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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

There were two wanderers from
the land Of the Harp and the Sham
rock, and chance had led them into
this part Of Massachusetts. They
were on foot. One Of them could
not read at all; the other could read
only sufficiently well to be proud Of
airing his accomplishments before
his companion. Their journeyings
had brought them into the neighbour
hood Of Observation-Disclosures.
Presently they encountered a sign
post. Mike stopped to read it and
Pat stopped to hear him.
Now the sign was yer, simple and
it said, "Manchester, Seven Miles"
but it seemed TO bother Mike and he
looked puzzled. Pat waited until
his patience gave out.
What does it saw" he demanded.
"Mon-chased-her," returned Mike
slowly.
"MOn chased. her Sivcn moiles."
Pat picked up his bundle in dis
gust. T.
Sure" he remarked, 'ir he want
ed her that bad Oh hope to Hivin he
got her."-Boston Buget.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

Clement Scott in Sala's Journal.
says: am not "A prude, but | think
the time has cOme when we must de-
eide whether the tncater is to he for
the people, or is TO- serve simply as a
rendezvous for gentlemen who are
anNlOus to discuss moral science IN
all its varying asnectS
For my part | want the theater to
he for the pcople-to he a place where
a man may take his daughters with
out it being necessary for him to 90
first III order that he may Judge
whether the play is one viii h his
girls ought To see. People may
call me il hiliStine. Il prude. or
whatever they like. but my conten-
sion is that the stage is not the place
to discuss sub ectS which, as a rule,
are only introduced at the dinner
table after the ladies have left. That
is a mere question OF taste | am
ready 10 admit: but l feel
confident of this, that the majority
of the public are with me, notwith-
standing the fact that the new school
OF critics are against me to a man.
What ! am lighting for is that the
stage may be retained for the people.
The play house as ordered for the
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21
Americas Army of Railroad Men.

The latest statistics show that.
there are S2l, 400 men engaged in the
operation Of railroads in the United
States. This implies a force three.
fourths as large as the army of France,
almost as large as that OF Germany,
six time as large as that OF Great
Britain, and more than thirty times
as large as that Of our own country.
IL is u%ndeniably the most intelligent
aiiS effective labor element in the
world, and j. is also as it deserves to
be, the best paid, its average snnua.
wages being twice as grSat as those
OF the same class OF workmen, or in
TACT any other class Of wor kmen. any
where else under the sun-Globe-
Democrat.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21
Burke and His Genius.

RS. JOHN DREW.
in a reminiscent
0 o d, recently
said to a Chicago
new paper IN a n:
NV no nowadays
except theatrical
archa Ologists recOl-
Charles Burke,
who preceded Mr..
Jefferson as Rip?
Forgotten though
he seems TO be, ii
is the testimony OF
judlciouS actors
%playgocrs that
he was Il man pre-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21
BEHIND THE CURTAIN
A REVIEW OF IMPORTANT THE
ATRICAL EVENTS.

Mrs. Drew Talks of "Trip Van winkle"-
Getting Ahead of the LandlOrd-Hard
Times for Actors Moral Atmosphere OF
the Stage.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

1o''DI
his life was so brief, his health 50
delicate, his temperament so dream
like and drifting, and his fate SO I'M
fortunate that he neither made a
rightful impression upon his IVY era
nor left an adequate memory to ours.
IL is certain, nevertheless, that
Charles BIrke's modified success as
Rip Van Wrinkle inspired Mr.. Jetfer-
son to attempt the part in a new and
improved version OF the story.
Burke's play followed closely the
story Of the sketch Book, although
it lacked the sweet. tender humanity
and the weird atmosphere OF the
present version. which is the COM
bined work Of Don Boucicault and
Mr.. jefferson. The speech contained
in the notable lines, Are we SO soon
forgot when We are gomez" is Burke's
not Boucicault's. although Mr.. Jener.
sou has altered it and transpoScd it
for the better. 1t vas introduced in
the first version when Rip, returning
To his own home. is told that il he
be Rip and not an impOStOr some OF
his old cronies will surely recognize
him. He answers. TO he sure doy
will, every n knows me in katSkill,"
When all the loungerS crowd about
him he looks daZed, and shaking his
head, continues: NO. no., no. l don't
know desc peoples-dey don't know
me ncder: and Yesterday dere was not
Il dog III the village but would have
wagged his tail at me and now dey
bark. Dere was not a child but
would have scrambled on my knees,
now dey run from me. Are we So
soon forgotten when we are gone?
Already deere is nobody wat knows
Rip Van Wrinkle
These lines continued Mrs.
Drew, 'havc never beed surpassed in
the history Of the American stage, !
believe, in the prolonged pathos of
Burke'S voice, which, with his facial
expression and his eloquent gestures,
created al impression that was in
etlaCeablc. The very actors who
played with Burke were sometimes
affected 10 tears; and, indeed, n of
thom-JOhn steer cr Clark, l believe
has said that the passage fell upon
the sense like the elimination Of all
mortal despair. and the actors figure
as the low, sweet tones died away
SymbOiizcd more the utter ruin OF a
representative OF a rae than the suf-
fering OF an individual, his awful loss
ana sense Of loneliness clothing him
with a supernatural dignity and
grandeur. which commanded not
only respect but W
"lC is hardly to be wondered at
that Joseph Jefferson, then IA remark
ably gifted and imprcsSionable boy.
was swaycd by the Rip of his halt
brother. for Burke's mother had been
married to Joseph JeiierSon'S ia Their.
The world, therefore. owes a debt tC
the unfortunate and nearly forgotten
Charles Burke. for without him w,
would, probably, have had no Rip, a,
least not the one that Mr.. JeNcrsor
las given US
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

A WOMAN will tell her neighbors
that her husband is the best man in
the world, and then abuse him by
the hour in private.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

method will be put into practical
operation as soon as funds are avail
able for the purpose Trade.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

Teiephoning from Ship to Shore.
The lighthouse board has demon
stratcd that telephone communica-
tiOn may be established from the
shore 10 vessels near shore. The
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-10-13

What is a gentlewoman? There are few
clear, familiar questions to which so many
different answers would be given as to this.
And yet every woman who thinks herself
a gentlewoman would be sure that her idea
Of the character is correct and the only
correct one. The greater part of the ideas,
II definitely expressed, would in all likeli-
hood convey the impression that the char
acter depends rather on externals than in
ternals, on accident than essence; that it il
more in condition than in principle. It is
on this account no doubt that there are SO
many spurious gentlewomen.
Not more than one in twenty claimants
could justify her claim If tried by q compe-
tent court. Indeed there is reason to sus-
pect the genuineness Of those who plume
themselves overmuch on being gentle
women, who constantly talk Of it as II they
were irresistible examples of the thing on
which they are SO voluble. The true gen.
tlewoman is too delicately constituted, her
organization is too fine and too sensible, to
require or to admit Of insistence or procla-
nation. -Junius Henri Browne in St.
Louis Globe Democrat
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-10-13
How to Make Good Coffee.

1T is quite astonishing that so few per.
sons really know how to make good cup
of coffee" said the master of the house,
making a wry face over the thick, muddy
fluid which the new cook had served for
breakfast. And it is so simple" he con
tinued, "any one could make it. When
was bachelor and lived in rooms always
made my own coffee and | never failed
Here is my formula, if you like to have it
for your new cook, who, must say. needs
q hint or two:
at is better, Of course, to grind your
own coffee, as then you are sure of having
it good, but never cared to take the trouble
or the time myself. Put the ground coffee
in the coffee pot, the quantity being regu
lated according to the number Of persons;
a family of six would require about tea
cupful Add half pint of cold water and
one raw egg, but do not put in the Shells
as many ignorant cooks do considering
that the broken bits have a peculiarly
clarifying power. Stir all well together,
add one quart boiling water and let the
whole boil for fifteen minutes. While still
boiling pour in half cup of cold water,
and put the coffee pot on the side Of the
stove where it will not boil, and let it
stand for several minutes Coffee made in
this manner will be found clear, strong,
and free from grounds. '"-New York
Tribune.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-10-13
Advice for BOYS.

In every school, society or community
there will be found men who have knowl
edge and ability, but who lack the power
to use them effectively, and other men
who, with narrower mental scope, know
how to use their small intellectual capital
and to impress themselves and their pur-
pose upon their generation.
Many a thoughtful, dreamy boy finds
himself thrust aside in the race at school,
just as he will be in life hereafter, for the
want of this faculty. 1t is, of course, born
with the men who have it largely, but it
can be cultivated by very simple means
See that, rs far as possible, every seed of
knowledge which is planted in your mind
bears fruit. AS soon, for example, as you
begin to study German, begin to speak it.
Test your new ideas of architecture by
the construction of the house you live in,
and Of hydraulics by it's drains. If public
speaking seems attractive to you, and you
study the rules Of oratory, put into prac-
tice, so far as you can, these rules. Join
debating club, or form one among your
fellows, and speak upon such topics as in
terest you. Struggle vigorously against
your wish to sit idle and to dream in a cor
ner, even though your books are your com
panions.
Remember that when a house is burning
it is not the man who understands scien-
tifically how to put it out who is valued,
but he who understands and-brings the
water Youths Companion.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-10-13

An industry which is probably not cata,
logued in the list Of trades is that of gray
hair pulling; but n few women in New
York make their living in this way Evil
IDENTIFY the old tradition that ''for every
gray hair pulled out three will come to the
funeral" does not obtain among the EN-.
ployers of these artists.
To some women gray hair il very becom
ing, or, rather, some gray hair is becoming
to its owners. Straight, fine hair, when it
is gray, does not prettily frame face; it is
heavy and lifeless. A woman possessing it
is justified in putting the evil off as long rs
possible. Coarse. fluffy hair, with ten
dency to curl. is a considerable beautifier.
Many women having such are surprised to
find themselves, after years of common
place looks, endowed by the whitening of
their hair with really distinguished ap
pearance.
1t is a mistake to dress gray hair negli,
gently. The sweet dishevelment' of
loose locks and escaping curls does not be-
long to silvered crowns Frizzes and bangs
of gray hair are equally out of character
Soft puffs, or la Pompadour, are most eff
fective coiffures when the youthful color
has departed from woman's glory.-Her
Point Of View in New York Times.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-10-13
Imagination of Children at Nirh,.

A word. sound. shadow will start
child's imagination into wild activity I'm.
reasoning fears will run riot in him; "A host
OF dismal possibilities will suggest them.
selves and we only who can remember
back into the days of our infancy can sym.
pathize with those uncomfortable terrors
which make it II crueler punishment to
some children to be left alone in the dark
than the infliction of any bodily punish.
ment could be. Their cry, like Goethe's,
when his last night gloomed upon him, is
for light. And from what untold miseries
would a night lamp save theml
In story we read long years ago an in
rant was represented as thus crying for the
light. His mother responding to the call, a
philosophical discussion ensued between
her and her little one, and by series of
artful questions she entrapped him into
the acknowledgment that the candle he
craved was nothing hut wax and cotton.
And how can wax and cotton help your"
was. If we remember right, her triumph
ant conclusion ~ she left him, if not recon
ciled to the darkness, yet beguiled by the
sophistry into delusive submission. We
doubt not. however. that presently he was
quaking again with all his former fears,
which. perhaps. were no worse, after all,
than the spurious comfort he had been
subjected to.-Argosy
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-10-13
WHAT A BABY IS.

Many Definitions OF = Being That should
Bring Joy to Every Home.
The London Tit-Bits offered a prize for
| the best definition of a baby. Some of the
replies received were the following:
bursting bud on the tree of life
The only precious possession that never
excites envy.
A bold asserter Of the rights of free
speech.
A human flower untouched by the finger
of care.
The magic spell by which the gods trans
form house into home
miniature Atlas that bears the whole
world of welded joys and cares on its lit
tie shoulders
Fathers rival in mothers love.
The sapling Of the tree from which will
be built the bulwarks OF our nations flu
ture greatness.
The best developer Of the most beauti-
full part of a woman's nature-'unselfsh
ness"
tiny, useless mortal but without
which the world would soon be at a stand
still
The latest edition of humanity Of which
every couple think they possess the finest
copy.
native of all countries who speaks the
language of none.
man or woman, making a start in life.
The unconscious mediator between father
and mother. and the focus Of their hearts,
A troublesome compendium of great pos
sibilities.
A quaint little craft called innocence.
laden with simplicity and love-
wee little specimen of humanity whose
winsome smile makes good man think OF
the angels.
The sunbeam in the house that drives
dull care away.
A curious bud of uncertain blossom.
The one thing needful to make home
happy
There is only one perfect specimen of q
baby in existence, and every mother is the
happy possessor of it.
The smartest little craft afioat in homes
delightful bay.
A baby is tiny drop in the vast ocean
of human life, capable of immense posi-
bilities and surrounded by great mysteries.
little stranger with free pass to the
hearts hest affections.
The pulp from which the leaves of life's
book are made.
paddock on the chain of love.
A soft bundle of love and trouble which
we cannot do without
rose WIN all its sweetest leaves yet
folded
The sweetest thing God ever made and
forgot to give wings TO.
A key that opens the hearts Of all classes,
rich or poor, in all countries.
A king who, though his sinews are only
velvet, rules with rod of iron, making
strong men quail before him and women to
answer and attend to every call
A diminutiye specimen of neryersa Inn
manity that could scarcely be endured If
he belonged to some one else, but being our
own is never failing treasury OF delight.
That which makes home happier, love
stronger, patience greater hands buster,
nights longer, days shorter, purses lighter,
clothes shabbier. the past forgotten, the
future brighter.
The delightful tyrant who rules the home,
the mothers darling and fathers pride,
the cause of a thousand innocent joys, and
the blest pledge Of matrimonial felicity.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-10-13
A Fast Talker.

Dimitry Iwanoff, the head and front of
the imperial Russian troop of singers and
dancers from ST. Petersburg, now at the
Trocadero, is man of impossible spirit
and exceedingly adaptable in temperament.
When he arrived in Chicago, he had been
only two days in America, yet he was al
ready engaged in hand to hand--or rather
word to word-encounte with the English
language.
Like all Russians, Iwanoff looked on the
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-10-13
Health in Plenty of Work.

Rshion wears out more women than
does In Italy the panacea for broker.
b fashionables is work Their physi
advise the pale sisters to don the
ant's dress and assume their mode of
IN all respects, and they generally re-
a. rivals in health to their friends who
4 languished out a season at the sea-
etc Enter any Of the homes of fash
and idleness, and you will find pale,
Y mistress envying the plump form and
h of Bridget in the kitchen, when there
bthing eating into her comfort and life
the fashionable insidious disease of
Thing to do" There is no surer recipe
Keeping the eyes bright, cheeks rosy
heart light than occupation Fashion
slow but sure death to the nervous sys
"a sacrificing Of high resolves and no
essentials to Il mental and physical
tn for the golden covering of the wood
image Bodily power grows in strength
n associated with helpful occupation.
Pr and light are absolutely necessary
fhe healthy activity of the vesicles of
|skin. 1t is natural to love fresh air.
'atural TO shut ourselves up in closed
Ins. 1t is natural to covet the kisses of
SUN unnatural to live in parlors with
'Tn curtains. 1t is natural to sleep
hdly; unnatural to dissipate, the result
p wakefulness after retiring; natural
|hs to clothe ourselves beautifully and
|thfully. 80 every muscle is free to act
eefully and vigorously The most seri
feature in the fashionable dress is tight
pig, practice most unnatural and
fefore most dangerous to health. AL
pgh the prevalence is not SO great as it
few years ago. its continuance can
be doubted when we consult the fash
pilates in our popular magazines.
ow many women with strong, health
organizations, ashamed. am sorry to
of their amount of avoirdupois and
Eilent to the suggestions of their dress
kers, or ignorant of the first principles
health, have died from these effects,
the great day of account will disclose
still the suicidal work goes on.-Ar
RS Home Magazine.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-10-13
A Recipe for Exela.h es.

Blanche Pierson. the famous French
actress, gave the following reply to an i'm
pertinently curious but evidently admiring
correspondent who asked her the secret Of
the beautiful eyelashes for which she is
distinguished: 1.-THE recipe is extremely
simple The requisites are first, eye
iashes; second. an extremely fine comb;
third, stick Of black cosmetic A lady
In possession of these means has only to
pass the comb through the eyelashes after
rubbing it with the cosmetic, ct viola! the
result is achieved"
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-10-13
A Comforting Madness.

have not counted time, my dear,
Since first my soul drank thine.
know not of the day or year.
What hour flies or what is near,
Since that long kiss was mine.
/ live in an enchanted land
Where night was never known,
Where Happiness, In chief command,
Rules all with an indulgent hand,
And Care has lost his throne.
All moments are alike to me
Since Fate, relenting, sent
A common joy to me and thee
A joy thought could never be
For weary mortals meant.
1t may have been but yesterday,
Perhaps a year ago,
Or mayhap, long, long ages may
Have passed us on their endless way
may not, cannot know.
All that knew have unknown
And learned my life anew:
The star songs have q sweeter tone.
know not even-so it's shown
The day my bills fall due.
Detroit Tribune.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-10-13
Remedy for Crying Children.

The monograph may prove useful
domestic article In one respect It is said
that children would not cry if they could
hear themselves once their passion was
over. The experiment was tried on a
Washington damsel of twelve years of age,
who had been very troublesome with cry.
ing fits A monograph was used to register
her cries and these were reproduced in her
hearing when she had become calm. The
cure was effectual and she cries no longer.
Exchange
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-10-13
Faces of Women and Children.


How very few women seem able to keep
faces in natural state of repose, es-
ally when they are in the streetp said
Gentleman the other day. Hardly u
BE person that you meet will have a
Pslng expression. If our pretty girls
"a only be brought to realize how com
Fely j. destroys their good looks either
lmper or scowl they would pay more at
Fion to the cultivation and control Of
features To appreciate the true lu
Fousness of the expression of the major
one has only to walk down the block
Wenty third street, between Sixth and
ia avenues, on bright day when the
mime world is out shopping. The vari
10y expression is marvellous and most
enable.
Every emotion save that of pleasure
hS to be depicted-there are features
and tense with determination, scowling
I've grim mouths, perplexity, anxiety
fhered eyebrows-all of these expires
may he seen on the unconscious faces
'neSe poor dressed up creatures, whose
Ivy sometimes stands out in startling
'riSt to the less considered but far
'Ier essentials of gentle and serene
aOenance. The tendency to frown and
Ner up the face in the light is very
nnon, even when the sight is strong
Igh to bear the glare Children should
oe allowed to contract this habit, as IT
Ivy dltficalt to overcome when they are
know family of children in New
continued the old gentleman, who
around in village cart together, and
with their long, fair hair and pretty
Sres. ought to look like angels, and In
with their puckered faces and scowl
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-10-13
A Ladies', H;yh scboo,

Japan has new high school which diff
fers somewhat from the ordinary in that
the adjective high" refers not to the de-
gree of education, but the social status Of
its students. 1t is called the Peeresses'
school, and has been founded at Toxic to
allow the ladies of the japanese nobility to
acquire better education than has been
possible on account of the rigid caste reg.
ulations of the country. A Japanese lady
educated in America is it's principal.-Ex
change
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-10-13
Justin McCarthy,s Tribute to women.

Justin Mccarthy, NJ. p, writing of wom-
en- in English politics, says: Woman is
coming forward, because she has some
thing to say which she feels ought to be
said. This is the strictly legitimate infiu.
ence of woman. 1t is the intelligence of
woman coming to the help of the intelli-
gence of man. am utterly unable to see
how this comradeship in the management
Of affairs can either lower the dignity of
man or unsex the nature Of woman"
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-10-13
An Advocate of Huntinp.

Senator Davis wife is thorough dew
otee of the hunt and an expert shot, hay
ing handled gun ever since she was a
child. She advocates this form of exercise
as being particularly desirable for WON
an, in that it keeps her in the open air
holding the rife gives her untiring muscle
and strengthens the chest, the response
bility creates self reliance, and aiming
makes the eye accurate and the reasoning
quick AMI sure Washington Letter