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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-12-09

thfee times over what II was four years
ago. At the ssme rate of increase the
territory will contain abtut q million
and tquelter souls when the. federal
census 6f1oeo b taksn. Ni6eteen, ,of the
ehirtysseyen states had Less than mil.
lion population ii 1886. In other worde.
Dakotsas bfs 1tsnds to-day, has an Il.
contestabls1.s sight to immediate sdmis.
sion into o4hS anton. @
Bot thesdmmense territory included
within thO limits Of Dakota, and the
diverse interests that predominant IN its
northern and southern sections, both
point to the. expediency Of . division;
ana both sections nov claim admission
into the union, each ss full hedRed
state. The title of south Dakota ia
clear; north Dakota may with propfiety
be asked to wait for few years longer
Home estimator put the population of
the southern section At 245. .OUO, leaving
that OF the northern section at IFS, 600
south Dakota, therefore, has q popula-
tion larger than that of either Florida,
Colorado. Nevada, Oregon or Delaware
by the ninth census By 1890. if no in.
terruption occurs in it's prosperity,
south Dakota will have population
equal to that OF more than third of the
states OF the union.
But will a. democratic house give due
weight to the facts and figures W. have
stated? The republican candidate for
delegate in congress received about
5000 of the 5000 votes that were cast
ut the territorial election. Dakota, as
a stnte. will be as overwhelmingly re
publican as either Kansas or Iowa. II
will fortiiy the republican majority IN
the senate by two senators, at time
when the democrats are calculating upon
the early control OF that body. If we
can judge the democratic house by its
predecessors of like politics, Dakota will
be kept knocking at the gate as long as
the house remains democratic. Or
per APPS a compromise will be effected.
and Dakota admitted to her rights
simultaneously with hecarving Of Texas
into four states. A
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-12-09
4 FAR East OPINION.

Dakota Entitled to Diylsion and All.
mission.
Utica (New York; Gasette.
TIE vote in the recent election in Da.
kota establishes concluslvely the right
of the southern portion of that tesrisery
to admission into the aisteshood Of
states. This Journal has joined With
uther republican papers in insisting that
there should be no new states until the
population equalled. that of conR,es.
sional district IN other. states. By the
census OF 1880. the total population Of
Dakota vas 70 at which at least
ope.thifd vas located in the northern
aection of the territory. On that show.
ire, the southern portion was not en-.
titled to Representatives in congress.
In theintetval. the growth of Dakota
has been more rapid than that OF spyiot
The, American atases at any period, and
may saisly be said to Be without parallel
in the history Of ciyilixation. It Il poas
able to approximate this srowtA % the
basis Of the recent alsoiion statsatics. Il
sppears that something less than q, ,OOO
votes veSe cast for delegate to oonRrse
Tho ordinary methods Of caicula.
tiou show this, v0ts % represent Z
tesal popslssioo u abcut 4Ho0oO. The
number Of Inhabitants hes thus increased
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-12-09

10 addition to the number authorized ".
law. Mr. Springer has introduced the
same bill in the house.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-12-09

30 sOlluly determined IA the sentiment
In behalf of statehood for south Dakota
that any attempt to effect the admission
OF the entire territory as one state would
be met at the polls with an almost
mo" The feeling is that it
is better to remain indefinitely under
form OF government than to
accede to the proposition to make only
one state OF this vat domain, With all
it's varied interests and conflicting ele-
ments. OF two evils choose the Lesser, is
tie motto which actuates public senti.
ment. While fearing that statehood may
not at present be available there is
something more than a hope that d,vi.
sion may be accomplished during the
present session Of congress. As step
towards the attainment of our cherished
desire, this would be most acceptable to
the people. 1t would also, in a measure
silence the demand for immediate ad.
mission as it would relieve us of the
greatest danger which now confronts us
THAT of perpetual alliance with an eie.
ment and geographical section
antagonistic to our best interests. To
accomplish division. however, will re-.
qu,re the united efforts OF both political
parties. Politics should be put behind
us in the contest and all Dakotaians
should rally round the standard of divis-
ion with their one purpose in view aud
tight upon the platform OF separation
until that object is accomplished. Un-
der the organization of two territories
from the one now known as Dakota will
Icome an increase Of federal patronage.
While Dakota is strongly republican,
and through ite republicsnism could
doubtless control to a large extent the
action of the republican senate, the ad.
ministration is soon to be democratic
This creates an absolute necessity 70,
the active and hearty cooperation Of
the democratic party OF Dakota in the
division movement. To secure such co,
operation it would be better to have ii
understood that the republicans of south
Dakota would give hesrty support to
the candidacy of competent democratic
officials for positions in the newly
created territory. 1t is hardly to be
doubted that the democracy Of
Dakota is disposed to view with
something stronger than mere favor the
propagation to divide, and that with al
questions favorably settled as to the dis
tribution Of political power IN the new
Territory they would give the entire
weight of their influence to the plan
Republicanism can afford to concede
this much to them and to do it hearth,
and gladly. II the object to be attalnee
isl is tinally reached through ap allianc.
|betveenfhe two parties we are in fayol
ot fully and Freely according to demo
Stats the privilege of governmental con
troll so long as their representative re.
mains in the presidential cha,S and o.
giving them q fai. share in the distribu
tiop after statehood is secured. Their.
is something Of for greater impo,tapc,
than politics in this movement.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-12-09
Facilitating pSamatIons

Washington. special telegram, Dec. 5th
The ELI introduced by Senator Cot.
lom 10 facilitate promotions throughout
the army. BY retiring from active ser-
vice. upon their own application. oHacera
OF the army who served in the war Of the
rebellion, meets With the approval Of
army oftice.a. snd. IT paeseds would pro.
vide simrle and easy method OF award.
ing iustice to men who. vAi oshefvise
isnfSer injastice. The bill provides that
sAny officer borne on {, actavs list oi
'tbe army. who served in the var ,of The
reheliion, as odcsf q soldier of volun.
teess OF the REGULAR army. shsll. npou
his own application To- the president. bt
placed on the retired liat With the pex,
highest full grade above that vhicA ht
holds at the time such application Il
made. and shAll have tbe tauk and ne
tired pay os ths haahss grade"
Eetirements ppdef this bill ere to b,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-12-09
.utltrlld.
Mrs: Smiths Case. andy what the
Rev. Mr.. ALc1 xilStry has
to say at10iIt m

E to say n60ut It.
& To snf9yknlo: I haze been . fearfut as.
i.. hesn e.lisd Ec1ss g sSs sls HS a. asa
is.s rsis.s .s sad oD t.t es.ts
sosn disas iiya 6sSs bssa 8 alfsicsed d
fqS aaas shss sasTs g gs xss ast
fess TIL Sss n not d. II = = isl n n =
son. 1t N6utd comm nce "a. smHl viii 1spo1.
deep but il @ hesi tem . Msre 81 san @os
after their hrst tappearance. they would burn
and run together until there wnsa complete
.. to crack and look fiery and ana :, snd the
burning sensation would De most tnt0lcrxble,
! was at umes SO lame that oopld scarcely
sssiatance. have tried many rsnied e., and
have paid 500 in single instance to 8 pf1ysi.
clan, but have ever obtained snly temporary
lapsed again TO be as badly troubled as ever,
and dur ng the wi ter of 1881 and 1889 suffer.
ed SO much as to be entirely discouraged. Last
Mrs w sh'eh sre weYl p1 Ses Enoxn ana M
these ions. to try your CUTIcURA r. EMEDIEs:
Ind felt homeho~ y lutte c urage. from their
About the second week Of ju > last commen-
ced taking the remedies, and vii him six weeks
bssan TO see permanent improvement, ana
and my flesh is as the q sh shot, Of C child. i'd - Ae"'
MIS-. BENZ. NTH.
ce .tlty that the above staten Mt of my wife
is c,rrt ct, and ! join with her in EXPIRE sing my
gratitude for the great benefit he has received
B SMITH.
j certify that the above statement is correct.
MIR. Smith is prominent man IN this commu-
nifty, where he lives. He is well-kpown
dealer in stock. and his statems nj. with that of
his wife, is fully entitled to creoit.
Done at etanstead. Providence of Quebec
this tw wenty-seveuth day of October, 1887.
L. G. MCK1NS1 RY,
Minister of the Gospel.
LATER.--l have seen MRS Smith recently and
believe her to be thorough rad permanently
cured. &C. McklN>TRY,
Sec'y Advent Ch. Conf, P. O., No. Vt. and
70. y. h. Boston. sep. g. 1884.
Cut cURA REsoLAENr. the new blood purifier
and CUT1cUR>, :, and CuTICURA SOAP. the great
skin cures and be au'if rs, are sold velywhere.
OLvENT, IL W.
POTTER DRra AND CHEMICAL. Co. Rostau.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-12-09

.lsrs E;
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-12-09

Huron. By msjority Of eighty-nine,
has voted to issue additional city bonds
to the amount OF $4,000. to meet in.
debtedness incurred in constructing
water worka..
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-12-09
EXCELSIOR Book Store. Wholesale and Retai

The. Oldest Bookstore in the territory.
We continue to- Offer to our many
Of the day at eastern prices. n this de-
partmeat may be found. everything re.
quired lin the stationery line) in the
Office. store or chool house: Writine
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-12-09

paper, envelopes and blank books made
10 speciality. We also carry the largest
stock Of rWALL. PAPERS. "a
offered in the. market. Our prices
will, always be found reasonable. Third
street, bet. Cedar and Walnut Sts.,a
PURDY & BRECHT.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-08-15
Peach Trees in Sod.

A Maryland correspondent says he
has peach tree on a lawn which is
kept closely mown, which is perfectly
healthy and bears large crops of fruit
annually, while all his orchard trees
have long since succumbed to disease.
He inquiries whether it would be wise
to treat awholep peach orchard like this!
In our country where much of the
trouble of fruit growers comes from
the earth getting too warm in summer,
closely mown lawn is the perfection
of good culture. Grass, when contin.
ually mown, has not very strong roots,
and does not therefore rob the peach
tree OF its food, while nothing will
keep the surface of the earth cool.
er.
This is the reason why all fruit trees
do best in grass as general principle
But many people expect to get heavy
crops of grass as well as heavy crops
of fruit, all out of the same amount Of
food in the soil. When there is nc
more food than the fruit tree needs i,
is absurd to expect full crop of grass
also.
Such treatment is bad cultivation.
But if one is situated so that he car
top-dress the ground with fertilizine
material occasionally, that treatment il
the very best cultivation for fruit trees
because of the GOODNESS and shade
which the grass gives the roots of the
fruit trees. The constant moving
plan, good as it is, and excellent az
would be the crops, might still not bt
profitable mode for a marketman. 1
is one of those questions which only
actual figures could decide. Gard
ner's Monthly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-08-15
Silver Payments In Sight,

1t lie becoming painfully evident that
the time is not far distant when the
transition from gold to silver ba-
sis in American monetary affairs will
take place. The gold balance in the
United States Treasury has decreased
$50, ,O00,0 since January last and at
the end of July there was only $llS,-
600, 1000 of gold remaining in that ipsti-
tuition that was not covered by out
standing certificates. The Secretary of
the Treasury is required by law to keep
ahe Sl00,000,0O0 in gold for reserve
for redemption purposes and if the
drain continues at the recent rate that
limit will have been reached in less
than three months. In the meantime
the everlasting accumulation of light
weight dollars goes on and as the pile
of gold grows smaller the mountain of
silver increases at an amazing rate.
OF the effects upon the financial iu-
terests of the country when the change
comes there can be do doubt. Gold will
cease TO be money and become an arti-
Gle of merchandise again, being drain
ed out of the country as it was during
the rebellion. The dollar of the peo-
pie will be the silver dollar, the pur-
chasing power of which will decrease
just to the extent of the premium on
gold. The heavy transactions will be
made, of course, by means of the silver
certificates, thus saving the necessity
of transporting the heavy coin in large
quantities. But for the certificates in
deed the transaction of a large volume
of business by means of this bulky
coin would be impossible, as million
dollars in silver occupies the space of a
cord and quarter of old fashioned,
four-foot wood and weighs upwards of
thirty tons. Foreign exchange will ad-
vance and American securities will
be weakened abroad, with fair pros
pect that millions of dollars of these Sc
curities now in the hands of foreign
holders will be thrown back on our
hands.
There is nothing that can prevent
this unsettling of our financial affairs
within few months except. heavy
balance of trade in our favor and large
importations of European gold, of
which their is no certainty at present.
Congress could have saved the country
from this danger by the repeal of the
silver coinage act during its late ses.
sion but as that body chose to be the
servant of the few silver kings rather
than the servant of the many people
there is fair prospect that the millions
will be buying their bread and meat
within short time with deprecated
dollars, that will pay for considerable
less than dollars worth of those very
necessary articles.-Phila. Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-08-15
Canned Food.

1t is singular fact that we are in
debted to Pompeii for the great in
dustry of canning fruit. Years ago,
when the excavations were just begin
ming, party of Cincinnatians found,
in what had been the pantry of a
house many jars of preserved figs
One was opened, and they were found
to be fresh and good. Investigation
showed that the figs had been put into
the jars in heated state, an aperture
left for the steam 70 escape, and ther
sealed with wax. The hint was taker
and the next year canning fruit wal
introduced in the United States, thu
process being identical with that il
vogue in Pompeii twenty centuries ago
The old ladies in America who can to
matoes and peaches do not realize tina
they are indebted for this art to a peo
pie who were literally ashes but
few years after Christ.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-08-15
Preserving Gut Flowers,

Different flowers require different
mode of keeping for instance, the
rose from the carnation. l have found
by experience that all flowers, after
they are cut, in order to retain fresh.
ness, should be kept in cool place,
and away from air as much as possible
i have seen handsome cut flowers ar.
ranged in vase or basket set in the
front window, with the window raised
and full current of air blowing in
upon them, which would soon cause
them to drop and hang their heads. by
all means do not raise the window on
cut flowers the air will cause them to
whittier much sooner than the heat
Should You have bouquet or basket
see that the flowers are kept wei
sprinkled with cold water through the
day, and at night before you have youl
basket or bouquet put in some air-tighi
vessel and placed in the coolest part OF
the house be careful and do not put
it where it will freeze. Keep it in
temperature of from 40 to so degrees
Cover the flowers with well-moistened
paper or very thin cloth, and you
will find that the flowers, which were
wilted and hanging their heads the
night before, viii have freshened ~
and look nearly, if not quite, as well as
they did when received from the florist
Cor. Gardeners Monthly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-08-15
Working Horses Without Shoes.

A good deal of money is worse than
wasted in the needless shoeing of farm
horses for the shoe being unnatural
is always accompanied with more or
less risk, especially in the hands of ig-
norant or careless farriers. Bad shoe
ing and trotting on hard pavements are
among the most frequent causes of
lameness in all cities and it is not at
all unusual to see valuable horses in all
large cities sacraficed after a short per-
iod of abuse, for a small fraction of
their worth when sound. Such horses
are often young, spirited, and valuable
animals, and need only little careful
handling to recover the use of their
feet in many instances. The best treat
ment for such cases is 10 knock off the
shoes, and turn the horses into pasture
for a few weeks, when they will often
recover sufficiently to work without
shoes. Shoeing is far less needed than
most persons suppose if the horse is
worked on the farm, and does not have
to travel much on very stony or very
hard roads, he will do better without
shoes for at least eight months of the
year ; if the roads are quite hard, ma
cadamized, or stony, as they are in the
neighborhood of the writer, horses with
good sound hoofs will do a great deal
of work without shoes, and suffer no
injury. One of the ablest physicians
OF Middlesex county, who has a large
practice, and is obliged to drive his
horses sometimes pretty hard, find they
do better without shoes, although he
lives in district where the roads are
very hard. Of course the hoofs must
be sound, and if accustomed to shoes
must be accustomed to going with
out them by degrees, but when used
with some care there is no difficulty in
driving most horses as much as they
ought to be driven over roads of aver
age hardness without shoeing at all, for
at least eight months of the year if
the work is on pavements, the case is
different, especially if drawing heavy
loads upon the pavements, when the
shoe with calks is needed to enable the
horse to hold on and to prevent slip.
ping. In Winter when the roads are
icy, the sharpened shoes must be used
to prevent slipping, but on ordinary
snow, until it becomes ic6, there is nc
occasion for shoes in Winter any more
than in Summer. The saving is mo-
only in blacksmiths' bills, but in tb,
greater health and soundness of thu
horses feet. There are many chancei
to pick up valuable horses in our cities
made lame by bad shoeing, which onl,
need to have their shoes taken off an(
rest for few months to make valuable
animals. York Observer
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-08-15
Farm Implements. .

II is one of the questions which the
farmer is often called upon TO consider,
to what extent it will be to his advan-
tage to invest in the new and labor
saving machines which are constantly
brought to his notice. IL is manifestly
a subject which demands the exercise
OF great prudence and good judgment.
The question whether large outlay
for an expensive machine will be saw
ing in the end, in time and money, or
whether this saving will not be offset
by failure of the machine to do its
work, or by costly repairs and altera
tions. The temptations in most cases
to keep on in the old way with the old
implements is strong. New machines,
whatever their merits may be, have al
ways had to meet great deal of pref
udice and opposition at first. 1t is
true of farmers as well as of many 9th.
er people, that there exists natural
aversion TO radical change. 1t is so
much easier to keep along in the old
ruts. And so we find many now who
cling to the old scythe instead of using
mower that would do the work easier
and much better; and they still swing
the heavy cradle through the grain,
when frst-class reaper would cut and
bind the whole field in one twentieth
of the time. Others labor long and
YEARLY with hand-hoes through the
rows Of corn and potatoes, when their
cultivation could be done much more
thoroughly and effectively with the aid
of horse power
We know of farmers, who have emf
grated to this country from Europe,
who still use the sickle in harvesting
instead of the cradle, claiming that the
former makes great saving in grain.
1t certainly must take vast amount
of prejudice to keep one to the old, te-
dious, back-breakiug process with a
sickle, when an improved reaper aud
binder is clicking in an adjoining field
and going through large harvest in q
few days of good weather. 1t is the
height of false economy to refuse the
use Of machines because of their first
cost, or because they may not pick up
All tuC ictuuduts as COulu Ut uOnt NY
hand. When the saving in time, for
season after season, is considered, and
the much better opportunities that are
afforded for getting crop in at the
right time, and the larger areas that
may be kept under cultivation by this
method, there is little reason left for
using the old-fashioned hand imple-
ments. Of course the extent to which
machines may be used will depend to
some degreee upon the grade of the
land and the natural character of its
soil. Many machines are extensively
used in the Western States that would
not be available in billy, stony region,
with soil full of stumps and roots.
Yet often difficulties like these are not
30 greet as so he suppose, and machines
might be used in many places where
they are not now considered available.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-08-15
The Word Couple.

There are few words in the English
language so frequently misapplied as
the unfortunate word couple. The
root of the word is a Hebrew noun,
meaning "a fetter,' but we got it from
the Latin coup,sla, a joining, and il
should never be used except in the
sense of too joined together. A mar
and his wife are properly "a coupler
so are two hounds when strapped to
gether ; but two eggs are not a couple
two pins are not couple nor are two
days ''couple of days" Fowls, wher
they are alive aud running about are
not couples but when killed and tiet
in pairs for sale they become couples.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-08-15
AN AND DEMOCRAT, BTOOMsBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY PA
Anxcrtisinp Chea,aiti


~ mas pecomc so common TO Degin an
article, in an elegant, interesting style.
"Tben RIM n jnfo some advertisements
,ho, 200 .vo,d an s,oh
~ "'o'u y" ''.''
Anu simply cai attention TO the
merits Of Hop Bittcrs IL as plain, honest
terms as possible.
"To induce people
uro r,vo ,ta,,, ano,.;,, ,,,,,,,, r.. ,o.au
s.'o NV" v"o ,,,, 10, ""io" 90 p'o'e'
'heir Vaiuo that they VIII never use any
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pePs;;
"IIayipg 'i larse n sale and IA s,p,,antlno all
other remedies.
,,, There els Is no DENYING the virtues o. the Hop
Shown great V snrewdpess and % abI1,ty o''.crS nave
ain compoundng medicine whose virtues are
so palpable to every ones observation"
DID SHE DIE
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-08-15

Mr.. Moody is reported as saying
81 think that, without any exception,
London is the most religious city that
| was ever in. The Sabbath is better
observed there than anywhere else, un-
less it may be in the Scotch towns.
There seemed to me to be a coming
back to the church by the working
classes. ! noticed the same thing il
Paris and all through France. The
men are going back to the Catholic
Church there. There seems to be re
volution from the atheism which hat
swept over that country.