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Insect Superstitions.

The Koran says all flies shall perish
as a death warning in Germany to
hear cricket's cry, says the London
7id-Bus. The Tapuya Indians in
South America says the devil assumes
the form of fly. Rain is, in some
parts of the country, expected to fol-
low unusually loud chirping of crick-
cts. Flies are regarded as furnishing
prognostications of the weather. and
even of other events. Spaniards in
the sixteenth century believed that
spiders indicated gold when they were
found in abundance. Although sa-
cred insect among the Egyptians. the
beetle receives but little notice in folk
lore. 1t is unlucky in England 10 kill
one. In Germany it is said to Indicate
good luck to have a spider spin his
web downward toward you, but bad
luck when lie rises toward you.
The grasshopper is sufficiently un-
welcome visitant of himself in this
country, but in Germany his presence
is further said to announce strange
guests. \ Welsh tradition says bees
came from paradise, leaving the gar
den when man fell, but with Gods
blessing. so that wax is necessary in
the celebration of the mass. The an
clients generally maintained that there
was close connection between bees
and the soul. Forphyry speaks of
.'these souls which the ancients called
bees 1t is said that upon the backs
of the 7-vear old locusts there some
times appear marks like letter of the
alphabet. When this looks like w
it is thought that war is imminent.
German tribes regard stag beetles as
diabolic, and all beetles are detested in
Ireland, more especially bronze war;
iety known as '.gooldie." 1t is also
believed that to see beetle will bring
on rain the next day
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The Tale of a Clock.

The most UNIQUE and one of the most
valuable clocks probably in this city,
says the Philadelphia Record. is owned
by DR.. j. Newton Walker. The time
piece originally cost $1,000 and was
purchased in France by the grand
father of the present owner over 100
years ago. 1t is production of the
latter part of the Louis XVI. period.
The peculiarly of the style of its finish,
together with the subject portrayed in
its decoration, forms representative
type of the art of that age when every
thing that contained the slightest
semblance to classicism was fashion
able. AS work of art it is invalua-
BILE as showing the growth of rich de-
sign during the age following the
palmer and sterner handicraft of the
ages of Louis XIV. and Louis XIV.
The clock weighs nearly $50 pounds,
and is Is inches in height and Is inches
in breadth. 1t is made of Parian mar
BILE and bronze, with several brass
figures and gilt mounting. This work
of art stands on four lions paws of
brass. The clock proper rests beneath
a marble pediment having dial of
two gilt-mounted brass hands rotate.
Near the base of the dial are two
smaller dials to mark the DAYS of the
week and month, and also the time of
tides according to full, half and quarter
moons. The clock-work is partially
imbeuded in the marble pediment
above. The latter is an ingenious
piece of artistic workmanship. 1t
is frieze-like affair, with representa-
tions of the principal deities of Grecian
mythology.
Most interesting however, is the
superstructure of bronze, copper, and
brass, which contains an historical
scene from the last stage of the French
revolution during the reign of terror.
The scene is subterranean prison,
beautifully worked in bronze and cop
per. A Girondst of bronze has been
imprisoned to die of starvation. His
feet are chained to two huge stones
represented in brass, while on each of
his wrists are attached light chains
fastened to several weights. Seated near
him IS bronze figure of a beautiful
girl, his daugher, who is allowed to
see him once day during his i'm
prisonment
Her position is such as to infer that he
had just received nourishment from
her. Lizards and serpents-in brass
are represented as creeping and crawl
ing among the crevices of the rocks
out of which the prison is cut. AT the
far end of the prison beyond the bars
of small window is the face of the
spy appointed by the prison-keepers to
ascertain how it was the prisoner was
able to prolong his life SO long beyond
the time usually allowed for death by
starvation. As the story thus illus
trated relates. the daughter gave sus-
tenance to her father, to which was
added the nourishment obtained from
reptiles and lizards that he killed from
time to time. Death by the guillotinc
followed the revelation portrayed in
this scene.
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VOLUME XXX.-NO. 81
Our Daily Bread:

Life comes to us in a dreary dole:
All, truly we wait for our daily bread:
Often the pleading, famishing soul
Goes on its weary way unfed.
We bIindly grope through the gathering
gloom,
Our weary lives overflled with pain;
We mildly pray from our hourly tomb
Pleading and praying alike are vain
Our helpless hands do we raise on high;
We cry for glimpse of the great unknown;
Our hearts grow big with the longing sign;
We weep and we beat at the seuseless
stone.
We weep and weep, we may strive and
strive;
All we receive is the daily dole.
So much given that the fash may thrive,
So much to nourish the hungry soul.
So mnch Of sorrow, so much of grief.
So much of gladness so much of pain,
So many tears, for the hearts relief,
And we take up the burden of life again.
Others have sorrowed, others have wept,
Others have weakly yielded to sin:
Have upright ran, or tremblingly crept
The beaten. tear-stained path within
Others have voiced their SORROWS up,
Up to the foot of Jehovdh's throne;
Others have drank of the bitter cup
And wrcstled in agony alone.
Cease thou thy Doubt cease to repine-
Do thou thy duty rs it is given;
Each sorrow is limned by a Joy divine.
Each duty done lifts us nearer heaven.
Marguerite de Floury.
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TOYS MADE OF OLD Conscientious
toys may be made of cork. One of theae
is the well known little tumbler, such as
is generally constructed of pith; but cork,
especially if it be followed, will answer the
purpose. Make the puppet of three OF
four corks; shape and paint it as ekiIlful-
ly as you can, and glue to the feet, or
under them, hemisphere of lead
When thrown into any position the figure
of course rights itself and, like cat,
always falls on its feet. 1t is quite pos
sible to make cat also Of pith or cork
which will indeed, always fall upon its
f.et
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Fidelity to Duty.

The Emperor of Russia has just
decorated and rewarded private
soldier whose fidelity to his duty recalls
the stories of the Roman sentinels who
perished in the destruction of Pompeii.
When the recent earthquake destroyed
a small Russian town in central Asia
this soldier was on duty in the military
treasury. Although the houses were
crashing around him this faithful
fellow stood motionless, waiting death
The only sign which he showed that
he appreciated his situation was the
fact that he raised his hands as soldiers
do at prayer Fortunately sergeant
in the street saw him amid the ruins
and ordered him toquit his post, which
he did right willingly.
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Ta1fy for the Widow.

He gazed around the cheerful and
comfortable-looking apartments; then,
addressing the widow, he said: Your
husbands been dead over year nowP'
"Yes," she answered, with sigh,
"over year" Il remember reading
his obituary." he said, land thought
it contained misstatement of facts"
"a misstatement of facts?" .Yes; it
said that he had gone to better home.
In my opinion it would be impossible for
him to find a more cheerful, more COM
Portable, and, with you in it, q more
charming and desirable home than
this The widow smiled sweetly,
then he was accepted.-NeUY York Sun.
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An Open Question.

Governess- Name the wisest man
that ever lived.
Little Dick-Solomon
Governess - Correct Name the
wiSeSt woman.
Little Dick (after meditation Well,
if say you, ma will get mad, and If
say ma, you will get mad.--Phitadet-
phid Record.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-03-28

THE HANDsoMEsT LADY IN MANTrowoC.
Remarked to a friend the other day
that she knew Kemp's Balsam for the
Throat and Lungs was a superior remedy,
as it stopped her cough instantly when
other remedies had no effect whatever.
So to prove this and convince you of its
merit, any druggist will give You a
Sample Bottle free. Large size SOC and
81. 1novS9.
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BEAUTY'S DOVER.

Where grace and beauty most abound,
True happiness will oft be found.
Where ruby lips and glowing cheek
The gift of rugged health bespeak,
The artist, Natures nobleman.
Will risk the treasure of his art,
Depicting, deftly as he can,
The lines engraven on his heart.
Fair maiden, may hfes riches joy
Spread her bright mantle over thee;
May years but gently with you toy
And pleasure sweet, without alloy
With fairest blossoms cover thee:
But should, perchance thy beauty fade,
Thou canst call quickly to thy aid
Our Golden Medical Discovery.
Remember that Pierce's Golden Medi
cal Discovery is sure cure for skin erup
tions and diseases of the blood.
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RITCKLIN'S ARNICA SALVE.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands.
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions
and positively cures Piless, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give per.
feet satisfaction of money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by 81.
Hinrichs,
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CONsUPTTON sURELY nuRED

To THE EDIToR-Please inform your readers
that have a positive remedy for the above
named disease. By its timely use thousands Of
hopeless cases have been permanently cured.
| shall be glad to send two bottles of my RENE
DIV FREE to any of your read ers who have con-
sumption if they will send me their express
and post office address Respectfully, 1IoctSe
I, A. SLOCCM, NJ. c., Isl Pearl St, New York.
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Let quality, not quantity. be the test
of medicine. Ayers Sarsaparilla is
the concentrated extract of the best and
purest Ingredients. Medical men every
where recommend it as the surest and
most economical blood medicine in
market.
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Was She?

Governess Qo little Miss Ethel, who
is making famous progress in mythol-
ogy)-Now. Ethel. what do you know
of Minerva?
Ethel-Minerva was the Goddess of
Wisdom; she never married. d.-Toi0n
Tones.
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California fruit-growers have die
covered that fruit can be kept for a
long time by packing it in carbonized
wheat bran.
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On on of the foggy days in London
recently the output of one of the ga:
companies there was 105. .046, GOO cubic
feet of gas.
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4 TFORNEYAED COUNSELLOR AT LAW
n y lice IN HOrrisOu's brick block, north end
,tn street bridge, MluitowOc, Wisconsin GoIlec
ols 5rD npJly attended to.
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Ct. A FORREST,
i. :. sgHMITZ, MICHAEL RIRwAE
SCQMIIZ q kIRWAN.
CT. G.. SEDGWICK

/ IFDRNEYS AT LAW. OFFICE ~ Franz
"A BEDcH, south Eighth Street, Manitowoc
" lsCousln. mayll
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L. S. LUHMANN, II. d. i,

pRENsf AND MASTER, CORNER SIXTH
ID 4ad Washington streets South side The
ii tshest cash price paid for Barley.
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WAI. RAHR1S SONS

4 TTDBNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
N . lice, in Torusou's Brick lock, Eighth
,trett. Mln LOv o.. u. lseOnsin.
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j ID. MARKHAM,

a rTD&SEGS AND DCOUNSELORS AT LAW
"A ice over FIRST National Bank, Eighth 81
Collections pr1upiIy attended to.
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DHYSICItS ND SURGEON. OFFICE AT
Residence Of Dr.. T. Simon, Hancock street.
lear the court house, Mauitowoc, Wis. de15
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-01-18
DESTRUCTION AT BUFFALO.
Several Houses Swept Into the Lake an,

Several Houses Swept Into the Lake and
Numbers of Lives Lost IS Suspension
Bridge Wrecked.
BUFFALO, Jan. 11.-Last nights storm
In this city has had no parallel since
1871. The velocity of the wind reached
sixty miles per hour and worked sad
havoc with trees, chimneys and window
glass. The telegraph, telephone and
electric light wires IN the city and for
miles in all directions are prostrated.
No trains have left here since midnight
and wrecking trains sent out to clear the
tracks OF poles, trees, etc., are blocked.
Such was the force of the wind that the
water in the lake rose higher than since
1874. The whole of the Thirteenth ward
is three feet under water. A strip of
land known as the ''island" is flooded
and six houses belonging to fishermen
have been swept away. 1t is reported
that several lives have been lost, among
them the son of Alderman Drake, but
the report has not been verified. The
suspension foot bridge crossing Niagara
river just below the falls has gone into
the river, but no particulars have been
received.
Later-Twenty families on the island
were driven from their homes by the
high water and their dwellings washed
away They suffered intensely from the
cold and exposure. Considerable dam
age was done to the shipping. Many
vessels broke from their moorings and
sustained considerable damage. The dry
docks were flooded and vessels undergo
ing repairs were foated off and sunk.
Much suffering exists in the Thirteenth
ward, which is completely inundated.
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What Minnehaha Wants.

About the same time similar con-
vention was being held at Sioux Falls
which accomplished the following
results:
The following delegates were chosen:
J. NJ. Bailey. jr., ID. r. Bailey, G. E.
Mckinney Cyprus Waltz, Mark Bridge,
w. e. Wiley. b. F. Campbell, j. W.
Boyce, W. H. Lyon, G. S. Palmer, W.
R. Burkholder, E. j. Elliott, e. e.
Wright, NJ. Kaufman, j. T. McCarrier,
J. B. Cloudas. j. j. Murray. d. S. Gid
den, V. Wuest. After a spirited debate
the delegates were instructed to urge
the Huron convention to ask the legis-
lative assembly, now in session at
Bismarck, to pass a law to provide for
a new constitutional convention for
south Dakota, whose delegates shall be
appointed upon the total vote cast at
the last election for delegates.
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The house combination at Bismarck
held out t., the end, and Col. Price is at
thelh OF the judiciary committee;
~. NJ. Greene will preside over the COM
mittst on appropriations; and Hunter
of, Sphinx is chairman of the railroad
commit. Mr.. Powell gets the chair
fnsnship of the important committee
on enrolled and engrossed bills, has
/ place on che judiciary committee and
son several of the other minor ones. In
the council Ryan gets the chairman
ship of the committee on military
affairs. North Dakota gets the i'm
portant chairmanships IN the upper
use-NIiller of Richland on railroads;
4 lilaspell of Stutsman on judiciary; and
/ Mcdonald of Barnes on appropriations.
1 Hughes and Washabaugh are on the
Judiciary committee, and the former
has the craftsmanship on federal
relations while the latter will look after
committee work on territorial affairs.
Take it all in all, the organization indi-
Gates that the presiding officers took
good care of their friends and treated
their opponents with cool courtesy.
aAikens, by the way, got no chairman
ship. but goes on the judiciary and ter
ritorial committees Speaker Keith
Reyidently believes in ayenging an in
lAlt.
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MITCHELL DAKOTA, FRIDAY JANUARY 49, 1889
TWO OPINIONS.
What Aurora County Wants.

EDITOR REPUBLICANS: A mass
meeting of the cities of Aurora county
was held here today and delegation
was chosen to represent the county in
the Huron convention of the 10Th. A
committee on resolutions was ap-
pointed and the following were re-
ported to the convention and adopted
without dissenting vote:
RESOLVED by the people of Aurora
county in mass convention assembled,
on January 12, 1889. to choose seven
delegates to the Huron convention to
be held on the 18th of January 1889,
l. That we demand the immediate
admission of south Dakota into the
union under the constitution framed
and adopted by the people.
2. That we hereby instruct our dele
gates this day chosen to said Huron
convention to use all honorable effe rts
in this direction and to this end.
3. That our said delegates are
hereby instructed to oppose any scheme
or proposed not strictly in harmony
with the course herein above suggested.
Our county convention was well at
tended by representative men of both
the democratic and republican party.
Not voice was raised in opposition to
the foregoing resolutions of instrnc-
tion. There can be no opposition by
either democrats or republicans who
intend to be governed by the resolu-
tions and the policy to their parties.
The Chicago convention of last June
bound all loyal republicans by declar-
ing for the Immediate admission of
south Dakota under the constitution
framed and adopted by the people,
Later, the republican convention at
Watertown adopted the national plat
form in full. Still more recently the
democrats in convention at Mitchell
adopted the same policy and sent
Judges Tripp and Spencer to Washing
ton to secure this end. AS matter of
course, if there are persons in south
Dakota who would urge some other
course, they are not in harmony with
either the democratic or republican
parties of the territory. If there are
those who want another convention,
another constitution or another vote
on the constitution or any part of it,
they are pretended republicans or dem-
ocrats, and notin sympathy with their
party. Such men, if any there be, will
bear watching. H.C. AYREs.
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A Word of Warning.

Huronite: 1t is the generally ex-
pressed opinion that there will be little
railroad legislation at Bismarck this
winter. 1t is to be hoped that what.
ever is done in this line will be care.
fully considered. This is the worst
possible time to stop railroad building
in Dakota. Such a move would turn
the attention of railroads to other
fields and put Dakota back for years
Certain railroad legislation is undoubt.
edlY needed, but the matter should be
handled with great care.
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SEVERE AT CLEVELAND.
Dwellings Unroofed, Trees Blown Dow

| Dwellings Unroofed, Trees Blown Down,
Telegraph Service Demoralized.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 11.-A wind
storm has ragged here all day with terri
BILE violence, blowing down trees and
signs, partially unroofing some dwell
ings and breaking a good deal of glass.
Tne barometer was lower at an early
hour in the morning than at any time
within thirty years. About 1880 a. IN.
q tremendous gust of wind, approximate
ing the violence of a cyclone. swept
from the lake to the city, passing in
southeasterly direction. The violence of
the gale was such that buildings rocked
and great alarm was felt for their safety.
From all over northern Ohio come re-
ports of great damage wrought by the
wind. At Ravenna, P. Dorg's brick kiln
blew in, completely wrecking it with
valuable molds.
At Akron, trees were prostrated, bull
letin boards demolished and dozens of
windows smashed. In Carroll county, a
number of houses were unroofed and
very heavy dark storm cloud swept to
the southeast about noon. The telephone
and telegraph service is badly crippled
In this section of Ohio.
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Bills have already been introduced
at Bismarck: to abolish the Office of
commissioner Of immigration; the ter
ritorial board of education; the office
OF public examiner; to repeal the act
giving travelling expenses to judges;
to orepeal the act giving the governors
Office extra clerical help; to repeal the
&5 notarlal act. The legislature is not
8 week old, but at this rate it will
Z leAYe the statute book slick and clean
for the new states to begin business
4 with.
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AS will be seen by the resolutions
adopted by Minnehaha and by Aurora
counties on Saturday there is likely to
be diversity of opinion as to methods
at Huron on Wednesday. The fact of
the matter is, that convention can
very safely confine itself to the general
proposition That Dakota wants ad-
mission by the shortest possible route,
and let congress suggest the route.
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Salem Special: While at Huron
i Sunday, we enjoyed the hospitality of
Grant Redfeld, former operator at
. this place. in the shape of a substantial
Rdlnner. including roast turkey and
cranberry sauce.
Our readers will please excuse this
weeks issue, the editor being confined
B 70 his bed.
Can there he any possible connection
c between the aboye items from the
same paper? One square meal ought
not to lay Dakota editor up for a
q 3wholesweell.
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The lower house at Bismarck GER
tainly acted hastily and inconsiderately
when it adopted the following rule:
That any bill which has been intro
duced in the house at the request of
the Territorial Farmers Alliance may
be called up at any time, out of Its
regular order, for any purpose, by a
majority vote of the house; that the
statement Of the member introducing
the bill shall be taken as evidence of
the fact that such bill has been in
troduced at the request of said
alliance,
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A Hopeful Outlook ,

Bismarck Tribune: 1t is evident
there will be no sectional controversies
during this session of the Legislature.
Every man appears to be here in the
interests of Dakota. None are likely
to be led astray by false issues raised
for the purpose of gaining undue adj
vantage for persons or places. 1t was
MOI always thus.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-01-18

The Dubuque papers are at hand
containing the results of senator
Goodykoontz efforts before the board
of trade of that city in relation to the
opening of the reservation. That body
passed resolutions similar to those re-
Gently adopted by the Sioux City board.
1t will not be for lack of intelligent,
well-directed effort on the part Of Mr.
Goodykoontz and his co o-laburers if the
reservation remains closed.