davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1885-06-23

SOME asked a Kentuckian if he
ever took a siesta after dinner He said
yes, a few, but he took some before dinner
too and in fact at frequent intervals dur
ing the day.
, 1885-06-23

A DRUNKEN cornet player tried to
lump of of Brooklyn bridge and a police
man kept him from doing it. The police
are sometimes a little toe oficious.
, 1885-06-23

Swiss lace curtains of beautiful patterns
and wonderfully low price, a new impor-
tation is on exhibition at the +. H. War
rcn Mercantile company's grand estab-
lishment.
, 1885-06-23

IT is said that Gen. Sheridan has in
vented a new dish, composed of young
pig tails fried in oil, with cayenne pep
per and trimmed with grated celery.
Well, the pig tails will be in season, to
say the least.
, 1885-06-23

The Inter Ocean says "Whitelaw Reid
has just turned his 5Oth year. The
weather being warm of course he turned
it to the shady side.
, 1885-06-23

Persons desiring pure lake Mahapaluta
ice should leave orders At Christ Mauss'
baker, 3l1 Ferguson street, or with the
undersigned. SLOAN & Co.
, 1885-06-23

A satisfactory glass Of soda or mineral
water can be obtained at Peabody's for
FIVE cents. Try it.
, 1885-06-23
LITTLE LEADERS.

THE Buffalo Echo says: "Horsemen
are on the qui viye." Is that so? Why
are they not on their horses, instead
, 1885-06-23

Pure, delicious ice cream and the finest
soda water with all the various fruit syr-
ups at II. II. Ellis.
, 1885-06-23

William j. Coghlan, of Somerville,
Mass. says. In the fall of lS76 | was Ia
ken with bleeding of the lungs followed
by a severe cough. | lost my appetite
and flesh, and was confined to my bed. In
1877 / was admitted to the hospital, The
doctors said | had a hole in my lung as
big as a half a dollar. At one time a re-
port went round that | was dead. | gave
up ali hope, but a friend told me Of DR.
William Halls Balsap for the Lungs. |
got a bottle, when TO Vmy surprise, ! COM
menced TO feel better, pnd to-day | feel
better than for three yAan past.
, 1885-06-23

THE dispatches this morning say that
Hibbs, the Ascending postmaster from
Lewiston, Idaho, who collected for him
self $50 1000, through fraudulent post
office orders, is now in British Columbia
and offers to give back to the government
$1,000 of the money if it will just go long
and let him alone. The government ought
to try to get hold of Hibbs and utilize him
for a national refrigerator. He is cool
enough to tone down the entire summer
heat of the country.
, 1885-06-23

A fine line Of furnishing goods, hats and
caps. etc, cheap at Hellman's.
, 1885-06-23

Knights Of Labor meet every Monday
night At 1880 in the Idelman block.
, 1885-06-23

THE Oklahoma Var Chief is the name
offs paper which has broken out with
fresh frenzy at Caldwell, Kas. The Var
Chief has its red paint on and if it sue
ceeds as well in downing silver, and open
ing up Oklahoma, which form its alleged
mission-if it succeeds in these things as
well as it does in mangling our devoted
language, it will be an unholy terror. 1t
is a SOFT of a terror as it is.
, 1885-06-23
aAh|5Ig13.
FOR THE
COM
Absolutely Harmless.
Absolutely Harmless.

The undersigned physicians of San
Francisco are familiar with the compos-
itlon of the principal articles used for the
complexion, and freely certify that
CAMELLINE. is harmless and free from
all poisonous or injurious substances:
l. G Lane, NJ CT Cooper. NJ d
II H Toland. MD S w Dennis. NJ d
II A Mclean, NJ ID j NJ McNulty, Nj d
. Brigham, NJ ID j o Skater, NJ u
Benz j Dean, MD w Carman, MD
ii Gibbons, Jr NJ d w Aver. MD
j j Clarke, NJ d T Bennett, NJ ID
WI Bruner, NJ D w Hammond, NJ D
A NJ Loryea, NJ w Il McNutt. NJ D
q l. Bard, M d Al Bowie, NJ d
ii l. Simms, NJ ID j G Shorb, NJ d
} II Stallard, NJ Fla Holman, MD
G McCueaten, NJ d j Rosenstirn, NJ u
G G Keeney, NJ d j d Whitney, NJ d
A NJ Wilder, NJ D 7 Boyson, NJ d
G H Powers, NJ d CG Kenyon. NJ d
b X Swan, NJ ID | S Titus, MD
IA Door.MD J-L Meares, NJ d
j w Keeney, NJ D It Price, Nj d
q Holland, NJ d III Gibbons, NJ ID
Madame .fdefinG Patti
Writes: Il shall now have to repeat the
praises of your CAMELLINE heard
from all sides"
For sale byaW Druggists
, 1885-06-23

BOYS in Yuma sell the smoke of a Ger
tain weed, in tin cans, to drive mosquitoes
out of the houses. Canned smoke is some.
thing new. but it is all right if some un.
principled dealer doesn't take to putting
up an adulterated article on us.
, 1885-06-23

A WRITER in the Chicago Inter Ocean
asks ''Is the sun blue?" Probably it is
on "blue Mondays" This reminds one
of two very much inebriated individuals
who were holding on to the same post
and blinking at the moon. One of them
finally said to the other, "Ish that ther
sun or ther moon?' The party addressed
said, You'll halter 'scuse me shir, I'm
strdnger in theshe parts
, 1885-06-23

Our tailoring department Is now com
plete with all the late g6velties IN fine for
eign and domestic fabrics. B.. Holman,
, 1885-06-23

Schutter wagons, and a full line Of hard
ware at Arp x Conway's.
, 1885-06-23

THE title of a new English book is
Why not eat insects2' Well, most peo-
pie have sufficient reasons for not doing
40, without going through a big book for
reasons to the contrary. The principle
reason for not eating them is that there
are other things we like better.
, 1885-06-23

IT transpires that Michael Presley; the
alleged vagrant heir to a great English
estate, who lately sold his claim for 800
and disappeared, had good reason to dis
appear, rs he was not the heir at all and
made the 800 by a cute trick. Mr..
Michael Presley is to be congratulated in
this case.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-25
Guarding Against Torpedo Attacks.

Army ana Navy GaZettt.l
II appears that ono OF the officers Of Ee-
ma je tvs ship Garnet il c. bo court-mar-
tailed for allowing Paul Boynton to surprise
them with slam torpedo attack in New
York hartcr lie may perhaps, Justify
himself by the evi lencc afforded by recent
experiments with tho French Mediterranean
squadron, that moro than ordinary vigilance
is required To guard against surprise b.
;orpedo attack.
Admiral Duperre's feet consisted Of four
ironclads steaming to Toulon. Signal was
made 60 prepare TO receive an attack OF tor
pedo boats, and three torpedo boats lett the
fleet 10 return and effect an attack under
cover of tie night. Warming was given
that the attack was to lie expected after
mid night and before O'Clock in the morn
ing. Any ironclad which allowed torpelo
Loat to approach within fifty meters with
ont being recognized and exposed 10 the fire
of the Hotchki,s guns and PrOpatchek maSa-
zine rifles wa, 20 lie con ,idered de Stroyed.
From midnight the most vigilant watch
was kept 10y all the ships. Tho night was
dark, but the beams OF the electric light
kept searching tho surface Of tn, sea in
all directions. The rinemen and can
noueers were on the alert. Spyglasses
swept every inch OF the sea lit by ths cleo
,ric Light. OF a snlden three little rel
lantern, were hoisted simultaneously within
forty meters of the squadron. II was the
signal II the three torpedo boats which had
successfully pa sci the zone of observation
without discovery, AMI had penetrated TO
a point which insured the destruction of
every vessel Of a lmiral Duperre's feet. On
a previous occasion at Cherbourg a similar
experiment resulted in the tJrpslo boat
running alongside its supposed victim AM
the officer in charge springins on the q EEK
Of the latter before even its proximity had
Leen suspected.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-25
Ia king,bary County,

Altoona EHGit.
Last week having a few days 10 spare
We made up oar mind We would pay
oW old friend Ii. {. Borncman, Of
De Smrt. kugShuN county. II visit, SO
Thursday found IL with oar worldly
effects safely packed in car vest pocket.
and with Dakota appetite for com
pauy. started out We had heard that
KiugsMI was one Of The best counties
i'm Dakota. and what we saw fully
justIlic, tlr report We drove twelve
miles northeast If DE Smct and such
fields of wheat, oats com. and flax, il
Was aalglt to le remembered fora Ions
time. Wr found our friend Bulnenan
very nicely located with q fine farm OF
four hundred acres ami grand diver
silied crop OF two hundred and three
acres consisting Of wheat, oats, flax,
corn. and barley, and aS friend Henry
is a German it is needless 10 say he has
ii good garden Of all kinds of vegetables
the pride of his excellent wife. Nj
Borneman is the largest farmer IN that
section Of the county and an earnest
worker in the temperance cause. The
next largest farmer is Mr.. Herman
IIedding. Il young man of excellent ed
ucatiOn and whom il is Il pleasure tc
meet and talk with. We are sorry that
onr time was SO limited that We coulc
not visit all the many farms in and
around Spirit Lake township but can
Judge from what we did see that they
are thrifty, Weli-to- de- class of farm
crs and all believe in mixed farming
We hope 90 he able TO visit fricnC
Bornemam again some time in the fu
ture and shall not hesitate TO accept
his Kind invitation to do so, if we cal
see where TO spend the time. The onlN
thing that we could see that they were
in need of now is q good Miller ant
they can get along as ii is by going t
De Smet occasionally.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-25
The Minister and the sausa.:es.

Liver lppi N'shihfl
A minister III one Of our ort olox
churches, while on his way To preach a
funeral sermon in the country, called u see
one Of his members, an old lady, who hai
Just leen making sausnges, and as sho felt
very prou Of them Snsistel on the minister
taxing some of the link, home To his family.
After wrapping the sausages in cloth tho
u,ai,ter carefully placel the bundle IN the
pocket II his great coat Thus equipped. he
started for the funeral while Attending
the solemn ceremonies Of the grave sons
hungry dogs seented tho .ausagcs, and were
not long in tracking them 10 the pocket OF
tie iod mans overcoat. OF course this
VA, "A great annoyance AMI Le was several
times under tie necessity Of kicking the
whelps away The obequies OF the grave
completed, the mini ter AMI the congrega-
tion repaired % t % church. where tho
funeral discourse was To be preached.
After Tho sermon was fini he'd the minis
ter haltol 10 make some remark TO his con.
gregation, when a brother, who wished Ia
have AN appoint ment given out, asceniei
the stair, OF the pulpit, anl gave the mini
ter's coat "a hitch T. get his attention. The
liviae, thinking il dog having designs
mis- pocket, raised hi, foot, gave sudien
kick, aud sent the good brother sprawiinS
lOwn tho steps "Hou WIZ excuse me,
brethren and sis ter - said the piihlster con
"a edly, aud without looking al tie WORK ne
lsd just dons, sfor coul not avoid H. 1
nave sau.ages in my pDcket, and that dog
has been trying 10 grab them ever since he
/ - mo upon the preInisosT
.Iosh Billings. The man wno gets pit
-. letter as~-f
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-25
WRITING OUf A DiSpATCt4.
Making II "JuSt Ten Words 49, Blt. oi
Everyday Information.

iCiucinnau Times-Star
Tho other day a couuie of young men were
in the Cilice Of the Western Union Tclsg'
raph company writing out a Dispatch They
were evidently unaccustomei 20 zen ling
tcle rams for they wrote but slowly anI
with very apparent nervousness aEd trep'
datlou. one of them did the writing, stop
ping 10 count the words every other min
ute while thu other stool at his elbow
looking on AMI making suggestions.
Finally after quite "a period Of laborei
elaboration oHe of them au1ibly read the
dispatch
"The baby j, aick AMI you bad better come
home"
"Thcre," remarked tho reader, that is
just ten words.
"Coulln't we make it more definite said
the other young man, after moments de.
liberation. that Will scare him"
Then there was another period of pen
chewing, Tut at last IA second dispatch wa,
prepare which tho writer real Gpprov.
iuglv II ran:
Baby got measles Do not loo nlarm,1
Please come home
That's Letter" yut in the other "bu'
you haven't signed it,
When it had been signed ana aldrcssa l.
blic II litli NdH HuiASli1 NfiEti WIN NV
idea that the number ol words had boon
materially increased.
Counting tho llrsss and signature there
are a goot many more t1an ton words there
row. said the first young man; Il wonder
If they charge for theE all
NeItLerof them knew, and so they bp
pea.cl to another man who wa; Luily
writing IA disratcH.
"They chargo for the sirn atrre, bat not
for the address was his reply.
NO" interrupted a man 10y Missile, "they
don't charge for either"
After quite a warm discussion the matter
was lail before b5e clerk, who settled il in a
terse. official way.
I'VE charge for neither the address nor
she signature. IL man has title IN two
words, We seni it for nothing. II tho title
Is louger than two words, Ike assistant
general manager we charge for the adl
tiJnGl words. In sending cabosram' W.
charge for everything, address signature
AMI all except the date and place Of send
it.c
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-25
A Coming Ole.
lime Kiln Club.l


The chairman Of the committee on agri.
culture announced his quarterly report, and
addsi that it gave him great satisfaction to
be a ble to state that at least one-thirl IN re
watermelons would le marketed this year
than last. lie hal been in direct CORE
pcn lenco with many growers, AM they re
ported unusually thin rinds and large cores
He would suggest, as token of gratituls
on the part of the colorel race, that the
Lime Kiln club offer prize OF $40 in gold
for tho best ode to the first watermelon. TIM
said ods 10 be strictly original, written in
blue ink, and the author TO make s. aiii
davit that it had never appeared in print be-
fore.
TIE suggestion was, after considerable de
bate. placed in the form OF a resolution, and
rs such was passed 10y large majority. AL
poems must be in by July ID, and the award
will 10 made by Aug. l. Authors need no,
name any particular brand OF melon. noi
the name ot ths grower, nor how the melon
came to leave the patch without the owner
knowledge Neither will any at ention be
paid To the condition Of the m.lon--wh sther
ripe or groen but r.ps one VII probably
read tho tie l.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-25

ant wants his patent is not one which
the commissioner is called upon To con-
slider. The law says that all the pro-
visions having been complied with, the
register and receiver shall act rs Judges
and have power to reject a proof. But
if they accept The proof they must for
ward it at the proucr time with their
regular report 10 the general land oillce,
and that IN due course and order 4 pat
cnt Shalt issue There is not line nor
Il word in the statute that can be con
stgued TO support the order OF the COM
missioner. and since It's issue the United
states court of Oregon has rendered a
decision in support Of the decisions
cited above.
The case is clear the commissioner
has made a mistake. and II remains to
be seen whether he will insist OH carry
ing out the expensive method of exam
nation OF claims indicated. or whether
he will adopt the proper course and
drop the matter. Ills course should
soon he decided upon, because ere long
mnumerable suits will he commenced
against the government for refusing to
issue patents, and the expense of these
suits. added to the cost of carrying the
order into effect, viii require an almost
incalculablc outlay on the part Of the
government. We do not desire that
4 1. L al. IL
has been committed. only that there is
but one course for the government, that
is to comply with the law and seek re-
dress in the courts in cases Of fraud.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-25

fcrent field movements. would there
fore suggest that they apply them
selves 10 the study of "l'ptom's lntm-
try Tactics. rs revised and abridged
especially tor company drill, h} Lieut..
Reed, t. :. a
Y. Commanders Of companies VIII
see THAT the arms ANA equipments of
thcir men are kept constantly IN good
condition and appearance. \ MONTH
IS inspection IS required Of all arms
and accOutrcments belonging To loul
respective commands at which time al
defects must hc corrected.
VI. Until further orders the head
quarters Of the Second regiment will be
at WatertoNn, Oak. to which place all
communications slunld hc addressed.
Signed MAHK V. SnEArE,
Col. Com'd'g. "a Rcg't, ID. y G.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-25

\ pEsTRUCrINE lire occurred at the
New York and New England Railroad
CO.'S car shops near Boston, Mass"
sunday afternoon. The IRE originated
in the engine room and destroyed th,
main building, Whic Ii was of brick, BON
- feet The building used as a black
smith shop, 2O0XGO feet, and the foundry
4pvGO feet, were also consumed
The loss is estimated at 500 600. prob
.oll,. f,illy ,nA,rpd
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-25
Dakota National Guards --Gencral Or
der NO.2.
HEADQUARTERS SECOND REGIMENT
DAKOTA NATIONAL GUARDS.

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n,,',,.n, [,.,,n>,, c,,,nr.
ronan,I nn,la. ~
Er, noi,,, no,, r,I,, -,
70 u,o noi.ors ard mon t,o Soc,rd
Rogim.n, dakota National Guards
M rn,o,ino, ,or.,,s ho,oh,.
.,no,',aoa -. .an,,7,.';,,, ,I.o pori,n.,,-
toI scr or lo Soc,rl poonno,t VII
I,o ,I,o,ol o,,I ro.,,,.,,d,. .u,l..
III. Ir;aa,,,. ,lin,an, >ti.o,.
an
rno,los = ,J,ll.l,o, ou,r,orn,,,to,
ru. pin,
II, a. p,t,;,,ro,y ,,rua,,
Ll,nlr,n
nov u y r,lyus ,houIan Fu,
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-25

Ar the meeting Of the editorial aSso-
ciation at WatertOwn the officers elected
we're as follows: President. :. J. Conk-
lin, of Clark: vice president, \. Davis,
Huron secretary, George SchloSser.
Blunt: treasurer. j. r. Ruttan, Salem.
The name nt the organization was
to the Dakota Press a~S0cia-
ton. We expect to have a full report
OF tie convention and excursion next
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-25
4 Very Straight Line.

Huron Leader.
While recently examining the profile
of the c. x y. ". R'y, we noticed Il re
maIkable feature, namely; Between
Huron and Blunt there is the next 10
the longest piece of straight track in
the United states ltbegus two miles
east Of st. Lawrence and extends nearly
to Blunt and in that fifty miles there
is not one detection from il straight
line. The longest straight trdch in oHr
coutrg is tlom Norfolk to Pctrrburg,
Va. c.gh!y-une miles. in which there Is
nc.ther a grade nora curve. 1t IS per
CrctlA lnAnl
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-25
sxasssmss ssFsaaa E,ss z ....ss.:.ssgs

GEN. GRANT is dead. Surrounded
by lnS loved ones hr passed peacefully
away at eight minutes past o'clock
Thursday morning. Towards thc Last
he became unconscious, and died with
ont feeling pain. THUS terminates the
life Of Amcrca'S greatest soldier, and
plungcs into the deepest gricf the
whole nation.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-25

TIE Dakota Restaurant, al Wolsry.
with nearly It's entire contents. was de
stroyed by tire on the morning Of the
18TH. Mr. Hanson, proprietor, figures
his loss at 81 800; insured III tie PheniN
fnr II Onn
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-25
A New IoduStry.

If.ANUtIi1V,I
4 new Industry Has sprung up in Uruapan,
Mexico. The famous coffee of that region IL
now put up in bottles in ths form of an OK
tract, which is shippoi 70 all parts OF Mex
go, ana an effort is being made TO iltroduso
& into the United States
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-25

Courier Journal: The new custom house
and postofiice VIII havs six vile entrances
Tho riIhts OF fat men are nowhere more
,ealousy protected than is our .wn United
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-25
The nrsnnan Torpala.

Experiments with t.le brennan torpeto ne .
9arri .on point. Shesrxe-s. have provot
-. ,.-t ,teerri
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-25

Josh Billings. The man wno gets niI
=. -. letter n'~ -';.'
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-02-27
A SociabIe Spider.
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.


Some years ago, writes a cores
pondent to the Enquirer, | was living
in st. Louis. All day long | was busy
but in the evening l was my own
master. Letting down my curtains
and poking my fire TO a steady blaze
one evening, l drew my table up
near the wall and began writing Soon
| was surprised to find that nay room
had another occupant, no other than
an immense black spider, which ad
vanccd socially toward me upon the
table. l was quite surprised TO find
that ne showed no fear, but sat look
ing at me with attention. | pulled a
straw from the broom and drew it
gently over his body aud legs, to his
great delight, for ten minutes, when
he retired. The next evening he re
appeared, to my surprise, and we went
through the same antics with the
broom straw, to his evident pleasure.
This was Kept up all that lonely win
ter, and the solitude of nay evenings
was greatly relieved by my big spider
friend, who came out regularly every
night for frolic with me and the
broom straw.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-02-27
Are You Going to New lrirans or
Florida.

Chicago Tribune, Sunday, February j.
The LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE issued
the following circular TO come citing
lines last evening:
ITO comply with a desire expressed
by multitude of correspondents that
they ba given permission to see the
New South en- route to the New Or
leans Exposition, and to induce increas-
ed numbers to visit said exposition, we
have tais day arranged to grant stop
overs on the going portion of the present
exposition ticket, such stop-over in no
case to exceed ten days. There is NJ
necessity for altering the tickets now on
sale; the passengers who desire to stop
over should notify the first conductor
our Of Cincinnati, Lexington, Louisville,
Evansville, st. Louis, Montgomery or
River Junction of this fact, and he will
take up their going coupon and furnish
them with ticket which will admit Of
the above stop-over. The return portion
of the ticket, when properly signed and
stamped in New Orleans Exposition,
must be used for continuous passage.
and 10 stop-over On the return portion
of an exposition ticket will be granted"
Referring to the above, wish to CO II
your attention to this fact: The MeSoN
ROUTE is the only line running Pullman
Palace Sleepers from Chicago to Louis
vile and Cincinnati, making direct cea-
nection with the L. & n. r. r. for New
Orleans, via Mammoth Cave and Mobile.
For those holding tickets reading via
Monon Route to Louisville or Cincin-
nati, and over theL. g. N, or Cincinnati
Southern Rvs from either of those cities
to the South, we viii take pleasure Ia
securing Sleeping Car berths through.
For books, pamphlets, descriptive
matter, etc, call on or address
e. O. MCCORMICK,
Gen1 Northern Pass. Agent
M0NON ROUTE,
122 Randolph Street, Chicago