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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02

the line of battle. and assist the wounded
to the rear to the first dressing station,
located just beyond rifle range, where
the temporary dressings are replaced or
readjusted. Those cases which demand
immediate operative action are designated
by a colored badge, which is attached to
the clothing, and as soon as these cases
reach the dressing station they are at
tended to first.
The wounded, having received attention
at the dressing station, are then put into
ambulances and removed to the rear to
the field hospitals or permanent ones. AS
a limited amount of material, with which
to make the wounded on the line of battle
comfortable until they are removed, can
be carried by each hospital corps mem
Der. many makeshifts are resorted to,
| and he who can best make use of such, or
devise them, is the best man. If u mans
leg is broken by a bullet the proper splints
| are not at hand, so Il rifle is used. This
is firmly bound alongside the leg, md the
patient is thus carried to the dressing sta
ton with less agony. A small stone or
bullet pressed down upon a wounded ar
terry by means of a pad of cloth, which
is held in place by Il bandage firmly twist
ed by means of a bayonet or a tent peg, is
a temporary means of preventing a man
from bleeding to death until he reaches
the dressing station. where his case, mark
ed with a colored badge. will receive at
tention at once. Numerous other cases
might be cited. 1t is in the care of just
such cases that the worth of a member
of the hospital corps is shown. Another
important duty at the front is the careful
examination of the field after an engage
ment to see if any wounded men remain
uncared for, or to ascertain if any men
supposed to be dead show signs of life.
At night these scarchers are assisted by
a large electric search light.
In carrying disabled men from the
front to the dressing station many make
shift litters are used, such as camp cots,
window shutters, doors, ladders, etc,
properly padded. A blanket makes an
excellent litter by spreading it upon the
ground and rolling up a rifle i'll each side
until there remains a space of twenty
inches. An overcoat buttoned up. with
the rifle run through the sleeves, makes
a good litter, and two rifles with the
leather sings crossed are often used to
carry a wounded man upon.
Constant drills are necessary. Visitors
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02
Day and Night.

The exact time at which darkness
gives place to dawn has been legally
determined in Philadelphia. A young
woman was knocked down by Il loco
motive while Walking over a crossing
at half past Il o'clock in the morning
and seriously injured. The engine did
not display a light, nor did it signal
with whistle or bell. The company,
when sued for damages. claimed that
it was not negligent. because at that
hour dawn was breaking and no light
was Decided. and the entire case rested
on whether or not ii was daylight when
the accident occurred. The sun rose
on the day of the accident at 6:o4
o'clock. Several astronomers and
other experts testified that half an
hour before sunrise it is as dark as at
any. time of night. From that time
until sunrise light so slowly that
the point of half light is reached only
seven minutes before sunrise. During
the last seven minutes before dawn
light w.omes very rapidly until the full
day breaks. The plaintiffs lawyer
claimed. therefore, that at the time
of thu accident. twenty-four minutes
before sunrise. ii "a pitch dark. The
jury rendered Il verdict OF $4,000 in
her favor.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02
THE PATIENT LIFTED.

either singly over the back or upon the
two-handed seat made by two men; lift
ing Il patient to place him upon a litter;
carrying a loaded litter up or down stairs,
and. finally. loading an ambulance or in
the use of the travels, which consists of
Il frame having shafts, two side poles and
two crossbars. upon which a litter may
be rested and partly suspended.
When in use Il horse or mule is attach
ed to the shafts and pulls the vehicle.
the poles of which drag on the ground.
One pole is slightly shorter than the
other. in order that in passing obstacles
the shock may be received successfully
by each. and the motion be equally dis
tributed. The hospital or red cross" am
bulance, as it is termed in the army, on
account of its having a red cross (the
Geneva cross painted on each side, is ad-
mirably adapted for the transport of dis
abled men. 1t is a four-wheeled vehicle,
and is drawn by two horses. 1t provides
transportation for eight men sitting or two
recumbent on l~itters, or four sitting and
one recumbent. 1t is fitted with remova-
BILE seats, which. when not used as such,
are hung two against each side, thus IN
swering the purpose of cushions. Be-
meath the drivers seat is a box for the
medical and surgical chests, and under the
body are two water tanks. To the aver
age person who may witness a drill of the
hospital corps the work performed by the
men may seem easy, but such is not the
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02

general exclamation at his wonderful
shrewdness and superior skill in man
aging men.
Such a politician cares nothing for
great questions in themselves. nor even
for his party in itself-although party
fealty is his constant cry; he uses these
things merely as cards in the game he
is playing. The Zest of the game, the
eXhilaration of winning, are to him in
politics what other men find III the rae
Ing of horses or yachts.
The cure lies in the refusal Of voters
to be longer used as pawns on the boss
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02
Russians Prefer Rye Bread.

The Russian people seem to prefer
black rye bread to wheat bread. not
because the latter is more expensive.
but because it lacks that peculiar taste
and Odor which they like. There is Il
Russian p~roverb that we'll expresses the
liking of the Russian people for this
kind of fOOd-"Of black rye bread ont.
eve tires, and can never eat 100
much" 1t may be truly said that the
lower clasSeS-the SoldierS-will always
select rye bread in preference to wheat
en- bread. In short, the Russian pre-
fers the rye, but the foreign born
would be i'll favor of wheat. This view.
Of the case, it should be understood,
pertains more forcibly to the middle
and lower classes; the aristocratic
classes and the nobility eat both rye
and wheat.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02

they must be skilled drug clerks. for all
medicines are compounded by them, They
receive. in addition to their house. cloth
ing and %rations. the monthly pay of $50.
The privates receive SIS a month in ad-
dltlon to their clothing. lodging and food.
In Time of Peace.
In time of peace the duties of the hos
pltal corps consist in caring for the men
in garrison who are ill in hospital. and
each post has n or more stewards and
two or more privates, according to the
size of the command.
In time of active hostilities the duties
of the hospital corps are important and
%arduous. and at such times the corps is
present with the troops in the proportion
of : per cent. of the aggregate strength
OF the commando proportion which ex-
periencc has shown to best supply the
needs of the wounded. During such
times the men of the hospital corps are
assisted in the care and removal of the
wounded by four men from each COM
pany, termed company bearers who
nave been instructed in the first aid TO the
wounded and in the transport of the dis
aDled. These men. under the supervision
OF a medical officer. render first aid on
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02

case. 1t is no doubt the perfect way in
which the duties are performed that gives
this false impression, for practice has
made them perfect. In the small matter
of picking up a wounded man and placing
him upon a litter much practice is neces-
sary in order that the wounded nan
may be given rs little pain as possible.
To the injured man the slightest move
ment may cause eXcruciating pain.
The chief aim. then. in carrying him,
whether by litter. over the back, upon Il
seat of two hands or by ambulance, is to
do so with gentlencss and care, and to
accomplish these results constant instruc-
tons and frequent drills Ire necessary
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02

Ihown as hospital stewards. and they
year a Sergcant's chevcron of emerald
pe"a, plpcd with white. and bearing an
'' 'l one similar bar across the top, the
mole ncloSing Il red cross. The uniform
/ similar TO that Worn by the enlisted
peH 81 the line. except that the trousers
et oil dark blue cloth. bearing an enicr-
X green stripe. piped with white, down
y outer seam Of each leg. The privates
[e"r Il White brassard, bearing "A red
Po>s' on the left arm. above the elbow;
- cap ornament is Il white metal Geneva
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02

the drivers seat is over the horses
hips, with the wheels Il trife In ad-
vance of the middle of the animals
body. The central upright, extending
from the wheel to the seat, is on u
slight incline and must necessarily help
prOpel the wheels, thus reducing the
draft to the minimum. A succingle
supports and steadias the shafts. and
straps running from it to the pockets
that inclOSe the ends of the shafts keep
the sulky from running faster than the
horse.
The only necessities in the way OF
harness are the b~reastplate, the sur
cingle and the bride. leaving the ut
most freedom to the shoulders and
the chest. as we'll as to the lungs by
reason of less tightening Of the girth.
If the horse rears Or otherwise misbe-
HAYES. the sulky must go up with him.
and if he makes a sidewise movement
he must land the sulky where he lands
himself, with no danger of dishing the
wheel.
The inventor says that no training
down" Of o~verweightS will be neces-
sary. when his vehicle is used, as the
heavier the weight, within a reason
able limit, the more easily the vehicle
will be propelled. He also says that Il
horse may be more easily controlled
from the new location of the seat than.
when the driver sits back Of and a tri-
tte lower than his horse.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02
NEW KIND OF RACE SULKY,

Peculiar Invention of a Hartford,
Conn.,, Man and His Claims for 1t.
A horse lover in Hartford, Conn, has.
devised Il sulky that may accomplish
wonders in the development OF speed
In trotting horses. In running against
time Il horse should have as nearly alb
solute freedom of wind and limb AS
possible, besides being relieved of
draft. In other words, he should be as
nature designed him, and the inventor
of the sulky claims that it more nearly
accomplishes that end than any device
yet made known. As shown in the cut.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02
LOADING

who are transferred from the line to the
corps are instructed in their duties at the
post they are ordered to join; those who
enlist for the first time are sen to II of
the two schools of instruction for the
corps, located at Washington Barracks
and Fort Riley. Kan. where they are
fully instructed. and then sent to duty
al some military station. They must be
brave and active. strong and gentle. and
possessed of presence of mind and in
faculty sufficient to meet the
Varying emergencies of succor to the in
jured.
The non-commissioned officers are
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02
Work of the Corps.

No branch of the military service of the
1.ritcd States has a more important part
"a fiji than the Hospital Corps, whether
,bis part is filled in garrison during the
lime of peace or during active service
rnon the battlefield, in bivouac or on the
march.
The Hospital Corps is Il distinct organ
~ization from the line of the army, consist
inc of men whose duties are limited en-
,ircly 10 sanitary work. Its members are
selected because of their conspicuous
sdaptability to the peculiar duties of the
CORPS. from men serving in the line or by
enlistment direct into the corps. Those
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02
A MAGNETIC GAME.
Science Now Lends Itself to Amuse-
ment.

StleHCe NOW l<cUuS ItSclI 10 h"isG
ment.
A novel pastime is described as :n
improved game of skill which nay lee
played and enjoyed by young or Old
alike by the aid of Il board, a magnet
and q roller of suitable Dimensions.
The board. which may be of any suita-
bic size and shape, has indicated upon
its surface by lines, "oloring or in any
other manner. a straight or %Sinuous
course or a combination of the same,
along each side of which Il number OF
stops are arranged. the path being grad
uated from end to end to a suitable
scale, as represented in the accompan.
ing illustration.
The width of the course is the san
or slightly greater than the length O.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02
es' political c~hess-board. That kind of
politics is what Emerson had in mind
when he said, Some day we shall SUI
persede politics with education"


Aluminium launches are to be tried
il the French navy on q large scale.
An order for $4,000 ~kilogrammes of the
metal has been given to the Aluminium
Company at Neuhausen, Switzerland,
which is at present the largest manu-
facturer of the metal in the world,
though the Pittsburg company il rapid
" catching up with il.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02

the roller working within the same,
the game being played by each persons
placing the steel roller across one eud
of the course and rolling or drawing il
along the course as far as possible by
the attractive influence of the magne,
SO that it will escape the stops. which.
when it Is desired TO make the game
more difficult, may be magnetized.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02
THE TRANOlS.

TO Fort Thomas last summer were often
alarmed to see half Il dozen men lying
anon the drill ground and two or three
men working ovcr each. These visitors
we're relieved when told that this was the
drill of the hospital corps in caring for
men wounded upon the field of battle.
Large crowds would frequently gather
and observe with much interest the ex-
csllent drill the men gave under Inc
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02

charge of the post surgeons. At n place
would be seen two men binding Il rifle to
a leg supposed to have been broken; an
other place. W men attempting to re-
suscitate by means of artificial respira-
ton a nan supposed to have been drown
ed. while others were drilling in the diff
fercnt ways OF carrying a wounded man.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02

may be i~ncorruptible. who may be repu-
table, but who handles great interests
without any appreciation of those in
terests. Men are to him mere blank
fig.res, blank checker-men. and he
moves them on his board without refer.
ence to the public"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02

'Ss. This Geneva cross is the sign of
t"h'E which, under the articles of
Geneva convention. gives some i'm.
INV! /" the work of the hospital corps
,tho field.
=" prlNal"S becomc non-rommisSioned
, SOY passing Il satisfactory rXamina-
| ii pharmacy and the other duties OF
!, 'oIN. The stewards are the drug
' VI al%'"'hc"ar;cs Of the army. and
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02

1t is precisely this kind of politician
who in the long run does as much harm
as the man who is personally corrupt.
The boss" of the first type will not
enrich himself directly from the public
treasury, but he will connive ut every
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02
Politics as "A Game,

D6,ctor ~Parkhurst. Of New York, in
4 fAk with Il reporter not long ago,
described a common type OF politician
Us u mai "wLo may be honest, who
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02
Shoes.

BY brushing shoes with a soft brush,
rubbing a little glycerine we'll into the
leather and polishing with Il very clean,
soft brush, NO backing will be required
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02
TUE HOSPITAL CORPS.
INSTINCT ORGANIZATION FROM
LINE OF THE ARMY.

nrr;,r Peace or War Men Are Con-
s,a,tly Drilled, in Order to Render
Aid TO Wounded SOldiers-Interest-
INC Account of h Military Branch.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02

kind Of trickery and dishonesty by
others to attain his end.
That end is personal success, the adj
miratiOn and envy of those struggling
unavailingly for the same objects, the
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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-10-17

The supreme court decided that the
circuit court exceeded its authority
under the statutes in sentencing eX-
treasurer Taylor to five years, and
modified the sentence to two years.
He was taken to Sioux Falls Tues
day and placed in the penitentiary.
The supreme Judges, OF course, say
the law must be accepted as it is
found by them; that they simply de-
eide what the law is, and have moth
ing to do with the merits or dement's
OF Taylor's crime The fault lies with
the law. And while the court must
have decided in strict accordance
with the law, nevertheless the SEN
tence is far below what the crime
warrants, and the general dissatis-
faction manifested at this slight SEN
tence is very proper. There is one
thing certain, however, and that is
that Attorney General Crawford and
Judge Gaffy did all in their power to
give Taylor the longest sentence pos
sible.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-10-17

Huron's city administration seems
to be unique to say the least. There
has been a pressure brought upon
the city treasurer by the powers that
be to pay certain fees and salaries.
Two treasurers declined to do so and
resigned. The mayor, who has also
received a considerable sum us assist
ant attorney, was appointed treasur-
er, and proceeded to pay out money
despite an Injunction from circuit
Judge Campbell. The last act is the
holding Of the mayOr-attorney-treas.
urer and four councilmen for con
tempt of court, for which they were
fined 800 each. The city admins
tration is in the hands Of men who
are charged with a desire to repudi-
ate the city's Indebtedness occa-
stoned by capital fights. They seem
to be backed by u majority OF the
citizens. At least the present Mayor,
Myers, has been elected three times
i'll Succession.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-10-17
Soldiers Reunion.

There will be q reunion OF the old
soldiers, held in Miller Oct. 1917 and
Is by the Hand county veteran as
ISOLATION. All Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines are cordially invited to at
tend. There will be houses provided
for all from a distance who want to
camp. The citizens OF Hand county
arc also invited to Join at the vete-
rams and have Il royal good time.
There will be a good program for
each day and evening. No means
Will be spared to make the occasion
pleasant for all. r. S. WMLETT.
FRANK MYERS, Pres.
Sec.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-10-17
OLD KAINTUCk.
. Il Former Millerite for Irrigation and
Republican Prosperity.

Republican Prosperity.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 6, 1895.
Ed. PRESS: Enclosed please find
p. 0. money order to settle my in
debtedness to you. Am sorry to
hear that South Dakota Is not NOV
ing to the front any faster. | be
lieve that il Hand county would put
two a~rtesian wells in every township
that she would come to the front at
once. | believe that is the only thing
that will save that country, and
hope you will agitate that subject in
your paper, until that thing is taken
up and carried out. 1t would be bet,
ter for the property holders to get in
debt a little deeper and at last get
out than to drag on the way they are
doing and eventually lose everything
they have invested. Ii you had sew,
eral ~artesian wells in every township
that would fill up the draws and
create IL moisture that would Lling
more rain, and it would be the max
ing OF the county. We have been
having very hard times in this Sec
ton of the country for the past sew
eral years. We attribute this, how
eyer, not to the country, but to the
democratic party getting control OF
our government. Business was brisk
money was plentiful and everybody
had plenty of work until President
Cleveland took his seat in the White
House, then both houses contained
"a democratic majority and times be-
gan to get bad and they have been
getting worse W since. However,
| think there is a good prospect fora
change. think the people have got
enough democracy, ven here in 'old
Kentuck" which usually gives about
sixty thousand democratic majority.
We will have an election here next
November to elect our Governor, and
the prospects are very good for WHIP
ing out that sixty thousand MAORI
ty and electing a republican govern
or. 1t shows that the people are
changing their minds as to which is
the best party to have control OF the
government affairs, and | hope you
people in South Dakota will roll up
your sleeves, down with your popu-
lists and all other lists" democrats
as we'll, and roll up big republican
majority. When that time comes
We expect better times, money will he
more plentiful, the laboring man will
have something to do. Then ii YOU
could dot your prairies over with ar
tesian wells, Dakota will be all right.
Yours Respectfully,
f. J. WRIGHT.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-10-17

The state fair took in over So
600, but the expenses and salaries Of
officials nearly cleans chat up, leav-
ing little or nothing for premiums.
There has been Il great deal OF criti-
cism OF the fair officers because they
did not labor all summer, travel
about on expense, etc, and then give
somebody Il chromo for the favor OF
being a state fair officer! The idea
that enterprising, brainy men, capa-
bic OF managing a state fair. should
blow in their time and money for the
dear people is all rot. If they man
aged honestly they should receive
good pay for every day or hour de-
voted to the fair. The man who
don't believe this should tackle n fair
or some public enterprise and devote
his time TO it for fun.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-10-17
HOPELESS Minority,


Exchange: A drummer had nothing
to DO one Sunday and concluded to
90 to church. At the close of the
sermon the minister requested all of
those who wanted to go TO heaven to
stand up. The whole congregation
arose with the exception of our drum
mar friend, who had gone to sleep in
themeantime. After the congregation
was seated the pastor said: "NOw all
who want to go to hell stand up.
BY this time the drummer had awak-
ened ndheard therequest to "stand
up" but no more. Rubbing his eyes
he stood up, stared around him at
the congregation and then at the
minister. When he took in the sit
uatiol he said: "Mr. Preacher, |
don't know exactly what we are
voting on, but some how you and !
seem to be in Il hopeless minority"