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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-25

We took a long drive through the
country recently during a heavy rain
storm. 1t was not very pleasant
work. but it gave us a chance to OBJ
serve some things One vas that
upon the majority of farms which we
passed the dripping rain from the
barn roofs fell directly OF the man.
ure. and from that the rich, black
water ran off in rivulets and gullies
until it found an outlet by which it
could get entirely away from the
farm. Probably the owners Of the
farms had seen the same thing a
hundred times and had made no eff
fort to correct it. tbut we had just as
o o leave u pOcketbOok out for
every passer to help himself tOa little
change as to see our substance wasted
away in that manner. The short
Sighte mess Of some men in little
things is n of the most prevalent
Isl of non-Success, and it ccurs
as often on the farm as elsewhere.
Now that the busy season Is over,
would it not be a good idea to look
around and see where there are little
leaks which can be stOpDe1?-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-25

The results of the last census have
shown that the distribution of the
population in The United States is
regulated by the abundance or scar
city of rain. The largest part Of the
population is distributed In those
regions where the annual rainfall
varies from thirty to forty inches.
These comprise three-fourths of the
people.
The density Of the population di-
minishes very rapidly where the
amount of rainfall differs consider
ably in either direction from these
figures, which may be taken as Of
mean value.
Greatest density is found where
forty to fifty inches OF rain fell
yearly, the number Of inhabitants in
such districts being tifty-nine per
square mile. Where the rainfall is
thirty to forty inches per annum the
mean density of population is A.
per square mile.
The dry re gions of the east, where
less than twenty inches fall ia a
year, which includes two-ffths of the
territory, contain actually less than
hree-hundredths of the people Of the
States.
The population has multiplied
most rapidly with a rainfall of twenty
or thirty inches, in the great plains
extending from Texas to Dakota,
where the density has increased from
III tn 10 nor Suuare mile.
These figures show that, as might
naturally be expected, in the variety
of climatic conditions found in the
great expanse of territory constitut-
ing the United States. those most
favorable to increase the number of
inhabitants are a moderate tempera-
ture and a moderate annual rainfall.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-25

THOUSANDS OF tons of material are
not generally appreciate the value of
mulch.
HAS the market ever been over
stocked with good butter or fresh
eggs? Go into the cities and try and
buy these commodities. There will
be different prices, but the choice
articles will be high.
ONE of the most handy utensils
about a farm and barnyard is a wheel
barrow whose wheel has q broad tire.
The common narrow tire on a barrow
wheel cuts into the soft ground 80
that it makes it a very hard vehicle
to prOpel.
GOOD hay, properly fed, will carry
stock through a mild winter without
grain, but they cannot make much
gain on it. The reason why some
who try this find their stock In such
bad shape in the spring is that the
hay is not very goOd-probably cut
too late.
THE boy on the farm will soon be
the farmer. 1t is well that his earl
Ter impressions of the calling to
which he belongs will be such as to
make him believe there is no place to
live like the farm, instead Of believ-
ing it to be the place from which he
will escape as o o as he is old
enough.
SLOvENI cultivation is a waste of
labor, because it aCcomplishes no Oh
iect. A crop that is not thoroughly
cultivated is not cultivated at all,
and a small yield results from the
lack of q little more labor that would
double the crop Work is Of no value
unless properly applied, and 1t must
be completed before it will receive its
full reward.
To KEEP cabbages so as to have
them convenient for use during the
winter a grower suggests as follows:
Cut off the stalks and pack the heads
in a clean barrel, filing in with dry,
clean sawdust, as the cabbage arc put
in, until the barrel is full, leaving Il
good layer o: sawdust on lop. set
the barrel in tie barn or under
shelter, but not in a damp c liar.
They may freeze. but it will do them
no harm.
AN exchange contains the follow
ing warning to farmers: II any
farmer in this section has procured
samples Of gra n from the Worlds
Fair Agricultural building he will
do we'll to burn it forthwith. 1t has
been found that the whole exhibit
has been attacked by the weevil, a
pet whose larva is a worm that bur-
rows in the kernel of the grain and
has done enormous damage to the
crops In southwest Russia and in
India, whence, doubtless. it was
Brought to the Worlds Fair. 1t is
stated that thousands of samples of
gram have been carried away from
the Agricultural Bdilding, and thor .
is presumably scarcely a cOrncr Of
of the United States where the pest
has cot been carried.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-25
rhE A

NV was q travelling man
bTess and yenown;
kalamazoo to ktckapoo
Reeu In every town:
rebuff could dampen his dun
|eep his courage down.
sneyed far, he journeyed wide,
Echipper travelling man,
hi hs knew each "local's" crew
Ehere the branches ran;
connected with trains expected
ten as any one can'
bdlord smiled as he saw his face
Ia ordered much and we'll.
. int barkeeper awOke from sleep
yistened for the bell;
a warns were great winch no sat up late
he ere at night to tell.
nm at the earliest dawn
atch the early worm,
stIe and hustle and general rustic
eemed to have the germ,
won such a name he soon became
eInber Of the nfm.
bon he bought his partners out,
Sich had he become,
be held in blocks OF gllt-eugeu STOCKS
house near the Park-I may remark
it cost a pretty plum.
at McTockey, ulercudut pfiuce,
Fate 80 richly blest,
.red not pleased, but was ever seized
h spirit of unrest:
be- ,poke with praise of his travelling days
en- life had such a zest.
,olephoned his wife one day
N n cneery halo, halo,
: brisk eood-by and Il ready lie:
business ! must SO,
III be back. Oh the Central track,
ebout Il week or So"
In worked so we'll, I've heard him tell,
g habit now he's gOs,
matters drag, ana his spirits sag,
he doesn't now what is what,
eizes his grip ind takes a trip
some secluded spot.
sYends don't know. and they'll tell you SO,
kerc he in truth resides,
otf 70. dav for the Saguenay,
where the cowboy rides;
nine or rain, he takes q train,
rs ever his fancy guides.
hes happy now az the day ia long,
Nj Care seems under the ban;
|he now commutes on q dozen routes
kwiyt here and Michigan.
he never is glum, for he has become
rain II travelling man.
y. Sunday News.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-25

where you were without arousing sus-
picion, and if that could not be done
l would have had to come at some
other time"
Precisely. Now, what will you
take in gold to go back to the station
and report that you have not been
able to find me?"
THAT would be a dangerous bust.
ness" said Billy, quite honestly.
81 a make it worth your while
to run the risk" said Slider. Give
me a start of twenty-four hours. and
that is all l ask. Now. how much?"
Billy hesitated and pondered for a
moment. "What do you say" he
said at last, ito s25, 600 for M and
Sl5, 900 apiece for each of the mem"
THAT would be $S5, 900 in ALL"
| said the banker.
We'll" said Billy, suppose we
make it 500, 900 as a lump sum. If
you say 800, 900 in gold, it's a 60"
II agree to the 800, 000, said the
banker after some parley. ''Can you
make sure Of your men-of their ST.
lence?"
OCCASIONALLY sure, answered Billy.
''The only question is, can we have
the money in gold here and now?"
II am not sure that l can give you
all that amount in gold, but l think
l can" He consulted a pocket.book
he had with him. and added some
figures. YES" he said, II can do
it,"
"Very WE'LL" said Billy, sits a
bargain"
Billy called his pals, and together
they accompanied the banker to an
other room that contained a large
safe, which Slider opened. He took
out several bags, and, taking down a
pair of scales from the top of the safe,
said:-
'YOu may weigh this, and you'll
find it correct. There are ten bags
here, and they each contain $40, 900.
"Open all of the bags" said Billy,
cautiously. The banker did so, and
Billy ran a handful of gold from each
Of them through his fingers and found
everything correct.
'.HOw much does a thousand
weigh" he asked the banker, and,
on receiving his answer, placed n
of the bags in the scales.
''lt is a pity to break bulk" said
Billy, II think we will call it right"
"Nery WE'LL" answered the banker.
''SuppOse you call your men in. l
wish to be sure that you will keep
your part OF the compact
The Jour men were speedily inside
the room, and their eyes opened as
they saw the glitter of the gold. The
inspector briefly detailed to them the
pc mt of the bargain. while the banker
looked from mar to man and listened
anXiously.
You agree to this?" said Billy,
and each OF the men nodded.
You will have no further trouble
from us, Mr.. Slider" said Billy
Haven, politely, 'au least Tor twenty
four hours"
The banker drew a deep breath of
relief as each man took some bags Of
gold and quietly departed.
HA few days a ter the papers were
filled with the startling an
nOuncement that Mr.. Slider,
the %well-known banker, had alb
seconded, and that an enormous
amount of money was missing.
Investigation of the books showed
that he had Leen preparing for flight
tor over year, and rumor has it that
he is now living somewhere in South
America. But that is one Of the
things about which nobody knows
anything definite. Frank Harrison's
Family Magazine.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-25

HONOR tells us not to hit a man
when he's down, and discretion warns
US to be careful about hitting him
when he isn't down.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-25

The two factories combined will
make a little more than s, 200, 600
pounds Of sugar, not near enough for
consumption in Nebraska alone
Exchange.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-25

If, you don't get anything, it il
your own fault for not grabbing.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-25

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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-27
TRIED TO BREAK JAIL.
Warren County Prisoners Knocked
a Hole in the Wall.
Forced Back to Their Cells at
Points OF Revolvers.
They Were Armed with Knives and
Ncrved to Desperation.

BELN1DERE, n. j.. July 1.-THE
prisoners confined in the Warren County
Jail again made a desperate but UNI
successful attempt to escape from the
jail last night. Among the prisoners
In the plot was George Andrews the
condemned e-murderer. whose case
Is now In the United States courts.
The prisoners had secured a Ratchet.
hammer, small files. a number OF
knives and a long iron bar, and with
the aid of these they knocked hole in
the wall OF the jail two feet square.
The hole was fortunately discovered
by the jailer. and with the assistance
OF some keepers the men were driven
back to their cells at the points OF re-
volvers
Deputy Sheriff Schwartz says this was
the most desperate attempt yet tried.
The men had opened each others cells
and were all In the corridors OF the jail
ready to escape through the hole when
II WIS discovered.
The prisoners at first showed fight.
but on seeing the pistols held by the
keepers they went back to their cells,
and are now being closely guarded.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-27
HIS MOTHER LOCKED HIN UP.
That's Why Beatty Couldn't
Marry Mary Sloan
Swears He'll Have Her in Spite of
Mammals Objections.

ELIZABETH. n. j., July 27.-John
Beatty, aged twenty. a clerk In John
Orr's grocery here and who lives with
his mother at "a Reade street. was to
have been married last night to Miss
Mary Sloan. a niece OF his employer,
who Is twenty-five years old.
She came here from Iowa some years
ago. and went to live with the family
of Mr.. orr.
All the arrangements had been COM
pietei for the wedding. which was TO
take place in Mr.. Orr's house. The
guests had all assembled, the bride was
dressed and ready for the ceremony,
and the clergyman who was to tie the
knot had arrived. but the bridegroom
failed to show up.
The bride was plainly worried over the
delay and the guests began to grow anX-
ions.
Messengers were sent to the bride
grooms house. but his mother said she
did not know where he was, and after
waiting for some hours the gathering
dispersed and the wedding was post
poned
The bride was nearly frantic. and was
led. weeping. to her room. She could
sCrt!Cn.
1t now turns out that the young man
way no, to blame. as he was as anxious
as anybody TO have the ceremony per-
rme1.
He was. however, prevented from be-
ing on hand by an unlocked for cir
CumstanCe.
His mother II is said. does not like
the intended bride. who. she alleges, is
entirely too old for her son and she de-
termincd. If possible. 1t is alleged, to
prevent the nuptials.
When young Mr.. Beatty went 10 his
room to dress his mother stole quietly
upstairs and turned the key in the door.
thus securely locking her son up.
He stOrne1 and fumed when ne learned
II the trick that had been played on him.
but II was all TO no purpose, as he re-
manned a prisoner until this morning,
when his mo,her released him.
He vows he will have the girl any
how, but his mother claims that he is
not of age. and that she will take
legal mea sures TO prevent the marriage
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-27
ANOTHER VICTIM TURNS UP.
Grocer Hatch Claims He Was
Swindled by Coleman.
Cashed . Bogus Check Of $50 and
Gave S14.12 Change.

Another victim Of Swindler David
Coleman turned up this morning and
announced that he had been cheated out
Of $l4.2 and some nice hams. The small
amount involved in the operat ton Is ex-
planned by the fact that II occurred
early in Coleman's New York career,
just shortly after he was obliged to pawn
mis- watch to pay his board bill
The victim who came forward to-day
is A. H. Hatch, a grocer at 400 Green
wich street. He wrote to Lawyer Burt,
stating that over a week ago a man
answering Coleman's description in
every detail called at his store and
ordered a lot Of ham. amounting to
S.SS, sent to his house at l07 East
Eighteenth street. The stranger gave
the name of C. w. Chapman, and be-
cause he lacked a few cents in change
of having S5.8 he gave Hatch $40
certified check, purporting to have been
made by Mr.. Stevens, of the Fidelity
Title and Deposit Company. of Newark.
Hatch took the check and gave the
man Sale in change. When the ham
was delivered Chapman was not known
at the address. and the check, II was
ascertained. had been forged.
Lawyer Burt thinks Chapman and
Coleman are the same, and that the
swindler was then In hard luck.
He borrowed s25 from Landau on .
plausible excuse on his first visit to
Paterson" added Mr. Burt. which
shows that he needed ready cash to put
through his bigger schemes"
1t wa. stated by the police this morn
Of Coleman had been found. He Is Q
shrewd man and was clever enough to
cover up his tracks" said Sergt. Bird,
Although some OF the victims thought
they recognized faces in the Rogue9
Gallery that reseWbled Coleman's. none
was positive enough to aid US any in
the search"
With regard to the report that Cole
man is Thomas Marvin, or Jim the
Penman.''' the forger and swindler, who
prison for forgery and bigamy. the po-
lice say that nothing has been brought
out to indicate that there is anything
in the suggestion. They say that in
cases like this there are always plenty
of groundless theories.
Lawyer Burt thinks, however, that
Marvin and Coleman may be the same,
and he recalls that in answer u ques-
ton II he had ever been In Richmond.
Coleman answered nervous!y that he
hal not. He had Just moment before
South. and as he claimed to live In
Washington. Mr.. Burt considers his de-
NAL thai he had ever been in Richmond
as significant.
The Paterson Chief OF Police has sent
to Richmond for = picture OF Marvin.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-27
ORuGGEO HER SODA WATER.
Mamie Kerrigan Brutally As
saulted by an Unknown Man.
Found Unconscious in tho Woods
Near Greenport, l.. I.

Miss Mamie Kerrisan. twenty. one
years old. OF l56 Cherry street. is in a
precarious condition at Greenport. l.. l..
the result OF an awful experience Wednes-
day night. Miss kerrigan left here Mon
day to take a position OF waitress at the
Occidental Hotel, Greenport. Yesterday
morning she was found unconscious in
the woods near the village.
She rallied several times during the
day, and In an incoherent way related
that stranger had asked her to drink
the night before. She declined, but he
was persistent, and she took a glass OF
soda-wate She remembered nothing
after drinking 1t. She had been dragged
to the woods. assaulted and left there.
..r me girls mother was seen by an
home on the top floor of the tenement
1855 Cherry street. She said Mamie had
been stopping with friends on West
Eighteenth street and came to see her a
week ago. She told her mother then
that she expected to go to Greenport,
ployer. as she had been engaged through
an agency. Mrs. .Kerrigan had not heard
from her since she left.
The girls father. who was rigger,
died few years ago. since which time
she and her two brothers have CON
six. She worked out. while the boys
were employed in a press room.
She was a good girl and a dutiful
daughter" Mrs, kerrigan said. ,'and,
sincerely hoped that the fiend who
drusged her will be caught cannot
DR.. Ireland. who is treating the girl.
thinks she will recover.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-27
BATTLE IN 4 HALLWAY
Feud Between Families Eads in
a Triangular Fight.
Whalen Badly Beaten and Both
Kings Seriously Cut.
Trio in Hospital and Oae in n
Critical Condition.

The Whalens and Kings, Of 81 Douglass
street. Brooklyn, after five years OF
pickering and quarrelling. got into a
serious row last night. As conse-
quence. three men are in the hospital
as well as under arrest
Thomas Whalen is fifty-six years old
and lives with his wife on the top floor
OF the tenement-house 81 Douglas street
John King is forty-three years old and
lives with his wife and family on the
hrst floor of the same house. His son
Thomas is twenty-four years old.
Whalen and King are painters. For
years there has been bad blood be
tween the two families, chiefly on ac-
count of disagreements between Mrs.
Whalen and Mrs. King. Last night
about 10 o'clock Whalen was returning
from neighboring saloon with a pint
of beer.
On the first floor of his house he met
King, who took him to task because of
tween Mrs. King and Mrs. Whalen dur
Ing the day. Words few thick and fast
between the two men.
Whalen started to 60 upstairs towards
his apartments and King followed him.
King says that Mrs. Whalen was on
one OF the upper landings armed with
a club. He says that he had not reached
the top floor when Whalen struck him
on the head with club.
A general row followed The other ten
ants ran out into the halls. the woman
screamed and confusion reigned supreme.
Tommy King ran to his fathers assist
ance. He says the Whalens were getting
the best OF 1.-The old man."
Whalen says the Kings pulled rungs cut
of the balusters and began to beat him
over the head with them. He says the
Kings dragged him downstairs. The
Kings say Whalen fell down. The Kings
claim that when Whalen reached the
bottom Of the stairs he pulled out a
knife and stabbed them.
When SerSt. Thomas Mande and Po-
liceman Mannix, of the Butler street
station. arrived the elder King had a
bad stab wound In the chest and two in
the abdomen. Young King had several
punctures in the back.
Whalen was lying on the floor. with
four big gashes in the top of his head.
Ambulance Surgeon Poole. OF the Long
Island College Hospital, was summoned.
The men were removed to the hospital
The Kings. father and son, are under
arrest. as Is also Whalen. Justice Tishe
this morning adjourned the matter, in
the Butler Street Court pending ex-
animation when the men are well
enough to appear in court. King is in a
critical condition.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-27
ARTHUR R|sERDORF MISSING.
West End Casino Manager Starts
for a Bank with $500.
But Neither Man Nor Money Turns
Up Again.

COMFY ISLAND, July o7.-Count Vac
cas-, proprietor of the West End Casino.
at eWst Brighton. reported to the police
yesterday that his manager, Arthur Ri
serdorf has been missing since Monday.
when he was sent to the Bowery Bank,
New York. with 5000. Sundays receipts.
The money was placed in a small, red
leather satchel which was strapped to
Riserdorf's left wrist when he left the
West End Casino.
Master Lamprell. OF the Sea Beach
Railroad, says Riserdorf left there Mon
day morning on the 1920 train. This was
the last seen Of him. The Bowery Bank
cashier had not seen Riserdorf UP to
noon yesterday. When Riserdorfs ROOM
in the Sea, Beach Palace Hotel. was
searched by the police the satchel in
which the 5000 had been placed was found
lying on the bureau, but there was no
money In it,
J., Rs Risendorf Is ffty-eight years old, but
looks ten years younger. He dresses
hall frequenters as "Risey.' He has
worked for Count Naccas for twenty
two, years. Riserdorf has had a great
deal OF domestic trouble. He has been
him. Wives Nos. 2 and secured di-
vorces and wife No. is said to have
made things unpleasant for him.
On last sunday afternoon. while he
was taking cash in the Casino, she came
in and threatened to shoot him unless
he gave her 500 on Monday for a new
dress.
Count Naccas does not believe, how
ever. that this trouble has driven him
to commit suicide. but he fears that
something has happened to his manager
Riserdorf is strictly temperate. He has
saved considerable money. He owns
double. decker" tenement in East Sixth
street. New York, and cottage and
fifteen acres In Nyack He has been
CARRYING Naccass receipts to the bank
for the past ten seasons.