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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-03-08
A Comma.

A Prussian school Inspector ap.
peared in the Office of the Durgo-
master of a little town for the pur.
pose of asking him to ac-
company him on a tour Of in
spectiOn through the schools. The
burgomaster, rather out Of sorts,
muttered. 'DOeS this donkey come
again?" The inspector awaited his
time for a proper answer, according
to the immortal ad vice, vengeance
is a dish that must be eaten cool"
When the inspector was introduced
to the teacher. he said he was curious
to see how we'll punctuation was
taught. The burgomaSter, the local
supervisory authority, said, Never
mind that; we are naught for com.
mas and the like"
But the inspe tor ordered IA boy to
90 to the board and write. THE
burgOmaster of Il. says. The inspector
is a donkey" Then he ordered him
to change the comma by pacing it
after ST." and insert one after lin
spector;" thus-"The burgomaster Of
II, says the inspector, is Il donkey"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-03-08

Reptiles and batrachians usually
possess what may be termed the
Wat|cr-location sense.
Ny attention was first called to
this by my brother. who, while en-
gagged in a natural history expedition
in southeastern Texas, had what at
the time we both considered a uni ne
experience with Il large sea tortoise.
This tortoise had been SurIrised
SOME distance from the water among
the sand dunes that line the gulf
shore, and on being Overtakcn had
its head chopped OF preparatory to
serving as a very tOOthSOme addition
to our diet. Much to the surprise of
the party the beheadcd animal con
tinued on its way toward the water.
Several times it was turned around,
entirely or part way. but every time
it was able to right its position per-
%fectlv, and again make directly for
the water.
At the time this was narrated to
me | was Of the opinion that there
must have been something in the
contour Of the land that enabled the
" IOlSC " ltSdlu tiC NoIlCCl NlICCs
ton in each case.
Since then / have had numerous
proofs that this ability belongs to a
number Of species Of these animals
in the West Indies, and that the loss
of eyes and nasal organs, OF the head
and neck, in fact. apparently works
no inconvenience to them in this
particular. This is a family charact-
cristlc which, so far as | have been
able to find, is not alluded to in any
work concerning them.
The same singular ability may be
observed in certain species of water
%freQuenting snakes. The common
water snake, often enormously called
the water m%Occasin,' almost in
variably finds its way to the water,
if not too far away, when its head is
cut off.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-03-08
WASHINGTON PAPER SELLERS.
One Can Tell the Time of Day by Their
Cries.

One YAH lelI tne IlIne OF IJAV Dy LfieIf
The crying Of papers in Washington
is a little peculiar. In a city made up
so largely of people who belong else
where, there is a demand for morn
ing papers from %nighbOring cit es,
and::by paying a little attention to
the hours when they arrive yon can
get along very well without a watch
at hand till II o'clock. During the
early hour, 'Morn ng Post" alone is
heard. About breakfast time the cry
is '.Baltimore and Washington Pa
pers," a little later philadelphia"
takes its place before baltimore"
and finally when you began to hear
"N' Yauk papes" from every busy cor
ner, you know it is time to be think
ing OF luncheon.
In the evening the stranger in
Washington is started by Il cry which
sounds like "Fire." When he finally
investigates the apparently strange
coincidence Of great CONGREGATIONS
regularly at 3. 30 p III. he finds out
the cry is, as nearly as print can
represent it. "S.t-i-e-r"-a universal
corruption of Star here" by the
local %newSboyS.
The most interesting of the Wash
ington parer-sellers is Lilly Langtry."
a powerfully-bui Irish woman who
does Il thriving business every after
noon just opposite the treasury.
Lily has a $ good a memory for faces
as had Mr. Blaine himself, and in q
small way she uses her talent as dip
lOmatiCally 'GoUd avenin', Miss
Mar,;buy a paper tonight?" is her in
variable hearty greeting to a rather
irregular patron; and the ''Well, dar-
lin, God bless you anyhow" is as
hearty when you pass on as when you
stop. "Liiy's'' coarse and scant attire
is always scrupulously neat. and the
same garments last so long that you
suspect the excellent ensemble, is
achieved by deliberate intention. L
bought Il paper the other night
instead OF two. and made a laughing
excuse about my proverty. My
business doesn't flourish like yours.
Lily" l explained as she handed out
my change.
"But look a. the Elegant things
yeZ are wearin', darlin', and see me
own old duds," was the quick reply.
But in my work it pays me to
look we'll, and you sell all the more
papers for wearing your old bonnet.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-03-08
llCORICE HARVEST IN SYRIA.
Gathered in Sacks and Carried on Cameis
to the Seaboard FOR Export.

Nv ~ s~Ntp''
In a series Of articles describing
the planting, cultivation, prepare
ton for market and transplantation
or llcorice root. appearing in the
Pharmaceutical Era, there is the fol-
lowing interesting descriptive bit:
In digging licorice root in Syria the
usual way is to start a trench the
length OF the place to be dug over,
about two feet in length, and work
from that. each nan placing in a
pile the root he has dug. and at the
end OF the day or longer time it is
taken to the scales, weighed and paid
for at Il specified rate per pound. An
allowance Is always made for the dirt
that clinGs to the roots. The root is
then spread out for a few DAYS to
slightly dry, and piled in stacks about
three feet wide and four or five feet
high, rounded off at the top in order
to she'd rain, and the piles are narrow
enough to prevent heating. At the
end OF the rainy season the root is
spread out to dry for about two
months, being turned owe from time
to time, during which process all the
adhering earth dries and falls off,
leaving it clean and ready for trans
port to the point of shipment. 1t is
then put into canvas sacks, each con
tanning from 200 to 26O pounds, two
sacks being a load for a camel or a
mule.
For the transportation Of the root
from the place where dug to the port
of shipment. varying from two to five
days Journey, Il contract Is usually
made with some Arab or BedOuin
sheik for a certain amounto of cantars
(of about 800 pounds each) at a GER
tain price, he TO furnish camels and
men and the owner to furnish and
fill the sacks. About fifty camels 90
in one caravan or drove, for which
five men are sufficient. Sometimes,
if 100 camelS are used, the caravan
goes in sections: one man riding Il
donkey leads the first camel and the
rest follow the leader, while the
other mel walk, keeping any camel
from Straying or tagging too far be-
hind. They usually start early in
the morning and go ten or fifteen
miles, when a halt is made, the loads
are taken off and the camels are al
lowed to browse Oh the thorn or other
bushes for three or four hours, then
loaded again and about the same dis
lance Travelled. when they are again
unlOaded and the night is spent in
the open air and an early start made
the next morning. And SO on until
the seabOard is reached, where they
are u%nloaded, the root is weighed.
the sacks emptied, and returned to
be again retillcd in the fields for an
other trip. On the Euphrates and
TigriS the root is obtained near the
banks Of the rivers and. after being
properly dried, is loaded in bulk on
native boats called bugalows, carry
ing from fifty to 100 tons. which float
down the river or sail if the wind is
favorable, or at times are towed by
men as far down as Bassorah, where
the root is unloaded and pressed in
bales ready for shipment.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-03-08
Benefits Of fruit-I.a:;ny.

The berries, the peaches, the ap
pies. and the plum>-not only Of
these, but of all Others eat freely as
often as you can set them There
are only two restrictions. They
should not he eaten later than din<
ner-time; they should lie eaten while
fresh, ripe, perfect, and in their
natural raw state, without milk,
.cieam, sugar, Snices, water. or any
other liquid, within az hour after
wards. Fruits are known 10 be cool
ing and healthful: the reason is, their
acidity, like that OF some other
articles, stimulates the separation Of
bile from the blood: this calses an
open" condition of the system, the
attendant of high health, an active
body, and a joyous heart. Hence, if
that acidity is corrected ty sweets Of
any kind, in such proportion they fail
of tbef natural good effects.
A WOMAN never ad INIT. ,bo 10 hmm
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-03-08
THE GHOSTLN RIDER.

NJ shanty was situated in the Big
horn Mountains, Wyoming. With
tie exception Of two companions and
Some friendly trapper>. VINO lived
atoIt i've miles distant. | had not
be a white man tor nearly a year.
one day | was OFT hunting with
Anderson Ticket. We had Just
sighted an antelope and we're occupied
In stalking the animal. when We sud
denl, heard the nClghing Of 4 horse
neal u. surprised at such an url-
.a. sound in a ncighborhood where
VERY lew human beings we're to be ell
cOurtered, We looked up and saw,
hardly BOA PAGES from us, a rider
whose head vas uncovered and his
long halr boating in the wind that
blew across the hills. He was a
whitehead, haggard man, mounted
On a thin hoIse.
For a few seconds he remained
aotionle>S. and then disappeared as
suddenly as he had come.
"A highwayman," whispered
Picket.
what should Il marauder be doing
neTe;' replied, doubtfully, ''for a
Instance Of three or four hundred
i"lIe> ia one, with the exception Of
'ou' myself and the trappers upon
me creek. can be found. Not a single
sou. to hold up Let US see who the
fellow is."
quickly mounting our horses and
4l'ppIng our zane for the time be-
NJ we gallOped up the hill, follow
!ns the stranger, who was slowly rid
!ls toward the North.
That animal hasn't had much
lVdder or rest lately" laughed my
.pH4plhlon' iii wager he hasn't
zen pounds of flesh on his bones"
"I1 like TO know who the nan is,
dDl "hat he is doing alone in these
"tltaiY nils" said l, inquisitively.
t'iAe, get a gait on the horse, let's
~. 9ur game and follow the fellow.
A!ler acting upon the suggestion
We returned to our pursuit. and we're
n"u'Y a hundred PAGES behind him
"AeI | shouted:
IieI.o' my man. Where arc you
toahl tor"
ne morse turned its head toward
Vs. ''t the rider did not move, and
,~IIeu'ately started oil at Il break
~''N Ia!l"lH Although we were well
M~,""led and endeavored to follow
,h ne soon disappeared in a path
w. N'y 'yergrown with hrushwood.
~, u'4seQuently lost scent Of the
'.1Ee ana my companion very
S.>,o.y observed that we had better
81 .'''o" nm, as he might easily
~" 'ut our brains. under shei.cr of
,'cN> or hidden tehind the brush
M "elDre We were aware Of his
'!ce. We therefore retraced our
rnp o"ard orr cabin. which we
NHJlca al hour later.
scc'uu companion, who ir con-
M i"e'lce Of d slight wound had re-
r,a. ,cu AZ home, came toward us in
s'eat excitement
c,iot III glad you're back, boys" he
,daea'en>' man, what has hap
ro l asked anxiously.
was as White as d corpse and
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-03-08
sc AGO AND BY AND By

,. lands last between
Rs ~" ~ icn,' : GOLDEN sneen
We ,lu lie peak 81 SNOW
t.'. ,,p wp2n rs Hhus,
II ok Tar other lands
W.. hidden from or Ba~e'
u.rll look FIR Long Ae2.
ga. Searilcot fpr by ana hy'
III. !..a- aiu- eaks OF .ho"
lr' ran.,e hon 20 sNE,
I,''I " n. with heating wings,
I'l't 81 as Lon- ago,
>' ,ae robin -lnS7i
hi,' w.. Hy,e never Know
,,,r. back at Youth
ott - ..- @, Long Aso-.,
it'ti m.flayc ana truth;
I,,fr,, .t j. letter -.
N"i + onward through t4e his
lor' iul- Of BY and hy'
,,.,, .le summer ny are NiSseN
W. Ire and GeNeT lie.
he Old MAJ said,
"N'..' a. his Aoary uond,
: .tI. % they used 70 be;
~ a. SOFT pears TO me,
l'.' -A,e. e. they were theli,
e. srtr4i-e e. manly men
" v w. am ] ns a-o;
r ",..yllsA bat thet l. SO.
.-..,a,.ailcn ;het | see
mother used Ire
a., r-cG To sit and pm
NJ. .u.- might wandered
NJ ,ttNindow till II rolled
49,. t.yi ~ e.owets q gold,
~. ... rnecl went round u round,
,".'5y' ri. AUumin souLd.
.,oyig f. IN art that's lost;
49,, .',u- 20 count tie cost
vv.1'.U. meets Il laughing eye,
" f., ie,, the arrow hv;
ii"..e,.u axe, the place O truth
I,.itv-. bat ~ my Youth
t.,. r- nerent nlInaSed so.
XIV. IKE back .he Long Ago
fi..t. mailen sweet and shy,
n-..LiLuttLe ~ ana ~,
t,ri.rs Where tie roses red
I;r.Lly- bcud abo.e Lcr Lead,
-. SONG 20 the robin cal,
n1",;., ne .uudoWs round her fall,
So. Wl,n I'm married, sue,
H., ne jclI log what III DO
81 .isl have Il coach and four
Tba- shall wait he5ide my doCr,
9ra. shall take nnc everywhere,
,gi snail not know II care,
Tor E!y husband, sue, must DC
Merry rl,A and good TO me.
\,.eY u.k me noWo or Why
pr~ lU.-A was BY AID By!
.pr aYi By. when wears have flown,
Vi.D We bltA have Older grown,
STALL have u diamond rlnG
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-03-08

You know you've got as good a n
home as anybody"
">ure, it's a thrue word you're
speakin'. Miss Mary" and Lily turned
to a less inquisitive customer. kate
Fields WASHINGTON.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-03-08
In a PiIlOry.

At Gotta, in Saxony, the names Of
persons VINO did not pay their taxes
last year are printed and hung up in
all the restaurants and saloons in the
city. The proprietors dare not serve
those mentioned on the lists with
food or drink.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-03-08

WHEN a man gets on his high
horse 1t is liable TO run away with
him
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-03-08


-
Probably
Brooklyn
is here
He'd. She
because
payment
personal
SnS $780,
5 though
has no
ode is a
use. FOR
week in.
has no
eau and
by Mrs.
eats her
its upon
for this
and gen
ng-house
seen ty
zen has
p meals,
III. Her
Kitchen,
the ser
TO still
J smaller
own
re. She
e moves
all her
! various
ack bag,
her.
a we'll
Of New
V ulU-
Though
|. They
2 daugl-
ireen. a
who is
Green's
young
OF her
She IS
llc:' WI
lesson IL
~ more
, of the
related
ndow Of
noticed
nber Of
which
who al
huIG0r,
cheerful
Let the
or sun
like 4
fenance.
Kiln re-
! of his
he man
best If
she al
| of en-
with her
o home
a smile
hen tea
chat in
IS been
through
cannot
, an
look to
woman :.
ften IT,,
,heer.ul
gently.
a kind
tolls Of
Ing ard
e halIy
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-03-08

A WOMAN never admits she is hum
cry. She says she feels faint"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-03-23

"The elephant is an arrant cow
ard" said John l.. Perkins, as he re
counted his experiences in circus to
a group of friends. 81 had charge
of an elephant once that had vicious
disposition, but he would do anything
that wanted him to. used to prod
him with sharp steel and otherwise
impress upon him that | was master
and intended to remain SO. An un-
derkeeper went on the kindness the
DRY and treated the big animal rs
well as If he WAS a member of his own
family.
After we had been together about
a wear l was awakened one night in a
little Nebraska town by human shrieks
in the elephants quarters. Rushing
to the place, found the underkeeper
being crushed to death. As soon rs
the cowardly pachyderm saw me he
trembled in every muscle, dropped the
man and tried to run, but | gave him
lesson with my steel prod that he
never forgot. Then l picked up the
man, who, l supposed, of course, was
dead, and | found that he had re
ceived only broken arm and II
broken rib as result of his kindness
to the elephant. He got well in few
weeks, went to the elephant and pune
tured him with steel prod until the
fellow beloved for mercy. After that
we were all together four years, but
the elephant never again attempted to
iniure either OF us. st. Louis Globe
Democrat,
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-03-23
GROWING ALFALFA,

just now there is much INJURY go
ing the rounds as to proper methods
to be employed In the staI ting of q
stand of alfalfa. In reply 10 a query
along this line from a correspondent
of the Nebraska Farmer, Professor
Charles Z. Bessey has written rs fol
lows:
In the growth of alfalfa it is nee
essary, first of all, to take great pains
to fit the soil for the young plants.
The ground must be rich and mellow.
Unless it has had legumes growing up
on it it should be treated to a good
quantity of barnyard manure in order
to supply the soil with available nitro
gen. Then when the alfalfa has OBJ
tanned foOthold it will thereafter
supply itself with all the nitrogen it
needs.
"Prepare the ground with great
care, and have it like a garden as to
mellowness and freedom from clods.
Sow the seed as early as possible in the
spring, but do not SOW it on another
crop, as we generally do with clover
1t Is we'll to SOW peck or so of oats
per acre with the alfalfa, simply to af-
ford little shade to the young plants.
Since field ought to last many years
when once good stand is secured, it
will pay to take great pains with it,
Do not try to seed too large field at
once, but begin with few acres, so
rs to give these the greatest care, and
add to the area each year. In this way
success is reasonably certain. But do
not attempt it without seeing that the
soil is rich in heterogeneous matter.
Put on barnyard manure freely"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-03-23
A Gridiron on q Grarestene.

There are few more curious inscrip-
lions in the whole literature of cpl
taphs, says London Million, than that
on the grave of William Simonds, of
Wood Ditton, Cambridge. In his life
time he occupied the position of head
cook to the late Duke of Rutlsnd's
father, who resided in a stately man.
sion in Cheveley Park, near New
market. His love of the good things
of the world was fostered by the OPP
portunities lie possessed in the ducal
kitchen. Nature had evidently en-
dowed him with a constitution OF iron
strength, for, Notwithstanding all the
''sops,' and luxuries with which he re-
called himself, he managed to reach
four score years before he surrendered
them, He was an admirable cook, and
displayed his abilities IN many eccen-
trio WAYS. He was not ashamed of his
profession, for, in accordance with his
last wishes, the culinary utensil he
had handled for so many years-the
dripping pan or gridiron-was placed
on his gravestone, where it may be
seen to this day. 1t is a curious piece
Of hardware, and is kept in place by
six pieces of stout iron ware. Under
meath is the following quaint inscrip-
ton:
Here lies my corpse who was the man
Who loved a sop in the dripping pan
But now, believe ME, l am dead,
Now here the pan stands at my head.
still for sop to the last cried,
But could not eat, and so died.
Ny neighbors they, perhaps, may laugh
When they do read my epitaph.
Philadelphia Record.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-03-23
A House in n Fret.

Let the mother become sick and helpless,
and the house is all in disorder. When both
father and mother are down, you may as
we'll close the shutters. Order is brought out
of chaos often very easily. and Mrs. John
Malin, Of South Butte, Mont, Feb II, 1898,
found an easy way out of her difficulties, as
she writes thus ''0Ty husband and took
very bad rheumatism from severe colds, and
my arms were so lame I could not raise them
to help myself. I sent at once for a bottle o.
st. Jacobs Oil, and before the bottle was half
empty, 1 could go about my work. My hus-
band became so lame he could not get out Of
bed. Two and half bottles completely cured
him. I will always praise st. Jacobs Oil and
you may use this as you sea fit" This is
clear case Of what is best at the right me
ment, an5 how every household can be made
happy where pain abounds.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-03-23
The Electric Headlight.

The electric headlight is now used
on many railroads, and W. B. Sparks,
who is interested in Southern road,
very profitable investment. The lights
cost about 1915 each, fixed on the
locomotive, and they cost no more
than the oil light to maintain. The
old headlight would not throw its
light on a very dark night more than
150 feet, and it is impossible for an
engineer to slow up his train in that
distance, even with the emergency
brake. Quite an item in the expense
of the road used to be claims for cat
tie killed. During the rainy season
the lands along the line of the road
become very wet In places they are
entirely covered with water and the
cattle come upon the track seeking
some dry spot on which to sleep.
When the old headlight was in use as
many as thirteen COWS have been
killed at one time, and the damage
claims have sometimes amounted to
over $1,000 per month. Now the cleo
trio light throws it's rays from half to
three-quarters of a mile in front of the
engine; distractions can be easily
seen at that distance, and some of the
engineers insist that switch disk can
be more easily made out by it at night
than in the daytime, The lights,
moreover, do away with switch lights,
which is quite saving to roads that
use them to any great extent. Mr..
Sparks says that the engines using the
electric headlights on his road have
never killed q COW, and he is confident
that the saving in stock claims alone
will more than pay for all the head
lights on the road within two years. -
Chicago Record.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-03-23
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

GLADSTONE has again refused title
Ex-GovERNoR DowNEY, of California, 1s
dead.
THE Sultan of Turkey is an amateur car
penter.
QUEEN VICTORIA signs about $4,000 docu-
ments year.
POTTER PALMER has purchased 800 Bibles
for his big hotel in Chicago.
DIR. W. f. POOLE, the well-known Hbrar-
ian, died at his home in Evanston, Ill.
JUSTICES FIELD AND BREWER can both talk
modern Greek, which they learned IN
Smyrna.
MANUEL GARCIA, who taught Jenny Lind,
is still teaching, although he is in his nine
tieth year.
PRINCE BISMARCK is reported to have said
that rejection of the Russo-German treaty
means war.
THE King of Portugal could sell the jew
els in his crown for So, 500,O 900 in case of a
royal financial stringency.
COMMANDER HARRY LYON, who brought
the Nipsic from Samoa after the Samoan hur-
ricane, has been promoted.
ABOUT the only European monarch whose
life is not insured is the Gar, whom the
nihilists have made an unsafe risk.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-03-23
TEACHING CALVES TO DRINK.

According to F. f. Emery, Agri-
culturist at the North Carolina Ex-
pertinent Station, the successful calf
feeder will use more tact than force
in teaching a calf to drink. He will
never allow foolish calf to betray
him into n passion or display of brute
force. Do not allow the calf to suck
the whole hand or a single finger, but
placing the palm of either hand over
its nose, gently bring it to the milk
held in convenient sized pail in the
other hand. By separating the fingers
hold back the sides of the tongue and
insure the entrance Of milk when the
calf sucks.
If the milk is warm there will be
less trouble, then give the calf more,
or less, of the two fingers, according
to the success in keeping it interested
in the milk. When the calf is doing
well the fingers will scarcely be touch
ing its tongue or lips. If it acts badly
give the fingers to suck and contrive
to let in dash of milk SO a sup now
and then will encourage the calf to
continue.
[ have been obliged to dip my hand
repeatedly into the milk and thus
give taste of it before the calf would
allow Its nose to be turned down into
the pail. Some calves will drink dur
ing the first to third trial, while
others will need the fingers a much
longer time.-Farm, Field and Fire
side.