The Irish standard., 1890-11-15

$3.50 PER YEAR !
should cali upon them to help US.
will say, How can the saints hear oul
pravers?" We don't know how they near
us for we are cropping in the dark, but
hen we remember the wise ecOnomV
of Coos great universe we will not ask;
such questions. ST. Paul while on earth
prayed constantly, interesting for the
salvation of mems souls; and now that
he is in heaven, 40 you think he will
cease his prayerss Let US not forget this,
chat we have friends and comrades in
heaven to intercede FOR us at the Judg- /
ment throne, and then take heart and
go ahead and fight the good fight.
NORTH DAKOTA.
There is town at the junction Of the
Cheyenne and Northern and the Elk
horn consisting OF saloon and Two
shacks. The founders ask $3.50 a lot, /
and claim thev will have $1,000 people
inside of 8 year.
Two children, boy and girl, arrived
in Bismarck from Sweden. They came j
the distance without escort-nothing
but cards tied TO their clothing with the
inscription, Bismarck. N. .. Going
to Aunt franklin" Mrs. Franklin, of
the Franklin house, was at the depot to
meet them.
Men sometimes COM plain Of the rigOr
of the Dakotan climate and long for g.
more s0utherlY latitude, where Life is
supposed to be much easier, but there is
a great difference between the two SEC
tions. The cold OF the NORTH gives
energy to the man who lives in 1T, aud
stimulates him TO thought and exeEtlon
unknown to his Southern brother. Pro"
lects are born ami reared into noble en-"
terprises in our cold climate. The best
health conditions, the greatest wealth.
the largest cities and the finest types of
human aud animal life belong to the
North. Dakota is in the North, in the
parallel Of push,
There Is one Indian in tbs United
States who is said to be worth ST ,O00, 600.
He is known as Matthias Splitlog, and ls
clief of the Wyandotte tribe. He was
born in the forest near split log. hence
his name. He is now 10 years OF age.
and caa neither read nor write. For
all this he is a great money getter.
Some time ago be was persuaded To sell
tract OF land on the Kaw bottoms for
! $14O, 900, the money to be paid at 10
o'clock on certain morning at Il Ger
tain bank. The Indian entered the
bank shortly before 10 O'Clock and took
q seat. keeping his eye OH the clocks
| When the clock struck 10 and the cap
italists had not arrived, he walked
promptly out of the bank On the street
he met the men who were to buy his
land, and, when they asked him to re-
turn to Che bank. he refused, and SGT
the next dav at the same hour. When
they all met next day SplitIog refused
to sell for $40. 600 and wanted $l60. 600.
The syndicate desired the land, and
fearing another rise in real estate &C.
cepted his terms.
| SOUTH DAKOTA.
| The Pierre Evening Press Of Wedues-
day published list of members elect Of
the South DAKOTA aIegislalure from which
| it appears that the Republicans are
tie with the Democrats and Independ-
ents on joint ballot or with the settle
ment of contests. the majority will
only be one or TWO either way. This
jeopardizes the return of Gideon G.
Moody to the United States senate, and
will probably be the means of electing
Democrat or IndeDendent. BARTLETT.
Tripp and L. E. Mcclure are spoken.o
as likely Democratic candidates, and
Alonzo Wardale as the choice OF the AL.
lance. Neither party will have work
ing majority in the legislature, and the
election of a senator is mere specula.
tion. Upon the face of the returns now
everything is complete with the excep-
tion Of three counties. Pierre Is made
the permanent capital of South Dakota
by majority not much short OF 5000,
WISCONSIN.
The Hudson True Republican says:
We come to bury Hoard, not to praise
him. The evil that men do lives after
them, but it won't De SO with Hoard,
for never again will candidate in Wis
consin try to ride into Office on a wave
of religious prejudice. Gov. Hoard
created the school house issue; he knew
the public schools were in no danger,
but he thought by insulting certain re-
ligi0us creeds he would awaken enough
bigotry on the other side to carry him
through. It was a fatal mistake. for
the people Of Wisconsin are begond the
reach of mere sentiment They read
and thought. thought of danger to the
country. but not to the little school
hArsA IT. was danger from fl1A Nc.