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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-11-08
NOBODY DOUBTED
A Farmers Clever Device.

I'VE made singular discovery the
other day." remarked an official of a
road running into Chicago. "Aoout three
miles beyond certain station on our
line there is farmhouse by the side of
the track. Just beyond the farmhouse
is little creek, over which there is a
small bridge. About fouryears ago some
repairs were made TO that little bridge,
and, of course, the bridge gang had put
up sign-board Run Slow on either
side during the day or SO the bridge was
weakened. When they had finished
their work they went OFF and forgot the
signs. The fact is, the boards had dis
appeared, and they didn't take the
trouble to hunt them up.
Some weeks afterward, no one knows
Just when, those signs reappeared in
their fermer places. Nobody knew who
put them there, or what for. Nobody
cared. Ifthe section men noticed the m
at all they thought the bridge men had
done il. II was none of the engineers
business why they were there-it was
their duty to observe regulations, which
required them to slow down at all such
signs. Observe regulations they did.
For about four years not a train had
passed over that little bridge without
slowing almost to a stand still. The cul-
vert, for that's all it is, has been as safe
as any part of the road-bed, and yet stop.
ping and starting trains there has cost
this company thousands ofdollars. You
know. it costs money to stop and start
trains. You are wondering how it al
comes about, of course. Well, that tar
mer stole those boards and put them w
again at his leisure. For four years ht
has been going into town or coming from
1t on our trains, getting on or off right a
his own door 1t was slick scheme
and how he must have laughed at u
and enjoyed it all the while. But hi
game is up now, and the engineers ar
having their revenge by keeping up al
internal screeching of their whistles a
all hours of the day or night wheneve
they pass that farmhouse" Chicag
Herald
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-11-08
SAVED BY A LOAD OF HAY.
A woman's Thrilling Leap from q Train
Over Trestle.


Il tell ycu what, bows. I've railroaded
it for years and been mixed up in all
kinds of disasters, but I hope to croak
right here if want TO be the eye wit
ness again ofsuch an awful sight as |
saw day or two ago"
The speaker was brakeman on the
Erie.
"a day or 50 ago." he continued, "a tall
and handsome woman got into the la
dies car at Dunkirk. With her was a
bright and interesting boy, probably 2
years of age. The child laughed, and
croaked, and played with the passengers.
When the train left Cattaraugus the
woman seemed nervous, got out Of her
seat, picked up the baby, and started for
the rear end Of the coach.
"a short distance east of Cattaraugus
is a long, deep gall, over which the rail-
road has built high trestle. The dis
tance from the top of the trestle to the
wagon road below is perhaps one hun
dred feet. A sharp and short curve
leads to the trestle. As the train rushed
over the guilt voman's piercing shrek
was heard. [ looked an saw an ebJect
leap from the platform into the rocky
gulf. That object, sir, was the lady pas
senger, and in her arms closely clasped
to her breast, was her infant. | pulled
the bell cord and the train came to a
halt. How it happened l cannot say,
but ut the time the woman jumped a
load Of hay, drawn by pair of oxen.
passed under the trestle. Mother and
child landed squarely in the centre OF
the hay, and were thus saved from hor-
rible death. The farmer was so horritied
that he jumped from his wagon and dart
ed up the hill. The woman, who was
not hurt in the least, said her name was
Mrs. Adam Scell and her home in Mich
igan. She was on her way to visit
friends in the oil country. Hers was in
| deed a miraculous escape"
Mrs. Scell said that she could not ex
plain her action. When near the car
door she was seized with an insane desire
to jump from the train.
The farmer as he drove along was
thinking of his dead wife and daughter
When the visitors came through the
clouds. as it were, and landed ON his hay
he thought that the dear departed had
come back to earth to revisit him
Bradford, Pa Letter to the Philadel'
phia Times
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-11-08
Predictions for sorghum Sugar.

Mr.. Collier, in his work on sorghum
saws that when worked by the best
methods which we now have, fully one
third of the sugar is left in the stalks,
and that such loss is permitted to con
tinue is a reproach to the industrial
science of the country. Ii is by no
means improbable that a variety of sor-
ghum will be developed much superior
in sugar producing qualities to any we
now have. Great improvement has
heen made in the beet. and like improve.
ment is to be made in sorghum. Nor
does he doubt that within very few
wears we shall render ourselves indie
pendent 0: other nations for our sugar
supply. He predicts that before 1900
we shall be profitably exporting sugar
and bases his belief on these facts:
l. About thirty, eight per cent of al
our cultivated land is devoted to corr
growing. showing The perfect adaptabili
ty of our climate to corn.
2. The conditions of successful growth
ofsorghum and corn are the same.
8. The methods of cultivation are iden
tical.
4. Analyses have shown that sorghum
seed differs from corn no more than one
variety OF corn from another.
5. Feeding experiments have showI
that sorghum seed is as good for fatten
ing animals as corn, and may be substi
tuted for it.
6 As much sorghum seed per acre car
be produced as of corn.
Z. Ninety five per cent OF the sorghum
now grown is for the seed and leaves
alone as feed.
s. 1t is only after the seeds are thor
oughly ripe that the most sweet is avail
able.
9 When sorghum is mature, it con
tains as much SUGAR as Is found in th'
best tropical cane. z.,
10. Experiment has shown that ever
in small mills the syrup can be made a
from II to % cents per gallon.
IL. A yield of six pounds of sugar iron
| a gallon of syrup is fair average.
II. Excellent sugar has already beel
made from sorghum at cost not exceed
ing Al cents per pound, taking mo az
count of the value of seed,
in view Of these results, Prof. Collie
| has no doubt that sugar can now be mao
| for 2 cents per pound, and pred cts tina
within ten years it will be made for
cent per pound, making this the suga
| producing country of the world.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-11-08
In "A Plague-Stricken City.

There is lying before us lady's letter
fresh from the Naples Post Office. 1t is
pierced through and through in four
places by a knife, in order to permit of
the more eff ctive fumigation of its con-
tents, although the cholera germ would
probably laugh at such a precaution.
The writer says: From the moment they
let loose upon us the Italian workmen
from Marseilles and ToulOn | felt sure
that we should have the cholera here, in
spite of all their quarantines and cordons
sanitaires. The soil was indeed prepar-
ed for its advent The Bassi, where the
poorer NeapoIitans live in squalid mis-
cry, is in dirty, fetid state, the novels
have no windows and no water-closets,
they are simply human burrows with a
hole called door, and no other means
of egress or ventilation. Nothing was
done to cleanse this filthy quarter, and
there the disease has ragged and is raging
When it broke out there was a savue qui
peut of the beau monde, and as the rich
and fashionable fed. there streamed in
from all parts of Italy doctors and nurses
only asking to be employed in combat
| ing the disease. From the King to the
| chemist all have done molly, in tn,
midst Of scenes too trying to describe
There has not been time to make coffins
for the dead The corpses are simply
put into sacks.
81 hardly ever go out now, but having
| to buy dress, | drove out to-day.
came home without buying anything.
could not bear driving about the streets
Everything made me so sad. We met
six professions of women have since
heard they were of the worst class with
their hair hanging down their backs
chanting, in hoarse and tuneless voices
horrible dirges for the dead. Men ac
compsnied them with plates, asking
aims, and insulting those who refused tc
give. Ibid not meet a single carriage
containing any persen known in Naples
MANY of the shops never open, and al
are closed at three o'clock. The paper:
do not tell you half the horroran gloon
that hangs over this City ofthe Dead"
This letter, and many others which
have been received from the cholera
stricken districts in Italy, offer many
points of resemblance to descriptions o.
former plaques in the same localities
The panic among the lower classes
which has been growing into ,deliriou
fright as the number of deaths increas'
at Naples; the dis9rganization and inter
rupt ed communications seem almost
repetition of the occurrences III l34S, o
which Baccaccio writes that such wa
the public distress, that The laws, human
and divine, were no more regarded,
and that the citizens and relations show
ed so little regard to each other, that :"
brother fed from his brother, a wifi
from her husband, and a parent from IT
lown child" The condition ofthe poo
at thai time was much what today 1T al
pears to be at Naples. The diseas
which showed itself in "a sad and won
lderful manner" snatched away over 100
600 victims between March and July
134S, '..
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-11-08
Only Old Families.

Indian squaw Visiting her daughters
at the Indian school)-Who are those
girls you were playing with?'
Indian pupils-Their names are Edith
and Ellie. They are such nice little
girls"
"But they are white"
"Yes, ma"
"Where do thev come from?"
Edith is from Boston and Ellie from
Philadelphia"
"Just as supposed. How often must
| tel YOU never to associate with such
fiolKs? =,
why, ma, what is the matter with
them?"
"The idea of my children-my chill
dren-stoopiLg to recognize such Great
ures Be more exclusive. Remember
Won belong to oan 1f the old families. 4
"But don't tke!, carr
"Of course not. Ley are foreigner
whose ancestors came over with Mile
S,andish and William Penn" Philadel
phia Call.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-11-08
He Needed Protection.

An Austin colored man, with pro-
truding eyes, rushed into Justice Tege-
ner's Office and exclaimed: Il wants
Cal Jones, who Ibis next door to me, put
under million dollars bond ter keep
de peace" "Has he threatened your
life?' He has done dat berry ding
He said he war gwine ter fill de next
nigeah he found after dark in his hem
house plum full of buckshot," Texas
Siftings.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-11-08
REMARKABLE EXPERIMENT.
Mems Peculiar Defensiveness of Unpro-
tected Women.

mems fccullaf beIensiNeutss Oh tHpro-
tected Women.
hold it to be truth constantly SELF
evident that every man will defend a
woman against all men except himself
Ifyou haven't noticed it already, you
have only to look for it an hour or so in
any place OF mixture OF the sexes. Clap
your eyes on pretty woman without
male escort, and two phenomena will
become obvious. Firstly, there will be a
large amount of open and covert staring
at her, to all Of which he obliviousness
is of course only assumed. Secondly, if
one of the starers happen to realize that
others are at the same game he will nan
ifest plainly his disgust at such treatment
of IN unprotected beauty, utterly ignOr-
ing his own offense. A husband and
vile got into street car. The man was
comewhat dudish in dress. The woman
was under 20 and as pretty as nature
and art are in the habit of combining to
produce. They were chatting on the
very subject that have here introduced.
"Percival, DEAR" said she, Il will prove
to you that am right, and take only ten
minutes to do it, if you'll promise not to
get angry about it."
He closed the contract. Then she
drew herself up, as though the husband
sitting beside her was an entire stranger,
and waited for the car to fill with passen-
gers at Union Square.
Now" she WHISPERED behind her fan,
observe how am ogled when alone"
Within five minutes he saw that half a
dozen masculine passengers from hoary
age to callow youth, eyed his bride with
more or less audacity, and several mani
| fes " would not have needed the small
es BEGINNING of a wink on her part to
seize upon her then and there. That
part of the exhibition was triumph for
the wife, but the most curious feature OF
her triumph remained to be tried.
"You certainly do not seem to attract
a great deal of admiration" said the hus.
bard, supposing that the pretended
strangeness was at an end.
She lifted her eyebrows in simulated
surprise, as though an impertinent fellow
had unwarrantedly sccosted her, and
pointedly turned her face away from
him. He understood her now, and did
not speak to her further. Next she drew
her shoulder away from contact with
his. By this time the spectators wee
believing that he was annoying hel
dreadfully, and scornful glances were
aimed at hIm. Her inal trick wa:
conclusive. 1t consisted in suddenly
pulling her skirts clear of his trousers
and deliberately setting her feet as fal
in the other direction as the end of the
car would permit.
NOBODY DOUBTED
that the dear, demure creature had beer
grossly insulted. A man arose from the
opposite side. "Will you exchange seats
with me?" he very gallantly and polite
ly said, lifting his hat most deferentially
Now, he had been foremost among the
original oglers-the veriest simpleton o
them all. -..-. .----
Thank you, sir" she replied, as blanc
as a white heifer, "but prefer to sit be
side my husban |"
Thus with the came stone she killeC
that vulture-bird and the dOve-mat'
whom she had undertaken to instruct a
to the philosophy of male gallan ~
Clara Belle in Cincinnati Enquirer.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-11-08

"Oh. yes." he added, drawing his leg
up under him once more and running
his hand over the face of his goose; the
ladies' costumes that are intended to fit
are made by meh" Washington Star.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-11-08

Miss Eva Mackey is said to be nun
like in her dress. The fact that she has
half a million year to spend ior clothes
is probably one reason why there are
none like her. Graphic.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-11-08

De roughes' bark gin'rally kibers up lie
straightes' grain.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-08-05
The New orleans Expnsit,on

Washington, Aug. l-OHcials here
think that the government exhibit at the
New Orleans exposition will surpass in
interest rs we'll as extent that made at
the centennial. The experience at the
centennial has shown that the public
only take an interest in the catchy -or
snowy displays. and that the more theat-
rical they are the more likely they are to
attract attention. The display to be
made by the fish commission will be
larger than that sent to Paris last year.
or Vienna two years ago.
The Smithsonian will besides exhibit
q full collection of the mammals of North
America. A large force OF taxidermists
are now at work getting these specimens
in order. Every branch of the govern.
mcnt will be represented. The life.
saving service will have wrecks and go
through the form OF saving life every
day.
The exhibits will not be shipped until
November next, SO that they can be
properly arranged and packed. A large
Temporary frame building is now being
built in the ground east OF the National
Museum. the rooms OF the museum no,
being sufficiently large for the purpose
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-08-05
The Delegateship.

Referring to the election OF delegate
to congress. the Douglas County Chron.
icle makes the following very Just COM
ments regarding the present incumbent:
10 say that he has not accomplished
anything, is false statement. He has
done eight times as much as the average
member of congress. Pretty fair for
"Dutchman" who has no vote. The
ratio of the number of congressman and
the number of bills introduced allows
the passage of about quarter of bill
to each representative. Delegate Bay
mond has worked through two bills of
prime consequence to Dakotaians-the
acts doubling the number OF members
of the Dakota legislature and
creating two additional judicial districts.
He has worked increasingly for the in
terests of his constituency. That his eff
forts and deeds are appreciated by the
people is shown by the fact that compare
lively few papers are opposing his reel
ection. But then is it possible for any
one erring, sinful man to satisfy 300, 600
people, scattered over a territory 500
miles one way and 400 the other? No.
1t can't be done. He certainly possesses
great wisdom and good judgment who
can SO nearly please all as Jno. B. Ray.
mond has done.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-08-05
First Publication July 24th.
Notice of Private Sale Of Real
Estate.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. That in pur-
~ suance of an order of the Probate court in
Of Dakota. made on 18th day of July, 1884, in
the matter OF the estate of Amanda Goodwin, !,
deceased, the undersig ed, the administrator of
said estate. will sell at private sale, to the
highest bidder, for cash, and subject to con-
hrmation BY said probate court, on and after
Monday. the l1th day of August, 1884. all the
night, title, interest and esta e of the said
Amanda Goodwin. deceased, at the time OF her
death. and all theright, title and interest that
the said estate has, by operation of Law or
otherwise. acquired other than or in addition
to that of the said intestate at the time of her
death. in and to all those certain lots, pieces
M q parcels of land situate, lying. and being in
the said county of fankton, Territory of Da-
kota, and described as follows to-wit:
The west half of the east two-thirds of lots
ten, eleven and twelve 90, II and I'D in block
htty-one, (5l,) in Lower Yankton, in the city of
Ianxton.
Terms and conditions of sale: cash. Deed at
expense of purchaser. Bids or offers NAV be
made at any time after the first publication of
this notice and before making of the sale.
All bids or offers must be in writing and left
at the Office of N. j. .Cramer, attorney at law, in
the city and county of Yankton, or delivered to
the undersigned personally.
WILLIAM A. FORD,
Administrator of the estate of Amanda Good
win, dec ased.
2s-sw NJ CRAMER, Attorney.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-08-05

Can't some of the great Bismarck pol
iticians, scattered as they are from the
Red river to the Missouri slope, effect a
dicker with the Black Hills folks? Can't
they say, I'VE will support McMasters if
you will work for our capital?" If not
this particular dicker, then some other.
AS sure as the sun rose this morning the
early expressed aspirations of the Hills
are but forerunners to an arrangement
between the politicians.-Mandan Pto-
nccr.
Past events and the shadows of COM
ing events indicate that trade is in
progress, but whether it be upon this
particular candidate or some other is
yet among the uncertainties. The capi-
tai crowd will gladly exchange the oele-
gateship for southern support of their
capital scheme and all the more readily
because Raymond, who has refused to
aid them in fastening an illegal act upon
the people. is the candidate of the great
majority of the north. 1t IS apparent
enough that the coming session of the
legislature will be dangerous session
to the interests of the capital syndicate
unless that syndicate can gain control of
the legislature. The people of the south
and large proportion of the people of
the north feel that the acts of the capi-
tai commission have been entirely in
furtherance of private speculation and
that the interests of the terri
tory have been wholly ignored
in the consummation of deal which
was designed to fill the purses of the
few. This feeling at this particular
time is Intense because tho details Of
the deal are fresh in tue public mind.
The capital manipulators rely upon the
healing effects OF time for their future
protection, but there has not yet been
sufficient lapse OF months and years to
cause the public to forget the outrage
perpetratea in the name Of legislation
Consequently combinations must be
made, trades must be effected, votes
must be purchased. The deleeateship
10 cheap legal tender il II can be con
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-08-05
Dakota Republican Convention.

Dakota Republican Convention.
The territorial republican convention will be
held at Pierre. on Wednesday. September 17th,
1854, at o'clock, n. m, for the purpose of
placing in nomination a candidate for delegate
IN congress. and traasacting such other busi-
ness as may properly come before said conven-
ton. In said convention the representation
shall be two delegates for each organized coun-
ty and additional delegates based upon said
county's population as shown by it's votes for
one delegate 70 said territorial convention for
each l0O votes, or major fraction thereof, cast
at said election.
show the number of delegates to winch each
county is entitled. Any organized counties not
mentioned or organized subsequently will be
entitled to delegates according to the appor-
tlOnment herein mentioned:
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-08-05

Investigation shows that, according to
the assessment rules, values differ
materially in this territory. For example,
in Beadle county the average assessment
on horses Is $1,000, in Brown county
$4,000, in Sphinx county $1,000. In
Brown county the average assessment of
of 160 acres of land is $3.50, in Beadle
county 1915, in Sphinx county $500.
Beadle, Sphinx and Brown counties are
separated only by the boundary lines
which divide them. 1t would be pay
ing speculation to buy horses in Basdle
and sell them IN Sphinx.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-08-05
First Publication July 2ith.
Probate <nfico

In the Probate Court of the County of Yank-
ton, territory OF Dakota.
In the matter of the estate of Ole Knudson,
deceased
Notice of settlement of account and final dis
tribution.
NOTICE is hereby given, that Peter W. John
~ ~ son. the administrator of the estate of Ole
knudson. deceased. has rendered and presented
account of his administration of said estate and
that said estate is ready for distribution and
brought to close; and that Saturday. the 2Sd
term of said court to.wit. Of the July
term, A. u. 1854. at ten o'clock a. M,
at the court room of said court, in the city of
iankton. in said Yankton county. has been duly
appointed by the said court. for the settle
ment of said account, at which time and place
any person interested in said estate may ap-
pear and file his exceptions in writing to the
said account and contest the same.
Dated July 22d, 1884.
tsEALl L. CoSGLEToS, Probate Judge.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-08-05
First Publication July Oath.
SlpFblpnnnS

Territory of Dakota, Second Judicial Dis
trlct-ss.
In the District Court in and for Yankton
County.
Thomas Vickers, Plff.l
VS..
. Lima Vckers Deft.
The Territory of Dakota sends greeting. To
the above named defendant
NOU ar. hereby summoned and required t.
L answer the complaint in his action. which
was filed on the 18th day of July. A. d. 1884 in
the office of the clerk of the district court
within and for the county of Yankton, ter
rltoIy Of Danota. at the court house in the city
OF Yankton, county of iankton. d r. and
to serve copy of your answer on the sub
scribers at their Office Third streetin the city
Of ia1kton, Dakota territory. within thirty
elusive Of the day of service. Ii you fail to
answer the complaint within that time .he
Plaintiff will apply To the court for the relief
demanded in the complaint,
GAMBLE BROTHERS,
N-1T Plaintiffs Attorneys