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The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-03-24

Il am in this fix" said he. "We
have got along SO far that we can
now see. we think. through all our
troubles, If we can make a settlement
with Mr. -. This man has put
me off time after time, when l have
called; and now, after, perhaps, Il
dozen interviews, he says. ii | will
pay him $4,000 IN cash to day, he
will take If, and not cent less, and
give mc q receipt in full of all de
mands. Now Mr. Clafin." added the
distressed merchant, Il have no Sc
curity to offer You but my honor, and
now solemnly promise you, if you
Will loan me this money, ! will re-
turn II TO YOU, II 4 ljre." the time be
ing fixed by the merchant. Mr. Claf
lin quickly turned TO his cashier and
said; Draw Il check for Mr.. -----
for Slo,OO0.' Then, addressing the
merchant. he said with a smile:" IF
You live, friend -----, l know YOU
will return the money, as you have
promised; but if you die, l viii tel!
you now. j am able to lose the mon
cY; and promise you that your fam
lily shall never be troubled about it."
That generous act, at just the right
moment, which lifted a mountains
weight from five men, will never be
forgotten by those it SO much bene
fitted, Some of the members Of the
firm yet live and from the mouth of
the merhant himself, who called for
the money, we have obtained the facts
now given. N Y. Iad
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-03-24

RlSnt DONG. as well as right speak
ing, Is sure to have its reward. here
and hereafter. Ii is good seed that
will spring up and bear fruit to bless
the present and future generations.
Every noble, generous and Christian
act has value not known in the
markets, One man may scatter
broad Least his wheat on a hundred
fields, and thousand families NAV
be fed and made happy thereby
Another may scatter his gold, and
with, practically, the same result. Ii
every one will do good as he has op-
portunity, the whole world will soon
be blessed
The following incident from the
Wellspring illustrates the points we
have made, and will, we think, inter
est our readers Not long ago MIR.
Horace b. Clahin, the great dry
goods merchant of this city, was sit
ting alone in his private Office, late
one afternoon, when "A young man.
pale and care worn, tlmidly knocked
and entered
"'NIr. Clahin,' said he, i am in
need Of assistance ] have been un-
able to meet certain payments, be
cause certain parties have not done
rs they agreed by me: and / would
like to have ten thousand dollars. l
come to you because you were a
friend to my father and might be a
friend to me-
"'Come in said Clahin. Come in
and have a glass Of wine
NO, said the young man. i
don't drink
"'Have a cigar, them
mo, never smoke
"'Well,' said the joker, i would
like To accommodate you; but / don't
think l can
Every WE'LL said the young man
as he was about to leave the room, Il
thoug ht. perhaps, you might. Good
day, sir
Hold on" said Mr.. Clailin. You
don't drink
NO
Nor smokep
mo
Nor gamble nor anything of the
kind?'
"No, sir. ] am superintendent Of
the Sunday school
"'Well,' said Mr.. ClaAin, with
tears in his eyes too, you shall have
it; and three times the amount if
you wish. Your father let me have
five thousand dollars once and asked
me the same questions. He trusted
me and / will trust you. No thanks.
l owe it to you for your fathers
trust"
We happen to know another Incl
dent in the life of Mr.. Cafin which
we will give to the public and which,
we are sure has never yet appeared
in print. During the late Rebellion.
a merchant of this city, connected
with a well known firm, which had
suspended payment, called on MIR.
Clatlin one afternoon, about half past
two o'clock. MIR. Clahin knew him in
timately and very kindly greeted
him, After taking a glance at the
clock, he said 10 the merchant, who
appeared sad and downcast: We'll,
friend -, what can / do for
your
Il have come to ask your help, and
l want You TO know my position"
$50 ahead" said MIR. Clatlin, with
a most tender and friendly expression
OF countenance, never to be forgotten
by the merchant.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-03-24
PRESIDENT ARTHUR'S STABLE.
An Article in which the Public will Have
some lnteresf

Some lnterest
The Washington writer of the
Courier Journal says there are thir-
teen horses in the Presidents stable,
five Of which belong 70 the govern
ment, and are used in connection
with the Presidents Office or for
work on the grounds. A pair of
them are sometimes driven in piain
close carriage belonging to the Office
in which, when one Of the Presidents
secretaries or clerks is sent on busi-
ness any distance he rides.
OF the eight horses that belong to
President Arthur. four are those
which he uses when he is~driyen four
in hand; in his landau, or when at
tached to either of his other car
riages, they are driven in pairs.
These are bays. and have this week
been clipped. They are Hambleton-
ians, l hear. The President. his son,
his daughter, and his private secre-
tary, each have a riding horse which
they use. TIE Presidents is sorrel
and is named Coquette:." That on
which his little daughter rides very
well is black, and was her dead
mothers riding horse, 1t is named
Sallie Howe. possibly for the New
York lady who was. am told. one Of
Mrs. Arthur's bridesmaids, and was
at one time the wife of Colonel
Frank Howe. The horse the Presi-
deat's son Nain " rides, is a ches-
nut. He has pair of horses for
driving to one seated buggy. One
OF these ia named Olga, the other
Hero, The name Of each horse is
over its stall.
There are also two fine dogs be
longing to the establishment-one q
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-03-24
The De Smet Leader
PUBLISHED SATURDAYS,
----- By Till
LEADER Pl BLISHING co.
Nj. A. BROWN. EDITOR.
TERMS
MOTHERS BONN.

les know there are stains in my carpet,
The traces of the small muddy boots;
And see your fair tapestry glowing,
And spollcsS with blossoms and fruit
And know that my walls are dishgurcd,
With prints of small fingers and hands;
And that your own household most truly
In immaculate purity stands.
And know that my parlor is Uttered
With many odd treasures and toys,
While your own j. In daintieSt order
Unframed by the presence of boy.
And know that my room Is Invaded,
Quite boldly AL hours of the day;
" Nhilc you "it in yours unnIoiostcd
And dream the soft quiet away
Yes, ] know there are four little hedsidc,,
Where MUST taud watChtll each light
While YOU 90 out in your carriage,
And fash your dresses 80 bright
Now ] think I'm neat little woman
like my house orderly too,
And am fond of aii dniuty belongings
Yet would not change places with YOU.
NO keep your fair home with it, order,
IT. freedom from bother and noise;
And keep your own tancitul leisure,
iiut give mcluy four spen!l BOYS
Lancaster Examiner
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-03-24

John Green, handsome fellow of
Dallas, Tex, woocd and won Laura
Cameron, IA beautiful, young girl, and
he wedding was booked for the first
part of last month a day or two ago
Green was arrested in Collins county
for horse-stealiua, aud turned out to
be an old offender. The blow de-
throned the reason OF his ailianccd,
ana she was taken To the asylum.
The troubles of the daughter SO af-
l!cted Mr.. tamcrOu that he also be
came insane, aud now occupies
quarters in the same asylum.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-03-24
Great Railroads.

II. Louis Spectator; The growth
of the railroad system in the faI
Northwest is one of the remarkable
features OF the age. The Manitoba
and Northern Pacific lines are crawl
ing like mighty serpents through thu
vast and almost unknown wilderness
of few years ago, leaving cities and
villages and wonderful farms all
along their trail. The Chicago, Nil
waukee q St. Paul Railway has cx-
pandcd TO near its five thousaudth
mile of splendid track; and, since its
swallowing OF the st. Paul, Minncu-
polls and Omaha lines, the huge Chi
cago and Northwestern system, over
whose passenger department DR.. w.
II. Stennett and his bright young
lieutenant, Robert ;. Hair, so ably
preside, claims nearly six thousand
miles of road under one management.
1t will soon be possible to 20 from
ocean to ocean by any one of the
bali dozen great through lines ON
one ticket
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-03-24

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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-12-30
SEPARATED FOR SEVENTY YEARS.
a ErOthcr and Sister Meet After Three
Quarters OF a Century.

HOuSToN, Ten, December "a couple
Of days ago an old gentleman, Mr.. Thomas
}. Smith, of Richmond, Tex, visited this
city, the occasion being the marriage OF his
son Lewis TO one of the fairest daughters o.!
the Lone Star State. The old man told the
following strange story: II have Just re-
turned from a tip to Alabama, where |
went to visit my only living sister, We
parted when was year old and she was B.
For time after the separation | knew
something OF the family had left behind.
Eventually | came to Texas, at which
time ! thought that my sister was dead.
After that time never heard OF her again,
ana felt that death had separated US. \
few months ago met an old gentleman,
and we got talking over the days Of young
life II turned out that he was from Ala
bama, and after relating my life TO him he
said he believed he knew relative of mine,
a lady. He related such things as con-
WINGED me that the lady was still alive in
Louisville, North Alabama. | soon left
on the trip OF search. arrived there and
found my sister, from whom had sepa-
rated seventy years before. The family
Bible was there land we looked it over, in
curing after births and other family mat
tars of record. found that ! was born in
1872 and that she was two years old at the
time OF my birth, making us IL and a.
years old respectively. Before that time |
thought | was several years older than |
reSlly was. 1t was glorious moment OF
my life"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-12-30
THE OHIO SENAToRSHIP.
senator sherman Interviewed on the
Impending Election.
% al. pa,.sys~
SSlectQI 70 Me Register.

D9cCtIt W TIC neybStTs
WASHINGTON, December 90. - Senator
Sherman, in an interview respecting the
Ohio Senatorship, after expressing the
opinion that he was in doubt as to who
among the various candida was in the
lead was asked "How is i: that after
making such pronounced demonstration
of his candidacy, Mr.. Bookwalter appears
to have dropped out OF the race entirely2'
81 can't speak definitely on that point
Perhaps it was because he discovered in
time that he was not needed"
"What is the cause Of his prolonged IN.
certainty"
"Well, the trouble is that many members
OF the Legislature have steadily declined to
pledge themselves to any candidate
Are they holding out for the highest
market price,"
by no means. Ohio is not a good State
in which to undertake a trade OF that
kind. A man would be an idiot to attempt
to use money to build up his chances for
political preferment there. don't believe
that Mr.. Payne or Mr.. Pendleton would
stoop TO such thing. Mr.. Payne is now
seventy three years of-age, Is On able man;
wealthy, and well connected. There is q
very erroneous impression extent that he
acquired all his money through his connec-
ton with the Standard OIL Company. The
fact is, Mr. PAYNE has always been wealthy.
He married rich woman, and long before
the days of the Standard he was regarded
as one of the heavy capitalists OF the
State"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-12-30
The CHAMPION DREAMER.
VITO Discovered thc Perpetrators o.
the Ashia ati Horror when Asleep.


YOUNGSTOWN, o., December 29.-Fred
joyce won q shotgun at a Christmas rattle.
he saws that he dreamed of the winning
number. and bought the ticket in conse-
ouence. Several similar exploits of late
have attracted considerable attention to
him. In an interview today be said: 81
was in Ashland, Ky, two years
sgo, at the time OF the crime which
has become famous as the Ashland
murder. W. W. Culbertson owns blast
furnace there, and he offered reward Of
81. $50 for the detection of the murderers.
one night | dreamed saw the man VIII }
did the deed and the next morning l took
2 detective with me and searched for him.
| did not know his name and had never
seen him in the flesh. A big negro that
worked in my uncle's mill answered the
description of the man l had seen IN
my dream, ard the detective arrested
him. He confessed the crime and that
night a mob lynChed him. He was
George W. Ellis, the man who drove the
hParse that carried his victim to the ceme-
tery. In his confession he implicated Ellis
Craft and William Neal, one OF whom has
since 0e, n hanged for the murder. In Brad
lord, Pa, where have lived for year,
dreamed that certain hOn,eS wOutd bs set
on fire on certain dates, that operators
would strike oil at a particular time and
plsce and dry holes at other times and
places, and have never yet had dream
that was not perfectly verified
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-12-30
A MYSTERY CLEARED UP.
Two Boys. with Jest and Oath. Ae'
knoUlPt.e Their GUILT of Murder.

CINUSNNyI, December VIM. Berner,
aged eighteen. and Joseph Palmer, agei
nineteen. the latter co!ored, are under ar
rest for the murder OF VIM. II. Kirk. The
two this morning confessed being the as
sassins. E-rner struck the deceased the
first blow With a hammer, knocking him
ssnsclyss. Pane r then killed the PROSTATE
man w,.l u y,uD. Both then tied rope
arour' kt,a.s neck and pulled with all
their power .or few m ments, until they
were sure tie man was dead. Then they
rihed his pockets OF 500, The bargain was
that whoever struck the first blow was to
have 50 more than the other. Palmer got
500 and Berner the balance. The murder
ers then engaged horse and wagon aud
drove back to the stable where the murder
was committed, took the body, and drove
out Spring Garden avenue, near the toll
gate and threw the body into the creek.
Palmer and Beruer told the horrible details
OF the crime with Jest and oath. John
Neil's innocence has been established, and
he has been released. This clears up one
of the most mysterious murders that ever
occurred here. Klrk's body was found a
few days ago in the water with rope
around his neck.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-12-30
suRisD IN A STRANGE LAND.
Funeral of Mrs Rsthbone, Murdered
BY Her Husband.
Special to The Register,


WASHINGTON, December Cultivate ad-
vices from Hanover, Germany, say: Mrs.
Gathbone was buried to-day. The funeral
was largely attended by American, Eng
lish and German friends of the deceased.
Little new about the terrible deed is
known beyond the fact that at six in the
morning Colonel Rathbone got up and
went to the apartment where his three
children were steering with their nurse.
Mrs. Rathbone followed, noticed his I'M
ususl excitement and induced him by
gentle words to return to his own room.
shortly aIterward cries for help and shots
were heard by the inmates Of the boarding
house. On Miss Harris entering the room
She found Mrs. RathbOne on the bed
tlceding. and Colonel Rathbore lying on
the floor near a large porcelain stove.
Both were insensible. Before a doctor
could be called Mrs. Rathbone bgeathed
her last.
Colonel Ralhbone, however, though at
first thought to be fatally-wounded, is now
pronounced on the way to recovery. Yes
terday he wa conscious for some time, but
his mind was a blank as regards the terri
bic drama of the night OF the 23d. The re-
volver and dagger with which the deed was
committed are both new. The Colonel s
wounds were inflicted by the dagger. 1t is
generally assumed that he was laboring I'M
der temporary alteration of mind. Miss
Harris, q sister of the deceased, has taken
chsrge of the children, and removed them
10 tue Hotel Royal. The family is rsceiv-
ing every attention from its friends and
the members Of the Consulate. | am di
rected to correct the statement sent to the
papsrs that financial embarrassment is cOu-
uected with Colonel Rathbone's alteration.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-12-30
SENATOR KENNA.
Pen Picture OF Him by q Noted WASH
fngton Correspondent.
Special 10 the REGISTER.

CptCtA W RS heQSteT.
WASHINGTON, December 29-"Carp," the
correspondent of the Cleveland Leader, in
describing group OF Senators has the fcl-
lowing to say of Senator kenna: He ia
the youngest member of the Senate. He is
only thirty.four years old, and looks even
younger. He has a smooth face, built
somewhat on the plan OF Henry Clays.
There is the same bright. pleasant eyes, q
large, straight nose, but the whole is less fox
like, and the mouth is much smaller than
that Of the great kentuckIsn's. Mr.. kennas
forehead is high and slightly receding, his
hair decidedly brown and his complexion
that OF rough brunette. e, He is native OF
West Virginia He was a farmers boy
when the war broke out, and he entered
the Confederate army as a private. At the
close of the war he studied law, and at the
age OF q was elected circuit Judge. He
left the bench six years ago to come to
Congress, and now he leaves Congress for
the Senate. As a member OF Congress he
took leading position, and was noted for
bis ability and good fellowship. He will
hold the same standing in the Senate, and
.syhen he adds year or two to his age he
fusv be very influential SENATOR s7r7-s-'-sS
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-12-30
NEWS OF THE MORNING.

Funeral of General Humphreys
PROGRESS Of the Emma Bond trial.
General Grants health improving.
Erie, Pa, boys shot in mimic duel
confedersts treasure found in Georgia.
Msnifests made by Orangemen in Ire
land.
Why a Newark, y. J, youth killed his
brother,
A Stockton, Cal, woman horsewhtps her
slandeEer.
An interesting letter from the great
Northwest.
A Cleveland tramp's curious mode OF OBJ
tanning food.
Depredstions Of Arkansas snd Missouri
horse thieves.
Coleman, the escaped Charleston mar-
derer, recaptursd.
Comicsl escs pc Of gay Lothario at Lead
vile. Col, from an irate husband.
Presidential possibilities as seen through
the eyes of a Washington otticeholder.
Two Cincinnati boys amid jests and
oa,hs acknowledge their guilt OF murder.
F1reraI # Mrs. Colonel Rathbone kill
ed by Der husband in Hanover, Germany
The clipping daughter Of q wealthy Phil
stelphisn oyertaken when it is too late.
p4sL
TX Governor Pierpont tells the story Of
tbs formation of the State Of West Viz
ginia.
rare chance to attain distinction liable
10 be improved by one of the House Com
n,'ttees.
President Arthur donors the d"''' into
society OF beautiful young New York
miss with his presence.
\ Duchess courty, y. Y, woman deserts
her husband and becomes a laundrss that
she may be near her unlawful sutton.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-12-30
CONFEDERATE TREASURE.
A Lot OF Gold and Jewels Unearthed In
Gaorgia,

WASHINGTON, GA, December 29.-Nine
miles from this place, on the Danburg road.
a small oak tree was blown down BY the
storm. Mr.. John Frank saw something
shining as he was passing, and examined
the roots OF the .ree. In hole left by the
tree he claims 10 have found almost peck
OF cold, Jewels, diamonds, rubies and pearls,
and parties who have seen them say they
are worth 5000 TO $4,000. The belief ex-
pressed by a few who have seen them is
they sre part of lot lost by the Confeder-
ate Cabinet, as they were on that road when
thew were lost. 1t is supposed the party
that buried it was killed soon after, and
consequently they were never unearthed.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-12-30
THROUGH THE KITCHEN ROOF.
tounicaI Escape ola DAY Yellow Pross
an Irate Husband.

Z ON q al Escape Oh " Shy VsuOW bFO"
an Irate Husband.
Ly.DvfLLE. CuL, december 2g.--Thsre 10
. broad smile over the town Ia conqusnos
Of q d nestle uphesval. A well.known
man. not far from fryer Hill. IL much
away from home nights looking after his
mines. He has pretty wife who,s man.
ners are winning. She has many admirers
among them a man supposed 10 be one Of
her husbands best friends. He called Of
ten and stayed lsts. The room occupied By
the wife war on the second d ,or aud Q
window from that room opened out 70 the
roof Of the Kitchen. Several un0
when the intruder on his friends donain
became alarmed At some approaching sound
ne would Jump out OF this window W the
kitchen roof. descend 70 the ground and
walk away a. bis leisure. One night this
week the husband had got through With
his work little earlier than was custom-
sry and came home. lie was coming up
the stairs before the cooling couple heard
bis footsteps.
NY Godm' sIclsimed The Vsfs, there
comes my husband"
OThe inuudiDg man sprsng tEorgh The
window, but he came down " hard on The
kitchen roof that be broke through With .
terrible crash and landed smsne the pot,
and kettles OF the culinary aspsFtmsnt OF
the household 10 q very disordsfed ooodI
ton, The back door of tho kitchen uss
locked. bot be did not hssissta- He bsots
through the A, ,or and sped down The stfesi.
A divorce sui. IL nov talksa o.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-12-30
BEN BUFFERS BAD MEMORY.
How He UnRittingIy Perpetratcd Il
Joke al His own Expense.

BosToN, December 2H.-TAe best oke OF
the Batter regime is tie peculiar predica.
ment into which the Governors private
secretary has managed to get His Excel
iency by his haste in publishing Butler s
reason FOR not pardoning Hathaway, the
foTger In the document presented to the
Council this afternoon and printed in the
papers this morning was this paragraph re-
lating 10 the Fall River defaulters:
One of them, Stickney, was pardoned by
MY immediate predecessor among the last
acts which he performed. Another, Chace,
Was refused pardon by myself upon
grounds then and now satisfactory TO me-
Unless Hsthaway's case can be dlstin
guished from that OF Chsce and OF Stickney,
for would not have psrdOned StCkney,
be pardon must he refused.
The Joke becomes manifest when it is re
mCmberPd that Governor Butler himself,
anu not Governor Long, whom he tried TO
Air. parGoued Stickney in May, 1855
Filings were rather warm at the State
House TODAY
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-12-30

Intelligent people have quit taking
oltters and mineral pOisons, have quit
Soctoring kidneys and liver, nerves and
Srsin, have quit using alcoholic poisons
and narcotic drugs, have quit poisoning
thelr system with quack nostrums, and
now Keep themselves and families in per.
net health by occasionally using the only
perfect blood purifier and true strengthened
vi SeaS portions of the body, known far
sno WIDE IS DR.. Guysott's Yellow Dock and
S ~ Any druggist vii get it
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-12-30
SHE YIELDS THE HORSEWHIP.
John Armstrong; Arm Not strong
Enough TO Ward on the Lash,

STOCKTON, CAL, December 29.-The latest
local sensation was caused by three ladies
who stopped before the hotel at Gait and
asked to see John Armstrong. When he
stepped up one of the lalies alighted from
the carriage and said:
IL hear that you slanderei me en- last Sat
urday night in Jack Douglass saloon at
Stockton, and l am going to thrash you
for its,
She doubled the buggy whip in her
hand and struck the man about the face,
breaking the whip. He caught the stock
and held it to his breast, but with the
broken lash she continued the chastiss'
ment The young woman who piled the
whip is Miss Nellie PreShury, and the two
remaining in the carrisge were her mother
snd sister.