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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-11

Apporti onment made by the territorial re-
publican central committee at aberdeen
March so, 1888.
HARRISON ALLEN, Chairm n.
GAS. L. CLEMENT, Secretary
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-11

For lame back, side or chest, use
Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Price Is cents.
Sold by r. M. Ward. druggist.
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SERVANTS IN CHINA.

The ways of the housekeeper are in
deed made smooth for her in China, in
deed so smooth that, unless she has chill
dren to care for, her time often hangs
very heavily upon her hands. The in.
terror management and care of the
house Is entirely intrusted to the major
domo, or butler, called the Kwan Su,
or chief of the bottles. But more fire.
quently he is simply called boy Bells
not being much used in China, you of
ten hear the cry of 'BhoooyH coming
from the neighboring houses. DO not
be alarmed. 1t is probably only mad
anne calling for her sedan chair, or the
master who wants glass of brandy and
soda, the standard drink of foreigners
all over the East.
In taking house in China the first
thing Is to get good boy, the second. is
TO have him secured The securing
consists in getting some reputable or
wealthy Chinaman to agree that if the
boy runs away with anything, he will
either produce him, or pay the amount
Of the loss. The servants in the East
are all of the male sex, and women are
never employed about a house except
where there are children, or where a
lady has an amah as her personal attend
ant. The amah's duties lie in keeping
her mistress room in order. dressing her
hair, in short, performing the duties of
lady's maid, and, il there are young
children, in looking after them. In
most cases there is one amah to each
child. She receives, according the her
qualifications, from S. to $40 a month
as wages out of which she feeds herself,
her wages in fact being higher than the
other servants. Female servants are in
China, as everywhere else, source of
internal discord, as they are constantly
carrying tales or making mischief, and a
lady who can do without an amah
thereby gets rid of almost the only vex.
alton in her housekeeping life.-TGood
Housekeeping.
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CAUGnT ATLAST.

1t must be lonesome sitting all alone
in your office balancing your books at
night, John, said an affectionate wife.
1t is, my darling,
have been thinking about it for some
time and now have a delightful sur.
prise for you.
A delightful SURPRISED
Yes, dear. l sent for my mother yes.
terdsy, and expect her every minute.
l mean to have her stay with us quite a
while. She will take care of the house
at night and look after the children, and
l can go down town and sit in your Of
fee with you while you work.
The dew, that is to say couldn't
think of your going down town
1t is my duty, dear John. l ought to
have thought of it before, but it never
came to my mind till yesterday, Oh,
John, forgive me! Forgive me for not
thinking of your comfort sooner. But
l will go with you tonight.
Tonight! Why, 1.-the fact is I got
through with my books last night.
Oh, you did! How delightful! And
you can now stay at home every even
ing! I'm so glad
And the delighted wife ran off to
make preparations for the reception OF
mother, while her husband with sombre
brow sat staring at the Goals in the CRATE
in which he could see the picture of a
mother-in-law's reproving face and a
poker party with vacant chair Bos-
ton Courier.
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RriOs o.; IlI bottlas, sS. Worth Is bottle.

selves often when there is nothing to
laugh at, and get laughed at for it. The
consequence is we do not speak our
minds; those of us who have passed
through this experience land think all
of us have either passed or are passing
through The public. to large extent,
are a number of individuals living their
life beneath the skin-the real life-and
acting out some other kind of a life in
company.
Joe did not encourage me much IN
this, He evidently thought was like
the boy have been describing Il was
blushing, that's fact-inwardly, how
ever) but he did not say so; he was too
much of gentleman, or, perhaps, after
what had said he felt some dlttideDce
about telling me so; but could see he
was laughing at me on the side of his
face furthest from me. He probably
thought was getting beneath the skin,
and was not acting out my little drama.
Wouldn't it be a great joke if some time
when we meet again in crowd | should
hear the same remarks attributed to me,
with a rising Infection of voice, repre-
scented in print by ~. Perhaps some
time when am blushing as the boy did
(for regret to say tn my skin is still
tender he will suggest with knowing
wink. All, you are doubling your own
sanity, are you? Well, my young friend
you will have passed that stage by n by
and l will inwardlv bless him and
bush all the harder, and feel as mean as
can be-and yet I'll wager I'll do the
same thing again some time, and get
laughed at the same way, until know
enough to stand aside and laugh with
others at somebody else. imagine Oh
yer Goldsmith was some such fellow as
the boy have described-he was always
getting laughed at; but, somehow, he
never learned to laugh at others.
We all of us. sooner or later, reach
that envied stage where we can say,
with the youth who got his diploma by
a hairs 5reath-Passed!
| Worldly experience. unlike the sculp-
tor, begins with the perfect statue and
industrlousy chisels it into an unhewn
stone. There are some marbles that re.
sIst the chse; they come out almost as
smoothly as they went in. and yet these,
too, are somewhat roughened. These
make our noble specimens. On the 9th.
er hand, experience finds sometimes
yielding clay which it can mould and
distort at it's pleasure, and the result is
poor pessimist, too weak in character
to resist the chisel. and too despicable to
receive our pity Boston Journal.
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err, We must send for some one else at
once. How can he get well without
medicineg Whereas the doctor would
have done much more to promote the
recovery of his patient than il he had
left him in t unssnitary condition in
which he found him and prescribed
quinine and aconite ad libitum. Medi-
cine is not omnipitent; it cannot take
the place of fresh air, pure water and
suitable diet, but it is exceedingly use
full in its own sphere and in the hands
of wise physician plays IAN important
part in the treatment Of disease. Too
much cannot be said against the evil
practice of indiscrimlnate dosing. Many
people ruin their health by taking some
favorite nostrum every time they feel a
little out OF order, when il the matter
we're left to nature it would possibly
right itself.-TSprngfeld, Mass, Good
Housekeeping.
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TAKING MEDICINE.

Physicians prescribe less me icine
now than used to be the custom in form.
er days, and possibly would give still
fewer doses, if il were not for the preju
dlces of their patients, who feel that
nothing is being done for tn IT cure I'M
less they have something to take, The
truth is that often pure air, rest, and ab-
sence from food for time IS all that is
needed to give relief, and the conscien
tious doctor hesitates to order drugs
which he knows unnecessary. II a per
son who is suffering from fever Is shut
up in an unventilated room, breathing
the same air over and over again, COW
cred with twice as many bed clothes as
are required, for fear he might take
cold, and given whatever food he can be
persuaded to eat. the fever IS not likely
to abate. Yet il when the physician
came he were to say open the window,
take off all the blankets but one, give
him a cool sponge bath every three
hours, and let him have nothing but
milk. cracked ice aud cold water. and
then go away without prescribing furlh'
err, the friends of the sufferer would
shake their heads and sigh to one anoth
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disl exclaimed Penstock, as he sprang to
his feet,
Why, de report of your death has
probably reached Terre Haute, replied
the president.
But amt dead. sahl
We are not to blame for that, Brudder
Penstock.
But l tell you l amt dead, an dat's
olander on me
No, you don't seem to be dead, but dis
club can't help what other people re
solve. We shall return our thanks to de
s. o. G. Club, an dat's as fur as we kin
go. Please sot down, Brudder Penstock
Colonel Parafine Daw had been NOV
ing about in very uneasy manner for
some time, and he now popped up and
offered the following resolution
Resolved, Dat no man worthy Of de
name of an American will submit to de
tyrant's heel.
Brudder Daw, replied the president,
after silence, did you eber see tyrsnt ?
No, sab.
What do you mean by de tyrant's
heel?
IL dunno, sab.
What's de objick of dat resolution?
jist wanted ter interduce it.
Oh, you did! Brudder Daw, de quicker
you kin sot down de healthier it will be
fur you'll But fur de fack dat you are a
comparatively new member, an am
down on the roll marked harmless l
should fine you seven or eight thousand
dollars. You has probably been made
the instrument of some member who
has owed his butcher fur var past an
deem dunned fur it. De resolushun ar
declar'd outer order.
The chairman of the committee on as
tronomy reported adversely on the case
of Mrs. Lord John Whyte of Grenda,
Miss. who appealed to the club to lend
her $3.50 with which to erect monu-
ment over her deceased husbands grave.
On motion of Colonel Rockford Davis
the action of the committee was sus-
tanned, and Brother Gardner said:
De seckertary will write her a letter
tenderin' our sympathies an suggestin
dat member of dis club who gifts sec
slab sot up at de head of his grave is al
lus tickled half to DEATH Detroit Free
Press.
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FROM HIS BEST GIRL.

He hurried up to the office as soon as
he entered the hotel, and, without wait
ing to register, inquired eagerly
ANY letter for me?
The clerk sorted over a package with
the negligent attention that comes of
practice then Tipped one-a very small
oue-on the counter.
The travelling man took it with Gu
rious smile that twisted his pleasant
looking face into 4 mask Of joyful ex-
pectancy. He smiled more as he read
it, Then obivious of other travellers
who hustled him, he laid it tenderly to
his lips and actually kissed it.
A loud guffaw startled him.
Now, look here, old fellow said loud
voice, that won't do you know. Too
spouney for anything. Confess now,
your wife didn't write that letter.
No, she didn't. said the travelling man
with an amazed look, las if he would like
to change the subject. That letter is
from my best girl.
The admission was so unexpected that
the trio Of friends who had caught him
said no more until after they had eaten
a dinner, and were seated In chum s
room.
Then they began to badger him.
It's no use you've got to read it to
us, Dick, said one of them; we want to
know all about your best grl.
So you shall, said Dick, with great
GOODNESS; l will give you the letter and
you can read it yourselves. There it is,
and he left it open on the table,
| guess not said the one who had been
loudest in demanding it; we like to chaff
a little, but hope we are gentlemen
The lady would hardly care to have her
letter read by this crowd, and he looked
reproachfully at his friends.
But insist upon 1t, was the answer {;
there's nothing to be ashamed of-ex-
cept the spelling; that's little shaky,
I'll admit, but she won't care in the
least. Read it, Hardy, and judge for
yourself.
Thus agreed, Hardy took up the letter,
shaInefacedly enough, and read it.
There were only few words. First he
aughed-then swallowed suspiciously
and as he finished it, threw it upon the
table again, and rubbed his hand across
his eyes as if troubled with dimness of
vision.
Pshaw! he said, if had love letter
like, and then was silent.
Fair play, cried one of the others, with
an uneasy laugh.
I'll read it to you, boys, said their
friend, seeing they made no move TO
take it, and | think you'll agree with
me that it's a model letter.
And this Is what he read
NV own dear Pa Pa
/ sa my PRairs every mite an Wen
kis yure Piclthure l ASK god to bless
you good bi Pa Pa your best gurl.
DOLLY.
For moment or two the company re
manned silent, while the little letter was
passed from hand to hand, and you
would have said that each and every
one of them had hay fever Indianap-
oils Saturday Herald.
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TUE LIME KILN CLUB.

l hold heah IN my hand, said Brother
Gardner as the meeting opened, a writ
ten request from de members of Branch
Lodge No. "a. located at Dalton, Ga, fur
decishuns on de follerin' p'ints:::
l. Kin a member OBJ de club who don
cheats another in boss trade be bounced
under any rule?
2. What should we do wild member
who is guilty of lynn, and breedin' dis
cord
3. How fur ar we bound to trust a
brother member
As to No. /, answer dat no rule has
yit bin framed, nor isn't likely to be,
De right of one man TO beat another fel.
Ter in boss trade has been recognized
all ober de world, in church, lodge, and
society, eber since de world stood
While you might kinder expect dat il
Pickles Smith was tradin' HOSES wild
Shindig Watkins, he would menshur
spavins an ring. bones, you can't banh
on it. II he did it would probably bt
fur de purpus of concealin bad case o.
poll evil or blindness.
AS to queshun No. 2, when we find 1
member who is guilty of those offence
we ginerally bounce him, but SIGH I
course ar not obligatory. Very few so
cieties or lodges follow dis rule. It's Der
ry hard work to even git church con.
gregations to foller it. When de lega
bar Of city won't expel member VIII,
has been sent to State prison on a clea
case you mus not expect too much Of
society of Guild men.
As to queshun No. 3. hev some
times lent my wheelbarrer or jack knit
to brudder fur half day, though
was allus a little Uneasy about it.
The secretary then announced com
munication from Terre Haute, Ind, for
warding a series Of resolutions passed b.
the S. o. G. Club on the death Of Rev
Penstock.
I'd like to ask de Char de meanin' O
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1NrEMPERANoE IN THE SAUCEPAN


A committee of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union of Connecticut
having sent letter to Miss Parloa, the
great cooking authority, protesting
against the use of alcoholic liquors in
sauces and jellies, etc, Miss ParIoa said
to her cooking class that she had re-
ceived similar letters in other cities, and
while she believed the ladies had the
best intentions, she thought they accus-
ed her wrUngfully. The letter objects
to the generous use of wine and brandy,
said Miss Parloa, while in all my recipes
only small quantities of alcoholic liquors
are used. am temperance woman,
and do not know the taste of liquors,
except by the flavor given in cooking
My physicians will testify that will not
even use alcoholic stimulants when am
sick. If understand chemistry the al.
cohol is eliminated from the wine and
brandy in cooking when boiled in sauces
and other dishes. A comparison Of my
cook book with other cook books will
show that l have reduced the general
rules IN the use of liquor, and leave it to
the judgment of the housewives as to
the quantity used in tier cooking. l
do believe, hewever, that brandy and
wine, in moderate quantities, add great.
ly to the flavor Of many dishes.
Miss Parloas remarks were heartily
applauded. To fully understand Miss
Parloa's position, the following is taken
from her latest publication, the Kitchen
Companion;
In some families wines are considered
indispensable at luncheon, whereas in
others they are used only at dinners. 1t
will be great gain for humanity when
wine is never set on lady's table. The
homes where it is not served may not
be 80 numerous as those where it is, yet
no one need hesitate in the least to plan
for company luncheon, dinner or sup.
per, at which wine shall have no place.
Have the food of such quality that no
accompaniment shall be desired to make
it pslatable or digestible.
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STATE OF GEORGE GAGNER.

-
Notice Of Settlement and application for Distri.
button.
STATE OF VERMONT, In Probate Court
District OF Bennington, IS. held at the Probate
office In Bennington, within and for said Dis
trict, on the 18th day of Feb A. d. 1888.
Present. Hon. Z. l.. Sibley, Judge.
Arson b. Cross administrator Of the es
tate Of George Gagner, late Of Readsboro
in said district deceased, presents his adminisra,
ton account for examination and allowance, and
makes application for decree Of distribution and
partition Of the estate Of said deceased.
WhereupOn, Il Is ordered by said Court, that
said account and said application be referred to
a session thereof TO be held at the Probate Ofies
aforesaid on the 25th day of Feb, A. d,
1855, for hearing and decision thereon; And, II
is further ordered. that notice thereof be given
to all parties interested. by publication Of the
same three weeks successfully in the Bennington
BANNER a newspaper published at Bennington,
previous TO said time appointed for hearing, that
they may appear at said time and place, and
show cause. II any they may have, why said &C
count should not be allowed and such decree
made,
A True Record Attest,
S. WILKINS, Register
A True Copy Of Record Attest,
3 \. j. WILKINS, Register
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WHO IS YOUR BEST FRIEND,

Your stomach of course. Why? Be
cause il il is out of order you are one of
the most miserable creatures living,
Give 1t a fair. honorable chance and see
if it Is not the best friend you have in
the end. Don't smoke in the morning.
Don't drink in the morning. II you
must smoke and drink wait until your
stomach is through with breakfast, You
can drink more and smoke more in the
evening and il will tell on you less. II
your food ferments and does not digest
right-if you are troubled with Heart
burn, Dizziness of the head, coming up
of the food after eating, Biliousnes4, In
digestion or any other trouble of the
stomach you had best use Green's Au-
gust Flower, as no person can use il
without immediate relief.
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OF PETER GIRoNARD.

Notice Of Settlement and Application for Distri-
button.
STATE OF VERMONT, | At a Probate CoCr
DIST. OF BENNINGTON, SIS ( held at the Probate OF
fee in Bennington within and for said district OF
the 4th, day of February, A. D., 1883.
Present, Hon. Edward L. Sibey, Judge.
Arson B. Cross administrator of the estate o
Peter Gronard, late of Readsboro, in said district
deceased, presents his administration account for
examination and allowance, and makes applica.
ton for decree o. distribution and partition of
the estate of said deceased
WhereuDon, it is ordered by said Court, that
said account be referred to session thereof, to
be held at the Probate Office aforesaid on the
18th day of Feb. a. D., 1855, for hearing and de.
cison thereon; and, 1t is further ordered that all
persons interested be notified hereof,by publication
of notice OF said application and order thereon,
three weeks successfully in the ennington BAN.
SER, newspaper publish ed at ennington, and
which cirCulates in the neghborhood of those inter
ested before said time of hearing, that they may
appear At sid time and place, and show cause
if any they may have, why said account should
not be lowed and such decree made
A thu record. Attest,
Sidney j wilkins, Register
true copy of record.
Sidney ]. wilkins, Register.
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FITCHBURG r. r.
HoosAC Tunnel ROUTE.

HOOSAC TUNNEL ROUTE.
On and after Nov. 18th, 1857, trains will run as
follows
LEAVE BENSINGToN VIA. BENNINGTON 6 RUTLAND
RAILWAY.
Leave Bennington 20 IN, arrive Troy 90, a
IN, New York IL m, HoOsick Falls 07, North
Adams 80, Greenfield II II m, Ftchburg 30,
Boston Top m, Mechanicville 3O,Saratoga,l0 ~,
am,
Leave Bennington 10 10 p m. arrive Troy 2 IS,
New York 90, Hoosck Falls SO, North Adams
20, Greenfield a. Fitchburgs II, Boston Q As p
m, Mechanicville ~, Saratoga 30.
Leave Bennington Is p IN. arrive Troy So
m, New York Via steamer 6 10 IN, Hoosick
Falls II, No Adams on N, Boston 10 a m,
Mechancville so, p. m.
Leave Bennington IL 10 night, arrive Troy IS
New York scam.
LEAVE VIA. N V, r. & NJ. RAILWAY.
Leave Bennington b3,a m, arrive No. Adams
Q so. Greenfield II u m, Fitchburg 30. Boston
3 lOpm.
Leave Bennington II 10 a. IN, arrive Troy IS,
HoosickFalls u, No.Adams " so, Boston, g Sym.
Leave Bennington IS p IN, arrive No, Adams
Z on p m, Boston 90 a m.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT BENNINGTON.
VIA BENNINGTON & RUTLAND ny:
20 m, from New York, Albany and Troy.
Q SO am, from New York (via. steamer, Al
bauy Troy, Hoosck Falls, No. Adams, Saratoga
and Mcchanicyille.
Falls, No. Adams, Boston ard Mechauicville.
635pm, from New York Albany Troy. Hoosick
Falls North Adams, BOstonMechanicville. and
Saratoga.
VIA. n. Y. n. & NJ. ny.
$50 a, M. from No. Adams.
Of . IS p IN, from Boston, Greenfield No. Adams.
Gen'l Iranic Mgr, Boston. Genl Pass; Ag't
G. A. NlMMO, Boston.
Gen'l Western Passenger Agent, Troy
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NEW YORK. RUTLAND & MONTREAL RAIL
IN wa n TIME TAnIE

Leave Bennington, S 50. II 10 a M, s IS p. m.
Arrive, Bennington, S 30 a. M, Is, 90 p. m.
Arrive, North Pownal' 90. a. zig 81, 6 80 p. m.
Pownals. 81, "A IN, ~ 26.6 8S D. m Williams
town Q 30 a. M, IL S. II p. m; North
Adams, q so a. m, IL 80, 90 pm Green
Gelds, II ~ a. M, 30 p. m; AthOl' ~ .,
33ipm,; Gardner, / o., Is p m; Wor-
crstcrF, 10, 80 p m: Providence S.,
1Opm; Fitchburg@, l 10, ; 90 pm; Aver
Junction. o. q p m; Boston,, 10,
SPIN: Pittsfieldl. 10 80 a m, 3 81 y m;
Springfield, - m. o 70 p m; Northamp-
tons . 10. 5 ~ p m; New HavenS sos %
PM New Horkt, ljpm.
Leave New York. 10 80 a IN; New Havens Is,
II o., Northampton o IS IN, 81 p M
Springfield, 800, II IS m;
Pttsheldi, ii Is IN. 10 m: Boston,,
$50 II IS aver Junction. 9 q m,
l25Opm; Fitchburg* 3 81 "A m, q IN
Providencef, 30, 9 90 m; Worcester,
sWam, u p p m; Gardner. 10 - a m,
2O2pm: Athol'. 10 81 am. IS p m;
Greenhelds, II Gam, sap m. North
Adams : q am, Ito, 5 CO. m; Will
iamstownf, IS a m, l 10, ) II p nj,
Pownals, ~ am, II ~, S q y m; North
Pownal', 10 m. u 80, % p m.
VIA Fitchburg r. r. Via +. r. r., p. &
w.R.R. Via Y. X. r.. b. & A. r. X. g-vis
F. R.R.,N V, n. II ( II 4. X. Via n. IS
Harlem Il. r.
A. W, PERRIN. gsnI Passenger Agent
j. 2. HOPSON, Supetntehitnt