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The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-27
High License.

The greatest enemy of the temper
ance cause to-day is the movement in
favor of high license. 1t is movement
which has in its circle many of our best
citizens and truest friends of temper
ance. They have been drawn in
thither by arguments which seemed
good, and their advocacy of high license
has. in measure, shut their mouths
and stopped their efforts in favor of the
suppression of the liquor traffic. The
arguments in favor of high license are
generally as follows: 1t will, We are
told, reduce the number of saloons. But
as a matter OF fact it does not usually
reduce the sale of liquor in any village
or city adopting it. Chicago has almost
as many saloons under high license as
it had under low license, and the pic
ture which the Daily News draws of
the influence Of the saloons in this city
is by no means too strong. The saloons
are open nearly all day on Sunday. The
whole city is in disgrace, being under
the power of the liquor men. 1t has
one Representative in Congress who is
a saloonkeeper; it has delegation in
the State Legislature comprising sew
eral saloonkeepers; it has a mayor own
ing property leased to the lowest grog-
geries in the city; it has eight saloon
keepers in the city council. with six
other aldermen directly or indirectly in
terested in saloons, and, until recently,
many Of the polling places in the city
were located in the lowest liquor dens
to be found. The municipal govern
ment of Chicago is under the power Of
rum. All this under the high-license
system. DR.. T.. s. Henson, leading
Baptist clergymen, declares that the
authorities Of the city are in league
with the law-breakers, and says it is
uncovering the mouth Of hell itself TO
take look at the power which the sa-
loon exercises in the city government.
He says unless it Is arrested the city is
doomed, that 1t is honey-combing the
very foundations of society, charging
the chambers with dynamite. DIR.
Lyman Abbott, Of New York, has re-
Gently become the advocate Of this
system. and in an address made not
long since gave reports from Cairo.
Quincy, and Vandalia, Illinois, In favor
of high license.
Knowing how easy it il to he imposed
upon. and unaware Of the sources OF
DIR. Abbott's information, we wrote
letters to the pastors Of the Methodist
and Presbyterian churches of these
cities. Here follows four letters, oil
certifying high license to be fraud and
curse to these places. Wehaye space
for but one.. High license Is no bone
fit to our town. We have as many a.
looms under high license as in former
years. High license a. well - low
says, Givel Give!! When Q man ID
licensed to sell intoxicating liquors he
ID licensed 10 murderl
Il es "A lIs ss.fs N " m NJ 4 Ynnxh1 Tnok0R
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-27

- AT a meeting at Tower City Oh
Wednesday, Of representatives Of the
Milwaukee and ST. Paul company and
directors of the Dakota and Great
Southern, arrangements were perfected
to construct fifty-flve miles of road from
Andoyer, on the Hastings and Dakota
division of the Milwaukee and st. Paul,
north to point about twelve miles
south Of Lisbon, on branch Of the
Northern Pacific. This will leave gap
Of only twelve miles between the north
and south Dakota railroad systems.-
Huron Times.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-27

THE House committee have reported
favorabiy the Senate bill increasing the
militia appropriation, but reduced the
amount from $500, 900 to 100000. The
bill also provides for the exchange Of
the old arms now used by the militia
for the regulation arms used by the
regulars.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-27

The president has called for the re-
signation of Gov. Murray, Of Utah. He
contemplates recognizing the terri
torial government. Gov. Murray has
done noble work for Utah in vigor-
ously prosecuting violations Of the law
by the Mormons. He has done his duty
needless of their threats.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-27

A NEW feature Of the strike is TO be
presented. Judge Dillon has decided
that railroad company can recover
from the Knights of Labor for all
damage done, and Jay Gould says he
will test it in the courts. He says there
is no reason for compromise, and he
will fight it to the bitter end.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-27
REPRODUCTION OF A HUMAN JOINT.
The Case OF . hallway Guard
Power Of Repairing Injuriss

tst. Geor: Mivart In Fortnightiy Revisw.l
] may quote, as an example. the cass q
a railway guard, whose arm had hen 70 In
iurad thai H.. L>a s~v~. sv.mssvtiUd - kop&os
the elbow with It's joint cut out but who
afterwards developed new joint aimost q
g2S8rf g2S8r ~ she tse outer bone Of the ,owsr sr ssAa
radius-ends above in . smooth -surfaco1
cup, which play, against part Of the lower
eE3 OF the bone Of the upper arm, or hum
erus, while its side also plays against Tbs
side Of the other hons Of the lower arm--the
ulna-- with ths interposition OF Q cart1lagiu-
Gus surfaos. The radius and vlaa ere
united to ths humsrus by dense and strong
membranes or ligaments which pass b.
tween it and them anteriorly, postsri0rly.
and on each side, and are attached TO rro-
jecting processes, one on each side Of tho
hamerus. Such was the condition ct Tho
parts which were removed by the surgeon
Nine yea rs after the operation the patient
died, and Mr.. Syms lad the opportunity u
dissecting the arm, which In the meantime
had served tho poor man perfectly well. hs
having been In the habit Of swinging him
self by it from ono carriage to another while
the train was in motion quite as easily AMI
securely rs with the other arm. On eKamin-
alton Mr.. Syme founi that the arnputatsl
surface, aad playei both on the humsrus
and the ulna, Q material something liks
cartilage being intsrposed The ends Of Tho
bones Of tbs forearm wers locked In by two
processes projecting downward from the
homeru, AMI also strong lateral and stiN
stronger anterior and posterior lieaments
again bound them fast to the last named
bons. 1t would be easy to bring forward .
number of more or less similar csssa
The amount Of reproduction Of lost parts
which may take place In many Of the lower
animals Is astonishing Thus the tails oe
lizards, II broken of, will grow again, and
the limbs OF nevis will b reproduced. wfta
their bonos muscles, blood vessels. and
nerves Even the eye and lower Jaw have
been seen to be reproduced in the lastsnams6
animals II certain worms b cut In ewo.
each half will become q perfect animal. ths
head producing q new tail and the tail new
head; and worm called nais has been cut
into as many a. twenty-A five psrts with =
like result But tho most remarkable anil
NAL for the power Of repairing injuries b
the fresh. water hydra. almost any fragmsne
Of which WILL under favorable cirOum-
stances, grow int new AID entire eresh
animal.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-27
Confederate "Improvisei Foot-0eas.~
Murray In Washington Republicanl

murray In washington HepuO5tco0.l
Now, the seven days tramping In ths mu4
Of the Chickahominy swamps had pretty
we'll used up the shoes Of tho troops before
tho mar:h began and, 40 Il was nscssarily
Q forced ono, there was large numhse q
men barefooted even before ~ arrived -
the RarpahanLock. As . good portion g
the marching was made On turnpikss which
were In very bad condition, those who
were without shoes were soon lanaed By ou1n
and stone-bruises on their fest and, oe
and would have been Of no account h .
could have managed to get up 70 whsTo ~
line Of battle was formed.
This evil became Of serious prup,soions
even before we arrived at The Rappahon-
mock a. above stated, and 10 ysmsdy -
matter as tar - possible Gen. Lee ordsreio .
shoemaker TO b detailed from each rsgi-
ment to cut from NE hides Of the besvss
slain each night . species OF mocoasins which
would aRori some protection 10 tie fseA
When fellow donnsd pair oe the1s M
couth arrangements with the hair out -
looked like Q trough footsd Nco4s sura
enough. Now, - Ion: - tAs hides rsmainst
green they were easy to NJ lea
but when from contact with the M
and dusty roads they became dyy
and a. hard as sheet iron. thoy Wsss
simply instruments OF torture sceommodat-
Ing themselves 10 the shape oe the foot and
rasping on skin and dssh q every s1sA
The only way 10 get them OF The swoIlsas
blistsrsd. and bleeding feet was 70 eut thsn
or Tho writer was ons OF the unfortuaaeos
who had painful expsrisncss oe this ~inpre
vissd foot-gear," ~ Gen. Lee stylsd u ana
- . consequence was - thoroughly ds>
ablsd - to b unabls 10 taks part = IA
battles oe second ManasnaA South Aounr
tain. end Antietam, having bssa IN heh11l
whom The army eroassa over Into 1arylanA
These fooe-tcrturss unay have been eosU
ING IN dbguiss fce - howessrs To- -
Hsvsntssnth rsgimsn1 ~ heavily - oonN
A~<
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-27

THE DAKOTA VETERAN, a monthly
paper published at the Sentinel office
Madison, in the interest of the old sol.
diers, is before us. 1t is a neat paper,
and only SO cents per year. Lend il
yOur SlppOrt
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-27

THE delay in the issue of the second
volume Of General Grants book pro-
ceeds from a curious cause. An ex-
perienced literary man, who has been
employed to index the work, finds that
General Grant, in its preparation, had
no thought of indexing, and spoke all
through his book Of Smiths. and
Joneses, and other officers, by their last
names only, without giving any clue to
their identity. There are twenty-foui
Smiths mentioned, and only occasion.
ally Is the Christian name included
This popularity has added much work
of research and veriacati0n to the
labors OF the indexer, and has delayed
the appearance Of the volume for I
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-27

people, and the people Of south Dakota
will. if they stand fast, also make a
majority. Self assertion within the
limits of law is the only hope. If we
waver we deserve to fail, and should
fail.--Joha Il. O,cen in Press and Ddko-
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-27

WE would inform an irquiring cor.
respondent that the letters .. X. are a
popular abbreviation Of AuXcayes, COM
mon in our grandfather's day. A CEN
tury ago the best tobacco came from
Auxcayes--and the best of great
many other things-so that it passed
into proverb that the best was q. X.
During the Jackson campaign the
reptile press" invented that lie about
General Jackson imagining the letters
q. X. to stand for "oll korrect," which
they said was his spelling of "all cor.
rect. Manddn Pioneer.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-27

A WAsHINGT2N dispatch says: 1t is
understood that Major General Scho-
field viii be transferred to the division
Of the Atlantic, with headquarters at
New York: that Major General Terry
will be assigned to the command of the
division of the Missouri, with head
quarters at Chicago, and that General
Howard will be given command Of the
division Cf the Pacific, with headquar-
ters at San Francisco. The proposed
transfer of General Schofield is said to
be in strict accord with his expressed
desire.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-27

WILLIAM l.. TRENHOLM, of South
Carolina, has been appointed Comp
troller of the Currency. He has been
acting as Civil Service Commissioner
for the past few months.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-27

A NEWSPAPER in Illinois recently
brought suit against forty-three men
who would not pay their subscription,
and obtained judgment in each case for
the full amount Of the claim. Of these,
twenty-eight made affidavit that they
owned no more property than the law
allowed them, thus preventing attach
ments. Then under decision Of the
Supreme Court they were arrested for
petty larceny and bound over in the
sum of $500 each. All but six gave
bonds, while the six went TO jail.-Er.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-27

A WASHINGTON dispatch says: The
House committee on territories has de-
cided to take up the Dakota bill next
Wednesday. Friends Of that measure,
believe the committee will report bill
for the admission of the southern half
of tie territory. and express strong
hopes of its passage. The majority of
the committee are understood to be in
favor of reporting bills for admission of
three northwestern territories, and
leaving it to the judgment OF Congress
as to the question of their passage.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-27

TIE Mackin election fraud case has
been decided in the United States Su-
preme court. The decision is that the
case did not properly come before them,
it being started by information instead
of indictment by grand jury. This
takes off the two years Imprisonment
imposed by Judge Blodgett, but does
not effect the five years sentence he is
now serving out for perjury. The case
goes back to the lower court to be pro
ceeded with by indictment.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-27

APOSTLE CANNON failed to show up
for trial at Salt Lake City, and forfeit ed
his $4,000 bail. His liberty is valuable
to him.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-27

TIE HURON .ALCAID is now all
printed at home. A decided improve
ment.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-27

TIE Senate has passed bill grant
ing pension of 81, ZOO year to General
UancOck's widow.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-27
w. c. T. u. AND TEMPERANCE

This department Is conducted by the ladies
OF the w. c. Il. T., who are responsible for all
that appears In 1t.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-27

GOVERNOR PIERCE has designated
the oath day Of April as Arbor Day.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-17
Satanic Flower Of the Sea.

One of the most exquisite wonders of
the sea is called the opelet, about the
size of the German aster, and looking,
indeed, very much like one. Imagine a
very large double aster, with a great
many long petals of light green color,
glossy rs satin, and each tipped with the
color of a blush rose. These lovely petals
do not lie quietly in their places, however,
but wave about in the water while the
Opelet clings to a rock. You have no idea
how pretty and innocent it looks on its
immoyable bed. Would anyone suspect
that it would feast upon anything grosser
than dew and sunbeams, Let us watch this
satanic plant-fOr it is a devil of q flower
a while, and see what it will do with
those pretty, graceful arms. You will
see in a moment-for there comes a fool
ish little fish-do you see that little fish
wrigCling and sinking! ahl it has dis
appeared. Yes; it was struck dead by
poison by those pretty arms, which was as
fatal as the rattlesnake's bite, and in an
instant tremendous mouth opened and
the victim was swallowed whole-by the
innocent looking opelet-a scaly thing
for flower to do surely.-Ben. C. Tru-
man in New York Times.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-17
The Laws of Heredity.

Carefully prepared, beautifully illustrated,
and expensive books and periodicals are pub
hshed in great number to teach the breeder
how to turn to account the forces of heredity;
but little or nothing is said or done to teach
the world how to apply the same great forces
to the elevation Of humanity, physically, in
tellectually and morally. Many are the
physical, mental and moral weaknesses and
diseases resulting from or perpetuated by ig-
norance or disregard Of the laws of hereditary
influence. sit greatly to the honor Of this
age that man studies more thoroughly the
breeding and character of the animals he pur-
poses coupling than be does those of the per
sons whom the unguided fancy of his children
lead them 10 wedi Breeders so manage their
stock as to avoid reproducing defects, and to
secure desirable POINTS They assert that
the skillful breeder can, in few generations
develop almost any desired type of animal
Shall principles so long and successfully ap-
piled to the improvement Of the lower ami
malS remain unused for the development Of
their masteri Shall not at least as much be
done for the improvement of mankind by the
study, development, and application Of the
laws Of heredity to that purpose as has been
done by their aid for the improvement of the
beasts Of the fieldi Is man less worth the ef-
fort than theyAE W. Perry in The Cur
rent
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-17

stalled there on tneir return. Tnat per-
nicious influence would not be taken out
OF their lives forever.
Il can never forget that 1t was Aunt
Dora who sent me to school, said Grace,
in her confidential talk with her step
mother, while Sir Allan slept peacefully
on the other side of the railway carriage
which was taking them to Genoa "She
is the only person that ever parted me
from my father
But | believe there is one other person
who has the same malicious intention.
Grace" answered Lady Darnel, smiling at
her. "If Mr.. Colchester comes to spend
Christmas at Venice with US, ss he threat
ems, | fancy il will be with the hope of
persuading you to exchange Darnel park
for the manor before long"
He is a most persistent young man,
said Grace, blushing. 81 hope it won't
bore you to have him in Venice"
Il shall he delighted to have him. He
has always been my friend. He has never
looked coldly down upon me as other peo-
pie have done at Darnel"
Il believe that coldness was mostly
Aunt Dora's fault"
said Grace and she was right, for on Lady
Darnel's return to her husbands house in
the spring, and upon the announcement of
Grace's engagement to Edward Colchester
people who had held themselves somewhat
aloof before hastened to Darnel to offer
their congratulations upon that pleasant
event, ond somehow before the year was
out the neighbOrhood began to understand
that Lady Darnel was a really charming
person, and that Sir Allan was altogether
fortunate in his second marriage.
Sir Allan's second wife received such
tardy attentions somewhat coldly, and did
not by any means fling herself into the
newly opened arms of the neighbOrhood,
but Grace's marriage, which took place
early in August, brought about festivities
and visitings that necessarily drew Lady
Darnel into county society. She stinted
no splendOrs or hospitalities that beseemed
the marriage of her husbands daughter
and heiress with n man of wealth in the
neighborhoo6, and she bore herself at all
these festivities with quiet dignity which
impressed even the doubters.
Whatever she may have been in the
past, she must always have been lady"
said that pleasant old Lady Seattercash,
who had lived every hour of her life in
London and Paris, before she took to wear
ing poke bonnets and holding mothers
meetings in Wiltshire; land that is the
main point after all We don't want to
pry into peoples past lives, but we can
not receive ci-devant bar-maids or ballet
girls"
Lady Darnel is so completely happy in
her husbands love, and in the perfect con-
fidence now established between them,
that she can afford to be very Indifferent
to the opinions of the county. She has re-
ceiyed cheering news from New Zealand,
where Stuart Mackenzie has been behav-
ing well and winning friends.
THE END.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-17
A New Stimuiau

New Nor C'r h a 70 Journal
The fashionable woman of New York
is un Justly accused of many follies, and
especially is she maligned as 10 her habits
of drink. 1t is true that inebriety is
known among those who ought to be in
all things gentle aud refined, but it is
false that drunkenness in women amounts
TO anything comparable with the evil
among men. Moreo er the use of opium
in its various forms is nowhere near so
general as reckless writers have made il
out
Bat new stimulant really has come
into sudden and extensive liking by the
girls of New York. 1t is auinine, the
great medical tonic of the civilized world,
and. one which, as physicians will tell you
ought not to be habitually swallowed
The girls are taking it in liquid form
They call it Cslisaya after the name of
the Peruvian bark from which the drug
is obtained. and they stand up at soda.
water counters. like little men at a bar.
to drink it. The sweetened extract is put
into glass, as sirup ordinarily is, before
the carbonated water is fixed in, and it is
amusing to watch the anxiety of the fair
bummers to get stiff horns 1t is only in
the lowest of groggeries that whisky is
portiOned out n glasses that will hold no
more than what the seller considers a
squire drink. The almost universal bar
practice is to let man measure his own
whisky by a mental adjustment of his
appetite and his honor.
Il tried the experiment. said Broad
way druggist when | asked him why he
did not introduce that masculine fashion
TO the bellies, and found il wouldn't do
at all The daintiest dear with the
calisaya bottle in her little hands won't
hesitate 10 fill the glass to within an inch
Of the top She doesn't blush with the
faintest tinctlre of shame, and | have
known her. after swallowing part of the
nearly clear extract, to placidly request us
to fill the tumbler with the soda that it
wouldn t hold at first Thus she got
practically two drinks for one payment
But it isL't altogether to protect our
profits that We prevent the girls from
dolliEg out their tipple after the manner
of men: il Is to save them from destruc-
ton The appetite for quinine grows on
them; they constantly feel craving for
more and more of the exhilarating stimu-
liant; and 1t is really matter of con-
science with me to fool them with a weak
but highly colored preparation instead of
the strong Quinine-
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-17

The Right to Shoot.

1t is an ordinary affair in country life
for a farmer to discharge q shotgun at
trespasSerS, and he seems to be unaware
of the fact that he can oe convicted Of
murder, in case the shot proves fatal.
The same impression, although in less
degree, prevails in the city. There are
thousands of shopkeepers who would not
scruple to shoot a person caught robbing
their till, and as for a hOusebreaker,
there is scarcely one man In a million
who would not think himself justified in
shooting down the scoundrel at sight.
Yet little reflection should convince any
one that he has no right to shoot in any
of the above cases.
The law ON this point is sufficiently ex-
olicit. You are not to shoot unless in peril
Of your life, and not then, unless there is
no chance of escape by flight. You may
shoot burglar or a highwayInan be-
cause you have a right to infer that the
burglar or highwayman is armed and will
shoot you, and because you cannot es-
cape. But you have no right TO shoot the
thief whom you may detect in leaving
your hall with your oyercOat, nor the
pickpOcket whom you catch with his hand
in your pocket. The principle upon
which the law is founded is obvious. You
have a moral and legal right TO defend
your life or the life of fellow being, but
you have no right to be the judge and
executioner in the case of a misdemeanor
or felony. The courts exist for the pur-
pose of furnishing the crimes of house.
breaking, felony thieving and fruit steal
ing, and when you presume too punish
them you are rightly amenable to the law.
If it were not for some such provision, so
ciety would fall into chaos.
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