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LOckWOod's Last Letter.

The following is the last letter writ
ten by Lieutenant Lockwood before the
return of the ship which landed him at
Lady Franklin bay. 1t is to an army
friend at Fort Leavenworth where he
was once stationed:
LADY FRANKLIN BAY. Grinnell Land,
Aug. II, 1SSl.-MY DEAR Boy: wrote
you before leaving on the present ex-
pedition. Now that we have arrived
at our destination, l suppose that few
lines regarding this distant abode will
be acceptable. No doubt Lieutenant
Grcely's account or some newspaper
report of our trip will reach you. We
have had wonderful run north. Now
that we are here and see the ice, we
discuss good deal as to whether the
thing can be repeated, and even if the
ship can return without spending a
owinter in the ice. saw q good deal
of Greenland, the Esquimaux and the
few Danes in the country. The man.
ners and customs of the natives are
very interesting and show how people,
swell as the animal world, suit them
selves to every condition of climate.
The mountain glaciers, icebergs, and
all the wonderful characteristics of the
Arctic regions you have read about. of
course. Coming up the straits we
killed some seal and polar bear. /
had a hand in the latter, and killed one
of the former, and on our arrival here,
on the 18th, Mr. Clay, one of the men,
and myself, killed whole herd of musk
oxen-thirteen in all. We have been
very busy since our arrival in getting
the ship unloaded, working night and
day for this purpose. The young ice
forms every night now and gets thicker
and thicker. Yesterday we had little
snow. The shore is lined with barrels,
kegs, boxes, bales, and packages innu-
merable, and our house is progressing
rapidly. We have got about one hum
dred tons of coal on shore, by dint of
hard work in boating it ashore and af-
forwards wheeling it up the bank in
barrows. We expect to land about for
ty more. We should be entirely inde-
pendent of coal had we reached Cape
Murchison. We were prevented from
doing so by the ice. have been over
there, about six miles from here, and
found the excellent coal mine spoken
of by the last British expedition. Our
location is very good indeed. 1t is we'll
sheltered, and the surrounding country
is quite prepossessing for the Arctic re-
gions. 1 expect we shall be quite COM
Portable, and if we stand the 130 days
of darkness we will come out of it very
we'll. look forward with more con-
Germ than anything else to those ex-
ploring expeditions, as that is a mode
of life have not had the slightest ex-
perience in. A letter in these regions
is the most acceptable thing one can
get. Sincerely your friend,
j. B. LOCKWOOD.
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Jumping Fish.

One of two things is evident Either
some of the fish down the river have
acrobatic tendencies or the author of
the following story did not have his
spectacles with him when he went
fishing: While Mr.. Sloat was drawing
seine in the Rondout Creek he noticed
several large black bass in the net in
dustrious]y gobbling up the small fry.
AS the net was hauled into shallow
water the bass became alarmed, and,
swimming around the top of the net
until they arrived at the lowest b1ace,
jumped over the rim like sheep over a
fence. mot content with their es-
cape" said Mr.. Sloat, "after swimmin Q
about 100 feet out into the stream, one
after another, they jumped four feet in
to the air, their bodies cleaning like
new milk-pans in the sunshine. Troy
(M " Times.
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An East-Editor's Sentiments.

| An EaSL-EulCOT S6uL1MGlCS.
Brooklyn Eagle: With its earthquakes,
red sunsets and other cosmic meteorlo-
| gical disturbances and pagcantries, this
is a year Of wonders, but nothing more
surprising has been recorded than the tor
nado which recently swept across por-
ton Of Dakota. Its track was not very
vide, but what it lacked in breadth it
made up in intensity, carried off church
full of deacons and vestrymen, and dis
trbuting them all over the southern tier
of counties. For Il short time the air was
full of flying oxen including Indians not
taxed, with their squaws, wi gwams and
domestic animals, and the last that was
seen of the school house it was rapidly
disappearing i'll the direction OF the Cult
of Mexico. At least some phenomena
almost as extravagant as these are affirm
ed to have accompanied it, and there is no
doubt that the little town of Huron IN
that state almost entirely disappeared on
the wings OF the WhlrlW:nd. 1t would be
we'll if the scientific people now assembled
in Philadelphia could suggest some sale
guard against these calamitics which are
frequent on our immense Western plains;
and though there is an element ct comedy
in the recitment Of these effects, there is
a very distinct element OF tragady in them
SO for as the ruined farmers are concern-
cd. Sailors fire cannon into waterspouts
at sea, collasping them into harmless del
uges of water IfSir William Thompson.
Or any Of his scientific compeers, could
point out some simular mole Of breaking
up cyclones, it would b. i great boon to
the Western farmer, who is now likely at
any time to be blown. with all his appur-
tenances and belongings, into the next
diocese.
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A Nation of Ice-water Drinkers.

What nation of ice-water drinkers
we are. There is to be ice-water on
the Brooklyn bridge this summer,
though it will probably have to be paid
for. That London hotel which, it is
published, declines to receive Ameri-
cans, gives as one objection their con-
stant demands for ice-water. But the
American in Europe soon gets over the
ice-water mania. Somehow or other
he soon ceases to care for it, and after
a while forgets to ask for it Possibly
it is the climate, but anyhow it is the
fact. 1t is the same way with the salt
less butter in Paris, and elsewhere on
the continent. At first we mix in salt
at the table, but in a week or two we
take the butter. as it is served. We
drink too much ice-water for our own
good. Doctors say it is one of the
causes of Bright's disease. / know
families every member Of which has .
pitcher Of ice-water in his sleeping
room every night. winter and summer
nike. Fo1,sey's Pronress.
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'tember Is, 1884.
BY ORDER DIST. RIP. CENT. CoMM

To-day marks an epoch in the history
Of Dakota territory that may be for good.
and possibly may not Athwart the po-
litical horoscope there has arisen nothing
since our last issue that would tend to dis
courage the South Dakota watchward,
but at the same time there exists grave
fears that all is not as serene and favorable
as would be desirable where united south
is absolutely essential. There are fears
that Mellette, McN1asters and Gifford's
supporters will be unable to unite on
South Dakota man, and that the magnet
ism of present power and supremacy may
draw the lukcwarm toward Raymond and
thus allo5 him the magic number necess-
ary for choice. While the eyes of the
vast number of people of this great do
main are turned toward Pierre, inside the
tented walls the heat of the battle is in
tensely added to by the thoughts of these
representatives that their home support
ers are watching intcntly their actions and
weighing well their Intentions The fact
that in every farm house and hamlet an
occasional imaginary glimpse toward
Pierre is INDUCED in tends to increase and
heighten the already scethng caldrom Of
political tempestuousness, and amid the
excitement Of ballot and but instantaneous
pause as each county casts her mite into
the acme Of confusion, the calm but inter-
ested condition of demanded right and
recognition among the masses in South
Dakota looms athwart the horizon of po-
litical mystifcation. This demand is
bound to elevate, the only question to-day
being whether that elevation will reach
the apex of final adjustication, or wheth-
a united Raymond phalanx will be enat-
led to reach the goal 1t is Raymond
against the field, and the only fear is that
the field will be downed Whatever the
result, lose or win, the loyalists of South
Dakota have made a big fight, against
odds almost ovcrpowering, and amid
masses that have continually howed
against the cry Of unifcation they have
gained the conventions and are now follow
ing the matter to it's end-bitter or sweet.
The first charge has been made, how dis
may be seen from our dispatch
es, and the end is not yet. Now lets see
how the thing goes.
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YES of Blaine and LOGAN

Lives Of Blaine and Logan, by John
Clark Ridpath, III. d., is the leading
book of the campaign. 1t embraces, be-
sides the lives, a history of political par
ties, and valuable chapter upon the eff.
feet of tariff legislation in the United
States, We learn its sales are very large
in all parts of the country Messrs. Jones
Brothers & Co., Chicago, are the publish
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-09-18

The Emperor of Anam uses large
and deep pond of water as safe for
money and valuables. The money not
intended for use is placed in the hollow
ed out trunks of trees, which are thrown
into the water. 10 keep away thieves
and prevent the King himself from be-
ing tempted to draw upon the reserve
fund without sufficient cause, q number
of crocodiles are kept in the water,
their presence and the certainty of be-
ing eaten alive acting as a wholesome
restrainer and insuring the security of
the royal treasure in a most effectual
mannar
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-09-18
Congressional Convention

The Territorial Republican Convention will be
held Mt Pierre On Wednesday, Septembet II, 1884
at ? O'Clock NJ, for the purpose of placing in
nomination a candidate for delegate in congress,
and tracsacting such other business as may prop
erly come before said convention. In said conven-
ton the representation shall be two delegates for
each organized county, and additional delegates
based upon said county's population shown by
its votes for delegates in 1882 at the
rate of one delegate to said territorial convention
for each 200 votes, or major fraction thereof cast
at said election.
The following apportionment is given to show
the number of delegates to which each county is
or organized subsequently, will be entitled to dele
ga tes according to the apportionmeAt herein men
toned
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-09-18

Pierre was visited with terrific fire on
Thursday of last week. The First Nation
al bank, a general merchandise store, a
dry goods house and furniture store, and
other buildings were destroyed. The
skating rink, which had been fitted up
for the territorial convention was included
in the general destruction, and NAM
moth tent was ordered to take the place
of the hall. The total loss is $lO0, 900;
insurance $40. 900.
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tober II, for the purpose of placing in
nomination candidates for the various
county offices, and to select delegates to
represent Lincoln county in the legislative
district convention. The battle has now
received starter, and war from this on
seems to be the outlook.
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Teachers Examination.

The regular autumn examination of
teachers of Lincoln county will be held at
the court house in Canton, on Tuesday,
September 30, 1884, beginning at
O'Clock A. NJ. Applicants will come sup
piled with pen, ink and legal cap paper.
Respectfully, w. E. BENEDICT,
County Superintendent.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-09-18

Gov. Pierce has issued a proclamation
appointing an auditing board, whose duty
is shall be to make rules and regulations
for auditing the accounts of the commits
sioner for Dakota for the worlds fair at
New Orleans. The members of the board
are Alex Mckenzie, W. H. Mckay,
Yankton; and r. Brown of Canton.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-09-18

"A democratic mass convention will be
held in Canton on Saturday. September
81, to select delegates to attend the Sioux
Falls convention next month. at which
time some democratic idol will be put up
for slaughter.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-09-18

Since the great fire at Mitchell there
have been two more fires discovered and
extineuished. Incendaries are at work,
and the city council have ordered the
special police to shoot down any person
discovered III the act OF firing building
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-09-18

1t is now believed that none of the
germs of All epidemic can cross an ocean
with the wind, but that all low forms Of
life contained in it must soon reach the
water and die The cholera must make
its VOYAGES by ships.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-09-18

As usual the pioneer merchandise store
of Eden is selling more goods for one hun
dred cents than can be bought elsewhere
for 81. Competition has no terrors for
CulbertsOn.
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Notice is hereby given that republican legis!a.
tive district convention for the First Council and
representative district of Dakota will be held at the
town of Beresford, Union county, on the four
teeuth Q4) day of October, 1884, at one (D O'Clock
P. NJ for the purpose of putting in nomination
candidates for the legislature, to wit: Two men,
bers of council and four members of the house.
The counties of Union. Lincoln and Clay compose
the said first Legislative district, and will be entit-
led to representation in this convention follows
One delegate each at large and delegate for
every hundred 1oO) votes, fraction over fifty
(50) votes cast for Hon. ohm B. Raymond for del
egate in congress in November, 1852. Under this
appointment the said counties will be entitled to
delegates follows;
Union county eight 80
Lincoln county eleven u1l
Clay county nine (9)
Dated September Is, 1884.
BY nRnRR DIsr RYp. CENT CONT.
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No. of graded schools in county, 9
No. of school rooms in graded schools, 4
No. of ungra ded schools, 70
No. of days school was taught, S,704
No. OF teachers employees; males SO,
females "a, total 137
Average monthly pay Of teachers;
males $50 80
females, $27,20
No. of unmarried persons residing in
county between and 20 years OF
age, June lst, 1884; males 1862, fe-
males 1l39, total, 1901
Total No. OF different pupils enrolled
in schools. 2,179
Per cent of attendance of those en-
rolled, SO
Average cost oftuition per month for -
No. Of fschooi houses erected within said
school year,
No. OF school houses in county graded
2, ungraded 20, total, 70
Value Of school houses, intending sites
and furniture, 46,25l.ss
Whole No. of sitting in school houses, 2,296
Par amount OF school bonds OutStand.
ing June 80, 1884, 29,Sll.O0
Averag ge rate of interest paid thereon,
~ per cent.
Amount of warrants outstanding, a,5lO.2l
Total amount paid to, and due school
officers for services and expenses
during said school year, 1872 O0
SCHOOL RECEIPTS FOR SAID YEAR
Cash on hand April lst, 1883, 5,O97.74
Received into special fund from all
sources. 2i,Osl.59
Received from npportonment, 6,22S. GO
Received from sale 0f bonds, II, ,765.00
Total receipts to June 30 1SS4, 4l293
SCHOOL EXPENDITtR RES.
For school houses, sites, furniture and
appendages, 7431.4S
For te2 cherS' wages, 1882. 90
For all incidental expenses, 4, 156. 60
For interest on bonds, 2,2l3.S5
For purposes not above included, 825.60
Total school expenditures for year. 30,2l1 IS
Balance on hand June 30, 1884, IL, a6l.4s
No. of certificates issued in school year..
lst grade 9. End grade IS, 3rd grade
S. probation q. total li9
No. of applicants rejected, 10
Amt. ofInstltute fees collected, Sl5a.OO
Nc. of different schools visited by Su-
perintendent since April l, 1883, "a
Whce No OF visitatiCns of schools by
Supt. since April l, 49, ITO
No. of county institutes held, =
No. of sessions of county teachers as
Sociations held, ........ 9 |
and a number Of meetings of local as
sociations ut Canton, Eden, and
LennOx. -'
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A destructive cyclone in Clay county
last week swept near Nermillion. The
damage was not great.
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The republican convention for Lincoln
will be held IN this city on Saturday, Oc-
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superintendent Report.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUPERIN-
TENDENT OF SCHOOLS OF LINCOLN
COUNTY,. DAKOTA TERRITORY. FOR
THE SCHOOL YEAR, INCLUDING FIF-
TEEN MONTHS, BEGINNING APRIL
1sT, 1888, AND ENDING JUNE BOTH,
1884.
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Reports from the cyclone and inundated
territory in Wisconsin place the total loss
es at 100000.
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Republican Legislative District Con.
yentiOu,

p. WELLS, Chairman.
E. ". Caldwell and A. W. Edwards, Secretaries.
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the other hand, is there the least likelihood that
any apples of discord will make their appear
ance in the body.
The fact of the plenary council of the Catholic
Church concluding its sessions in Baltimore just
about the time the Methodist Conference opens
in that city, forms a conjunction Of events
which will naturally place those two great
churches in contrast with each other. The Ro-
man Catholic population of the country is re-
ported at Z, 900, 900, considerably greater than the
aggregate membership of the Methodist bodies,
but not nearly so large as the estimated Method
list constituency, including adherents. Another
church which is brought in contrast with Metho-
dism at this time. is the Protestant Episcopal,
which a few weeks ago celebrated the one
hundredth anniversary of the ordination of its
first bishop. This church has done and is still
doing a grand work in the nation, but numer-
ically it is far behind the Methodists. At the
present time it has 81 bishops, 5000 clergymen
and a membership of about 400, 900. Next year
is the fftieth anniversary of the organization of
German Methodism in this country, but the
German brethren. with that eye to business
which is Il commendablo characteristic Of their
race. are taking time by the forelock, and hold
ing their celebration, IN connection with the
other Methodists, in this centennial year.
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solvent of the contents Of the stomach-so long
as that organ is at work. By this too frequent
eating a rational q petite Is spoiled. Only one
thing can then foiIow-an impaired digestion
and dyspepsia"
THE greatest cause Of the poor health of
American women, however, is the lack Of in
MIGRATING employmet. They loll too much.
Their brain and whole muscular system becomes
sluggish and at last incapable of sustaining any
strain at all. Tho need Of American women IS
not doctors and medicins, but advice and more
out-of-door exercise. more useful employment in
the house, and moro interchange OF ideas and
opinions. Woman. instead Of being mans in
ferior and tho weaker Of the two, is intended by
nature to be the greater and the stronger"
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MEDICAL EXPERIMENTS.
Risks Taken by French Physicians In the
Cause of Science.

Paris Letter in Boston Journal.
Some interesting as well as some very extra
ordinary experiments We're made at the hospital
for old men at Breteuil, where the cholera APP
pears to have ragged with special force, Although
this asylum-h hospital was perfectly clean-a
model of its kind-and the aged men dOmiciled
therein had every comfort which they were ca
pable of enjoying, they died off as if they were
suddenly poisoned. Time was when the Paris
ians would have suspected that prisoners were
at work. Not more than n generation ago a
man, who was seen examining edibles at 4 mar
ket stall in a cholera season, was torn in pieces
by a mob because he was supposed to be a
poisoner, and because q white powder.
which turned out afterwards to be pulverized
sugar, was found i'll his pockets. The project
of police, Nj. Pasteur, and a large number
of eminent doctors, went up to Breteull to see
why it was that the old men died off so fast.
All the food and drink furnished for the con
sumption of the inmates was carefully ex-
amined. NJ. Pasteur has not yet made his re-
port, but meantime a great deal of twaddle Is
talked about microbes. A certain doctor who
wishes to prove to the world that the microbes
of DR.. Koch are without any action on the hui
man organism, and that the objections from
cholera are neither infectious nor contagious, in
dulged in a curious experiment. A woman of
thirty five, who was in the domestic service of
the renowned Professor Vulpian, in whose lab
oratory the doctor who made the experiment is
we'll known, died suddenly with every
symptom of cholera fully developed. She had
cramps, dlarrhua, SpaSinodlc vomiting, etc. Inc
doctor caused some pills to be prepared with
the objections from the sick room, and. after he
knew that the woman was dead, Tallowed them
in the form of pills prepared with a little gum and
some harmless powder. The experiment was
made in the presence of Doctors Carpenter,
Pinet, Marcus and one or two others. The Doc
tor up to date is in excellent health. But two
Guinea pigs. which had received sub cutaneous
injections of the same fluid absorbed by the
doctor, died shortly atterward with choleraic
symptoms. Many Of the leading medical au-
thorities say that none of these experiments are
conclusive. Desgenettes inOculated himself with
the pest 1--WE had a frightful picture of it in the
Salon this year, Peter rubbed his gums with
diphtheritic membranes. These two seekers
after truth were granted immunity from the in
lection which they thus braved. but they did not
prove that the maladies were not contagious.
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Professor Proctor and His Family.

Prof. Richard A. Proctor, the famous astrono-
mer, is now located with his numerous family at
st. Joseph, No. 1t is his intention to lecture
the coming winter, and for tina, purpose he will
travel about the country, accompanied by his
of his wife's mother. Exceedingly wild stories
have been published touching Proctor's last
marriage. and these stories are calculated to re-
feet no credit upon either Professor or Mrs.
Proctor. Mrs. Proctor's first husband was a
Mr.. Crowley, who, being afflicted with a fatal
throat disease, was compelled to go to the more
congenial climate of Australia, his wife and two
little children accompanying him. In less than
a year Mr.. Crowley died, and his widow set out
to return to America. Afellow- passenger on the
steamer from Melbourne was Prof. Proctor. whose
attention was attracted TO the pretty widow and
her two children; he had been a widower for four
years, so it wac quite natural that his sympathy
for Mrs. Crowley should ripen rapidly into an.
other and more enduring sentiment. The widow
could not resist his wooine; he was rich and
famous, and in love with her; she was poor. in
need of sympathy, and was going back to a life
of loneliness and comparative poverty in o
drowsy Missouri town. 1t was wise enough of
her to accept the Professors suit So, by the
time they reached America, they were engaged,
and in lees than three months thereafter they
were married. By his first wife, Proctor had
seven children; by her first husband, the pres.
ent Mrs. Proctor had two children, and there is
a child by tho last marriage; so there are nine
children i'll the Proctor mansion at St Joseph.
One child, who has been a cripple from his
birth, remains in England with relatives of his
dead mothar