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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19
VERY COSTLY CHESSMEN.
Paul Norphy's Famous Prize Set which
Cost &2.jOO.


A set of chessmen is usually an in
expensive thing, but it may cost as
much as a grand piano. or course,
you can get a small set Of ordinary
lockwood chessmen for a few dollars,
"A finer set Of lockwood and ebony for
Sl2 or $lb, and a set Of ''StauntOn"
chcSsmen, of the best African ivory,
large size. for $3.50. And these are all
plain sets. If you indulge in fancy
carving, and have your set made to
order from a special design and finely
mounted. ii NAV cost anywhere from
800 to $500. For "A really expensive
set, however, you will probably
choose the precious metals, and there
is absolutely no limit to the cost.
says the New York Mail and Express.
Probably n OF the finest sets ever
made was the set presented to Paul
Morphy in 1859 by friends in this city
and Brooklyn. which is now owned
by a New York merchant. The
pieces are of solid tgold and silver,
carved and chased in exquisite de-
signs. They are mounted on bases
of red comedian, the gold pieces rep
re>enting civilization, the silver ones
barparism The gold king is a stat
uctte four inches high. weighing
three ounces. He is in royal robes.
bears an imperial globe upon his
head. a sword and shield in his hand.
while a crown and Sceptnr lie at his
feet.
The bishops are in full panoply,
while the knights are represented as
prancing horses. with eyes Of rubies.
The castle follows the Chinese de-
sign. being an elephant bearing a
howdah, on which is perched an
eagle with outspread wings. Both
elephant and bird have eyes Of brill.
liant rubies. The piece weighs five
ounces. or a> much as eighty gold
dollars The pawns are statuettes
two and one-half inches high. repre-
senting Roman soldiery.
The silver pieces are equally ornate
in design. The king is represented
as a leader like Alaric. wearing a
bulls hide aud winged helmet, while
his shield bears the inscription.
Liberty The other pieces arr
similar in design TO the gold. except
that the pawnS are rude warriors
armed with clubs
The board has q body of rosewood.
inlaid with 81 yer: the auare are of
mother-of-peari and ebony. In each
conner is a laurel wreath of gold en-
c~ircling the letters 7. VI. An ill.,
ScriptiOn on one side, reads As fol.
lows:
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19

His cowardly and murderous act in
throwing a bomb into the Chamber
Of Deputies cannot be measured by
its immediate effect. 1t was casting
defiance into the teeth OF the law
and proclaiming that the anarchists
cry Of death to society" was no idle
threat. There is no temporizing with
such bloodthirsty enemies Of society.
There is no safety save in rendering
them harmless. They strike at the
very heart OF our civilization and the
instinct OF self-preservation demands
their suppression. When they attempt
to put their accursed creed in opera
tion the most drastic measures EN-.
plOyed against them are none too
severe. federation is wasted upon
them and even in this country swift
punishment should be substituted for
the mistaken mercy which pleads for
clemencv and grants pardon>.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19
NOT PLAYED OUT.
Nor Win ise in Our Time Nor in Our Ch,l-
dren's.

The business Of breeding pedigreed
stock is not played out" neither
will it be within the next century.
AS it has been for more than a hun.
dred years past so it will be for more
than q hundred years to come: the
man who has an established reputa.
ton for breeding horses or cattle or
sheep or swine Of any particular sort
than the general average will find
other people resorting to him for
breeding stock and he can ALWAYS
sell at a little above ordinary prices.
People are not now paying and
perhaps never will again pay $40, 900
for a S%hOrthOrn COW, but the man
who produces better beef cattle than
any Il else will al ways find . oplc
ready to buy his bull calves at a good
price. Go in with the best founda.
ton stock YOU can obtain. depending
upon the merit that you can show
rather than what history or tradition
gives to your breed; breed with care:
breed with brains: learn how to feed
and breed and train and handle SO as
10 develop the most desirable quail.
ties; conduct the business economi.
cally: sell your surplus at what il
will bring when it is ready for the
best market; keep breeding up: re.
tain so far as you are able the very
best for your own breeding opera
tions: aim at establishing Inform
lty in your herd or lock: study the
science and art of coupling 50 as to
produce desired results: learn how to
feed and handle so as 10 develop the
best points Of what you breed and
YOU are on a sure, firm, solid ground
on a road that. while it may not
lead to sudden opulence, is the Kings
Highway TO sure prosperity. breed.
ers' Gazette
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19

AT Seattle. recently, the Oregon
improvement Company wanted forty
men. at So a day, to repair a wash
out. The superintendent picked a
number Of men about the City Mis-
sion and other charitable inStitu-
tions, and they agreed to be at the
depot in time TO GO OIL the train.
When train-timc came he found only
seven men on hand out OF his forty
unemployed" and they proved so
worthless that they were discharged
after a day or two. And this while
thousands Of men are roaming the
country in search of work.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19

THERE must be soule reason fOl
the increase OF lawlessness in this
country and most people will not
seek far to lind it. There is a grow
ing contempt for the forms and the
authority of law that is only too sig
uificant. 1t does not mean that the
people are lacking in respect for the
law. but that they are sick and tired
Of its Observation-Disclosures. The men
why lynch aSsaSSins are in the wrong.
of course, but they are not without
excuse: the citizens who zeal up the
tracks Of marauding railroad COM
panies rather than invoke the aid o.
the courts are also Just fed 10 some
extent. The lynchers know that the
assassin, if left to the law, will eyade
justice for months or years and NAV
escape ii altogether. AS for lighting
a railroad corporation in the courts.
no man OF sense dreams Of such a
thing nowadays. All the tricks ami
devices that can be invented by high
salaried lawyers are against the citl-
zen, and the interminable delays and
eXtravagant cost Of litigation can be
borne only by a wealthy corporation.
Justice. or that which is now called
justice, is in most cases at the dis
po,al Of the wrongdoer. The victim
is forced out Of court by technical
tiles, the delays Of the law or the
sheer weight Of money. That is why
iawle>sness is spreading. Men have
no reverence for the law which pro.
tects only the lawbreakers
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19

TIE anarchists of Europe seem at
present quite as much in danger from
their bombs as are the monuments
aud people against whom their ter
ror> are directed. The villain who
tried To destroy the beautiful Church
Of the Madeleine IN Paris was blown
" 10y his W bomb, when ii was
struck BY a door which swung back
after he had pushed it open. That
door will certainly become famous in
the legends Of the church. as time
rolls on. Only the other day Bourdin.
the anarchist. was killed by the bomb
with which he was about to DESTROY
Greenwich Observatory. The enc
mics Of society will not be- encour.
aged by these accidents.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19

The advance Of surgery can furnish
few more singular illustrations than
i supplied by an operation in one Of
the London hospitals. whereby the
ircaSt OF a hlachbird was fastened to
q woman's face as substitute for her
nose. which had been - damaged that
il had to be removed. The woman.
who had been a houSemaid in a hotel.
had been struck in the face bv a de-
scending lift. which caused the in
Jury that led TO the OF eraticr. The
operation has proved perfectly sue
ces>ful. with every appearance OF the
woman being provided with q useful
nasal a~ppendage. though how il will
perform its functlonS when the cure
is complete remains TO he seen.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19
To PAU MoRPHY
\ Recognition of His Genius ana 3
Testimonial OF Regard .
From His Friends ami Admirers in
New York and Brooklyn.
ker York -4

on the other side # the board is a
list Of the fourteen champions. all
from the different countries, whom
MOrphy had defeated. In every de-
tail the set is finished as finely As
possible. the figures being chased I'M.
der a microscope. II was made by a
New York firm of silyersmiuhs and
cost $500. 1t was presented 10
Morphy, fresh from his European tri-
umpns, in the chapel Of the 81 niyer-
sity Of the City Of New York, John
Van buren,, sou of the President.
making the presentation speech. Al
ter Morphy'S death it was sold with
his effects in New Orleans, and so
came back to this city.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19
\ story of Gladstone.

Nr Gladstone, as a rule, is the
model Of punctuality at dinner.tinle
both as a host and Il guest. Last
summer. however, while staying at
the house Of n of his wealthiest
supporters, recently made a Baronet,
IN the neighborhood of Norwich. Mr.
Gladstone did for once keep both the
host and the other guests waiting in
the ulnlng-room ror several minutes
after the servant had announced din
mel. AT last the Premier entered
the room, smiling and rubbing his
hands b~eneyolently. Looking all
around he inquired III his most genia!
tones; Are we all mustered?" As
the host happened To have accumu.
lated a large fortune by the manufac.
ture OF mustard those present were
Tor a moment inclined to un;ust'y
suspect ouI reyered Premier of per.
petratlng a pun at his entertainers
expense. London Court Journal.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19

THE whale fishery was az one time
an enormous industry in the United
states. 1t reached its height in
1884, when co. ships and barks.
tw~enty-eight brigs and rhirty-cirht
schoOners. with a total tonnage OF
POS, 800, were engaged in il. By 1876
the feet had dwindled dow TO 1859
vessels, and it is doubtful il fifty are
now at sea. The introduction Of
kerosene and the increasing scarcity
OF whales seem To be the causes OF
this decline. Somc remarkable voy-
ages were made in the old days. The
Pioneer, OF New London. sailed in
June. 1864. for Davis strait ana
Hudson'S Bay, returning in Septem-
Der. 1855. with 1897 barrels Of oil
and 1850 pounds Of bone. valued al
$50. 600. In ls41. the Envoy. Of
New Bedford, was sold 10 BE- broken
up, but her purchaser retitted her
and she made a voyage worth Sl3o,-
+50. on the other hand a vessel
made a five years voyage. and on her
return the captains lay was only SIS.
But. as the Nantucket captain. whose
vessel returned from a three years
voyage As clean as she went out. re-
marked: she amt got a bari O lie.
but she's had d mighty fine sail
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19
The height Of the absurd has bee

THE height of the absurd has bee II
reached in a Connecticut city. where
certain Cinnamon have boycotted a
sunday school because they suspect
one of their teachers. who i the
wife of a police sergeant. Of having
given testimony as t. the where
abouts Of their smoking denS. The
spectacle Of these converted pagans"
i%nterdicting the institution which
converted them. because it inter-
fereS indirectly With their heathenish
vices, is enough to make Confucius
cachinnate in the tomb. and Mencius.
the Celestial philosopher. urn over
and roar with glee in the silence Of
the ancestral temple.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19
Toughest Town in the World

A citizen Of this city lately re,
turned from & tour around the w0i"
describes Port Said at .he Medlte''
ranean enc Of the Suez Canal aslhe
wickedeSt place he ever Visllto,
During the tive days l vas detalne'
there wai,ing for "A steamer, SAID io'
Il scarcely dared venture III i"5,
streets unattended, for assaults a"u
robberieS at midday were OF the coNr
monest occurrence. All nations ar
represented there, and The eihn''.
between the ConSulS IS Such ih''
criminals are rarely brought ,wv]
Justice. The morning chat flhal',
left the hotel ] was horritied u Hpo
the body Of a Norwegian sall0l ~
the sidewalk with his throat cut lTon
ear to ear and a rope arouno uml
neck, by means OF which his assan
ants had evidently been dragginS n.p
about the streets Nobody iia"'
tested sufficient interest in the e,on'
to even remove the body."-f"'"
delphia Record.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19

ENGINEERS are as prone to color
blindness as the rest Of Humanity.
and signal lamps are as apt to break
as any other kind Of lamp. There
fore. one Of the French railway COM
panies is conducting a number Of eX-
perimentS with a view to aholishing
colored signals altogether. The
semaphore arm Will he of tremen-
dOusly tough glass, and will he IL
Illuminated by j powerful incandes-
cent lamp placed near the pivot on
which the arm swings. When the
signal is at danger. the light will
shine straight ahead; when it is
pulled off" the rays will be in
clined, 50 as TO still render the arm
visible to the driver.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19

cesses for manufacturing them have
cheapcned their cost. and that in
train lighting they are especially Ell
Gent and economical. 1t is estimated
that $50 per horse power is the an
nual cnst of the accumulation.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19

THERE j. trouble ahead for the
musical critics. Don Fernando Diaz
de Mendoza. a grandee of Spain, is
about 70 adopt the stage as a profess
sion. Don Fernando, etc. is not only
as blue-blooded as a dog-show cham
pion. but he is extremely sensitive to
criticism. He shoots with both hands
and upon the slightest proyocation.
A hint that he tiatted on high c or
that he parted company with the key
at any time during the performance
Of an opera would be sufficient To
send Don Fernando around the news
paper offices with a pair Of siX-shoot-
ers and a belt full of cartridges 1t
IS somewhat ~reaSsuring t. know.
however, that he is not d particular
ly accurate m%arksman, having shot
az his antagonist in his latest duel
twenty-five times without scoring a
hit. Unless he improves in this re-
spect he could not hope to meet the
American critics on equal terms.
Most Of these gentlemen delight in
feats Of broil and battle, and if Don
Fernando were to GO blazing away a
dozen Of times without hitting his
man he would find himself Slated
owe the head with "Hullah's History
Of Modern Music" or the libretto Of
the Gotterdaemmerung either Of
which would be likely to produce i'm.
mediately fatal results. He will have
to practice in a shooting gallery be-
fore he can hope to intimidate the
independent press Of this giant young
Republic OF the West.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19
Gowns aud the Heart.

\ doctor has made an experiment
to determine the influence on woman
of tight clothing as regards the ac-
ton OF the heart. The test was the
running Of 440 yards in loose gym
naslum garments and covering the
same distance with the corsets on.
The running time was $50 for each
trial, and in order that there should
be no cardiac excitement or depres-
sion following the test the second
trial was made the next day. Before
beginning the running the average
heart impulse was eighty-four beats
10 the minute. After running the
aboVe-named distance the heart I'M
pulse was l1- beats to the minute.
the average natural waist girth being
twenty-five inches. The next day
corSets were worn during the eXer-
else and the average girth of waist
was reduced TO twenty-four inches.
The same distance was run in the
same time by all, and immediately
afterward the average heart impulse
was found TO be los heats ner min.
ute.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19

EX.EDlTOR STEAD has returned TO
London and tells the people there
that Chicago is about the wickedest
city in the world outside OF Russia
We would know how badly we
are of in this country if 10 occa-
sional crank did not come over from
the other side to write a book and
replenish his excheC uer.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19

A GRAY fox on the farm of Thoma,
flnnegau, near West Chester, Pa. i.
on good terms with a lot of Young
beagle dogs, which Mr.. Finnegan i,
raising. The animal plays with the
dogs and sleeps in the same pen with
them.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19

Mr.. LABoUCHERE is attacking the
House of Lords with such ferocity as
to excite suspicion that be may be
bidding for a peerage,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19

WHEN the g%uillotinc struck oN the
head Of valiant it gave t:.e only
fitting expression Of adherence that
Justice and civilization have for the
cowardly crime which he committed.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19
The Storage Battery.

1t is maintained very stoutly by
expert electricians that the storage
battery is. after all, a success for
commercial work: that the new pro.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19

AL RUHMAN has tired Of leila
NicOlaus." has he: Well. whatc II?
Who cares a continental about the
affairs OF these disreputable rrea.
f,rocp
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19

THERE is a difference betwe,a the
words deadlock and wedlock -seme-
times.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19

CONSIDERING how poor cbe nc. ,
year IS. ii is dressed in very pre-"
clothes.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19

II is a sweetly solemn thought that
Richard X. Fox has decided that
prize fights cannot be brutal.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-06-20
Where to Attend school.

Persons desirous of attending col lege will consult their interests by Investigating the advantages offered by the Northern Indiana Normal School and Business College. at Val paraiso, Ind. In this school, one of the largest in the United States, de- partments in pharmacy, book-keep- ing, telegraphy, photography, music, fine art and law are to be found, be- sides the preparatory, teachers, scientific and classic languages of the NorlEal school. Expenses at this school are less thanan other college in this country, and other advan- tages are q good location, healthful climate and careful attention The school is open the entire year and students can enter and leave at any time. For fu descriptive catalogue address H. B. BROWN,
 23tf Principal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-06-20
nome-seekers' Excursions South.

The Baltimore X Ohio Southwes- tern Railway has arranged series of Home-seekers' excursions to points in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisina at one fare for the round trip.
 The date of these excursions are as follows: June }, July }, August :. September 1, October ,. November t and December 1. Tickets will be good for twenty days, with stop over privileges in State to which ticket is sold.
 A splendid opportunity to visit the Valley of Virginia and other points south. For rates and other informa- tion apply to nearest agent of the E. X 0. s. " R'y,or address o. ?. Me Carty, General Passenger Agent, St. Louis, Mo.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-06-20

THE United States Senate has at length taken final action on the Hawaiian matter by the passage of a resolution asserting the Monroe doc trine-that is, that this country has no business to interfere with the affairs of the Sandwich Islands, and furthermore that we shall not per nit any other country to do so. Enough said, and we can now con slider the incident closed. Queen Lii may proceed to pick the precious stones out of her crown and put them up with her "uucle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-06-20

IT is said by a party who heard the discussions in Garland county between Hon. J. $. Little and Hon. J. W, Adams that the latter gentle man remarked on several occasions that Senators Berry and Jones had said that .it would be a great calamity if Congressman Breckin- ridge should be defeated. a-Arkan- sas P,ess
 And Mr ] W Adams asserted. a truth to which several recent visitors 10 Washington will bear witness. While Judge Little is sounding tie praises of Senator Berry from every hnstings to the detriment Of the candidacy of his fellow citizen of Sebastian, Gov. Fishback) Senator Berry is saying to every Arkansian who visits Washington, for Gods sake don't let Breckinridge be defeated. ,"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-06-20
THE STRIKE ENDED

While here and there miners re- fuse to accept the scale adopted at the Columbus conference, the great coal strike can be said to be practic ally ended. This news will be cheer fully received throughout the en- tire country. The strike not only resulted in the withdrawal from work of 100,00 miners, but in con- sequence of the scarcity of fuel many factories were compelled to temporarily shut down, train crews were withdrawn and general de- moralization with all it's attendant Consequences exhisted among all Ilaboring classes. While the miners union was compelled to make many concessions to the operators and did not get all of their demands, nevertheless President Mcbride did l the best he could for his men under the existing circumstances, consid- ering the fact that the miners had exhausted all of their funds and were reduced to desperate straits, and that the strike would have fallen of it's own weight in few days if it had not been terminated when it was by the conference.
 But is obvious that the present settlement is only temporary. The failure of the miners to obtain their demands does not lessen their claims for just compensation for their work, and it is to be hoped that ar
 bitration and the recognition of nut tual rights will yet accomplish what the violence of 3 distressing strike failed to accomplish.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-06-20

WE congratulate Mr. J. L. Wad- ley, editor of the Hot Springs Ners. upon his nomination for the Legis- lature from Garland county Mir W adley is a fearless Democrat, an able journalist and man of broad intelligence and ability, and will be a credit to his county. In their selection of Messrs. J. L, Wadley and J. D. Kimbeh for their Repre- sentatives the Democrats of Garland have reflected great credit upon themselves.