Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-27
FISH.BAIT.

From the top clear down 10 tue zoe ="
FISH.BAIT.
THE game laws of New York are vio-
lated by numerous parties who place
wire screens in the fields for the purpose
of catching partridges.
Los ANGELES, CAL, ,ubs its hands
with pleasure in anticipation of being
ultimately the ostrich-pluine market
of the northern hemisphere"
TEN years ago the first cable car road
was put in operation in San Francisco.
Now five street car companies are using
the cable instead of ho1sec.
The eastern Connecticut mill.o owners
report that if times were brisk as usual
at this season the want of water would
be serious embarrassment.
The Bridgeport Conn skatipg-rink
has "colored peoples evening"" when
a black man is Just as good rs white
one, if he pays as much money.
NEAR Menardville, Tex, on the San
Saba River, are the ruins of the old
Spanish fort Of San Saba, and just above
the ruins is the old Spanish dam across
the river, 1t is nearly as good as ever,
and is still utilized to run grist.mill at
Menardville.
New HAVEN, Conn girls don't like
to have their names printed when they
earn pocket money by teaching in the
public schools, and the board have
amended their rules 30 that temporary
teachers can be hired without getting
THAR ponoaa in tho rapara
IT is stated that between East and
West Pearl Rivers, on the borders of
Louisiana and Mississir pi, is territory
called Honey Island, with 300 habi-
tants, located in numerous small towns,
who claim that they are on neutral
ground and belong to no state, though
they belong, in point of fact, to Louis
lana.
SAMUEL CLAY, of Cairo, N. Y, was
aged eixty.tive years. He fell in love
with widow Thurman, who declined his
proffered hnnd because bis hair was
gray. Heresorted TO process of dye
ing and proposed again. But the lady
took a younger man, and Samuel drank
the balance of his hpir dye and prepared
for celestial state.
A NUMBER of young FInlanders have
lately been sentenced in st. Petersburg
for small thefts. Inquiry has shown
that these shrewd people have deliber-
ately wandered to the capital because
they could get there milder punish
ment for stealing than in Finland, and
still, by such sentence be declared
disqualified for serving in the army.
AFTER prolonged exercise with fig
ures, it is announced that tie total
amount of fire Insurance written in this
country in 1882 was S70,741, 900, O0n,
that the average premium rate Yves 80
cents. and that the ratio OF loss to this
was so, and the important thing about
it is the fact that the premium ratio was
6 cents above that OF 1851, while the loss
ratio was .01 per cent. lower.
A THOROUGHBRED fanatic of Baltimore,
Nd. whose desire it ,s to serve the
Lord, makes n very fee be attempt iu
that line by standir 6 on the depot plat
Testament TO pa sers.by. He says he
is going to Washington and place
Bible on the desk of every congressman,
as he thinks they need more light on the
subject of religion than anyo else.
A STORY is told of W, quetequock
(Conn. man being taken to a S.oning-
ton doctor in an OK cart, having been
handled without glovrs by q brother.
While the doctor WAS dressing the
wounds, the man aske6: Doctor, il ]
die from The effects of this beating will
they hang my blother?" am afraid
they will" was the Doctors reply.
"Then let ne die' eaid the Weeuete-
quocker.
"A BUsHEL of timothy contains 55,~
900, 900 seeds, the cockroack has 5000
teeth. There are 1000 molecules IN
an ants brain. If there is anything
else You want to Enow, ask about it. j"
With this information i'll band, report
er asked DR.. Milton Josiah Roberts, tf
New York, the result of his anatomy Of
feather. lie replied that it had 2, 25f,-
40l parts. The hairs of our heads arc
not all numbered, as yet, but there are
heads among us whose hairs could be
counted by any sc6ool-boy.
A STRANGE attachment exists between
a dog and COW in Chattanooga, Tenn.
The dog will follow ber The entire day.
if the COW lies down the dog will lie
by her side and r, main there till she
gets up. He dnes not allow other cattle
to come near her. Io the evening he
will accompany her home and guard her
during the night. Tie next morning
he is ready to go ont with her again.
The COW receives his cares es aud atten-
tions in the k'ndest possible manner,
and SO far as can be Observed the atfec-
ton seems TO be mutual.
The old Conkey tavern located in
Prescott, hampshire County, Mass, and
celebrated as the rendezvous of Daniel
Shays and those with whom he sympa.
tbiZed and melted to rebellion in 1887,
has been burned. l. was built in 1853
and WAS notei bostelry durit many
years OF the last century. 1t has long
been deserted, hut has lately been
brought TO public notice by photographs
and descriptions which have been
piioted IT, SO that it became an OBJ.
lective point with summer viaitors scour-
ing the country for some nev local se.-
satiop.
IHE committee Cd ways ard means is
considered by far tue most importsn.
OF the committees 1t fiam,s all tariff
legislation before being presented for
'~N> oSsioAA W 'LC uouo's aGt ~ ltdll pibIo
oil that nature and all hi,ls relating to
the general 6nar cal condition of the
country are referred. Its duty is, as in
dIcated by the name. TO look otter the
"ways and means of providing the
funds for ihc support of the govern.
ment. In other words, it assumes the
position ordiua'i'y o,c ipiea by the hus.
band IN the feinii., Of providing the
"wherewitbal for tue support Of the
family, while the posi- ion of wife is filled
by Tie committee on appropriations, who
spends the money.
THE sole irclme OF Leonard W. Jer-
ONE, who was once leader of Wall
Street, is said TO be from the rent of the
| UniS'r ity Club House in Msdison
Square. There was time when mil.
hon or so WAS o! little account to Jer-
ONE. He wac no .x'en,ive operator in