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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-23

and If the few words Of this article shall
set some people to thinking upon the
subject who never thought upon it before
our object is accomplished. The greatest
thinkers have found themselves in deep
water on this subject, and no one, to our
knowledge, is accepted as undisputed
authority upon the questions involved in
it. To enter upon its systematic and
thorough discussion is to set sail for an
unknown pert, and we do not care to
embark. 1t Is akin to an attempt at
fath0ming the unknowable. source of all
intelligence, and first cause Of all nature.
A person may master intricate questions
of material science but when he under
takes to fathom his own mind he is lost
in the labyrlnths of the unknowaole.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-23

The tickets in the various legislative
districts are al made up now except In
the first andisecond, and 90 far - the can
didates are generally known they indicate
that the coming Legislature will be . me-
ted one in the history Of the territory for
the .sbility Of its me,Abers, especially
those of the council, though perhaps no
legislation Of the next session will give 1t
snch celebrity rs the removal OF the cspt.
tai BY act Of the last legislature. Still
there Is plenty OF room for COED work IN
amending aud repeating the bad legisla-
ton of the past alone, without branc hing
out into nswsfelds.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-23
The WEEKLY ALERT.
j. e. WARNOCK, ). EDITOR.

CAss county politics is in an extremely
chaotic state this year as the natural r.
suit OF the bolt two years ago when Mi.
Edwards, the regularly nominated caydis
date of the republican convention fol the
legislature was defeated by bolti1G/ Com
blnations. The democrats having become
a party OF Kilkenny cats caucus o. in
dependents has been held and nominated
a legislative ticket against the regular
nominees of the regular republican con-
vention, and county ticket. The ballis
open for cathauling campaign Of "eve-
rybody for himself and the devil for ALL y
Tho republican party IN that county and
legislative district is about as thoroughly
dtsintegrated and divided as it can be.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-23

SERENE is the stiffness that relgns 10
the pol,tical atmosphere of this county at
present, and it is supposed to be the pre-
verbal calm which precedes the storm.
In the meantime aspiring. individuals are
lending a willing ear to the siren voice
and seductive advice of ''many friends
urging them to ''conseut to be candi-
dates'' tor various Offices. The "many
friends" so frequently referred to by can
d,dates for office are somewhat mythical
When man gets the Office bee in his
bonnet he seems TO be, gifted with extra
ordinary sight in one direction anu oe'
comes stone blind IN the other. Ii one
man promises HIM support he can, in his
mind. see the whole populace rise up DC
fore him like dream IN his cause, and
this IS where lie gets the idea OF "many
friends that desire him to be a oanoi'
date. On the other hand, when he hears
of a person opposed to him he measures
the obiectcr by looking at him through
the reverse end Of the telescope and con
c,udes that he se, infinitesimally smai
that he is not worthy of attention.
The '.many friends''srelied upon oy IN
nnsophlsticated { candidate are an opt'ca
delusion and . s'aare to his feet. Inc.
are the .'many friends" OF any candidat
vho will set up the cigars or drinks, ou
, IN the day OF election, in the hoar
need .hey will vote as they please an
. leave the confiding candidate to con'en
. rl.,e At leisure the uncertainty OF a SUI
!, thing. The ways Of local poiltics ~
dark and devious, and past finding out
{ until after 10 electioas Vefoa, p'o",,'
4 AZ suo uoport are about - nnrsl'aois a. u
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-23

ag .,nst James K. Polk, and that of Gen.
Scott in 1852 against Franklin Pierce, to
be caught mapping on . sure thing. Nc
candidate has sure thing Of being cleo
ted until the votes are in the ballot box
The idea OF running the unknown Ten
nesseean, Polk, against the world famed
Usage Of Ashland" was met with rldicule
in 1874, and the idea OF running the New
Hampshire boy, Pierce, against ''Old
Lundy's Lane" famed in war and glori
fed IN peace, was likewise laughed q
until the election returns came in. Par.
adoxical - u may seom, there is nothing
so doubtful In politics as sure thing.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-23

ONE OF the most abtruse questions
mental AMI moral science IL the extent
that rests up person
his belief. Belief is word that is N
. great deal, and yet no one can dennl
satisfactorily to himself or any one 9
1t conveys a general idea but has q y
range of latitude in meaning. A pei
,s self evidently responsible for his y
40 far as it is under his control or p
of control, but the extent of his pow
control over his, belief is the quea
In 30 far as 1t pertains to ones acts
moral question; pertaining to sc'e1
is intellectual; aud in some lnstau
seems to be emotional. Belief 10 fo1
upon instinct. upon the action 9
several senses or experience, upon
in deduction and induction, and
testimony. In some instances sew
all these are brought into requisi
establish belief. We believe tina
and such persons existed, upon test
and reason as to the truth of the 4
nv, by corroborating facts and
stances. So with many other facts !,
tory and science. A man is lsks
| % pons,ble for violation of the law b.
he may not believe IN the existen1 E.
law. 1t is within his power t. Z e.
law and he is responsible for the c:
or lack of exercise Of that pow |e,
physician in Brooklyn few y (o'
| who did not believe in hydropb b
of the dread disease tho Same Ie,
| who did believe in 1t. volume' Ie.
twr,,ten in presentation OF the !,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-23

Assistant General Manager Odell, Of the
Northern Pacific, announces that after
the second of November, the through
train going west will leave Fargo ct s:3j
o'clock .. M, instesd Of 3:35 .. m. - at
present, and going east, it will leaye
Fargo at s p. m. The through day ex-
press will leave st. Paul st 7:45 Q. n. and
reach Fargo IN the evening. leaving for
jamestown at 3 p. m, and on the return
trip will leave here ct 7:45 Q. N and ar-
rive in St. Paul in the evening. Fargo
Republican.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-23

d
written promises of convention plat
form.
In their votes the people are never very
far wrong, and as rule they can be
trusted for both honesty and discretion Of
judgment in their expression at the ballot
box. Men who make dishonest promises
to candidates generally vote their honest
sentiments at the election, and this is
what brings SO many surprises out Of the
ballot box. The secrecy Of the mans
ballot is guaranteed and protected by law
IN order that he may express in his ballot
his honest cenylctions without the intlm.
idation Of having his personal and pri-
vate interests jeopardized by exposure OF
his choice OF persons or principles.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-23

THE report is again circulated that
r,,.vo,.nd ia about to withdraw from the
canvass, and 1t is more than likely that
A.. a.mocra,s started the report with the
,d.. q, ,ulling the republicans INTO the
d.lu,iye snare Of fancied sure sning
w., :, c,ch IS the scheme 1t will fail.
p,.,n. remembers too well the sure th.ne
u..,v CLAY had in the campaign OF lsA1
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-23

The result Of the election IN OHIO Will
neither be dlssppoir tnent to the dem
oc, ats nor surprise to the republicans
who1 have viewed the situation In the
lixh, Of the past political History OF that
state. Ohio has for thirty years been re-
liz bly, republican at both the October and
November elections in campaign years,
and at the November elections has lava
ri.bly increased the republican majority
OF the preceding October state election
with the single exception OF 1856 when
the n. ajority At the October election was
reduced At the presidential election in the
November following by less than 5000,
and this can be accounted for by the fact
OF the opposition to the democratic ticket
then being divided between Fremont
and Fillmore. But Notwithstanding the
division the republicans carried the state
by over 1000 for Fremont.
In 1860 the republicans at the Novcm'
her election increased the majority OF the
October election from l2,903 to 32,973
in ls64 from 54,77l to 1856: IN 1868 from
1883 to Al AIS; IN 1872 from IA, 100 te
70 81, ,5sl;. in 1876 from s,774 to 1907
in 1850 from Il, ,OO5 10 "a. .227. The indi'
CATIONS Of the recent election, IN view o.
the past political history OF that stale
point to majority for Blaine and Lotar
At the November election OF between ~,
600 and 30 1000. Both parties have LOOKED
forward to the result Of the Ohio stat
election a. ''pointer" to the general re
ault of the presidential contest 10 Novem
her. and the result in Ohio will be en-
coursg,ng to the republicans and CORES
poudingly discoursging to the democrats
Thousands Of voters who have been 30
the fence so far during the campaig
vill now come down on the republica
aide
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-23

THERE is but little doubt that the man
who committed the atroc,ous murder in
La Crosse, " is, the other night, and was
soon aftsrw, ds taken from the jail and
hnug, could have been successfully de-
Tended byshre wd attorneys after sufficient
time had elapsed for the excitement Of
the OCCASION e, die out. 1t seems that he
nau Unco Ocesr t1-osff=sn f inRann
asylum which would have been strong
and ipsu rmountsble point in favor OF the
theory Of temporary insanity. Whether
he was ir.sane or not the world is well rld
of mons ter, and although harsh manner
of exiting uishing the race of cranks, VINO
have of Late years become So numerous
as to be :nown almest as distinct and
d,stinguis liable class of people. the lives
and prott ,ction Of the people seem to de-
mand ext RENE measures. It IS not prob
able that. in this case the dllatoriness Of
the law, or the possibility Of escape from
the penal ty by plea Of insanity, was fol
a moment considered. The like circum-
stances v ould have brought about tne
same result anywhere IN the country u
not resisted by military power. 1t waf
but the natural sequence of the reaction
from the appalling .trocity which IN the
midst of rejoicing paralyzed the vast as
semblage in their tracks for moment
They did not stop to inquire who tht
outlaw was or what his motive u wat
enoup h for them to know that an hon
orec citizen had been stricken down bN
the hand of an audacious assassin wlthou
any immediate provocatlon, and no clvl
newer of citizens in any place could nav
stemmed the overwhelming tide OF t,ea
| ing which dema nded in retributlon ~
blood of the desperado The murdera
himself seemed to recognize this as
neither made resistance nor plea
mercy.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-23

The state of Michigan now comes to
the fore in the matter Of miracle and
faith, lady of that state having been IN
stantly cured of consumption by faith
through Chicago medium, as reported
in the dispatches the other night. A me-
dlum who can restore new lungs where
the old have been consumed is fool to
waste his time stitching harness as this
one eissaid to be doing in Chicago. He
could become millionaire in q short time
by following the doctors aud restoring the
limbs of the people amputated by them.
He should send model of his cure to
thd patent Office before somebody else
ge% onto it.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-23

TEssubject of jurisdiction or justice
OF tlpeace IN criminal prosecutions i
ole lat should receive attention at The
Ant OF the next legislature of this ter
r4oL The most sacred heritage of an
kmican citizen Is his life, liberty and
Hopty, and the federal constitution
6lantees him protection IN these. l,
Sas 10 Of the safeguards of the people
d dlsred In the articles Of confedera-
tent afterwards engrafted in the consti
hho Of the United States and its spirit
Hmblied in the constitution of every
tate coming into the union, and most
bmpAtlcally re-afilrmed In the "Vlrginla
Resutions' of 1897 denunciatory of the
kedel alien and seditIon laws of John
aAdns' administration, and it may oe re
imsred here that the encroachment upon
the ieedon of speech and consequent lib :
srtis Of the people by those alien and
sedItDn laws aroused the people to such
an exent that the federal party went out
OF exjtence with the administration of
John Adams. The people are rightfully
jeslouof their liberties.
Thepower to imprlson person in the
count Jail as punishment Tor crime
shsult be carefully guarded and restrict
cd. lis = power that Is withheld from
justics Of the peace by many, if not all
the staes, for the good and sufficient rea-
son tht no other qualification is required
Of swh judicial officers than ability to
give tond and take the oath Of Office, and
! mars liberty is too sacred q heritage to
be plced at the whim, caprice and pre-
Iudic. Of possibility in judicial admin
s,ratsn who may be as ignorant of the
aw apa Hottentot and wholly incapable
Il conprehending the plainest rules of
.vide,cs Or principles of justice. The
the higherlceurts in this
erltay may have been an apology for
nviuf such jurisdiction to justices Of the
,eaceheretofore, but it is only poor APPEL
,gy or justice at best, and should be
no longer.
1t useless to urge that only tramps.
,st,y .hleves and vsgabonds are affected
" it, for its operation is not necessarily
estrited to them, ana it 1t was it would
~ . cass distinction. 1t is principle in
he yry foundation of the liberties of the
,eoph that Is at stake, and our territory
"a gown beyond such relic Of primi-
ivs jurisprudence. Justices courts are
rood msugh in the sphere if properly ad-
n,n,sered but the power Of imprison-
nentls matter Of too much Importance
- be ,snferrsd upon such courts.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-23

ONE Of the best speeches reported Of
the Bismarck legislative convention was
that Of Col. Leunsberry secondlng the
nomination Of Col. Steele, Of Kldder
county, They are both old timers in
North Dakota, both know shack from
Z brown stone front, and, worst OF all,
have been In Washington City together.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-23

The Legislative convention at Bismarck
has met. performed its functions by the
nomination of ticket for members OF
the legislaiafs and submitted Its action
to the judgmeut Of the voters Of the dis
trict. 1t u not to be expected that the
selection OF candidates will please all.
Where there are not Offices enough TO go
round some sspirants and their friends
must necessarily be disappointed, and to
be disappointed in such cases is to be en-
dowed with very acute sense of injus-
t,ce and keen faculty of peering into
the dark recesses of hidden secrets and
discovering corruption on the part OF
those who succeeded. We are not pre-
pared to say that the nominations are the
best that could have been made, but We
lay it down as self evident proposition
that they are the best that were made.
Barnes county will no doubt do some
violent kicking over the success Of Mr..
Richardson, but they will have in him .
good man to represent them in the terri
torlal council, all the same, and We would
suggest that our netehbor on the east
ADOPT and emulate the example of Stuts-
man county in ceas,ng hostilities after
the DECISIVE -Ao+tse -aaa neen fought. Hon.
johnson Nickeus 10 o.ai.le4a !. -. : =: -: ::
receive the loyal support Of the republl.
can party in this county, as Will every
other candidate nominated at the recent
convention, and Barnes should give Rich
ardson like support.
Foste. county by her own internal DIS
sensions, forfeited the prize that was CIV
en- to Griggs county, and if there IS any
cause OF complaint she mus, look Tor II
at her own doors. While her citizens
NAV war with each other over the election
OF county officers and the county seat
contest their interests will be best sub
served by giving the republican leg'sia
tive ticket hearty support. as the t'cke
will be elected from TOP to bottom.
The spirit manifested by the Missouri
slope division of the district was one o
generous fairness, conceding as they d't
the weight of the ticket to the weight o
population, when, in consequence OF IN
contests from the eastern division the,
could have taken advantage OF the s1tua
ton and BY combinations with the con
testants have reversed this order OF thing;
All the representation III the council an
half that in the assembly was given
the eastern division, and we certatni!
have no cause for compliant ON this score
having received more than We asked 10
or expected.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-23

The appearance Of John q. Fremont
with Mr.. Blaine IN Michigan will arouse
new enthusiasm III the party. Fremont
is now II years old, and his namo is more
intimately connected with, the rise and
succession to glory of the republican
party than that Of any other man now
living. Gen. Fremont, 'the Pathfinder, "
distinguished himself as civil and topo-
graphical nglneer for the government in
exploring the Rocky Mountains. He was
u ranger OF the mountains and plains un-
.dannted by hostile savages or rinsurmount
able mountain rocks and canyons. In
1856 be was made the first candidate of
the republican party for president Of the
United States. During the war Of the
rebellion he operated Is : Majsr General
in Missouri for awhile and issued mill
tary order freeing the slaves in his MILL
,a-y district which order was counter
mauded ny president Lincoln and soon
afterwards Gen. Fremont was relieved OF
h,s command, IN which thousands OF hle
friends In and out of the army thought
lie was undeservedly treated. Since thai
he has lived in comparative retirement
and self imposed seclusion, but the nam;
OF John c. Fremont IS destined to 1--we II
the records Of his country and be one Of
the brightest future generations will have
10 contem plate in American history
John G. Fremont is man Of great aolh
", a patrio, OF unsullisd devotion to hi
country, and one whose personal 'n'eg
rity has never teen questioned.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-23

A late issue of the Press and Dakotan
states that never in the history of Dakota
were its affairs, politically speaking. so
much out Of joint. We suppose not.
At least the Press and Dakotan is that
way. 1t always makes one feel as if the
whole countr,, was going to the devil
to get set down on and we wonder not
at tho wall sent up by the Press and Ds-
kotan. Not long ago the Alert and its
friends got it Sin the neck" to the mod.
est extent of few hundred votes at a
caucus and for several days we felt as il
the whole country from Maine to Cali.
fornia had received its death blow. But
the lapse Of time showed ceysnd .
doubt that we were about the only one
hurt.
A straight republican convention hav-
ing been called in Burleigh county, the
people regardless Of party lines have
made up ticket Of which the Tribune
says:
+ AS the Tribune anticipated would be
the case, the feeling IN favor of the peo.
ple's county ticket regardless OF strict
party lines, has grown until it finally re.
suited in the. naming of complete tick
et to I've vote 4 for at the forthcoming el-
ection. There is y liberal sprlnkling OF
democrats eu the ticket, and as many
prominent republicans as we'll as demo-
Gratis have a desire for nonpartisan
ticket, it vii not be surprising if this
ticket is end, orsed by the republican con
vention to be. held on tne 25th, as well a
by a majority of the democrats.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-23

The delegates and spectators at the Re-
pu5llcan county convention witnessed q
sight last Monday that We trust will never
occur again here or elsewhere. What We
refer to Is the action of F. E. ones in
snatching papers pertaining to the con-
vention, from its chairman. We doubt
very much If similar case ever occurred
before, aud if 80, 1t remains to the great
headed leader of the geody goods, to
patent his snatching game. It remains
for the people to declare whether it will
be . profitable venture or not.--vermil-
lion Republican.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-05-21
SICOS VACIOS PARA AZtCAR YCAFE,
de venta en- ell almacen de
Z SAINz CERRRA Y Co.
IMPORTANTE.

Las tan renombradas especialida~es
farmaceuticas de los Sres. Manera her
manos, de Barcelona, Sc encuentran va
en- todas las buenas farmacias y dro-
guerias. Los continues pedidos de
particulares, hacen que los comprado-
res al por mayor esten bien surtidos
de elias.
Aceites de higado de bacalao de to-
das clases, yodado ferrnginoso etc.
Jarabes medicinales de todas clases,
de balsamo de Told, brea, naranjas
amargas, bromurado, digital, fosfato
de cal gelatinoso, rabano yodado, quina
ferruginoso savia de pino, rob, Estoma-
cal Manera, cajas de 80 papeles, crema
de bismuto, vinos quinados al Jerez, Ii
cor de Brea y pildoras ParganteS de
MtnerG.
Estas especialidades han rebajado
la venta de las extranjeras extraordi-
nariamente, debido q su calidad y
precios, pues Einguna de elias excede
de DIEz REALES VELLON FRAS-
co.
FARMAcIA, EscuDlLLERs, 20 BARGE
Iona
DEPOSITO: en- la Farmacia de
Carlos j. Monagas, en- Mayagiez go,
Marina; en- Aguadills, Farmacia de
Rovira, ) en- Cabo-Rgio Farmacia de
Flsyta. d
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-05-21
Case EXTRAORDINARY.

Hasta hoy eran conocidas, en- todas
las naciones donde Sc habla la lengua
de Cervantes, las renombradas Ptldo-
rds purqantes de nanerG RermGn0s, de
Barcelona. Mas hoy 10 son va en- In
glaterra. Este es ell case extraordina-
rio. Y por que han podido penetrar
donde nadie penetra? Porque las Pill
doras purgantes de Manera estan COM
puestas de vegetables puros;
Porque no dan retortJones de vien-
tire; porqne son ell mejor depurativo de
la sangre porque segdn indica su pros
pccto, ell que las tome, puede suplacer
graduar la purga, sin alterar para NADIA
las horas de las comidas. Porque es
ell purgante mas barato de cuantos Sc
conocen. Cada GAIA contiene % pfldo-
ras y cada dos pildoras constituyen una
purga suave, y una GAIA vale DOS
REALES. ~ por que tan baratasf
Para que esten al alcance de todas Las
fortunas y de esta manera poder ven-
der cuatro millones de cajas cada afio.
Sc recomienda contra los estrefi-
mientos, digestiones diffciles, dolores
de cabeza, hidropesia, reumatismo,
afecciones de higado, q las personals de
vida sedentaria y q las que est&n pro-
pensas q afecciones nerviosas, jaquecas
: gastralgias. Las acompana extensO
prospecto.
DEPOSITO: En- la Farmacia de
Carlos j. Monagas, en- Mayaguez 2l0,
Marina MeridionaI; en- Aguadilla, Bo-
tica de Rovira; y en- Cabo- -Roio, Botica
sp D. Jose Antonio Fleyta. AZ