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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-26
NOT Much of a Flood AFTER An

Union County Courier: 1t is surpris-
ing what commotion little gorge Of ice
in the Missouri river will create, es-
peoiallg among people remote from the
districts that are sometimes flooded by
these gorges. To read the Sioux City
Journal and the Yankton Press one
would naturally come to the conclusion
that Elk Point and the whole surround.
ing country was being swept out of ex-
istence by a terrible flood. We presume
this great hullaboioo was started by the
simple fact that an ice gorge formed in
the Missouri river on last Friday,
south OF this city which stopped
over some water filling up the
sloughs and inundatipg perhaps dozen
or more farms along the river. The
water backed up in the slough down by
Judge Kiplinger's and ran out over on
the railroad, washing out perhaps half a
mile of track which has stopped the 60
ing of trains between here and Sioux
City for few days. 1p the flooded dis
trict which is very small section oi
country, there has not been single In
stance OF suffering among tho people
and no stock las been lost or damaged
in any manner whstever, not even the
untimeiy demise of single pig. The
only damage is the Inconvenience
of the people getting abou
| with teams, boats having
to be brought into use for navigation t.
and from neighbors. We apprehent
that within three weeks time the peorl
living in the present inundated distric
will be preparing for planting corn ant
will have forgotten ! that there was a
overflow, while some eastern peopf
who have been layishly supplied witt
heart rendipg reports of the terrible foo
viii be pitying us poor food sufferers
!, There is no one here that wants an
sympathy or assistance, and We beg it q
favor of those would be phllanthrc
pists to stop this business ct once, an
leave us alone.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-26
saafnns1c 1pacfrine.


Baltimore, March 24-The DEGREES
enacted by the piensry council held in
this city in November, 1884, which we're
sent to Rome for approval and returned
several months ago, were given to few
persons to day in printed form. They
extend over 400 pages, and are in Latin.
The American will to- morrow publish
an extended summary OF them. The
opening decree is on the faith
followed by the decres on ecclesiastical
pardons, divine worship, the eacra-
ments, the education of the clergy, the
instruction of Catholic youth, christian
| doctrine, zeal for souls, church property,
ecclesiastical courts and ecclesiastical
tribunals. There is prefactory exhoit-
| ing all to faithfully observe the enact.
ments of the sccond plenary council OF
Baltimore and a final title regarding the
PRONUNCIATION and publication of these
decrees. Some of the regulations are
very eloquent in expressions on the
dignity of the clergy. Sanctity and
science are to be objects of labor, and
this is to inaure them lasting influence
over the hocks intrustsd to their care.
1t is recommended that special honse
in charge of some religious crdsr. should
| be erected for the reception
| OF priests who have been suspended for
serious faults, yet give hopes of correct
| ing their vicious lnclinations. Special
attention is to be paid to the music
adopted in the churches to add solem-
nifty to sacred services. One of tie most
important DEGREES IS that concerning
matrimony. 1t holds that since mar
riege was raised to the dignity OF sac
rament it belongs solely to the church,
to whom the administration of the sacra-
ment was entrusted, to pass Judgment
on the validity of the rights and obli-
cations of marriage,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-26
Goulds view OF strikes.

New York, March 24-The Tribune
will tomorrow publish long Interview
with Jay Gould relative to tbestrlke on
his lines. The following is the substance
OF Gould's remarks.
There can be no compromise in this
case. There is no room for compromise,
for the strikers have confessed in effect
that they have no grievance against the
company. / am bound to fight the
ques tion to the bitter end, and for this
reason ! have asked tie opinion of
Judge Dillon as to the legal rights under
the circumstances, and his decision is
that it is our duty, as we'll as our right
to prevent interruption OF business OF
the road by all legal means. He says
that the company has clear legal
remedy against the Knights of Labor
organizations in suits OF damages, and
propose to test the question in the
courts" .
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-26

The people of Elk Point are very in
dignant because the newspapers have
given currency to exaggerated reports
concerning the inundation in Union
county, and q vigorous protest has been
signed by the citizsns there which will
be published, declaring that there has
been no sufficient cause for
the reports which have found
their way into the public prints. In q
time like the present it is not to be
wondered at that something more than
the truth should be reported concerning
such an event as the overflow of the
Missouri. 1t seems difficult to suppress
exaggeration at such time.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-26
DEMocRATlc CITY CONVENTION, 4

A delegate convention of the demo.
Gratis of Yankton city, will be held at the
court house on Saturday evening, March
9th. at 7:30, sharp. for the purpose of
placing in nomination city officers and
one alderman for each ward.
The ward caucuses will be held on
Friday evening at 7:S0, each ward being
entitled to eight delegates as follows:
First ward, at the truck house.
Second ward, at J. II. Sanborn's store.
Third ward, at A. Nj. .English,s skop.
Fourth ward, at the corlrt house.
S.iW. SWIFT,
Chairman City Committed
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-26

Mitchell's patience is to be rewarded.
1t has been recognized by the Grand
Army organization, which will hold it's
next grand d@neampment ana reunion
there. The sress and Dakotaian ex-
tends congratulations TO her enterpris-
ing nsishbor and promises to respond to
the first reveille.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-26

Senator Henderson, of Nebraska, has
lntroduceda a bill in the senate granting
section of land near Huron, in Beadle
county, for the purposes OF a state uni
versity. This is very kind of the senator;
but would it not be more considerate of
the wishes ef the people here to ascer-
tain their views in regard to the location
of their pnblic institutions. Yermillion
and Grand Forks are Dakotas university
cities.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-26

The terrlEnaal board of health hold a
sort of civil service examination at
Huron, Mach 26. All those practising
medicine without the required diplomas
aud licensesre required to furnish legal
evidence If. ten years Of continuous
practice ard good moral character.
These who fail to do SO will be proseou-
ted under the law OF the last legislature.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-26

that they would last ten years if properly
laid, and the interest on the difference
in the cost of stone and blocks would
amount to enough to relay the pave
ment every ten years.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-26

Entering the asylum for inebriafes, he
asked:
Eyes sir"
"WeII, I'm one. Where's yer har2'
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-09-11

beauty and grace and her husbands
easy, good-natured manner were as
much appreciated as in London.
One evening, when they had dined
quietly at home, Mrs. Valletort an
nounced to her husband that she had
something to show him that would sur
prise him considerably. The Captain
rather listlessly declared himself willing
to give her his attention; and Lila,
smiling rather wickedly, vanished from
the room, reappearing soon after with
large cardboard box under arm,
which she carefully placed on the table.
"What have you got there. my
dear?" asked the Captain, in some
surprise.
''You shall see," replied his wife.
''But first promise to let me have my
way in this matter"
Every well, promise"
go. you dear foolish Ned! Just see
how much cleverer | am than you!"
cried the little woman exultingly, as
she opened the box and took out several
shabby leather cases.
The Captain started as if he had been
shot.
Lila, don't tantalize me like this, :"
he cried, angrily. "What have you
got in those cases?"
"My diamonds-andth their fac-s SMILES
in paste" And she displayed mass
of gems that positively dazzled him.
Listen to me for few moments and
will explain everything. Soon after
you asked me to sell my diamonds |
began to suspect that you meant to take
them from me by strategem, so | re-
solved to manage the matter my own
way. l knew if you had yours the
money would all be swallowed up BY
your debts, and, besides, [ should lose
every social advantage the possession
of the diamonds gave me. | theefore
arranged my dressing-room so as to
make you think that the jewes had
been annexed by burglars, and 4 kept
the diamonds sewn in my salskin
jacket until we left England.
mo wonder the detectives wre puz-
lied. By Jove, Lila, didn't ,ive you
credit for such sharpness.
''In Paris | took them to th Palais
Royal and had them copied il paste.
Now" she added with bri eht smile,
and placing the shabby cases and gilt
tering contents in his hands,'the real
stones are very much at YOU service.
shall send paragraph to tie London
papers saying that my diamonds have
been restored to me anonymously, and
shall wear the paste set 1T Prince
Opoponax's tomorrow night And
now, DEAR" she added, 81 lave only
one piece of advice to offer: The next
time you are thinking of turning burglar
take your wife into your confidence. y"
London Iruh
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-09-11
ALL WAS GLOOM.
A Chapter From the History of a War oil
determination.

n CHdpIer bne history OF Il war Oh
determination.
To quiet an instruction among the
flies inhabiting the house which we pay
high rent per month for, we one day
this week purchased sheet of this
sticky fly paper. The track on this
kind of paper is supposed to be several
seconds heavy for flies. The manufact-
urers even hint in type seven inches
high that the walking on it is so ex-
ceedingly bad for flies that they will
mire down and never get across.
The prospect for a fly promenade
on it is certainly very poor, some
thing which they evidently noticed, as
they boycotted it from the start. We
tried running them down and sticking
them onto the paper. This was slow
and far from satisfactory.
We afterwards mounted the paper on
the broom and slashed it around the
room ten or fifteen times and found
that the plan was very successful. The
first sweep brought down a costly vase
which warm political friend, who is
also in the grocery business, presented
us with on the occasion of our pur-
chasing can of baking powder of
him. Another wild sweep and an ele-
CANT plaque, painted by our wife and
representing pale blue tree on yell
low background, was in ruins. Our
experience was that it is not difficult to
exterminate the fly in this way.
Mounted on chair in the center of
the parlor or drawing-room, and swing
ing the death-dealing paper about, we
soon made it very uncomfortable for
him amid the wreck of costly paintings
the fall of the heavy lambrequin and
the general smash-up of the marble
statue, the high-priced hangings, the
imported chandelier, the jointed stove
pipe, the plastering and the decorated
profanity. Life to the ill-starred fly
on that occasion was but hollow,
bowling mockery. No CLEAN of hope
shone athwart the murky depths
of the black night of despair
which shut down around those
flies. Everything pointed to a hor-
rible death without ray of hope. The
accumulated wealth of years crashed
| around him and there was no currant
pie in which to hide. All was dark
ness, all was gloom, all was despair
EStekttnc Cd. ~ Bell.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-09-11
TO AVOID DROWNING.
Lock the Hands Behind the Bacf, Initiate
the Lungs and Close the Month.

Lock the Hands Behind the Bacf, Initiate
the Lungs and Close the Month.
A gentleman, prominent in business
in Chicago, asks us to emphasize fact
published some months ago about how
to avoid drowning when unable to
swim. The directions were: Lock
the hands behind the back and fully
initiate the lungs and close the mouth"
The reason he asks this is that some
years ago he lost an only son bydrown-
ing in the Mississippi river, and, as
would be natural, any thing referring
to the subject quickly arrests his atten-
ton. After reading the article he read
it aloud to his wife and daughter, and
upon the latter it made a profound inn
preston. Two or three weeks ago,
while his daughter was enjoying a row
on Lake Michigan a huge wave cap
sized the boat and threw her into the
water, which was deep. While the
daughter was sinking she remembered
the directions, claSped her hands be-
hind her, and when she arose, threw
the water from her mouth and filled
her lungs full of air before she sunk
second time. She went under but
short distance, and upon reaching the
surface she foated until boat put out
out from shore and rescued her. The
gentleman remarked: ''Had it not been
for these wise directions repeated to
my daughter, and her obeying them, I
am satisfied l would to-day be child
less" This year there have been an
unusually large number of deaths from
drowning, and it would seem wise for
parents to impress these simple direc.
tons on the minds of young people.
They are good even for those who can
swim, for it will enable them to rest,
and have better opportunity for rescue.
-GhicnnO LETTER.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-09-11
A MISUNDERSTANDING.
Why Mrs. Sharpe and Mrs. Cresus L
Not Speak as They Pass BY.

Why Mrs. Sharpe and Mrs. Cr9sus Do
Not Speak They Pass BY.
II am going to have the celebrated
Prof. Won Dunkelheim at the reception
tonight" said Mrs. Marlborough
Cresus to Mrs. Sharpe; "he's a great
acquisition-so very profound and
learned, you know-but he won't talk.
Nobody has succeeded in making him
talk. If there's anybody at Newport
that can draw him out, my dear, it's
you, and l want you to try your skill
on him."
whats his specialtyP'
''Butter. Chat was what Mrs.
Sharpe understood Mrs. Marlborough
Cr9sus to say
Butter? Why, that's a queer fad
for learned professor. But I'll do my
best"
THAT evening at the reception Mrs
Sharpe opened out bravely upon Prof.
Won Dunkelheim at the first opportu-
nifty.
Gas we were driving out on the
island this afternoon, professor" she
said: II saw some OF the most beauti-
full herds of Jersey cows that 1 have
ever seen in my life"
"Ah?"
"And at one place tho cows beyond
the fence contemplated us with such
gentle, tender eyes and such soulful
moos that for moment | forgot their
practical value in their aesthetic attrac-
tons. But after all, l thought, it is
not for their beauty that we should
value them, but for the butter they
produce"
"Um.''
Mrs. Sharpe ratified on about the cows
for q conversational mile or two with
out drawing out any response from the
professor. ut is because he thinks l
don't know any thing about the way
butter is made that he won't talk, y
thought Mrs. Sharpe. "Well, | will
convince him that do know something
| about it. And she proceeded to dis
cuss the creamery methods in vogue in
Vermont, with an infinite deal of talk
about coolers and temperature and me-
| chanical butter workers, and 50 on.
She hadn't crammed on the subject all
| the afternoon for nothing
D
But not a word could she get out of
the professor beyond I'm" and "Ah. "
He was plainly very much bored, and
edged away after awhile. Mrs. Sharpe
was in despair.
Presently Mrs. Marlborough Cr9sus
got her into the corner, and said:
''Why, what in the world do you
mean by talking forever to Prof. Won
Dunkelheim about COWS, and cream
cries, and all that sort of thing?"
isn't that his speciality? Didn't you
| tell me sop
"Why, never in the world"
"What is it, then, for Heaven 8
sake?"
''Buddah, of course. He's written
| any number of books about Buddhism. y
There is a marked GOODNESS now be-
tween Mrs. Sharpe and Mrs, Marlbor-
ough Crnsus Mrs. Sharpe, says that
a woman who pronounces ''Buddah"
like ''butter'' is hardly fit for cultivated
society boston Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-09-11
Nine Spanish Kings and Queens.

There are at the present time, in
Guiding the Carist dynasty in partibus,
no fewer than nine Kings and Queens
of Spain. First, there is the infant
King upon the throne, and his mother,
the Queen Regent; then come the eX-
Queen Isabella and her husband, King
Francis; thirdly, the ex-King Amadeo,
brother of the King of Italy; and last
ly, the four Carlists--Don Juan Ill.
and his Queen, Dona Beatrix of Este.
the former of whom abdicated in favor
of his son, Don Carlos, who, with his
wife, Dona Margaret, makes up the
total. An anecdote is told of the ex-
King Amadeo paying visit to the ex-
Queen Isabella in Paris few years
ago, when Don Carlos was announced,
whereupon Amadeo took his leave, CO.
serving with smile; 81 don't think
three sovereigns of Spain ought to be
in one room. V0pity Fair.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-09-11
PROGRESS OF TELEGRAPHY.
Communication without IA Break Between
London and Calcutta.

London and Calcutta.
An Englishman, after having been
shown the operations of the pneumatic
tube for carrying parcels in New York,
said: Il have seen just one thing
more wonderful than that I have
talked by cable from London to Cal
cutta, India, over seven thousand miles
of wire. Two years ago | called upon
Managing Director w. Andrews, of the
European Telegraph Company,
at No. ID Old Broad street, London.
1t was Sunday evening, and the wires
were not very busy. Mr.. Andrews called
upon Emden, a German town. Give
me Odessa he wired. In few
seconds we got the signal from the
Russian seaport city, and asked for
Teheran, the capital of Persia. Call
Kurrachee,' said Andrews. In less
than half minute we were signaling
that Indian town. The signals came
at the rate of fifteen words a minute.
After learning that the London office
was testing the long wires. Kurrachee
gave us Agra, and we chatted pleasant
ly for few minutes with the operator
on duty there. In short time the
operator switched us on the cable to
the Indian capital, Calcutta. At first
the operator there could not believe
that he was talking to London, and he
asked, in the Morse language: is that
really London, England?' 1t was a
wonderful achievement, natalie CON-
muncation without break between
the capital of the English nation and
the seat of her government in India,
seven thousand miles away, as the bird
| flies. IN. o. Times Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-09-11
WHAT GIRLS ARE WANTED.

Girls of brain, and girls of heart,
Who are ready to do their part;
Willing to lend a hand on the way,
These are the girls that are wanted to-day.
Girls of strength and girls of will,
Ready any place to fill;
Willing to work with all their power,
These are the girls that are wanted this hour
Not the weak-willed listless band,
Who sit and dream with idle hand;
But those ready, with honest zeal,
To put their shoulders to the wheel
Not the careless, selfish crowd,
Shallow-hearted. cold and proud;
But the honest brave and true,
Doing grandly what they do.
Wanted, girls of mind and might,
Wanted, girls of truth and ght,
Wanted girls to help the rest,
Wanted, girls, the highest, best.
E. S. BrOlon, in linton Signal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-09-11
TEMPERANCE.
THE WEE SMA' VOICE,


y nid Sandy" said the wee sma' voice,
g fhe sun has game to rest:
The lammies safe in the fauld,
The brides in the nest.
Haze ye forgot your hame, mon,
The cot on Bradda moor,
The blcker o the candle light,
The facle at the door? :.
Haze We forgot the wife, mon,
And weanie bide alane,
WI parritch pot and nightfa', mon,
Aboon the ingle stane!
" Eth, mon, ye ken the tears doom IA
Upon the gowdcn Groom;
But weel We loe the yui-hoose mon.
And tankards O the toon.
"The hours they come, the hours they
gang,
The cock it gins to craw;
And moo, beyont sweet Bradda's braes,
The. day it gins to daw.
% maun We break your Allies heart
Tho tears were made to ia,
Tho weel We ken her wOmans heart
Will loe ye through it a?
3" Puir Sandy" said the wee sma' voice,
MAR than the God aboon-
Ay, mair than the wife ana wean, We Toe
The tankards O the toon"
" Y. Independent
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-09-11

THE national temperance hospital in
Chicago is filled with patients. In no
case has alcohol been used, and the
death rate has been lower than in other
hospitals in the city.-M " Christian
.AdU0cate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-09-11

THE Temperance people of Russia
petitioned the Emperor, two years ago,
for permission to hold meetings, and
have only just received his permit
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-09-11

Sweet lemons are favorite Mexi-
can dainty. They are the shape, color
and size of the lemons of commerce,
but are sweeter than bananas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-09-11

"A foul ball knocked into crowd
of men at Topeka hit q negro in the
eye with such force that his eyesight
was destroyed.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-07-16

ed by millions the growers are a few
thousands. shall waste no time on the
consumer. He is the forgotten party al
ways. and is so ignorant and befogged
that he is always counted upon to assist
in his own impoverishment. SO | shall
remember the poor wool grower only,
who. in spite of the enormous war-tarih
on foreign wools is selling his own clip
at abiect and discouragng figures, and at
the same time sees his foreign rivals
beautiful woods from Australia and South
America undersell him in his own mar
ket. Truly hard case. What follows
eign woods from our immense demand,
giving Il natural and not an artificial pro
lection to native woods. The history of
the prices of wool in England under
varying tariffs is conclusive. Next Il
wide market, making an increased de-
mand, for the cards will be busy and the
shuttles fly because mankind and not
Yankees only want our goods. 1t may
be that Ohio and other sections where
wool growing has ceased to be profitable
through natural causes will lose their
old-time sceptre, and unless they are pro-
tected by tariff from the cheap land
and pauper labor of California, Montana
and Texas, they will lose it in any event
very soon" Bro Garrison don't explain
Just how all the woods of the world are
to be marketable here without restraint,
and yet prices advance. nor does he tell
where the markets are to get the wool
now grown only in the Ohio valley.
Rowland Hazard, one of that inconsis-
tent and selfish class of manufacturers
who are protcctionists for themselves
and free traders for everybody else, said
by letter: II am particularly DESTROYS to
see free wool. think it would promote
the interest of wool growers and wool
manufacturers and all consumers. There
should. then. be moderate duty on
goods This is sufficient to show the
tenor of the gathering, at which, be it
said to their credit, few manufacturers
were Nationdl .Tockmon.