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People's voice., 1894-03-30
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
A STUPENDOUS ARRAY OF CEN
SUS FIGURES.
some BEWILDERINGLV LARGE TOTALS

The Husbaudmen OF This Country Pos-
sessed of Vast Resources In tho Ag-
gIegate-Interesting Figures Con-
cerning Missouri, Kansas and
Oklahoma - There Were
4,5G4,641 Farms In 80.
People's voice., 1894-03-30

Pisrcss Favorits Prescription, for kucor.
rhea and uterine debility than have FOR
sixteen years am cured Of my trouble.
and now weigh one hundred and sirty-sir
pounds, whereas my weight for many years
stood at one hundred ndtwsnty five pOunds
With pleasure, remain"
Yours trnlv
People's voice., 1894-03-30
sJme Men Are Hard ON Hats.

Il must get new hat"
"lou wore the other out talking
through it, ] suppose. Town Topics.
People's voice., 1894-03-30

Violet farming is Philadelphia in
dpstTy.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-02-15
How to Make a Rain Guage.

Take an ordinary car of tomatoes
or peaches, and you will notice n
end is smooth, while the other is cor
rugated.
BE sure the can has no dents, as
they will give false results. Open
the corrugated end of the can, ex-
tract the contents, turn the can up
side down or a hot stove, so as to
unsOlder the rest Of that end. Care
fully clean out any solder that might
be on the inside Of the can. Clean
the can out and turn it upside down.
You nOw have an eX client gauge.
The next question will be it's proper
exposure.
1t should be clear of all modifying
influences, such as trees and build
ings, and high enough to prevent
chickens. etc, interfering. select a
fence post with a clear sweep OF the
sky" nail a lath to the post, allow
ing it to project about four inches
above the post, place the gauge On
the post and tie to the lath. The
lath should not reach higher than
the gauge, as then it would interfere
with the falling rain. If the top of
the post is not already fiat and level
it should he made so with a saw.
Next, provide a measuring stick.
If red cedar is obtainable it is the
best, walnut will come next What
ever wood is used. the stick should
be made as thin and narrow as com
patible with its usefulness, so as to
cause the least displacement of water
possible. Graduate the stick in
inches and fractions. If possible the
fractions should be in tenths. All
measurements in such a gauge are
direct and should be recorded as
measured.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-02-15

at the innocent visitors who would
retire much perplexed and sometimes
spread the report that the professor
was demented. He is perhaps best
known as the popularizer of the Oar
winian theory of evolution. He is
also a deyout believer in the exist
ence Of the sea serpent, and declares
that those who laugh at the idea Of a
monster serpent existing in the deep
and big enough to drag down whole
ships and their crews are foolish and
ignorant. Indeed, he holds this
opinion of all those who do not agree
with him. He is the bette noire of
the autograph hunter, whose excuse
for existence he does not see. Yet
he relates with much gustO how his
postman not long since asked him
for an autograph, confess NJ frankly
that he did not know what the pro.
fessOr's busine IS was, but explaining
that he had heard folks say as how
he was something s'perior."
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-02-15
Devil Riding Horses at Night.

There are many superstitions which
have some associations with horses,
n Of which is that the ane are
braided and the horses ridden at
night, some attributing it to the
devil, Others to witches. The owners
Of the horses in many cases actually
believe that the dull, tired, and ap-
parently exhausted condition in
which they find their horses on going
to the stable in the morning, must
be due to the desperate riding they
have been given by his satanic
majesty during the night. 1t is gen
orally the case that the horses be-
lieved to have been thus ridden are
such as are, poorly fed and considera-
bly, out of condition.
Questions are often sent to the
leading papers pertaining to horses,
which show very clearly that many
wne Of the present day still believe
in this n ent superstition. There
are many who will openly contend
that such must have been the case,
as it is certain no human beings had
been neal the horses during the night
and yet the names have meanwhile
been braided. 1t is often.rather hard
TO believe that what appears to lie
quite regular braiding which many
horSemen must have observed is
nothing but a natural tangle. The
old theory was that it was necessary
to hang up in the static a flint stone
with a natural hole through it, in
order to prevent the devil firing the
horses out by riding them at night.
and there are not a few who still
firmly believe that the only way this
can be prevented is by hanging up
the flint stone.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-02-15
Could Make Use of 1t.

A farmer, whose practical mind
was altogether superior to any regard
for things beautiful, had the good or
bad fortune to marry a wife who
brought with her a wooden substl-
tute Tor one of her neither limbs.
He was at once demonstrated with
on such an exercise Of his cho. &c. put
he answered the oh cctor IN a man
ner that undoubtedly showed he had
the shrewd utilitarian character of Il
Scotsman.
..Hech. sir" said he, ''it's maybe
mo- a vera bonnie thing to marry a
woman wi a wooden leg: but, mon,
she'll be awful useful al settin' time
when Pm putin doom my cabbages,
turnips, and tattics. She can gang
on i'm front an make a hole wi her
stump, while l come behind and put
in the seed"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-02-15
PROFESSOR HUXLEY.
Always at War with Somebody and u BE-
Hover in the Sea Serpent.

Always at War with Somebody and IL BE-
Hover in the Sea Serpent.
Professor Huxley, the great scien-
fist, is a keen.eyed, Sharp-featurcd
man, with curly whitish side whis-
kers, but is clean shaven as to lip
and ch u, and is rising niue and sixty.
He is quite crotchety, almost cranky,
in his ways. and is renowned for his
irascible temper. being almost always
somebody. When he smiteS an OPP
ponent he falls upon HIM with all his
might and literally .whirls him away.
He is naturally weighed down with
different degrees, and he recently re-
ceived what Llppincotts calls the
somewhat dubious honor of being
made a privy councillor. He lives
in Sussex, in a house specially de-
signed for him by his son-in-law. He
calls it "Hodeslea," which is the
ancient form Of his surname. A
rather good story is told of the way a
local guide used to make the profess
or show himself at his library win
dow to visitors from all parts of the
country. He would take a group Of
tourists to a wall close to the great
mans house and say to them, "Now
watch your chance; here ne comes"
at the same time throwing a handful
of gravel against the whndow, where
at the professor would appear foam
ing with rage aud shaking his tsts
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-02-15
ROBBED or
How a Wealthy Eastern Tourist Arranged
for a Lengthy Oriental Trip.

for a Lengthy Oriental Trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. A. Baldwin Of
New Haven; DR.. and Mrs. Morton
Grinnell of New York, and Mrs.
Baldwin's maid, have left Washing.
ton on a journey which will occupy
1873 days. Mr.. Baldwin is a wealthy
private citizen of New Haven, and is a
world traveller Of long experience, his
winters being devoted to exploring
its nocks and corners wherever the
beautiful and the novel may be
found. This year lie decided to visit
Japan, China, and Corea. lingering
in California long enough to ENJOY
it's winter climate. What makes Mr..
Baldwin's trip remarkable. says the
Washington Post, is the fact that be-
fore he left New Haven the entire
itineracy had been arranged, and he
knew to a minute when the train
which carries his private Pullman
a would arrive at and leave every
place visited in America. both going
aud returning, as well as the schcd-
ule of the boats and other modes Of
transportation which would take him
across the Pacific and be at his dis
pOsal on the other side. Not only is
he equipped with a printed schedule
containing this information, but he
also has a packet of railroad and
steamboat tickets covering the entire
journey of the party. Mr.. Baldwin
had all this ARA ged for him by an
official of the New York Central in
New York, and gave him a cheek GOV
cring the entire expense of transpor-
tatiOn in accordance with the pro-
gram Mr., Roach arranged.
The party left Washington for New
Orleans. going over The Southern
Pacific to California. Some time
will be spent in California, and the
Pullman will then take a northern
route, reaching Vancouver, British
Columbia, March I. On March ) Mr..
Baldwin will sail On the steamer EN-
press of China for YokOhOma. arriv-
ing there March 10. The points of
interest in Japan and China will be
visited and the curiosities of Corea
investigated. Returning, the tray
elers will embark at YOkOhOma June
|, on the Empress OF Japan, reach ng
Vancouver June I3. Here a private
Wagner car will be awaiting them
and the Canadian Pacific Road will
be taken back eastward. The party
will branch OIL and visit Chicago and
arrive home at New Haven on the
afternoon of June -, 1894. In con
versatiOn Mr.. Baldwin said he would
not know a simple discomfort Of
travelling. "We have an excellent
cook on the a and the servant is
one of the best in the Pullman ,erv-
ice. We will be just as comfortable
as We are at home. and if W. desire
to stay longer at some place than the
schedule calls for, all | will haze to
do will be to telegraph Mr. Roach
and he will arrange things satIsfac-
tOrily. Every detail of our trip has
been arranged. Cur staterOOms on
she steamers have been engaged. and
we will not have a single one Of the
annOyan'es to which those who make
long journeys are usually subjected.
Yes, they are certainly getting travei
down to a science in these advanced
6avSp
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-02-15
The Dudes Delight,

1t does not lie in the mouth OF On~
newspaper to criticise another for
changes Of policy, or Of characteristics
which had made it distinctive, but a
journal may become SO important in
its relation to a community or to the
country that an altered course calls
for comment and besides the case is
cited as an illustration. Harper's
Weekly, "a journal Of civilization"
formerly justified its subtitle. Its
new columns were not behind the
editorial department in dignity, and
of the high character Of this papers
editorial discussion in Mr.. Curtis day
nothing need be said. His career as
an editor is a p TT of the history OF
American journalism. For some
time before the death of Mr.. Curtis
the rews and literary features Of the
weekly showed signs of deterioration.
A ventures0me young man vas made
the executive editor Of the paper,
and before long he had caused radical
changes. Mr.. Cnrtis' editorial was
not disturbed, but his cont buttons
remained alone and singular Of the
features OF the old HarDcr's The
new editor placed great stress upon
the dOings Of college boys, and a de-
partment established for The discus
sion Of the merits of football teams
and or 'crack" amateur pitchers.
The literary quality Of the paper fell
off sadly. Its short fiction ~ not
what it used to be, much Of the
verse printed is by writer who en-
deavors to hit off incidents of the
ryme. Mac ine-made poetry attains
something akin TO grande + in his
performances. Some n writes each
week a conservative editorial on a
political or economic topic. and this
is followed by other editorial that is
only trivial or silly, bringing down
the level Of the whole. or all this
we LAY it is melancholy, pitiful, and
shameful that d VauaLle Journal
should thus abdicate its place, be-
coming a picture paper fer the amuse-
ment OF young men Of fraternity
chapter houses ard college clubs. 1t
is too bad that Il ''journal of .civiliz-
atom should so degenerate. In
dianapOlis News.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-02-15
A se.

An English reader who believes in
1.-THE total depravity of inanimate
things" says it is usually fatal to in
trOduce an effective pause into a reel.
tation. for something is sure to luar
it. He adds, plaintively: If | am
reciting in a hall where there is a
striking clock, or past which a train
runs with shrek and roar. l know
that striking clock and shrieking
train VIII make themselves heard at
a moment when it is most important
for me to have unbrOken silence. |
once wrote some verses for recitation,
into which l was SO injudicious as to
put the exclamation, Listen. what
was that?:' l might have known
what would happen. Doors slammed,
clocks chimed special trains
screamed, old gentlemen coughed,
some q vas c%Onvulsed with an ire
presSible sneeze, dogs came from dis
tant parts on purpose to bark, candle
shades fell off. d waiter dropped a
tray and teacups, a baby cried, ana a
deaf Old lady was heard to a to her
neighbOr: Would half d cucumber
be of any use?' l learned bitter wis
dom and cut the passage out"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-02-15

SoME practical sister could make
none by inventing a brand OF soap
that "Will Efectually Scour a Boy
Clean The kinds for sale have too
much perfume in them, and not
enough I've.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-02-15
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Sleep, baby, sleep.
.ah 90 banning.

Sleep, baby, sleep.
k,-...r her watch is keeping;
n..rty slowly fades The llsht'
softly falls the nignt
Fottll ',a,nstepder round us Glean. pay,
EM ou' r.rfhat It's time for dream':s
" M INV dear. the world is sleeI"sy;
pr sleep, baby, sleep.
r.oLmc rocking TO and fro,
~. to Sunderland we 90,
- ,a the faries mystic song
,"".,nes swcetly all night long;
81 M rocking to and fro.
~ IN Sunderland we so;
y" sleep, baby, sleep.
Sleep, baby, sleep.
-.,,ulaui Neapcrs are ringing!
rar+ly Gently flows the stream;
Ounstly bright starslgleam;
.oiMrrer dews are softly falling,
HrsamIani spirites are calling, catias;
tvi',nns .yeet to thee they're brip li..g:
Sleep. baby, sleep.
uocLing- rocking to and fro.
IN to Sunderland we go;
nnvn the stream were hoitins now,
u,thers kisses OF thy brow.
Poekirg-rocking to aud fro.
fi-tle one. to Dreamlan so;
Sleep, baby, sleep.
sleep, baby, sleep.
sweet. sunny eyes now closing.
smiling. smiling in YOUR sleep,
a. fares secrets deep;
roli,n rtils in wavy splendor
Ior hs hull harm thy sweet rerosins;
sleep, baby, sleep.
Sleep. baby, sleep.
p,A in.-rocking to and fro,
IN. 10 Sunderland we 20,
Lis ening to the fairies song
flm'ius round us all night long:
Rocking rocking TO ard fro,
nN TO Sunderland We 90.
on We 20 OF We 20
Sleep, baby, sleep.
i housekeeping.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-02-15

WHEN a woman wraps up pack
age, she puts all the cord in the house
on it. and then sends for more 10 her
neighbor's.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-02-15

THE most useful thing in the long
run breath.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-02-15
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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1894-07-14
DIR. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award.
A spsf,ieui, Question.

This story is going to end in a
mystery. | know this because, like
a true artist, thought it all out be-
fore putting pen t" paper.
1t was the evening of Arabella's
birthday; Alphonso, her betrothed,
was with her. They were very,
very happy,
Suddenly a bright thought struck
Alphonso.
That is a way bright thoughts
have, but l am quite willing to be
slugged by them. Bright thoughts
are worth bright dollars.
But to our tale. Quoth Alphonso:
Darling"
Quoth Arabella:
"Yes, darling"
Isn't this your birthday, darling?
eyes, dearest"
"Well, pet, l propose to give 90 "a
kiss for every year of your age"
"Oh, darling!"
They embrace rapturously- He
kisses her seven times, then chortles:
"These don't count, for you
haven't told me your age yet. How
old is my darling?"
80, darling!"
"How old is my ickle tootsey
wootsey?"
Here began a great struggle in
Arabella's mind. She had reached
that age when she wished to be
thought several years younger. That
is likewise the age when an unwed-
ded maiden most keenly appreciates
kisses. She did not want to tell
him her real age. She wanted all
the kisses she could get.
Here, gentle reader, is the mys-
terry foretold exclusively in our first
line.
Did she claim all the kisses to
which he was entitled, or not?-
Truth.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1894-07-14

Still holding the can of vitriol hid
den under her shawl, she demanded
suddenly and in a husky voice;
Truly, Father Victor, you have
had so much sorrow. Have you
never thought of vengencep
He looked at her in astonishment.
"No, neverl | had one idea, bad
one also, but conquered it. Do you
know, Nam 'zelle, there are some
people who, when they are wr"nged,
think but of killing, or injuring one
who has harmed them? /, when
my wife fled, thought but of dying.
But that was not possible on ac-
count of the little one. And to-day
she consoles me for everything.
This time Nellie felt her heart
and her eyes fill with tears. All,
handsome Anatole, he who was
still opposite, at the Cafe du Progress,
could TRANQUILITY count his score
and finish his game. She, the aban-
doned one, would never revenge
herself. Now she was ashamed of
her awful desire and of that horrible
thing which she was hiding under
her shawl.
Il am going now," said Father
Victor, as he settled the little one
more comfortably on his shoulder,
with the gesture of mother or a
nurse. "She is getting heavy. My
little Georgette is almost q years old.
Au revoir, mam'zelle."
mo, no, my way lies with yours,
quickly replied Nellie. "Go ahead,
I will follow you. Just second to
buy a candle at the grocer's."
Nellie disappeared for a moment
into the deserted street, and threw
the can from her with a gesture OF
disgust, then joining the old work
man and holding her innocent and
delivered hands, already trembling
with maternal instinct, toward him,
she said:
"Father Victor, you must be tired
carrying that great heavy girl so
long. Let me have the little one
for awhile. ."-Frnncois Coppae.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1894-07-14
The following g resolution was unanimously

The followilg resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That this Committee direct the
County Central Committees of the Silver Party
in the several counties in the State to call Pri-
Committee and to district countieS. apportion
delegates TO the State Convention among the
districts of their respective counties, and su,
pervise the election of said delegates. And
that in counties having no regularly organized
County Central Committees we recommend
that the members of the silver Party immedi-
ately take steps to organize County Central
Committees in their rtspe tive counties. and
when from any ause no such committees shall
be organized that members of the state Cent
raj Committee in such counties be and are
hereby authorized t. ,all Primary Elections
and supervise the election of such delegates.
G 8. NIXON, Chairman.
II. p. FLANNERY Secretary.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1894-07-14

The following test win be required Of voters
at said Primary Election
II am In favOr Of the free coinage Of
silver at the rattle Of 10 so I by the
united states, independent OF any
other nAtiOn. aud will support the
uOminees OF the SILVER Party"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1894-07-14
The VitTOI ThrOwGr.

ing at the corner of the dark street
looked.
While anger flashed in her eyes
and the serpents of jealousy and
batred gnawed at her heart, Nellie
with trembling hand, held and
tried to hide under her knitted black
shawl the little tin milk can filled
with vitrol. On the other side of
the busy street the sign of the "Cafe
du Progress-rwo games of billiards
and a glass of book, % centimes.
Chicken livers every Saturday.
| Illuminated the sidewalk, and the
row of gas jets, which were only
| lighted on Sunays and fortnightly
Saturdays, made halo of light
around the frame of the doorway;
the gas jets blown hither and thith-
er by the night wind. Each time
that the glass door was opened a
confused murmur of voices was
heard, shouts of laughter and gay
jests escaped from the taproom.
Anatole was there, Nellie had seen
him enter; she was sure of that.
Anatol, the house painter, who had
wronged her in the Spring previ-
Gus, who had promised her marriage,
and now that she was in trouble
had deserted her. She had remain
ed an honsst girl until she fell mad.
ly in love with him.
Yesterday she had waited patient
ly for him at the end of his days
work, waited for him to come out
of'a house upon which he was work
ing; she had stopped, and with
tears supplicated him TO do her JUS
tice. But he was furious at her.
Enough, enough, my grill Your
baby? Am / alone to blame for
that?"
Yes, he had dared to say that to
her facel Now she detested him as
much as she once loved him, and
she would be revenged, never fear
They could have been so happy had
he willed it. She would have rent
ed little apartment OH the fifth
floor" which she knew of at that
end of the Fauborg and from which
a glimpse of the distant country
and the hills on the horizon could
be seen; she would have furnish, d
the rooms with fur .liture from Girls
pins and she would have been SO
good housekeeper that he would
have nothing to complain of. Ana
tole was famous at his trade, he
could marbleize and make orna-
mental letters, and earned as high
as eight francs a day. She, when
times were good, could make from
three francs fifty centimes to four
francs day at her sewing machine.
Who knows? BY dint of economy
they might have been able to set up
in business some day; Anatole
would have been a master painter,
and perhaps in time they might
have become bourgeois. What Il
fine dreaml
Instead of which she would be
girl mother and her baby would be-
born in hospital.
And "Monsieur" was in the cafe!
He played good game of billiards.
He played a difficult stroke, the cue
behind his back, zen officierl" 1t
would not be he who would suffer
No, indeed, there was no danger OF
that. When he had won the game
he would come out with his com
panions. his face flushed with the
wine he had drank, he would light
a cigarette and then he would stroll
away, his hands in his pockets, and
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1894-07-14

The basis of representation of the respective
counties in the said Convention shall be one
delegate at large for each county, and one for
each ~ votes, and one for each fraction thereof
,ast for the silver Party Electors at the last
election. aggregating 2Jl delegates. and appor-
toned As follows:
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1894-07-14
Primary Election
OF THE PEOPLE ON
Wednesday, August rs, 1894.
OF THE PEOPLE ON

For the purpose of eleciing delegates to the
said Convention; the Primary Election to lie
carried on in compliance with the laws of this
state