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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-10-17
James Mclaughlin has been appoint
ed Indian ssgent at Standing Rock
agency, Dakota.

Ohio's legislative contest was unset
tied by our yesterdays advices and it is
admitted that only the official count can
determine the result This is what
gives encouragement to democrats, for
they know the returning board to be OF
the democratic persuasion.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-10-17
Republican State Convention.

There will be held at Huron on Wednesday.
October 2lht. 1885, at p. M. a Republican de-
!egate convention, for the state of Dakota,
being that portion of the territory of Oak pta
lying south of the 48th parallel of north latitude
for the purpose of placing in nomination
republican candidates for state officers to be
voted for on the Sd day Of November. 1885. pur-
suant to enactment of the constitutional con-
yention convened on the sth day Of Septem-
Der, 1885.
The following are the officers to be uomi.
mated, viz:
One candidate for governor.
One candidate for lieutenant governor.
One candidate for secretary of state.
One candidate for state auditor.
One candidate for state treasurer.
dne candidate for state attorney general.
public instruction.
One, candidate for state commissioner OF
schools and public lands.
Two candidates for congress.
Three candidates for supreme court judges.
The several counties of the state of Dakota
ventiOn as follows:
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-10-17

Excelsior rDrug Store
ESTABLISHED IN 1859.
Purdy & Brecht,
ISUOOEssORs MILLS PURDYl
Wholesale and Retail Druggists.
a11s 5 Pn I & SsPa S pnya
Excelsior Book Store. Wholesale and Retail,

The Oldest Bookstore in the territory.
We oontinrs to offer to our many
patrons all the new and popular works
of the day at eastern prices. In this de.
partmeRt may be found everything re-
quirsd (in the stationery line) in the
Office. store or chool house. Writing
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-10-17
Norman Learned,

sssshS Saa. asaS .aa Dss. Dsssss as7. 27
Highest price paid for I'd hand aeoas
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-10-17
Passenger & Express Line.
Il. q. DEYo, PRorR1EToa
Yankton office at tho Commercial Hons.
pEPARTgRre,

Leave Hurley for Swan Lake and returu ds,,,
Leave Swan Lake for Yankton Monday. wed.
0s1toay and Friday ON return of Hurley stage,
Lave YankSon for Swan Lake and Hurley
Ha..s 8 sns morning connecting at Harley with the
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-10-17

who had been prominent in the move
ment, and closed by quoting Mrs. Wards
Battle Hymn"
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-10-17

paper, envelopes and blank books made
q especially. We also carry the largest
stock Of wWALl- PAPERS. a
offered in the market. Our prices
will always be found reasonable. Third
street, bet. Cedar and Walnut Sts.
PURDY 4 BREOHT,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-09-10
learned it at school.

Among the humors of school-days
are the phrases caught by small children
from upper class Rotations. Ignorant
of their meaning, they initiate them in
their own words, and the effect is usu-
ally comical enough.
A youth of tender years, who has
lately begun to attend school in the city,
was heard by his father to be loudly
chanting as he played about the room
an extraordinary measure, of which the
burden was, ''Angle two times, niger
in a pond"
Imp essed by this remarkable comb
nation of words, the father inquired
what he meant by it, when his son and
heir replied;
why, that's what we learn at
school,
The father, thinking this piece of
strange knowledge, called at the
school and inquired into the matter.
The teacher was quite unable to ex-
plain, but finally called up her
Scholars and caused them to give some
of their customary recitations in con-
cert.
The mystery was solved when the
chorus came to this lesson, IAN angle,
two lines meeting at point, the
rhythm of which was seen to be SINH
lar to the child's description Of the IN
fortunate African.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-09-10
THE LAWYERS LIFE.
When the enterprising lawyer sits a-scrib
bling.

When the enterprising lawyer sits a-scrlb
Sits assembling,
With his client close beside him on chair
Cane-seat chair
How he curses iii his heart such petty drib
bling,
While the client answers questions with
A vacant stare.
How he wishes that the stair would down
ward take him
Outward take him,
And that ne again his face might never see
No, never see,
For he knows that by and by he will for
Yes, forsake him.
Without giving him the customary fee
Merry fee
Then the woman with the husband, whom
she wishes How she wishes
Very much TO get away from-if she can
Hopes she cam
Tells her story which she punctuates with
bushes.
And soon proves to have in mind another
Some other man
And then the man complaining Of hisheigh-
bors,
Wicked neighbors
Wicked neighbors, too, complaining of the
man,
That very man
How they. one and all, will leave their usual
labOrs-
Peaceful labOrs-
Aud become at once so very partisan
Partisan
SO, though many people think there is some
money,
Is some money,
In practicing the law whicG seems such fun
Seems such fun
Could they know how very little there IS
funny
And less money
They'd say a lawyers life is not happy
one.
Unhappy one.
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A Novel Industry Of the Dennisvillians.

Z n Novel, industry OF the DenntsViIlians.
/ -Four miles beyond Woodbine. out on
the sandy stretch of old sea bottom or
beach that is named the Cape May
Peninsula, we came upon Dennisville,
where all the Dennises of all time had
evidently settled.
Were allin the loggin' business,
said a tall, thin Dennis, yet as far as
I the eye could reach not tree could be
seen standing that would make even
the ghost of fair log. They ain a
+ CROWN = continued the man. They re
underground. We dig for them or
spear them, as you might say. Here's
I the tool, and, stepping into a low hut,
+ he brought out crowbar that, like
/ everything else, seemed attenuated and
was stretched out into a long, slender
pointed rod. 1--WE wade along con-
tlnued the man, land probe with this
feeler, and when we strike a log W
feel around, and if it is good one we
dig her up, and if it amt we let her
soak that's about the way of it,
so in Jersey you burrow for your
logs?"
That's about it" replied the man.
~ GU know, we're obliged to be whit
odd or so; we've got the name of it,
onnyhow.'
/ The secret of this business, said
my friend, the geOiogist, lis that ages
/ ago all this area was covered with a
/ fine growth of large trees, and the
same are found growing in some parts
of the swamp yet, but they have died
out and fallen down and sunk into the
soft mud. and so been covered up by
mold and mud, until many other layers
have grown over them: but in some re-
markable way tne wood is preserved,
and these sunken ancient logs are just
as good for shingles and other articles
as they were when alive; hence for
many years there has been a steady
hunt for them, and Dennisyille is a
result Of the industry. To the botanist
| the tree is the evergreen white cypress
and the numbers that once grew over
this swamp and that have been en-
tombed are beyond conception. The
trees upon or near the surface are the
only ones available and fortunately are
the best, but far below there are prob
ably myriads of others turned to stone
and representing the past geological
ages of the earth. The logs are worked
out by the men who are named
"Swampoodles, and who live in the
malarious district all their lives. When
a log is found ditch is made about it,
into which the water soon flows. A
great saw is then applied and the roots
removed. and as a rule, the log will
rise to the surface and can be cut up
and carried off, though in many locali-
ties the shingles are made right on the
spot and dragged over the swamps ON
roads, in many cases, made of bOughs
and twigs. This curious business is
not confined to New Jersey, but over
in ! elaware and Maryland there are
similar Swamps, where the single
business has been carried on for years.
One of the swamps in Delaware eX-
tends over twenty-five square miles,
and there is hardly a
house in Sussex county but
what is shingled from the ancient
deposit. = Correspondence Phitadel-
ptia Times.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-09-10

An experienced housewife vouches
for the excellence of lemon pie made
after the following recipe: The juice
and rind of two lemons. four eggs, six
teen heaping tablespoonful of sugar,
one coffee cup of milk, two teaspoon
fuls of corn starch. Mix the corn starch
with little of the milk. Put the rest
on the fire, and when boiling, stir in
the corn starch. Boil one minute. Let
it cool, and add the yolks of the eggs,
eight heaping tablespoonful Of the
sugar, and the grated rind and juice of
the lemons, all well beaten together.
Have deep pie plate lined with paste,
and fill with this mixture Bake slowly
half an hour. Bea whites of the eggs
to a stiff froth. and beat into them the
remainder of the sugar. Cover the
pie with this and brown slowly.
1t is not everybody who can serve
caulifower as it ought to be. and we
are glad therefore to get the following
recipe: Clean and cut in small pieces
three good sized cauliflowers. Put in
a stewing pan two ounces of butter,
and set it on a moderate fire; when hot
put the cauliflowers in; stir now and
then till it turns brown, then add a
sprig of thyme, one of parsley, bay
leaf, one onion with a Glove stuck in it.,
salt and white pepper; simmer gently
till the whole is well cooked; throw
away the onion, Glove, thyme, and bay
leaf; mash the caulifiowers well, strain
and put back on the fire with the
broth; give one boil, pour on croutnos
and serve.
/ A writer in Cassell's Family Maya
zine telling how he furnised his house
for $500, says among other things:
1--WE had so many books that we
required large bookcase. We got a
low one, only three shelves high, which
ran round portion of the room, the
/ top shelf making q place for nic-nacs.
Then made myself a tea table and
corner cupboard, which We're greatly
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-09-10

When Mrs. Mary A. Livermore lee
tured in Albion, Mich, recently, at the
close of the lecture an elderly, white
haired woman approached her with the
following inquiry: DO you remember
writing letter for John -, of the
Twelfth Michigan Volunteers when he
lay dying in the Oycrton Hospital at
Memphis, during the spring of 1868,
and of completing the letter TO his wife
and mother after he had died?"
Mrs. Livermore replied that she
wrote so many letters during the war,
under similar circumstances that she
could not recall any particular case.
The woman drew a letter from her
pocket, that had been worn into pieces
in the folds of the note, and was thea
stitched together with fine sewing cot
ton.
''Do you remember this letter9' she
asked.
Mrs. Livermore recognize her pen
manship and admitted her authorship
of the letter. The first four pages
were written to his wife and mother at
the dictation of young soldier who
had been shot through the lungs, and
was diving of the wound. Then she
had completed the letter by the addi-
ton of three pages written by herself,
beside the dead husband and son, in
which she sought to comfort the lonely
and bereaved relatives.
II think my daughter-in-law and
would have died when we heard that
II 4 s., a,aiI
the worn and weary-looking woman.
at comforted us both; and by and by,
when we heard of other women SINH
larry afflicted we sent them the letter
to read. till it was worn in pieces.
Then we sewed the pieces together, and
made copies of the letter, which we
sent to those of our acquaintance
whom the war bereft.
"But Annie, my sons wife, never got
over Johns death. She kept about
and worked and went to church, but
the life had gone out of her. Eight
years ago she lied of gastric fever.
One day, little before her death, she
said: Mother, if you ever find Mrs.
Live.more, or hear of her, | wish you
would give her my wedding-ring
which has never been off my finger
since John put it there, and which will
not be taken off till am dead. Tell
her to wear it for Johns sake and
mine, and tell her that this was my
dying request.
Il live eight miles from here, con-
tnued the woman, 'and when | read
in the papers that you were to lecture
here tonight, decided to drive over
and give you the ring, if you will ac-
cept it"
Deeply affected by this touching mar
rative, not particular of which is she
able to recall. Mrs. LiyermOre extended
her hand, and the widowed and child
less woman put the ring on her finger
with fervently uttered benediction.
Togffb'S Co7upU13jO7l
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GROWING OLD.

Softly, oh softly, the years have swept by
thee,
Touching thee lightly with tenderest care;
Sorrow aud death they have often brought
nigh thee,
Yet they have left thee but beauty to
wear;
Growing old gracefully,
Gracefully fair
Far from the storms that are flashing the
Nearer each day to the pleasant Home
light;
Far from the waves that are big with com
motion,
Growing old cheerfully,
Cheerfully and bright.
Past all the winds that were adverse and
chilling.
Past all the islands that lured thee to rest,
willingly,
Far from the course to the Land of the
Blest;
Growing old peacefully,
Peaceful and blest.
Never feeling of envy nor sorrow,
When the bright faces of children are
Never a year from the young wouldst thou
borrow
Thou dost remember what lieth between;
Growing old willingly,
Thankful serene.
Rich in experience that angels might covet,
Rich in faith that has grown with thy
years,
Rich in a love that grew from and above it.
Soothing thy sorrows and hushing thy
fears
Growing old wealthily,
Loving and dear.
Hearts at the sound of thy coming are
lightened,
Ready and willing thy hand to relieve;
Many face at thy kind word has bright
ened-
at is more blessed to give than receive
Growing old happily,
Ceasing to grieve.
Eyes that grow dim to the earth and its
glory,
Have sweet recompense youth cannot
know;
Ears that grow dull to the world and its
story,
Drink in the songs that from Paradise
flow;
Growing old graciously,
Purer than snow.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-09-10
The Remnva ofEences.

A Maine farmer is reported as putting
the case strongly in favor of the abolition
fences: IF had my way ! wouldn' t
have feuce on the farm. There are
over $4,000 farmers in Maine. Their
farms have in the aggregate over A.
900, 900 rods of fence, or rising l3l ,0C0
miles. This is outside of ornamental
fences, and does not include some 1000
miles or more of railroad fencing.
There are II 900 rods of highway fences
1900, 900 rods of partition fences, and
some Is. 900, 900 rods of division fences.
Estimating the cost of these fences at
81 per rod, and that would / think be
fair estimate, and the total cost OF
fences in Maine is over so, 900, 600.
This is nearly as much as all the farms
and their buildings are worth. 1t is
more than twice and half the value
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-09-10
Drowned by an octopus.

In our harbor lie a number Of Chinese
junks preparing for another fishing
trip to the coast of lower California.
The Chinese who sail from this port
fishing are quite different from the
Mongols who run laundries sun
burnt they are, and look almost as
bronzed as Modoc Indians. A Sun
representative had talk with one of
them recently, named Hoy Kee. who
seemed to be intelligent and speaks
English rather fairly, and elected the
news that on their last trip they lost
one man Itoccurred down at Ballcnas
Bay, below Abrejoiec Point, on the
coast of Lower California, about 400
miles south of San Diego They were
engaged in gathering the abalone, the
| beautiful shell which adorns many
homes in the United States One of
the men, whose first trip this was,
strayed away from the rest, it beign
the lowest point of the tide, which was
commencing to run in, with biz break
ers. Itseems that this Chinamm stand
ing barelegged with the water up to his
knees was surprised at being caught by
one of his legs by an immense octopus.
or, rs our informant called il, devil
fish. and in a second he was tripped
over, drawn out into deep water and
drowned before the rest of the China
men realized what was the matter with
their fellow shell-gatherer The boats
of the Cinnamon were high up on the
beach. and when they were got into
the water no trace could be seen Of the
missing man. Several days afterwards
his remains lloated ashore in n
horrible state of mtilation. The
octopus, from the description of if.
must have been monster with body
ten feet long, each arm measuring
about ten feet Our informant said his
junk expected to leave to-day for the
Lower California coast in search of
abalone shells and fish, but viii not
touch at BallenaS Bay. of which he aud
the other Cinnamon haze Supersti-
tious dread owing to the loss Of the
Cinnamon there during the last trip.
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Mrs De We'll, l will try
you, if you have good recommends
ton from your last place.
Domestic. "A what, mum?"
"A recommendation, a character, '
"A charack-ter, is it We want9 An
sich as We AK me for a charaek-ter?"
Wen, well, and why not?"
''You, lnum-you the wife of a snake
thafe, a blackleg, a william. the man
what murdered his grandmother, sure,
and stole the pennies from a dead
pauper'S eyes-you-''
Mercy on US! What are you talk
ing about?'
Yer william OF a husband, of coorse.
Shure, didn't rade the papers when
he was runnin for otfice?'
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-09-10
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
The Scarecrnw.

In yonder field he stands erect,
No matter what the weather,
And keeps a watch so circumspect
On foes of every feather,
So faithful is he to the trust
Committed to his keeping
That all the birds suspect he must
Dispense with any sleeping.
Sometimes his hat tips down so low
1t seems a cause for cenFvre,
For then some old courageous crow
Believes it safe to venture;
But catching sight of either arm
OutstFetched in solemn warning
The crow decides to leave this farm
Until another morning.
Although his dress is incomplete,
1t really does not matter;
Perchance the truest heart may beat
Beneath patch or latter,
And it is wrong TO base our love
On wealth and name and station,
For he who will may rise above
His daily occupation.
We should not look with eyes of scorn
And find in him no beauty
Who stands and guards our fields of corn
And does the whole world duty,
But honor him for native worth,
For rustic independence,
And send hearty greeting forth
For him and his descendants.
Martha Cdcern0 COOK In Hatper's Youn!
Folks.
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The st. Pam National BanL,
st. Paul, Mimi, April g, 1885.
I0f .Trtraa II fInliIsnl

Co.. lanes H. Darids0a,
MaaGqer Pqlmyya Springs Sanitariunl CO.
Dear Sir:-I visited your Sanitarium
aud springs recently, and was very favor
ably impressed with the excellence Of the
building and improvements, and the
variety and number of natural mineral
springs From information derived from
citizens who had long known the medicinal
virtues of the springs, think they possess
excellent curative properties. From
personal experience in my own case in
drinking the waters there, and since,
know it to be a most excellent drinking
water. have used the Bethesda Spring
water, and am fully as well pleased with
the water from ZenObia's Fountain Spring,
can commend it as a most palatable and
wholesome drinking water, and believe il
will give satisfactory results TO many who
may use it. Respectfully yours,
PETER BERREY.
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child of Capt Salisbury and the dead
body of Capt. Halliday, of the packet
Ranger, now overdue from Liverpool.
The Ranger was burned in longitude
Sc deg. 20 min. west, latitude y deg.
40 min. north. Mrs. Salisbury and her
child are the sole survivors of the crew
and passengers, who numbered 1913.
Full particulars in our next edition.
" T. Sun.
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st. Paul, Mimi, April 12, 1885.

Col. H. IT, DapjiS0n.
My Dear Colonel Il have been drinking
that water you sent me last winter since
my return from New Orleans, and think il
is doing good, ] shall want more very
soon as / want to give it a fair trial. My
kidneys are bad, and it viii be a wonderful
thing if the water can cure them. | have
been prescribing the Palmyra water Cor
some of my patients, but they have
difficulty to get II. Please let me know
where it Will be kept constantly on sale,
and send me a barrel Of it within the next
ten days. Yours truly,
ID. w. HAND,
49, West Third St, st. Paul Nina.
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"No PhrsIc. Sir. in Mine,.

A good story comes from a boys
boarding-school in jersey The
diet was monotonous and constipating
and the learned Principal decided to
introduce some old-style physic in the
apple-sauce, and await the happy re-
suits. One bright lad, the smartest in
school, discovered the secret mine in
his sauce, and pushing back his plate,
shouted to the pedagogne. mo physic,
sir, IN mine. My dad told me to use
nuthin but DR. Pierce's Pleasant
Purgative Pellets, and they are ADDING
their duty ike a charml' They are
anti-bilious, and purely vegetable.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-09-10
Stirring the Soil.

The farmer who understands his
business, says the Massachusetts
Ploughman, viii cultivate his crops as
often as the surface of the ground be-
comes hard, well knowing that the
moment the soil around the young
plants becomes crusted over it prevents
free circulation of air. and very
materially checks the growth of the
most hardy plants, and often entirely
destroys those that are tender. We
have so many farm implements that
have been constructed with especial
reference to the ease with which they
will stir up and pulverize the soil, that
there is really no excuse for permitting
the surface soil to get cruSted over,
after the plants are large enough to be
seen. OF all of the months of the year
for stirring the soil, the month of June
| is the most important. The farmer
who neglects to cultivate his crop
during this month may expect a small
crop at harvest time. The old idea
that a crop should not be hoed until
the weeds get large enough to shade
the crop, is not a good one; never wait
for the weeds to grow before running
the cultivator over the ground, but as
soon as the crop is high enough to readily
see the rows, the cultivator should
be run between them, whether there
are any weeds in sight or not, for while
it is important to keep the weeds from
growing. it is also important to keep
the soil light and loose. The expense
of keeping the weeds down is much
less when cultivation is commenced as
soon as the crop is up. 1t will not cost
as much to keep piece of land clean
of weeds, if the work of cultivation be
commenced in season. as it will to begin
the work after the weeds get large, and
they are not more than half destroyed,
for when once the weeds get large it is
not only expensive to pull them up,
but unless they are carried off the field
most of them will grow again after the
first rain. When weeds are not more
than an inch high, by running cult
vator over the gro md, most Of the
weeds VIII be d. strDyed without any
further labor When the first crop of
weeds is thoroughly destroyed the
second crop will give but little trouble,
if the soil is stirred as often as it should
be. The farmer should never be so
busy in June as not to be able to culti-
vate his crops as often as the surface of
the ground becomes hard.