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The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-12-24
nomlttea TO the union wltnout any enabling
act and Democratic senators had been elected
and were ready to take their seats imme-
Giately upon the passage Of the act Of adj
n1iaefnn nj Z55tspi. 30
The Anti. Sparks z Convention.

- III, Tho ,Antt-SparkB Convention. -,
HURON, Oak, Special Telegram, Dec. 16-
At the adjourned meeting OF delegates to
the land convention, the committee reported
the following statement Of grievances and
req uests forrelief: ..;s VI 55sSi
We, the citizens Of the Yankton. Mitchell,
Huron, Aberdeen and Watertown. Dak.. land
districts, In mass convention assembled, do re-
spcctfully represent that 4 b n,
Whereas, The honorable commissioner Of the
Instructions bids and decisions. Viz. snnesin-
tending tho issuance OF all patents for lands.
holding as pTima Jacie fraudulent the entry Of
settler who proves up II the shortest possible
commute q homestead aEtry, 10 working Great
hardships and fnanoss Il injury to settiers ii,
good faith on public lsnds we do recon-
each land distriot-be appointed 70 visit tGs
Washington and endeavor to secure q lnodifica.
ton Of orders pending entries, and aecurs an ap.
IN entrymsn who had proyed q a np IN IN
the shortest possible time ~ and 4 Ia \ q,
sommu1ed homestead case, when the couhtryi
on 1 Fr Pss,Gp s
The United States & statutes anthorisi
ing, the commissioner Of the genera
sns, q sss pubic nes aer as
has been made. and ask that q statute be, framed
In in The courts Of s the territory 4 q q
the part Of ths United States or individuals Il
DO instituted during notice Of publication, and
said statutes to be similar to tho statutes in
mineral cases. Further. Il on appeal The
honorable secretary Of tho interior shall
sustain the commissioner. we recommend an acIS
Of congress confirming aud quieting title to en-
tries In cases OF complaint instituted sprioi
to tho reception OF said orders and decis
ions of the honorable commissioner ~ the loca!
land Office. ~ TX e X IS. ~
This resolution was adopted:
Resolved. That this convention Recommend
that at as early day as possible q convention
be held ut the headquarters of each land district
in South Dakota, composed Of delegates from eacl
county tor the purpose Of cleoting ono deleaate Il
proceed to Washington to secure redress re!
garding the matters Of land titles In Dakota
jeopardizcd by the rulings Of Sparks genera
land Office. Tho chairman Of this convention IL
authorized to appoint. upon Recommendation nnt
advlca Of the several representatives present, ont
man from each land district to 60 to Washing
ton and carry cut these rccommen dations. x 81
The following were appointed:
| N. g. Millette; Huron. h T. Monser: MITCHELL
N ]. Edgerton. r, aG
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-12-24

The imports Of dry, goods at the
port of New York during the month
OF November were 81, $3.50, s44, against
$5,421 ,554 during the same month in
1854 For the eleven months in the
calendar year ended with November
the imports were $92, 762, 46e. against
SLOT, 800, PSI for the corresponding
period last year, q decrease Of over
s14, 900, 900. u,
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-12-24

Huron, Oak, Special Telegram. Dec. 15.-
In the senate this morning the formality Of
subscribing to the oath WINS gone through
with, utter which the two houses met in
joint convention. On their return the
senate voted for United States senator's The
first ballot resulted: Judge G. G. Moody Of
the Black Hills thirty; Senator savin Of
Brown county refusing to vote, for the
reason, as he declared that his constituents
wished hip to refrain from voting for sena-
tors Senators sanborn and Mcclure were
absent A ballot Was then taken for the
second senator. fudge IA J. Edgerton
received twenty -seYent votes and Hugh
J. Oampbell three votes. sanborn
and Mcclure were absent, Savin not voting
On motion, Senators White, Adams, Barnes
Haines and Gain AerIkapp6inted commit
tee on memorial co congress Adjourned
+ to 10 a m. Wednesday, The house, met at
$50. The speaker announced. the danger
GUS illness Of Representative Ditch Of Faulk
county. Mr.. Wrightof Lake appeared and
was sworn in. The house refused to concur
In the senate amendment Of the house
joint resolution to meet at IL to vote for
senator's A set of rules was reported for
the government of the house, and they were
adopted The senate came in, and the
vote for state and judicial officers was can
vassed and declared. Judge John E Ben
nett, one Of the justices of the supreme
Senator Washabaugh. from the Joint com
mitteo to wait on Gov Mellette, reported
that the latter was ready to meet the legis-
lature, ,.-,L ;5EsE ii =
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-12-24

River Improvements-Greene, Luther, Stew
art, Mulholland, Sterling, Rynn. Riggs:
Wailtng. LecocQ. KELSEY, Loyeless.
Prohibition Legislation-J. H. Patten, Greeley.
Buohannon. Shannon, D. G. Turner, b. M. Smith.
Mr.. Shannon introduced bill requiring
the governor and speaker to convene the
legislature on sixteen days notice, when they
believe it is expedient to do So Read three
times and passed
THE NEW SENATOR'S
At noon joint session was held to COM
patu the votes of yesterday for United States
senator's Lieut. Gov Frank, president Of
the joint convention. declared G. G.
Moody and A J. Edgerton elected. Later
these gentlemen were escorted to the plat
form and made speeches, Moody at some
length They were applauded Gamble. Of
b To- sn mGyed t. nte tb Nudge Camp
his own funeral, he stepped forward and
made q brilliant, progressive speech, which
was cheered over and over. When be con-
Siuded hi, bis speech the whole house
ators and representatives rose and
gave three cheers for him. Although de-
teated, he was the lion Of the hour. Ajont
committee on memorializlng congress was
appointed. The house fixed the salaries Of
w. a0AASS2o AS AO1lOhH. do u uly VI Uu6 lOuC
principal clerks; SIS to the chaplain
and sergeant-at arms. two to the page. Mr.
Berry's motion that the representatives and
their officers donate their salary and mileage
TO the state was laughed out of the house.
message from the senate that it would be
not concurred in. A senate Joint
memorial to congress. which embotlies no
new points; was adopted. Adjourned to
9:3O Thursday morning There was very
IN THE SENATE @
The following joint resolution was memoir
ally adopted:
representatives Of Dakota. that the sincere
thanks of the Legislature ara hereby rendered to
ne state executive committee for the able pa
DISCHARGED their responsible and labori-
pia,l conEratulations to Hon. Hugh j. Camp-
tee upon the founding Of this state, to
the creation of which le has devoted SO much
energy, zeal and ability; that It recognizes the
has established and now supports the itate il
largely due to his able and enlightened labors,
and that the people will ever remember his pa
trlotic services
Senator Templeton introduced joint res
olution memorializing congress to open up
portion Of the great Sioux reservation. Re-
ferred to the committee on federal relations.
The senate voted to adjourn at $50
p. m. Although it tried hard TO do
SO, the legislature could not finish
their work to-day they will conclude and
adjourn by tomorrow neon. \ large
meeting of the Dakota Pless as
ISOLATION was held here tonight. in
which there was an almost unanimous
assent to the resolutions reported, arp.ov-
ing all action taken by the legislature and
approving tho message of Gov Mel!ctse re.
fusing to take anything less from
| congress than what lis asked
| by . the constitution of this
| state, and pledglng the members of The
association to use all their ability and facili.
ties for the success of the statehood move
ment BY earnestly and persistently advocat-
| ing it in their papers '-,- -
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For the year ending with November,
the value OF butter and cheese export
ed at from this country is reckoned at
$12, 300, 900.

OF eighty-one public Libraries in the
Union which contains more than 49,
600 volumes each, lfty-6ve are in the
New England; and Middle States,
twenty in the Western States, and six
south OF the Potomac.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-12-24

The California wheat yield did not
come up to estimates made duriug the
q summer. a great many empty heads
We're found, which cut down the yield
considerably. The present estimates Of
the total yield is 20, oO0,O 900 bushels.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-12-24
S0UTHDAKOTA LEGISLATURE
Judges a. ]. Edgerton and g. @. Moody
Elected United States Senators by
the Dakota Legislature.

The legislature OF South Dakota, elected
under the provisions OF the constitutions
adopted recently, assembled at Huron on
the 18th. All but one OF the members
were present. and were sworn in by Judge
Campbell. T.V. Eddy OF Watertown was
elected speaker OF the house; Thomas Nc
Connell. chief clerk; Peter Rayern OF Yank-
ton, assistant clerk; Charles A. Neer OF
Former, sergeant at arms. The Senate
elected the following officers: John H.
Druke, secretary; assistant secretary,
George Z. Breckett, Beadle county; enroll
ing clerk, ]. NJ. Preston, Lake; engrnssing
clerk Thomas Gavin: sergeant-at-arms.fT 7.
B. Mccoy, MARSHALL. 5:
The house joint resolution to meet at IL
Tuesday to elect United States senators
was concurred. .}. 800
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-12-24

HRoM THE GEMERAL LAND oFF1CE
b WAsHISsroa, Dec 10 Il Inquiry at the gen
ernl LAND ofice to-day concerning the do.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-07-22
4rchtpes Of the COnIeder0cY.

Writing Of the Confederate archives at
Washington, the correspondent OF the
Cleveland Leader says:
The Confederate treasury seal IL among
there archives. I don't suppose hundred
men ia the couLtry have ever seen II, and
IL is nacce ,sible to the sight-seers at w ash
Dgton. 1t Is a common enough looking
affair, and I have seen more fancy seals 10
many an Office of country notary. 1t Is
made Of iron, and looks IS though black
smith had wrought II. The seal or die is
sore I'd into the frame aDd 1t operates by
hand, looking very much like one Of these
little sausage grinders which ONO farmers
who cure their own pork are wont TO use.
A palmetto tree, doubtless taken from the
coat-of-arms OF South Carolina, IL the en-
blem engraved upon IL, and around the top
Of this are the words stating that 1t l. the
seal Of the Confederacy. There Is also
scrapbook here OF Confederate moneys and
bonds which contains the cream Of the
money captured at Richmond. When the
government captured Richmond 1t obtained
a half a million dollars Of Confederate
bonds, two large chests and five bags con-
tanning millions Of dollars 10 Confederate
money. Some clerk 10 the war department.
made this scrspoook from the cream OF
this material and the book IL now almost
Invaluable. Covered with blue paper and
chesply bound It is made OF blank book
OF bar k drafts on the Confederate treasury.
The paper is thin and the cover Of The
book shows that it was probably made 10
the last days OF the Confedei acy when pa
per Was scarce. and when wall paper was
used on which 10 print the orders OF the
government. II makes one feel strange 10
touch the thousand-dollar bonds which II
contains. Wholesome at least-were once
worth SO nuch, but n1w e wor 20 lit
tie Some Of these fve-thoussUd dollar
bonds have some Of their coupons cut off.
and Others are foil YoI notice as the date
Of the bonds near 1865 their provisions
grew more generous. and their prospect OF
no immediate payment seems to Increase
Here is one a. big az the blanket sheet Of
country newspaper which the Confederacy
did not intend to paJ until 1894 and they
gave per cent interest upon 1t. Here il
another which is 10 be paid two years after
signing treaty Of peace with the United
States, and here is another for 8 600 is
sued in l3Gl, which of RS : per cen, SEMI
annually and is to be p,id in 1868. And so
throughout the scrap book. These Con-
fe 'erate archives are full Of interest and
they will grow In value as history points
20 them as the record, unwritten, OF time
and generation that has passed away.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-07-22
Sheep Raising.

George F. Flint, Esq. of Anson. writes
for the Mirror and Farmer a. follows:
Twenty Ave years of business among the
sheep-rasers of Somerset county confirm
the opinion that for sections of country
not in the immediate vicinity OF good
markets, sheep are the most profitable
stock TO consume the bulk of the hay
crop. The present time may be an exeep-
ton, but such depressions occur In all
branches of business; it mobiles, but does
not materially aff, c, the general rule. Inc
shrewd and careful take advantage OF such
tlmhs to improve and build up their tiocSs.
1t is in fact the only time 1t can be done TO
advantage. Good sheep are thrown upon
the market a such times at very reasonable
prices, and should take the place of the
mal-boded, b re-legged ones and those
having thin wool upon the bellies, where
there must be thick ileeces if we expect
heavy shearers. The coils may be sold inn
meda,ely for what they will bring, or fed
for future market. At any rate, replace
them with good-sized sheep with broad
backs, deep chests, straight legs, and
bright hazel ewes, indicating good diges'
ton and vitality. Upon the whole, the
farmers of Somerse county land we claim
as good rs the State can boast of have re-
ceived better returns for hay fed to sheep
thsn to any other stock.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-07-22
Who VII Get Left ?

"Intemperauce," says the object' ~ to
prohibition, lis only one OF the many ohus-
e; of crime and there is constant ten len
cy to mske the evils seem greater than they
really are." Let us, see. In our Matne
reform school since its foundation there
have been I'LL boys. About one-thrd OF
these had Incorporate parents. In our
State prison there are now IA conYicts,
of whom twenty-eight are in for murder,
besides many for assault, rape and other
crime. The excuse Of the petitioners for
the pardon of one OF these murderers,
prayed for last week, WAS that he was
drunk. A few years ago We visited the
prison, and scores OF these couvicts then
las now charged their condition TO drink.
II seems that in the county jsilS OF Maine
there have been nearly 1000 prisoners the
past year aud III OF these for drunken
ness-chcfy in places where the law has
been the most laxly enforced. Cumberland
furnished 2+5 of these IL cases; keune-
bee l4j; Penobscut l29 and AndroscogRA
but 46
Drink is the parent of crime it lies hack
of crime and is in that sense generic.
Hence, tackling a traffic which wakes fat
on human infamy and breeds crime of every
degree. Is tackliug the black foundation OF
social evils at one of its sources. If con-
stitutional amendments are IN order for the
protection of political and social liberty
are they not In order much more for the
protect OF that without which political
and social liberty are a farce-the moral
visor of society? And it is useless to reply
that here constitutional guarantees are I'M
avaing. They are as availing here as in
any other sphere and awaiting nowhere un-
| less the EXPIRE. sion OF the public convic-
ton. The anti-slavery idea would not
have been worth the paper it is written on
If embod in the constitution, three de-
cades ago; but it is a pretty tangible bit
of paper to-day. The time is coming when
they who sneer at constitutional probi'
| bitiou, will be as uncomfortable when their
license views are quoted. as are some of
the old anti war and pro-slavery democrats
to day when you remind them of their
sneers at President Lincoln and of their
talk about 1.-THE world is movin-aud, by
and by, after society has been shaken from
its hub 10 its circumstance by the evils OF
the grog shop, it will rise up aud shake it.
self free. And then, some may get bruised
and others may get left
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-07-22

The Scholastic schools Of other days
Those were the schools for me
When, In frock and trousers dressed,
learned myABc.
When, with my dinner in my hat,
trudged away to school
Nor dared 10 stop, a. boys do now
For school ma ans had a rule.
With locks well combcd, and face so clean,
(Boys washed their fees then,)
And "stick horse" TO ride upon
What happy little men.
And II u traveller we met
We threw no stcks aud stones
To fright the horses they parsed,
Or break good peoples bones.
But with our hats beneath our arms,
We bent our heade 70 low;
For ne'er the school-maam failed to ask,
"Boy., did you make bow ="
And all the little girls with us
Would courtesy full low (;
And hide their ankles meath their gowns
Girls don't have ankles now.
We stole no fruit, nor tangled graes
We played no noisy games,
And when we spoke to older folks,
Put handles on their names.
And when the hour for school had come
OF bell we had no need
The tchool-maams rap upon the glass
Each ono would quickly heed.
The school.ma' m-Hcaver bless her name
Wnen shall we meet her like !:
She always wore green calash
calico yandyke.
She never sported pantelets,
No silks on did rustic
Her dress hung gracefully all round
She never wore hustle.
With modest mein and loving heart
Her daily task was done,
And true as needle to the pole,
The next one was tegun.
The days were all alike to her,
The evenings just the same,
An neither brou hit change to us
Till saturday forenoon came.
And then we had spelling match"
And learned the sounds of A.
The months anc weeks that make the year,
The hon. that make the day.
And on that day we saw her smile
No other time smiled She
Twas then che told us earnedy
When next "eip year. would he.
Alas, kind soul, though leap year came
And went full many time,
In OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES" she toiled
Til far beyond her prime.
But now Indeed her tolls are u'cr,
Her lessons are all said.
Her iue- well harmed, her words well spelled
She's gone up TO The heat
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-07-22
President CIeUeiand's Grdnd-
father.

President Cleveand's grandfather was
the Rev. Aaron Cleveland, born at Haddam,
Connecticut, Fee ruary g. 1144. Mr. Cleve-
land was Federalsl of the school of jay
and Hamilton, whom he suppo rted with
more than ordinary zeal, and perhaps not
without something of the prejudice which
ranked all Jeffersoniaus with French fatal
lists AMI infldels.
Many stories are told illustrating his
power of repartee. Among them is the
following: On horseback one day Mr..
Cleveland was riding from Middeown to
Durham; little stream bounded the limits
of the townships. He halted TO water his
horse; meanwhile young r.an, having
come from the opposite direction, Drew
rein so suddenly az to render the water by
the disturbance unfit for drink.
Good morning, Mr.. Minister" said the
youth.
"Good-morning, Mr.. Democrat repl led
the reverend gentleman.
'And pray why did you take me for a
Democral?" Querird tn young man.
"Pray why did you take me for minis
ter?" rejoned Mr. Cleveland.
ooh" said the fellow, "that is plain
enough-by your dress
"And that you are a Democrat is plain
enough by your address" was the retort OF
the preacher.
While visiting In New Haven, Connect.
cut, Mr.. Cleveland died suddenly, Septem-
Der 81, 1915. His remains were Inferred In
in a cemetery in that city. His Inheritance
was a much loved, respected, and stainless
name.
The man OF whom we are speaking must
not be mistaken for his father, the great
grandfather of President Cleveland, al
though each was called Aaron, and both
were ministers of the Gospel The elder
became a resident of Halifax the year sub
sequent to the founding of that city. lie
there established what was known a.
'Mather's Church." so called after the
great New England divine of that time.
His pastorate continued five years, during
that period he founded a church library.
Many of the volumes were his gift The
library is still in existence, and number
of the books containing his autograph pre-
sensations may still be seen.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-07-22

A Scottish preacher succeeded Mr.. Cleve'
land, and the society has since thai GATE
been known as "Sl. Matthews" Ii was
the first organized Presbyterian Church in
the British lower provinces. To-day it Is
the fashionable church Of that denomina-
ton 10 Halifax. The Word is preached
from the old-fashoned box like pulpit, to
which the minister ascends by two long
winding stairways. The pews are, AS In
the ancient time, padded throughout with
scarlet, and the British "red-coals" consti-
tute large portion of the audience In the
high gallery that reaches around three sides
Of the building. Magazine for
august.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-07-22
Ducklen's Arnica Salve.

THE BEST sALvE In the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains.
Corus, and all Skin Eruptions, and positive
" cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t Is
eusranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price rs cents per box.
For ale BY Horstio w. Gushing.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-07-22

We like to hear man refuse 10 take his
home paper and all the time sponge on his
reighbors for the reading of it. We like
To hear a man complain when asked to sub
scribe for home per, that he takes more
papers than he reads now, and then go
round and borrow his neighbor's, loaf
around until he gets all the news from II.
We like to see man run down his home
paper as not worth taking, and every DOW
and then beg the editor for favor in the
editorial line. We like to see merchant
neglect to advertise in his home paper, and
then try to get a share of the trade the
newspaper brings into town. We like to
see this it looks economical, thrifty, pro-
gressive and-cbeeky. -hennebec Reporter
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-07-22

An almanac 5000 years old, found in
Egypt. is in the British Museum. 1t is
supposed to be the oldest in the world. 1t
WAS found on the body Of an Egyptian,
who had, doubtless regarded ii with much
reverence as he did The Egyptian Bible"
the book of the dead and ind ed, it is
strongly religious in character. The days
are written in red in :, aud under each is
figure followed by three characters sig
nifying the probable state of the weather
Tor that day. Like the other Egyptian
manuscripts, it is written on paprus in
columns. 1t is not in its entirety, but was
evidently torn before its owner died. IL
clearly established the date of the reign OF
Rameses the Great, but contains nothing
else OF value.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-07-22

Temperance people should make an effort
to attend the great Campmeeting at Ma
ranocook, Friday and Sat-, July 81 and
Aug. LIST. All temperance organizations
are invited to be present. 1t is now ex-
pscted that Mrs. Lathrop, Of Canada, will
be present. Undoubtedly she Is the ablest
advocate Of her sex in this or any other
country. As has been the custom, the
best of music including bands, and vocal,
and other special attractions. Sat will bs
childrens day. Reduced rates on NJ. c. R.
R.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-07-22

At the meeting Of the New England
Baptist missionary convention. Rev. IL. n.
deter pronounced ice cream "a demorali-
zing substance" Its inferred that after
Rev. Mr.. Jeter and his ladies ate their
cream, he made the startling discovery
that be had lett his pocket book at home
in his other trousers pocket.