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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

I,EE's TooTHACHE DROPS cure in ! minute, &c
Glenn's Sulphur S0dpheals and beauties. 25c.
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns BunIonS.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

TIE sigh Of the eamstress-A.hem.-
Paul Herald
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

For removing dand1uG and promoting the
growth of the hair, use Halls Hair Remover.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
SiIver-Tongued.
=" Say, pa, is speech silver"

Say, pa, is speech silver"
Eyes, my son, the proverb says: Speech
is silver, silence is gold.'"
We'll, / just saw a couple OF Dutchmen
on the corner, but couldn't understand
word they said--must have been talking
German silyer."-M y. Herald,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

EVERY man is made better by the possess
sion OF q good picture, even if it is only q
landscape on the back Of a hundred dollar
note. -Nurristogn Ee,a!A
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

IT was a Vassar girl just graduated who
inquired: as the crack Of the rife the
place where they put the powder!n-7rog
Times gst
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

Veteran Pianist-Don't be so downcast,
my boy. Youth soon get used to the ways
OF the public. Why I've had the same thing
said to me a great many times, only yes
terday, in fact, and by man whom es-
TEEN highly-N Y Star.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

Why teach a girl to speak several Ian
guages when as wife She can talk him
baldheaded with one?- Chicago Tyibune.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

UNCLE GEORGE And SO yougo to school,
now, Johnny! What part Of the exercises
do you like hest" Johnny-'iThe exerclse
we get at recess. - Boston Yranscripf
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

SOME men are like eggs. You SAINT tell
whether they are good or bad until they are
broke. -''' '.}.' s'.4+fits -
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

PEOPLE with telephones in their houses
nave more boiler days than other folks
California Maverick.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

LOVE is little confidence game, in which
both parties arc taken in-by the clergy.
man.-Detr0it Free Press.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
The Tile of the Trousers.

A Gardiner man brought a pair OF pants
OF q trader recently, giving an order on a
prominent ice dealer ior payment, The
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

WIEN trains are telescoped the poor pas
sebgers see stars.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

THE Widow Larkin says the main reason
why so many men have family trouble is
that they marry q missy Y. Journal
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

A BROOKLYN man has printed a book to
prove that the earth is fiat. he judges bv
himself-FGW River ddrance.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

PAT took the bull by the horns when he
said that all the men in China were washer
women. III,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

BRONCHITIS is cured by frequent small
doses of Piso's Cure for Consumption.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

"SEE hier, ladder. Dot celebrated Dr..
Hammond says dot in t'ousand years all
mankind will be bald" MY gracious, my
son, ish dot SO? Iguess may be den We bet
ter marx our schtock of combs down.
Chicago NetcS.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

ATER's Cherry Pectoral, in thousands of
cases, has cured cough in few days.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

IF afflicted with Sore Eyes use DIR. Isaac
Thompson'sE Eye Water. Druggists sell it. 25c.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

Fifty years ago gas vein was dis
covered in Western Pennsylvania by
persons who were boring for salt water
1t was the first gas-well that history
gives any account oft--Ioitts6arQh Post
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

"A DESIRABLE thing in g1oves-A warm
lining.-RostCn Courier,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

A sNow-PLow Is like a bad habit-A
good thing to cut adrift.-Bostoa Bulletin
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

PEOPLE we must put up with-Hotel
keepers-LoweN Citizet. ~
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
Plantation Philosophy.

IF dar is IL place O torment fur anermals,
de balky boss is gwine dar.
1t doan meek no diffunce how big er liar
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
no You Feel
Hoods SarsaparjIIa

Sold BY all druggists. sl; six fpr IS. Made only BY
G. l. HOOD CO.. Apothecsri6s. Lowell. Mass
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

j. B. HENION. N. D.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Dec. 30. H Ia
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-01-28

The mission aries to Asia Minor arc
credited with reforming the Mohamme.
dams Of that ben,ghted country to the
extent of educating many of the young
women who afterwards married and were
such excellent wives that their husbands
neither divorced them nor took additional
wives, as IS 80 generally the custom
among the Arabs. This is coed, and a.
the husbands Of that country are re-
quired to support their wives, whether
many or few, it would be good plan to
invite some missionaries to come over to
America from that country and reform
the husbands of tins country into provid-
ing for one wife, many Of whom support
their husbands and live on what is left
themselves. There IS a great deal OF
practical "heathenism'' exhibited in this
hi. hly civilized and christianized coun-
try which might be reformed by adopting
the customs Of the benighted heathens Of
foreign lands.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-01-28

EASTERN people would suppose from
reading the report of the Commissioner
OF immigration, Lauren Dunlap, for the
month of December, that Aberdeen is the
only town, and Brown the only county IN
the territory of Dakota. 1t Is Lot much
wonder that the North Dakota conyention
recently held at Fargo sat down hard on
the commissioner of immigration. The
title OF his Office should he Commits
sloner of immigration for Southern
and Central Dakota. But for the
thorough and systematic measures adop-
ted by Maj. Edwards, supervisor Of
the census, in gathering and collating
statistics last summer, North Dakota
would have been "skunked" so far as
anything for showing the advantages and
development OF this part of the territory
IS concerned through provision Of the last
legislature.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-01-28

THE rule Of privacy In the execution
OF criminals adopted in Ohio is worthy OF
imitation IN all other parts of the country.
Only the officers, one clergyman and one
or two other witnesses are permitted to
be present. If the clergyman and wit
nesses were excluded 1t would be still
better. There is no good reason why q
condemned criminal should be permitted
to make himself the attraction of a pic
mic at hls execution, nor why clergyman
should exhibit an outlaw, whom his peers
haye adjudged unfit to cumber the earth,
as a convert to the christian faith and a
model prepared to don the angelic robes
of heaven. Under the stimulating ex-
cltement of an opportunity to make a
public hero of himself the murderer's de-
meanor on the gallows blunts the finer
sensibllities Of the witnesses of his execu-
ton and inspires the brutally inclined to
follow IN his train rather than otherwise.
The false hero,sm of the gallows and the
false sympathy created for the condemn
ed by the pslaver of ministers on such
occasions is an evil influence which has
cost many human being his life at the
hands of an assassin. And above all
should the reporters of the press be ex-
cluded on such occasions. The publica-
ton of gsllews scenes with all the graphic
embellishments of the reportorisl imsgi-
nation Is q monstrous evil influence and
only evil. The death of many . noble
and good person Is noted in q three line
item while the execution of felon whose
hands are stained with the blood OF his
fellowman is given q full column Of no.
torlety.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-01-28

lHE canon AdVf0te seems 10 De sur
prlsed that the Alerteccepts the Frederick
enabling act bill whth it characterizes as
an Ordway arrangehent for going into
the union. The Ad1Ocate should remem
Der that there are sometimes circum-
stances when ne must make choice OF
evils and in such casks 1t is the best policy
to choose the least. The Alert advocated
division as long as there was shadow OF
hope for it but that lime is past and now
it is choice between admission of the
whole territory as one state and q con-
tinuation OF the tkrritorlal dissensions
and wrangles that have already made Da-
kota the modern synbnym of Babel con-
fusion. The i'll advised and ultra course
pursued by the politicians Of South Da-
kOta to force divislOi and statehood has
aroused antagonism to division among
its friends, and behiid this turks the pro-
tective tariff Interests of the manufacture
ing nabo0s of the eastern states which
looks with jealous eye upon accessions to
the national Legislature from the free
trade west. THIS vas really what de-
feated division when the republican party
had control of both houses OF congress
and the administrator, though the Yank-
ton railroad bond reDudlation was urged
by Senator Hale as tie reason for his op-
position and defeat df the measure. The
republican party haF aFirg failed and re-
fused to divide the territory when it had
the power to do so AID the incentive of
additional party strength, how can the
democratic party now be expected to do
it when by 80 dong it would decimate
its party power and strength. The ques-
ton now is whether I'VE will come INTO
the union as one STATE or remain out as
one territory, and Judge Edgerton said
in substance in his address to the presi
dent that indifferencS on this point should
be taken as evidehcefhat the people Of
territory we're incapable of state govern
ment. We cannot Understand why this
bill should be characterized as an Ordway
arrangement other than for the purpose
of prejudlcing the plonle Of South Da-
kota against it, which i probably the on
ly reason for it. We are unable to see
any reason of personal interest why Ord
way should oppose division. On the 9TH
er hand our Information is that his prop.
erty interests would be better slbserved
by division. However this may be, the
question is not what or which Ordway
favors or opposes but what and which is
best for the interests of the territory.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-01-28
J. O. WARNooK,
Editor

The prayer cure lunacy seems to be
gaining so rapidly in Chicago that the
next legislature of the state of Illinois is
likely to be confronted with the proposl.
ton to fence the city in and by the right
of eminent domain take possession of the
whole corporation to be utilized as state
lunstlc asylum. Solomon said some cen
turies ago that "the prayer of the wicked
availeth little," and how a miracle could
be expected in answer to the prayer of a
Chlcagoan can only be accounted for on
the hypothesis of lunacy. 1t is doubt
full cure that transfers the attiiction from
the body to the mind.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-01-28
JAMESTOWN DAK- THU RSDAY. JANUARY %. 1886.

vision by congress 1or doing so, and been
admitted into the uhiOn, but he did not
and could not cite IN instance where the
people Of part orI the whole of q terri
tory divided it and formed constitution
and state government for one part, leav-
ing the other ndneless territory as IN
the case of the southern Dakota statehood
scheme, and he pnsiderately ignored
that phase of the Question. Instead of
following precedent tho people of South
dent.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-01-28

THE address of Judge Edgerton orally
delivered 10 the president in behalf
OF the southern Dakota statehood scheme
is characteristic of the lawyer presenting
his case to jury, bringing out the strong
points in favor Of his 81 de of the question
and covering up those of the opposite
side. He directs attention to the revolu-
tionary resolution introduced in the Sioux
Falls constitutional convention by Camp
bell, which declared among other things
that the people shave the right at all
times to alter, reform, or abolish their
form Of government IN such manner as
they may think proper" without mention
ing that gentleman's name, and to the
modification of it by himself without
claiming the credit for 1t. While this is
true it is not the whole truth, and it
served the judges purpose Of argument
much better than the whole truth. 1t is
we'll known to the people Of this terrific.
ry that Csmpbell's revolutionary resolu-
tion would have been adopted by the
convention had not the presiding officer,
who was this same Judge Edgsrton, taken
the floor and in the greatest speech of the
convention opposed and defeated it by q
modifying substitute. The loyal spirit of
the Sioux Falls convention was not a.
apparent in the convention - it is in
Judge Edgerton's address to the president
Of the United States, In which the strong
point OF the fact Is 90 adroitly presented.
Another lawyer phase Of the address Is
the citation Of precedents He cites nu-
merous cases where the people OF terri
tories have formed constitutions upon
their own vol,tiou and without any pro-
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-01-28
Trouble at the Post.

1t IS with feelings akin to sadness that
the Tribune receives the rumor of mill
tary stew at Fort Lincoln. For many
months past that center of hospitality
and cheer has enjoyed sweet and placid
harmony, which now, 1t seems, must be
disturbed. 1t appears that the Grand
Army post of Fort Lincoln had secured
q permit from Major Page for the use Of
the rink on the evening of their second
annual ball. Major Page, being the rank
ing officer under Colonel Townsend. act
ed IN the lstter's absence and issued the
"permlt." The members Of the Grand
Army post proceeded to decorate the rink
and, after six days of COED, hard work,
they had placed it in readiness for the
ball. Never did the cozy rink present q
neater appearance, and the soldiers man
lfested an excussble pride in the artistic
interior Of the room which they had pre-
pared for the reception of their friends.
On Thursday, so the story goes, Colonel
Townsend returned to the post and can
celled the permit granted by Major Page
The result of this action was that about
SIX hours before the time for the opening
of the ball room. the soldiers found that
all their werk on the rink had been in
vain, and they were without . room for
their party. However, they hustled
around and by great exertlon succeeded
in removing their decorations into . set
of vacant quarters, which they hurriedly
arranged for the occasion. They could
see no good reason for the action Of Col
onel Townsend in driving them from the
rink, and their indignation was equaled
only by their determination to have .
good time, rlnk or no rink. This il the
report - brought to the Tribune, and the
friends Of oil concerned regret hat this
little storm of dissatisfaction has appear
cd m Lincoln's usually placid military
and social skies -Biamarck Tribune.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-01-28
Msatana and Dakota.

/ a correspondent Of the Philadelphla
News writes IN reply to An inquirer:
Montana and Dakots combined form an
empire vaster in domain than all New
England, New York, New Jersey, Dels-
ware, Pennsylvania, Marylsnd and Vir-
glnia-greater in area than Ill the United
States from the st. Lawrence to Carolina
and from the Alleghenies to the Atlantic.
The single county Of Custer in Montana
is larger than the entire state Of Pennsvi-
vania. 1t is . region of magnificent
scenery, cloud-capped mountains, majes-
tic rivers, mighty cataracts and boundless
plains. The Yellowstone Park alone
contains more of natures grandest and
subllmest handiwork than any SPOT OF
5000 square miles. The climate Il elo-
r'ously healthy and invlgoratinz-cold,
crisp and dry IN winter, and cool and
bracing in the summer. No more robust
Indians than the Dakota and Montana
sioux, Arickarees and Cheyennes can be
found. The whole vast region il rich IN
agricultural, pastoral and mineral re-
sources, and has great future. or the
tive great territories Dakots il decidedly
to be preferred. Montana is good, but
Dakota is better. Montana il large. but
Dakota is larger. Montana has riches
and charms, but Dakota has more. Mon
tana is rugged and mountainous, and
must always depend chiefly, in fact, al-
most entirely. on mining and stock rais-
ing. Dakota has mines Of unsurpassable
richness. the greatest gold mine of earth
(the Deadwood Homestake) beng in the
Black Hills within her borders. She has
pastures of almost perpetual verdure,
rooted only by the sky, and fenced only
by the horizon; and she has In addition
what Montana has not, millions OF acres
of farming land, fertile and beautiful, to
be had by any and every conner for the
mere asking and taking. Any man OF
woman who is or expects to be Z citizen
OF the Ualted States, can take from 16O to
4so acres Of the garden spot of the Amer
ican Northwest Free. Hundreds OF young
women from every part of the Union
have come for summer trip, have taken
redemption claims, stay on or shout
them six months, ''prove up'' on their
land in the fall, and gone home owning
fine little farm, and with the conscious
ness of having laid the foundation Of :
comfortable independency, if not Z for
tune.'
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-01-28
The Csai.s Tide q Innigratisa.

Register Rea says the outlook for i'm
migration TO this District wu never %
good as at present, and the agencies at
work were never 80 numerous. In proof
that this is not . simple assertion he cites
the letters daily received by himself, BY
the different postmssters and by the
farmers
Windsor on the eastern line of the DIS
trict has made up purse and sent man
to Virginia who promises 25 families or
no pay for his expenses.
A. Birchen, of Tappan, IS in New
York aeltatlng movement to his fave
rite spot, where the Van Deusens have
the largest elevator west of jamestown.
. hotel, q new store and church. the
fruits of the past season.
From Dawson, the boomer Cooke u
East doing his best.
The Lutheran Minister Wilson il in
Pennsylvania working up the Driscol
colony, and his extensive acquaintance a
preacher and IN active member of the
State Grange will result in 4 substantial
addition to the population of eastern
Burleigh. He has party ready for the
road as soon as the weather in April i'm
proves. The Sterling people are issuing
pamphlets and advertising their excellent
wheat country. We know of a number
OF families booked for that locality.
Col. Stone Of Hoskins, through his
knowledge OF Grand Army people in
Michigan, S. D. McNeal now in Michigan
shouting himself hosrse, and b. j. Whit
ley, in Minneapolis, are directing num-
Der OF people to Mcintosh county, and
with the assistance of the Milwaukee
railway company and the natural over
how from the south, where the govern.
men: land is about al taken, AcIutosh
IN 's6 as IN 's5 will get the liens share of
the new people.
There is an eastern colony organized
and prepared to settle IN Logan county q
soon as the spring orens.
Squire Rolfe and Mr.. Gillette OF Win
chester are in Ithaca, N. Y, talking up
their section in Emmons county.
Very large additions to the New Salem
and Hebron colonies in Morton are Ger
tain, as the people are ready to start west
o. soon as practicable.
Mercer county has Organized IN immi-
grafton bureau and commenced working
for its share of the home seekers.
The founder of Burlington in Ward
county reports that his end Of the Mouse
River Valley will have 500 more people
the coming spring.
We are advised confidentially Of COL
o1y seeking new locality In this district
that will number . thousand people.
The locating committee has besn here.
and found the country satisfactory.
The feet 10 We have now for the nrxt
time got the bulge on the rest of Dakota
We have set the free lands, end The old
folks down East are finding II out.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-01-28

The Lisbon Star says: Col. Beaten Of
Fargo, was summoned = Wsahinesoa
recently, which again givss re % -
rumor that he il seon 70 TO succsed Gov.
Pierce. should there be change n ~
gsvesnosshlp, Col. Bsaloa woald eive
general satisfactioa for tAe paers.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-01-28
A New Advertising Dodge.

A short time ago the Alert received q
printed slip headed, "A $1,000 Bible Re-
ward," from the publishers OF monthly
publication, since which time a large
number of exchanges coming to this Of
flee have contained the same. For insert
ing the article, which is an advertisement
for the publication, a reasonable charge
for which would be one dollar, the pa
pers inserting it are to receive copy of
the publication. But this IS not the
worst feature of the catch-penny scheme.
The publishers offer prize Of $2O to any
person or persons who will correctly state
which is the longest verse in the old tes-
lament scriptures, the person or persons
to remit with the information twenty
cents, for which they will receive copy
Of the publication worth probably ten
cents, for the month of February. 1t is
particularly slated that the query does
net refer to the revised edition Of the old
testament. The obvious reason for this
is that few if any know which is the long
est verse in the revised edition, and there
would consequently be few if any twenty
cent remittances. The answer to the
query has been published perhaps in q
thousand different publications within
the last quarter of century, and there
will not likely be less than two thousand
correct answers, each accompanied with
twenty cents sent in, which. divided
equally between them would give each
prize of one cent and copy of the paper
worth ten cents, leaving a net profit of
nine cents for each one to the publisher.
The publishers anticipate large receipts
from this scheme, for they give notice
that "no postage stamps will be taken"
The longest verse in the bible is the 9th
verse Of the sth chapter of Esther. The
shortest is the 35th verse of the l1th chap
ter of st. John. We will also add for the
benefit of those who may be curious to
know, that the 2lst verse of the 9TH chap
ter of Ezra contains all the letters of the
alphabet except j, and that the 10th
chapter OF Kings aud the 3'th chapter
Of Isaiah are alike.
The Farmers Alliance at Valley City
says: A party of young folks from this
city attended church service in the coun-
try one night recently and two Of the
young ladies wore Jersey caps. A lad
who was at church and saw them, rushed
home and said: INA, you'd oughter hev
been ter meetin' tonight. A lot Of those
Valley City high-up's an hard 70 handel
wus there, an what you think two NV
'em gals wore on top their headss Why
they had on old socks; one black and tn
tother striped, aud they did look 50 aw-
fully funny.