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The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-08-22
North countrie" supsrstitions.

LHeio afe many SupeTSElGpn6 IN Eng
land, especially in the northern part,
which have not obtained largely in this
country. The observance Of holidays
is regarded with nm amount Of awe and
superstitious Importance which would
seem childish and absurd to most
Americans, from whom, as q class, rev
erence for old customs seem to be fast
falling away.
New Years day in the north Of Eng
land is especially favored by the super
stitious as the time when gods Of fate
need the most propitiation to insure their
smiling indulgencefo for the ensuing year.
1t is deemed most disastrous TO the
happiness of a household to have
its threshold first crossed on
that day by any female. IA woman lis
sure to bring death. Anyone having
red hair, cross eyes, bow legs (andsthereN
are many Of these in the north, bumped
back, idiocy or any brain trouble, brings
calamity of some sort, andif the mained
one be q female as we'll she bodies i'll
meas, death and perhaps financial diff
culties. To avert any such ~catastro-
pho, boys in full possession OF all fac-
mites, straight-eyed, strong-lmbed,
with hair not yerging on the "Titian"
in brightness Of hue, go about, just as
the bell tolls the hour of midnight, and
rap at the door. Observation-Disclosures
not to let them in. When the door Il,
open, they cross the threshold ana re-
cite the following rhyme:
We've come to wish yon . Happy NsM Year,
A pocket full of money and q cel.afful Of beez,
For making e Of : so ssi aiie y pra e make ala : : aan merry.
God bless the mister ofthis house, the missns
also,
Likewise the little children that round he
board go.
We come not to courthouse to beg Or to borrow
We come, good folks, to drive away sorrow.
They expect pennies, which they &
ceive with . quick, jerky bow, and atart
off again for tho other houses 81 the
street. The little boys who go about
thus are called waits and arc the
most heartily welcomed guests 81 the
whole year. A Yorkshire woman OK
considerable intelligence told me, with
every appearance Of crednlity, 81 the
sudden death Of her son which was o.
casioned by the il-omened entrance on
New Years morning Of. aneighbor,is girl.
who had rushed in precipitatsly before
the waits to summon aid to her dy-s
n gmother. THE girl wasn't TO blame.
poor thing" she added, with great mag
nrani1Aity; ashe little thought what sor-
row she was pouring on to our house,
but our George Frederick Arthur lay
coldin his coffin before the nextJnlys
| came in y
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-08-22

spoonfuls of yeast powder, one Of salt,
two tablespoonfuls OF. butter, sufficient
flour to make o thin batter. Beat the
eggs separately; put the butter in the
milk and warm until the butter melts
add the yolks of the eggs, rice, flour,
and other ingredients. Drop o large
spoonful at a time in boiling lard, fry
brown, and serve at once.
BuTTERM1LK BIscU1T.-Three cupfuls
of buttermilk, n small cup of butter,
half-a-teaspoonful of soda, one of cream
tartar, pinch of salt and flour to makes
soft dough. Bake in quick oven.
FLANNEL CAKE, No. 1.-One quart Of
milk warmed with a tablespoonful of
butter in it, a teaspoonful of salt, three
beaten eggs, half-a-teacup of bakers
yeast and sufficient -four to make q thin
batter; beat well, raise over night, or
four or five hours. Bake on a griddle.
SALLY LUNN.-Dissolve in one pint
Of sweet milk one tablespoonful OF but
ter; whip the whites of four sggs to a
stiff froth, and beat the yolks and one
eggg-cupful of pnlverized sugar light;
stir the yolks and sugar in the warmed
milk and add four coffee-cnps of sifted
-four, three teaspoonfuls Of yeast pow
der and the whites of the eggs Pour
the batter in a CREASED cake-mould and
bake thirty minutes in q brisk oven.
Serve hot. The sugar may be ommit-
ted. a
PLAIN CINNAMON BREAD.-Take three
pints of light bread-dough, work into il
a heaping tablespoonful of lard, three
eggs and one cup OF sugar. Having
worked it thoroughly, set it in a warm
place to rise; as soon as light, roll it
out in cakes two inches thick, put it in
pans and let it rise again. When per
tectly light, make trenches in the dough
and fill with the following mixture;
Two tablespoonfuls of butter, four OF
cinnamon; boil five minutes; mix we'll;
bake from ten to fifteen minutes.
MEAT Communicating fine, cold
boiled or roasted veal, beef or mutton
season with salt, pepper and any spice
You like; add q few bread crumbs and
bind with mn egg. Make into small
cakes and fry them brown. Serve hot.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20
The Worlds Iodust fal and Cotton
Centennial Exposition.
New ORLEANS, Nov. 1st, 1884.

New ORLEANS, Nov. 1st, 1884.
The committee appointed by the
Management to confer with the Presi-
dent and Executive Departments in re-
spect to the opening and opening cere-
monies of the Worlds Exposition, re-
port that iaasmuch as Congress con-
venes onathe day heretofore announced
for the opening of the Exposition, the
opening ceremonies could not be then
inaugurated by the President, Execu-
tive Officers and members of both
houses of Congress as contemplated by
act of Congress and earnestly desired
by the management.
1t is hereby announced that the for
NAL opening of the Worlds Industrial
and Cotton Centennial Exposition will
be at II o'clock noon Tuesday, Decem-
ber 18th, 1884.
Applications for space will be received
until November 25th, 1884.
Exhibits will be received until De-
cember 10th, 1884, with the under
standing that all exhibits must be in
place by the opening day.
The demands for space have exceeded
anything in the history of former Ex-
positions.
The management added 100000
square feet of exhibiting space to the
buildings originally designed, and adj
vantage will be taken of the time now
allowed to provide additional space fol
exhibitors who may rely upon dispo.
sition to accord reasonable space to all
who may apply, E. A. BURKE,
Director General.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20
BORN WITH NO LIMBS.
The Singular Misfortune That Befell
German Couple.

Henry Chrispen is a middle aged Ger
man Iaborer, and was employed until
recently in sugar factory, but was
thrown out of work by the foctory sus-
pending. He lives with his wife and
three children in a poorly furnished top
floor room at 122 Attorney street. His
youngest child is girl, who was
ushered into the world just before the
sugar hause closed, and when work was
so slack that her mother had to toll en-
ergetically at washing and ironing to
make both ends meet. Still she found
time to manufacture pile of baby
clothes. She worked the ends of the
sleeves beautifully, but her womanly
solicitude was wasted, for the first dis
covery the doctor made when he exam
ined the new born baby was that it had
no arms, and further investigation
showed that it had no legs. The father
gave way to despair, and readily ac-
cepted the supersitious theory of the
poor people of the neighborhood that
the child was sent as precursor of bad
luck, though what worse luck they
could have than they had already ex-
perienced his wife philosophically re-
marked she found it difficult to con-
ceive.
Meanwhile the baby didn't seem to
mind it at all. 1t grew fat and fair and
saucy, and last night, until it's wrap
pings were removed, it presented to the
reporter the appearance of a remarka-
bly, healthy, handsome and well-devel-
oped baby. It's face is dimpled and
very pretty, and its eyes are as black as
aloes. The tcunk, too, is plump and
well proportioned, and on the place
where the left leg should be is a small
toe, which will certainly be useless
hereafter for purposes of locomotion.
A small, round lump, about the size of
a tilbert, but indifferently fills the posi-
ton of the right leg. The little shoul-
ders are soft and nicely rounded, but
one feels ia vain for any indications of
undeveloped arms. Life seems to be a
perpetual joke to the little girl. Her
face is wreathed with perpetural smiles,
whether awake of asleep.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20
AT BLAINE'S HOME.
Quiet and Sadness Prevailing at Au-
gusta.


AUGUSTA, Me-, Nov. 15.-The infor-
nation which reached here this even
ing that the official count had been
completed in New York and that Cleve-
land had an assured plurality of 1,147
votes in the State, thus electing him,
was received by republicans here with
no great surprise. Although they have
asserted their confidence that Blaine
would come out ahead for several days
past, yet they felt that Cleveland was
the coming man, and go expressed
themselves. But republicans here had
set theif hearts on Blaine, and it is un-
doubtedly stunning blow to them.
Mr.. Blaine took the news of the COM
pleted count very quietly, and, to all
appearances, was unmoved. He has
been prepared for the final result for
several days. The disappointment to
the Blaine family is keen. Atthe Blaine
mansion this evening complete quiet
ness prevails, and the little company
which has habitually gathered in the
library in the evening is absent, having
about given up all hopes. Mr.. Sherman,
private secretary to Mr.. Blaine, went to
his hotel at very early hour, and the
Plumed Knight has not been in COM
munication with New York since this
afternoon.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20

On the morning of election, Daniel
Gildersleeve, of New York, as he took
his seat at the breakfast-table, remarked
that the day promised to be fair one.
II am going to the polls" he said, land
as 1 am IS years old, it is not unlikely
that | shall cast my last vote" Having
finished his breakfast the veteran pro-
ceeded to the election district where he
was registered. A friendly policeman
assisted him to the head of the line
amid much cheering, but just as he
was about to step up. to the ballot-box
his feet faltered and he fell dead on the
sidewalk. Tenderly the aged form
was lifted and borne back to the home
never more to be gladdened by its liv-
ing presence.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20
Was Afraid He Would Stop

San Francisco Wasp: A young wo-
man from the country was suing her
ex-sweetheart for breach oflpromise, and
the lawyers were, as usual, making all
sorts of idquisitive interrogatories.
"You say" remarked one, "that the
defendant frequently sat very close to
you?"
eyes, sir" was the reply, with hec-
tic blush.
"How closeW
"Close enough, SOS one cheer was all
the sittin' room we needed
"And you say he put hisarm around
you?"
mo, didn't.n
"Wbat did you say, then?"
II said he put both arms around me-"
"Then what?'
"He hugged me-"
every hard?'
ayes, he did. So hard that came
purity near hollerin' right out"
"Why didn't you holler?"
"Cause.o
'That's no reason. Be explicit,
please. Because what?"
"'Cause 1 was afeared he'd STOP"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20
Effect of Democratic Rule on the Cob
Ored Race.

RALEIGH, N. c., Nov. 14-Gov. jar
Wis was asked yesterday what effect
Cleveland's election would have upon
the southern colored vote. He said the
negroes of this State had been content
ed under Democratic Governors for the
past eight years, finding they were un-
harmed in their rights, and as soon as
Cleveland's administration had con-
vinced the negroes of the same fact ma
tionally, the colored vote would break
up and would never be solid for the
Republicans again. The white vote
would then split also on new issues and
the tariff would probably be a leading
point of division.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20

CONSIDERABLE is said by the press
about Conkling wishing this and that,
and that he would be made so and SO
by the Democratic Administration.
We can't see what Mr.. Conkling did to
elect Democrat, nor can we see how
he can have any claims upon Mr.. Cleve-
land. He has not joined hands with
the Democracy, nor had he the sand to
come out open and square for Cleve-
land and Hendricks. If Conkling is to
have position let his own party give
it to him. But if he wishes to become
a Democrat let him come up and fight
in the ranks as private before he is
madea General.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20

WHILE the plumed Knight is writh-
ing, Mr.. Cleveland, the President-elect,
is as undisturbed as his New York plu-
rality. The contrast between these two
men, from the time the campaign open
ed down to the present day, has been
such that many persons who voted for
Blaine are becoming sorry that they
did not vote for the rival candidate.
Mr.. Cleveland's conduct has been such
since the election of the 4th, that if the
election was to be held over again thou
sands who voted for Blaine would now
support Cleveland.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20

Beware of small boots! Three years
ago Adam Pfaff, of Warsaw, N. Y,
was drawn as juryman and wore to
court new pair of boots which
were considerably too small for him.
Although they gave him intense pain,
he kept them on during the dayE At
night when he removed lis boots he
found no rest and was unable to sleep.
His feet, legs, hands, arms, and body
began to swell, and a physician wa',
called. Medical aid was of no avail,
and from that day to this the intense
pain has never left him for an instant.
His joints are enlarged, while his feet
and hands are swollen to three times
their natural size. He is entirely help
less, and has to be fed like baby. He
spent thousand of dollars to gain relief,
but no physician has been able to un-
derstand his peculiar case.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20


A very gallant but bluff gentleman
who doesn't live very far from New
York City, was in a steamship bound
for Europe not long ago. During the
voyage a lady friend became very sea-
sick and the gentleman was courteous
ly rendering her what services he could.
While SO engaged he heard the captain
of the vessel call out to the man at the
wheel, "How does she lay?" Not feel
ing entirely certain that the question;
was put to him, the gentleman;
did not answer the question but
when the captain called out again,
"How is her head?" he felt that he
must acknowledge the courtesy, and SO
stepping to the companion-way, he
yelled back, "Pretty d bad, thank
you; she's sick again"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20

Travellers in South America have re-
Gently discovered stream of pitch
which issues from the mountain side
thirty miles south the river Diamante.
This is looked upon by unthinking peo-
pie as great wonder. 1t is nothing to
the stream of pitch that has been flow
ing in the United States since the re-
cent election campaign began. It. is
frigid day indeed when politicians can
not beat South America in the pitch
business,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20
Time tried and true is DR.. Bigelow'

Time tried and true is DR.. Bigelow's
Positive Cure, which combines the good
qualities of all the best cough remedies
without the defects of any of them. 1t
cures promptly, thoroughly and per-
manently, all coughs, colds, Group,
whooping cough, influenza, bronchitis,
hoarseness, incipient consumption, and
all throat and lung diseases, healing to
the lungs; safe and pleasant for chill
dren. Price so cents and one dollar;
trial bsttles free of ID. J. Humphrey.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Rsgular corre.pnndent.l

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Nov. IL, 1884.
God reigns, and the Government at
Washington will pass out of the hands
of the corrupt Republican thieves on
the 4th of March next do not know
whether President Cleveland's ideas of
Civil Service Reform are extreme
enough to retain any considerable num-
of the present Government employees
in the departments, but l do know that
a thoroughly clean sweep of the whole
lot of them will not only be blessing
to the administration, but will be no
less than the Democratic party, and the
Independent-Republicans who aided so
materially in the good work, have a
right to expect. The long lease ofofficial
life that the Republicans have enjoyed,
has made them absolutely reckless il the
dispensation of patronage, and you
would be astounded did you know in
detail the abominable system of nepo-
tism that has characterized the career
of the party both here and throughout
the country in the last ten years. And
what is peculiarly mischievous about it
is the palpable fact that the generality
of these barnacles are utterly and out
rageously incompetent to discharge the
duties of the positions to which they
have been assigned. Fred Douglass,
now Register of Deeds, an office worth
some $4,000 per annum, has no less
than five of his Senegambian offspring
quartered upon the Government in the
different departments, to say nothing
of an army of sisters and brothers and
their children, who it is said are draw
ing not less than fifty thousand year
from the peoples treasury. And there
is French, the Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, whose family is so hun
CRY that the Government is obliged to
contribute something like $4,000 per
year for their support. The Secre-
tary of State, Mr.. Frelinghuysen, a
man of fimmense wealth, too, has son,
a nephew, and don't know how many
other relatives, drawing salaries from
the Government, and even the P.esi-
dent has been so indifferent to the pos
sibilities of public scandal as to furnish
his own brother with the position OF
Paymaster with the pay of a major of
cavalry, do not believe that we shall
have any of this disgraceful business
under Cleveland.
Our Homeopathic friends are to make
another raid upon the coming Congress
to put through some sort of Legislation
to pave the way for the same recogn,
tion and the same rights and privileges
accorded to the Allopathic profession
A bill to this end has passed either one
or the other branches of Congress sew.
eral times within the last dozen years
but somehow the so-called regular y
doctors have succeeded in trippingit u[
before it got through both Houses, all
of which was very wrong thing fol
them to do. By way of aequainting
Congress and the country with the
present importance and prominence Of
the Homeopathic moyement, it's disci.
Piles propose to hold a six day fair here,
commencing on the 18TH of December
next, to which they invite unperishable
contributions from all, to be sent not
later than December Sth, to Mr.. G. H
Wilcox, Secretary of the Executive
Committee, $40 Third street, Northwest,
| Washington, D. c. PHoNo.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20

SOME time ago, John J. Shadt. of
Allentown, Pa, sent beautifully fin
ished horseshoe bearing the word
"Luck" to Governor Cleveland. The
following acknowledgment was re-
ceivea by Mr.. Shadt, yesterday: "Since
the receipt of your present the contest
has been decided in favor of the party
which represent. I shall give due
credit to the horseshoe for what has
already happened, and shall carefully
preserve it in the hope that it may
bring success to my efforts to give the
people good government"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20
Golden Honors in Far offIndia.

The Englishnaan, an influential jour-
nal published in Calcutta, in an article
relating to the award of premiums at
the International Exhibition, to eX-
hibitors, makes the following reference
to the gold medal awarded to "St. ia
cobs Oil, which is known as the Great
German Remedy for pain, after crucial
tests, has been raised to the degree of
gold medaI.u
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20

The Republicans in some localities
have been quite mean and desperate
since the election. 1t exasperates them
to see the Democrats feeling jolly. III
Marion the Mirror Office flag, which
was displayed, vexed them so that they
seriously thought of appointing COM
mittee to have it removed 1t is need
less to say the flag is still there, the
American flag, which is about as dear
to Democrats as it is to Republicans.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20

After the battle of Gettysburg one of
the union burial parties buried eighty
federal soldiers in one trench. They
were all from New York regiment,
and all had seemingly been killed by
one volley. They were almost in line,
taking up but little more room than
live men. All of them were shot above
the hips, and not one of them had ap-
parently lived ten minutes after being
hit.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20
WHO WHIPPED PA.
With Walter Blaine.

NEW HAVEN, CONN, Nov. 15.-The
Register says: "Walter Blaine was at
the Union Depot to-day. He went
through on the 1870 express to Wash
ington. To an intimate friend he said
that beyond all question it was Rev.
DR.. Burchard's unfortunate utterance
of Rum, Romanism and Rebellion"
which he applied to the Democratic
party that whipped his father in the
presidential contest.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20

A singular animal was killed in So
roma county, fo'nia, the other day
and taken to Santa Rosa to be stuffed.
Its body is about five inches long, with
q tail not less THAI eight inches long.
The tail is smaller at the body than at
the terminus. The fur is brownish,
with white belly. The mouth is like
a gcpher's, with FLAPS" ia the cheeks.
The 70 e legs are al inch and a half in
length. It has puzzled all of the local
naturalists.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20
A returned traveller says: II en-

A returned traVeler says: II enjoyed
genuine pumpkin pies at one or two
missionary tables in China and Japan,
and other American delicacies (served
without an ocean of crockery) at the
hospitable boards of some of our rep
resentatives in Syria. Oatmeal, griddle-
cakes, hot biscuits, genuine pies and
custards are unknown out of America,
save in few London and Paris restau-
rants, where they are sometimes coun-
terfeited without the success that might
be desired"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20

A FORREST tree in Georgia was recent
ly transformed into newspapers. The
tree Was cut down at six i'm the morn
ing, made into pulp and them to print
ing paper and at six the next morning
that tree was read by thousands. This
is O womderous world
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20

.. SENATOR GoRMAN of the National
Democratic Committee says Wander
bilt did not contribute $l50,000, or any
sum to the Democrats, during the cam
paign. Another Republican lie nailed.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20

An observing traveller in the west
says that the way western town is
built is about as follows: A name is
given to the locality, shanty is built, a
newspaper started and postoffice es-
tablished. A railroad must then be
procured, hand-bills and circulars dis
tributed through the eastern states, a
few residents come, some buildings-al-
ways o saloon-are erected, and the
town is well on the way cityward.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20

A WESTERN Union telegraph re-
porter writes communication to the
New York World stating that the cleo
ton returns were cooked up by Repub-
licans before being given 10 the public.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20

SEVEN hundred and twenty-one Ma
tional banks, with S1s9, 100000 capital,
must renew their charters next year or
quit. Most of them wild renew, no
doubt.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20

WHO in 1883? Why Jim Blaine and
John Logan.-Defance Express.
Bosh. If the Republican party were
to make nominations tomorrow Blaine
and Logan would not be renominated,
nor will they be four years from to-
morrow, or at any other time. That
party and the people generally have
had enough of Blaine,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-20

A NEW Democratic daily paper is now
talked of in Toledo, to be morning
two-cent paper. If it starts out right
it wiA pay and be of much good to the
Democratic organization.