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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-11-06

He was haggling with retailer in
the Bowery about a coat, and finally
inquired: whats the difference be-
tween this long-tailed coat and that
bob-tailed one?" "Shust der same
brice, my friendt.' 'But there's a
yard more cloth in the long-tailed
one" "Oxactly." "And isn't cloth
any obiect?" ''Not in der least, my
friendt. Der sharge vhas all made
for selling der goods und counting
oop der profits"
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-11-06

Never neglect a constipated condi-
ton of the bowels, or serious results
surely follow, such as piles, impure
blood and many chronic complaints.
Burdock Blood Bitters is the remedy.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-11-06

One Dollar per Annum, in Advance.
OFFICE ON MAIN STREET, OYER FIRST
NATIONAL BANK.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-08-30

aration from the continent of Asia
which has had dip under the sea, as
from their being largely OF volcanic
and, geographically speaking, of some
what recent origin. Taking into ac-
count the dominant Australian and
Austro-Malayan features, along with
many other data, Mr.. Rolfe infers that
Mr.. Wallace's idea of extinction of
genera by submergence will not alone
explain the present peculiaritiss of the
vegetation.
Prof. Jaeger would have everything
worn by mankind made from sheep
wool, which must be either white or
dyed with harmless chemical colors,
no aniline colors being permissible.
Experience, he maintains, has shown
that knit woolen fabric is the best.
Over this under clothing plain upper
clothing should be worn, no overcoats,
no great coats, no cloaks finding n
place in his ideal costume. AS the
breast must be well protected, the
portions of the garments covering it
are made of double layer of fabric
for ladies as well as gentlemen. Hats
and caps, he insists should also be of
wool. Beds must likewise be made of
sleeps wool. Floors of dwellings,, he
holds, should properly be oiled and
the furniture oiled or vanished.
The center of human happiness, says
DR.. Ward Richardson, is not in the
brain but in the vital nervous system,
in the great ganglia of the sympathet-
ic, lying not in the cerebrospinal
cavities, but in the cavities Of the body
itself, near the stomach and in the
heart. The man who is miserable is a
hypochondriac his affection is seated
under the lower ribs. No man ever
felt miserable in his head. Every man
who has felt misery knows that it
springs from the body, and speaks of
it as an exhaustion, sinking there
he is bent down because of the central
failure, and his own shoulders, too
heavy to be borne, feel as if oppressed
with an added weight or burden,
under which he bends as though all
the cares of the world were upon him
to bear him hOwn.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-08-30
speculative mind instantly turned to

speculative mind instantly turned to
Chatham street, where at one of the
shows he expected to exchange the
snake for bank bills of large denomina-
ton. On reaching home he placed
the snake in large honey box with
glass lid, and the news of the capture
brought the country round to take n
peep at the prisoner.
The snake was very lively, and the
least tap on the glass would provoke
her to strike in the direction of the
noise. Presuming that she was hungry,
a mouse was caught alive and dropped
into the box. At first the mouse was
overcome by fear, but, soon recover
ing, played at steeplechasing over the
coils of the snake. The snake had evil
IDENTIFY lost her appetite, and made no
attempt to molest the mouse. In this
way they were left for the night. On
going to the box the next morning
Maby found the mouse with the snake
both as lively as ever, but the nine
rattles were gone, and only a short
thread projected from she end of the
reptiles tail.
Nr. Maby has come to the conclusion
that the mouse must have mistaken
the rattles for corn during the night
and lunched off them while the snake
was asleep. At all events the rattles
have never been found, and there are
a score of Mr.. Maby's neighbors who
will vouch for the truth of this re-
markable incident in natural history.
Mr.. Maby thinks the loss of rattles has
seriously affected the intrinsic value of
the snake, and has therefore not tempt
ed the Chatham street naturali, is with
his wares s.-NeW York Herald.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-08-30
A Fish-Catching Cat.

An instance of extraordinary animal
instinct and intelligence is reported
from Ellenville, Ulster county. Mrs.
Sarah Brown, of that village, has a
large Maltese cat which is the mother
of three kittens now nearly half-grown.
1t was noticed lately that the old cat
was regaling her Otfsprings on some
fine specimens of perch and sunfish,
which she brought in nice and fresh
daily, one day coming in with seven.
She was watched and it was discover
ed that she caught the fish herself in
Fantine millpond, near the village.
The pond had been drained down quite
low recently. and the cat would crouch
down at the edge of the water and
when fish came along within reach
would spring upon it in the water and
rarely miss her aim. She struck the
fish first with her claws, and then dip
ped her head in under the water, took
her prey in her mouth and swan
ashore.
Besides fish the cat serves her family
with birds, not less than two of which
she provides every day. The most
remarkable fact about the cat, however,
is the system she has adopted in feed
ing her kittens. When she comes in
with a meal she will not permit any
miscellaneous scrambling after it, by
which one kitten might get more than
its mates, but she lays the fish or bird
before one of the young ones. The
other two she obliges to remain quiet
ly at a distance, while the one is eating,
enforcing her authority against any
protest on their part by frequent cuff
ings. When the kitten has eaten one
third of the meal, the old cat removes
the dinner and places it in front of an
other kitten, who eats its third of the
meal unmOlested, when the third kit
tens turn comes. The kitten that is
served tir,t on one day becomes the
last on the list the next day, and that
rotation is maintained with unvarying
partality day after day. MfddLetOoOn
(N Y Cor. New York WOrId.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-08-30
Contract Wives.

1t has been announced that no more
orders for wives will be fled at Castle
Garden, says The NeW York Times.
Latterly it has become quite common
for western bachelors and widowers
desirous of wives to order them from
Castle Garden. Sometimes the appli-
cant simply requests that one healthy
wife be forwarded to him by express,
but ordinarily the application is ac-
companied by diagram and specifica-
tions, showing precisely the sort of
wife that the applicant wishes. So
much dissatisfaction has been felt
in Massachuse and other states in
which there is a large surplus of mar
riageable women that the Castle Gar
den authorities have decided to refuse
to furnish wives, no matter how many
orders they may receive.
1t was certainly hard that newly ar
rived emigrant girls were allowed to
snatch husbands from the mouths
metaphorically speaking-of American
spinsters, and every truly patriotic
person will be glad that the abuse has
been stopped. There is, however, an
other wrong which our unmarried
women suffer and which ought to have
been denounced in the Chicago republi-
can platform and in Mr.. Blaine letter
of acceptance. 1t is notorious that
scores of girls come to this country
every year under contract to marry
lovers who have preceded them. If
it is an outrage for European laborer
to come here under contract to work
on a railway, it is equally an outrage
for a European girl to come here under
contract to marry. In the one case
the laborer takes the place of our resi-
dent laborers, who will not work
for wages as low as those received
by the contract laborer; and in the
other case resident girls see eligible
husbands secured by imported contract
wives.
No girls should be permitted to sail
from europe to America unless they
are provided with consufar c"tiiieates
showing that they are not crossing the
ocean for the purpose of marrying any
particular man. The foreign laborel
who has the cunning to secure employ
ment in this country by making con
tract to that effect before leaving hi:
home is cold. blooded and despicablC
enemy of American workingmen, anC
the foreign girl who declines to come
here except under contract to be mar
ried as sOCn as she lands exhibits 4;
heartlcss disregard of the interests o
unmarried American women.
At least this is Mr. Blaine's view o
the contract laborer, and it ought, i
he wishes to be thought a consisten
| fn ho h vi Of
wife He should lose no time in writ
ing supplementary letter containing !
promise to put stop to the importa
ton of contract wives.
A R1fI I'm
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-08-30
A Rattlesnake and a Mouse.

John Maby, who lives on Waway-
anda mountain, in Sussex county, New
Jersey, stumbled on couple of large
rattlesnakes while out berrying recent
ly. He killed one, and by means of a
forked stick and shoestring succeed
ed in capturing the other alive. AS it
was female, with nine rattles, his
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-08-30

DURING the past month cock fight
ing, though contrary to law in Ireland,
has been carried on extensively. In
one case the managers of the enter
prise fought their mains, though pur-
sued by the police for over thirty
miles. In another, says the London
World, "the fight became naval en-
gagement for it came off at sea on
board chartered steamer"
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-08-30

A Buffalo, N. Y, cremation company has
been organized, with capital OF $4,000.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-01-17


/ Helen proposed to telegraph; but
Harry objected to what he called ''the
Prodigal Sons nj of return
penitently he had arranged
a meeting after Uncle Mats own heart
AT length New York was reached, and
ordering his fair charge some refresh
ment, Harry set forth to engage the best
sleigh and finest pair of horses that
could be procured. To the music Of
those tinkling bells they were whirled
over the crisp, white snow; yet despite
their rapid journey it was growing dark
as the lighted windows Of Glenwood
House appeared in sight.
There, the horses we g pulled UP and
the reins given into Helen's hand. as
Harry, throwing a buffalo robe over his
shoulders, proceeded to strap it around
his waist; then, with a flowing white
beard. produced from acapaeious pocket,
tied firmly on, he replaced his fur
travelling cap, n pronounced himself
'.all right"
1he jiugling ssf the sleigh-bells and
stamping of tie horses feet quickly
brought Uncle Nat, ron ~hospitablc
thoughts intent" and following him,
Rachel, who. with her fond heart i'm
stinct, hoped every arrival that day
might be her loved wanderer.
Colonel Raynor. / presumed said
Harry, in a disguised voice. SANTA
Claus, sir, at your se2vice. And wish
the compliments of the season, ] bring
YOU a Christmas gift. Take her witt 4
to your lighted hail, Colonel; then, ii yoa
refuse my Offering. w5u travel back -
our cwn regions
Nell, is it yeally our little Eellpats
and. ssOai nv poor. lost darsingpa were
simultaneously uttered by the Colonel
and his SITTER.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-01-17

runaway. AS to the decoration of
that Christmas-tree, without her child
taste and deft fingers, it was q labor OF
anything but love.
In the meantime, Helen was nearing
New York. On arriving there, she took
a hack and was driven to the depot OF a
Northern route. where she remained
scsne time. anticipating that a couple
of detectives, al least, had been COM
municated with, and would be lying in
wait to detain her at the place where it
might be supposed she would be found
for, only to allay her aunt's anxiety
would she have given any address,
Toward afternoon, the hacks were all
engaged, the street-cars oger-crowded-
and It was late when she reached the
station from whence the trains left, en-
route to Washington.
Then. when the shades OF evening
fell. her resolution waned, also; but the
vision of Harry Raynor gloomed uP in
the dim twilight, and her courage once
more returned !.
The lighted rad %cushioned ears looked
germ and .omsortable; anu, glad to
leave the cold, damp streets, where the
snow, which had been falling all day,
law in great heaps, she hurriedlY OBJ
tanned her ticket and sprang into the
car bound for her destination.
4 gentleman rose from the only APP
narently vacant seat and made roomfo
her. There were !,;a,dies-two or three
t~opether-and many accompanied by
gentlemen: but poor Helen was utterly
She shrank into her corner by che
window. embodied in her waIm cloak,
and. for the first Time that day, con-
the past--picsnring Uncle
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-01-17
A CHRISTMAS STORY.

.Here's a splendid old-time Christ
mast said Colonel Nathaniel Raynor,
stretching out his hands to receive the
glow from the huge logs, which lay
blazing and cracking upon the wide
hearth.
"Wen, a Icetie cold" was the less en-
thusiastic remark of Miss Rachel, his
maiden sister, who, with her bachelor
brother, kept house in a picturesque
nook, near the banks of the Hudson.
"Oh, we shall not find it cold. Ra-
chel! Good fires, plenty of Christmas
cheer. and the happy, young faces
around us. Twill do my old heart good
to hear their merry voices upon this
Christmas Eve"
1--WE brought the tree, master. an
whaT viii put asked Donald,
the Scottish gardener, opening the room
door.
"In the back parlor,. said Miss Ray
nor. answering for her brother.
IAN here's the letter-bag. too,
mees," he continued.
The arrival of the mail was an event
of daily interest. but upon that occasion
Of double importance.
"Stay a moment, Donald said the
Colonel. selecting one letter; .'then you
can bid James take the wagon and
drive down to the station to meet Mr..
Harry. Bless my life! the--the con-
bounded young dog. Here's a disap-
pointmcntr
An is the young master no COM
ing, sar?" Donald's hopes of a pound
of best Scotch snuff being suddenly
'blighted.
mo, no! So never mind waiting"
Harry not comingP' e~jacula' ed Miss
Rachel mot coming to spend Christ
mas with ussg'
"Listen to this. sister,
my H. USCIt: lam truly sorry to de-
cline joining yoar Christmas pasty. 10 meet
you ana Aunt Ray would afford me the great
est pleasure: but the truth must be told. lam
aware ycu have set your heart uprn a union
between your adopted daughter. Helen, and
myse}f The young lady ma possess every
cnarM OF person and of mind W tn which So
ciety accredits her; but l prefer 20 remain free
and unfeftcred in mu choice. We have never
met since almost children. therefore she can
trs1st. good, kind Aunt Ray will plead I'm
ny behalf; and you, dear uncle, pardon this,
me hrs { lis bedience OF
HARRY RAYNoR."
"Oh. dear! oh; dear!' signed Aunt
Rachel. .lts too bad of Harry! Why,
nc would be charmed with Helen, as all
are; and in love with her before Christ
mas Eve was over. / wish to goodness
thai no invitations had been sent
Its too late now; though / confess
mat TO me the party will be like the
play OF Hamlet and the royal Dane
nimseli left out as somebody once
sad: But let have breakfast. Where
y HelenP O~versleeping herself, ehg'
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-01-17
THE CHRISTMAS TREE.

spoken; then, suddenly, there was {
loud crash and a jar. The train came
to a standstill, windows were raised'
and heads thrust forth, while light:
waved to and fro. Helen's companion,
with many others, left their seats to as
certain the cause. Upon returning,
they brought intelligence that a freight
| train, en- route to New York, was i'm
bedded in a s~now-drift, blocking up the
entire line, and to continue the journey
would be impossible for several hours.
| There were q few scattered houses, OF
| rather cottages. at a short distance, and
several of the passengers decided to
seek a nights shelter there, rather than
remain in the stationary cars.
Upon Helen's companion inquiring
which she would prefer, she quickly
replied that if it was possible to obtain
admittance at some house until daylight,
instead of proceeding on that ill-omened
Journey. she would return home. Yes,
she called it .ill-omened, though re-
preaching herself for the expression,
when her companioa throwing their
travelling wraps over his shoulder, as
sisted her down the slippery steps,. and
engaged one of the men, who was hold
inc q lantern. TO take them to a little
cottage. where the young lady could
remain for the night
..Faith, thin. I'll take yer honor to
me own shanty,. said the good
natured Irishman; ''an' it's there where
me wife an ould mother are waitin' up
for me-"
And ne piloted them safely down q
steep embankment to the little haEsiet,
living so white and still beneath the
stars-for the snow had ceased falling;
and Helen, looking upward to the now
spangled heavens, thought those i'll
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-01-17

mink she was up late last night,
r.n 1870 arranging some little adorn-
S4.m1or this evening. All, poor girl.
s0fry she will be! Maria to the
M L1ess-" please go call Miss Helen.
49, hcr the breakfast-bel rung long
1 = and we r now commencing
xo.onel Ksynor perused his other
SiSssecrs. but the silence was broken by
,a.IisA rushing down stairs and into the
u.Oh. Miss Rachelr' she cried, ..Miss
Lslen . not there! I knocked and
S.ooked. AID then csezsaa 4: j door. Il
1ss breaks my dream, and this morning
says to cook
Nonsense, nonsenser' interrupted
nssnaniel. sternly. "Helen has only
~ out into the shrubbery. She'll come
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-01-17
THE CHRISTMAS r. Il

,here,s q wonderful tree-a wonderful tree
4ySo Ssnpy children rejoice to see;
S1aading its branches year by year.
n.pac,~as from the forest to flourish here:
M ahIs wonderful tree, with its branches
i. Always blooming at Christmas-tide.
.r,s rot aloue in summers sheen
: houUhs are broad and Its leaves are green;
~ \ Ihp,yrrnssfor us when the wild winds blow,
~ ssrfh is white with feathery snow;
NY ND this wonderful tree, with its branches
MARS many q gift for the hristmastide.
,u.s al anghtw with its tapers' glow,
r,,ot c,ares on the shining eyes below,
And = the strange, sweet fruit on each laden
bough
~ tbs wonderful tree, with Its branches
wa han With joy at the christmas,tide.
J vusce II telling It's boughs among
"a INA shepherd's watch. and the angels song,
~ aEoH Babe in a manager low
Tne beautsfui'story of long ago,
Wherfa radiant star threw its beams so wide,
10 herald the earliest Christmas-tide.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-01-17

the easement, and rumbles down the
chimney, what can be more grateful
than that feeling of sober and sheltered
security with which we look around up
on the comfortable chamber and the
scene of domestic hilaritypn amidst
the general call to happiness. the hustle
of the spirits, and stir of the affections
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-01-17

in the cent?
to hide q
. shoe abb
K kid wh
4 narrow ses
'whitHsrsS}
Y little wood
Flet. as ! hs
it left from y
fower-po1
shoe, and q
zee. Now 4
her children
enormous SUI
d woman VI
high, and h
Her ones, o.
ght and som
to. get grad
aever BY maj,
'erent Length
an others 4
though not /
$ of silk, PIN
and white, az
black 81
muslin apru
was placed
With the "ch
Ter close qui
,ewed in thd
{ silk throY
shoe, 30 ID
9 "spiM out
Butterfly Pc
nd easily mad
model. q
OF card-bos'
second, Gov
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-01-17

houSS C~iiy ehah
morning and walk
upstairs to her
room,
So he was sent
for. and, between
the cross question-
ing OF Colonel Ray
nor and his father,
had quite a time of
it, but at length
admitted that the
previousnightM Miss
Helen had hidden
him come early
that she had step
ped out of TIE bay
window Il the IL
brary,which open
ed on the lawn, and
he. carrying her
sachel and blank
ct shawl. walked
at her side TO the
station.
:. But / neer
speered." added
hob. .. that Miss
Helen wad gang
AVA. Ithocht she
went TO meet Wi
some o. the Draw
company that arc
coming the day.
"A c~onfounded.
obstinate puppy
and, "a williul
young monkey !"
were the mildest
epithets that Uncle
Nat. in his wrath,
showered upon the
absent delir quents
all through that
Christmas Eve; but
they only reached
the ears of the
household. for Ma
thaniel Raynor
failed not TO well
come his guests in
his usual genial
while RAJ
chal, s~orrowfnDy
and vainly search
ea among Helen's
correspondence to
find Kate Bland
ford's past or pres
emit address, that
she might dispatch
a ynascaue tn tba
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-01-17

s~s a0Hp U1IOIO o
stopping train for
New York passed
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-01-17

that prevail 1t this period, what bosom
can reAsnin insensib1eP 1t is. indeed,
the season of regenerated feeling--the
season for kindiing, not merely the lire
Of hospitality in the hall. but the genial
fame VI chart y in the heart With
ouch charms oi~ assQcsss.s= each Christ
mas senews the tiEsses spoken of in she
ASld song:
sHa4sn might then behold,
A&S1riN1nnBbNk zach hall.
GoHN dsxA ~ cure the coid
r~Ss~T rf1f n5TF&6 mDl NmHfls
Tn4 fetRhbQif4 wire freddy bidden
B Az had wniceHAe true:
Nh14po0F from xAkas wesv mot raiad0n
MhNn 1his eI0Nap wes NOW.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-01-17
b noneto.
these Do,
eblessedd'

e here. and
ysdnths,
hln.s suial
Mt Addie
rS-basSeis1
needh-boo
anciful forr
rs etc III
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our wcrssd
you hayen
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hays lat
: q mnH.@|
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lvas was r,
, encrce
IN fgun|
light. worsted
he bronze
nc neshes |
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&C. OF SCARF
q top and bt
OF the scarf
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the opp0}
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erns. | MAD
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-01-17

in directly, looking like
rose.n
81" But it's showing qui
his sister. go aa agai
if her warm sacque an
there"
Once more the girl be
stairs, then down again.
oh ma am!'' she d
returning, Miss Helenl
hat and walking suit are |
letter addressed to YOU WI
her table"
kachels trembling fn
open; then, in accents brI
ton, she read aloud the cd
my DARLING AUNT Raw
forgive your poor child for n
best and happ est of homes:
10 Uncle Mats intention tn
teen | should enter int an or
Henry Haynor. / am compelf.
course. In ail else I would
uncle: but Harry does not car,
having shown the slightest wi,
boy-and-girl acquaintance. I
my hand itilsouGht-naither, ar
him away from what. since /
parents, should be his home.
do not be uneasy about me
Mrs Carmichael's. in Washins
viii remember as my old sch
Blandford. Upon arriving, v
Until then, dear aunt, / can
pray your pardon. HELr
"Oh!' cried Nathaniel
ungrateful-"
Hush. hush. dear bro
rupted Rachel. who was
tears. ''Helenis not ungl
child! She cam e to my re
for a kiss, and, on my s
bless you, my DEAR Hun
her knees before me, and
me again, dear aunt! Bic
All! and 1 only thought !
s--little belle.
well!"
BY this time the news
through the household.
remembered that the gar
boy, Rob, who went upon
errands, had been seen to
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-01-17

k, or you :
silk and -
borders "
of black v
| sew on bc1
Pped with 81
%; sew on
he founcag
silniiar-n,,u
|bove.-Inda'
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-31

AoU AAYELOST THE KEY no YOUR
a trunk OF valige, A. j. Anderson 9is Hons.
s ~, street, can supply you with a new one
sie VIII guarantee a ht Locks, hinges,
ls ,l5 ana lastenings, single or TO match, ~.