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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-10-03
Free from Malaria.

In the fall of 1884 l was taken with case of
Salarial fever which prostrated me both body
and mind. was drugged after the old fashion
with m ercury and other mineral mixtures, but
with no good results. Ny health was shatter-
ed and my energy gone. My legs and feet
would swell, and ! had what everybody
thought was dropsy. These symptoms alarmed
me, and was ready to grasp at any remedy
suggested. A friend advised nae to try swift's
Specific. procured three bottles and COM
menced its use. The swelling soon subsided.
have taken the three bottles, which have
made q perfect cure, and / feel like new man
to-day. There never was more meritorious
medicine offered to suffering humanity. 1t has
Leesburg, Lee county, Ga, March II, 1855
For sale by all druggists.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free.
THE SWIFT SpEo1FIc Co.. Drawer 3, Atlanta,
Ga. N. Y, l57 W. I'D ST.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-10-03

1t has been decided in the interior de-
partment that Edna Rose Ward, daugh-
ter of Fred Ward, is heir to the Devils
Lake claim her father lost his life in at.
tempting to hold. The Ward brothers
we're both killed by mob for refusing
to leave this claim, the assumption be-
ing that they had illegally jumped it.
Their murderers were tried and acquit-
ted. The decision now comes that they
were lawfully upon the land. And this
is called Justice.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-10-03
News About Town.

It is the cur rent +. port about town tha
k.mp's Bslsam for the Throat and Lungs
is making some remarkable cure with peo,
pie who are troubled with Coughs, Asthma
Bronchitis, and Consumption. Ralph NJ.
Ward will give any person trisl bottle
free from cost. Ii is guaranteed TO relieve
and cure. Price fifty cents and 81.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-10-03

The Dakota legislature took an unfair
and ungentleman]y advantage of Mrs.
Marietta Bones. the Dakota advocate Of
woman suffrage, IN calling the constitu-
tional convention at time when she
was experimenting the arrival of a
bright eyed boy. Surprising, for in.
stance, she had just been elected mem.
Der of congress. WHO would care for
the innocent little cherub while she was
serving the state?
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-10-03

The Grant County Review comes out
strongly for the constitution, division
and statehood and says the people of
Grant are solid for the cause and were
mistepresented by their member who
moved adjournment of the convention
without action.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-10-03
Purdy & Brecht.

The druggists. who are always lookiRg
after the interest of their customers, have
now secured the sale of Dr. Boeanko's
cough and lung syrup, remedy that never
fails to cure coughs, colds, pains in the
chest and all lung affections. Price 50 cts.
and S1.00. Samples free.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-10-03

Huron has this week been the scene
of an important political gathering
many prominent republicans meeting
the republican committee there at the
written request of ex-Delegate Petit.
grew, who Is in the field for the lower
house of congress,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-10-03

During the past five years Iowa has
gained l29,369 in population and now
has total population of 1,753.9sO.
Polk county leads in the list with pop
ulation of 5l,907, gain in five years OF
9,5l4. Pottawattamie county comes
second with 1886, gain of 6.0l6; Du-
buque third, with 1896, gain of $500,
and Scott fourth, with 4I,956, gain OF
600
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-10-03

1t is stated in the Railway age that
there are now in progress OF eonstruc
tion, by six different companies, in Da.
kota, 335 miles of railroad and that 1,O75
miles are projected, making a total OF
1,4l0 miles in the Territory, by fourteen
different compapies,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-10-03

Large deposits of tin ore have been
found by government experts on Moreau
river, Dakota, IN Schnasse and Rinehart
counties, midway between the Missouri
river and the western boundary of the
TERRITORY
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-10-03

The Oldest Bookstore in the territory.
We continue to offer to our many
yatrons all the new and popular works
Of the day at eastern prices. In this de-
partment may be found everything re-
quired Tin the stationery line) ia the
office, store or choel house. Writing
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-05-31
Before Pen. Were Used.


The chisel was employed for inscrIb-
ing on stone, wood, and metal. II was
30 sharpened as 10 suit the material
operated on, and was dexterously
handled by all early artists. The style,
q sharp-po nted instrument OF metal.
ivory. or bone, was used for writing
on wax tablets. The style was unsuita-
ble for holding a huid, hence q species
Of reed was employed for writing on
parchment
These styles and reeds were carefully
kept in cases, and the writers bad q
sponge, knife and pumice stone, con-
passes for measuring, scissors for cut
ting, puncheon 20 point out the be-
ginning aud the end OF each line. rule
TO draw and divide the lines into
columns, glass containing sand, and
another with writing nuid. These were
the chief implements used for centuries
10 register facts and events Feeds con.
tinned 10 be used tillthe eighth century,
though qullls were known 10 the middle
OF the seventh. The earliest author
who uses The word penna for a writing
pen ia Isidorus, who lived In that cen
fury.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-05-31


The newest and prettiest things are
the pretty designs in paper for serving
ice-cream and salads. The last is a pa
per cup, set in what appears TO be a
leaf of crisp green lettuce. IL is really
green paper A flower design, such as
poppy or rose, Of paper, in the nat
ural colors, holds the ice-cream. Sugar
mushrooms, Of creamy white surface
and pink under-leaf, are served for
dessert. A guest at breakfast or din
ner can read the courses in the table,
ware. tach dish is an outward pre-
sentiment Of the food within. A moth
erly china hen covers the eggs. A
meek looking silver COW is the handle
to the butter dish. The fish course is
typihed by sea-weed and sportive trout
painted in natural eolors on the plates.
China oysters are forerunners OF blue
points. Quaint little Kate Greenaway
children stand at the plates and let the
salt be sifted through their dear little
brainless heads; curved colored pitch
ers for individual use have the ice 10
pockets anil the water in the center. All
that ingenuity can devise or art nc.
complish Is employed TO cater to the
fashionable appetite.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-05-31
Living In New York.
?. Boston Traveller.


After all, New York is the place to
live. If you want TO work. 10 dream,
10 study, to mediate, go TO Boston, but
il you want 10 feel the vital throb of the
worlds life, 60 to New York. Out from
a half IDEAL life OF books and ideas, and
people who live largely for intellectual
and immaterial results, you may 20 TO
New York and are suddenly precipitated
into It's magnetic life; It's strong at.
fractions, .repulsions; its depressions
and lis exaltations, and perhaps after
few days, II you are sensitive to the
presence Of these throbbing currents of
life, you will suddenly leave it, feeling
as IL, in another hour, the pressure OF
this strangely electric atmosphere would
be more than You could besr-and live.
Would one get used TO it in timei I
auestion.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-05-31
A sense of Humor.

A keen sense OF humor is q fortune
TO whosoeSer possesses it, ] have no
nse for man who can go to funeral
even, and not see something about II
that excites this desirable faculty. In
this grim desert Of toll and trouble, ii Is
like breath Of spring to the sick cham.
bar. Over the waste of the turbulent
waters OF life ii is like a sight OF ones
country flag sporting with the breeze
from the mast OF an approaching vessel.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-05-31
Hiood I'oieon ~
rr Nnrk NarcrilY.

The angry bite Ct a ChinAman OF
negro would be far more serious TO q
Caucasian than wound inflicted by one
Of his own race. iI .f|I.F
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-05-31

Chicago Ledger; Blessed is the bach.
elor pastor, for donation parties troub.
lcfb him not.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-05-31

The japanese we're tho first TO use
envelopes, and for the purpose OF con-
tanning perfumes.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-05-31

Fifty-aye per cent. Of persons dying
IN Paris are buried at public expense.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-17
Wifa-SeIllnR.

The custom of selling and purchasing
wives in England certainly can claim a
very respectable antiquity, and probably is
based upon the ancient laws of the Anglo
Saxons. If freeman took away the wife
of a freeman he was to pay his full we're
geld, to buy another wife for the injured
husband and deliver her at his home. In
the reign of Canute the law received some
modification; no guardian could compel
his ward to marry man she disliked, and
the money paid for her was to be a yoIun-
tary gift, and not compulsory payment.
1t is not unnatural TO suppose that the COM
modify thus obtained by money was trans-
ferable to another for a similar considera-
ton whenever it may have become useless
or disagreeable to its original purchaser. 1t
seems, however, not impossible that the
commencement of the custom would be
found even in times antecedent, when wo-
men guilty Of unfaithfulness were either
put to death or sold as slaves. The value
of wife seems to have been mostly held
in light esteem, for one was sold at GIou-
cester market by auction in 1S4l for half a
crown, and it is recorded that the purcha-
ser frequently congratulated himself on his
bargain" Even in q commercial sense
he could well afford to be jubilant, for the
"lot' was attired in new white bonnet
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-17

GREAT EARTHQUAKE OF ScIo.-Amonp
the more recent earthquakes was the one
that destroyed most of the Island of Scio.
On the Sd of April, 1881, about an hour
and forty minutes after noon, the CITY of
Scio and thirty or forty villages in the
southern part of the island were disturbed
with a violent trepidation. The shaken
and cracked houses were still standing.
when, few minutes afterward, second
shock, equally violent, came on. and fin
ished the work of the first With it five
thousand persons were buried under the
rubbish. A little while afterward four
thousand other persons were killed. Hardly
had the people recovered from the terror of
one shock, than others come on. causing
general panic and stupor Hardly quar-
ter of an hour would pass without new
shock, and the wounded who had sue
ceeded in extIicating themselves from the
rubbish were buried in it again. Death"
said an eyewitness, seemed to pursue its
victims with fury. In less than an hour
Scio was an utter ruin" The agitdtions of
the ground continued, with only short in
terruptions for a year. During 1879 and
and 1880 Scio had suffered from tremors.
sometimes repeated as many as ten times
in day. Mitylene and Smyrna were also
similarly affected, but none of the shocks
were strong enough to cause great anxiety.
They were, as it were, the subterranean
preparation for the catastrophe that was to
burst out few months afterward-[M. A.
Daubree in Popular Science Monthly.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-17

and black gown, the usual ornament in
the way of halter being included, which
was not bad consideration for his money,
let alone the lady's charms. In the year
1883 another instance OF this moral degra-
dation was furnished By the town of Dud-
ley, where hundreds of people were assem-
oled IN Hall street one evening TO attend
wife sale. The first bid was three-half-
pence, and ultimately reached sixpence.
Her husband, in his ignorance, thought
that after the ceremony had been repeated
three times she actually had no claim upon
him. In 1881 wife was sold at Sheffield
for the paltry consideration of quart of
beer, and in 1862 similar purchase was
made at Seiby-market Cross at the cost of
only one-half that amount, merely pint
OF beer, which was thought sufficient for
man helpnlate. The tariff would seem to
be on dognwsrd-sliding scale as we adj
vance IN the century, for a case occurs, re
corded by the South Wales Daily Meas,
May 2, 1882, at Alfreton, where u woman
was sold by her husband for a still lower
valuation in public house. The modus
operandi had the charm of simplicity in
room full of men he offered to sell her for a
glass of ale, and the offer being accepted
by young man. she readily agreed, took
oil her wedding ring, and from that time
considered herself the propertJ of the pur-
chaser Harper's Weekly.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-17

LAMP SHADES AND THE EYEs.-Professor
Fl. l.. Cohn describes long series of deter
limitations of the relative values of various
forms of lamp shades. The method pur-
sued was to measure the brightness of white
paper lying on table, over which the
source of artificial light was suspended at a
given distance, by meals of Weber pho
tometer. As one would anticipate the
general effect of shade is to increase very
greatly the Illumination Immediately under
the light, and not modify it notably at an
angular distance greater than 45o from this
region. The last section of the pamphlet,
which deals with the illumination requi-
site for easiest use of the eyes, is of the
most general interest. Taking as meas
ure of the value of the illumination in this
sense the number of lines which can be
read from newspaper in minute, and as
the unitof illumination that of normal
candle at a perpendicular distance of me-
ter from the paper, he finds that the best
illumination is not less than fifty such
units. Since even eth of this illumina-
ton is very rarely secured, except imme-
diately under lamp provided with q good
shade, the author emphasizes the conclu-
sion that few school children work in a
satisfactory light-GFrom Science.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-17
Daring canture of a s1.var

a correspondent, writing from Zanzibar,
on August 18th, says the slave trade is very
brisk just now. Both her Maiestys ships
Kingtisher and Dragon have made captures
recently. The Kingfsher's capture was very
cleverly and courageously effected: The
steam cutter, being short of COAL left one
man and an interpreter on the lookout
with orders to mark down any dhows ar
irving, but not to get into danger-while
she ran down to the depot island to fill up
with Goals. Scarcely had she got out OF
sight when in came dhow. The captain
and crew eagerly scanned the surrounding
bays and islands for men-of-wa boats, and
finding none, dropped their anchor Per
ceiving that she was doubtful and suspi-
clous vessel, the interpreter obtained an old
canoe, place the blue jacket in the bottom
OF it with strict injunction not to
show himself, and proceeded to pull
off 20 the stranger. Arriving with
in few hundred yards of the dhow,
the captain espied the blue Jacket in the
bottom of the canoe, and, together with
his crew of Arabs five in number). pro-
ceeded to load their guns and flourish their
swords. At this crisis the blue-jacket
sailOr-like, wanted to make dash for the
dhow but the interpreter, with poor Cap
tain Brownrigg's fate fresh in his memory,
was more wary. "Wait a bit, jack said
he, well get them all right" and polling
the canoe on the shore, he ran along the
beach little way to a small bay where the
boats lie generally hid, and began to shout
and shrek to two imaginary boats, telling
them to be quick. Come on, come on"
he shouted they are going to jump over
board and swim on shore 4 and sure enough
these five Arabs sprang overheard, and
swimming to the shore, four of them ran
into the bush, and were not seen again.
One of them, however, the captain of the
dhow, finding that the boats did not turn
up, made toward the blue Jacket with
his gun; but Jack was quite equal to
the occasion. Every time the Arab at
tempted to take aim Jack flung himself
down in the sand and, on the other side,
the Arab, who was up to his waist in the
water, ducked underneath whenever the
sailor covered him with his rifle. Jack did
not seem to realize the danger of letting
the Arab come within range of his gun
until the interpreter had repeatedly told
him that if he did not pink the Arab,
the Arab would pink him. So the next
chance he got he fired, and must have
struck the Arab somewhere in the chest,
for he just shrieked Allah ~ threw up his
arms, and sank beneath the water. When
the officer returned he found his man and
the interpreter in quiet possession of 81
ton dhow with thirty-five slaves in her.
The dhow has been condemned, the slaves
liberated, and the Court expressed an opin-
ion that the Arabs death was perfectly
Justitiable.-tSt. James Gazette, September
10th
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-17

TWIN SISTERS Of YEARS OLD-In the
town of Summit, Schoharie county, are
two remarkably old ladies, twins of 81 years
of age. They were born on the 9th day OF
August, 1871, in Dutchess county. Four
years later their father, Henry Tinkle-
paugh, removed TO the town OF Summit.
built log house and prepared to spend the
remainder of his days in that fertile region
Be5s and Kate. as the young laSses were
called, soon won the admiration of the
sturdy farmer lads of that section, and at
sweet 16 Bess accepted the lot OF William
Brace, and settled down to married life.
Fifteen years ago she entered her widow
hood after a long and happy married life.
Her sister, hrs. Catharine Rider, has re-
spected the memory of her departed hus-
band, Philip Rider, for forty-eight wears,
and still is a beautiful old lady of many
personal charms. Both these women are
described as prepoSsessing, we'll preserved.
active and in the full possession of their
mental faculties. Each was the mother of
seven children, the eldest of each family
being alive. one at the age of 65, the other
So years. Each is said to be capable of
walking distance of FIVE miles to the vii
lage with little apparent effort, and they
are, on the whole, the most remarkable
twins perhaps in the State Their parents
reached the age of 90 and 81 years respect
lively, and a ounger brother is still living
in Sullivan county at the age of 80 years.
ALBANY IN. " Argus, September 18th.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-17

TIE DEATH RATE or WAR-It is a tru-
Ism that in war disease kills more than the
bullet. The detailed facts showing this,
however, IN case Of our own war, are of eS-
peelal interest The States and Territories
contributed to the army of the Union
3,5D,OO0 men. OF these, during the four
years of war, there were killed in action G7,-
odO, or 2.SS per cent; there died of wounds
5000, or 1.S5 per cent, making a total of
deaths from violence Of 110,030, or 473 per
| cent. On the other hand there died from
disease 224, $50. or 9.6S per cent. disease be-
ing thus twice as fatal as the bullet The
tota! mortality among Union soldiers dur
ing the war would be 334, SIC, or IA Il of
those engaged. Thus, over fourteen out of
every hundred soldiers died in the four
years war. This is an enormous death
rate, but figures are often wrongly used, and
they do not accurately indicate the mortali-
ty rightly attributable to the war. The or
binary death-rate araong male adults is
about nine per thousand annually in this
country. During the four years of the war
there would have occurred, under ordinary
circumstances, among the 100000, about
16,000 deaths, leaving, therefore, only
somewhat over 100000 deaths attributable
to the war. To put it in ageneral way, in
stead of four men who would have died in
the natural course of events, fifteen men
out of every hundred died in the course of
the war. The death rate from bullets is
only little greater than the death-rate in
civil life, but the soldier has added the
enormous risks from disease Medical
Record
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-17
MIC STEAMSHIP CO
THE " HOME SEEKER"
FOR HONOLULU

The Immigration Association of North.
ern California is now preparing to Issue
the September number of the ''HOIIE
SEEKER" 1t is to be enlarged, and
fully Illustrated with photographic views
Of Northern California. It viii contain
practical information of the resources
and advantages of the Northern Coun-
ties. Allthe proceeds of this publication
will be devoted to the carrying on OF
immigration work. We appeal to the
business men of the Northern part Of the
State to give it their advertising sus-
port. BY SO doing, the work Of bring
ing an Increase of population to the
State will be carried On. At Ogden a
copy will be put in the hands Of each
incoming passenger. In addition to this,
several Thousand copies viii be dis
tributed OIL the trains leaving Chicago,
in order TO attract the settler intending
to settle in other States and Territories.
Give the "H0ME SEEKERo your sup
port. p7-tf
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MISCELLANEOUS.
ANOTHER LIFE SAVED.

Mrs. Harriet Cummings, of Cincinnati, Ohio,
writes: -" Early last winter my daughter was
attacked with severe cold, which settled on
her lungs. We tried several medicines, none of
which seemed to do her any good, but she con-
tinued to get worse, and finally raised large
amounts of blood from her lungs. We called liz
q family physician, but he failed to do her any
good, At this time friend who had been cured
by DIR. WIN. HALLS BALsAM FOR THE
LUNGS, advised me TO give it a trial. We then
got bottle, and she began to improve, and by
the use OF three bottles was entirely cured.
feA-iSly Swly
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-17

RURAL LETTER CARRIERS and
tricycles now help many of our rural post
men TO make good time" as they say in
America, provided their beats lie in fairly
level country, with tolerable rosds. But /
am not aware that the letter carriers of the
Fen districts have profited by the wisdom
of their French brethren in the Depart
ment of Laudes, that desert region of
reedy marshes and ever shifting sands,
only trayersed by muddy uncertain roads.
ear by year, owing to the prevalence of
westerly winds, the dunes las these sand
hills are called) encroach more and more
on the fertile tracts, actually ovsrwhelm-
ing houses and vineyards Here and there.
on the marshy heath, or in the forests OF
corktrees are scattered the wretched huts
Of the people, who are mostly shepherds,
cork-cutters, and charcoal burners. One
of their chief industries is the manufac-
ture of sa6ots, or wooden shoes, clumsy
indeed, but warranted to stand any
amount of wear-and-tear. But even these
active peasants find it exhausting work
alternately to trudge ankle-deep in the
light sand, or through oozy peat-moss, so
they have borrowed hint from the long
legged wat birds that stalk among the
marshes, and have adopted the plan of
walking on very lengthy stills Thus they
get over the ground at double pace, and
being well raised above the world they
can keep hetter outlook for their stray
sheep or swine, or for the position of such
game as may be worth stalking at leisure.
-lCaSselI s Family Magazine