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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18

GOVERNOR HoRATIo SEYMOUR, of New
York, died at Utica, yesterday. Starting
in life in 1910, gaining a good education,
admitted to the bar, Inevitably drifting
into state politics, his life presents the
rise and fall of fairly successful national
one. People outside OF the Empire state
know his name principally as "Seymour
and Blail" who made race for the pres
ldency, heading the democratic party IN
1868. Retiring from politics after his
disastrous defeat, Governor Seymour has
dore what few politicians willingly do,
taken to his farm and cultivated his gar
den. The many invitations to again re-
turn to the warfare of bis party and lead
them in national affairs he firmly refused,
and the personal satisfaction of his gath
ering years haye brought in this refusal
no doubt, the rewards dear to man OF
learning and integrity, with friends of
long standing, and whose experience had
sounded the real value OF men and things,
and taught him the fading qualities of
the political gauds which are struggled
for by vsu:llng politicians from youth to
decrepitude, and wlther often with the
touch.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18

A CAREFUL study of the many bills in
troduced in the house of representatives
curta,lng the powers of Territorial legis-
lstures would convince all dis,nterested
persons that IN the matter of self govern
ment the residents of the territories labor
under many Illuminating disadvantages.
Most of these bills are the grossest insults
to the intelligence and patriotism of those
who are unfortunate enough to reside
outside OF state lines. IL half of these
attempts to govern us were to become
laws, We would be deprived entirely of
all rights IN local government. The pres
ent congress is no exception to its prede-
cessors IN this respect, indeed, unless
there is a halt in this nonsense It will sur
pass them.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18


OUT in Helena, Montana, Thomas
Cruise has gone it alone for over sixty
years and has become a miner million.
aire. A dispatch states that he is now
going 10 marry Miss Carter, dressmaker
there, who has piled the needle and
bravely made her own living in country
full of her sex who, with comparative
respectabilty, toll not nor spin, yet live
in luxury and plenty, the acknowledged
wives OF reputable citizens. Some young
and handsome millionaire should have
married this young lady long ago, but
may the luck that comes with old Tommy
Cruise make her just as happy and last as
long.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18
Practical Education.

On Sunday evening, Rev. N. d. Fan
ming of the First Presbyterian church.
delivered practical discourse on the sub
ject OF education, the discourse being one
of series of lectures to young ladies.
The text was Proverbs LIZ, seventeenth
and eighteenth verses. The ground COW
cred did not cover the higher education
but that of ordinary life. After paying q
glowing tribute to the work and value of
the day school, he reminded his hearers
that the education furnished by such
schools WAS but small part of and sup.
Elementary to that rounded knowledge
that makes success of lite. He showed
that the mass of information of intelli-
gent persons came from without the
school room and was modified by outside
influences such as thirst for knowledge
and the advantage taken of golden op-
portunitics; that of some three hundred
employments open to women the public
schools prepared the female sex for only
= few. His advice was both practical and
wholesome If followed faithfully, it
would greatly benefit not only the young
women but also the young men Of our
clfv
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18

Mr.. }. l.. HOUsER, of Massachusetts,,
after considerable investigation in India,
has published important facts concerning
farming IN that country. He says that a
million acres have been added to the
wheat area within the last five years, the
yield in 1884 having been 260, 100000
kushels or an average Of II bushels per
acre for the irrigated portion and 10
bushels for dry lands, but that owing to
the crude mode of husbandry this yield
does not indicate the productive capacity
of the soil. In conclusion he gives the
following advantages and disadvantages
of wheat raising in India: First.-The
wonderful productlyeness of the climate
and soil. Second. The use of irrigation,
on account of which there can be no fail
ure of growth OF crop. Third.-The
facilities for inland transportation and
cheap ocean freights. Fourth.-The va.
riety of seasons, giving the farmer work
in the field every month IN the year, thus
making the wheat crop, almost an extra
or surplus one, the other crops supplying
the laborers with food. Flfth.-The
cheapness of labor. All these combined
indicate that the wheat growing power
of India will largely increase. The gov
ernment is planning in every way to IN
crease the facilities of irrigation, intro
ducing new seed and improved methods
o: cultivation, and also urging that
freights on wheat by the state and other
railroads be greatly reduced.
The drawbacks are: First.-Heavy
storms of wind and rain that cause the
grain to lodge just before harvest, when
it quickly spoils in the hot sun. Second.
Heavy hail storms and in some locali-
ties frost. The hail breaks the stalk or
threshes out the grain. Third.-l>ust,
flies, and locusts and grasshopers. All
these, at times, greatly affect the crops,
but they are accidents and expected to
occur only occasionally.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18

AN anonymous letter writer has been
making the life of several of the leading
people of Pierre miserable for some time.
Ii the scamp ls detected, he should he
given taste of the whipping post. OF
all the contimptlble scoundrels in this
universe, an anonymous letter writer is
the meanest.
The above, coming from the editor of
the Capital, who fo, months has filled
his narrow guage, amateur publication
with his own puerlle chatter, under the
misleading title of "Another Open Let
ter" is only in accordance with his usual
inconsistency. 1t is an open question
whether he knows that he is calling the
turn on himself or whether he is so blind
to his own shortcomings that he fails to
recognize in himself the embodiment of
all he pretends to hate and despise.
Burke would doubtless be glad to see the
whipping post, that clio of the barbarous
purltans,. established, and can't see
that he would be the first and most con-
spicuous writer punished for the above
mentioned otfense.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18

THE Farmers Alliance will hold an
other important meeting in their pro-
fusely decorated headquarters on Fifth
avenue tomorrow. One OF the most en-
terprising features Of the meeting will be
discussion as to what constitutes farm.
For the benefit of the Alliance we quote
Webster on this apparently knotty point.
Farmer One who farms one who hires
aud cultivates farm cultivator of
leased ground; tenant one who takes
taxes, customs, excise or other duties !;
to collect for a certain rate per cent; -
. farmer of revenue one who is devoted
to the tillage of the soil; an agriculturiss,
hushandman, a lord Of . field, or one
who farms lot and cope OF The king.
The feminine Of farmer is farmeress,
which means u woman who manages or
tills farm, female farmer. 1t will be
seen from this eminent authority that a
man who lives In town and owns home
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18

The spectacle recently witnessed in
London of an unarmed mob composed of
ten Thousand men, boys and women cap
turing the European metropolis and going
from street to street damaging property
and endangering lives without lnterfer.
ence on the part of the military is the
only case on record approaching par
alIel to the treatment of American In
dams by theFederaI government. Napo-
leon's tactics during the Parlsian riots
could have been applied with efficacy in
this instance. There would then have
been Ices ratlons to issue.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18
We are pleased to notice that some OF

We are pleased to notice that some OF
orr township school boards are realizing
the fact that even here in Dakota 1t is
possible to hold school during the winter
months. There is no longer any doubt
among educators that the hot days are
terribly trying to pupils. The only ex-
cuse for prolonged winter vacations is ex-
treme cold weather preventing pupils
from reaching school, or dire poverty OF
the district which can not furnish the
small extra expense for fuel. Neither OF
these conditions exist in most school dls-
tr,cts OF this county, and the pr rsvailing
custom of closing schools during winter
amounts to proof positive TO orr eastern
friends that something is seriously wrong
with our climate. A few schools IN this
vicinity have been running regularly
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18

In introducing bill in the U. 5. SEN
ate yesterday, relating to the taxation of
railroad lands, MIR. Hawley stated that
the Northern Pacific r. K. Co. had paid
the surveyors fees of about three cents
per acre on only $4,000 acres OF the 10000
square miles of land granted to that cor
poratlon. 1t had sold millions of acres
to settlers by warranty deed and upon
these lands were thriving villages and
valuable improvements. The supreme
court had decided that such lands were
not taxable. The railroad had refused to
pay the three cents an acre and the COM
munities interested were without power
Of taxation. The heavy taxpayers had
paid taxes under protest and were TINS
protected. The companies and the com
mnnities were liable TO large claim for
taxes thst had been paid besldes ahont
nine tenths of their tax list had been dcs-
troyed.
Mr.. Van Wyck added that all land
grant railroads IN the west were guilty of
the same Offense.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18

WASHINGTON dispatches report that
Delegate Clifford has introduced a bill
for the improvement of the James R,yer.
This is probably a JOB concoctcd by the
James River Navigation Company for the
benefit OF stock holders IN the late lament
ed "Nettis Baldwin" who found watery
grave beneath the placid boosom of :he
Jim some SHOWS since. Or perhaps it is
q scheme of those patriotic citizens OF
who are so disinterestedIy
solicitous concerning system OF water
works for this city and are opposed to
the arteslan we'll plan.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18

From all parts of New England and
vicinity come reports OF great damage
resulting from floods. In Rhode Island
the injury is almost unprecedented. 1t
IA calculated that IN that small state
alone, 700 dams and bridges have been
swept away. Roxbury, Mass, reports
that two square miles of the city are un-
der water, and that fifteen hundred fami-
lies are more or less affected. The dam
age IS estimated at five hundred thousand
dollars. The rainfall in Boston has been
extraordinary, and business men are NOV
ing their stocks to places of safety. The
flood washed out portion of the railroad
track at Mlddletown, N. Y, causing a
passenger train TO be ditched, thereby in
juring several persons.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18

THE sporting world is now watching
with an all absorbing interest the pro.
crossing prellminarles to the fight between
Ryan and Sullivan. 1t is very desirable
that these two sluggers should finally
come together again, and if they do it IS
the wish of all decent men that the pres.
ent champion he worsted in the encoun-
ter. If he is thoroughly licked once, it
will be seen of what cowardly material
he Is made, and he will never again at
tempt to slug any body but crippled news.
boys and his invalid wife.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18
JAMESTOWN. OAK, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY Is. 1886.

if it becomes . law, will give Mr.. Moon
Eyed Celestial a good reason for believing
the United States boast of being the
"asylum for the oppressed of all nations"
wide deviation from the PLAIN, una
dorned truth. Instead of the present
state of affairs these same statesmen
would lend their efforts towards placing
opium on the free list as one of the neces-
sites of life with their beloved constitu-
ents; the laundry business would be Dig
nified as "great and growing industry"
and the mobs of lazy loafers which now
periodically form for the pleasant diver
sion Of killing few score Of Cinnamon,
would have found some less dangerous
amusement.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18
As to Wheat.

The Farmers Review prints the fol-
lowing summary of its crop returns: The
acreage for 1856 in none OF the winter
wheat states has seen increased oyer that
of 1885, In Illinois and Kansas the acre
age shows decrease With the excep-
ton of portions of Tennessee and Ken
lucky and few of the southern counties
of Indiana and Illinois, the fields, up to
the end of last week, we're we'll covered
with snow, and the general reports give
a,better promise for the seeded fields than
at the same time last year. A number OF
the counties of Michigan report that the
stand is not as good as last year, and TAX
ing that state as whole, the prospect is
not up to the uniformly fine reports of
last year. The reports from Ohio make
a better showing than q year ago. The
reports from Indiana and Tennessee are
d1scouraglng, and from Kentucky
and Missouri favorable. The reports
from Dakota and Minnesota indicate that
from two-thirds to three ifths of the old
crop haYe been marketed. The reports
from Nebraska, Iowa and Wisconsin in
dicate that only from one quarter to one
third of the wheat remains on hand. In
various portions CT Kansas, Missouri, IL
linois and Iowa the mills are importing
their supplies.
The Argus Of this morning has the fol-
lowing from Lisbon concerning the eio-
cutionary entertainment last Tuesday eve
ming:
The Methodist church was crowded
Tuesday evening to hear Mrs. j. M. era
ham, wife of superintendent Graham of
OF the Northern Pacific. The Methodist
Episcopal church at jamestown is large
" involved in the meshes OF its creditors,
and Mrs. Graham has taken upon herself
the very lauda BILE task of removing the
burden. In her husbands palatial prl-
vate car she travels from city to city
where she gives readings and recltations,
one half of the proceeds of each enter
talnment going to the jamestown church
and the other half to the church in which
the entertainment is given. She makes
no charges whatever for her own servi-
ces--not even for expenses. Mrs. Ora
ham Is very beautiful lady and is an
eloc:,tlonist of considerable ability.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18

STEELE has q lcornet band that is said
TO play at every train that goes through
the city, and IS always fooling some ter
ritorial pollticiai who thinks 1t is intend
ed for himself The organization seems
to contain political weapons az we'll as
musical, for they gave Steele's ancient
enemy, the town Of Dawson a compli-
mentary serenade the other night and it
worked so well, that the band say they
are ready to repeat the operation most
any time. Muslc's well known charms
to sooth the savage breast can never be
more thoroughly tested if the Steele cor
net band puts spell on the Dawson
voter that will cause him to vote for some
combination ticket next election.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18

since last fall without interruption for a
single day and pupils who resided two
miles from the school houses have not
missed day IN their attendance. The
fact is that farmers have abundant time
IN winter to see their children to and
from school. We hope our rural boards
will give the matter proper attention in
arranging the dates of the coming school
terms. There is no OCCASION for the pres
ent plan which will become more costly
to parents as time rolls along, particularly
to that large class of farmers who can not
spare the labor of their children during
summer. Already quite number are
obliged 10 send their children from home
in order to have them educated. This ex-
pense can be saved. Let us have more
winter and less summer work
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18
IT is unfortunate for the Chinese tha

IT is unfortunate for the Chinese that
their national religion and traditions,
both of the cast iron order, prevent them
from becoming American citizens. Ii
they would only become naturalized, thus
endowing themselves with the right of
franchise, no such reports, 50 humiliatlng
to civilized patriot, as those sent out
from Seattle some days since, would ever
he heard Of. There would be no anti
Chinese organizations, no more bills in
troduced by Pacific coast statesmen for
the prevention of Chinese immigration,
and for the promotion of Chinese emigra-
ton. Senator Mitchell would never have
racked his brain to construct bill, such as
the one he introduced last week, which,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18
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255-lymws.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18

The following vigorous criticism IS
from the pen of one Of our able writers:
In Washington panorama painting
company has erected a building to ex-
hibit the battle of Bull Run for admit
tance fees. Unlike the painting at Chi
cago of the Battle of Gettysburg, the ar
my Of the gray is portrayed as getting
the best of the fight. The &. A. Il. Posts
of the district advise all U. S. citizens to
avoid the attraction, for the spirit of the
canvass IS a monument TO "the lost
cause,'' and recalls to the Washington
pensioners an "unexplalned victory for
the rebel army, and humillating defeat
for the union army When battle
of the rebellion is lmpartially
painted on the canvas, with the
rebel side up such trifes as art, or the
truth of an historical instance, have no
weight with Washington patriots who
love their country--and the annual ap-
propriations of its government, so they
have solemnly declared against the trea
sonable chrome, Its disastrous scenes, and
will not go near it themselves. BY order
once of popes and bishops, IN the ages
since called dark Raphael and Michael
Angelo painted their lives away and i'm
prlsoned divine art in frames containing
fat old gentlemen holding ponderous
keys to heaven, unhappy virgin Marys
who seem sorry they had been made to
fool SO many people with, and infant
miracles, as faced looking and familiar
as if they boasted no evanescent but res
pectable parent in the skies. A few stray
CLEANS of color, light and shade, and
natures features escaped 10 show the
torch that genius lighted and blew out
when the painters died. Had they lived
to paint a battle of the rebellion, the
military popes in the district of Columbia
would have, required all or
ders to be done with the United States
uniform on, every fight union picnic,
every officer union deity, every mule
government mule and direct descendant
of the one that Joseph clubhed out of
walk in the fight into Egypt. A quarter
of a century has lapsed since Bull Run,
and the year is 1856, but the resolutions
of the Washington &. A. r. sound like
voice from the vatican several centuries
1rO.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18
LATE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
The Citizens Of st. Paul and Mlnneape.
lis Moving the Matter Of Reel.
prscity Treaty with Canada.
Resolutions Of Censure ef President
Cleyeland's Admlpistratien ID Mat.
ters Regarding Renewals
From Once.
The TranscOntinental Railway Associa.
tion Gone Where the WOoAbine
Twinetll.
THE MARKETS.

DULUTH, Feb. Wheat strong and
higher. May opened at 9lc, gradually
gained friends throughout the morning
and closed at top figures at 9l11ac.. Bet
ter cables and export demand cansed the
strength.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 17.-No. ] hard
opened on call at $3.50 bids for cash,
s61sc for March, 8S14c for April, 9l112c
for May and 92c for June.
NEW YORK, Feb. H.-Northern Pacific,
common 2714, preferred 593
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18

stead IS fa1mef and consequently has
right to join the alliance, hay seed or no
hay seed. According to one definition
a collector of taxes, Boynton is the only
politician who i entitled to membership
in this wonderful organization.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18

THE telegraph reports that man
ramed Hayes with the title OF ex-presi
dent has "delivercd glowing eulogy on
Gen. Hancock before the Ohio command
cry of the Loyal Legion"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18

The Republican senators are not united
IN the war with Cleveland over the mat
ter of furnishing full information con-
cerning nominations made to succeed
suspended officials.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18

AT the taxpayers meeting in Valley
City it was claimed that the county was
over one hundle ed Thousand dollars in
debt, and that the county commissioners
had illegally expended over fourteen
thousand dollars besides levying an ille-
gal tax OF seven thousand five hundred
dollars
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18

A new company called the lnterna-
tional Railway Telegraph Company, has
been formed in Albany, N. Y, to intro
duce Prof. Edison's new deyice for telc-
graphing to and from moving trains.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18
J. g. WARNoOK. Edito

GEN. TEBRY's prospects for promotion
are considered very good.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18

The gifted Mr.. Watterson, editor OF the
Louisville Courier Journal, IS still very
near deaths door. ......
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18
Appointments.

WASHINGTON, Feb. H.. !. The President
sent the following nominations to the
senate today: Frank l. Phelps to be
Surveyor of Customs for the port Of La
Crosse, Wis. Alfred B. Judd to be PEN
sion Agent at Milwaukee; VIM. N. Camp
bell to be Marshal of the United States
for the district of Minnesota.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18

THE New Orleans Plcayune insists up
on the denomination of President Cleve-
land for the presidency in 1883.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18
Ice In the N1ssouxt.

P1ERE, OAK, Feb. 1.-THE ice is
breaking up IN the Missouri, and if the
present mild weather continues the chan
mel will be clear in q few days.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-02-18
L..

A few miles north OF town, red and
brown blanket. Please return 10 r. o.
Donnell, Metropolitan Hotel aad receive
Q suitable reward. No. d&W-t