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The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-19
Where f. 0rdway and What il lie About.

Press and bahotaian.
Ordway JohnSous visit to lankton
is his first appearance here since the
days when the capital was
being loosened from It's mOorings and
many of the strangers attendant upon
the ceremony were making arrange
ments with the banks for amy number
of thousands of dollars in currency at a
moments notice. OIdWay Johnson
was then a prominent factor III the
speculative throng and his town Of Ord
way was in the field for capital honOrs
with a large II. He assisted the scheme
through its incipicut stages, but when
il came to q selection of Il capital site
his town Was badly left. II has since
gone backward until il is now but a
wreck OF magnificent promises, all in
the air. What brings lis chief sponsor
to lanktUn at this time Is a matter to
conjecture, though some good Demo
Crat asserts that he is working IN the
league TO defeat Statehood.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-19

Chicago Herald "Medller.
"TaD rraires Of tho west ere grols plac !
for wini, said a telegraph operator; "fu,eI
10 have a station out in Nebraska, right out
on the open prairie. and tine way the wind
blow there was IA caution. But IL was
lucky WIN for me. At station about
thirteen miles west my girl iivei, and as |
had no Saniay trains or business OF any
KIND us,i 10 go up there and stay over
Sunday. But living horse from Saturday
night 10 Mon lay morning cost mo too muca
money, and SO rugged up a sail on an ol |
te-cir. All | had to do Saturday ni!hs
was TO hoist my sail, push that tic car out
on tho main track, and in less than an hour
was at my journeys eni. For mors than
year ] went To SEQ my girl every Satur-
dav night by means Of tnat sail car. Pretty
sleek, wasn't iti'
Yes. pretty s!esk. But d, you mean to
say that the wind blowsi in the same Iii.
rection every Saturday night during oil
that timer
"Oi course don't"
"Wel, how did you manage il those
nights whoa 1t blew in tho other directionr
"EaSy enough. l had another girl At q
station a'.ce" mles east"
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-19
MASKS OF DEAD BABES.
Tho Curious Way by Which y Ne
Yorker Makes His Living.

hOheT Sh"hes HIN Living.
asNew York Herald
There Is a A,ement on Eghth avenus
which is occu by plasterer as place
Of business. IL is notlidg 'teworthy in
that fact, but there i a popularity about
the place which is that he Ia a sign out an
nouncing that he mol |, the head of dea IN.
fants Several specimens Of this kind of
work are displayed at tho entrance of ths
shop
The plasterer was found in the basement
surrounded by benches tools, ceiling orpa-
mcnts, fragments OF corn!cas, AMI half
( finished busts in plaster. He was askei IL
the idea OF making business II taking casts
OF the features Of dead children was original
with him, and he said that he la never
heard Of anybody else doing anything in
that line. The people in the neighborhood,
no added, we're mostly Irish, and lived IN
tenement house. Formerly no expense was
too great for them as far as funeral was
concerned AMI he had happened to coma In
for little share of the profits.
"One day said the plasterer, "a man
came down here and said he had Just lost
his aby. He was on his way TO the under
takers and hal evidently stopped several
times to brace up Ho saw an old plaster
east at the top OF the steps, AMI IL struck
him that hel have something like that to
remember his baby by He insisted that
should 20 to the house with him an model
! the baby's head ami as ha Il taste for that
kind of work we struck up bargain
made n pretty cool cas-, if ] do say it my
self. and got - for the job"
! Did you have much of that kind OF work
Ia do after thatf'
"Well, this man set the fashion, rs you
might say There are go1d many people
ia tenement house and the children die off
pretty fast. had "A good deal to do for
awhile anl had 10 hire an extra hand to
he!p in tho common plaStering. But after
time the people got poor, or the casts got to
| be too comm IN, or there were too many in
ono family, or something, and there isn't
any money in IL now"
$50 you leave your sign out as a matter OF
formr
That's about all. In fact, Two forgotten
what it says Iguess I'll go up and take a
look at IT,
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-19

iIOu,ion I ,attar

llpnuon Lrttcrl
A funeral in st. Paups cathedral Il MT
only rare event, but 1t is also an exceel-
inyly costly honor. The fees paid by tho
corporation OF London for. burying tn, late
lori mayor in the cathe iral were ab W
5000. When royal funeral takes place
at Windsor. the preliminary fee &, t,s
dean and chapter 'for breaking the
ground" is $1,000. This item is the moro
unreasonable inasmuch ~ the royal vault IL
not under St Georges chapel. and no
ground is broken, the only disturbance
being the removal OF certain slab ON tbs
floor Of the choir in order that tho coffin
may b, lowered into the vault beneath,
whence it Il wheeled along passage 20 the
royal tomb-house. underneath the AlLsrt
Memorial chapel
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-19
= - ---7777-7-I--73- =
t.atli DECISIONS.
1'ulare, Cal.

From the Land and Labor Spy.
THE COMMUTATlON OF A HOMESTEAD
ENTRY 10 CASH CONSTITUTES 4 PRE-
EMPTION ENTRY. WHERE 4 PERSON
MAKING A HOMESTEAD ENTRY COM
MrrEs TO CASH, SUCH CASH ENTRY l.
ILLEGAL AND WILL BE CANCELLED.
IN CASE THE PERSON HAD PREVIOUS
LY MADE A PRE-EMpTIoN ENTRY.
= Register dhd RtcCirer, Deriis Like. Dak.
"GENTLEMEN: James Brtln made
cash entry No. y, Decem-
ber 81, 1883, Of the set of section .. in
township ia north of Range "a west,
fifth principle meridian. The records
OF this office further show that James
Brittin made homestead entry No. l33.
February Z, 1854. Of lots one and two,
and tie es OF NV! OF section 80, in town.
ship i52 north, Of range G6 west, fifth
principle meridian; and Oh September
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-19
Hanson county Advocate.

Commissioner Sparks is IA great ruler
and he does IA pile of ii. He rules
against his predecessors, the supreme
court and thousands Of poor settlers.
where hr hits the hardest. Alr. SPARKS
is a great man. who has taken upon
himself a good sized job that VIII take
many long Gears OF hard labor for him
10 finish. The chances are that before
he Get, very far along with il wc will
have ney administration and there
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-19
Advertising Enterprise.
Chicago Tribune

AZ Otto, about twenty miles from Sua.
,iil. ON the Suakim a. Berber railway,
stanls a huge bunch OF rocks about 100 fsee
tigh, of somewhat conical form. AL
vantage Is taken OF the emineIce of tnis
or posting sentriss: hence it is known as
the "Tower Rock" On ths face Of Shis
rock huge ad verti soment, 25o feet square,
in letters Of four AMI half fest Ligh, ias,-
ates that "---'s soap Is the hest
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-19

IPhiIadephia CALI
Editor-I very much fear, alan, that
eau not give you place Oh our staff We
have never employed lady writer's.
Fair Applicant But am sure can give
satisfaction. will not require any assist
ance except to sharpen my lead pcncil
T. EiiLor--Well, as to that we seliom use
any pencils All our articles are -
Fair Applcaut-Oi. then It Is all right
Iused ~ lie tailorais and sm an adept
With the shears.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-19
Sad aud Touching.


tShcago Ledgerl
One Of the saddest and most touching
sights in life Is that Of young man VIII,
has spent six months in coaxing and waxing
q mustach, into respectable sizs anl shaps.
ami then, In the act of lighting cigar with
q slip Of paper, burns and scorchss tho
whole institution into an unrecognisabls
mass OF singad bair.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-19

., ISSi he commuted the same to cash
entry No GGs under Section 3Ol of the
Revised Statutes.
II am now i'll receipt Of report from
Special Agent {. :. Rowe, relative TO
the above entries.
These reports and the proof submit
ted 10y the claimant SHOWS that the final
entries above described were made Dy
one and the same person.
section 23Ol of the Revised Statutes
authorizes claimants to complete their
titles To- the land entered upon making
proof of settlement and cultivation as
provided 10y the law granting pre-emp-
tion rights.
section 23Gl Of the Revised Statutes
provides that no person Shall he entitled
10 more than one pre-emptlon right.
The claimant in this case exhausted
his pre-emptiCn right when he made
the entry first described. Ills cash en-
try under Section 230l of the Revised
Statutes is therefor illegal.
said entry No. Go9 is accordingly
held for cancellation. You viii so in
, form the claimant, allowing the usual
time for appeal, and making due report
to this office.
"Respectfully,
WV. \. }. SPARKS,
"Noy. l.. 1850. Commissioner"
Should the above decision be affirmed
10y the Secretary it will result in the
cancellation of IA large number Of en-
tries. which have already been approved
/ for patenlng. The decision is contrary
to all previous ones. and We think that
the Commissioner erred in his cohStruc-
ton of The law.
COOK vs.. RECHENBACH.
Notice of motion for review should
be given within the time allowed for
! Cling such motion; but as the rules of
practice are not explicit in such require
ments "A failure to thus serve notice will
not defeat the consideration OF a motion
for review after due notice.
CLEVELAND VS.. DUNLEvY.
The purchase Of the improvements
and possessory right of homesteader
coniers no preference right OF entry up
on the purchaser as against n prior ad-
verse settlement
Where suit is pending as to the right
of entry and one of the parties thereto
during the pendency of such suit
charges the other with abandonment
since the hearing therein, such charge
will be heard on the termination OF the
pending case.
administrators as such, cannot make
final proof in any event.
Where pre-emptor died without IN
dicating an intention 10 transmute his
filing to a homestead entry, the guar
dian of his children cannot transmute. .
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-19
Josh Riliinss' Spelling.

Ipenyer Tribune Repuhlican.t
10 h Billings Is not such bad spellsr
after all His sayings are first written with
the words spelled corrucily: and wbsu ttps
sentence Is spelled phonstically hs tah1Ryl
much care with that part oe - l NJ
with the construction of - = AZ. Ss Y.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-19

TIE Senate has PASSED rule pr0hib-
iting the sale OF intoxicating liquors IN
the Capitol at Washington.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-16
The EUSTIS MATTER.
What Mr.. Houston Says:

After an absence of several weeks
spent in the North, Mr.. James ID.
Houston has returned home.
Among the visitors who called on
the gentleman last evening was
States reporter. Mr.. Houston is
considerably improved in appear
ancc, and in reply to how he was
feeling, said: "Excellently well"
"Whcre are you from ?" asked
the reporter. "Direct from New
York city," was the reply. Pro-
ducing a copy of the article from
( the Washington National Rcpubli-
can, headed Louisiana Politics;
Racy Personal Sketches of Pelican
State Politicians" in which article
Mr.. Houston is alluded to, he was
asked "Havc you seen this article
before, and what do you think of
it?"
"The article was forwarded to
me in New York. i did not see
fit to notice it in any way, as ] con-
Sidcred 1t rs having been inspired
bv men who like to stab in the dark
and who do not want to take the
responsibility of their own state,
ments.
II can assign no reason for thC
publication of that article, in SO fal
as | am concerned. Itook 10 par
whatever in urging any appoint
ment at Washington for the State
of Louisiana. l did not go Norti
I'm answer to any summons, bu
went to consult a physician in re
gard to a complaint that have la,
for several years.
"Did you visit Washington"
"Yes."
.Did you see President Cleve
land ?"
"Ges."
I "What do you think of the Pres
ident?"
II believe him TO be a man o
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-16

man. Gen. Leon Jastrcmski. Chair
man of the State Central Commit
tee"
Being shown 4 copy fthc States,
containing the interview with Sen
ator Eustis, Mr.. Houston was asked
for his opinion.
lie said: Il consider Senator
Eustis too able man for Inc to
critlcisc any action he may take OF
position that he may assume
SIN Your opinion, Mr.. Houston.
do YOU think that President Clevc-
land will allow the present Federal
officials in Louisiana to remain IN
office until the expiration Of their
respective terms p
This is a question that | do not
feel competent to answer. As
| have said before, ! look upon Pres
idcnt Cleveland as a man OF ster'
ling qualities, and believe him t'
be Il thorough Democrat; but how
far he NAV consider himself bound
! in his views Of civil service reform
to permit Republican otlicc-holdcr
to remain in office, | am unable f
say."-N. o. States, May ).
Continued on next page.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-16

Orders received at the TIMES Of
flee, where full information regard
ing prices will be given. Ask for
prices on Barbed Wire.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-16

S. Paul Jones and Eugene Var
bough charged with completely IN
the Lake Providence mail obbery
were acquitted.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-16
Gufey's Cat.

Last Monday morning, as n lot
of -towners were waiting on the
wharf for the China steamer to get
in, old Professor Guficy drove up
in his office buggy, and solcmnly
lifted out an apparently heavily
weighted bag securely tied at the
mouth.
"What you got there, Professor"
asked friend.
"a cat fend," replied the Pro-
fessor gravcly.
"A catfish?" repeated the crowd.
"No, gentlemen l said Il cat
fiend," explained Guiley. "That
sack contains four cobblcstones
and cat that has made my life Il
burden to me for three years. She
steals every thing in the house all
day, and yells like pirate walk
ing the plank on the back shed all
night. I've made one attempt
after another to assassinate that
beast, but I'vc failcC, every time. "
"You know that eats have nine
lives, Professor"
mine? Nineteen times have |
given that creature poisoned meat;
I've thrown her off the roof twice,
and I've shot her four times Just
filled her plumb full of quail shot
and the next day she's round on
schedule time, drinking the milk
as soon as its left by the milk
man. Last week | borrowed ;
hundred dollar bull terrier to ca
her up, and she killed him in tel
seconds. Why, | blew her cleal
into the next street with dyna
mite cartridge yesterday, and
hope to die if she wasn't on dccl
reaching for the canary this morn
ing without a hair singed."
"Going to fix her this time, eh?'
"You bet | am" said Profcsso
Gufl'cy, cmphatically. 81 am &c
ing to threw her off into forty fee
of water, and if that don't linis
her she's the devil himself.
Come, take a drink first, Gu
few" said his friend Boggs, an
the crowd followed into a saloo
on the corner. While the bee
was being drawn Boggs slippe
quickly back and united the ba,
As soon as the indestructible C;
had skipped up the street Bogs
retied the bag and hurried back
the saloon. Pretty soon the crow
emerged and helped Gufley I
carry his heavy load TO the c,
IRENE edge of the wharf, fro
which it was solemnly dumped.
Il hate to kill even a cat, sal
the old professor, sadly; ''bl
the fact is, | haven't had a squal
nights sleep i'll two years. -
Yesterday Boggs was coming o
the ferryboat, when he behcld II
the professor coming on atop Of
four-horse truck load of furnitur,
"Why, you are not moving, al
you, Guffey p
The professor mcodily descenC
ed from his perch, and drawin
Boggs aside, whispered huskily
his car:
ayes, ! am, Bogys-1'm moyin
over to Alameda. That - cat
come back. San Francisco Pos
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-16

The Illinois legislature has at
last a Republican majority; the
vacancy, caused by the death of a
Democrat, having resulted in the
election of Republican. 1t is
said that if the President had
made clean sweep Of the Rcpub,
lean ofiice-holdcrs in the State,
there would have been a different
result.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-16

III Ju!aTe al lcSa. ai',er.'s'~
weu.s mas! 5e pa:i for before
IKE second insertion. i 40.
ba:i for 6cforeH Ike day Q" 5''::'"
Lhey s':o@!I appear Ike se'o"''
time, Ike 3a6'ica!Eo" az" %
discontinued.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-16
THE EUSTIS MATTER.

The rcformcrs have sUcceedcdln
bringing a hornets nest about their
ears. They have never tired OF
barping on the manner Of Mr.. Eus-
it's election, and have, also, never |
hcsitated to charge all manner of
disrcputable methods to Mr.. Eustls' !
supporters It is really delicious
TO read what Mr.. Houston says, as
to that affair, and his statement to
the States reporter, will be found
interesting and instructive reading.
II can he set down as an axiom
that whenever you hear of par
ticularly rabid and red mouthed
rcformcr, that an investigation OF
his career will disclose some re-
markedly entertaining incidents.
As a matter of.fact he is almost in
variably, "sorchcad;" has failed
to get all lie wanted, and turns re-
former. Mr.. Houston tells little
story that if true, (and he says he
is prepared to prove every word
uttercd.) shows that all the talk
about how Mr.. Eustis got elected,
proceeded from jaws that were
somewhat out of joint, and that the
corruption was on the other side OF
the house. This is q sad state OF
affairs, and it behooves the reform,
crs to clear their skirts of these
very serious charges otherwise Tho
word reform will have 4 decidedly
unpleasant odor connected with 1t
The action of Mr.. Eustis, IL
the matter of appointments by tht
President has been productive o
considerable dismay. tits all yer,
! well to try to belittle Mr.. Eustis
but he is a man whose intellectual
greatness is recognized by all VIII
r have any claims to anything II
, that line, and he is not a man t
: take Il wild plunge in the dark
He carefully considered what h
was about to do before he did il
=, and you may depend upon it, tina
1 he has strong and earnest backing
Read carefully what is publlshe
in the TINES this week, and sc
already some of the results. Tn
gathering Of leading democrats
t Washington for consultation, wa
C not for fun or pleasure, it was to tax
a into serious consideration the 81
c uation, and it will be found tn;
5 the result will be, that mugwumI
d and Gisorganizers, and all that elias
> won can throw in the rcformc,
!. too.) will take a back seat, or tn;
1t there will be fierce war III the den
ocratic party. Senator Eustis say
Mr.. Cleveland, thus far, from
democratic standpoint, has been
't conspicuous and humiliating fa
~ ~ ure," and he was not speaking on
~ his own sentiments, by very co
" siderable. 1t is clearly the pl;
ly now to give him his choice betwc'
1t the democrats who want all, II
y, some. but all, the offices to be fill,
by democrats, and straightout del
O. ocrats at that, and the mugwumI
His past double action policy mi
u. be abandoned or he must look
ot other than democratic support.
es has succeeded in pleasing no &C
a siderable number of the democra
ne party, and while many deprec'
1. the raising of the issue, and he
Ill tate about taking sides, there is
pit doubt that Mr.. Eustis' statemt
at found an echo in the hearts O
80 large majority Of the democrats
the country.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-16

Major Burke has sent III his res
ienation as Director-Gcncral of Il C
Exposition. The Board of Man
agcment accepted it, to take effect
Nav 10Th.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-16

When country editor, in New
Orleans goes out to the lake and
orders high toned lunch, he is
astonished at the bill. New Orleans
lake lunches are not the same price
as a bayou fish stew.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-16

The cool spell we had last week,
was the result Of Il much colder
time in the North. Ohio had a
snow storm, and Iowa and Wis
cousin, a freeze.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-16

4 blue peacH mark at M'$ para
oroph indicates that your SubScfP'
ton wiH expire in hro wceks.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-01-09

stepped into cactus bed with bis bare
feet. La q few weeks bis limbs resem-
bled enormous cactus stems, and IL be-
came necessary TO ampusase them. He
died soon after the operation was per-
formed. Bet the deadly character Of
the cactus 10 we'll known among Wes-
tern cattle raissrs. Annually It kills
thousands Of horsos, cows and sheep.
They touch II With their tongues and
Ia a few days they are living. moving
cactus plants, 30 rapidly 10 grows II 10
always fatal Ia the case Of animals"
"is Il necessary TO Get the brisrs In
the fsah to cause the bad results %
"Yes, and it's only during the month
Of August, when the plant is seeding,
that It's brisrs will como of. Unless IL
Is touched just st this period II IL not
so dangerous. One o! the most won-
derful features Of the plant is the fact
that Il Is almost indestructabIe. Ny
husband dug up our cactus plants and
let them lie In the sun away from any
earth for months, and even then they
began 10 grow and flourish without .
particle Of earth to draw from. He
then placed them in = big brush heap
and burned the entire pile, s.c.us and
all. but the cactus was ready 10 take
root and grow as soon as the Gre su b.
sided. This power Of vitality they have
Il the secret Of their growth In human
fleah, where no other plant can live"
Improbabls a. this case may appear,
there Is absolutely no doubt Of genuine.
ness. Mr.. and Mrs. Burnett are old
and respected citizens Of olashe, and BY
calling at their home the skeptic can
readily convince himself Kansas City
Star.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-01-09

The sale ofsyrup ofF1gs Is simply im-
msnse. Everyone is taking IL, and al
admit that 1t is the best medicine ever
used. Children cry for 1t on account OF
Its pleasant taste, aud grown people who
have used IL once never take anything
else. Unlike other remedies for bilious
ness and constipation it never loses It's
power to act, and It always leaves the or
gans on which it acts stronger than before
Besides, one feels fresh and bright and
realises that it is Natures own true laxa-
tive. LAngdon q Co. is agent fer Albany
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-01-09


The would Is slowly making tbs i'm.
msnse discovery that not what woman
does but what she Is makes home nos.
Sibls creation. II Is the Lords ark
and does not need stsadying Il will
survive .be wreck Of systems and the
crash Ct theories, for the home Is but
the efiloresesace Of womaL'a nature
under the nurture Of Christ's gospel.
She came into The college and hamar.
lied il in.o literature and hellowed
IL into tho business world and eno-
bled it. She will come into government
and purify it into politics and c.ense
that StygiAn pool A. ths waters Of
Marsh wers elesnsed for woman will
make bome-like every place she enters
and she will enter every Place on this
round earth. Any custom, traffic or
party, on which q Christian woman
cannot look with favor, Is irrevocsbly
doomed. It's welcome Of her presence
and her power Is 70 be the Goal test of
It's fitness to survive. AL Gospel civ
i)iza,ion is radiant with the demonstra-
ton Of this truth: cit is not good for
man TO Be alone" The most vivid OBJ
jsct lesson on histoty's page Is the fact
that bis deterioration is an exact pro-
portion 70 his isolation from the hons
Of woman's companionship.