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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-30
ALL LOVE THE TAEATER.
The Stage More Generally Popular "
Spain Than In Any Other Country.

The Stage More Generally Popular in
Spain Than In Any other Country.
In no other country is the theater
as popular as in spain. After the
bull fight a Spaniard loves the thea
ter best. says a writer in the North
American Review. A. true Spanish
home is so dull that men and women
alike scarcely eve spend IA quiet eve
ming in their inner circle. 1t is not
To be wondered at. therefore. that
they should prefer to leave their un.
comfortable rooms TO get warmed u
iazzled for d few hours in the glare
II the theater. 1t is there. also, that
they see their friends, and continue
their habitual tertulia or gossip.
Even the children love the drama,
play. or %sainete, and on sunday alter
moons and feast days their mammaS
leck them up in finery and take
hem to see the test sensational
play. 1t is cur Gus. indeed. To watch
A box full Of baby faces keenly inter-
astcd ana %devouring a terrible drama
full 0f narrowing scenes, or laughing
at IA short play full Of VT and
piquant jokes. 1t does not seem at
all natural to see children taken to
these spectacleS, but Spanish children
are little old men and women. and a
fairy pantOmime would be too dull
for them. In Madrid there are al
most as "a theaterS as churches.
They are very commOdiOuS. splen-
didly decorated and al! built after
the same model. \ large stage. a
pit full of cosy red velvet but1cas or
stalls, where ladies and gentlemen
sit together, and around the house
the palcOs or boxes, large and airy,
with looking glasses, chairs, and car
pets. Above the tiers OF boxes is
the paraiso. paradise. or cheap gal
.ery-which derives its name from its
vicinity to the sky. The Madrid
Opera House is perhaps smaller than
The Grand Opera or COvent Garden.
nut is 10y far more convenient. 1t re.
minds one of a dainty ladies' bOIdOir
it is SO fresh and bright. with its
ed and gold decorations, its soft cleo
jric lights, it's velvet carpets. and
pretty frescoes. The royal box itself
is a gem, with pink c%apetOnnee walls
and the arms OF Spain above the red
and gold curtain. This is only the
small royal box, as the Queen
uses the immense one that occupies
the center Of the house, except on
very grand occasions. Behind the
Queens box is a pretty sa' Don. where
she can retire TO take refreshments
between the acts There is Il tele-
phone there, and it was through it
that her Majesty received the news
OF Montpensier's death n night
when the opera was going on.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-30

preceding night and was finally al
most ready, in the sober light of day.
to believe with the Others that | had
d most vivid dream.
/ was. however, in this belief soon
set Alright. Below stairs. the head
waiter greeted rs with a Good
morning, gentlement Have you
heard the news?"
OF course we had not, and he con
tinued: ''There was a murder last
night, Just around the corner"
A young man Of the place, he told
us in response to our questions, back
from his military service on Il fur
Tough, had before his departure
gained the affections Of the daughter
dragged themselves by and it was
time to get up and dress. | had to
submit then to a further mere lulous
questioning about the episode Of the
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-30

incident, and has left no particular
impression. only remember that
even when We were again back in
Brunswick, | felt ii haunting ner-
vouSnesS at night. but change Of
scene finally made Inc forgot it, and
when in OctObes of that same year. |
went on 10 Leipz & to enter the uni
v~erSity, it was lair to become, ulti-
mately, only an indiStinCt memory.
/ had been in Leipzig two months.
when II day. the l4th OF december.
! was hurrying, late in the afternoon,
to my lodging in the keil Strasse,
through II Of the narrowest streets
III the older part Of the town. | was
not quite SURE Of my direction. and
was wondering where the crooked
street would lead me. when my at
tentiun was suddenly attracted to a
man who came to the door of a house
Just in front Of me. and after look
ing up and down the street. as if in
search Of sOmebodyor something, had
drawn back again into the passage
and closed the door behind him. The
action in itself was not suspicious,
and would have passed unnOticed in
a more crowded thOroughfare. 1t
suddenly struck me, however, that |
had seen the t2ce before. ] had
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-30

the bed udder the window fell to my
lot, and almost Immediately, follow
ing the example Of my tired compan-
ions on their side Of tie room, l was
ensconced in it and soundly asleep.
There had been no conscious lapse
OF time. 1t might have been an in
slant or an eternity for augbt that |
could realize, when all at once | was
awake and sitting upright. gazing at
the window over the bed in an agony
Of fear that brought the perspiration
out upon my forehead ard made me
shake as if in a palsy. | had heard
nothing and seen nothing, but while
i continued to look with d dreadful
fascination, nOiSeleSsly a ia c ap-
peared at the window, pale ard dis
torted. The moonlight from one Of
the other windows fell full upon it,
and l could see every feature with an
unmistakable distinctneSs-even the
heavy scar across the forehead at the
edge CT the hair, and a smear Of blood
that looked red and fresh over one
cheek. For an awful instant the
wild eyes met mine with IA flash of
recognition. and then the whole van
ished as noiselcSsly as it had come.
Then, at last, in unrcasoning ter
ror, l sprang from the bed ard
crOUched on the floor OF the rOOnl.
Both OF my companions, awakened
by the noise. started up and eagerly
asked what was the matter. AS
OoD as | could, | eX .itedly told my
story, which was received with "A
manifest incredulity that my earnest
ness did not diSpel. and IN inyestlga-
tion was at one proposed. We found
the sliding window fastened from
TO 1t, while it did not reveal the
whole interior. showed that there
was absolutely nothing al all ir the
room as far as could be seen, not
even a piece OF furniture of any sort.
Inc next door along the passage, that
Enthusiastically led into the roC-l. was
locked. A glance from the other
windows of our room into the court
showed a brigh. moonlight night in
which everything could be seer al
most as distinctly as by day. While
we stood looking out Of the window.
a bell close by sharply rang out a
single stroke, and the hourly song of
the wat Imam came family from the
distant street. There vas clearly
nothing TO do but to go back to bed,
and with the admOnitiOn not TO dis.
turb them with any mOr night
mares. however interesting they
might be, my companions settled
down again to sleep as was o APP
parent from their regular breathing.
AS for me, had all the sleep youch-
safed me for that night, and l was
glad when the long hours had finally
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-30
PhOsphOresccmt Choa

NhOSt.
Many years ago an Irish s,ns...
having obtained a travelling 'cb';at
ship at Oxford, went abroad >,nclal
the world, Of which he knew ~ 81
Crammed with the classics h. "'tl4
not the slightest KNOWLEDGE "t aal
modern language save EnpIisb al
landing at the sleepy town of ~, v
he put up at an old, m lny.nassaaI
hotel, and sailed forth in the spsa
ing to see the town. ShortIv "s9
nine O'Clock he returned tnthota avg
through streets ominously .I.S
lie found the doors shut. and sony
signs OF life within. After maS,l
noise enough to rouse The ,sa1a
sleepers," he heard the sound of
one moving within.
The door was stcalthily unh,,,.I
and some One,-whether man
woman he could not tell, -holai,.
dim oil lamp, reluctantly gave Ii
admission. Then barring the d.
and muttering unintellipible sound
the figure disappeared. The oms
yelled for the waiter, and was
swered by a hooking echo.
He CROPPED his way up the crea,iI
staircase. and felt along the pass,1
till he came to an open door. Thin
ING 1t the door of his room. which
had left open to guide him, he
tered. A shrek was heard, and
gruf voice called out in rrpDe
''Who are yOu?" he retrcated N
heard the door angrily shut a
bOlted.
In a little finder box he had 81,
cigar fusees and Il wax taper.
lighted one of the fusees. but beo
he could apply the flame to the ian
it went out. After exhaustinp
stock Of matches and filling the d
sage with a strong s%ulphurous Odd
he was left in the darkness Of
spair.
lie regained the staircase, desy1
Ell it, and found his way to a Sd
terranean passage. There Suddei
he heard d piercing shrek, and ID
a fall like that Of a carpet.bas
rushing OF many feet was followed
a light
The feet were those of waters a
chambermaids. The fall wa, that
a plump English lady's maid. I
bearer OF the light spoke Engli}
and from him the stranger learl
the cause OF his rescue.
The fruitleSs attempts to light
taper had covered his fingers vi
phosphorus from the matches.
gesticulations had rubbed the pn
phoruS over his clothes, AMI in
dark passage he gl0wed with
earthly light. The lady'> ma
nerves were upset, and she went
Mysteries. Having explained tn
facts, the waiter showed the guest
his room.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-30
THOUGHTS.

The crimson curtains OF sunset.
All bordered and fringed with gold
Have torn from their silver cornice
And blown TO the distant world.
Athwart the rift in the heavens
Come hurrying forth the stars;
fancy ] hear the rattle
And clash Of their golden cars.
Slow up from the murky river,
And across the valley wide.
A wavering mist IL creeping
The ghost OF a vanished tide,
The autumn wind 10 or ieving
Aloud for the roses slain,
And the moan OF the pines ome
Like the vail of a soul in pain.
This whip-poor-wil's niournful treble
Is drowned by the frogs basson;
The owl in the distant woodland
Sends forth q plant to the moo
But ever my eyes turn sadly
Toward the grove Of cedars green,
For glimmering white among them
l can see the marbles She en-
The ust of my sainted mother
Lieth hidden there from me.
But her cell one day shall open
Upon fair eternity.
Hearth and Hall.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-30
TO Stop Il Runaway Horse.

Scarcely a week passes in any year
that human lives are not jeOpardiZed
by horses taking fright and running
away. The man who a devise some
means which will surely prevent this
will be a great public bcnefactor.
Some n who processes to know
states that runaway accidents sell
dom occur in Russia. The means
used in preventing them is very sim
pie.
1t is asse ted that in Russia a horse
that is addicted TO the habit of run
ming away has d thin cord with a
running moose around his neck AZ the
Ec'k strap, and the end is tied to the
dashboard.
AT Rome" says this informant.
II saw in the CorsO a phaetOn with
two spirited horses bolt. They we've
driven by Il lady, and | cXpe- ted t.
see instant destruction. But the
lady coolly gra>ped a thin cord, and
within thirty yards the horses came
to Il full stop. | afterward met the
lady at Nice, anG expressed surprise
at the skill with which she stopped
the Iunawais.
she treated it as Il tri e, and told
me accidents from runaway horses
are unknown in Russia, as 10 one but
a lunatic would drive without the
cord. When a horse bolts he ALWAYS
takes the bit in his teeth, and the
skill of the driver is useless. The
moment the pressure cOlne on the
windpipe the horse knows he has
met his master
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-30
Trusty Messenger

1t is said that Mrs. Siddohs
only once in the course OF w.
so far as her friends 0Dser'eu'
then she laughed aloud"
She was visiting a nous
wine was offered ner al III,
She declined it, adding, "hu'
like a little porter" 49,,
A boy was at onSe SEM o"
the literal direction to '" q
little porter" He was eohJ 70
time. and when he returIicu "
companied by a little n,'" :.
straps and badge all complex IN,
sir" the boy painted. rs I"'
porter | could find"
And Mrs. Siddons laughe"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-30
He Knew a

| am in the position of a great
cOverer, Us d writer III the New
Press. Did you ever know VINO
the author of and how originated
expression, He knows beans"
author was Gen. Ambrose l. ~
side. The man that knew bean,
Sergeant afterwards %c0lonel-fl
l.. Manchester, now % this CITY
circumstances were as follows
The company'S mess ratlon'
Guided beans three days out OF s1
and thev were so badly cooked
Sergt. Manchester. ~
Islander, resented the sticky y
less compound offered by the
cook As IA fair sample of the
nOurishlng and succulent Of
tables. lie offered to volunlF
cook for one day, and burea
beans, with pork ana molas'e,
twenty-four hours in al iron poS
rounded by hot Goals ten u
side, making the grand ~
smelled them and asked y
painful. The next day nc u
Manchester 70 cook a kettlelul'
gave Il Ehode Island dinner wJ
staff. The beans we e the PlI1I
dish. When the dinner W"
burnside said:
AT least one man In 'ns
knows beans, gentlemen. iiei.l
the Health of Sergt. Nancil'''1
Rhode lsland.'
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-30

caught but a mOmentary glimpse or
it, but surely it was not unfamiliar.
l stood still to puzzle II out, but all
at once 1t came to me with the GER
tainty OF cOnviction-it was the race
] had seen in the inn at Elbingeiode.
| FASTENED off as rapidly as possible,
and told my story TO an
official, who only reluctantly at last
decided to send a policeman to appre-
bend the man upon suspicion, in case
he should be found. To make a long
story short we finally discovered our
man in the smallest and poorest room
in the very garnet OF the house. we
had learned where he was probably
in hiding, and entering the door
without Knocking. came upon him
quite unawarcS. as he lay awake upon
the he'd, covered up with the bed
clothes to keep himself warm in the
tireleSs room. He was pale and
emaciated: his spirit had cen broken,
apparently as mu n by hunger as by
emorSe or fear OF apprehension, n
he made neither by word or sign the
slightest protest to his arrest. There
was. however. not the faintest doubt
as 10 his identity. There we're the
same wild eyes that had stared in
upon me through the window, and
across the forehead was the scar that
l had seen SO distinctly in my ter.
rible vision.
The Identification was made com.
plete by means Of the photographs
and descriptions that had been sent
out 10y the authorities at the time OF
the murder and an examination "a
set for the following morning.
There is little more to be told.
When the next day, ] appeared at
the department Of police, as directed.
| was tod ty the olcial in charge
that there was no further need OF my
services, for the prisoner Lad taken
the matter into his own hands dur
ing the night. and lay dead I'm his
cell.
l was not yet destined to hear the
last of the episode, for in order to Sc
cure the reward that had been offered
for the apprehension Of the murderer,
a journey was finally necessary, in
the middle of winter, up in the
mountains to the little IIarL village
where the first secncS Of the story
were laid. What more than made uC
TO me, however. for any discomfort !
was obliged to suffer was the salts.
fa"tion l had OF giving the consider.
able sun ultimately paid me into the
hands OF the almost destitute widow,
whose support had been so ruthlessly
snatched away. At this time ! again
took the opportunity TO LOOK oyer the
ground with the utmost care, and
examined once more the door and
window Of the still vacant room next
the chamber in which we had slept.
The window was nailed up, as before.
and there was no other possible en-
trance except by the door which now.
as then. was securely locked. From
every possible point Of view since
then, l have thought the matter over.
but with no satisfactory explanations:
and TO this day, ten years or more
after the episode. | am still as much
in doubt as ever as to what | saw at
the window OF the Blue Angel of
Elbingerode.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-30

ehe,hrobs OF wo
knd make our o"
thou who mou
Eith longing for
H. walks with tn
XII gently whist
bear NJ, bear on ;
me dear Lord or
tjohn G%leenleaf
. OLD
Hhe men in t
BIZ been grow
%scontented'
tgely the faul
Is old; he bad
bee he was a
enticed undel
" morning
Gnd dead Owe
%gIass cabin
|op. He ma
%fayorltes; tn
ktributed; yt
lyed to shift t
m and to ii
bree, at least,
bght well have
well did TT
brked ones KIN
kakness to II
lev managed t
b..
At one time Il
len what they
quiet crib
bere, in conseq
lie higher, ant
hpo,ed to be o
)ewhere, AZ
light earn half
rating, while
D. irdw hi, "a
Now. it was n
h other. The
fd toa out five
h, Of rag-tag
be.e we're hal
thes. for exam
ocular saws.
(Ner been able t
h into his shoI
Elton of we'll
Eely skilled won
Town at the m
10 ads on h S
bed as apprcn
bey had been
kmium>, their
bployce> Of the
b 10 cut wedge
|or hour, ,.yo
out for the res
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|hc men"
EVERYTHING WI
satisfactory
FtOry wa no /,
zen, a thorough
p anyone pass I
lsty As Il mill.
(sc lied by h
Fhc Cemetery"
mechanics
|al with thcj
bn their colleas
Inds and I.L,o,
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fnlnon grulnblf
ullhg for higl
haha' were inc
knew W
pre- work Il high
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for one x
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turned d
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with his job W
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e for him-he ,
yone who would
Oh change tron
seemed
ID a sudden
p to convert
idea. On,
lie siding up
''y,f>atlon: it
.-d look up, AM
would put down
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%derision:
out; VIVA
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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-30

happened that several c,so.
pencils arrived one day OF le,u|
land. and while beinu "om EupJ
one of them fell out from eSamllsd
and the Custom House package
ing it up, cut it to a min, pickl
1t TO sign the order which ana Used
up the pencils to the cons u~ellVered
kept the loose pencil for h is I'd
and a few days afterwards' own Use!
~ again needed a new point, I hs Y
u again ana found taat ther az ~
no more lead. He cut still fp,,SxIaIl
and was surprised to find a THU hI1'n Nerf
OF paper nestled IN the hollow WV" la
where the lead was supposed pIao
The paper was one of the f,Isto Re
AMI in this way they had been .oe'
gled into the country" SNUG
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-30
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MARRIED.

ENTHUSIASTICALLY. Al Washington. D. O..
April 10, 1894, by the Rev. DIR. Sunderland,
WILLIAM L DURANT 70 EMILE L. WESTER-
VEIL, both Of Philadelphia, Pa
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THE BASE BALL CROWDS.
Judge Miller Thinks That They Ought
10 he Protected.

Jim O'Day, successor to Base Ball
Charley" as preserver Of the peace in the
base ball grounds. was on duty Thursday.
He wore badge. and was clothed with all
the authority of a regular officer, so far
as the base ball grounds were concerned.
and during the progress of the game he
made an arrest. Frank Dixon, negro,
was made his prisoner. The latter was
half drunk" so o'Day says, and he be-
came boisterous and disorderly to such an
extent that the pleasures of the game were
destroyed so far as those who sat near
him were concerned. The special officer
spoke to him several times, but his words
had as much effect as water on a ducks
back, and so he place. the negro under
Dixon went along quietly only a short
distance and then he grabbed the watch
mans club and struck him with IL. After
spending the night in the police station.
Dixon appeared in Judge Miller's court
on charges Of disorderly conduct and as
sault- he plead guilty to both charges
ana said he did not remember exactly what
happened.
Judge Miller told him that great crowds
Oh persons attend the games, and IL persons
under the influence of liquor are permitted
10 DO as they please nothing short OF n
not may be expected. The Judge said he
would see that the crowds are protected
against such persons, and sent Dixon TO
jan Tor ninety days. He was also fined rs
ior being disorderly.
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SOCIETY ON THE RIVER.
An Excursion Under the Auspices of
the Garfield Hospital Ladies'.

An enjoyable event. which is being looked
forward to with pleasurable anticipation by
society people, will be the excursion to
Marshall Hall and an accompanying planked
shad dinner which the ladies connected with
Garfield Hospital viii give on April %. The
commodous and comfortable Manchester will
leave its wharf at = o'clock and steam direct
to Indian Head, where a couple of hours
will be allowed the excursionists for an in
spection of the big guns and other attrac-
tons of Uncle Sans proving grounds. after
which the return to Marshall Hall will be
made and appetites whetted on the tooth
some shad. There viii be dancing in the
pavilion during the evening. The patron
esses of the occasion are Mrs. Harlan, Mrs.
Draper, Mrs. Brewer, Mrs. b. II. Warner,
Mrs. Jean Davenport Lander, Mrs Wash
burne. Mrs. ]. c. Burrows, Mrs. Henry A.
Willard, Mrs. ]. Ford Thompson, Mrs. Wood
ward, Mrs. Lothrop and Mrs. John A. Logan
and the entire board of lady managers OF
the hospital.
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