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

Sir Henry IeSSmer. the Wcll-knOwn
inventor Of the steel process which
bears his name, tells how he tried to
construct a .'sun furnace" and failed.
His invention was intended TO revO-
lutiOnile not only the science Of met
allurgy, but the whole world. 1t
was TO attain a temperature OF nearly.
60, 600 degrees, and therefore fuse
anything and everything, and Sir
Henry puts the blame Of It's failure
to fulfill these expectations on the
stupidity OF "a country lenS-maker.
The sun furnace" consisted of q
wooden building thirty-live feet high
and about twelve feet square. A
few feet from the ground was fixed a
large lnclinable mirror for catching
the rays Of the sun; from this mirror
the rays were to be reflected onto a
number Of powerful super imposed
lenses above, which, by Il simple ar
rangement, were to throw the enor.
mOusly concentrated rays upon what
ever object might lie in the crucible:
below. Such vas the mighty plan,
put the manufacturer Of the upper
glass brought it miSerably to naught,
for instead Of turning them out uni
form he made them all different and
thus spoiled the focus. Sir Henry
was so disguised and disheartened
that he refused to go w the ground
again and SO the p%retentious scheme
lapsed, but the peculiar furnace re-
mains to this day a remarkable mont
ument of what might have been.-
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21
The Timid Hawthorne Bush.

Few bushes in England are more
timid of towering than the common
hawthorn. / have seen the hedges
in bloom-here and there at least
as early as the middle of April, and
l have cen them as laUe as the mid
die of June. NOdOubt the buds wait
patiently for such weather Us will
bring out in numbers the particular
flies on which, as a rule, they depend
tor fertilization, says Il writer in the
LOngman's Magazine.
On this year OF which | write l
noted the meat fly abroad on April
~, while the May blossom broke into
bloom on the 9th. For-must I tell
the sad truth?-painful as it is to re-
late, the hawthorn flowers are ferti.
LIED for the most part by carrion in
sects. a certain undcrtOnc of de-
composition may be detected by keen
nostrils in the scent Of May, which
is, indeed, more agreeable in the open
air than in a warm room, and it is
this curious element in an otherwise
delicious and pure perfume that at
tracts the meat-eating inSectS-or,
rather TO be more accurate, the in
sects that lay their eggs and hatch
out their larvI in decaying animal
matter.
The hawthorn, however, Keeps the
unpleasant meaty odOr well ~ the
background, S o that the perfume as
a whole is decidedly agreeable in the
open air, but many other fly flowers
have it so strongly developed and so
wei! initiated as to be positively nau-
seOus. This is particularly the case
with parasitic plants, which often
combine with their predatory habits
the vile and odious deception of in.
ducing flies to lay eggs on their sur
face under the hateful pretense
OF being carrion in an advanced
stage OF decomposition. Could any
flower sink lower from its high estate
than thus to masquerade in the
loathsome disguise Of IA decaying dead
animal:
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

TIE crank who attempted to eX-
tort money from Edwin Gould is now
pos NJ asa martyr because he was
confined hr a short time in a cell
which was not to his liking, and
claims that he had no thought OF in
juring Mr.. Gould. TIL, is a very
natural statement since the fellow
had no chance TO carry out whatever
designs he may have had: tut there
are few who will take stock in what
he has TO say after the affair Is over
with. There is Il sure cure for dan
gcrons cranks and that is to put
them where they can do no harm. It
is also noticed that this salutart
treatment has a remarkable ten
dency to keep other men out Of the
business.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21
LONG LIFE ON THE BENCH.
Instances of Longevity Furnished by the
Sunrcn,c (n,rt.

Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court furnishes some
interesting instances Of active lon
uevity. Justice Blatchford. who died
recently, was 81 years old, but he was
IN active possession Of his mental
faculties up to the time Of his death.
his father, H. NJ. Blatchford. had Il
record no les interesting. He was
in the diplomatic service at 90, and
was Commissioner of Public Parks OF
New York City at "a.
Roger b. fancy, Chief Justice Of
the supreme Court, remained on the
bench until he was sS years old. He
was appointed Chief Justice at the
age OF 5S. He had begun an auto
biography at the age of II, but did
moi finish it. Chief Justice Marshall,
who served from 1900 to 1885 on the
supreme bench, was 50 years old
when i'll health compelled him to
leave Washington. He died in that
year GS35). He was q delegate to
the convention for revising the State
Constitution Of Virginia when he
was ~ years old, and it is said that
although he did not speak often in
the convention, when he id speak
he showed that his. mind was clear
and his reasoning as solid as IN his
younger days.
Chief Justice Waite, who died five
years ago, remained on the Supreme
bench to the last though he was -
years old when he died. Justice
Strong, who is still living in Washing
ton, retired from the Supreme bench
in 1850 at the age OF -. Noah II.
Swayne, who did in 1884, retired
from the Supreme bench in 1881 at
the age Of -. only one of the pres
ent members Of the Supreme Court is
more than seventy years old. This
one is Justice Field. who reached the
age of 70 seven years ago.
Several OF the Presidents have re-
manned in active politics after retire
.ment from the White House. Bu-
chanan was elected President at the
aye of Sc and retired at the age of 20.
Tyler was Il membcrOi ~. Provincial
Confederate Congress at the age of
II. John Adams, at 81 years of age,
was a delegate to the convention for
revising the Constitution of Massa-
chusetts. John Quincy Adams was
elected to Congress by the anti
Mason party when he was "a, and he
remained in Congress for seventeen
years.
lie died in the hall of the House.
James Monroe retire from the presi-
dcncy at g.: was 4 regent of the Uni
%versity of Virginia with Madison and
Jefferson at IS, but declined to serge
as an elector from Virginia at 20 on
the ground that an cXpresident should
not be IA partisan, but afterward
acted as local magistrate and was Il
member OF the constitutional Con.
vention Of Virginia. Andrew Jack
son was 20 when he left the White
House. Washington S,ar.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21
REV. BEN. THAYEIs,
Evangelist,
And
Reformed Confidence Man.
Chicago Tribune.
Baby new Ii.

She had lost the little brass check
given her at the Day Nursery in the
fair grounds in exchange for her
baby, and she was III a dreadful state
OF mind. 10 make matters worse
the matron would not surrender the
babe in the absence Or the check, be-
cause childleSS mothers had been
known to attempt to steal children
from similar institutions, claiming
pretty youngsters and pretending to
have lost their checks.
In this case the woman was so
homely and so plainly dressed and
the baby of , years so pretty and so
richly attired that the mattron's sus-
piciOns were aroused.
"NO check, no baby" was the con-
else summary OF her decision. The
mother pleaded in vain and her
tears flowed in torrents. 50 awful was
the p%redicamcnt in which she, a
stranger alone in the city. was placed.
Let the baby decide" she i'm
pIored.
Matron Hall consented to the trial.
Twenty Youngsters Of about the
same age were ranged in a row in the
nursery and tn nearly crazed mother
was admitted under promise that
she would not speak or otherwise at
tract the attention of the toddlers.
The trial was brief and satisfactory.
One cheruD had no sooner laid its eyes
upon the fearful woman than it fairly
howled: Mamma. Mammal" and
ran to her as fast as its chubby legs
would carry it. The mother caught
the little one in her arms, Rugged it
stO he; breast, smothered it with
kisses and wept more c%Opiously than
before. The baby's evidence was &C
ccpted as conclusive proof. Chicago
Tribune.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

THE otic al Investigation Of the
recent railway disaster in Michigan
calls to mind S III lar casualties that
happened thirty or forty years ago.
The cars caught fire either from the
stove or from the lamps. That much
Is admitted, aud the only question is
whether the oil or the coal is to
blame. 1t is a useless inquiry. So
long as cars are heated by blazing
Goals and lighted by kerosene Il repe.
tition OF the Battle Creek horror is
liable to occur at any time. If rail-
way companies are too parsimonious
or too Indifferent about the safety OF
passengers to abandon the primitive
methods OF heating and lighting cars,
then the law should intervene with a
compulsory measure. Coal and kerO-
scne are utterly out of place in mod
ern railway transit.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21
Why "Annic Laurie" Was Playe,

w. III az AIdyCu6
The following is one of ths a
striking Incidents of the das1
which all that is mortal of the lac
Mayor OF Chicago was laid at rest:
One OF the bands that had marched
in the funeral procession when pass
Ing the Auditorium Building south
on Michigan avenue on its hOmeward
march in the evening struck up the
tune OF "Annie Laurie" The music
was cheerful and stirring. A large
crowd naturally gathered in front OF
the hotel to hear and see the band
and view the regiment of soldiers
that followed in its wake. Those
who at first failed to recognize the
familiar air and even many of those
who did wondered at the lively
strains from a band which had but a
few hours previously been playing
solemn funeral dirgeS in the process
sioL from which they were returning.
Gradually the meaning of it all
dawned upon the minds of the pee:a
pie and the words, "FOr my bonnie
Anuie Laurie 1 would lay me down
and dee" doubtless were silently
spoken by those who recalled ting
last word that fell from the dylpl
lips OF Carter II. Harrison-"Annle'
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

TEERE HAUTE is about the Onl,
American city in which the anti-vac-
CinatiOnists have been able to gain
adherents. There have beer anti
vaccination troubles in London and
III the foreign quarters of New
York City, but in both cities the
compulsory vaccination law has
eventually been enforced. In Terrc
llautc however, the courts have de-
cided that the loard of Health can
not compel compliance with the local
ordinance requiring all school chill
drcn to be vaccinatcd, and certain
plg-hcadcd persons have taken advan-
tagc Of tie ruling. The prospect is
that the enlightened portion Of the
cltileuS vii have to keep their chill
dren away from school or subject
them to the risk OF infection. 1t is
evident that Terre Haute is much in
need of enlightenment. They will
be burning witches down there pres
emily.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

TIE latest news from Robert Louis
Stevenson, brought TO san Francisco
10y a reporter who interviewed him
IN his amoan home, is that the
novelist is wofully thin and pale. His
face is gaunI and haggard and wears
au express, on of continual WEAKNESS.
In fact, he is i'll most Of the time,
tut uu formly good naturcd in spite
OF his Affections. The fact is stated
10y THIS same reporter that Mrs.
Stevenson smokes cigarettes, of which
her husband is s. fond.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

a MOTHER should nave tender and
loving but firm control OF her child
from it, first breath. She should as
carefully shield it from self conscious
ness, cOnceit, and wilfulncss a. she
does from scarlet-icycr and whOOp-
%ing-Cuugh. She should, above all
things, set it a daily example Of just
ice and t ruthfulncss in the smallest
affairs.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

TIE death Of a man nearly two
hundred years old in Mexico, whose
age is said to be amply atteSted by
documents, Is a remarkable event
less So. however. than that centen-
NAL of the wedding Of a couple in
Hungary, which was attended by the
Arch-Duke and rightly made an affair
of national fcstivity. We wonder if
The States a produce anything TO
match thNse examples of prolonged
vleor. su& lives as a rule are not
restlessly productive but they have
an abidinp iu.eN,,est as showing how
)oI-g the vital process can dc hepI up
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

A LAW practically multiplying &C.
clesiastic marriages is likely to be
adopted in Austria. A bill, prepared
by the Pcrmicr with that object in
view has been Endorsed by the En-
pcror and the Cabinet. 1t makes the
civil service compulsory in all mar.
riageS. The measure is bitterly op.
posed by the clergy. and is sure to
meet with disfavor by a large class OF
people. What the Government hopes
to accomplish 10y the innovation is
thus far only a matter of surmisc.
1t cannot make the matrimonial
oDllgat:on any binding. A
wedding under the impressive forms
OF the church certainly makes a more
lasting impression than the brief for
mality Of civil marriage. 1t is the
strength of the silken cord, not the
style OF knot, that must be relied
upon in a matrimonial union.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

CUNNING for m~illiOnaircs in San
Francisco bids fair to become a lead
ing pastime if not indeed an cStab-
Iished pot-hunt:ng industry. The
court fixed the penalty for the shoot
ing of bonanza king Mackcy by old
nan Rippey at $3.50 or l25 days in
jail. This scarcely exceeds the pen.
atty for hunting quail out Of season,
and gunners ''Out" for big game can
find more and better sport right in
that city, and without the trouble of
climbing I'VE rugged hills. One
wonders if Rippey had taken in a job
lot OF say half a dozen bonanza kings
instead Of one, whether it might not
have come even cheaper: perhaps to
SO or 30 DAYS in retirement, The
friends OF the poor old man, however,
must rejoice that he chose that mode
Of sci. indulgence in a little frolic.
rather than TO have stolen a pair of
boots, for instance. Bulls hide has
apparently become so much more
precious than human blood that for
such an oifense the sportive old chap
would probably have been consigned
to the penitentiary for practically a
life period.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

DURING the recent trip in which
she broke the translantic record, the
Lucania's longest run from noon to
noon. the longest, c made, was
$50 miles. Allowing the time actu-
ally elapsed in thus chasing the sun
westward to have been twcnty-four
hours and fifty minutes, a little figur-
ing, credits the ship with the speed
OF nearly twenty-three knots an
hour-sayS, twenty-five and three
quarters, or, as we would say when
ashore, nearly twcnty-even miles,
such as measure the speed Of express
trains
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21
BY EAR, OR BY o r
Amusing Contention Among the co,,.,->
congregational Churches. "si

Amusing Contention Among the c.,
Congregational Churches. 'n'ai
Few things have been mora
relied about than church war
Often the ~ill-feeling is a pure,r aslc:
affair, but at other times it has Vcai
VOWED mole scots. The historian u,
Windsor, Conn, gives a sadly a"n Vi
ing account OF OF the prolonged s,ris'
which occurred in the former baI,
the last century between the two n.'
ties in the Congregational Chuyoy%"ni par
of New England as to method. -
singing. Church music had 1al,. y.
into a sad state. Rev. Thomas Wail
ter of Boxbury, Mass, INs one 81
those who believed a rdaAun noco VI
sary. Few congregati6&. he Ss
clared. could sing more than tou, ny.
five tunes, and those they mutila,ed
almost beyond recognition.
The effect, he said, was .like sr.
hundred tunes scored out at the samo
time" He must be exaggeratinu .
little, one canont help thinking. whsn
he adds that the music dragged en-
badly that the people ''had to pause
twice on one word to get BREATH
A. Mr.. Beal, it appears, had intro.
iuced, or was trying, to intoduce .
new method, known as ''singinr Nv
rule" The phrase does not sound On
very alarming now. but in those davs
it seemed to some minds like the pre.
cursor Of everything evil.
a writer in the New ENGLAND
Chronicle this was in I723-thns
delivered himself:
''Truly 1 have a great jealousy that
if we once begin to sing by note, the
next thing will be to pray by rule
and preach by rule, and then comes
Popery."
In the church at Windsor the pro.
posed introduction OF the new method
produced an extraordinary excite.
ment In 1886 a meeting was held
at which the question was discussed
lat great length. 1t Was stated thus
10y the moderator:
"Whcther in their public meetings.
Rs on Sabbath days, lectures, etc,
thcy would sing the way that Deacon
Marshall usually sang in his lifetime.
commonly called the old way or
whether they would sing the way
taught by Mr.. Beal, commonly called
singing by rule"
The vote was close. The moderator
ordered the clerk to enter it as in
favor of the old way. but that consci-
cntiOus officer had a mind OF his own,
and concludes his record Of the meet.
ing by declaring his refusal to obey
the indicators command. =
1t seems to have taken ABOUT
twelve years OF C n%troversy TO fttle
the question Then the parish v6ad:
That the way of singin in public
shall be 10y the way, or method, com.
monly called singing by rule or the
way Mr.. Beal taught this society,""
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

Learn to regard your gun always
as an enemy. On no account grow
familiar or friendly with him. In
sist upon carrying him so that it he
chooses to explode he a hurt moth
ing but the trees or fence. BY con
stantly Observing this rule you will
not only insure Your own safety, but
keep your companions comfortable.
Many men are made nervous for a
whole day by happening once or
twice to see down the barrel of a
friends gun; and in such a state of
mind are Of curse much more likely
to commit some act OF folly them
selves. AS for men who use their
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21
guns like waixing.sticks and to help
them in getE.Ac over fences, words
would be wasted on such madmcn.
Tackled: fhc Wrong Man.

isn't this my old friend, Gabriel
Comstock of Franklin Furnace?" said
the smiling young man, approach.
hand.
"No. SIR" replied the stranger.
''My name is Thomas Easlcy, aud I'm
from Wheelersburg.'
II beg your pardon" rcjoined the
other, politely. but the resemblance
is so extraordinary that l thought l
could not be mistaken"
That's all right. There's 20
harm DONE" said the stanger, pass
ing on
A few minutes later he was ac-
costed by another smiling young man
who met him at a street corner and
stopped in great apparent astonish-
ment.
why, how are you, Tom? Bless
me, who would have thought OF Sec
ing you here"
Guess you're mistaken, young fell
low"
"Mistakcn? Not much. I'd know
you a mile off. You're Thomas Eas-
ley Of WheelersDurg. Used to call
you Tom when we were boys to-
geth--"
No you didn't. My name isn't
Easley and l don't know where
Wheelersburg is"
"You'rc not Tom Easley?"
mo, sir. l never heard of Tom
Easily. My name is Atsalom Rhein-
hardt, and l live in GreenuD."
The smiling young man withdrew
in evident pcrpleXity.
Must have got switched off on
some other fellow" he muttcred. as
he turned another corner. ''Buo it's
all right. Mr.. Rhcinhardt will do
just as well"
Meantime h stranger pursued his
way leiSurely down the street, and five
minutes later he was confronted by a
third young man with an engaging
smile"
:'Hcllo! Why, this is my old friend,
Absalom Reinhardt. How are you,
Alb? How are things in Grecnup:"
II don't know you, sir. My name
is not Absalom Reinhardt, and |
don't know anything about Grcenup
Never heard of it in my life"
Say. Who are YOU any how"
The stranger handed him his card.
1t bore the following inscription:
...................
REV. BEN. THAYER,
Evangelist,
And
Reformed Confidence Man.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

WITH the return of Mrs. J. Cole
man DraytOn to America the old
question arises as to whether her
mother, Mrs. Aston, will try to
Tcinstate her in society. 1t is
probable that some effort will be
made in this direction. OF ali the
people concerned in the miserable
observation-disclosures scandal,
Mrs Drayton alone bore herself with
dignity. Her husband acted like "A
f.ol, and that Young milkson, Bar
rove, conducted himself idiotically.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21
Influence of Happiness.

1t should never be forgotten that
the happier a child is the ~cleverer he
will be. This is not only because, in
a state Of happiness, the mind is free.
and at liberty for the exercise of its
faculties, instead of spending its
thoughts and energies in brooding
over troubles; but also because the
action of the brain is stronger when
the frame is in a state of hilarity:
the ideas are more clear; impressions
Of outward objects are more vivid;
and the memory will not let them
slip. This is eaSon enough for the
smother to take some care that she is
the cheerful guide and comforter of
her child. If she is anxious or
fatigued, she Will exercise some con-.
troll over herself, and speak cheer.
fully, and try to enter freely into the
subject Of the moment: to meet the
child's mind, in short. instead of max
ing him sink for want Of companion
ship
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

NR. GAED Of Colorado, has ar
ranged, IN consideration Of a reward
OF $40, 0o0, u arrest Apache Kid,
who has "A man for breakfast every
morning, which recalls the remark
OF the late II. Plantagonct (No. 81,
that
tn, man thar once did sell the lions skin
While The beast lived, WIS killed with hunting
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

EVERY nan takes care that his
ncighbor shall not cheat him; hut a
day ONE when he begins to care
that he doe, not cheat his neighbor.
Then all goe, well. lie has changed
his markct-cart into a chariot of the
SIM
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

IT took Rome 0vc two thousand
years to reach a pCpulation Of 200, =
900: but since 1870, she has prac-
tically doubled her population and
now numbers about 100. 900.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

JILLSON sd ; an occasional ScOlding
Is all right III its place, but he has
noticed that it never does a boiler
any good to blow it ~.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

CHICAGO Times: a wealthy citi-
zen OF Quincy has leen suiIocated by
a folding bed closing up on him.
sleep IN a folding bed deserves just
such fate.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

WHEN a mar makes up a trouble
with his wife, he doesn't seek to re-
mote the cause Of the ~Offense, but to
convince her she is unreasonable.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

TIE professional politician never
lives long enough to witness his de-
Ginning years.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

WHEN a resident Of the Arctic
region takes a night of in winter he
is away for about twenty-one weeks.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

DON'T all speak at once, There's
a l~03-ycar-old gentleman in Atchison
who wants a wife.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21
TOPICS OF THE TINES
A CHOICE SELECTION OF IN.
TERESTINC ITEMS.

Comments and Criticisms Based Upon
Ne happenings Of tn. Day-bistorica;
and News EoteA
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

TIE business world has no use tor
a man with a sweet face.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1893-12-21

"a subject THAI is not without its
personal fascination for all 81 us.