the John ]. Metcalf sur
vey, 81 miles south so west from Dallas, for
81 900.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-06-14

In another column Of the current issue Of
the HrFALD sppesrs the advertisement q
the "TeIas Investment Company Of FOrt
Worth Texas. This company has been Or
ganiEsd little more than syesr, End has
Done Al extra business in buying AMI sell-
ing land. cattle, ranches and in coutracts for
future delivery Of cattle. Il occupies feid
exclusively lie ovn- and during the last
year hss secured investments d f0-siEn cap
tai - rreEsting rnil1Ous q dollar. IL en-
ioys IN snTiabie reputsti0n for business IN
territy and for the thorU1rh knOrledes o
TIE busiosss N vhirh i i sDgsgsd.