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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-07-29

YANKToN is very proud OF her magnl-
ficent artesian we'll. 1t is so far beyond
her expectations in possibilities, and the
water IS so plenty that che don't know
what to do with it or ho " to utilize it, as
yet. The following outline OF plans pro-
jected by the council, from the Press and
Dakotaian, show that instead of trying
to stop the we'll up, like certain James
town parties would do if they lived IN
Yankton, the Yankton people are strong
ly In favor of spending more money still,
and thereby turn yearly expense into a
paying investment. The Press and Da.
kotaian says:
Sufficient length OF time has elapsed
since the new artesian well began to gust
its fifty thousand barrels of water per Gay
for public sentiment to crystalize relative
to municipal investments which mus
occur If this aqueous gift of nature Il
utilized and all the inhabitants Of oul
city afforded share in the benefits which
come from an abundance of water. The
conclusion arrived at is that the people
of Yankton are practically unanimous in
alf of an extension of the water sys
TEN and the inauguration Of system OF
sewerage. 1t is the expressed belief that
the pure water which flows from the sum-
nit of a1tesian hill should in time be
made available to every family in Yank-
ton and that improvements with this ob-
ject in view should be instituted without
delay. This Is the sentiment, as correct
ly as it can be arrived at from interviews
with the representatives Of Yankton's 8
interests who are prudent, conservative
class. 1t is necessary to first provide for
an extension of the street mains leading
from the water works and it Is probable
that double the mileage now in use would
be necessary to accomplish satisfactory
service. With these improvements &C.
complished Yankton's water works would
not only be placed upon paying basis,
tut would afford constantly increasing
surplus to be applied upon the water
debt. This is self evident proposition.
No commodity was ever in greater de-
mand than the water now flowing to
waste from artesian hill. The little that
is utilized benefits only a comparatively
small proportion Of the community,
though the whole Is, under the system
already in use, almost within reach of the
entire population. So it becomes beces-
sary only to add to the outlay fraction
Of the expenditure already incurred to
realize the full measure of the intentions
of the projectors of Yankton's water sys-
TEN. This Is business proposition
which our city council is preparing to
consider and act upon. They have al
ready studied the question closely and
have mapped out plan in their minds
which will probably be laid before the
public ere long.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-07-29

THE Capital describes the kind of a
man whom the Territorial Democratic
convention should nominate for delegate
to congress. Such a man, and demo.
crat from away back, resides right here in
jamestown. but the Capital has no pres
ent use for such democrat as S. X. Nc
Ginnis. ..-
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-07-29

AS WILL be seen from notice elsewhere
published IN the Alert, Chairman Glaspell
OF the Republican Central Committee
calls meeting of the committee at Car
rington, August 5th. The time and
place for holding the republican conven-
ton for the twenty second district will
then be determined and also the appor.
tiOnment.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-07-29
The Northern Pacific railroad will

THE Northern Pacific railroad will be
built south from La Moure distance Of
Is or 70 miles, to meet the Columbia ex-
tension Of the Chicago s. Northwestern,
at Hudson, on the James River. This
move IS taken for the purpose of forming
the inevitable junction in the Jim Valley
on as neutral ground as possible. Both
roads are after more wheat territory
immigration Bulletin.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-07-29

THE Grand Forks Agricultural Exposl
ton expects to spend $40, 900 in induce
ments-$7,0Oo in premiums, $1,000 in
purses. Fair begins September l3. The
management intend to make it the leader
IN all Northwestern fairs.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-07-29

ANOTHER new candidate Is in the rail-
road field for travel In and out of St..
Paul. The Wisconsin Central runs its
first through train Monday next to Mil
Waukee and Chicago.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-07-29
Strayed.

From sec. IS, tp. l4l, +. 62 light bay
mare, branded K on right shoulder, has
cut from wire fence on breast, hardly
healed, also on hind leg. Finder will be
rewarded by returning to
PLATT s. ROBERT,
Near Spiritwood, D. +.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-07-29

every public enterprise like this. if few
can, and do tear down what majority
try to build up, the prosperity of James
town Is at an end-a prosperity that even
good crops and good prices can never
create
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-07-29

Opposition to N. Pasteur's treatment u
developing in Paris. At . recent meet
ing several doctors attacked NJ. Pasteur's
method of innoculation to prevent hy-
drophobla.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-07-29

RICHARD SYKES, of Manch ester, Eng
land, says that no other country in the
world but Dakota could raise even por-
ton of crop under the conditions of the
past year.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-07-29

A well known cattle man stated yester-
day that the shorter the grass the more
nourlshment it contained. Short grass
means fat cattle.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-07-29
Completely Used In,

From all quarters the same testimony
comes as to the virtue of Swlft's Specific.
After trying all of the mercury and pot
ash nostrums, a man from the mountains
Of West Virginia has this to say:
l was completely used up with blood
and kidney disease; used Swlft's Sreci-
nc, and in two months l was perfectly
cured. For the benefit of those who are
suffering with these diseases, recon-
mend s. s. 8. as far better than all other
medicines used in such cases, as l b We
tried them all. Any Information on this
subject asked OF me will gladly give.
w. NJ. RAIL.
Wheeling. W. Va. Oct II. 1885.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-07-29

ALDERMAN HUGHES serves notice on
''soyue ambitious politicians not to crowd
the mourners too far, for he may unfold
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-07-29
Wheeling, w. Va, Oct. II, 1885.

Be sure to get the genuine and send for
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases, free.
For sale by al the druggists.
The SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer 8, At
lanta, Ga. New York, 157 w. 2Sd st.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-07-29

1t is said the United States Army quar-
termaster's Office will be removed from
Spokane Falls TO Vancouver Barracks.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-07-29
Daily Except Monday. and Weekly.

If Cleveland vetoes the oleomargarine
bill his agricultural supporters can join
hands with the pension victims.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-07-29

Papers in the district, please copy.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-20
Ncbraskas sleeping Girl.

COLUMBUS, Neb. JAN. 12.-Minnie
Dishner, Nebraska's sleeping beauty,
recovered consciousness on Sunday,
January 4, the seyenlieth day of her
hystero-cataleptic trance sleep. The
roads have been impossible up To
the present time, and news of her
recovery could not be received be-
fore. The girl fell into the trance
on Oct. 26 last. When Miss Dish
ner awoke her mind was seemingly
clear and unimpaIred, her appetite
and general feelings were good, but
her arms and legs we're paralyzed.
She says she was conscious during
the whole time of her protracted
trance; but, though she eXerted her
utmost power to evince her con
-ciousness, she could not move q sin
gle muscle
She SAYS she had no physical pain
until the fortieth day of her sleep,
when an electric battery was used.
Since then she has suffered thous-
and agonies of body, and at times it
seemed as if her mind wonld give
way under the strain. She now com
plains of terrible physical suffering
in consequence of the shock to her
system. The doctor in attendance
says that she will recover in short
time, and will regain the full use OF
her limbs.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-20
4 New Gold Craze.

Unless all signs fail, and unless
British investors have been making
millions in a speculation that is ut
terly without a substantial basis,
London is threatened with an East
Indian gold craze second only to
that of California and Australia
in their palniest periods. Several
years ago a speculative mania on
the subject of East India gold mines
took possession of the London stock
market. After few years, however,
this speculation collapsed, while an
extreme state of stagnation took its
place. Latest advices, however,
show that the British market for
mining shares has undergone won
derfui transformation there had
been a great rush of speculative bus
iness in Indian gold mining issues,
which between 1889 and 1881 went
up in few weeks from 30 to 275
per cent. The capital represented
by these companies which number
over thirty Is between s15.00000O
and s16.0o0000. The immediate
cause OF the present squirt is appar-
emily the remarkable success of one
company-the Indian Mysore-
which has for some time been sink
ing cheap shafts on its own property.
Eighteen months ago it began to
strike quantities of auriferous quartz,
while recently it has come to large
iodes of rich ore, containing four to
six ounces of gold to the ton. This
has caused the shares to advance
from e to e., or TO premium of
6oJ per cent. Shares of other ad-
jicently located companies have also
Largely advanced.
1t would be a strange ana totally
unexpected occurrence if India,
which has for years been the great
sink of the precious metals, especial
ly of silver, should become the rival
of California and Australia in the
production Of gold. 1t would be
stranger still if the discovery Of au-
riferous deposits had come just in
the nick OF time TO restore the lost
between the yalu of the
two precious metals in the word at
large.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-20
The south rennsyivsnsa

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 12.-Dr. David
Hostetter said ta-day that ii had
been decided 70 build the South
Pennsylvania Raliroad. President
Goxen. said ne, will present the
plan at thA meeting of the Philaalel-
phia snd Reading directors for the
completion Of the South PenEsylya-
MIA line. a road which viii be uu-
euestionablv Of greater benefit f.
bancially, commercially, and other
wise than any railroad constructed
within the past twenty years but
what about the suit pending ia the
Dagphin county courts p asked the
Way said the Doctor. sthat
does nos make any difference. The
arrangements have been made for
the completion of the road ana the
necessary capital to build it has been
provided. IL wonld no, do Tor me
10 say just now wheT4 the capital
comes from, but Mr.. GoweB has ar
ranged that, and Tue people OF
Pennsylvania can look for the COM
pietion OF the road All of the par
ties 10 the syndicate will have To
nay their assessments, and Mr..
Gowen will see that the road will be
built.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-20
a Novel Suicide.

Valentine Dreisher, forty-seyen
years Of age, living at No. 597 Court
land avenue. blew out his brains in
his bedroom yesterday afternoon
Officer Madigar, of the Thirty-third
Precinct, heard the shot and going
TO his room found Dreisher across
the bed with his head blown con-
ple;ely off. The trunk presented the
appearance of a victim of the guillo
tine.
The suicide had worked in Jordan
l.. Mot.'s foundry for seven years
Last July he was sun-struck and
did not fully recover from the effect
of it. A, the time, he fell on his
iron wheelbsrrow and fractured his
shoulderblade. For six months he
has been doing odd jobs, but never
appeared right IN his mind. Every
possible effort on the part OF the po-
lice to discover the whereabouts OF
the bullet failed until one OF them
found one of the dead mans friends
in a saloon near by, who said that
Dreisher had often told him that
the most effective way of commit
ting suicide was plan he had read
Of in a German paper. 1t was to
take gun and put into it a large
charge of powder; upon this place
a thin piece of cork as a wad then
to fill the gun with water up to with
in few inches Of the muzzle, above
which to place a cork and ram il
down to the water. 1T is supposed
that Dreisher adopted this plan, and,
sitting down on the edge of his bed.
put the muzzle of the gun to his
throatand used bis foot to discharge
the weapon.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-20

Waco. Texas, January 13.-The
storm which swept over Texas last
Thursday, and continued with hut
little abatement mp to the present
date. is without parallel in the his
tory Of Texas 10 its extent. severity
and duration. Intelligence from the
cattle regions Of the State are OF the
gloomiest and most depressing char
acter. The loss in cattle will be
great. and cannot be approximately
estimated until the foil extent Of the
damage inflicted by the intense cold.
upon the stock interest is fully
known. From the Southwest and
Wet news is received that the cat
tie are drifting against the fences
end are rapidly perishing from the
cold. and that the loss will be unus-
ualiy heavy.
From Batesvilie, in the Northwest,
the news comes that great prairie
fires have occurred in that section of
the county, and that cattle are dying
by the hundreds from the cold.
The carcasses, it il stated, can be
seen far aud near, strewiEg the bar
ren prairies, and that the loss will be
enormous, no provisions having
been made for the care of cattle 10
these bleak districts, which are
devoid Of everything except the
grass. The loss to the cattle indus
try 10 the Panhandle will also be
very great. although no reliable re
ports have been received from that
remote district.
All water pools and streams
throughout the heavy cattle growing
district Of the State are frozen over
bard, and to add TO tie gravity of
the situation a heavy snow storm
set in late Monday night. and Texas,
from the Sabine to the Rio Grande,
and from the river to the Gulf, Is
covered TO q depth varying from two
inches to one io9t of snow. Indica-
tions this morning pointed to anoth=
er fall equally as heavy. This will
completely cover the grass on the
ranges, and, as no provisions have
been made for feeding, the death
rate among stock from cold will
reach frightful proportions and en-
tail loss OF millions.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-20
How Trout Mount w.sers.la.-

Not long since followed one of
these dashing trout streams from
the valley up the mountain Nature
seemed to have done her best TO
protect the little fishes that lived In
the dark, deep pools and eddies-
The higher climbed up the mount
ain the more fish / found the stream
became a succession of falls, some
ofthem three feet or more IN height
the brook in its track forming
steps down the mountsin-and l be
gan 10 wonder how the fish came to
De I'D there. Ia the village chanc-
ed % meation the subject 10 friend
who owned a mill on the same
stream, aud be told me that the fsh-
es' ascent was puzzle to him untli
one day his boy called him ont to
the dam, where the riddle was solv-
ed. The dam was nearly four feet
high. and to relieve the strain sey-
eral auger-hole- had been bored IN
IL allowing a small stream of water
to Jet forcibly out and go splashing
down into the clear pool below. As
NV friend approached the spot and
looked through the bushes several
large-siZ=d trout we're seen moving
about under the mimic fall evidently
In great excitement, and dsrtiog ID
to il az if enjoying the splash and
roar of the water. Suddenly one Of
the fish made quick rush up the
falling stream, so that il almost
gained the top; but by an unlucky
turn it was caught and thrown back
into the pool. Soon another made
the attempt, darting at it ike the
first, and then swimming rapidly
up the fall, but only to meet the fate
Of It's predecessor. This was tried
a number Of times, until finally q
trout larger than the others made
dash. mounted the stream and en-
tered the round hole. The observers
were almost ready 10 clap their
hands, but it was not successful yet.
AZ the water stopped flowing for a
moment they saw that though the
athletic trout had surmounted the
fall the hole was too small for it to
pass through, and there the poor fish
was lodged. The lOokers-on hasten
ed 10 relieve il, and found that its
side or pectoral fms were caught in
the wood. but By pushing the fish
ahead, which you may be sure they
did, they liberated it. and it darted
away into the upper pond.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-20
Bismarcks s Iron Ring.

There is quite little romance as
sociated with the large iron ring
worn BY Prince Bismarck. The ring
has the Russian inscription of Nit
schewo,n q word much u-ed by the
Russians and expressing the same
meaning as mo matter This is
the story OF the ring When Bis
N srck was Minister at ST. Peters
burg in 1862, he received in the
winter an invitation to an Imperial
hunt, which was to take place at q
very considerable distance from the
capitol. He turned up at what he
supposed was the rendezvous with
plenty of time to spare; bot unfor-
tunalely it turned out that he was
still matter OF sixteen miles away.
A peasant undertook 20 bring him
to the spot in time, and forthwith
Bismarck and h,s guide set off in a
sleigh with two dininutiye horses.
To the suggestion of the Prussian
Minister who could only speak his
own language, that the animals in
front were only rats, the driver re-
turned a curt "Nitschewo." You'll
be sure to be in time ?" again ven
tured Bismarck after while, and
the ans wer was another "NitschewO.
The impatient huntsman complain
ed that the pace was not swift enough
and the peasant with "Niischewo.
lashed his horses into such a speed
that Bismarck began TO upbraid him
The answer vas still the same A
short time afterward both occupants
OF the sleigh were thrown out, yet
all the satisfaction Bismarck could
get from his driver was "Nitschewo" "
Picking up a piece OF iron which
had been broken from the sleigh, the
Prussian Minister carried it back to
ST. Petersburg and bad ring made
as q memento of an adventure which
might have had a more serious end
This iron ring still adorns the finger
of the Iron Chancellor. When Bis
marck related this story ne is said to
have added: my good Germans
often reproach me for being too in
dulgent to Russia; but they should
remember that | alone in all Ger
many am accustomed in critical mo
ments to say. "Nitschewo" No mat
ter, while in Russia a hundred mil
lion people live who at the same mo-
ment have 'Nitschewo' on the
tongue
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-20
Ia fuence OF Light ON the Color OF
Animals


As rule, the parts Of animals
most exposed to rays OF light are,
o.her things being equal. richest in
coloring matter The backs Of Wild
animals are usually and With :ew
exceptions Gas among nocturnal and
burrowing aninals) more strongly
coiored than their bellies. Another
class of exceptions may be seen
among fishes of certain families
which lie on their sides instead of
on their bellies, and expose. not
their backs but one of their sides &c
the light. l. these fi-bes The upper
side is colored, while The under side,
next to the ground and the darkness,
is not. ArtIculates also have their
upper sides most strongly colored,
although what in them answers most
nearly to the dorsal column is next
to the ground. The pats of mol
lusks which are in contact with the
ground are uncoloreo, while the
parts exposed to the light shine With
varied iints; and this. whsteyer may
be the peculiar positions assumed by
particular shells.
For Individuals Of the same race,
the abundance of the coloring mat
ter is generally proportiored to the
intensity of the light to which they
are exposed. The fact is generally
understood, though exact observa-
tions bearing upon il are not as nu-
merous as it Is desirable they should
be. Ii is well known that the skin
is tanned by light, that people from
the north are Drowned by living in
the south, and that ruddiness and
freckles appear under the action of
the sunlight Some people OF the
white race, like the Hindoos and the
Moors, that live in southern climates,
are frequently darker skihned than
the negroes themselves. Still, We
can not affirm that light is the only
cause Of these changes.
Mr.. Gould has observed that birds
are more strongly eolored when they
live IN countries having a clear sky
than on islands or the seashore
Berchstein SAYS that the colors Of
the plumsge OF csge-birds are affect
ed by the shade in which they are
kept MIR. Allen has shown that the
color OF several species in the United
States changes a. we ro from north
to south. Popular Science Monthly.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-20

lectuaI ascetic views every moment
given 20 The body as 90 much read
log and thinking and writing lost to
the individual and tie world lhis
i sheer rubbish in both cases Ocod
WORK. and plenty Of il means good
health and good health rests on
GOOD digestion. good circulation.
good nerves. good habits, and, as
much as anything else, q good con-
science. Happily the world grows
wiser, not better, and hence
the health question, as a factor not
les Of morals than Of happiness. L
In al civilized countries becoming
au affair Of the fret cousequerce.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-20

Pain aud Dread attend the use OF
most catarrh remedies. Liquids
aud snGiis are unpleasant as well as
dangerous Ely'5 Cream Balm is
safe, pleasant, easily applied with
the finger, and a sure cure. II
cleanses the nasal passages aud
heals the inflamed membrane eiv-
Jog relief from the first application
Price 30 cents.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-20
Tired OF Wax Dolls.

Fannie Is little girl who has a
hig wsX dol as companion, A lew
days ago a new sister came 10 her
house. and after q few days she
went over to neighbours. We'll.
Fannie, said the lady, where's
your wax doll p "Ob, she answer
ed, turning up her nose, Il don't
have nothIn' to do with wax babies
anymore. We've got a meat baby
at our house now. and that takes up
all my time
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-20
What a swarm of Bees Did.

i man in Minnesota who had
rheumatism, undertook the bee rem.
edy. he got into bed With swarm
Of young bees and the remedy began
to wcrE. 1t took four men 10 bring
him back to the house, and forty
could not have put him into bed
again He then did what We should
have done at first. used St. Jacobs
Oh and is nov well. A cough
which he caught from exposure was
removed by Red Star Cough Cure.
which he says Is 4 wonderful discoy-
cry Il cost only twenty-five cents
a bottle. Sold by druggists.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-20
An Arabic Proverb.

The following is an Arabic pro-
verb which We hsve taken down
from the mouth of an Oriental:
Men are four:
He who knows not, and knows
not he knows not. He is a fool
shun him.
He who knows not, and knows be
knows not. He is simple teach
him.
He who knows, and knows not
be knows. He is asleep wake him.
He who knows, aud knows be
knows. He is wise; follow him.