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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-23

A vHEpIsH woMAN's SUNDAY COSTUME.
Yends were crowded into it. They cut canals
through the marshes and turned them into
farms. The Germans, of course, conquered
them, and they own the land all about them;
but this has not changed their character.
They pay taxes to Germany and they serve
as German soldiers. Outside of this they
have little connection with lis, and they are
MS much a different people from US as il they
lived two hours' ride from, Moscow instead of
Berlin. They havea different language from.
the Germans and the Bible is printed in ii,
The country is a picturesque one and you.
cannot do better than visit it. You will go.
about i'll boats and will for the time jump.
into another world"
The day Following this talk a slow train
bore me past the windmills and market gar
delis out of Berlin, past Potsdam, the sum
NOR residence of the German kings, and on to
Vetschan, a little. station about sixty miles
away. From here / walked five miles over q
country road to Burg, which is one of the
capitals of this Vendish nation. The air was
gbracihg, the road was as solid as marble,
free from dust and lined with shade trees. A
country walk in Germany is far different
from one in America. One finds a restaurant
at every two or three miles, and so many
PeoPic WalN III IsuioPe VIM lie Is cure COLI
pany of some kind. The iarks sang sweetly
this morning, and the yellow grain mixed.
with the beautiful blue cornilowers (Kaiser
Rl0inenl was rolling like the waves of the
sea as ! " walked along in company with two
handsmerksbursche, or joulneymen travel
ers. These jelly fellows may be met with in
any place on any country road in Germany.
They are young men who have learned their
trades, walk about over Europe. paying tlieir
way by practicing them Us they go along.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-23
MARRIAGE Guide

EoG ks1EtGs : = Fine Plates.
Elegant cloth and gilt binding. Sealed fos 50c
sn money or postage stamps. Over fifty wonder.
1it pen pictures, showing who may marry. who
nos, why. Proper agcto marry hrst.
Manhood, .Wonanhood. Physical decay. Who
should marry. How life and happiness NAV be
increased. Those married or about to marry
should read It: Of interest and value to eycrY
thinking man and woman. Popular. edition
paper cover, 25c. Address nEf. WIIITTIER
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-23
TIL rRUssIAN VENDS.
the COUNTRY AND CUSTOMS OF A
CURIOUS PEOPLE.
Three Days in the s~preewait--A atinia-
turn Hostand III Ger,nasy--A vcndsst
Dinner-A Eare-Legged Venus. Queer
Canal Life scenes, Etc.

E-gMNsrarllE
New YoRK, Nov. 15.-In the heart of Ger
many about sixty miles south of Berlin, lives
one Of the most curious people of Europe.
Subject todhe German government, dealing
entirely with Germans in all their business
relations, they are widely different from
them i'll manners, customs and dress. Their
country is out of the line of tourist travel.
Ii is accessible only by the country road and
canal. Few travellers know of it, and itcame
to my knowledge through one of my German
lady acauaintances. Frau Won Shack, a
cultured lady, who comes of the best families
of Germany directed me to it. We were
strolling by the shops of Inter Den Linden
in the direction of Der Thiergarten and had
lust passed Wilhelm Strasse, where Bismarck
lives, when we saw a tall, ~strapping, good
looking nurse girl, wearing one of the most
curious costumes ] had ever seen. Her skirts
were short, her arms were bare. She had a
decorated shawl thrown about her
shoulders, and her hair was covered with a
or large handkerchief so tied that the,
ends stuck out on each side of her head like
horns. As i turned to look at her Frau Won
Shack said: "She is a Vend. They make the
best nurses in the world, and we have no
better servants in Germany than they are"
aWho are they2" asked !.
@The Vends,' replied the madam, 'are a
branch of the Russian family of races, They
are one OF the, old races of Europe, and they
once owned a great part. of Germany. Dur
ing the Fifth century they were as FAR adj
vanced as IKE Saxons, and for a long time
they were one of the great peoples OF early
Germany. They got along well enough with
the Saxons as long as both were heathens.
But as soon as the Saxons became converted
to Christianity n religious war began. The
Vends stuck to their W heather religion,
but inch by inch Christianity conquered and
they became swallowed up in the German
people. One part, however, has little changed,
and this part lies within a railroad ride OF
two hours from Berlin. The country is known
the Spreewald, or the forest of the Spree
river. The land wal originally marshy. The
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-23

VIM HCiO 81 q UuuU OtAC III loOhCtls
much Ike ballet daance.s.
The wife and mother of my guide were at
tired much the same as the daughtsr save
that the colors were not so bright. The head
of the old lady was ~fearfully and wonder
fully gotten up, and the handkerchief which
covered it was as stiff as starch could make
it and had two ends which stood out like the
%extravagant collar OF an end man at the
MINISTRIES,
The dinner was nearly ready when I came
in and a moment later was upon the, table.
Although | had just had my dinner L did not
refuse my hosts invitation and 1 sat down
with the family at the table. There were no
plates, knives or forks, the only eatables
were a pot of corn meal mush and a dish OF
~.lettuce. The mush was put on the table In
the same pot in which it was boiled and we
ate it with iron tablespoons, each person
helping himself and dipping into the pot at
every mouthfnl. The salad was eaten in the
same way. 1t was first a spoonful of mush
and then a spoonful of salad and so on; and
when we were done both pots were clean.
My host made no apology for the scantiness
of the meal 1t was probably his best meal
of the day and he doubtless thought it good
enough for any one.
The dinner over we took the kahn and
began our journey. / laid myself on the hay.
My guide lighted his pipe and took the push.
ing pole in his hands and for several DAYS we
lazily moved about through the narrow
canals of the Spreewald. Agloriois journey
it was. Now we would go through luxuriant
meadows, on which the young men and
women were cutting the grass and loading it
on boats and pushing 1t along the canal with
their bare arms The women work here in
the field with the men, and as a rae they
have the hardest part of the work With the
green fields as o background, with The fresh
skiniof out of door life and their picturesque
costumes they made a sight l never tired
loolfing at. And then nature during the
was SO ~changeable and beautiful. The
banks OF ,the smaller canals were so near that
i could almost pick flowers from them as we
passed lazily along. Now we would shoot
into a great forest, and for miles the trees
wouldiform a perfect arbor over lis, shutting
out the rays of the sun On the PLAINS the
grass waited its lotus-like perfumes into our
~nostrils, and the birds and insects OF the
forest and meadow sang a march as we
pushed along. Here and there we would go
by a matched cottage, with moss, perhaps,
growing on its roof and white capped, short
'skirted children playing upon its canal bank,
and every human soul, from the child to the
old man, would sing out a CHEEKY aGuten
Morgen.n
And then the queer scenes of Swedish life.
Now a young mar and woman pass with a
kahn filled with household goods and the
happiest smile on their faces, leading you to
think they have just been married and are
going to housekeeping. Now a. hare-legged
Venus goes by with a load of hay. She
smiles pQ Cia rlnscac IJa~ l,.l.. 49, .----
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-23
THE CITY FISH MARKET

HANDLE Fresh Trout. Write Fish and Cat
days and Fridays and viii deliver Fish At any
time, when ordered. Oysters In season. Fruits
of all descriptions.
The public patronage is respectfully solicit
ed. Satisfaction guaranteed. Yours. respect
fully. NJ. BOWLING.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-23
country, aad ihe scenesof Farm lie are fuzzy
as cdrious and much more picturesque than

MY guide was a character. He was aVend,
and a queer looking genius he was. lIisbrond
German cap came down over his jOvial face,
sun Drowned and red. A trembling black
pipe hung between his teeth, and this quiv-
cred MS though about to fall whenever his
muscles swelled in pushing the kahn. His
feet were bare and his clean blue pantaloons
were rolled up above his knees, His white
cotton shirt was open at the neck and cut
short at the sleeves 50 that it showed as much
Of his person as would the dGcollete dress of a
Washington society belle. He was about 4G
years old, and was rather web to do for the
country. Before we started ont he took me
to his home and asked me to take dinner with
him. He was proud of his little house. which
was of about the average size of those of the
country. 1t was a small, one-story affair,
made of wood, with a pitched roo thatched
with straw. This thatch was about a foot
thick, and he told me that such n roof would
last thirty years. The house contained only
two little rooms and a garnet, reached by a
ladder. Its furniture was an old Dutch
stove, a chair or two, q chest, a table and a
bed. He had also a bed in the kitchen, and
he changed his pantaloons here while his wife
was cooking the dinner. In this little pen
this man lived with his father, mother, wife
and daughter, and deemed himself well off.
The women were dressed in the Vendish
costume, and the daughter, a %strapping
girl Of 20, was a Vendish Venus. Her
rosy arms and feet were bare, and her
red skirt coming only to the knees, did little
to hide the lines OF rosy beauty of her grace
full limbs. Her hair was covered with a cap
and across her chest was wound a white
starched handkerchief, out of which came a
pair of arms of red and white, showing
enough color to nave been one of Ruben's
models. The Vendish women think it i'm
modest to show their hair to the gaze of the
public, and they cover their breast close to
the neck. Their legs, however, they expose
without a blush, INC that to a degree which
would shock almost q Partisan ballet dancer.
The eyes of this Vendish beauty were brown.
Her face was rosy, plump and open. Her
forehead and nose were of the Grerk cast,
and the curious headdress which she wore
made her beauty all the more striking. The
cap was made of a bright colored handker-
chief with ends which stood out like horns,
and under the apron, which covered her
chest, a velyeteen bodice of blue. shone out.
Tais was her every day dress. ! saw after
ward some Yendish girls in Sunday attire.
They wore much the same as the above cos
tune, but added to it they had much jewelry
ayx1 ~, Il $3.50, -a.z
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-23
Bucktem's Arntca Satvc

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Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands. Chilblains
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and pos
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is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For Sale BY the Excelsior Drug Store Of
.Purdy g. Brecht.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-23

For the construction OF a sidewalk on the
north SIDE of Fifth st, Get along aud in
trent of lots 8 and 10. block 48, in that part
Yaukfpn
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-23

wind were SO inflated that the girls looked
much like ballet d ncesss.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-23

and the colors We're
brighter and gayer.
The dresses were
Of the same short
order, but slippers
and tocking S
adorned the feet.
The Sunday dresses
were spread out
with stiff skirts,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-08-13

Mss A nanda Hariley,of Macleay.
Marion co .nts, /. the guest OF her
sister, NJ :. Ella Brewer.
Mrs. Sarah Baltimore and daught-
or, Of Alb.ny, are visiting In this
vicinity.
There Is so much grain coming In
to the warehouse that Mr.. SpIcer
found Il necessary to run the cleaner
all night Monday and Tuesday nights.
One Of Mr.. Keebler's boys bad the
misfortune while playing with some
other boys running fat car to fall
and have one OF the wheels to run
over his leg. DR.. Powell aud anoth-
er doctor from Lebanon were called
to dress the wounded member. Al
last accounts the boy Was getting
along as well as could be expected.
We have telegraph efiice at this
place.
Several pirtlesffom near hafe went
to Waterloo Sunday.
Your correspondents saw very Nice
runaway last Monday at the Lebanon
junction. The team was driven by a
man from Albany. He came out to
FIX the engine and tied his horses to
the fence. They became scared and
broke loose, and ran three or four
hundred yards into cattle gard, pill
ing the horses On top OF one another.
The tugs of the harness had to be cut
to get them loose. Strange to say
the horses and buggy were not mucn
damaged.
It Is rumored here that the bridges
across the rivers on the N @. R. r.
will not be built this summer, but II
Is to be hoped that it Is false rumor.
The way the road IS 1t doesn't start
any place nor stop any piecs.
LEAD PENcrL
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-08-13
Buena Vista,

ALLOW us to pen you \ few hnes Ia
order that your many readers may know
where this "fairy" hamlet Is.
With deep and profosnd regret do
we learn Of the sudden departure Of ex.
President Samuel James Tilden, the
leader Of tho Democratic hosts. The
man who went forth TO the trophies of
victor amid lifo's difficulties and the
dastardiy threatenings of civil and
bloody war One word from bis lips
would have plunged che nation Into an
awful civil conflict, that would have
been beyond tho description Of Horace
Greeley s American conflict. That man
has passed to the other shore where he
awaits the sentence Of the Judge Of the
quick and the dead. The greatest
crime that has ever been committed in
American politics was the stealing Of
tie Presidency Of the United States by
Republicans, who are to-day either ia
dishonored graves or In political and
sacial oblivion. But Samuel j. Tilden
was the leader and up.huilder Of the
great reformatory and Democratic party
from Jetfvraonian principles, aud he
With patriotic and Democratic senti-
ments, ,refu sed 60 enter the White Houae
betoresnch threatenings OF deadly strife.
Let us to-day, not only as members Of
the Democracy, bnt as American oiti-
gems, pay tribute OF respect to the
memory Of the great and illustrious
dead. SamnelJ. Tilden now sleeps in
ihe spirit, but his body lies molderiuR
under the shadow OF the tomb, below the
silent stilloess OF the stars. "May
peace like river be 70 his ashes"
| Grain is turning ont we'll, avsragins
from so to 35 bushels to the Asre. TIL,
waving grain long ago gave promise q
this large yield Two moro weeks oi
harvesting viii finish this section.
"Hows hops ?' is the general ques-
tioo. "Well, advancing" is the com
,non verdict. Hons are advancing,ans
,nr growers loak for 35 aud 40 cent
~ picking time.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-08-13

w. FL. Mcknight on last Thursday
had stroke of paralysis. No cause Of
any kind can be given for it, and no
improvement SO far
Dr.. s. w. Dodd returned from few
weeks absence from the city Saturday.
Fl. A. johnson, one Of Scio's popular
merchants, is spending few weeks va
cation from business at the Soda Springs.
w. g. Kelly, Of Albany, was in the
city Tuesday at the /. 0. q. i. Install
lation.
The Narrow Gauge Railroad ara maxi
ing arrangements to replace The Santiam
bridge soon and commences to operate
the line between the two<rivers.
Hon. Harvey shelton has Just flush
ed him nice barn, which adds one
more Improvement to our towo.
The people Of Scio are glad 10 know.
that the O. P. Railroad Is approaching
them so fast, and if scio should be for
Eunate enough to get tho o. P. road We
are satisfied they would get the C5.
right Of way from tao south suntiam
River to Fox Valley az 10 expense to
she @. p. Co.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-08-13
rnn srrnIr OF mArr.

One thing may DO depended upon
with as great certainty as the effects Of
the operation Of the laws Of the solar
system. That is, when any leading
Democrat ofshe country is called to the
unknown beyond, tho Oregonian will
rise up with courageous alscrisy, armed
with tristling weapons Of war, and be.
labor and defsme the character Of such
Democrat with the fearlesaness Of tho
murderer who,after bis victim Is ia the
embrace Of death, continues to plug hiu
with bullets. That paper may be de-
pended upon to follow the lifel4ss form
Of every leading Democrat, who is called
away, to the very verge Of the grave
swapping and snarling very much after
tho manner Of the cowardly dsta snap-
ping and snarling at the dead body Of
lion. We have only TO refer TO the
indecent and unmanly treatment which
IL bestowed upon tho late lamented
Vice. President Hendricks and Major
General Mcclellan to show that The
Ore7Onian editor is mere bundle Of
preiudices filed with a spirit Of hate
towards al political opponents. And
now 10 the very issue Of that paper
containing the announcement of tbs
death Of s. J. Tilden.we find that same
purpose 20 desract and to defams tbs
character of that pure, honest, greai
statesman that that paper manifests 70
wards ali Democrats. Shame on sucl
inexcusably mean conduct. But W
are glad To say that, so far as we hav
ssen, the Oregonian is the only Rspub
lican paper in the state that has heel
guilty Of such disrsputahle conduct
Samuel J. Tilden's fame as a pairio
and statesman will be rovered lon
hence by future generations when tb
name Of Scott will long since have 6sel
forgotten, or remembered only 10 be de
spised and contemned.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-08-13

Say, we'll tel you what we'll do.
VIII furnish you the DEMocBAT, the
New York Woyld, an eight page week
", the American Farmer,a a sixteen page
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book Of 800 pages, bound in leather
cite tree calf gilt, all for 1925. The
price Of these three papers and the book
is $3.50, but we furnish al for 1925.
Eow'a your time. This offer is abso-
juEeIy une9aalIed by any ever made to
the Linn county people. Send 10 your
money at onco as this offer may not
continue long.
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rnE nEsT OF ALL

Here we are with the best offer ever
made to the people Of Linn county. We
furnish to any new subscriber the DEM.
ocRAr one year regular priee-in advance
50, tbs New York World, fne large
eight page weekly, regular price 81, and
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ly low figure Of 50. As q matter Of
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Miss Lihbie Ksv, who has been at
tending school At MeMinnvillc, has re-
turned home.
Mrs. VIM. Cochran, Of San Jose, il
visiting relatives and friends here.
The Brownsville creamery have stop
ped for this summer, or until after har-
vest.
Mrs. G.. A. Dyson has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Powell, the past week.
Miss Ellie Bishop returned 20 her
home in Portland after a short visit
with relatives.
Mr.. J. p. GAlbraith, County Clerk,
sPent last Sunday here with his family.
w. s Walker and family returned
from the mountains Monday. They
report a splendid time.
Mrs. w. T. Cochran has returned
home from San Francisco, where she
has been the last four or fvemoDths
Mr.. j. Il. McLain and wife, Of Sey.
mour, Texas, are here visiting Mr. j
lEarrison's family.
j. c. Goodsle,of coburg, was in town
Monday.
Prof. Crawford, Of Portland, son ol
DIR. Crawford of South Brownsville, j,
here on visit.
Miss Ida Ccshow came home from
Waterloo Saturday, where she has been
spending > few days. She returned
again Monday.
Mr.. n. s. Skitf and family of Lshan.
on, are here Waiting her parents, Rev,
and Mrs. q. Sperry.
Mr.. Frsd Kletch has returned from
San Francisco, where hc attended the
G.. A. II. meeting.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-08-13

The Mexican pension bill failed to
pass At .be late session Of Congress. 4
passed the House and was sent to the
Senate, where it was amended, but the
amendments were not resched in he
House before adjournment It will
doubtless pass at the pexs session il
some shape.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-08-13

The President bas reappointed and
commissioned all Of bis nominees in the
interior department whose cases were
not acted upon ~ he ssnste. w. G.
Matthewe, colored, whom the President
appointed some tina ago to succeed
Fred Douglas az Recorder Of deeds for
the District Of Columbia, and who was
rejected by the Senate, has been reap
pointed by the President.
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Es.le.

Find weather for harvest, but there
is not much Of yield Of grain and
many Of tho farmers are decidedly blue.
J. Taylor started with his family TO-
the Biz Bend country last week, be
having located claim there.
A young lady Of this vicinity fred
three shots at weasel last week, ard
finally succeeded 10 dispatching the
"varmint."
Mrs. Jones roceiyed fall last week
that crippled her pretty badly.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-08-13

IL the years - ghea ito
present generation OF heroes q, d
statesmen shall be forgotten, or only
remembered inlhe histories, the name
Of Samuel j. rilIeu will be fresh in
the memory OF the ppOpls as one who
lived in 10 are Il c rfuptlon, and as
possessing both iuclinati ~ and abili-
ty to hrottle 1t, and as towering as
far above those who cheated him out
Of the presidency as space Is great be-
tween right and wrong.