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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-04

The most extraordinary of all lighthouses
is to be found on Arnish Rock, Stornoway
bay-a rock which is separated from the
island Of Lewis by channel over 500 feet
wide 1t is in the Hebrides, Scotland. On
this rock IL conical beacon Is erected and
ON its summit a lantern Is fixed, from
which, night after night, shines light
which is seen by the fishermen far and
wide. Yet there is no burning lamp in the
lantern and no attendant ever goes to it,
for the simple reason that there is no lamp
to attend to, no wick to trim and no oil
well to replenish.
The way in which this peculiar light
house is illuminated is this On the island
of Lewis, 600 feet or SO away, is light
house, and from window in the tower a
stream of light is projected on a mirror in
the lantern on the summit of Arnish Rock
These rays are reflected on to an arrange
ment of prisms, and by their action are
converged to focus outside the lantern,
from where they diverge in the necessary
direction.
The consequence Is that to all intents
and purposes n lighthouse exists which
has neither lamp nor lighthouse keeper,
and yet which gives as serviceable light
taking into account the requirements of
this locality-as If an elaborate and costly
lighthouse, with lamp, service room, bed
room, living room, store room, oil room
and water tanks were erected on the sum-
nit of the rock.-New York Telegram.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-04
The cruelty of the Check Rein.

The tight check rein is one of the great
est cruelties habitually and thoughtlessly
practiced on the horse. 1t binders the full
use of the muscles called into play when
the animal has load to draw. 1t impairs
the circulation, causing heat and suffering
in the eyes and brain. 1t holds back the
horses head so that the full force of the
suns glare falls into his eyes, and he finds
himself prevented from dropping his head
and thus shielding them from this suffer
ing. And lastly, besides destroying grace
and ease of motion, the poor animal suffers
increasingly with nervousness and restless
ness, which find vent in involuntary move
ments which not infrequently call forth
punishment from the ignorant driver. Yet
the excuse Of the check rein is to give
"stylishness' 20 the horse. The check rein
is cruel just in proportion as it is tight
enough to prevent his head from falling
into its natural position. If any one
doubts this statement let him for mo
ment loosen that relentless strap, and he
can have no more convincing argument
against it's use than that afforded by the
impatient manner in which the horse in
stantly stretches his neck when released
from its uncomfortable constraint.-New
York Times.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-04

LAO committed the new Testament 4.
memory ia fourteen OF them and the Old
Testament in six.
From his twelfth year this hungerer for
knowledge studied in season and out Of
season. He attended the little country
school during the short winter term and
then applied himself diligently while tend
ing his fathers cattle or working in wood
or meadow during the rest Of the year
His father came between him and his de-
sires, and frequently forbade him wasting
his time over books, and while such inter
dict lasted Nikol studied In secret. He
never missed attending church on Sun
days and listened attentively to the
preachers every word. In his fourteenth
year his mothers brother taught him to
write.
About the same time he obtained Latin
catcchism which he compared and studied,
sentence for sentence, with his German
one. Before he was 20 years of age he was
well known to the booksellers of Schleiz,
jena, Hof and Nurnberg, at whose shops
he was q constant visitor. He studied at
times the long night through, frequently
by the light of the moon. While threshing
in the barn he would cover the walls with
Grecian, Hebraic, Chaldean and Arabic
alphabets, and he learned the strange SYM
bols without ceasing from labor.
It was not long before .the learned peas
ants" singular talents were talked OF far
beyond his own little village. As he came
and went from Weimar, Dresden and jena
he was the object of undisguised attention,
and not without emotion did the crowds
regard this self taught man and celebrated
scholar. Besides his periodical acquire
ments he began the study Of physics, as
tronomy, meteorology, botany, chemistry
optics and mathematics. He turned a
small dwelling house on his farm into an
observatory, and sought, with the help Of
well selected mathematical and astronomi
cal instruments, to fathom the secret dis
tances.
He did not escape the miseries and dev.
astations which the war brought upon his
eountrymen. His house and lands were
left to him desolate and waste. Financial
ly ruined, the scourge of care forced him
to look about him for some employment.
Owing to the urgent persuasion of infiuen-
tial friends Nikol was appointed writer of
the German calendar just ut the time when
the fierce struggle between Julianism and
Gregorianism was at its height, and twas
he who led the way to a golden mean. And
for over century the book lover who I'M
earths "Schmidt-Kunzel Calendar" from
any booksellers shop In Nurnberg feels
that he has found rich prize.
Nikol Schmidt died ON June %, 1871,
leaving II large family to mourn his loss.
None of his children inherited his thirst
for knowledge or his singular talent for
making foreign languages his own.-Phila
delphia Times.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-04

There is a broad lowland stretching from
Sandy Hook to Cape Henry and another
washed by Mississippi sound upon which
the sea is encroaching; they are wave fash
ionod plains but recently wrested from the
ocean, and ocean reclaims its own. AL
ready it's octopus arms have seized the low
lands in horrid embrace, and day by day,
month by month, year by year, generation
by generation, the grasp is Tightening, the
monster creeping further and further in
land. Each average year the water mark
advances "A rod. The seaside cottage with
broad lawn before it has an expectation
of life' of n decade or a generation; but the
cottage at the verge of the cliff may go in
year and must go in lustrum, unless
human devices outwit and overpower the
waves for an exceptional period. On most
other eastern and southern coasts the waves
are also encroaching but their progress is
slower. And the oceans power is too great
for puny man to oppose successfully; he
can only provide against and slowly re-
treat before the invasion. --Professor w. j.
MCGEE in Forum.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-04

Tho Petite Presse tells funny story
about the young Prince Royal of Greece.
This young man was engaged to the Prin-
cess Imperial OF Germany, and inmedi-
ately set out on his sparkling expedition.
Tho young lady lived in the palace of Pots
dam, and the prince used to go there fire.
quently from Berlin. At first he made
stated visits, and was taken in carriage
from the railway station to the palace.
But one day he took it into his head to
pay an informal visit. Dressed in plain
civilian clothes he boarded train, and
on arriving at the railroad station took the
first vehicle he could hire When he
reached the palace a sentinel was, of course,
at the gate
"Wer das' growled the big Prussian
"'Tis l." said the prince; ''the crown
prince of Greece and the fancee of the
princess. Let me pass"
"You are nice looking Prince Royal,
you arel And princess masher, chr Get
awayp
The prince insisted and got angry, The
soldier Thought he was poor crank and
tried to bring him to his senses. "Now,
my fino fellow" said he, 'don't make
fuss. You can talk as much as you please,
but know my business. A prince, my
boy, always has fine uniform with cooked
hat and feathers and bushel of decora-
tions. Oh, saw our Fritz, and you can't
fool me- Now, go awayl"
Noticing lackey the prince beckoned
to him, and after scribbling few lines on
the back of card told him to take it to
the empress. The lackey went off on his
errand. The sentinel grinned. A crazy
man might fool lackey, but an old sol
dier wasn't to be taken in. But what was
his astonishment when he saw the princess
coming to meet the poor crank and well
coming him in the most atfectionate man
nerI Then she took him into the palace.
"Well," exclaimed the sentinel. "If
beggar man comes up to me the next time
I'm on guard and tells me he's the pope
I'll kneel down and get his blessing"
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-04
A Rarn Avis,

A stranger in the city seeing an urchin
on Broadway patted him on the head and
said: "Can you tell me where Fourteenth
street is, little boyY"
The gamin stared seemingly incredulous
at the gentleman q moment, and then
shrieking Historically to distant COM
rade:
Hey, CHIMNEY" he yelled, there's fel-
Ter what don't know where Fourteent
street isr'-Dry Goods Chronicle.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-04
George Nv as an Artists Model.

In the room known as the Waterloo
chamber hangs the fine full length portrait
of George " in his coronation robes, by
Sir Thomas Lawrence. His majesty GER
tainly made a bad king, bad husband and
a bad father, but he makes an admirable
picture. He knew how to pose" to per-
lection, how to show up the symmetry of
his very handsome legs in their snowy
silken hose and how to turn his head so as
to present the best poiats in his profile to
the spectators / imagine that the voca-
ton of an artists model was what he was
best fitted for by nature.-Cor. Philadel-
phia TELEGRAPH.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-04
A Wonderful Clock.

A new French clock contains a novel APP
plication OF the magnet. The clock Is
shaped like tambourine. with circle Of
flowers painted on its head. Around the
circle two bees crawl, the larger one re-
quiring twelve hours to complete its cir
cult, while the smaller one makes 1t every
hour. Different flowers represent the
hours, and the bees, which are Of iron, are
moved by two magnets behind the head Of
the tambourine-St. Louis Republic
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-04

Doctors say that Americans rush too
much and cat too fast but when they are
asked for figures they can't show 'em. On
the contrary, the English, who never rush,
and who eat as though they had all day
to a meal, suffer with dyspepsia 2Sper cent.
more than Americans, and the average age
Mt which business men die is 5 per cent.
below the hustling Yankee.-Detroit Free
Press.
arrcgulArity of broadway Clocks.
An enormous dial for a clock has been
mounted on the Madison Square bank build.
ing, above the Worth monument, near Mad.
isonsquaTe. tits possible TO read the time all
the way up Broadway from Union square.
hope the clock will be better timepiece
than the average uptown street clock.
From Forty second street to Fourteenth
street there are over thirty clocks exposed
on Broadway, and no two Of them keep tho
same time. An expert who made trip
along the thoroughfare to test the value Of
these clocks as timekeepers reported that
not single one of them was accurate, and
that there was an extreme variation
among them amounting to twenty-one
minutes. New York Press,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-04
Sun BaffrS.

Sun baths can only be arranged on an up
per room-with skylight or with windows
affording free entrance to the SUMS rays is
the best adapted for the purpose. But bet
ter than sun baths is living in sunlight,
which is rs necessary to health MS pure air.
Let yourself and family live and work in
rooms where plenty of sunlight can enter
There is no way to avoid the naturul itch
ing produced in some persons by cold water
baths BE careful what kind of soap you
use, however, rs soap often causes irrita-
ton otherwise avoidable.-Hal's Journal
of Health,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-04

The manufacture of half silk gloria for
dust and waterproof cloaks Is increasing in
the Gorlitz district OF Silesia. One firm
with factories at Seidenberg and Ebersdorf
have increased the nupJeer of their looms
to l,2o0. Another largI/frm viii soon start
the manufacture AktAese goods.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-04
A LEARNED PEASANT.
= German Who Mastered Fifty-one oricn-
tai Languages.

In the village Of Rothenacker, near the
town Of Schleiz there lived from the year
1905 until 1871 man named Niko' Schmidt
Kunzel, who was an unprzs=elted phe-
nomenpn. and who was known as tho
learned peasant
He was IN lr2 or less familiar with fifty
one Oriental languages. He either spoke
them or possessed "A scholastic knowledge
of them. Among these languages were
Latin. Greek, Hebrew, Chaldaic, Syrian,
Arabic. Persian, Armenian, Abyssinian,
Egyntian. Ethiopian, Turkish, etc, He
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-04

Cremation was borrowed by the Romans
from the Greeks, and was not generally
practiced among them till toward the end
of the republic. The custom gradually fell
into disuse under the empire, and appears
to have been abandoned about the end OF
the fourth century There is no record
that it was ever practieed by Christian ma
tons.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1890-10-10
BEAR CREEK.

Climax school No. 1 begins next
Monday with j. w. Coverston to
WELD the hickory switch, and teach
the kids to add their 1, 2s and 3s.
The little 9-year-old daughter of
Mrs. VIM. Wrangham arrived at her
mothers one day last week, having
been expressed through from Idaho
to Cakes.
Mr.. Mckay, Thomas Singleton.
VIZ. Dodge and M. J. Anderson at
tended the convention at Ellendale.
Tuesday, and report having a nice
ride across the country of IS miles.
But they are netlssel6sh and want
to monopolize all the rides, for thew
are willing that their friends in
the west part Of the county should
ENJOY some OF their rides, BY holding
some OF the conventions at, Cakes
Why not? 0akes has ample accom-.
! modations.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1890-10-10
GENERAL ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given, that on
Tuesday, the fourth day Of Novem,
Der, next, at the usual polling
places in the several pricincts Of
Dickey County and State of North
Dakota, an election will be held for
State and County officers as follows;
One Member Of Congress.
One Governor.
One Lieutenant Governor.
One Secretary of State.
One State Auditor.
One State Treasurer.
One Attorney General.
One Superintendent of Public In
struction.
One Commissioner Of Agriculture
and Labor.
Three Railroad Commissioners.
One Member of the Senate of the
State of North Dakota.
Two Members of the House of
Representatives of the State Of
North Dakota.
One County Treasurer.
One Sheriff.
One Clerk of Court.
One County Auditor.
One Register Of Deeds.
One States Attorney.
One Coroner.
One County Judge.
One County Surveyor.
-Four Justices Of the Peace.
Four Constables.
One County Commissioner Dis
trict No. 2.
One County Commissioner Dis
trict No. 4.
In compliace with chapter 81,
Laws Of 1890. there will also be
vote taken on the question Of in
creasing the Jurisdiction Of the
County Judge. Persons favoring
such increase of Jurisdiction will
have written OR printed on their
ballots, "For increasing the Juris-
diction of the County Court and
those opposed will have written or
printed on their ballots-''Against
increasing the Jurisdiction Of the
County Court"
Which Election will be open at
nine o'clock in the forenoon and
continue open until five o'clock in
the afternoon Of the same day, at
which time the polls will be closed.
Dated at Ellendale this End
day of October 1890.
THURLow WEED.
County Auditor, Dickey Co., N. D.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1890-10-10

The Republican county ticket
nominated at Ellendale last week is
composed of men for whom every
good Republican will work, and
talk, and vote. 1t il ticket which
should be earnestly supported both
before and on the day Of election.
Let no Republican be bamboozled
or misled. We have a record TO
sustain and in order to receive prop
er recognition and representation it
is necessary that full party vote
should be cast. If your candidates
are not better they are the equal Of
any and there is no reason why you
should not, and every reason why
you should, support them.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1890-10-10
Church Directory.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Services every alternate Sabbath morning at II
O'Clock, and every alternate Sabbath evening at
O'Clock. REV. R. Il. HooKR,
Pastor Presbyterian Church,
Union Prayer.meeting every Wednesday even.
Ing In the Presbyterian Church at o'clock.
METHODIST CHURCH.
F1ur suHDAI.-Hudson School House at II a.
a.; Crinnion Echool House at p. m. and Oakes
Presbyterian Church At p. m.
SECOND sgSDAY...qakes Presbyterian Church
et II .. M; Werner School House at 8 p, m. and
Prayer-meeting iR Oakes Wednesday evening
and :! Werner M Thursday evening. ,clas. meeting
close Of morning service in Presbyterian Church.
rRBD ]. GrDDtHss, Pastor n. z. Church.
YOUNG PEOPLES SOCIETY OF CHRISTIAN
RNDEAVOR.
Regular Gospel Meeting every Sunday evening
at7:15 In Presbyterian Church. Business meet.
ing Wednesday evening before Prayer-meeting
HATTIE u. GREEN, Pres,
NELLIE CAANBBRLIN, Sec'y.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1890-10-10

1
Bros, who has had charge of til,
work on the artesian we'll, left Tues
day morning for Huron, the entir,
outfit of machinery, etc., following
him on Wednesday. Swan Bros
will repair one of the wells al
Huron.
The Farmers Alliance, Of Hills
dale, will meet at the Crinnion
school house Saturday, Oct. 10Th, al
Z p. M. All farmers wishing to Join
will please be present, as business of
Importance will come up at that
time. WIN. HUrs1Np1LLER,
Sec'y.
SHEEP BY THE HUNDRRDs.-On
Wednesday night twelve cars from
Montana, eleven Of sheep and one
OF horses, were unloaded here.
There are 1920 sheep, which are
quite fine ones, and are being offer
ed to farmers on time, on the shares,
or cash would not be refused. IF
our farmers could each manage to
secure good flock of sheep they
could then live Independent of
wheat-raising, and if there is any,
thing in the world it would pay to
go in debt for we believe it is sheep.
Lew Johnson's celebrated colored
minstrels gave their show Wednes-
day night in Gorder's Hall, as ad-
vertised,. to a fair-sized audience.
although the tickets were Is and 50
cents. People will attend minstrel
show, yer know, whether they have
a pound Of coal or an ounce Of flour
for the winter. The troupe con-
slsts of l3 members, and it was a
real negro show throughout. The
music was good and the burlesque
imitation Of the great Straus orches.
ira timely and simply immense.
The singing was not so very bad,
and the dancing was as good as the
best.
Not long since Thos. Dalton left
the country with a mortgaged team
and sold tho horses to a liveryman
in Minnesota. Constable Davis To-
Gated the property, went to the
l'veryman, hired the horses and
started for adrive. When he reach.
ed the Dakota line he sent the driver
and wagon home and came on to
Oakss. Last Saturday the livery
man and an officer came to arrest
Mr., Davis for horse-stealing, but
found that, acting for the mort
gagee, Mr.. Hagan, he had right to
the horses, and they returned home
sad but wiser men. There is moth
ing the matter with Constable Davis
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1890-10-10

WE are glad that for once the
Democrats Of Dickey county have
come out and nominated straight
ticket and have the courage to stand
up for their convictions, and now
that the fight is to be made squarely
on party lines, instead of under the
guise Of the peoples ticket" they
will fAd when the votes are count
ed that "the people, will vote the
straight Republican ticket. The
moral and temperance element Of
the county will vote the Republican
ticket. The soldiers will sum up
what the democratic party has done
for them, and, rallying to the sup
port Of their protector and friend,
will vote solidly for the Republi-
can ticket, county and state. Those
who favor economy in legislation,
and government by the majority,
will remember the obstructionist
methods Of the Democrats IN con-
gress, and will vote with the Repub-
licans. There is no valid reason
why Republican should vote the
Democratic ticket. If tempted by
personal friendship, follow the IRON
clad rule Of every rock ribbed Dem
ocrat, and remember that he Will
vote for Andrew jackson rather
than live Republican. Work
straight. talk straight, vote straight!
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1890-10-10
BAPTIST SERVICES.

Covenant and business meeting
Saturday, Oct. 11th, at 8 o'clock.
Sunday at II o'clock a. m., ser
mon on S. S. work.
Services in the evening commenc-
ing at 7:30.
Rev. G. W. Huntley. General
Missionary for North Dakota, will
be present.
Cordial invitation extended to all,
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1890-10-10
Den Skandinaviske Spelte.
NJ. Schnlid-Nilson, Ieedaktor.
Oakes og Omegn.

Nj ere for ofte tilbojelige til at
g]emme, at de Forenede Slater reg
jeres af folket gjennem stemmegiv-
ming, og at folket like bor hindres i
diets fri udovelse af stemmeretten,
en- ret saa hellig, at den like maa
rores af profane mennesker. Ikon-
gressen har man ifolge bladene be-
gaaet ct misbreb, der har vakt me-
gen farargelse blandt allie retsindige,
idet de wise lovgivere har farsynet
ostens aagerkarle med penge til for
tsettilbe af deres fordervelige og
oneleggende virksomhed; hvad tyk-
kes eder? er det like paa hoj It'd at
vaagne op? Og farmerne vaagne
saa snaat; alliancerne ere like saa
ganske syage; men der skal mere til,
og saa opstaar der forere, som like
ere at lide paa; we'd iherdighed maa
det dog gaa; vi kan like lade mater
ialisternc odelegge wort skjonne land,
og arbejderne, farmarne iberegnede,
har 10 igrunden den storsts ret til
livets goder, skjont de under den
storste ret til livets goder, skjout de
under den nuverende vrdning kun
faar levningerns. vi faa nu Sc,
hvordun det gaar iaar med yolgene;
blir narrede godt folk, skriv det
bag oret og lad den indvundne er-
faring komme eder tilgsde neste
volg. Enhver borger maa have al
mendannelse og forstand paa tidens
krav. Verdens historien koster det
kloreste lys over det menneskelige
livs forskjellige forholde, derfor ber-
gere, les den, studer elep historiske
videnskab; thi uden den er man
blind.
AT de udenlandske efterritninger
synes det fremgaa, at de vestlige ma
toner nerme sig hverandre for al
modstaa Rusland; det ser idethele;
I'D til, at frihedens morgengry beg
ynder at beskinne fjeldene gamle.
Europa, medens vi her mere og mere;
indvikles presternes exile edderkop-
spind og gribes af aagerkarles, mon
opolisters og maskinmends gresse-,
lige noget at kjempe mod allesteds;:
men de forligste ede slakkels men,
nesker, som ere blevne ct offer fer
penge-og magtsyge; de forstaa
like sit sget bedste og bryde sig
like en- dojt ON det almene bedste.
Hvor skjon Wide verden like we're,
ON saadanne lave mennssker like
vore til! Tenk eder en- verden med
god oplysning og a)mindelig vel
stand! Tenk eder ct folk, som like
behove at frygle for at blive berevet
frugten af erligt arbejde! Did maa
menneskeslegten komme, ct saadant
folk maa vi blive, ON riget, hveri
retferdighed Dor, nogensinde skal
blomstre paa jorderige.
Schmidt Nilsson beder vakkert ON
de dolere, han har tilgode; han er
ilde deran, ON han like faar sit, og
det maa forstaaes, at vinteren er
haard og lang,'sog han og fanailie
behoyer som andre mad, kleder or
brendsel for at kunne leve.-Avis-
erne berstte ON mord, egteskobs-
brud, renkefulde prester op. lader os
staa paa Vagt. ''Normannen," I'D
givet Stougthon, er ct udmerket
blad, koster kun l dollar. Jag det.