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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-12

TRUMAN u. PRATT.
On motion of Alderman Piles the
council took q recess until Friday,
December II, 1885, at 7:30 o'clock. p. M.
Oh. B. HARRIS, Mayor.
Attest: e. I. WHITE. City Clerk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-05-21
Al the wrong Place.

The following story is now en-
braced by the press:
tan editor died and went to the
worlds Crematory. The devil met
him with q tender smile of compass
sion and thus shot OF his mouth :
For many long years thou hast
meekly borne the blame Of the bad
spelling that the printer has gotten
of in the paper. The paper has gone
out for 81, but, alasl the 81 has Of.
ten failed to come in for thy paper
Thy printer has bedeviled thee fol
wages every Saturday night, when
thou hadst not q darned farthing u
thy name. Men have taken the pa
per without even paying thee for it
then cursed thee for not sending ou
. better paper. Thou hast been cali
ed dead head by the freight conduc
tors and dead beats by the passenge
conductors, when thou hast show
thy annual TO their envious gaze. A
these things thou hast borne in q!
Hence. Why comest thou hsre? G
i up higher, thou poor man, an etarnit
of rest can scarcely requiet thee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-05-21
Wanted Fifty Cents worth Of Kicking

Wanted Fifty Cents Worth Of Kicking.
"When Gen. Grant was in Chicago
three or four years ago" " said an
army official, she lounged about Sher-
idan's headquarters good deal.
HIS son Fred was at that time on
.Sheridan's staff, but was absent one
day and Grant took his place at
Fred's desk and looked after his
business. A nervous, fidgety, irrita-
BILE old fellow came in to inquire after
some paper that he had left with
Fred. When he stated his case Grant
took up the matter in a sympathetic
way and proceeded after the manner
of an oyer-anxious clerk to look the
paper up. The document could not
be found, and Grant, apologizing,
walked with the old gentleman to the
door. AS I walked down the stairs
with the mollifed visitor he turned
and asked: Who is that old codger!
He is the politest clerk I ever saw OF
military headquarters. I hope Sheri.
dan will keep him. ! answered
quietly, That is Gen. Grant The
fdgety old gentleman, after staring
at me for full minute, said, witt
considerable fervor, I will give yot
fifty cents If you will kick me dowl
STAIRS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-05-21
Another Warning.
Marion County Herald.


On Sunday, May Sd, two strangers
registered at Dudley's Hotel, as G.
E. Bostwick, OF Kansas City, and J.
W. Scott, of Buffalo, N. Y, repre-
senting themselves as agents selling
a patent drill attachment. They took
one or two trips in the country and
made arrangements with VIM. Hos
kins and A. G. Cave to handle their
patent, these gentlemen signing what,
to them, appeared to be harmless
document. A short time after the
agents had left, another stranger ap-
peared on the scene and registered as
T. E. Hall, of Peru, Indiana. He
Represented himself as the manufac-
turer of the drill attachment and
produced two promissory notes for
$500 each, signed by Hoskins and
Gave. These notes he attempted to
get discounted at the First National
Bank, but the officers, suspectine
fraud, refused to take them. The
stranger then went out to interview
Hoskins and Cave. The former was
not at home, but he found Mr.. Cave
who sent his son to town where he
took up the note, paying 5000 for it
The stranger left for Quincy, and OF
Monday last wrote Mr.. Hoskins that
il he wished to avoid trouble hi
would come over and pay off his note
The swindlers have no doubt th,
notes Of other parties ia this county
! An attorney of this city, who ha.
Examined the contracts, tells us tha
the parties will have no difficulty il
collecting the notes.
! We are informed that Mr.. Hoskin
took up his note yesterday, payin,
$500 for it."
We again warn Audrain count
people against signing contracts wit
strangers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-05-21

'sAnd now as I am about to press
my good night kiss on your sweet
lips I want to tell you that this is the
happiest moment Of my ife," gush-
ingly remarked the Promenade street
dude, as he stood in --'s doorway
holding fast the hands OF Miss -
at 2 o'clock this morning.
ssAnd mine, too,'' murmured the
young lady as she suppressed q yawn
..Your words fill me with deligh.
It's your trusting love that prompts
you to utter them, is it not darlingF
sNo, not that"
"What is it, then, sweet, that makes
this the happiest moment Of you
life?
"The fact thas you are going ant
| I can go to bed. I'm awful sleepy
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-05-21
Strength
Cubic inches Gas
Name Of the
BAkin0 Powders.

.In his report the Government Chemist
says: "I regard all alum powders as very
unwholesome. Phosphate and Tartaric
Acid powders liberate their gas too freely
in process Of baking, or under varying
climatic changes suffer deterioration.
DIR. n. A. Mott, the formerG Government
Chemist, after careful and elaborate
examination Of the various Baking Pow
ders Of commerce, reported to the Gov
ernment in favor Of the Royal brand.
Prof. McMurtrie, late chief chemist fol
the U. s. Government at Washington
says: seThe chemical tests to which
have submitted the Royal Baking Powder
prove it perfectly healthful and free from
every. deleterfous substance
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-05-21

Give US chapter and verse for that,
We will now give the testimony of
several sPedo Baptist scholars. We
viii begin with Charles Anthon, Of
New York; he says s.The primary
meaning Of Baptizo is to dip or inn
merse; secondary, if it has any it
refers to the same leading idea--
sprinkling is entirely out of the
question" Rev. George Campbell,
d. D., president Of Marischal Col
lege, Scotland, declares that ''the
original Greek words mean immense,
immersion" !" Mr.. Campbell was
Presbyterian. Rev. Moses Stuart,
professor in Andover Theological
Seminary, says: "Bapto and Baptizo
mean to dip, plunge or immerse. !"
Mr.. Stuart was Congregationalist.
Rev. DIR. fireman, Roman Catholic,
"Plunged into the water" Baptizo
strictly conveys this Specification as
all the learned are agreed. John
CALVIN says ''the very word baptize
signifies to immerse."
Doctor, try and do better in your
next article. Bring up those records
you promised us; we are anxious to
see them. Give US few examples il
you please where John the Baptist or
the Apostles Of Jesus Christ sprinkled
water upon the people and called
it baptism.
In conclusion, / will give you few
passages which are indisputable and
1 contend that these passages clearly
express the act of baptism: Rom. 6,
4, col. 2, ~, "We are buried with him
in baptism )" Eph. 5, 26, Heb. 10, %,
we read as result the ''body was
washed" If You have not been
buried, if your body has not been
washed your baptism is certainly
questionable. We do not read Of the
Apostles baptizing in houses nor tina,
they had water brought to them, nol
that it was contained in bowls OF
pitchers but it was found in its ma.
tive place. They came to a certain
water, Acts 8, 16; John 8, 23, bap
tized in Enon near to Salim, because
there was much water there" Notice
he (John) did not baptize in Salim
but in Enon near to Saim, because
of the much water. Phillip and the
officer went down into the water. Il
that your way, Doctor! John bap
tized in the river-in Enon. They
came up out of the water. Jesus
our great Redeemer, bowed his sacred
head beneath the waves Of Jordan
and when he came up and out Of th'
water the Father said: "This is NJ,
beloved son in whom I am vel
pleased" All the passages and ex
amples cited clearly teach ''immer
sion, sprinkling and pouring" are ou
of the question. The Savior said g
have baptism to be baptized with.
1t is agreed, believe, that the Savio
: referred to his sufferings-the wor
derful sufferings that he endured be
: fore and perhaps including his death
These he calls baptism. Now, m
,, friend, does sprinkling represent you
ideas of the suffering of the Son G
, God? Go to the Garden of Gethse
; name, it will do you good, and liste
to the voice Of one in trouble an
sorrow. Tell me, oh, tell me, doe
little sprinkling express your col
ception of those awful sufferings
No, never, never. Here is baptism
Our Savior was overwhelmed in su
: ferings and trials, and therefore l
calls it a baptism. Baptism is use
to express the idea of abundanc
~ because baptism is an immersion ,
overwhelming. DISCIPLE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-05-21

A Fulton acquaintance Of ours,
Tuesday evening, feeling little
'sunder the weather. went to see a
doctor.
..What is the matter with you"'
81 am as hungry as wolf. ]
work like q horse but I can't sleep"
Il guess you had better see vet.
erinary surgeon" said the doctor,
sarcastically.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-05-21
Won BIZ i WIlISTLE.


How did the aged Commodore get
his young wife ~ I asked an 40
quaintance. says writer.
s'She Nhistled and be came to her,
my lad 2 WAS the reply, but she didn't
do Il IL the spirit Of the girl in the
ballad. It happened six years ago,
last summer, and IN the very hotel in
which We are sitting. Garrison had
been for forty years 4 widower. He
was . testy old fellow, and had not
been suspected Of civeing a.rsp Tor
women. The possession OF some
where from SIC, 900, COO TO sl5, ,oo0,-
600. much Of it In complicated use
for the promotion Of railroad and
steamboat schemes. had harassed him
all winter and spring, and be had
come down here for rest and quiet
He took suite Of the best rooms In
the row Of cottages which are an an
mex Of the main establishment, cal
eulating that he would there be re-
moved from the hustle Of 3 public
house, and it was for . few days g.
he had fondly anticipated. Then Che
interesting family Of John n. Randall
Of St Louis, took possession Of ad.
Joining apartments. They numbered
q half dozen persons, including .
whistler. Through the thin partition
the Commodore heard and was an.
noyed BY the whistling. He disliked
lit exceedingly. He was driven Z
transportation. There way q boy il
the Randall party, and to him ths
veteran attributed the noise. Ht
would not at that time hear the mel.
Iody of the whistle, nor its clever
fidelity to the music which it inter
lpreted, but simply kept it as a tor
ture. Randall was an acquaintance
Of his, and one day he said to him a
they sat chatting on the versnda,
"That boy Of yours will be the deati
Of me, John. Won't you plug hil
mouth, just to please me7
/ 'tOh, it amt the hoy, replied Ran
dali, shut my daughter. Here, lie
titialn
i ut was lovely glrl Of twent.
who responded to the call and va
presented to the Commodore. Sh,
whistled for him that evening to ,
lpiano accompaniment, and it was n,
longer irritating to him. They wer
married in the ensuing October. Hi
. wedding gift was 81, ,O00. 900 in soun,
, securities. In no season since tina
has any belle at Long Branch bee,
dressed or diverted in q more costl
. manner than the fair whistler. -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-05-21
Economy Is wealth.

a farmer and his wife went into q
dentists.
Chow much do you charge for
fIlin' teethi" asked the farmer.
ssFrom 81 to 35.,'
San, how much for pullin'f''
Fifty cents, I
aMarisr,v be said, turning to hii
wife s.yousd better get & pulled.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-05-21
An Irreleyast Qsestis.

II do not-aw-see.. !. esid he. as
be Withdrew the head Of bis cane
from his mouth, why there sbould
be 90 much objection to-sw-rolIer
skating; Il is . harmless amuee.aen. 2
Some physic,ans say i d injuri-
|ons to the health . she observed e
she piled her crochet needle.
Perhaps 20, he resoined, s.but
I-aw-they al seem to agree IN the
opinion that'-here he bluhed slight-
y-s.that-aw-i it strengthens the
calves. .
..Abl indeed, 9 she said with On
arch smile; do you feel say stron-
Iger since you began to skAte
He is still wondering xhst sl,e
lmeans By putting her que...on in that
form. - -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-05-21
A Western Idyl.

A rather sad affair took place on
Main street, Canyon City, the other
day. A young lady with her arms
full Of bundles emerged from a dry
goods store, when one Of them fell
on the sidewalk without her noticing
it. just behind her was q young
mana too-too-club young man,
who, if not polite, is not anything
and he quickly stepped forward to
pick it up. Now a bundle done up
in a piece Of paper with a dry goods
advertisement on it is apparently as
harmless as maiden's prayer or q
mothers spanking, and there it lay,
as guileless as blue-eyed bulldog
asleep in the sun. just as he stop
ped to pick it up there was a rust
ling Of the paper, the twist began to
come out of the ends, and in another
instant an indescribable something
| Ia sort Of a cross between a balloon
and devil fish-few into the air be-
fore his eyes, and a number ten
thirty-six-inch-d -double-j jointed- duplex
elliptic-steel- bowed hustle .infator :
dollar-and-a-half -bald-headed hoop
skirt with two rooms in it waltzed
around and gyrated and opened and
shut up and fell on the side walk as
fiat and thin as a boarding house pie,
and the young man Strengthened
himself up, looking as if he wished a
forty-ton zephyr would come down
from the canyon and sweep him over
into the next county; and the young
lady came back with a face that re.
sembled an Italian sunset produced
| by throwing a ripe tomato against .
board fence, and she picked up thai
wire contrivance. and then she wen
toward the east and he went toward
the west. The sun ducked his heai
behind cloud to hide q smile, ani
three or four of the boys who took il
the show laid down and laughed and
doubled themselves up in q mannel
that would have made a summer dos
of green-apple collie hide its head il
shame.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-05-21
81 am unmarried.
Divorced, I see.''

eI was never married, sir. =
ssThen how could you be nnaaar-
RED! Well, it makes no difference.
/ desire to tell you something. I
was once lighthearted, gushing and
joyous. Why did I fall from that
Joyous estatei I wrote poetry. I
felt surging within me. I knew Il
was q muse. The doctor said I VAS
bilious, but knew better. I wrote
q poem but neglected the bile. Nov,
you see me the wretch that I am.
Oh, had served my bile as / hadmy
musei''
aYou are o foo" said the fading
woman, rising.
.Yes, am = fool. Should have
known better. ! will never do it
again.
sDo whatl''
aFail to lock the door when / hear
gentle footsteps, soft and low
Her skirts popped as ahe fitted
through the door.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-05-21
BAKING POWDERS.
Interesting Tests Made BY the Govern.
ment Chemists.

DIR. Edward g. Love, the Analytical
Chemist for the Government, has made
some interesting experiments as to the
comparative value Of baking powders.
DIR. Loves tests were made to determine
what brands are the most economical to
use, and as their capacity lies in their
leayening power, tests were directed
solely to ascertain the available gas Of
each powder. DR.. Loves report gives
the following:
Strength
Name OF the Cubic inches Gas
Baking Powders. per ounce Of each Powder
ttRoyai" (cream tartlr powder) 1874
ssPantapsco" (alum powder) 1882
"Rumford'sn phosphate fresh. ..l22. 81
'sRumford's" lphosphate) DID,. 8a.7s
"Hanford's None Such, p fresh .l2l. 6
"Hsnford's None Such, ~ old..... st.s6
aRedhead'S" ITO
"Charm" {alum powder) ......... 116. 81
"Amazon" (alum powder ........l1i.9s
"Cleyeland's contains lime. e......l1o.es
IssSea Foam. .l01.9
f"CzaF1. l96.e
cdr. Price's," contains lime......1 .102.6
HSnow Flake" !" Groft's st. Paul. .I01 .e8
| tnEewis's' Condensed ed.......... 98.2
l"Congresso yeast. 97.5
&c. e. Andrews & Co.'S con-
isHecker'sn .................. 92.5
i l"Giilet's" .........-.. 64.2
"Bulk" .................. 500
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-05-21
Divine Alatas Or BIllIs1sness.
'toh, sir : said the faded poetess,

Divine 2Mafuo Or Bzk1iolnDeo9.
aoh, SIR, said the faded poetess,
addressing the editor, 1if I do not
write, the rocks viii cry out I"
aThat soin
Eyes, il lido not write the rocks
will cry out
Now, TN tell you. II / we're you,
/ would let 'em cry . little. Won't
hurt 'em, q few tears won't Might
do em good.
aYou are as cold as . stone,n she
said.
.sYes, that's . fact, but / shall nct
cry out should you fail to write.
Misss Presuming in me to call you
missa"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-12-23
The New Years art ~ .aur !,

The color study in The ArL AaaateS mr. Ian.
uary is an admirable figure by Henry Ter.
of an old Breton peasant lighting his ~
This is given as copy for students in
painting. Those who do not use 1t for this
purpose will be glad to frame 1t as picture.
Another striking feature is a beautiful female
head with floral background for plaque decora-
ton, page of dainty outline figure designs
by Edith Scannell, six floral panel designs, a
cup and saucer decoration partridge berry).
and a South Kensington chaIr-back design Tor
embroidery are also given, together with
page of monograms lin y. and numerous de-
signs for church needle-work, for church de-
coration, for Repousse work, and for borders
and freezes, A fine portrait of Val Prinsep,
leading English artist, pleasing full-page
picture-"May [ come in 7''-after painting
| by Jan Verhas, and some exquisite illustra-
| tions of church vestments are specially note
worthy, Portrait-painting, flower-paintlng,
| ecorative painting in dIstemper, artistic ana
| tony and amateur photography are among
the practical subjects that received special at
| tention, A pungent notice of the Academy
Fall Exhibition; an in structive Talk with
| Amanda" on "breadth' in painting; valua'
BILE article on Individual Taste in American
Homes" some useful hints for framing pic
lures; Montezuma's spicy Mote Book" the
Boston letter; the Dramatic Feuilieton; the
| vigorous book reviews; the practical AR
Hintsn and answers to correspondents al
combine to make holiday issue of extraord1
nary attractiveness; in short, an ideal practl
| cal art magazine. Price. IS cents. Montague
Marks, publisher, % Union Square, New YORK
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-12-23
Personal.

The Editor of the SPECTATOR left on the
train last night to spend the holidays Win
friends in Lewisburg, W. Va.
The marriage of Mr.. 7. Frank Watson, of Mt.
Sidney. Principal of the Greenville School.
will be married to- morrow-Thursday the oath
to Miss R. B. Hoge of Montgomery county
Va
In Baltimore, Bishop ], ]. Glossbrenner,
preached at Salem United Brethren Churcn,
Retreat and Francis streets Sunday morning,
and at the Third Church, Fulton avenue and
and Lombard street, at night.
E.AWheeler, veteran and wealthy New
York Merchant died in that city on the 18th In
slant. He was director in the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway Company. j..
DR.. Carter Berkeley. who succeeds Mr.. Geo. G
Jordan in the management of the business O.
the Valley Mutual in the States of North ano
South Carolina, started yesterday morning
for Raleigh, accompanied by Mr.. W. B. NC
Cbesney, who will assist him in his Office
duties. Dr. Berkeley is an old insurance man
having devoted number OF years exculsivel!
to that business. The large interests the Val
lev Mutual has in the Carolinas has been mos
worthily entrusted by placing it under tn
supervision of DR.. Berkeley, and we confident
ly commend both these gentlemen to thos
with whom they will be brought into bushes
contact as deserving of their fullest conf
deuce.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-12-23
MfdGzebrOOk News.
Correspondence of the spEcrATo

Correspondence of the SPECTATOR
F. Tebbs Talley, Esq, was married last Mon.
day in Stanton to Miss Maggie Hemp, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. David Hemp. The marriage was
quite surprise. as every one thought that Mr..
Tebbs was going to be an old bachelor.
We are very sorry that the Editor thinks we
did the city police an injustice We know
soma Of the police force, and they are gentle
men whose integrity we would not doubt in the
least, and very firmly believe they would not
shrk their duty; but anything for fun, you
know.
We are glad the bird la v will soon prohibit
their killing. Let our Legislature entirely for
hid the killing of robins and other useful BIRDS
Our friend, Mr.. L. Jordan. has large mum
Der of nrst-class signatures to his paper recon-
mending his appointment as Superintendent
of Schools. AS Riverheads has not had men,
Der of the Legislature or any county officer, let
us appoint Mr.. Jordan and give Riverheads at
least one office in the county. Wehave first
class Democratic majority here. and think we
ought to have a chance for one Office, at least
More anon. CARA
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-12-23
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

AGRIc11ITURAL ExPORTs.-Of the total value
of domestic exports of the United States for the
years from 1880 to 1885 inclusive, the agricultu-
az will be observed from the following figures:
For the year 1884, total value. S724,964, S52. OF
which agricultural products formed 1888 per
cent 1888, total, 1904 20 1892; agricultural pro
ducts IT per cent. 1882, total value. S733 239 49,
agricultural products 1881 percent. 1881, total,
1888 947: agricultural products S2.l9 per cent
1880, total value. sS23.Si6.353; agricultural pro
ducts 1924 per cent. For the ten years prior,
The average per centage of agricultural pro-
ducts was TITS.
WEST VA. LUMBER TRADE.-A Parkersburg
correspondent of the Northwestern (Chicago)
Lunabernaan speaks of the year past as one OF
extreme dizziness in the lumber interests OF
that section, but the manifest tendency now is
to an Increased business for the year to come.
The Little Kanawha river, by which the mills
at Parkersburg and along that stream are sup
piled with logs, has been unusually low since
February. which cut off the resources in ma
terial for lumber to large extent Portable
mills abound along and near the railroad lines
They have been fairly active through the year
but the realization is low in profits. Oak. pop
lar, sycamore, hickory. and walnut abound
but oak is the staple of the forests. When thu
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is actively en-
gagged in building cars for hts extensive Lives
| the demand for OAK is constant end the out-pu
increases and goes off readily. Sar- and boat
builders at Wilmington. Del. Phiiadslpn's
l.~- -.ssiss Of Gal
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-12-23
aElia,' And Charles Lamb.

a unique genius, that of Charles Lamp. just
like nothing that ever appeared before them'
or has since appeared ARE the quaint ana de-
lightful Essays of Ella" new edition OF
which has recently been issued by Alden'
1.-THE Literary Revolution" publisher OF New
York. Turn to any of your cycloped1as anu
they will tell you that Charles Lamb was one
of the most charming essaylsts that the Eng
ish language has ever known. and also tnat
his Essays of Ella" are the choicest OF MS
works. They are not merely the first WORK OF
their class, but. like "Piigrim's Progress" ana
Robinson Crusoe." thy constitute class by
themselves The volume is certainly one OF
the most delightful of the books described IN
Mr., AIden's 14S-page illustrated catalogue
which he offers to send for cents, or the 10
page catalogue which is sent free. ADDRESS
| John B. Alden, Publisher. New YORK Clty