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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-03-11

Mrs. Anton Gillis has so far re.
Qtered from her recent severe at
tack of fever, as to have been able
to attend the hose company's dance
Monday evening. =:
Carsten Brothers have removed in
to Mr.. Kotschevar's building, cor.
ner Second street and Dakota-ave. :,
and the same makes them first
rate meat shop.
Anton Gillis is getting on nicely
with his new boot and shoe store,
and will undoubtedly Go good bus
in ess when the same is completed
and the stock laid in. No one better
deserves success than Anton.
e. Rischard, Our Tailor, keeps
constantly on hand Il fine lot of
samples of imported cloth and trim
mings. Customers are always given
good work, the finest class of goods
and suits cut in the latest fashion.
A. M. Maxfield has accepted the
position of policy writer for the
Northwestern Insurance Company,
which has necessitated his resigna-
tion Of the agency for the Farmers
Mutual. Adolphe Bessie has been
appointed in his stead.
j. II. Armstrong, the tailor, has
put in nice improvement in the
front Of his shop window whereby
he can display his cloths and by a
glass partition keep the dust off
the same. Mr.. Armstrong is an ex-
perienced tailor and cutter, and is
giving satisfaction.
The Foreman Item says that the
Sargent County seat contest will be
resumed at Minor the 18th instant,
and that it will likely require two
weeks time for that place to give its
testimony. The Item processes to
believe it's town will carry the day.
This, however, is doubtful.
The other day Charles r. Loomis
inquired if thespring election was
being talked up any, that we know
of. Being answered in the mega
tive, we asked if he was q candidate
for clerk, and he answered "sure."
That is right, Charlie makes one of
the very best Of clerks and is our
choice for the place.
w. l. Crafts has leased the Pho.
neer implement house, opposite A
Miksche's store, and proposes to put
in full line of farmers imple.
ments. Mr.. Crafts is we'll and
favorably known to the farmers OF
Richland and Wilkin counties, and
we feel sure lie will find lots OF
friends in need of machinery. See
his "ad" in another place.
Fergus Journal, 4: The Wahpe
ton Cornet Band arrived on the
train last night. and was met at the
depot by the Park Region Band and
escorted to the Occidental hotel
where the members will make theil
headquarters during their visit here
An informal reception was held al
the hotel last night after the bands
arrival. The Wahpeton musicians
will assist in the Park Regions mas
querade this evening.
Emmert r. Carroll, the general
agent of the Farmers Mutual pro
tective association of Plankinton
this territory, and who is advertis
ing in The TIMES, after three OF foul
successful weeks work in this coun
ty,. departs for Dickey and LaMour,
counties this week to introduc,
this association there. Mr.. Carol
is a bright young man and under
stands his business; and we believ'
he has a first class plan Of insurance
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-03-11
Americas Future.

Rev. Frank Doran will deliver u
free lecture in the M. f. Church,
this city, Saturday evening Of this
week, subject The Future of
America. And the reverend gentle.
man will occupy Rev. Mr.. Troy's
pulpit Sunday.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-03-11

and the japanese group consisting
Of Misses Hattie Dunlap, Myra Stew
ems, julie and Emily Roberts; and
Messrs. w. H. Beacham, Fred G.
Bohrie, Geo. A. Hawkes. and Fred
Beck.
The prize for the best gentleman's
costume was voted to Geo. Hough-
ton, the French Count. And the
ladies prize was awarded Mrs.
McNaughton, the Scotch Matron.
The refreshments were fully up to
the mark.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-03-11
Town Lots.

Town Lots.
Bargains ip town lots at Moore
ton, D. T. On the N. P. F. & B. H.
railroad, thirteen miles west OF
Wahpeton. Fine opening for diff
ferent branches Of business. For
particulars. apply to
HUGH MOORE,
Mooreton, d. r.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-03-11
The Character Social.

The character social at the resi-
dence Of Mrs. NJ. p. Proper, in aid
OF the Episcopal church fund, Tues
day evening, was largely attended
and was a grand success. The fol-
lowing are those in costume us near
as we can remember, making very
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-03-11
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Seed

overwhelmingly Seed
For which l will pay the highest
market price. Don't sell until you
have seen me. Call or address,
H. M1LLER's DRUG Store,
48 Wahpeton, d. T.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-03-11

st: Paul to and from Wahpeton, daily, Cassel.
ton to and from Wahpeton. daily except Sunday
c. H. WARREN, Gen. Pass Agt.
II. II. ST. JOHN, Local Agt, Wahpeton.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-03-11
Two Car Loads.

George Miller, the well known
horse dealer from Iowa, will be at
Wahpeton, March 18th or 18th next,
with a fine lot of horses for sale.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-03-11
WAHPETON'S ADJUSTMENTS
AT
SeeIy's Opera House.

THEATRICAL.
Rentfrow's Jolly Path Finders May 18th, next;
And there will probably be entertainments in
tervenlng dates not now arranged.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-03-11

CALICO MASQUERADE.
Grand Calico Masquerade at the Rink We'd
nesday evening. March 18th, 1882, given by
Sumner Post G A R.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-03-11

Wanted to Exchange.
Mules, horses, seeders, sulky and
gang plows, and self binders, for
cattle. Apply at Antelope Farm.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-03-11

ROLLER RINK.
Open Wednesdays and Saturdays. Band
music evenings of latter day.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-03-11
Northern Pacific,

Northern Pacific,
Going East, Accommodation, 90. Arrives 5:a5 n m
Departs 5:35 m.
Going West, Accommodation. :. Arrives 9:OD a m
Departs 9:10 m
Daily except Sunday.
On and after June 4th passenger train will
run Dolly between Wahpeton and St. Paul.
Leaving st Paul. son n ~
MlnneaponS.. S:35 o m
Arriving at Wahpeton. $40 . m
Leaving Wahpeton T.3) n m
Arriving at Minneapolis is..7:15 m
at 81 raul. 7:50 M
PULLMAN SLEEPING CARS
are run without change on all trains from ST
Paul and Minneapolis and Fargo and Dulu tn :.
for beauty and comfort these cars are unsnr.
passed.
ELEGANT HORTON CHAIR CARS
on day trains between Fargo and Mandan. These
cars are fixed with new reclining chairs, and
offer speal attractions to the traveller.
SUPERB DINING CARS
without exception, the finest on the Continent
are run OH all trains. First-clasS meals, T5c.
Persons wishing to purchase tickets East.
West North or South, will find it to their adyan.
tage to get them via this line. G. A. HAWKES.,
Agent.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-18

respective places in the exterior walls
were received, and the workmanship re-
ported to be in accordance with the plans
and specifications. On February 10, the
work of setting granite was begun, and for
the week ending February 20, 2,S15 cubic
feet was set. The first block was set above
the water table on the southeast corner OF
the east pavilion, and the work of setting
has continued around the entire building
"On the same date the work of excavat-
ing for the foundation of the boiler house
situated northeast of the capitol building
on quarter block of state ground, and
also the excavating of the tunnel, con
Meeting the boiler house with the main
building, was commenced.
During the week ending February "a
3O49 cubic feet of granite were set and the
work is most satisfactory"
Yesterday Mr.. Wilke and his large force
of men were hard at work and pushing the
building as rapidly as safety and first
class work will permit.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-18
CONFEDERATE HOME.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE JOHN Il
HOOD CAMP.


HOOD CAMP.
The John b. Hood camp of confeder-
ate veterans met yesterday in regular
meeting, Gen. 4. l.. Walker, commander,
presiding.
The minutes of the last meeting we're
read and approved.
Applications of Henry M. Marchant,
T. F. Mitchell, Geo. l.. Robertson, Thos.
H. Bragg and A. NJ Horton for mem
bership, were read, and they were elected
members of the camp
The committees on relief made reports,
and on motion their action was approved.
The committee on hall reported pro-
gress, and was allowed further time.
The resignation of Comrade Il. f. Roach
was read. and the same was accepted.
The following resolution was presented,
and action thereon postponed until the
next meeting of the camp:
WHEREAS, 1t is of the utmost import
ance that the Home should be establishe ,
at the earliest possible day, and
Whereas, The board of trustees find it
next to impossible to raise the funds until
the Home is established, at least, by pro-
curing a site, therefore, be it
Resolved, That it it the sense of this
camp that the board of regents of the
Home should take immediate steps to OBJ
tain property, by purchase or from dona'
ton, whereupon to establish the Home.
An application for relief was referred
to the proper committee, ard on motion
the meeting adjourned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-18

Colonel Donan's career to himself and
many friends, has to do with the ladies.
He is known to the fair sex as the hand
soonest man in America. Miss Nellie Ha-
lifetime, the st. Louis beauty, whom the
Grand Dake Alexis worshipped, was en-
gagged to him at the time of her death. 1t
is not many years since DOMAIN brought
the lady into prominence by fastening
from San Francisco to st. Louis to fight
a duel in her honor. He was born duel
list, editing his paper with pistol ever in
hand, yet ever abhorring the practice and
its necessity. Although professedly en-
gagged and devoted to hundreds of beauti-
full women, he is still free to choose his
future partner for life. In the combina-
ton of the humorous, grave and brilliant
utterance in oratory, Donan has, perhaps,
never had an equal. The Glover club, of
Philadelphia, which has hooted down all
who have attempted to address it, utterly
failed in his case. His eloquence has
lately turned the attention of thousands of
ladies to Dakota, where only one-sixteenth
of woman exists for each man."
Another writer of the humorous and
witty turn, extensively known throughout
the country as "Erratic Enrique" is Hen
ry Clay Lukens, who began his journal
istic career thirty years ago as special
writer on the Philadelphia press. AS a
writer of pithy two-and three-line- para
graphs he has few equals. Mr.. Lukens'
humor is always good-natured and refined,
and tends toward the philosophical.
Every positive man is comparatively
superlative," is one of his quaint sayings
| III, La =. |, Of
eral humorous volumes, including Lean
Nora" now out of print, and "Jets and
Flashes" which had IA large sale. The
pen which never wrote an unkind line is
still active, and though he has to great
extent dropped his nom de plume, his
witticisms and graceful descriptive style
is recognized in both metropolitan and
out-of town journals. j. Armory Knox
of Texas Siftings, is more or less known
as a humorous writer. He lives in New
York most of the time, and though he
can tell blood-curdling stories of per
sonal exploits on the western plains he is
not at all the frontiersman in manner OF
appearance. He claims that he ''neve.
tells a lie-outside of business hours
Sam Small-"Uncle Si"-of the Atlanta
Constitution, is widely quoted, as is also
BILL Arp" of the same paper. Eli Per
kins, whose writings are not much seer
nowadays once enjoyed the reputation O.
being the greatest liar on the American
press. c. f. Lewis, of the Detroit Free
Press, is known extensively through hi
sketches over the signature of M. Quad
Henry 7. White, 1.-The horse reporter" o
the Chicago Tribune, and the author o
some unique verses attributed to Samue
j. Tilden and Murat Halstead, ha
amused large circle of readers
Petroleum V. Nasty is nam
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-18

; have doubtless been of incalculable bene-
fit Among the best known and most
widely appreciated of these eccentric
writer's at the present time, is Bill Nye,
whose Christian name is Edgar Wilson
.Nye. neat sketch of him, by YenO-
wine, of Chicago, lately appeared in the
Journalist. Nye is but thirty-fve years
of age, and six years would cover the time
actually spent in the field of journalism.
[ He was born in Shirley, Piscataquis
county, Me-, August %, 1850, but, at the
age of two years, according to his own
story, took his parents by the hand, and,
4 telling them that Maine was no place for
him, he started west with them. He re-
!, ceived an acedemical education at River
y Falls, Wis, and in 1876, went to Wyoming
territory, where he was admitted to the
bar, and, as he says, practiced law in a
quiet kind of way, though frequently
warned by the authorities not to do so.
He had a great deal of leisure time, as he
tells it. So he got to writing Sunday
& letter to the Cheyenne Daily Sum- at one
dollar per column. He says that "this
sum, which aggregated as much as sixty
dollars per year, so completely dwarfed
E the returns from my law practice that I
abandoned the latter, giving my revised
statutes to new notary public at Last
Chance who had just made his debut, and
& my Bouvier's law dictionary to a personal
N friend. Having thus disposed of my law
81 library, nailed my tin sign on the floor
n of the pest house, and abandoned the pro
"a fession to its fate"
a From the Cheyenne Sun Nye drifted to
d the Denver Tribune, for which he wrote
A regularly, as well as for the Salt Lake
4 Tribune. Later on new paper was
4 started in Laramie City, and named the
3 Boomerang, from favorite mule owned
A by Nye, and which he called Boomerang
n because he never knew where it would
strike. At the time Bill Nye edited the
Boomerang it was published in the second
story of brick livery stable in Laramie
City, Wyoming. In his prospectus, or
cad, he gave the following directions for
q reaching the office ENTER stairway
\ from G street, or pass through the livery
stable, twist the tail of the iron gray
81 mule, and take the elevator" The Boom
erang was ie7 &Ssaiately quoted all over
& America, sSla 4bfoad. Though not
financial suetssss, owing largely to the fact
that it was daily, and published in a
town of less than 5000 people, while two
q rival papers were running in the same
Il place, yet Bill Nye made a rep utation at
= that time which has been worth many
n thousands of dollars TO him since. AS 8
y postmaster he was dead failure, and re
signed in disgust. Hewas married in 1871
a to Miss Fannie Smith, of Chicago, ant
two little girls romp through his sunny
home at Hudson, Wisconsin, on the banks
of the st. Croix, an hours ride from
"a Minnehaad Falls. Though Mr.. Nye has
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-18
Forth Worth Labor Siftingsn
SENATOR NANCY AND PAUPER
LABOR CONTRACTS.

FOrtn NOrlu 'IhOOr SutlnSe'
SENATOR NANCY AND PAUPER
LABOR CONTRACTS.
Editor Labor Siftings.
For many years it has been the habit of
the government to impose high tariff I'M
der pretense of protecting labor, while at
the same time il has permitted free trade
in cheap European labor, imported under
contract. In this way manufacturers have
grown to giant proportions. Under the
tariff manufacturers combined to fix the
price of their fabrics, and at the same
time to fix the price of wages. Manutac-
turers and mining corporations have for
some years had agents i'll Belgium, Wales,
and wherever in Europe wages were low,
10 import contract laborers. The evil was
so general that congress several years ago
made efforts to stop 1t. Last year bill
passed the senate to prevent the lmpor-
tation of cheap pauper labor I'M
der contract, and making Sc
we're penalties to enforce it. After long
debate and many efforts to destroy it by
amendment, vote was taken, and il
passed the senate by a vote of 80 to 8, on
February 10, 1885. Gong. Rec, p. 2O-25.)
The nine votes against it were: Butler
! GOrman, hampton, haWley, MaAeJ' hoi
gan, Salisbury, Vance and Williams. La
mar, Vest, Voorhees,, Harris, Brown, Glib
son and other democrats voted for the
bill. This bill was voted on when over
production was the cry, and American la
borers compelled to work sometimes on
half pay or half time, or both. The bill
did not strike at the national laws of i'm
migration; its whole object was to pre-
vent the forced importation by corpora
tions of the servlle labor of foreign lands
Repeated instances have occurred where
even skilled labor has been contracted TO
in Europein order to effect reduction o
wages in America.
l cannot sustain with my vote any MAJ
who is for Gen. Sam Bell Maxey for tn
United States senate, and am no Knigh
of Labor, either. ALLIANCE
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-18
THE INFANT WHO HAD ATTAIN ED
THE SUMMIT OF HUMAN ii APP
DINEGS

A comfortably balanced baby carriage
was being slowly pushed up Broadway
yesterday by large and well ted looking
woman. She was square built and her
face was wreathed in perpetual smiles. A
snowy cap ornamented her head, and an
immense expanse of white apron added to
her spectacular beauty. An infant lay in
the carriage on a mass of rugs and furs,
kicking his heels up and down happily un-
der the cover, and rolling his eyes from
window to window, as he moved easily
along. In his well-mittened but chubby
hands he held bottle, which he was
emptying with great gusto. The picture
was the personitica ton of comfort and
ease. AS the carriage moved slowly along,
passengers noticed that large and elab-
orately dressed man, who is one of the
best known members of the Union club,
and bachelor with very brilliant and
highly -colored reputation, walked along
behind the comfortable looking nurse
and glowered solemnly at the infant. He
wore huge fur coat, and his hands were
thrust deep into the pockets of it, as he
moved along. Many people glanced at
him amusedly, but he stalked on, wrapped
in the picture of childish innocence, until
frieod stopped him at Thirty third street,
with resounding thump on the back
The Union club man sighed as though
waking from pleasant dream, and said,
with reminiscent shake of his head:
''What is it?"
"Why, that infant in the carriage there.
What more can any man on earth ask than
to be wheeled up and down Broadway in
the afternoon, where handsome women
walk, when he lies back on lot of expen-
sive furs, stared at by the people as they
pass, and gradually get full from the bot
tie, which he empties as he goes along
Clara Belle.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-18
A PEDDLER WHO BECAME
PRINCE.

IA IEDDLEn w IIo DIC@AAAA - -
PRINCE.
Pail Mall Gazette.
The history of Prince Torlonia, whose
death was announced yesterday, was Sc
ries of surprises The family were of
French origin, and came from Auvergne,
the original name being not Torlonia, but
Tourlogne. The founder of the great
banking family was servant to Cardinal
Aouaviya, who, in his will, left him a pro-
vision for the rest of his life.
The valet invested the money in laces
and needles, and did good trade with
these small wares, and was able to educate
and push forward his son, who early
showed decided ability for finance. He
was patronized by Plus vi, and employed
by him to carry out series of monetary
operations, all of which were brilliantly
successful The name of Tourlogne was
now abandoned, and Giovanni Torlonia
founded bank, and money multiplied
with him.
On his death in 1929 he left his son,
Alexander Torlonia, fortune of forty
millions. Alexander inherited not only
his fathers wealth, but also his capacity
for business. The forty millions invested
in the purchase of a monopoly of tobac-
co, stretching over thirty years, increased
enormously, and Prince Torlonia found
that, while the other Roman mobiles were
growing yearly more impoverished, money
was fructifying in his Golfers. He en-
ployed it in princely hospitality, and in
ventures of enormous magnitude, and
both methods of investment we're pros
porous. The draining of Lake Fucino, a
work which several of the Roman en-
perors had commenced and abandoned,
was successfully carried out at cost OF
thirty five millions, and Victor Emmanuel
celebrated this great engineering achieve
ment by presenting the prince with gold
medal specially struck for the occasion
The princes enormous wealth passes to
his daughter, married to one of the
Borghese family, who takes the name and
title of Torionia.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-18

nnIVH Send six cents for postage, and
DUIIH receive free, a costly box of goods
y nlIll which will help all, of either sex,
IL lCIilll,to more money right away than
any thing else in this world. Fortunes await the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-18
SOME OF THE MEN WHO
HELP THE PUBLIC
LAUGH AND
GROW FAT.
INTERESTING SKETCHES OF BILL
NYE. MARK TWAIN, PAT DOMAIN
AND GEO. w. PECK, WITH
PASSING MENTION OF
MANY OTHER ECCEN-
TRIO WRITER'S.
Special Correspondence of THE STATESMAN.

NEW YORK, MdrCn ~, Ioob. ,
Newspaper readers everywhere are quite
well acquainted with the droll, witty, phil
osophical, sometimes worldly-wise and
sometimes ludicrous sketches and 'yarns"
written by the galaxy of humorists men
toned below. Few, however, know any
thing of the lives or personal character
istics of these writer's who have done so
much to amuse and entertain them, and
whose contributions, sin lighter vein,"
have been printed in newspapers great
1 and small all over the land. The news
paper humorist has his mission; and it is
not bad one. Not one of them ever
wrote anything for which the world was
the worse for reading, while the smiles, the
eheartY laughs, and pleasant humOrs evoked
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-18
HENRY CLAY LUKENs. j. ANNOY KNOX.
EUGENE FIELD. BOB BURDETrE

familiar to every household. For twenty
years or more the letters of Nasby-D. r.
Locke, of the Toledo Blade-have been
read everywhere, until hundreds of peo-
pie sympathize with the troubles of the
X Roads postmaster, and believe he really
exists. Among the funny writer's whose
wit and philosophy we no longer read ia
the newspapers of the day, are Stanley
Huntley, author of the Spoopendyke pa
pers, so widely published, Max Adeler,
John Phoenix and ''Josh Billings" One
of the funniest short sketches ever written
was John Phenix7s "Mule Artillery" but
the quaint philosophy of Josh Billings
Henry w. Shaw-who died some months
ago, will probably outlive most of the
others.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-18
ONEDEADHEAD WHO WAS CONsID-
ERATE.
"You are the manager of the

"You are the manager of the road?"
ayes. sir. What can do for your"
81 see you are cutting rates to Califor-
MIA"
"Yes, sir"
"Well, called to see if could get a
pass. didn't like to ask you when rates
were up-didn's like to. be too hard on
Won, YOU know-but now that they're way
down. of course faint asking too much"
-ChicaoO Tribune.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-18
ADVICE no MOTHERS.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums, al
lays all pain, cures wind colo, and Is the
best remedy for diarrhea. 25c. bottle.