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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05
The Tramp Nuisance,

The tramp fraternity has made itself
unusually obnoxious during the hard
times, and heroic measures have been
resorted to for the purpose of suppress
ing it. In San Francisco the tramps
that infested and robbed the docks were
driven out by dueking them in the sea.
In Boston it seems that the sacred
common had literally fallen into the
hands Of tramps before the police could
be aroused to sense of their duty. Pc
destrians were accosted at all hours of
the day and night, and if they did not
give were cursed and even struck, ac-
cording to the hour and the loneliness Of
the locality. Women were bullied and
insulted and children robbed of their
pennies. Finally the police decided to
raid the common and ridi of its bandit
ii. Twenty-Five arrests were made, the
prisoners were sent "to the island, the
common is now safe for travellers, and
children may sail their boats in the frog
pond without fear of molestation. New
York Evening Post.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05
A Big Catch of Fish,

Indian Harry Fisk, the boss of the
West Seattle Indians, and Steve Wilson,
another of the clan. have the best record
of the season among the fishermen.
Harry contracted with the Myers can
merry to supply $4,000 fish during the
season. He went down with his crew to
'Mukilteo and Peterlike threw over his
nets. Thirty thousand salmon We're the
fruits of the haul, and what to do with
all the load was a puzzler. The scow
would not hold them, and nearly half
had to be thrown overheard. Harry had
been getting on SO we'll that the next
day he tried his luck again and was as
much astonished as before, for 10000
again filled his seine. His contract with
the big cannery was filled, and Harry
and his crew were richer by the two
days work by $750.-Seattle Dispatch.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05
Carp peeling the Bark or Trees.

For some months past farmers whose
fields touch the Darby creek near Ard
more, Pa, have noticed that the bushes
and small trees along the waters edge
were dying. AN investigation showed
that the bark had been peeled off the
trunks near the ground. Only bushes
and trees that overhang the creek are
affected. The farmers thought it must
be the work of rabbits. and as the depre-
datlons extended for three miles whole
sale raid upon the brnnies was planned.
Herbert a. Enochs says that IL timely
and startling discovery thwarted the
farmers in their crusade. With loaded
gun farmer sat by the stream to watch
for the shrub destroyers when he behcld
a large carp leap from the water and
catch at the bushes. 1t was after Il fly
that had lighted there, but in its en-
deavor to get it tore off Il considerable
chunk of bark. Then another carp was
seen doing the same thing. They had
actually girdled all the buhes on the
banks fer miles in catching tiies.-Phil-
adelrhia Record.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05
sl,e NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Chauncey M. Depew was passing along
the corridor of the parlor floor at the
Auditorium the other afternoon about .
o'clock, and noticing large number of
handsome young ladies in the south par
ler with mans curiosity he strolled up
to the door, reduced his brisk step to a
dead march and turned his eyes upon
the gathering. He started back as fair
haired young lady exclaimed:
"Why, there's Mr.. Depew," and run
ming up to the doctor seized his two
hands, and before the noted orator could
recover from his surprise his handsome
young captor half led and half dragged
him into the center of the room, glibly
talking to him all the while
Doctor, you're member of our class,
and you must so along up to dinner and
make the class Il response"
The doctor said, II don't quite under
stand this, but am willing to acknowl-
edge membership in this class and at
tend three sessions of scho' a day and
never ask for Il recess. wv, who and
what am r.
You are" said the young lady who
had discovered him passing the door,
way, IAN honorary member of the class
of 80 of Wellesley college. This is the
annual meeting of the Western Alumni
association"
He spoke to the members then and
there, but could not be present at the
dinner.-Chlcayo Times.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05
Steers Playing Follow :ly Leader.

On Tuesday as Il drove of bullocks
numbering about ! 20 We're being driven
from the Canadian shed to the Wood
side lairage at Birkenhead, a singular
accident happened. On the river side
of the Alfred dock there is a narrow un-
dulating bridge, recently placed there
by the Mersey docks and harbor board
for the purpose of conveniently transfer
Ing cattle to the lairages. The bridge
will allow two bullocks to pass over
abreast, but yesterday the beasts became
jammed and one of them leaped into
the Alfred dock and was Immediately
followed by 81 others
The scene in the water was most ex-
traordinary: but, strange to recount, one
Of the bullocks swan to the steps and
walked out III the most intelligent fash
ion and was followed by Ii others.
The thirteenth. however, slipped back
into the water, where the remaining
81 were swimming about for con-
siderable time. Ultimately num-
Der of men put off in boats, and tying
ropes around the beasts drew them in
to the wall, and thus supported them
until n crane was brought into use and
the entire herd rescued. little the worse
for their strange immersion A period
of three hours elapsed before the work
of recovery was completed, and during
this time the liveliest excitement was
apparent among the numerous specta-
Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05
Back From the Dead Letter once

The average citizen is prone to de-
nounce the postofiice department and
everybody connected with it upon gen
eral principles until he encounters case
Of dead letter Office ingenuity and atten-
ton in which he is personally interested.
after which he is thoroughly convinced
that the postoffice department is the only
really good establishment conducted by
Uncle Samuel.
One of these fellows mailed photo
graph to a lady at Wilkesbarre some
weeks ago. and when it was not dcliv-
cred to her he fairly boiled over in SLAM
dering the department. Last week he
received Il nicely worded request to call
at room 2G, postof1ice building, for "a
valuable letter" He called, and most
polite young woman handed him the
missing photograph. which he had mis-
directed.
"How III the world did you locate
nde! he asked.
ooh, the photographer. who was fur
pished with the number of your mega
ti7e, supplied your name and address to
the dead letter Office, and the photo
graph was forwarded here for delivery" I"
-sPhiladelphia Record.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05
ChicagO's Shamrock.

There is in the Irish village at Chicago
stone which Lady Aberdeen said was q
genuine and historical article from Blar-
ney. In this belief it has been kissed by
tens of thousands of visitors, but it now
turns out that the Countess of Aberdeen
was mistaken. Sir George Colthurst,
on whose estate the Blarney stone lies,
threatened Lady Aberdeen with an ac-
ton for libel for asserting that the stone
at Chicago was the genuine article.
Whether there was any ground for q
libel action may be doubted, but Lady
Aberdeen had, of course, no desire to
maintain in the face of positive state
ment to the contrary that the stone at
Chicago was the genuine article. She
has accordingly agreed to withdraw the
statement and publicly intimate this in
the United States.
The truth is that though the Blarney
stone is not at Chicago there is a stone
from Blarney in the Irish village at the
exhibition. The real Blarney stone
would not bear transportation to Amer
lea, but in this case probably one stone
from Blarney is as good as another
Bradford Observer.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05
Great Surgery.

Major John l.. Hayes was stationed in
Chicago as quartermaster last October
on the staff of General Nelson A. Miles.
He was in a restaurant one night with a
party of friends, one of whom became
involved in a quarrel with stranger.
Major Hayes interfered in the interest
of peace. and, like other peacemakers,
got the worst of it. He was knocked
senseless by a blow on the head with a
chair, became Il maniac, was sent to be
treated in the military asylum at Elgin,
Ills, and was brought home to Allegha,
ny, Pa, an epileptic. There he was
seized with as many as 100 convulsions
in day." An operation has just been
performed on him in the Allegheny hos.
pital by whicha portion of the skull was
removed. A sac of pus was found in the
brain and taken out, and speedy recovery
followed.-Pittsburg Letter.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05
Latest Outrage of Chinese ON Missions

Latest Outrage of ChineAe ON Missions.
The latest collision between foreign
missionaries and the Chinese populace
may serve rs 4 typical example of these
observation-disclosures. Twoincxpcrienced
men, beginning to learn the Chine.
language, find themselves planted i'll
hostile district, acquire land and erec,
buildings in q style 1!otoriously offensive
to the native people, and ii is fair to as
sumo do other things i'll keeping there
with. The popular hate, which needed
no fostering, SINNERS awhile and at
given moment breaks out in murder
GUS explosion, the poor missionaries be-
coming martyrs, not to Christianity, but
rather to their own deplorable lack of
judgment.
OF course tfs rioters deserve to be Sc
verely dealt with. 1t is dangerous to
leave them unrunished. Yet we know
they will not be punished, for the Chi
(. nese government will do neither good
nor evil that it can avoid, and moreover.
though it may not approve of mob vio-
lence. its sympathies are naturally and
necessarily with its own people, and not
with the intrusive and always hateful
foreigners. As for the western powers,
the diplomatic fiasco of 1891 afforded
conclusive proof that none of them has
clear enough conscience to coerce the
Chinese III such 4; matter-A. Niche in
London Times.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05
Russian Fleet For the Mediterranean.

AsubbA0A IcCt OI VIC 'Leultcrronca0.
tits stated that the Russian permanent
squadron for the Mediterranean shortly
to be constituted will consist of the yes-
sells which recently visited America and
are now on their way home under the
command of Admiral Kasnakoff. They
are the Emperor Nicholas l, ironclad
battleship, $500 tons, $40 men; the Ad-
miral Nakhi1noff, armored cruiser, $500
tons, 500 men; the Dinlitri Donskoi, ar
mored cruiser, 1000 tons, $50 men, and
the Rynda, a steel protected cruiser, 3, 900
tons, 800 men.
Of these four vessels each one is max
ing for u different port-Lisbon, Gibral-
tar, the Azores and Cadiz respectively.
It is not yet known where they will as
semble. The latest advices from Russia,
however, state that they will go to Tou-
lon in order to repay the celebrated
Cronstadt visit of two years ago. On
the fleet being definitely constituted it
will be placed under the command Of
Admiral Avellan. who is already organ
izing his staff, but who will in all prob
ability not remain in command for more
than u year. Admiral Kasnakoff will be
placed in an important post at Cronstadt.
Paris Correspondent.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05
The Electrio Fan yyaltxed.

A diminutive electric fan in the Office
of the department of public works was
located on window sill, where its noise
disturbed the clerks, and they placed it
upon metal heater. The instant the
current was turned on the electricity
performed clog dance and waltzed the
fan all over the heater. All the time the
blue fluid flashed out in two foot lengths,
and the burning and whirring of the
swift revolving wheel nearly caused a
stampede in the Office. But relief came
at last when the machine with mighty
effort, as if to get away from the heater,
danced off the side of it and fell with a
bump on the floor, bringing the circus to
a close Pittsburg Dispatch.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05
Goodwin sn.ith.s New history.

In his Outline Of Political History"
Professor Goldwin Smith attempts to re-.
wise our accepted estimates of Washing
ton, jefferson, Webster. Clay and other
great Americans. and to rearrange the
status of those characters in the annals
of statecraft war, and politics. In this
task. which he clearly finds more con-
genial i'll purpose than easy of execution
he is less instructive than entertaining,
and vastly moreambitious than effective
1t need not disturb our admiration for
Goldwin Smith to discover that he re-
fuses to place Washington among the
great generals of history. Our British
brethren have always stuck to that no.
ton and are entitled to all the comfort
they can get out of it. Nor need we dis
tress ourselves that he regards jefferson
as a man who might have developed into
an anarchist if the temptation had pre-
sented itself. That is merely an assump-
ton which plcases Mr.. Smith without
any impairment of Jefferson's historical
status.
This authors estimate of Hamilton,
whom he regards us "a born aristocrat," "
of Aaron Burr, ga local Catilinc," of
Madison's "prim mediocrity" and Clay's
"jingoism," are interesting and some
times amusing. We know Goodwin
Smith too well to take him as seriously
as he takes himself.
Ono striking thing about this work
seems to be that the history it contains
is not rev and that its new things are
not listory..-New York Herald.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05
A Boston Landmark Gone

A famous old tree disappeared with
the fall of the big cottonwood on the
common. 1t was probably the largest
tree on the common. Standing near the
bandstand in the hollow, it was favor
lite and well known shade. Probably
there is no tree either on the common or
the public garden which comes to ma
turity more quickly than does this pop
ulus monilifera, and us there are many
more trees of the same species on the
common and garden it will not be many
years before the fallen monarch will
have several worthy successors.-Boston
Globe
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05
Cheers Chased the Tears.

When General Lew Wallace was called
upon to speak at the reunion of his old
regiment, the Eleventh Indiana, at the
recent Grand Army encampment at In
dianapolis, his feelings got the better of
him, and he broke down in tears. There
were about a hundred of the boys there,
and half of them We're crying too. After
awhile one fellow with horse sense pro-
posed three cheers for the old man, and
they We're given in such way as to clear
the lachrylnose atmosphere. after which
the old man gave them talk that was
worth listening to.-Joe Howard.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05
BREAKING Down the parr,er..

DR.. Harriette O. Met Calmont of Frank
lin, Pa, an accomplished young lady of
independent fortune and q graduate of
the Pennsylvania Medical college of
Philadelphia, is filling an appointment
as assistant physician at the state hos
pital for insane at Warren, Pa. Her
election to that position during the pres
,ent year is an innovation on the past
policy of the hospital, which has met the
best expectation of the trustees.-Phila-
delphia Times.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05
rnpiscournr. rrnfunitx.

Marblehead people have noticed with
pain lately that swearing seems to be re.
markably prevalent i'll that picturesque
old Massachusetts town, and especially
so after the return of sailors from an rln-
successful cruise. This being the case
it has been deemed best to organize an
antiswearing league, and a local news.
paper announces that it will offer in the
public schools a prize for the best essay
on "What are the best methods to dis.
courage profane swearing:'
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05
Justice In NIit!u:r,

Edward NJ. Greene of San Francisco
has designed novelty for the midwinter
fair to be held in that city which he
hopes will rival the Eiffel tower and the
Ferris wheel. 1t is colossal statue of
Justice, $50 feet high, supporting an i'm
mense pair of scales, the extremises of
which are cars holding so people each.
The beam is a truss 300 feet long. oscil-
liating like a walking beam. thus lifting
the cars to a height of $50 feet.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05
A Wasp Plague on the Rhine.

The farmers of Rhein- -Hessen and the
lower Rhine are suffering like our own
people from plague of wasps. These
insects swoop down in clouds upon the
fruit trees and play havoc with the prim-
est fruit. Added to this swarms of spar.
rows infest the fields of wheat and oats,
creating much damage among the scanty
Scrops.-London Daily News.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05

fhe western part OF the town he found
an artificial pond bordered with con-
crete, which contained several varietie
of water lilies of rare sorts-lilies from
Australia, Zanzibar and the cape of
Good Hope, with papyrus, wild rice, hy-
acinths, arrowhead and variety of lotus
and pink, white and yellow lilies from
widely separated regions interspersed.--
New York Times,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05
Culifornia-Neyuda Boundary,

Professor George Davidson, head of
the coast survey on the Pacific coast, is
working with a party of scientists near
Carson City, New. making observations
to determine the disputed boundary be-
tween California and Nevada. The task
will take two years and perhaps longer.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05

The University of Pennsylvania will
include among its courses this year one
designed to prepare young men for news
paper work. It will be in charge of Pro-
fessor Joseph French johnson.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05
Highest all in Leavenng Power-Latest u s. Govt Report
%&!a!:'!:!! e! Bski9@ BS%ds7
ABSOLUTELY PURE

that they receive from policy holders
about $40. .0o0, ,0O0a ayear: that their gross
income is nearly $220, ,0C0,000 annually,
and that they pay about 800, 900, 900 an
nually to the insured in the form of
death losses, surrenders and dividends.
New York Tribune
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05

The project Of holding national ex-
position in the City of Mexico this win
ter, using the exhibits sent by Mexico to
Chicago, has been abandoned.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05
Enormous Life Insurance Business.

Life insurance companies are becom-
ing the holders Of enormous masses of
capital. Statistics made public at the
meeting on Wednesday of the National
Association of Life Underwriters show
that the companies, taking no account
of assessment corporations and societies,
hold assets to the value Of $3.50, 900. 900;
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05
In Pleasant Sandwich.

A traveller journeying down Cape Cod
way the other day was surprised to find
around Sandwich more beautiful trees
of great girth and more garden flowers
abloom than he had ever seen in any
other village in New England. And in
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05
Medical Coeducatiou,

. Tufts college has established a coedu-
cational medical school which is to be
opened in October. Atleast go students
are expected, and the men aud women
will work together on an equal basis
Exchange.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05

Bishop Whittle of Virginia, one of the
oldest prelates in the Protestant Episco-
pal church in this country. is threatened
with total blindness at Clifton Springs.
in that state,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-05

Emil Phillipson, the Chicago architect
who claims to have secured the use of
staff in the construction of the exhibi-
ton buildings, wants the principal ones
made into picturesque ruins, covered
with ivy, and left as legacy to poster
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-06-22
SHORT TALES OF THE WEEK.

Prof. J. L. Torrens left for his home
in Oakland, this State, where he will
spend the greater portion of the sum-
mer vacation. :.
Chas. Dixon and Chas. Buxton re-
turned from Renville last, Thursday
where they assisted the'Renville base
ball club in defeating Appleton by a
score of 6 to 3.
The Tracy Trumpet states that
"Jonas J. Kelsey, of the town of Gales,
a justice of the peace in that town, was
taken in charge by Marshal Christen-
sen Wednesday. He has been subject
to fits of insanity for some time past
and now imagines that people are
cheating him out his property and
that his life is in danger. The Red
wood county officials we're notified
and he will probably be sent to St.
Peter.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-06-22

Miss Elder-I hear that Sadie Filbert had
ten offers of marriage within "A hours after
graduation.
Mr.. Snooper-Yes, and it was all on account
of her forcible graduating essay.
Miss Elder-Indeed! What was the subject2
Mr.. s.-"How to cook beefsteak. Town
Topics.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1893-10-13

Sine iunge GngtGnbe e.
rim, MiB Sennp MisbeG in Srigbton,
bat eine &lase 9egen sc. So9eit ben
Sultan BON Oi9obore ipesen gebro6ez
men neutrality-suspicious. an9eitrengt.
Der @nfpalt bes SuItans ma9te aelz
tenb, bab Der Sultan BON Of9obore
Elm resierenber 5iirit fei unb tein @ez
ridt in @ngldnb iiber ibn ab5uurtbeis
fen babe. Sir bic iunse Dame ipurbe
oagesen bsmertt, bab Der Sultan bier
als pripdtmann unter bem Rdmen
4lbert 8dter cine 3eit lang gslebt unb
oaB er auberbem unter Der Sberbobeit
Der 8aiisrin BON Snoien itebs. Die
Qngslssenbsit ipirb i'm October psitsr
berdtben.
-@or &ur5em tpurbe Der
anseIebene &aufmdnn Rebn b. gle. in
benz StGbt9en 2auenitein (im fdbIiz
I6en gr5gebirse) als S6mugeler oerz
baftet. gBie man f9reibt. iinb neuerz
binas cine ganse &eibe bon MitI6ulbiz
gen bes Rebn entbsdt. gi6t peniqer
als so perIonen fpllen bereits iebt in
6aft iein. Rebns Dur9itehsreien reiz
9en, ipie iib aug feinen beidlasnabm=
ten 9sI6dfisbiidern erseben bat, bis
N bic a9taiser Sabre Suriid.
The herald., 1893-11-05
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