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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-09-09

Five south Dakota counties, Day,
Dawson, Douglas, Fall River and
Moody, allowed an aggregate represents
ton of nine delegates, are unrepre.
sented in the constitutional convention,
fact which the inhabitants thereof will
some day regret. The absence of these
nine reduces the membership of the con.
vention to one hundred and two, appor.
toned among the forty three remaining
counties. OF this number seventy three
delegates were present at the orgaIza-
ton OF the convention and tho tardy
ones were arriving by every train. The
indications are that there will be full
representation from the counties which
participated in the election. The dis.
gruntled counties have placed themselves
in an exceedingly undesirable position.
Particularly is this the case with Davi-
son county, which aspires to capital
honors. The constitution will name .
temporary seat of government and the
chief competitor for that distinction is
unrepresented IN the convention. Dav,.
son county and Mitchell may console
themselves with the alleged belief that
the constitution will be still born
affair. But Mitchell can hardly afford
to take the chances on that, merely for
the sake of giving aid and comfort to its
northern legislative allies. Even with
its hopes in this direction fulfilled it has
antagonized the people Of forty-three
Dakota counties by contemptuous treat.
ment OF q popular movement.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-09-09
excelsior Book Store e.---Who|esaIe and Retail

The oldest Bookstore in the territory.
We continue to offer to our many
patrons all the new and popular works
Of the day at eastern prices. In this de-
partment may be found everything re-
quirsd Gn the stationery lins) in the
office, store or choel house. Writing
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-09-09
THE CONSTITUTION.


Last ef tho Delegates Rlected to the
Sioux Falls Conyentaon.
Sioux Falls Press. 9Th.
Following is q complete list OF the
delegates chosen by the several coun.
ties to represent them in the convention
Aurora Connty-H. r. Fellows, Matt
A. Ryan.
Besdle-J. 81. Moro, J.K. r. McCai.
lum, F. F. B. Coffin. 8. G. Weather wax,
j. N. Baker.
Bon Homme-Geo. w. snow, Robert
Dollard, Daniel Wilcox.
Brookings-Miles White, Warren M,
Wright, Il. @. Walton.
Brown. D. Mason, O. ]. @. Mcleod,
George &. Laybourne, j. T. Dow.
Brule-A. G. Kellam, O. J. MAYNARD,
@. M. Gregory.
Buffaio-Robert j. Brown.
Butte-H. J. Grant.
Campbell-Frank Alexander.
Charles MIx-Thos. Edes.
Ciark-John e. Bennett, r. A. Proud.
foot.
Olsy-John M. Cleland, ]. NJ. Schultz.
Codington, 8. G. Updyke, I. NJ. West
fall.
Custer-Stephen N. Booth.
Deuel-Charles 8. Lewe.
Edmunds-S. II. Cranmer.
Faulk-E. N. Jessup.
Grant-Henry Neill, N. I. Louthien.
Hamlin-C. e Andrus.
Hand-L. w. Laneing, b. M. Smith,
NJ. e. Williams.
Hanson-W. Il. Murphy, Isaac
Gray. sr.
Hughes-Jsmes A. Ward, Samuel
Miller, William A. Lichtenwallner.
Hutchinson-David Bellon, @. Beuch.
Ter. VIM. Harding.
Hyde-GeorRe @. Crosse.
Jerauld-S. II. Huntly, Albert Gun
dereon.
Kingsbury-John A. Owen, h. H.
Sheets.
Lake-Gsoree L. Wright, VIM. Nc
Grath.
Lawrence-G. @. Moody, d. Corson
Kirk g. Phillips. Frank @. Ayers. w. a.
| Parker, John johnson, Leo Il. Weeden
Aipheus E. Frank.
Lancoln-J. w. Taylor. jeremiah
Gehon. --.-a
McPberson-Frank Gault, sr.
McCook-T. H. Commit, w. 81. God
| dard.
Miner-Stephen A. Jones, Johu H
Patten.
Minnehaha-W. W. Brook,ngs, E. P,
Beebe, A. J. Berdahl. G. S. Clifford, J.
B. Goddard, e. r. Oaks.
Pennington-J. w. Fowler.-Mitcheli
Potter-Wlllis @. Stone.
Roberts w. G. Ashton.
sanborn-Robert Dott, Theodore D.
Kanouse.
spink-J. b. Churchill, F. I. Fisher
@. d. Meyers, G. u. Britton, Geo. Boy.
i suliy-H. +. Pendletop, G. M. Reed
Turner-A. Raines. Joseph Allen, NJ
@. Tychsen, Il. C. Tousley.
Unlon-Juhn Dahl, j. 4. Kendall, 81
q. Blair.
Walworth-B. B. Potter.
Yankton-A. j. Edgerton, JOSEPH
Ward, J. R. Hanson, II. J. Campbell.
CONVENTION NOTES.
It seems to be practically agreed that
| the presidency of the convention shall
be accorded to Hon. A. j. Edgerton II
Yankton. chief justice of the supreme
court of the territory. Hon. G. O.
| Moody, Of Deadwood, has been strongly
| importuned to be a candidate, but be
has resisted all overtures and refused to
permit the use of his name.
| Pierre, Huron and other points have
men on the ground for the purpose ol
doing every thing possible in directing
the selection of the capital, in case the
convention should go so far as to init ate
! the machinery for state government.
Dawson county didn't send any dele
gates, and so probably Mitchell hopes to
| thus "hold the balance of poWer"-as
she did at Bismarck last winter.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-09-09

giver. The election Of Judge Edgsrton
il recognition Of ability and fitness.
Yankton tenders the convention its
thanks for recognizing one Of its citizens.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-09-09
(qltilcuIa
A Positive Cure for every form OF
Blood and Skin Disease fro
Pimples and Scrofula.

lnIsFIGURING HUMoRs, Humiliating
~ Eruptions, Itching and Bprning Skin tor
9rse, Loathsome Sores, and every species of
Itching, Scaly, PiInply, Inherited Scrofuloua,
and Scalp. with Loss Of hair. from infancy to
| old age, are positively cured by CUTICuRA
REsoI.yEHr. the New Bl0ed Purifier, internally,
| and sCUTIcURA, the Great Skin Cure, and
CUI1ou4A Soar, an exquisite Skin beautifsr,
] externally,
ECZEMA CURED.
was afflicted with Eczema on the Scalp
| Face. Earn and Neck, which the Druggist
| when got your remedies, pronounced one OF
He adviBed me 70 Try your CUTIcURA RKNKDIEs,
and after ive days use, my. scalp and part Of
| my face were entirely cured, and I hope in an
l other week to have my ears, neck. and the
other Iart of my frs faee cured S i,. .np
10 E. 4th St., New York.
| SCALP AND SORES.
have been afflicted since last March with
! Skin disease the doctors called Eczema. Ny
face was covered with scabs and sores, and the
| itching and burning were almost urbeaIable.
&C mmened, concluded to give them . trial,
| using the CUTIcURA and CU1IcURA SOAP ex-
| ternally, and kEsoLvKHT internally, for four
| months. call myself cured. in gratitude for
MRS. CLARA 4. FREDERICK.
Broad Brook, Conn.
CUTICURA RE1EDIEs are sold everywhere.
Price: CUTICURA, Soc. RESoLvEFT, 81 90: Soar,
| Is. Prepared by the POTTER DRUG AND CHEAI-
CAL Co.. Boston, Maas.
Send for "Hew to Cure Skin Diseases"
IpTM PLFS Blackhesds, Skin Blemishea.
= A4A and Baby humors, use CUTICURA
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-09-09
9aily 9ress ana 9akotaiau
Is ruBLIsHED
EVERY ,EvENINa-ExOEPTIHG SUNDAYS.

Terms OF 6uBsokrPrIoH: BY carriers, psr
month, $1,00; Der year, el2.00; By mail, per
month, IS cents; Per year. 5000.
Office ON Third Street, Press and DakotAian
block.
BOWEN 4 KINGsBURY. Proprs.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-09-09

paper, envelopes snd blank books made
especially. We also carry the largest
stock Of "WALA PAPERS n
offered in the market. Our prices
will always be found reasonable. Third
street, bet. Cedar and Walnut Sts.
PURDY Il BRECHT.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-09-09

"CRICK IN THE BACK, stitch in
the side, cramps, shooting and sharp pains.
~ rheumatic, neuralgia. and Eciatic
1 S1A pains, ana every external pain and
N ache soothsd and expelled with
wonderful. celebrity by that new.
original, elegant and speedy anti
dote to pain and inflammation, the
CuTIcURA PLASTER. Warranted the perfection
of elegant external remedies. and vastly sup
srior to all other nlasters. At druggists, Csc.
hye for $l.00. Mailed free. POTTER DRUG
AND CHEMICAL Co., Boston.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-09-09

ExceIsiorDrug Store
ESTABLISHED IN 1869.
Purdy & Brecht,
SUCCESSORS TO MILLS PURDYl
Wholesale and Retail Druggists.
b.9


Iongivs nourPRE AKTMENT
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-09-09
Bottled Beer s.:ss1:ss = .., sisss,s' ss ses

I am now ready 70 fn all orders. sns, aftrr
guar er Of centurys experience in Dakcss
reel warranted IN SAYING that MY BEER Will
GIVE ENTlRE 2ATIGfACTION.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-09-09

Correspondents: Chemical National BAnk.
Now York. Commercial National Bank, Obi
cago. Illinois.
~6ell Exchange ON all the principal cities
Vt Europe. ~Oollections receive prompt
attention.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-11
Learning a Trade.

Some of the city papers call attention
to the fact that at the present time there
is very large number of book-keepers
out of employment, and the majority
of those who have more or less steady
occupation in such positions get COM
paratively small wages. A business
man in Philadelphia recently advertised
for clerk at $40 week and had
seven hundred applications for the
place. The surplus Of young men who
are seeking genteel employment will be
found as great in every city, in proper
ton to the population, and there is
also rush for the professions. There
are thousands of boys who grow up on
farm, and thousands in the cities who
grow up without any settled avoca-
tons, who are too proud to learn
trade or to pursue any calling that is
not considered genteel, and yet who
are not competent to succeed in mer-
camille life or the learned professions.
The chief responsibility for this condi-
ton of things seems to rest with pa
rents and teachers. They should first
learn, if possible, what boy is most
capable of doing, what his aptitudes
are, and then educate and train him
accordingly. He should be taught that
productive labor of any kind is honor
able, and that he should aim to make
the most of his opportunities; that if
the trades of carpenter, shoemaker,
blacksmith, etc., are less genteel"
than some other avocations, they are
as honorable in every respect, and
more useful than many which are
classed among the genteel or semi
genteel employments. They should
abandon their notions about the re-
spectability of certain grades of en-
ployment and have more respect for
those callings which are of greater
practical utility. The demand for
skilled artisans is greater than the sup
ply, and the inducements offered are
superior to those of trade and the pro-
fessions. A mechanic who thoroughly
understands his trade is rarely without
remunerative employment, and, with a
practical education and proper indus
trial training to begin with, is almost
sure to rise to the masters position.
The old apprentice system has been
condemned, but its continuance, under
proper legal restrictions, would be of
advantage in every way to all true me-
chanics. The establishment of indus
trial and technical schools promises to
fill the gap, to some extent, made by the
partial abandonment of the apprentice
ship system. Some of them are doing
excellent work in leading youths into
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-11
The Elections.

The result of the elections, last week,
was not all that republicans had hoped
and expected; but, leaving New York
and Virginia out of the account, the
democrats have very little to comfort
themselves. In New York the demo-
cratic plurality on governor is hardly
more than six thousand. Davenport
had good majority on a light vote
outside the cities of New York and
Brooklyn, but, as often before, the
heavy adverse vote of these cities was
too much for the country vote. The
legislature is republican by an increased
majority in both branches. The causes
of the republican defeat in New York
are variously explained. 1t is believed
that the old feud between the stalwarts
and half-breeds had something to do
with the result; that so much of the
Irish-American and labor vote as went
to Mr.. Blaine last year went back to
the democracy this year; and that the
support Mr.. Davenport received from
the Independents did him more harm
than good. The independent papers,
like Harper's Weekly and the New
York Times, proclaimed that the cleo
ton of Davenport would be an endorse
ment of the policy of the President,
while the election of Hill would be
equivalent to rebuke of Mr.. Cleve-
land. 1t is probable that this kind of
talk had damaging effect upon the
republican canvass. Then the prohibi-
tionists cast forty thousand votes, it is
said-fifteen thousand more than St..
John received last year. OF course a
large majority of this vote was drawn
from the republican party. The pro-
hibitionists can now figure the net gain
to their cause by the election of Gov
ernor Hill. The republicans also had
to contend against the power and pat
ronage of the national administration.
The democrats carried Virginia by a
large majority, and have both branches
of the legislature. This result will
make the South solidly democratic in
the United States senate. There was
not much reason to expect an anti
democratic victory in Virginia. The
election machinery of the state is alto
gether in democratic hands, and the
usual devices were employed by the
democrats to increase their vote and
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-11
Pith and Point.

LONDON and Zurich are both to have food
and cookery exhibitions this year.
FLORIDA hotel-keepers expect to accom-
modate 100000 northerners this winter.
IT is reported from Paris that Pasteur has
succeeded in curing boy in an advanced
stage of hydrophobia.
COFFEE PoT SPRINGS, Idaho, has a paper
called the Coffee Pot Holder, whose readers
are termed Coffee Politics.
"CHEEsE has an upward tendency" In
sympathy, perhaps, with the nose that
smells it.-BoSton Transcript.
THE man who signs himself " Constant
Reader is probably fraud. No man can
read constantly Orleans Picay,ne.
MEssRs. BIRD SNOW, Ice Snow, Hail Snow,
Frost Snow, Deep Snow and More Snow
are residents of Surry county, North Car
DINA.
The 81. Paul Globe calls attention to the
general fact that from three-quarters to
four-ffths of the births in Dakota at present
are of the female sex.
MANY kindergarten teachers agree that
the first choice among colors of all children
under seven years of age is yellow. This
admits OF few exceptions.
THE seasons wedding-cake is placed in
fancy boxes, which have orange blossoms
tIiDOSScu Ou tilt CONtI, anu II
few lines of nuptial poetry.
JOSH BILLINGS didn't get along very we'll
until he began to spell badly. A great
many other men will never get along until
they leave off spelling badly,
IT is more dangerous to walk through the
streets of London than to cross the Atlantic
Last year 100 persons were killed and 2,051
injured by vehicles in the streets.
THE man whose name gets into the paper
without his consent should go and comfort
the man whose name is left out when he
wanted it in.-NelC Orleans Picay,ue.
A BosroN man was taken i'll out West.
When asked If he wanted anything, he said:
sob, give me anything made of beans" So
the attending physician gave him castor oil
FoGG: "This paper says that potatoes
should be washed before they are boiled for
hogs" Lady (abstractedly); Eyes, l al
ways wash them before l put them on TO
boil "-i}oSton Transcript
"SoME confounded idiot has put that pen
where | can't find itl'' growled old AS
perity, the other day, as he rooted about the
desk. "Ah, um, yesl | thought So" he
continued in lower key, as he hauled the
article from behind his ear.
ETHEL: Papa, l am getting up sub
scription to buy such lovely dollar doll 1
saw in window yesterday" Papa; "Well
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-11

SOME of the democratic papers are
now engaged in sticking sharp pins
into the mugwumps from whom they
obtained so much aid last year. This,
from the New York Sun, is interesting
reading: "One result of the election in
this state ought to be equally gratifying
to republicans and to democrats. The
returns show conclusively that there is
no ground whatever for the assumption
of certain newspapers, like the New
York Times and the Evening Post, that
they represent a body of independent
voters numerically strong enough to
hold the balance of power between the
two great parties, and are therefore
able to dictate to both parties in regard
to the choice of candidates or the
declaration of principles. They do not
hold the balance of power, and it is
only beggarly handful of votes that
they control. This is great public bless
ing. AS we have said, it is a proper
cause OF rejoicing for both republicans
and democrats alike. If some accident
had elected Davenport, the mugwumps
would have taken all the credit to them
selves, and the earth could hardly have
contained them. Neither republican
conventions nor democratic caucusses
need dread them hereafter, except as
bores; and when Thanksgiving day
comes and citizens of either party are
reviewing their causes for thankful
ness, the disappearance of the mug
wump as factor in American politics
ought to be reckoned among the most
welcome dispensations of beneficent
providence"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-11

diminish the opposition vote. The
democratic candidate for governor
General Lee) run his campaign upon
the tissues of the war;" and at the
head of confederate cavalry veterans
rode from one end of the state to the
other, firing the southern heart"
We have seen no rebuke of General
Lees campaign methods from the mug
wump and dough-face journals in the
North which have so strongly de-
nounced Senator Sherman and Judge
Foraker for reviving war issues.
The vote in Massachusetts, was light,
but the republicans carried the state
for Governor Robinson by about thirty
thousand plurality. This is small in
crease over his majority last year. The
legislature continues strongly republic
can. The prohibition vote fell off more
than fifty per cent. In Connecticut
the republicans secured the legislature
by good working majority. In Iowa
the republicans had to contend against
a fusion combination made up of all
elements of opposition, and their ma
jority was considerably smaller than
last year, both on the state ticket and
in the legislature. Pennsylvania gave
an overwhelming republican majority,
and the results in Nebraska, Kansas
and Colorado were equally satisfactory
The republicans secured the New Jer-
sey legislature, which ensures repub-
lican successor to Senator Sewall IRE
publican), whose term expires in 1887.
The result in Maryland assures the re-
election of Senator German (democrat),
against whom strong fight has been
made. Mississippi is democratic by
the usual large majority. The republic
cans attempted no contest in that state,
and it is stated that the negroes gener-
ally refrained from voting. 1t is evil
dent that the republican party has little
reason to expect any break in the solid
South for some time to come.
In the northern states the general
results of the elections are less dis
couraging to the republicans than they
seem to appear. The democrats are
always more successful in an "off
year," and this year they have been
aided by the influence and patronage of
the national administration. And yet
they have failed to secure a majority in
any legislature that has been elected in
a northern state, and their only success
has been in electing their state ticket
in New York. The small plurality
they have obtained in New York on
light vote, with all the aid given them
by the prohibitionists and other ele-
ments of discomfort, indicates that if
the New York republicans will stand
firmly by their principles they need not
despair of carrying the state next year.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-11
The Tariff and the WOrkingman.

A "Rhode Island Manufacturer -
writes to the Christian Union, a journal
of strong free-trade tendencies, show
ing how the interests of the working
people would be affected by tariff legis-
lation. He shows that all legislation
which reduces present duties on i'm
ports generally means low wages and
reduced income to all producers and
workers; that if the duties were re-
moved on many kinds of goods the
manufacturers would either stop work
or their employees would have to work
for much less wages; and that the work
ers in Great Britain, making the same
goods, work for less than half the wages
paid in this country. He says:
" In 1879 visited Manchester England,
and the first manufacturer / called upon
almost the first question he asked me was,
When are you going to abolish that tariff
in your country Ireplied, why do you
wish our tariff abolished?' Why said
he, / want to sell some goods in your
country Oh said 1, l did not suppose
you were so selfish as to want to take our
market from us; our tariff is for the purpose
of protecting the American market for Amer
lean people; at any rate, it does have such
an effect, and under it our workmen get
double the wages of yours and that, in turn,
enhances the value of American markets,
because the people are able to live in better
houses, have comfortable carpets on their
floors, have good boots and shoes, an extra
suit of clothes for Sunday, an organ in their
parlor, or perhaps piano-most always a
sewing-machine-to say nothing of books
and newspapers No! let there be one
country in the world where honest work.
men can enjoy the fruits of their toll to some
extent without being compelled by adverse
legislation to divide and share it with the
overtaxed and oppressed laborers of the
Old World, where royalty and aristocracy
thrive and fatten upon their toll and give a
return chiefly in the shape of good advice to
be content with their lot and be subject to
the powers that be-"
The writer further argues that such
is the relation of the American market
to the other markets that, per capita,
it is worth double any other market in
the world. Take away the tariff, and
you reduce the wages of the working
people by compelling them to compete
with foreign labor in their home market;
by reducing wages you compel them to
be more economical, to go without
overcoats or suitable protection for
winter; they will go without news
paper, live in fewer rooms, burn less
fuel, consume less meat, and, in short,
make the silver dollar much more val
liable when compared with the products
of their toll.