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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-06-17
Northern Pacific.

NVIOllcTu aC1nCs
Going East, ccomodation, ,.... Arrives 5:s5 o m
Departs 5:35 p m.
Going West, Accom- odation . Arrives a.nf, a m
Departs 9:1O IN
Duly except Sunday.
On and after June 4th n passenger train will
run Dolly between Wahpeton and st. Paul.
Minneapolis. .S:3s n n m
Arriving at Wahpeton.. $40 3 m
Leaving WahpetOn. 7:3D m
Arriving at Minneapolis is............7:S i m
1T 81 raul. $50 a m
PULLMAN SLEEPING CARS
are run without change on all trains from ST.
Paul and Minneapolis and Fargo and Duiu tn
for beauty and comfort these cars are uns ur.
passed.
ELEGANT HORTON CHAIR CARS.
on day trains between Fargo and Mandan These
Cars are fixed with new reclining chairs. ana
offer speial attractions to the traveller,
SUPERB DINING CARS
withou exception, the finest on the continent
are run on all trains. First-class meals, 75c.
Persons wishing to purchase tickets East. I.
west, North or South, will find it to their adyan
tage to get them via this line. G. A. HAWKES.,
Agent.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-06-17

Who rung that fire alarm ?
Bee Hive Grocery sells 20 pounds
prunes for $1.00. 10,
The Wahpeton nine expects to
play Fairmount nine, Saturday.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-06-17
WAHPETON'S ADJUSTMENTS
see|y's Opera House.

ROLLER RINK.
Open Wednesdays and Saturdays. Band
music evenings of latter day.,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-06-17

st: Paul to and from Wahpeton, daily, Cassel-
ton to and from WahpetOn, daily except Sunday
H. WARREN, Gen. Pass Agt.
H. H. ST JOHN, Local Agt, Wahpeton.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-16
4 New England borrower.


Tho wife of certain suburbanite was
that nuisance among good cooksa
perpetual borrower One day it was a
cupful Of sugar; the next, "a box Of bluing
and lie clothes AyriiTgtr@5 anil so- on.
And she WASH { half rs good at returnI
riug-as she was at borrowing. On@ day
id the milistof her cooking not an .egg
was to be found Over She went to. o.DNt,
of her neighbors, Il .wid0yr of sfhali
means. and borroMed 'fsSe two or tllred
eggs she happened to Esse in the housed
Several weeks el:ufrd. when one forc.
noon She sippeared III The widows kitch.
EN- wIth three eggs ii 4 paper bag.
.Gdod morning, Mrs. S. Ihave come
40 return something You let me have the
other day had boiled eggs for break
fast this morning and these are three ]
had left over. Eggs arc eggs, you
know. Boston Record.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-16
Lapland Customs on New Years Eve

At d. m. a large dish or bucket is
filled with cold water and placed by the
fire. Then the master of the house takes
Il piece of lead or tin, which is cut into
pieces and placed IN Il little iron pot to
melt Some of the men are then chosen
TO watch the metal, and when it is
melted the master g the ceremony pours
ii suddenly into The water while he
mentions the masters name The
metal Is then carefully taken out of the
water and placed ON table or bench.
The forms and marks of the metal are
then supposed to foretell fhc fortune or
misfortune that awaits the master in
the new year. Dark spots mean sor-
row and bright spots Joy. Then the
nlistress's fate is foretold, and so on
through the whole household, and, as is
to be expected, the last melts are the
darkest; aud 50 the last one has. to say
the least of it, u poor chance of much
good luck coming out of the pot. Some
times the last melting is for the house us
whole, and the metal is often kept by
the mistress until next New Years eve,
when it is mixed with the new metal in
the first melting. This being over, sup
per, something the same as that on
Christmas eve. is laid; and that being
over the old folks retire, but the young
ones have plenty TO do. Every girl now
wants to see what sort of lover she is
to have, and in order to do SO sets off to
u neighbors wood store Tor if that is
too far, it will do to go to the wood
stack near the house, only it is not so
good), and when she gets there she
must stand with her back TO the wood
and take piece over her left shoulder,
which she must not look at until she
gets into the house. If the piece of
wood is seemly log, why then her
lover will be handsome fellow, and
vice versa. Sometimes the lads try to
read their future in like manner.
During these solemn mysteries there
must be no talking or laughing; nay,
not even smile. There is another
way, but it does not appear to be much
practiced, as it is regarded as wicked.
1t is as follows: In vacant room, such
rs the bath-house. q table is placed in
the middle of the floor, and on it are
placed two glasses, one containing
water, and the other corn brandy. The
girl who wishes to know her fate takes
a broom and sweeps the room carefully
three times against the sun, and before
she has finished her third round her
lovers apparition win appear, and ac-
cording to the glass he drinks out Of, so
will he be Il sober or drunken man.
Before going to bed some folks pull off
their shoes and throw them over the
left shoulder toward the door. Ii the
shoes poinf fo the door then the throWel.
will either die or remove during the
new year, and vice versa. Notes and
Queries.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-16
weather proverbs for rebruary.
Double-faced February.
February 2d bright and cl
Gives Il good fiux year.


February 2d bright and clear
Gives Il good fax year.
There is always a fine week in Feb
ruary.
Violent north winds in February
herald fruitful year.
When the north wind does not blow
in February it will surely come in
March.
When the cat in February lies in the
sun she will again creep behind the
stove in March.
For every thunder with rain in Feb
ruary there will be cold spell in Nav.
II February gives much snow
A fine summer II doth forpehow.
February makes a bridge and March
breaks it.
There can be no doubt that many
popular weather proverbs are worth
considering, but that they are not to be
depended on is seen in the fact that they
often contradict each other, of which
take the following illustrations:
If on the I'd of February the goose
finds it wet, then the sheep will have
grass on March %.
When drops hang ON the fence on the
2dof February, icicles viii hang .here on
the 25th of March. Boston JourRal
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-16
wHIsxEY REVOLUTIONARY.
Al Great Discovery.
lFrem be- SC YoIk TImss.l ]

From the %ew York Times
What bids fair to reyplutionize The
icuor business in this country is recent
claim OF Baltimore concern. to have dis
covered secret process of eliminating
fusei oil from whiskey. There is proba-
bly, nothing in the last century that has
been the source OF more investigation
and experiment, among scientists and
chemists. than the search after this Sc
cret, and if the firm in Baltimore possesses
it-as they evidently do. judging from the
statements OF oiir NEST eminent men or
science. and the fact that they openly SUBJ
init their product TO the analysis OF any
Intelligent chemist, and challenge the
fading of any trace of fusel oil or other
t2isonous ingredients, therein-they will
ipieed. not only revoIutionize this trade,
bat will reform. in q great measure. the
practice Of medicine. Already, owing to
the aIacrity with which physicians take
hold OF 1T, it has begun to be tho recOg-
nizrd stimulant in the treatment of dis
eases, such as consumption, dyspepsia,
malaria and recovery from all wasting
maladies. 1t is likely, therefore, not only
to supercede all other whiskies. but bran
dies, wines and the ike. viii have to suc-
latter and whiskey being the percentage
OF alcohol they contain, this new whis-
key which is said to be absolutely free
from fusel oil, will only have to be dilut-
ed, in order 20 make it correspond in
strength with any desired stimulant. The
absence in IT.. of this active poison fusel
oil, will also make it the only stimulant.
not followed by after effects, most unde-
sirable In their character aud so notable
in the use OF all other stImulants. The
proprietors are distilling their new whis-
key from malt, and combining, as it does
a food and stimulGnt quality. it will no
doubt have a tendency on account of its
medicinal virtues to wean over many OF
the present devotees of rye, corn and ether
decoctions, In which the fatal fusel oil is
ever present. This whiskey Is said to be
very agreeable 60 the taste, and has be-
come very popular with invalids and 9TH
ers. to whosa most stimulants are objsc-
tiOnable
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-16
The Arabs Fata!Isn..

The wild Arab Of the desert is as
fcrocious as ihe North American
Indian. In place of the Iodian's de-
light 10 warfare, be has a profound
faith 10 'kismet'1~-in his fate On
two days. as Emerson puts it in one.
Of bis poems, it is useless to fear
death--the day on which you are APP
pointed to die and the day on which
you are not appointed. On the first
neither balm nor physician can
save;" on the second, no power can
send one to the grave.
With this creed for an armor, and
the further conviction that If fate de-
C7ees bis death he will awake ia q
Mohammedan paradise, the followers
OF the prophet are formidable enennies.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-16
Brain Power.

Lazy persons die young. 1t Is the
active in body and brain who live to
extreme old age, as a rule. 1t Is
abundantly proven that exercise Of
the mind invigorates its bodily re-
ceptacle, even when that exercise Ia
carried to an apparently extreme
point. The brain, the reservoir Of
energy to the rest of the system, IN
creases in volume and vigor by use.
just as the arm of the blacksmith or
the leg of the dancer gains ia mus-
cular development. The general sys.
tenn benefits by the enhanced brain
power, and greater vitality and
longevity is the result. Work BY
method and on system, even whoa
severe, is actually conducive to 1t,
while the torpor of idleness or the
excitement Of Iitful effort are the sure
precursors of mental and physical
degeneration. This is q useful doe
trine to preach. and still more usefal
to practice.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-16

For sick room, the sand bag Is.
invaluable Get some clean, fine sand;
dry it thoroughly 10 kettle on the
stove. Make bag about eight inches
square, of flannel Gil it with the dry
sand; sew the opening carefully to-
getLer and cover the bag with cotton
or linen. This will prevent the sand
from sitting out, and will also enable
you TO heat The bag quickly, by
placing II 10 the oven or even on top
the stove. After once using this you
will never again attempt TO warm the
feet or hands of sick person with .
bottle Of hot water or a brick. The
sand holds the heat long time, and
the bag can be tucked up TO the back
without hurting the invalid. 1t is :
good plan to make two or three of the
bags aDk keep them on hand, ready
for use at any time when needed.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-16
Famaus Phrases or the Last Decade
ON the Utica Observer.

From the Utica Observer
sufructp-S. j Tilden.
Bright Sunlight Of P0bIicity"
Manton Marble -
Turn the RascaIs .0ut1-THR
Sun.
"Robersonism' THE Sun
"Star-Eyed Goddess OF RefoEq'
Henry WatteFx0fl
Structural Weakness''- Wm G.
Whitney.
Offensive partisansbip' '-sGrover
GieyeIand.
"Eublic Office isa Pyblic Trust
GrOyer Cleveland
"lnnocuous Desuffndc - Gre
Cleveland.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-16

WANTED purchase small
FARM, convenient to Churches and
Schools, with good improvements water
situation-either river or bay; price not
TO exceed $4,000 cash. For information
address the CAPITAL OFFICE. milf
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-16

WANTED.-An energetic pushing
y9ung man to take agency for Life In
surance company who has already an
established business in Annapolis. Ad-
dress by letter with references to
A. IL. Box Cos Posr OFFICE,
most Baltimore, Md.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-16

FL RE. J. ED. MUNROE, will in
sure your properly against fire in one OF
the oldest and best home companies at
moderate rates Real Estate Agency
with Fire Insc at ofIice 53 Maryland
Avenue. milf
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-16
FOR SALE.
NsAiSMALL FARM FOR SsLElGni

"A FARM OF 100 AORES with 1900
to 1900 cords Of uncut Pine Wood and
a small house on it. good land for fruit
or grain, q miles fr m Steamboat land.
ing, can be. bought for $500.
MIN. Apply TO j. EDWARDS MUNRoE.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-16
Special Notice.

We Will insert IN this column advertise
naents Of Wants, For Rent, F0s Sale, Lost,
Found, de-, not exceeding four lines. One
Week, or less, for 25 Gents.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-16

1.-Two dozcn black hen1
said an old woman, add
grocer.
Black lens eggsv q
Il don'E know q black b
any other colored chicA
''TrOtb. then. /
woman.
Then 90 and pick
self. " be replied, poi
basket Of eggs.
The woman did
two dozen Of the
basket.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-16

WANTED. A WHITE WOMAN. to
do general House work. Good wages
viii be paid. Address A. a. Stinch-
comb, St. Margrets p. o., A. A. County,
Md, or apply at the CAPITTL office. 10
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-16
w "A u II e d.

An active BUSINESS NAN in this
County to handle our goods. Excelu-
sive control of county will be given 60
aIsy one investing two hundred d )llars
in goods. Profits large. Indestructi-
bic Fuel and Kinder Co, 81 N. How
ard street, Baltimore, Md. Ia
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-16
Practical 0ptiCian.

The celebrated practical Optician DR.
NJ. Nener from Vienna formerly Optical
Manager OF The Vienna Optician Co !,
will stay here few days at the MARY
land Hotel. where first class eyeglasses
will be made 10 order.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-16
LANG'S
DYSPEPSIA REMEDY.

seRE cvRe FOR ALL FORMS OF
tleay Heartburn, Sick Headache,
s's,'on 4 OF Spirit, Loss Of Appe-
- constipation, &c, caused by
Imperfect digestion.
'ared Gases 10 Years standing.
spoken OF by those who have us
elag the best Dyspepsia Rem
sa known. Prepared only by
NICHOLAS z. LANG,
ruARMACH1ST,
s''sa \ Frederick Aves., Baltimore.
~ sale By all Druggists. Ifit cannot
aea lFom your Druggist send
sae manufacturer. l,f5-lm.
we te CsS.--Slamna Taken.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-16
lAursddy, March 18Th,
Illustrated His CRY of TIE Great
FRANCO GERMAN WAR-l87O & n

Ia All the great battle scenes will be
illustrated by Stolle's unsurpassed FatG
M0TganG, besides 500 other great views.
There is more knowledge to be obtain
cd from seeing this entertainment than
vou could obtain from one years study.
To give the public an idea and the mag
nitude of this entertainment we will say
that the views surpasses Prof. CFomwell's
great illustrated lecture through Europe.
Witness the first entertainments and
ijudge.fOs yourself. Although this is
costly entertainment the proprietor has
put the admission at the low price Of
10, 90 e 80 cents.
Seats on Sale at Goodman's Maryland
Avenue Drug Store.
~ Don't Judge the entertainment by
the prices, as the manager advocates
popular prices of admission. NILS
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-16
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.-Cheap FOR cash. new
Platform WAGON, at f. e. SrRvENss s
Carriage Shop, Prince George st. j2o-tf.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-02-20

N. 0. States: The order of High
Priesthood held its annual session
on the 18th, elected and installed
for the ensuing year Most Excellent
Joseph Potts Hornor, president;
Most Excellent Alfred Shaw, vice
president; Most Excellent James C.
Bachelor, NJ. D., recorder; Most
Excellent Samuel NJ. Todd, con-
ductor; Most Excellent w. T. Ben
edict, steward; Most Excellent Fl.
Marks, guard. The labors being
ended the Grand Lodge was closed
in ample form until the second Mon
day of February next.
Times Democrat: Information has
just been received that the famous
ramie decorticating machine, invent.
ed in France by Schiefner, has ar
rived in New York, on its way to
this city. This machine is intended
to add materially to the resources
of this State and the whole South,
for it is claimed that the obstacle
heretofore existing in the cultivation
of ramie in this country has been
overcome. The Schiefner machine
is claimed to be able to thoroughly
decorticate and clean from Eve to
six tons of ramie stalks per day,
and, at the price for the decorticated
fibre, planters will find the cultiva.
ton OF ramie to pay an immense
revenue.
Lake Charles Echo Owing to
conflicting reports in regard to the
damage done to our orange trees bv
he late freeze, we concluded this
week to make personal investiga.
ton for ourselves and thus set the
matter at rest as far as the injury
done to the orchards in and about
town. To our pleasant surprise we
found that in no cases were the trees
damaged any farther than the
growth of the past year, and even
in some cases we found portions Of
the past years growth still alive and
promising to branch out in the
spring. Upon thorough examina.
tion in the different orchards we are
convinced that the extent of the in.
Jury to our trees will only be the loss
Ok one years growth -and~a small
crop for the next season.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-02-20
"KiIdee's Story"

A yarn under the above heading
is going the rounds of the newspa-
pers. 1t represents the actions Of a
fictitious sharpshooter ofa, Georgia
regiment. He recounts some hair
breadth escapes and eEumerates a
number of fine shots made by him.
Among other things he says:
II am certain l killed General
Banks and Shields. Twas the only
Confederate sharpshooter on our
lines on the days when those gener.
ais wero killed. The enemy were
fourteen and fifteen hundred yards
away, and my rifle was the only gun
that could reach them, was shoot
ing at officers, and l know that
killed them"
Gen. Shields died loug after the
war and Gen. Banks is still alive
and holds good Office under the
Government. Itis safe to say that
the whole thing is made up and
should not be given circulation.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-02-20
A Good Ordinance.

The following ordinance was
passed at the last session Of the 20.
lice jury of the parish Of St. Mary (:
Be it ordained by the police jury
Of the parish Of st. Mary: That all
gambling or betting or any game
of hazard or chance with dice, cards
or bones, or other symbols, be and
the same is hereby prohibited on all
the highways or pnblic thorough.
fares in this parish, and any person
or persons violating this ordinance
shall be fined in the sum Of $40, to
be recovered before any court Of
competent jurisdiction; one half Of
which fine to be given to the infor.
mer and the other half to be placed
in the parish treasury, and in default
of the payment of said fine he or
they shall be imprisoned in the par
isb Jail not to exceed 80 days.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-02-20
pUBLIC " II K " l " G. j.

On the 2nd day OF October. 1882, our
father, Jacob Cole, Sr sold to us all his
harmed cattle and horses, ranging in Yer
million parish, on and uear Mulberry leland,
branded with what is called diamond
With an S, thus: and on the Goth day
q October 1883, onr said father-now de-
ceassd-sold to the undersigned, James
Cole, lots l. 2, and A, of Section %, and
all Of fractional sections 81 and %, i'll
tovnship Il, south of range east, S. w.
district of La, containing 366 $500 acrec,
less about Is acres sold to Lucy Cole.
Sa,d sales were by nntorial acts, executed
before R. G. Smedes and w. b. White,
No,aries Public, and were duly recorded
ia vermilion parish.
with free knowledge of said sales.
Denaise Cole and Joseph Cole, applying
10 the District Court of Vermilion parish
10 be appointed co-administrators of our
said deceased fathers succession. having
knowingly and illegally caused our said
property to be included in public In
yeutory of the property of said succession,
as il it belonged to said succession.
We hereby warn the said Denaise Cole
and Joseph Cole to proceed no further in
their illegal interference with our said
property, and we caution the public
against conntenancing, in any way, such
Illegal ac'ion by said parties, and warn
everyb dy not to buy our said property.
nor any part thereof, f,om any one excep
from us.
Lake Charles, La, Oct. 7th 1885.
JAMES Cote,
JACOB COLE,
Per James Cole, Agent.
Onfohar 11.h lalE
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-02-20
The North. Central and South Ameri
can Exposition.

New ORLEANS, La, August %, 1885.
To the Citizens Of Louisiana:
In consideration of the French and
Spanish ancestry of Louisiana he Direc-
tors Of the approaching Exposition have
projected Creole Exhibit, to be composed
Of snch articles as will represent Louisiana
in the fairest light to the world beyond its
borders
is proposed that in this Exhibit be
collected The portraits of those persons
Who have done honor to Louisiana, those
who have attained eminence in either a
military or IL civil career, in literature, in
the arts, in the sciences.
There also should be all books which
have emanated from the pens CT Louis
ianlans-their musical compositions, and
the paintings produced by their genius
Old letters connected with Louisiana his
tory or bearing the autographs of noted
men; OF which many are lying hidden
ana forgotten amid the time-stained docu-
nsnts in the possession of onr Creole
families. ALI an'ique reliques interesting
rom their popularity, rarity OR extreme
age.
ms Exhibit also calls for all paintings,
statuary, bronzes and metal work having
ar,lstlc merit, and other evidences Of the
culture y, and refined tastes of our people.
Inc Committee Of Ladies for Creole
aAhlolt earnestly request that those own
'ne any of the above named valuable arti-
wy, winch are only incompletely ennmer
a,ea, Will not wait to be called on person.
any anu importuned for loans, but will
.sne forward with patriotic zeal and
yuel W sDelr treasures. Such kindness OH
'nelf part would save the Committee from
,1ns ana fatiguing research, and enable
suem 70 give more time to the proper
arrangement Of the proposed collection.
Ar'om in the Art Hall has been allotted
~ .ne Creole Exhibit. This building
ss,ng nre proof, iss con'ents will be per-
,es'is ssie; moreover, an especial police
and day. > ~ ~'' ~ ~ s"'
"A an articles and letters sent to the CON-
ra rr'..'ee should be directed either to Mrs.
rvs rusene Soniat, Commissioner for Creole
ran, rnot, 4S Baronne street, or to Ladies'
Nh, Noun'ttee for Creole Exhibit Of the
Sv..n' s,;a central and South American Expo
'''lon, No. Y st. Charles street.
MRS. EUGENE SONIAT,
IN. ;, commissioner for Creole Exhibit.
s. VICTOR FORsTALL, Secretary.
Any Of above named articles will be
Sh%e,iy Ssh%,a,iy received by MISS N. L. KIBBE,
oslAe' Vermilion Parish. La.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-02-20
100000 !: !: =; :; !; s.: s: S;

you will get free package Of
goods OF large value. that will start
you in work that will at once bring you
in money fsster than anything else in
America All abou: 100000 in pres
ents with each box. Agents wanted
everywhere, of either sex, of all ages,
for all the time, or spare time only, to
work for us at their own homes. For
tunes for all workers absolutely assured
Don't delay Il. HALLErr l. Co.,
Portland, Maine.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-02-20

When woman rules. her broom
stick, rolling pin and flat-irons ara
iu tifst-elass shape.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-02-20
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