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The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-01-23
Water Once a Day.

Gen. r. E. Colston In September Century.
In the "Waterless Land" water is the,
paramount question. If it be asked
how a large body Of Bedouins, like the
1O,0O0 who nearly destroyed the British
squares at Tamai, manage to subsist,
the reason is plain. In the first place,
they do not need the trains
required for a European army. They
are the most abstemious of men. Each
man carries a skin of water and o small
bag Of grain, procured by purchase or
barter from ava Their camels
and goats move sith them, supplying
upon the sent heritage and the foli-
age of the thorny mimesa, growing in
secluded wadies. These people could
live upon the increase of their flocks
alone, which they exchange readily for
commodities; but, being the exclusive
carriers and guiders for all the travel
and commerce chat cross their deserts,
they realize yearly large amounts Of
money.
AS to water. they know every nook
and hollow in the mountains, away from
the trails, where q few barrels collect
in some shaded r~avine, and they can
scatter, every man for himself, to ill
their water-skins. On my first expedi-
ton, near the close Of the three years,
drouth, I reached some wells on which
I was depending and found them entire-
ly dry. It was several days to the next
wells. But my Bedouin guards knew
some natural reservoirs inthe hills about
six miles off. So they took the water
camels at nightfall and came back be-
fore daylight with the water skins filed.
An invading army would find it too
hard to obtain guides, and even if they
did, they must keep together and must
not leave the line of march co look for
water. Besides, the Redonins, accus-
toned from infancy to regard water as
most precious and rare, use it with
wonderful economy. Neither men nor
animals drink more than once IN forty
eight hours. As to washing they never
indulge in such wasteful nonsense.
When Bedouins canse to my camp watt
err was always offered them. Their an
swer would frequently be: "No, thanks,
I drank yesterday" They knew too
well the Importance Of keeping up the
hahi9 of abstemiousness. No wonder
they can subsist wher invaders would
quickly perish.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-01-23
WHAT rs MINDS
An Extract From DR.. Hammond'sA Address
at the Lshigh University.

at h Lehigh University.
from the Popular Science Monthly.
Go into the chemical laboratory of
your own noble university lin honor Of
whose founder we are here to-day
and touch the two poles Of a galvanic
battery. What is it thrills through
your bodies, and perhaps even burns
the skin of your fingers; or even, if the
current be strong enough, strike you
uead on the instantp Galvanism. What
Is galvanism? A force. Yes, and SO IS
light q force, and heat, and g~rayitation.
but when / am told this / am just as
tar from knowing what any one of the
forces is as / was before. All that you
could do, If Ipersisted IN askinRfor a
fuller explanation, would be to tell me
something of the origin and proper
ues of the force in question,
aud In this way / should OBJ
tam some idea of its characteristics, and
should be in no danger of installing it
Tor any ether force. TTfha is what Your
professor Of physics does for you, and,
You have only profted by the In
instruction you have received, you have
2 store OF facts at your command that
Will enable You to recognize heat, light,
electricity, grayitation, magnetism,
whenever you see them manifested.
Wnen, therefore, you ask me what mind
y, 1 answer that il Is a force possessing
peculiar properties and developed by
= substance constituting Il part OF the
neryou organism Of man and other ami
mais. and known to ANTAGONISTS and
Psychologists as gray nerye-tissue. This
= similar In all essential respects, so
lar as ITS terms are concerned, to the
uenn1tion that you would give mi OF
any other force. OF course it can be
made more precise and extensive, but
az enlargement would change its char
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-01-23

From the Philadelphia Times.
The annual report of Hiram Price,
Commissioners of Indian Affairs, shows
that the policy Of peace and education
is no longer an experiment. 1t has
been tried under adverse circumstances,
and in the face of general opposition
and indifference the condition of the
INDIAN has been grateIy improved
Distrusted because it was a new de-
parture from the traditional treatment
Of this delicate problem, its friends
have never been able to command such
appropriations as would give it a fair
trial.
The Commissioner shows that the In
dams get from the government only
about 81 per capita with which to be fed
and clothed. At the same time the sol
diers exiled to q frontier post to watch
the Indian cost the government 81, 600
a year each. This is q startling dis
proportion between the cost of food and
clothing of police. This is especially
true when il is borne in mind that on
ly the smallest percentage Of the three
hundred thousand Indians in the coun-
try need any watching to keep them In
peaceful lines.
Among the features deserving of COM
mendation as developed by the commits
sioner's report are the schools, the
courts for trying offences among the
various tribes and the police ~organiza-
ton. The advantages of the school
system are obvious and the young In
dams have shown their ability to use
and assimilate a certain amount Of
teaching without uniting them for
learning those habits of industry
so desirable and necessary If the race
is to be raised permanently from its saw
age condition. They have also taken
kindly to courts and juries for the trial
of offenses of one Indian against another,
all the testimony Of both officials and
philanthropists agreeing that Justice has
been secured to a surprising degree from
its brief trial. The same is true Of the
police system, by which each tribe IS
held to a certain responsibility for pre-
serving it's own peace and quiet.
The only excuse In treating this im-
portant problems with such exacting
parsimony as has heretofore characters
lied is the bad character OF tine agents
and traders sent to the reservations.
But even in this respect the improves
ment has been very marked since the
inauguration of the system of feeding
instead of shooting Indians for pastime.
If senator's and representatives would
give some real consideration to this inn
portant question and learn that it was
essential to carry out Indian treaties in
order to preserve the honor of the coun-
try, they would scarcely hesitate any
longer to vote the sums necessary for
making a civilized and self-supporting
population out of a hitherto trouble
some and costly one.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-01-23
How the Major Remembered the
Man Who Succored Him.

The other day while Major Dodridge
was sitting in his dooryard the gate
opened and a strange looking man hast
lily approached.
SIS this Major Dodridge7s
"Yes, sir"
"Of the Eighth Arkansaw during the
war"
YES" beginning to look with inter
est at the Strangor.
Don't you remember me, maior?"
mo, | can't place you"
Take q look at me-" showing back
his hat.
Don't remember that lever saw you
before"
81 am Hank Parsonsl' exclaimed the
man, bracing himself as though he ex-
pected the major to rush into his arms.
Don't recall the name" said the ma
jor.
SIS it possible? / did not think you
would ever forget me-, I'll refresh your
memory At ShileA, While the bbattttiis
was raging in murderous fury, I found
you lying on the field shot through both
legs. / took you OH my back and car.
ried you to aspiring in the shade. Now
don't you recollect me?r
"Let me see," unused the major, 81
remember having been wounded; but
can't recall the TACT, If it be a fact. oi
any one taking me to q spring.
"This is indeed strange" said the
disappointed man. 81 looked forward
to meeting you with such anticipation
of a warm greeting. Well, well, the
world has indeed reached it's ~ungratefu.
age. The occurrences is as fresh to my
mind as though il had taken place yes
terday. | gave you a drink Of whiskey
and"-
WHAT" exclaimed the major
springing to his feet, "gaye me drinl
OF whiskeyl O. yes, / remember now,'
Selling the mans hand, ooh. III never
forget that drink The whiskey was 81
new that corn meal was floating round
on it, but we enjoyed il. Remembel
YOU Why, I should cavort. WI,
didn't You guard against possible EN-
barrassments BY mentioning some D
the main features OF tho occurrence n
Arkansaw Traveller.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-01-23

The CONVERSIONS Of the Washington
Monument was laid, with Masonic ceres
monies. July 4, 1S48.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-01-23

Oregon contains so many hills and
mountains that its arabic land Il kss
than one-ifth Of its entire area
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
AN INFAMOUS TRAFFIC.
Sensational Developments in London
Police Court.

a criminal prosecution which was be-
gun at London, England, on the sd inst, in
the police court, is attracting much atten.
ton. The prisoner is the rich widow Jeff
ries, who owns considerable real estate.
Many of her houses in Chelsea are of bad
reputc. 1t is charged that she was not
only the owner, but the keeper of those
dens, and that she personally conducted
their business. She is charged with main
tanning agencies in Belgium, Holland and
France for the importation OF innocent
girls who were ostcnsibly hired for domes-
tic service, but were put into the disreput.
able houses kept by Mrs. Jeffries, as soon
as they arrived in London. Another
branch of the woman's traffic was the de-
coying of English girls, to be sent to the
Continent for the pleasure of rich and titled
scoundrels. In court the prisoner admit.
ted that she was procuress, and boastcd
that King Leopold Of Belgium had paid
her as high as GSoo month for supplying
him with innocent English girls. Further
sensational revelations are expected. Her
examination was not concluded, and she
was remanded until next week.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
ALL SERENE AGAIN.
Russia's Reply to Englantl's Proposals
Conciliatory I'm Tone.

The London Pail Mall Gazette of the 4th
inst, states that the reply Of Russia to Eng
lands proposals concerning the Afghan
frontier line dispute is most conciliatory.
The Russians, the Gazette says, earnestly
wish the joint commission would com.
mence the work of settling the frontier
line as soon as possible. They accept the
principle of the definition of q zone of sur
vey, but instead of drawing the southern
boundary OF this zone at what they con.
slider the northern frontier Of Afghanistan,
which is an imaginary line drawn across a
desolate step2e, they propose that the line
of the zone OF survey be carried up to the
only natural line OF demarcation existing,
namely, the borkus spur of the Paropam.
esus. The difference between the Englisl,
and Russian proposals, the Gazette says, is
that the zone proposed by Russia would
include triangular piece Of steppe twenty
to fifty miles wide, which would be cxclud.
ed from the zone of survey within which
the English propose to continc the work of
the boundary commission.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
RUSSIA'S PREPARATIONS.
Heavy Ironclat,s, Swift Cruisers and Tor
pctto Boats for the Baltic and
Black Seas

Russia is taking active steps to place her
navy on better war footing. In addition
to five heavy ironclads, seven half:plated
cruisers and five torpedo rams were recent.
)y mentioned by Tossichc Zeitmng as being
built for the Black and Baltic seas, a num-
Der of cruisers and torpedo rams are being
rapidly fitted out at Nicoliaef, the station
of the Russian Admiral and fleet, at the
confluence of the Ingul and the Brig. The
cruisers are from 5000 to 5000 tons bur.
den, and will each be fitted with from ten
to fourteen cannons, about half Of which
will be Of large calibre. The vessels are
expected to attain a speed Of at least six.
teen knots per hour. The torpedo rams
have displacement Of about 5000 tons,
and are estimated to go about fifteen knots
per hour. They will be armed, in addi-
tion to two torpedo apparatuses, with six
nine.inch and four smaller guns.
The Emir of Bakhara has agreed to al
low the passage Of Russian troops and sup.
plies through his territory in the event of
war with England.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
THE MANITOBA WAR,
Affairs Growing Worse in the Sa>katcl,-
evan Country.

n Winnepeg, Manitoba, dispatch OF April
9th says: Tidings from Prince Albert say
that the state of affairs are growing worse,
as before seleytaphed by Colonel Ervine to
the government, have come through BY
courier and carries bad news. Supplies
are scarce and unless relief gets through
very soon the mounted police and all
Prince Albert people will be at the mercy
Of the rebels
Ervine says reintorcencn.s Of 1900 men
are wanted at Prince Albert immediately.
lie adds that the country people, owing to
threats from the rebels, are leaving their
places, and Teton Sioux are swarminy the
country and committing depredations,
while supplies are becoming short. The
Sioux referred to are led by Chief White
Cap and occupied the reservation near
Prince Albert. They are refugees from
the United States. Ervine's message was
dated March goth. Further word is await
cd with great anxiety. The Hudson Bay
Co. last night received the following mes
sage from Fort Zuapple:
"Just heard from Col. Ervine: he is
waiting for reinforcements no particular
news from him. The Teton Sioux are
committing some depredations in the
Prince Albert district"
The rebels have evidently organized a
provisional government. In addition to
the receipts signed by the Lieutenant Gov.
ernor and Secretary OF the Saskatchewan
previously mentioned the Hudson Bay Co
hold others signed by the Assistant Com.
missioner Of the Provincial Government ol
Saskatchewan. The remainder of 4 and
B batteries arrived at Winnipeg this after
noon, and the whole detachment com
prising rs officers and men, with twenty
seven horses and four nine pound guns
went west this evening. \ detachment o
Toronto troops is expected tonight and
more tomorrow afternoon. \ dispatch
from Quapple states that $50 teams went
toward Touchwood, this morning, and the
Ninetieth Rifles start in the same direction
Tomorrow morning.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
ONE OF GRANTS DEIUsIoNs.
The Idea That He Possessed u Talent for
Making Money.

4 Philadelphia Ledger Washington cor.
respondent says: At recent dinner Of
the Gridiron Club, sat beside General
Sheridan, who, after speaking tenderly Of
Grant and his sufferings, said it was a mat
ter Of amazement to him and other army
friends that the "Old Man," as all soldiers
call him, should have gone into Wall street
with the strange dciusion that entirely pos.
sessed his mind that he haG a genius for
making money. He imagiued, said Sher-
idan, that his sons possessed his talent to
remarkable degree. He seemed never to
tire Of talking about this when We were far
from intrusion and could talk with freedom
] always thought him off his base on that
subject. He never talked of the great
abilities which he did possess, and which
the world has recognized. No one ever
heard him talk about his great military
talents, or boast about his splendid achieve
ments in the field and yet Grant had great
er talent for conducting campaigns and
fighting armies than he was really aware
OF. Sheridan said of his own knowledge
he could positively state that Grant never
desired the Presidency. He shrank from
1t, loved the army and desired to remain
with it. The councils of Sheridan and
other old friends prevailed when he agreed
to accept the nomination.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
BARRIOS KILLED IN BATTLE.
An Arlnistice Declared and His Decree
Annullell.

A dispatch from La Libertad, via Gal.
weston, of April 9Th says that hostilities
between Guatemala and the allied rcpub.
lies are suspended and an armistice Of one
months duration is announced. The Leg.
islative Assembly of Guatemala has an.
nulled the decree promulgated byPresident
Barrios on February 18th, in which the
union of the Central American republics
was proclaimed and Barrios was announc-
ed as dictator and supreme military chief:
tain Of all Central America. The gold.
hilted sword Of President Barrios was
found on the battlefield of Chalchuapa
broken. According to the latest inteali
gence received here, President Barrios oa
Guatemala is dead. No particulars have
been received.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
The Return of the Nez Perce Indian,

In accordance with provision Of the
last Indian appropriation bill, Commission
ca Atkins, ofthe Indian Bureau, has or
dered the removal Of Joseph's band of Nez
Perce Indians from Indian Territory. OF
the ssa Indians composing this band IL:
will be sent to the Colville reservation in
Washington Territory, and the remainder
to the Lapwai reservation in Idaho Ter.
ritory. It is claimed that the Nez Perce
tribe has been greatly decimated by disease
since it was assigned to the Indian Ter.
ritory. A year or two ago a very strong
movement was made on sentimental
grounds to obtain their removal north and
this seems to be its fruit.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
lsarriOs' Son Speaks.

\ son OF President Barrios left New
York on the night of Sth inst for Washing
ton. "From information 1 have" he said
before his departure, II do not believe my
father is dead. have received no trust.
worthy information Of the fact. If was
true, the American Minister at Guatemala
would have informed the Government at
Washington. All reports from Salvador
are utterly nntrustworthy. | believe that
the telegram from friend to Il gentleman
in this city, requesting him to inform inc
Of my fathers death, is forgery, because
it is dated from Salvador, while know
positively that the gentleman whose name
was signed to it was in Guatemala the next
dav.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
.ASPINWALL IN ASHES.
The Insurgents Burn the Town.--Thous
anGls Destitute of Shelter.

The following dispatch from Command.
er Kane, of the Galena, has been received
by the Secretary OF the Navy: 'Aspinwall
is in ashes, burned by the insurgents to es.
cape capture by the government troops.
The Pacific Mail dock and the railroad
property on the north end of the island
and the canal property at Crispol arc the
only buildings saved. The shipping is
safe. l have all my force on shore pro.
tecting property. Ny ship is crowded with
refugees; thousands are destitute and with.
out shelter"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-08-08
The Mechanic.

A young man began visiting
young lady recently, and was we'll
pleased with her. Oneevening it was
quite late when he called, and the
young lady inquired where he had
been.
81 had to work Tonight" he said.
"What ! do you work for living? ?"
she inquired in astonishment.
"Certainly," replied the young man,
81 am Il mechanic"
Il dislike the word mechanic" and
she turned up her pretty nose.
That was the last time the young
man visited the young la.ly. He is
now a wealthy man, and has the
incest little wife in the city. The
lady who disliked a mechanic is now
the wife Of a miserable foOl-a regu-
lar foO!-and the soft, miserable girl
Is obliged to take in washing to sup
port herself and children. You dis
like the name Ofmechauic, eh ?-you,
whose DrOther5 are but Well-dreSSed
loafefs. Any girl is to be pitied who
Is so silly as to think less of a man
because he is a mechanic one of
Gods nOblemen, most dignified
and honorable parsonage. Beware,
young ladies, how you treat young
men who work for living, for you
may be menial to one of them your
self. Far better discard the Well-fed
pauper, with all his jewelry, hrazen-
ness and pOmpOsity, a0d take your
affections to the callous- handed,
industrious mechanic. Thousands
have bitterly repented their folly,
VINO have turned their backs to hon
city. a few years have taught them
severe lesson. Labor is honorable
in all, whether rich or poor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-08-08
HOW UOnSulS Make Money,

1t is said at the state department
that there are as many applications
for the smaller consulships and little
commercial agencies as for some of
the more important diplomatic posi-
tions. There have been Instances
where native merchants of some such
country as Egypt would bid against
each other for subordinate CONNER
cial agencies under the United States
at the disposal Of the consul general
until as high as $4,000 has been given
for little place with scarcely any
salary at all, simply because the posi-
ton was an advantageous one in
point of its exemption from trouble
some law, taxation, etc. One consul
in Asia is known to have made a
great deal Of money in renting out
American flags to local trading ves-
sells that were willing to pay 5000
apiece for the sake of sailing under
the United States cOlOrs. Another
consul suggested that the inspection
of emigrants was very necessary to
the good health of America, and he
was given permission to charge an
inspection fee. He fixed the fee at
twenty-five cents per head, and had
made about $4,000 cut Of it before it
wasSiiscovefed that he pad native
ten cents per head, while he pocketed
the other fifteen cents for overseeing
the job. In China there used to be a
system Of fees whereby consuls re-
ceived 81 each for shipping sailors ;
but since Colonel Mosby has been at
Hong Kong he has broken it up.
Thus it Is plainly to be seen that
there are more ways than one to
make money in consular service, -
GIObe Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-08-08
NUMBER %.
Mark lTWain's Way.

Kansas City Times.
The Rev. j. Hyatt Smith knows
more stories about more people than
ten average citizens. Among them
he relates this When | was living
with my brother in Buffalo. Mark
Twain occupied cottage across the
street. We didn't see very much of
MN, ut one morning as we were
enjoying our cigars on the yeranda
after breakfast, we saw Mark come
to his door in his dressing-g0wn and
slippers and look over at us. He
stood at his door and smoked for Il
minute, as if making up his mind
about something and at last opened
his gate and came lounging across
the street. There was an unoccupied
rocking chair on the veranda, and
when my brother offeredit to him he
dropped into it with Sign Of relief.
He smoked for a moment and
said:
mice morning."
Yes, very pleasant"
"ShouIdn't wonder if we had ra in
by and by"
"Well, we could stand little"
This is a nice house you have
here"
"Yos, we rather like it,"
ELBOWS your family ?"
"Quite Well-and yours 2"
son, we're all comfortable"
There was another impressive sill
ence, and finally Mark Twain cross
ed his legs, blew a puff of smoke into
the airand in his lazy drawl exclaim.
ed: ~ suppose you're a little sur
prised to see me oyer here so early.
Fact is, | haven't been so nei9hh0rly,
perhaps, as | ought to be. We must
mend that state Of things. But this
morning [ came over because [
thought you might be interested in
Knowing that your roof is on fire. 1t
struck me that it would bea good idea
if-n
But at the mention of fire the
whole family busted upstairs, trail
ing language all the way up. When
we had put the fire out and had re-
turned to the yeranda Mark wasn't
there"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-08-08
Grant and His FelloW,Creatures.

Chicago Tribune.
1t is fact of curious interest relat-
ing to General Grant that has been
looked upon by more people than
any other man that ever lived. The
heroes ofancient times handled lesser
armies than he, and their movements
were limited to comparatively
small field. OF the famuos men of
the present day none has been much
Of Il spectacle outside his own coun-
try. Bismarck has been seen by
Germans and travellers, Gladstone
has been seen by Engishmen and
travelers-no man save Grant ever
became famous all over the world
and then travelled all over the world.
1t was, Of course, but the accident of
his extended travels which made it
so, but the fact still remains that of
all, human beings who have peopled
the earth the great captain who died
on Thursday had been seen by the
largest number ofhis fellow creatures,