Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-02-04

: his father told him to walk TO the ssy
inm every night just fer exercise b
would TAKE a horse to do it with.
A new lumber wagon which stands ii
a vacant lot on Capitol street between
Third and Fourth streets has been con
verified into q place for the discussion o
of 'sinch" by a number of boys. Th,
skill with which some of the player
handle the basteboards may be regard
ed as the shadow of a coming event anc
some day draw poker may bs the attrsc
ton for them.
A balletin is hanging in the Milwsu.
kee depot in this city which says tn.
prospects for railroad construction II
Dakota by the Milwaukee company IL
1888 are very poor, and that company
will buy no ties. enough ties being or
hand to meet the requirements of the
season. The people who are engaged il
chopping, ties in the forests OF Dakote
will have to take a rest this year.
Our promised cold wave came along
on time. They come easy this year. Yet
this is no SO cold as some of the waves
we have experienced-iust enough oil
temperature fall to freeze the mud and
sprinkle it with a little snow. It is a re.
hinder OF. eastern March weather-the
kind of weather we all ran away from
whsn We left the United States and
came to Dakota. 1t seems to be follow.
ing us and it may not be long before we
are afflicted with the climatic drawbacks
which make life in the states undesira.
BILE.
From Orlando, Florida, with the COM
pliments of a. W. Barber, the United
States mail brings US q tropical bouquet
OF orange, lemon, o%leander, mulberry
and other blossoms and buds, some
green grass and Spanish moss and a
luscious red ripe strawberry. MI. Bar
ber's accompanying remarks mention
sultry weather, and only two light frosts
as Orlando's portion of wintry weather.
These samples from q land that is warm
er than ours are good to gaze upon at
this season of the year. MI. Barber has
located permanently at Orlando and
will be joined in a few weeks by Mrs.
Barber and the children, who have been
spending the winter at Denver.
The amount OF cheek required by the
American tramp In order to get along
in the world war exhibited in Yankton
yesterday much to the discontinue of
an omnibus line. When the bus left the
Morrison to go to the Milwaukee depot
an individual well along il years, clad
IN clothes which were not close enough
to keep out q Dakota blizzard, with his
breath picked in whisky and q hole in
his hat. stepped inside. sat down. nlsned
his boots on the opposite cushion and
began silent meditation. Soon the COL
leotor came in and demanded the fare.
Mr.. Tramp looked him square in the eye.
heaved a sigh and then turned his head
away and looked sick. Fare please"
said the collector. "Rate," sa:as the
tramp and he spat on the floor, gave q
glance out of the window, pulled the
strap and when the bus stopped gave
his hand to the collector to be assisted
to the ground. The collector said not q
word.
The losing propensities of the aver
age boy are strlkingly exhibited in the
press room of this office every afternoon.
About four O'Clock a boy m tearing
into that room and in about two minutes
Six or eeven others com tearing in. Be-
fore long three or four others will follow
and by the time the paper is ready to go
to press every available chair and box
and table and spot on the floor is cover
ed with boys. They sing and fight and
throw chunks OF coal and whistle and
get fired" by the foreman and come
back and swear and just sit and stand
around until the hour for quitting time
comes, when they are left alone in the
field. Last night eighteen boys were
counted in the press room and outside
on the side walk waiting for the foreman
to cool off. Five out OF these eighteen
ere employed in distributing papers, but
the Others are scientific ~loafers. God
bless 'em.