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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

II is interesting to note that the
salary of the late Lord Chief Justice
Coleridge was $40, 900 a year, while
that of the Chief Justice OF the SUI
preme Court of the United States is
$40, 500. The Lord Chancellor re-
ceives $50. 900 a year while in Office
and n pension for life OF S25. 900 The
Lords of Appeal get $50, 600, and all
other Judges $25. 600. The income of
the British Attorney General is at
least $50, 600 IA year, against a salary
Of s.. 00o for the Attorney General Of
the United States. The latter figure
is the salary of our Secretary Of State.
while all the English Secretaries Of
State get $50, 600 a year, and. after
serving for a certain time. they are
entitled to SO, 600 a year for life.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

TIE interviews with IA convicted
Chicago murderer whose death sem
tence was committed t. impriS0n-
ment for life ale rather suggestive Of
the sensations Of Il nan wait ng for
death. The criminal said: NO n
can possibly describe them. 1t is
one continual. awful torture. If tn,
people onIy knew the agony OF it
there would BE- no murders commit
ted. no matter what the proyocation
might be. | didn't sleep "A wink
night before last. Whenever | shut
my eyes | could see the gallowS over
ia that cOrne Of The iail. and every
fo0tStep near my cell sounded like
the drop when Higgins went Off" 1t
may lie doubtful whether society de-
sireS or has the right II inliict this
continual. awful torture" even in
revenge for the commission OF the ir-
rcparable crime Of murder. SUIT, on
the other hand. ii is still more doubt
lul whether society desires to dismiss
a convicted murderer in a state Of
cCstatic bliss. Asked how he felt when
news Of communication Of his sentence
arrived. the murdtrer-whosc crime
was the most heinous. since its We
tim was a wOman-rcplied: -Neyer
felt happier in my life. To think |
am not to die is to give me the great
est pleasure | ever experienced" 1t
may well be doubted whether this is
exactly the purpose for which the
criminal law exists.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

MICHIGAN has a law requiring for
eign corporations doing business in
the State to file copies Of their ar
ticles of incorporation and to pay a
franchise fee to the State. OF course
the act was passed for the purpose
of holding to local accountability
railroad and insurance companies
and similar corporations of other
States operating in the State. Re
Gently there was an attempt to en-
force the law and collect the frau-
chise fee against manufacturing and
mercantile companies doing business
under a charter and selling goods in
Michigan by agents with samples.
The Supreme Court has held that
the law does not apply to such cor
porations, and that no franchise fee
is required il they do business in
the State. The decision is on the
same grounds as tho.e holding that
statutes of States requiring a license
fee from commercial travellers ana
peddlers is an interference with in
terstate commerce.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15
No Continued Story Needed.

During the campaign in Montana
in 1886, Col. /. ID. McCutcheon was
Chairman Of the Republican Terri
tOrial Committee. The Republican
candidate was Il most attractive ora
tor, and was everywhere greeted by
enthusiastic audiences. But when
the votes were counted, he was found
TO be beaten by than 4.0Oo.
On the next day after the election
Mr.. Reed, editor Of the Butte Inter
Mountain. wired Chairman McCutch-
con to send him 100 words, giving
the result, to which he replied: I'VE
are beaten like the devil, and il don't
require Il hundred words to tell IT,"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15
The First Potatoes in ireland.

In the garden adjoining his house
at Youghal, Raleigh planted the first
potatoes ever grown in Ireland. The
vegetable was brought to him from
the little colony which he endeavored
TO establish in Virginia. The colo
nlsts started in April. 1855. and
Thomas Harriet, one OF their num-
Der, wrote a description of the coun-
try in 1897. He describes a root
which must have been the potato:
"Openank are 4 kind of roots OF
round form. some Of the bigness OF
walnutS some fare greater. which
are found in moist * marish grounds
growing many together n by an
other in ropes, as though they were
fastened with a string. Being boiled
they are very good meat"
The Spaniards tirSt brought pOta-
toes to Europe, but Raleigh was I'M
dOubtedly the first to introduce the
plant into lreland.-St. Nicholas.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15
Man. HOrsc and Elenhaut.

Tie author of "Travel and Advent
ure in southeast Africa" Mr.. r. C..
Selous. had the great good fortune.
n day, to come Unexpectedly upon
Il herd Of more than one hundred
aud fifty elephants. He wounded a
big bull and then. with a charge TO
u Of his men to finish that Job.
took up the track OF the herd. Be-
fore very long. in Il rocky pass, he
found himself face to fade with one
OF the elephants, a large COW. She
saw the hunter at nee. aid raising
her head and spreading her ears.
charged him at full speed, screaming
loudly.
turned my horse andlmadc for
the rocks, but the stallionIwould not
put out any pace. and | iould tell
from the screams that th4 elephant
was rapidly gaining on me.
Hastily turning my head saw that
she was very near. At thai rate she
would soon catch me. determined
to dislnOunt and run for tie rocks.
My stallion was, in some rSpects. a
perfect shooting horse, AMI the IN
slant | leaned forward and}eized his
name he stopped dead STILL
In another instant l wa, OFF and
in front of him, runninglfor the
cocks. which were not lively yards
away. As | got round the 1T rock
I turned, and this is what Itaw:
The horse was standing dsolutely
still, with his head up andtis fore
feet planted firmly in the gIund, as
If carved in stone, and the Icphant,
which had now ceased to scttm. and
was making a curious tmbling
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15
LANDSCAPES WHILE YOU WAIT,
a lightning Artist Who Keeps Up with
the A~uctionerr.

a Lightning Artist Who Keeps Up with
the Aur,ioneer.
The great American dcsideratum
OF speed is StrikiDgly illustrated by a
painter who has opened a studio and
auction-room on n of the principal
business streets. apparently to dem
onstrate that LOngfellOw was entire
" in error when he wrote art is
long" says the Boston Transcript
a man who happened to stray into
the art gallery this morning CHANGED
To speak of Raphael and was asked
10y the painter who Raphael was, and
if he belonged in the $50 class. Be
fore he could answer the artist had
executed The Falls of the Yellow
stone in oil. the picture had been
framed. sold and the purchaser had
gone out with the prize under his
arm. The lightning colorlst had his
paints spread out before him in
heaps on a sort Of mortar board and
ranged behind him in pals. while on
one side Of him are the thousand
canvas frames that he turns off be-
fore breakfast. Follow him while
he produces Il moonlight scene. First
lie gets out his whitewhsh brush
without thelong handle, and. dipping
it in the Slate-cOlorcd ink. primes
the sky Of evening. But he is care
full to leave Il small circle u|nscathed
in the center: that is to stand fot
the moon. Then across the bottom
of the canvas the brush is dashed.
leaving behind it Il heavier trail.
while two big patches of black paint
at each side form the shadowy hills.
Then, with Il narrow brush of black.
the trees and their bare branches are
located, as if the artist were stripping
the whee.s OF an express wagon. An
other dash of black answer for a
boat. and two irregular touches are
the men propclliug it. ly this time
The auctionccr is crying. How much
for this elegant moonlight scene in
the north woods? start me.-Sl. Is
do l hear: Sold" And the buyer
gets the cOlOrS on his sleeve in put
ting it under his arm. Little BOYS"
said the auctioneer at this Point.
you had better go home and give
the old folks Il show. But, boys" he
cries after the slowly r%etreating
forms, come down Tomorrow. I'll
have some nice beds put up here to-
night, so that you needn't 90 home
to sleep" AID the professor" has
the lead by three pictures On the auc-
tloneer. who begins to point out the
merits of IAN elegant forest scene"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

Mrs. BASEMAN. a Chicago widow,
recently rejected the suit of Mr..
Jacobson, who Immediately hired "A
German band TO play tunes with sug-
geStiyc titles under Mrs. Bascman's
window. The lady stood the smiles
of her neighbors ana the persistence
OF the band until patience ceased to
be the virtue that it is supposed TO
be. Then she pleaded with the
leader. who refused to stop playing
on the ground that MIR. Jacobson had
She went to court and Sc urel an in
Junction against the disappointed
lover, to restrain him from giving
such Objectionable expression To his
woe. This shows Mrs. Baseman to
be Il woman of nerve and action.
The developments following her re-
lection OF Mr.. jacobson also demon
strate that she has rare good judg-
ment in the selection of a husband,
for it is more than probable that
Jacobson, il accel ted. Nplld have eX.
hibited his tendency 10 make trouble
for the widow in sUlne other way
than 10y Il brass baud. Perhaps there
is an inherent "toQt,,cencpaled within
Jacobson's composition that might
have caused the widow more grief in
later years as Mrs 1b.On than dii
the assembled !oots-of the WHOLE
Teutonic aggregation. But there are
two sides to the question, and there
seems To have been a serious infrac-
tion of personal -1iberty'in ting case.
If a man is not going to be allowed
to show his disappointment in his
own peculiar way what is to become
of all the race OF lovers who u up
against the cold shoulders Of their
charmers?
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

BENJAMIN RICHARDSON. an eccen-
trio New York millionaire. whose
estate is now being settled in the
courts. evidently anticipated the
claim Of dover right on the part Of
the woman who has posed in the pro-
ceedings as his common-law wife.
Mr.. Richardson lived for many years
in a small. old-fashioned frame cot
tagc. and his household consisted of
a middlc.aged woman ami a young
colored girl. When Il visitor entered
the hallway OF the Richardson cot
tage. the first thing that attracted
his attention was a large board sign,
hung near the entrance to the parlor.
upon which "a painted. in huge
black letters. the following informa-
ton: The woman you see here is
not my wife. She is my housekeeper.
| am Il widower and unmarried. Ben.
iamin Richardson"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

SAMUEL FIELDEN. convicted aS an
accessory to the Haymarket dynamite
massacre in 1856. sent need to be
hanged but escaping that fate by the
communication Of his sentence to i'm
priSOnment for life and pardoned by
Gov. Altgeld. announces that he viii
abandon city life and go to farming.
lie is hunting a location and will set
tie down when he finds u farm suit
bile to his purposes and means.
Fielden's plan for the future is
marked 10y the highest wisdom. lie
was the hest mar by far in the an
archist lot, and suffered more for be.
ing caught in bad company than from
and criminal intent. 1t is to be de-
plored that a great many other pe0-
pie will not quit their conspicuous
places in the uneasy life OF the city
and retire TO rural pursuits. If a
sudden impulse to try farming should
cause a large emigration from Chica-
20 to the agricultural districts, and
move the refugees to follow lives Of
bucolic industry, they would he
spared with >atiSfacti.n n. and the
condition or comfort Of those who re
main would be greatly improved.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15
As One Looks ut IL.

Mrs. Arthur comes of a gOod oid
family, and is proud of Der descent.
Or one occasion she displayed a very
ancient piece OF house-linen to her
servant, saying, as she held it up for
inspection, Look, Bridget, at TINS
tablecloth: it has been in our family
for oyer two hundred years" Bridget
eyed the article in question carefully
and then, stepping close up to mel
mistress, remarked, in a most cOhh-
Dental tone, "Sure, never mind, MIS-.
Arthur, dear. II you just kape quiet
about it, and don't let OF to anybody
who would know but what 1t wa
bought bran new out OF the shop:
TnB devil always demands more
than bis due
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

Lieutenant Van IIohnel narrates
with considerable junction. the story
Of his recovery from fever and dys.
cntery in the wilds of Africa. He
had been growing worse and worse.
compelled meanwhile to travel, and
deprived Of everything like suitable
food. till at last he gave up the fight,
/ closed my weary eyes, convinced
that was falling into my last long
uncOnSciouSnesS. | woke again about
i o'clock the next morning, but il
was long before | realized that | was
still alive. Again and again ] asked
myself. where am |? Am ] really
not dead YETI"
Then | remembered that Count
Ieleki had stood leside my bed the
evening before. asking me how ]
felt, and l had answered, all hope
had left me. that | was near my end.
After that a gray veil had shrouded
everything from me. and / had died.
How was it now? Had | indeed
walked in eternity: surely that was
Il cockcrow | heard! Was | to live
after all?
For a long time | could not believe
it, and yet when | called to Chuma
he appeared. kept repeating Boy"
IN ii doubtful manner. and he replied
"Bwana," so that | began to feel it
must be true and not a dream.
Convinced at last, | began to hope
l might yet recOver. For weeks |
had scarcely taken food or drink.
Now | had a fancy for eggs. if was
to take anything.
And the eggs came,-in such an
unexpected manner, and so in the
nick OF time, that l could not help
looking upon them as a gift from
heaven. One OF the men found an
ostrich's nest containing eleven fresh
eggs, enough to feed me for twenty
days. Never before nor after did we
meet with anything Of the sort.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

SOME n makes the suggestion
that the north pole would have been
reached long ago if explorers were
not 80 anxious to get back home in
order to I'll engagements on the lee
ture platform.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

IT costs about $50 for t%elegraphing
to inform the people of this country
that the Sultan of Morocco is i'll.
News comes high, but we must
ha vp il.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

OUT West the train robbers took
several bags of gold from an express
car: and in Virginia other robbers
captured $3.50, 000. These Incidents
followed somewhat closely the two
cases in which the companies. having
got wind Of intended robberies, not
only defeated the robbers. but turned
the tables upon them. and either
killed or captured ali the members Of
two bands. Those successes of the
companies have, therefore. not
thrown much of a damper upon this
industry; and perhaps it vas too
so. Express companies are sending
across the country at all times safes
containing large sums of money, prac-
tically undefended. No doubt the
robbers have their confcderates in
the service Of the companies. They
know to the littleSt details all the
facts-just how many dollars 90 by a
given train; where that train will be
at a certain hour, and what men
charge of the money. They
stake their lives against the money,
md generally win; for the employees
ire men OF peace, without any incen-
i've to make themselves targets. An
= ,uarded railroad a full of ready
\ey is the weakest point in the
y financial system Of the coun-
What are the express COM
Wing to do ab0ut it?
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

TRANSFORMERS have done many
reckless things, but up to this time
they have not successfully interfered
with the progress Of a trolley car.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

Jew England
opposed thu
Etched
burden and cd
FORK of O>en,
letely dissip;
Splaining its
lot less than
tOuld be nee
tx slaves wO
q2,000, while
nc work Inucl
E had for less
hat all mast
OVerSeerS
hat all slaves
Pty, and, like
fantly pini1|
lmiliar to Il
hdeed. the p
likes and the
ccount had NJ
ng on Jne wal
4 It is true til
South wi
ruelly. 1t i
rutal Overse
icted needle
bss creature
|laced in All
helpless ne
rightfully N
Ecre separate
bel.s sold to d
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15
THE JUMPING MsRRyTHo1,o,.-
Works on tho Same Principle a. n
Jump ng Frog, ne

Works On tho Same Principle a. D,.,.
Jump ng Frog. The
When the turkey has been H.,
served, and nothing is left hit , uu,y
"f bones. pick out the .mple
Thought" the bone which is shan harry
like the n shown in the illustratipea
Stretch across the bone a dawn
string, and twist the string aronns
Il piece of stick which Just res"hi
To the top OF bone. On this aoi
place a bit OF soft pitch, or any p vonC
sticky substance strong enoupb ~
grip the end of the stick; then n,, W
'he "merrythought" on the ,ah,a
and when the twisted stick has ovas
come the resistance of the itch ~
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

A HOTEL in which all the clocks
keep time and the same time would
be a curiosity.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

THERE are $50 beasts, 1891 birds
and 800 reptiles in the London zoc
logical gardens.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

for many
kerc we're pcl'so1
fey wore chains
mis- of %rciract
f.. or unusual
chain gang
f,ncie Toms &
Ecturcs of t! h 4
IA, lo ponsib!e
I%i,takes, while ;
1 ,hi- really str
Fanatic and
Titlout elnulat
Earacter of its
(editcd with m
bi.takes which
h,, are cur en-
a. to the 9
slaves.
saws a cor
Globe.D|
in the
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

taken to diff
try. All til
the system
inseparable
that cruelt|
slaves were
en-, for such
IN direct co
interest, an
did not as a
terests as |
done, they
The Lamar register., 1894-09-15
M.LisTER IN POSSESSION.
ERees Of Judge B~iiey-~ D~-tssoa In the
Prison Case

Canon City. Colo Sept S-Judse
Morton Bailey this afternoon rendered
his decision in the niandamus prucss-si-
Ing brought by solomon J. Toy to oust
Warden McI.ister from the peniten-
tiary- The alternative writ OF manda-
mus WIS quashed by the judge. which
leaves McLister in possession OF the
penitentiary- In deciding the case
Judge Bailey expressly iisrlaimcd any
expression AS to the merits OF the con
trovcrsy. and said that the decision
WIS based entirely on the pleadinss,
that IL WIS evident from them that the
title to the office WAS in question and
that mandamus WIS not the proper
proceeding to try title to office. and
that Mr. Toy had mistaken his remedy
in institutins these proceedings This
leaves the parties in the exact position
they held before the pr.sent suit WAS
begun Messrs- Waldo and Dawson
represented Warden McI.isier in this
matter. and the decision WIS directly
In line with their picadinSs and au-
thorities
The Lamar register., 1894-09-15

regular. his mouth Is large. his teeth
are repulsive and he has only one eye.
having lost the other when a lad For
mcrly he dressed like n farmer. but
since he became governor he has as
sufned cpstune that in the South is
considered appropriate for public men
aud members Of the learned professions
"a large black broadcioth frock coat
with trousers TO match. low-cut
wafstcoat and broad expanse of shirt
front. n long horned coifsr and a
white tie He wears a road-brimmej
black sombero. and since he has been
governor has habituaIly carried gold
beaded rosewood cane-a sort of badge
OF authority such as the caciques
among TIN. Pueblo Indians have.
Tiilmzn's dispenSary plan WAS not
proposed for temperance reasons be-
csuse he is hard drinker himself. and
docs not believe in the Interference, OF
the state with either morals or religion
hut il was for the purpose OF turning
into the treasury the profits that have
been made by the s.tlocnkeepers- In
other words. he intended that the state
should go into the retail liquor business
and have a monopoly OF the Slle OF
everything from beer to champagne
He has made 4 good governor, aside
from his eccentricities- has cnfor,,,d
the laws. has a reputation for fiuan-
cial integrity that hiss never been ques-
ncned- and although the extermina-
ticn of hanks and money lenders Is a
part Of his political creed. he has sue
s-s-edcd in funding the debt of South
Carolina. which amounts TO about So
coo.opo. and reducing the interest from
q TO pcr cent.
From this time on he will be pictur-
nsguc and prominent figure In national
politics. for his audacity is unmeas-
ured and his force Of character will be
felt wherever he apprarS
IL looks very much. too. As IL under
Tillman's leadership there would be n
solid delegation OF Populists from
South Carolina in the next congress
The Lamar register., 1894-09-15
sen.., for rs.~ cr-~s-

Pine cr--k. Colo. Sept d-TsI
meeting Of the Miners assacsssss
h.. held In the new hall Thu q
cided at the last meeting. ~
building committee announced !,
hall would b. completed hy 4
b.r L. The building has ss<
10y the miners and prosp-nrfafs
VIII b. used for general hail -
One room has been set apart ~
u~s7s. being donated to the sez-,s
county superintendent has ~
TO supply n teacher. aud ScA.s
oprn soon with about - pups
The Lamar register., 1894-09-15

III the state rnould und-rtak.
claim these lands without ~. ~.
rich corporations. they musr a.
means Of bonds. II will u,.,,' -
low rates OF interest for s.-f,i...1
better chances for the u.-,r - =
senator Carey OF Wyomiua -
the blu which he had intrn.l,,1.,si
pushed through cnnSr.ss FOR ~. j
sion u i.oro.oso acres Of aria !.
each state and territory for -
tion. He said:
''it L. time that something ~
In this arid land in the way AZ B
CATION ! have a Theory that th< y
er you get TO the individual H. y
you can do things An individr,g
build a house cheaper than Ia y
~. the county cheaper fhan Is. ,
and the state for about half ~
viii cost the federal governmea,
Il believe II win b. iruf.ss.isa.
the federal government to
bitches II takes IL a hong tim. f.
ready and a long time 20 acs-
anything We dump every y@ar
lions In harbors and rivers wtss
supposed TO b. navigahie. Ys
-. ON every hand evIdens,,s Z
fact that individuals and ,rrtsr,,J
aud <tat-s con do things l--i-s- ?
the national government.
wow. for this bill. II : 10, :.
bent uT-on any ~fate TO aess-p. IL
II Colorado wants I, she III a. p
a legislative measure and -he =,
vide any conditions OF S-itiezest
Improvement which she cbe-.<ss
-r,-ss only Insists that the fsrz
not b. larger than itsJ acres. sd
j. about thc oniy crssstltiou. \ -
can turn II ovrr To cssrf-sra.scs
counties OF 10 insiiy isiuaIS .
pl..a--.s. She has every ehanre Z
aay sort Of provision for rsxiazs1s.
Il do not believe we will e4sr
\ scarcity Of land You car a
many well ~rtti.ed states and ~
for less than the lmproveanrur.
Tn. policy OF our govrfrmea; k.s
to distribute iis land. aud " |. =
and will 20 continue. We have y
sou TO harisor auy rrxret oyrr .
tional Aplicy. I don't think ~
could mhprose the system at a
Scr which our hand has b-rH 4
uied.
Now. there arr lcr< than = d
acres being cultivated In CsaarsS
day. For every million sc-ss
cultivation In fhe-e arid isnsss
l. n population OF about i-st1a
While am not particularly a
OF c,-s~ion. | much want 10 ~
thing done. We are AT a s.xzf
The homestead law and the ,,s~ss
law are not adequate In any -
And wan, 10 tell you that ~
tr-rn fortunate. In Colorado N
roads and corporations have ~
large grants OF land and have
them with csioaie>- You hare =
sou to howl at corporations -
Wyoming We have had no speA
tuniiy TO sIr-ak OF. II + ,hesrsz
psscied thar Wyoming viii ~
this act OF cs-ssion In Nosthsrs
RADIO. because IL Offers hrr a.
iuniiy which she has not ye' u