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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-04

THE DIFFERENCE.-Wife: Isn't
it too bad l can't go to the recep-
tion this afternoon my kids are all
worn out.
Husband (after night with the
twins:) Neither can 1, for my
kids' have worn me all out.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-04

"PAPA, do lawyers tell the
truth?" Certainly, my boy; they
will do anything to win their case"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-04

SOMEWHERE in the West woman
has preached her husbands funeral
sermon. Another case of the last
word.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-04

TIE miner had struck it rich in
the West, and went to New York on
the invitation of several distin-
guished citizens, who wanted to be
polite to him. They gave him the
best in the shop, and he tried hard to
keep up with the procession. At the
end of thirty days he slipped away
from the crowd, and went alone into
Delmonico's alone. The waiter knew
him and admired his liberality,
and at once took him in charge.
"Same things as usual, sir, or will
you have broiled lobster with your
champagne?" he inquired, with
much manner. Thunderation,
no !" exclaimed the gentleman from
the West. " Bring me cOrned beet
and cabbage. 1 amt had square
meal for month";"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-04

How does Fannie stand In classes?
Well? Flossie-Oh, no; just awful
pigeon-toed.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-04

and gruesome stain of black, that
was slowly but surely spreading over
the entire front.
"l-l-pm afraid it's ink - |
said, in quavering accents of do
spair.
"Ink ! Where in the world should
any ink come from ?"
Her voice had hard, sharp quality
that / had heard once in a while be-
fore. Evidently her ladyship's
mood was fast losing its amicability,
and | felt some tremors of fear.
l knew altogether too we'll where
the ink came from. With an awful
certainty | looked at my once i'm
macculate white waistcoat; it was
now q gruesome, sOppy mass of
Smiths blue black commercial writ
ing fluid. The emergency was fright
tul. Was there an outside exit?
And then the dress-horrible! |
had known affection to outlast the
crash of fortunes, and TO vanish like
trostwOrk at dish of gravy spilled
over new gown. Since that day |
have utterly refused to believe all
stories of hair growing gray from
fright and anguish. 1t is ABSOLUTELY
impossible that any one should be
scared as | was.
Alice looked up from her own
ruined finery and caught the woe be-
gone expression on my face, and +,
overcome with the righteousness of
the situation, she burst into a little
ripple Of laughter, in which | was
obliged to join.
"Oh, here she iS," said familiar
voice, and Mrs. Sturdevant-Hamil
ton, accompanied by the handsome
Dick, turned in from the long stair
case. | saw the young gentleman's
jaw drop suddenly, and the sight
comtorted me amazingly, and gave
me courage to meet stormy weather.
"Why, Alice :" cried the aunt,
and her stern glances wandered from
Alice's luckless gown to my lamenta-
bic waistcoat, in manner that
showed that two was rapidly being
added to two with the customary ro-
suit. "What in the world, Alice,
have you been doing ?"
SCI rather think, Aunt, that we
have been getting engaged" she
mischievously replied.
Dicks face still wore a gloomy
and sardonic expression, but he man
aged to pluck up enough spirit to
make one of his abomnible puns.
1t strikes me-" he said, sadly,
that that is melancholy waist of
ink"
1t was probably about five years
before people got through teasing us
about our unlucky adventure. l do
not expect ever to hear the last of it.,
exactly, but we never hear it men
toned now except incidentally, and
neither my wife nor / seem to care
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-04

IT is easy finding reasons why
other folks should be patient.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-04
ATTENTION, EVERYBODY.

WE are now prepared to do TIN
" WORK Of all kinds. Nothing
but first-class meterial used. Satisfac-
tion guaranteed. Give us a trial and
be convinced that we mean what we
say. ROOFING and SPOUTING a
specially. Shop in the rear of Law &
Handley's.
MCCLEARY & DARN
Aug. 25-ly. Lewisburg, w. Va.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-04

1t was probably about five years
before people got through teasing us
about our unlucky adventure. l do
not expect ever to hear the last of it.,
exactly, but we never hear it men
toned now except incidentally, and
neither my wife nor i seem to care
at all any more. But / can still re-
member the horrid sensation of that
dreadful moment. AS / said before,
it seems as though it had all hap
pened yesterday. But l never de-
sired another fountain pen.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-04

TRUE goodness is like the glow
worm; 1t shines most when no eyes
except those of heaven are upon it.
REVENGE Is the only debt which
1t is wrong to pay.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-01

In my estimation, the pursuit of the
mountain sheep is the highest type Of
hunting our continent affords. To "col-
lect" an old ram requires good lungs,
good legs, good judgment, and good
shooting. In the doing of it you are
bound to rise in the world, to expand
mentally, morally, and physically, and
to come under the spell that nature al
ways lays upon the hunter who once
sets foot upon her crags and peaks.
l regret the disappearance Of the noun
tain sheep even mor than the passing
of the buffalo and elk, for 1t Is an AMI
NAL Of finer mold and stronger and
more interesting character every way
1t is much more alert than the noun
tain goat. and therefore more difficult
to shOot-so say the men who have
hunted both.-St. Nicholas.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-01
Birds Tongues.

Some fresh information about the
tongues of birds has recently been
gathered by a German naturalist.
Many people suppose that woodpeckers
use their sharp-pointed tongues as
darts with which to transfiX their prey.
1t is true hat the woodpecker, like the
humming-bird, can dart out its tongue
with astonishing rapidity, and that it's
mouth is furnished with an elaborate
mechanism for this purpose; yet in
vestigatiOn shows that the object of
this swift motion is only to catch the
prey, not to pierce it. For the purpose
of holding the captured victim. the
wOodpecker's tongue is furnished with
a sticky secretion.
Considering its powers of initiating
speech, it is nor surprising to learn that
the parrots tongue resembles that OF
MAJ more closely than any other birds
tongue does.
The humming-bird's tongue is, in
some respects. the most remarkable Of
all. 1t is double nearly from end to
end, so that the little bird is able to
grasp its insect prey with its tongue,
very much as if its mouth were fur.
nished with a pair of fingers.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-01
He Was No Menagerie.

Senator Harris. of Tennessee. says
that just after Andrew Johnson had
vacated the Presidential seat the man
ayers of the Simpson County, KY, Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical Association
decided that it would be a great adver-
tisement to have the old gentleman at
tend the fair. 1--WE don't care for him
on Saturday" said the manager, "for
on that day we shall have a pretty big
crowd, anyway. Wednesday will be
the day. / will write the eX-President."
The following letter was SEM to Mr..
Johnson:
Great Sir-The people of the Won
derful country Of Simpson, feeling a
great interest IN one of Americas great
est sons, have decided to invite you to
be present at fair grounds on Wed
nesday, Oct. 6, where thev wish to
shake your hand. Please let me know
by return mail"
He let him know by return mail, on
the back of his own missive. The old
gentleman turned the letter over, and
read the following: II am no menag-
erie. A. Johnson"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-01
THE SUN MOVES, SAYS JASPER.
The Most Influential Negro Living and
His Famous Sermon,

Since the death of Frederick Doug
lass. without doubt the most influen-
tial cOlored man living is John Jasper,
famous the world over for his sermon
expounding the theory that 1.-The u
do move" Jasper is SO years old, but
he seems to have lost little of the en-
ergy Of his younger days. When, nee
Is a while, he delivers his famous SER
mon, the edi6ce in which he speaks
Is crowded to the doors. And his ser
mons on that well-worn text are never
twice alike.
John Jasper was born in Virginia,
July 4, 1912. For the first twenty-seven
years his life vas no more eventful
than that Of the average slave. In 1889
he became imbued with the idea that
he had received a cali to preach. He
was il~literate, but he set himself to the
task of learning to read, and in seven
months he had made such progress that
he began the study of the Bible, al
most the only book he has ever read.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-01
Many Uses for Mushrooms.

Not only human beings, but COWS,
sheep, squirrels, and many kinds Of
birds, are fond Of mushrooms. III
many places mushrooms are dried just
as III grandmothers once dried apples.
strung on strings. and hung from the
ceiling for winter use. Some European
species are used in coloring. One yields
a yellow dye, another an exquisite
green which cOlOrs the tree on which ii
grows; and from this wood is manu-,
featured the celebrated Tunbridge
ware. The poor people Of F%ranconia,
Germany, dry, press, and stitch to.
gether a certain kind of mushrooms,
which is then made into garments; and
in Bohemia a large round toadstool Is
dried and the inside removed; it is turn
ed bottom upward, fastened to the
wall, and used to hold Il beautiful trail
ing vine, which grows luxuriantly.-St.
Nicholas.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-01

ground and be of sufficient size and
strength to give the foot a firm hold
and to bear the weight of the body.
When walking on them he must raise
each silt alternately with the hands,
lifting the foot at the same time, and
continuing the motion alternately with
the respective legs and arms as in ordi-
nary walking. Should he feel himself
losing his balance the best plan is to
leap to the ground and avoid as much
as possible the risk of falling. After
a few trials sitting will be found to be
a very easy and enjoyable way Of loco.
motion. Many feats may soon be at
tempted on stills and they will as a
rule be found to be easy of accomplish
ment. Barring the risk Of falls it will
be found that the higher the silt walk
er Is from the ground the easier as we'll
as the more rapid will be his speed.
There can be no doubt that "stilting"
will be the rage before many days. So
be ready when the call comes: Get on
your %stilts!!'
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-01

is no infallible standard that ca1 be
used as a test of excellence, and what
enc person would condemn as bad En-
glish an equally good authority might
Xcu OF course. there are some of
the cOmmOn rules of grammar that
should be observed invariably. but not
all grammatical writing Is good En-
glish," even if all that Is ungrammati-
cal is bad English.
Rapid writing and good writing rare
ly go together, and the rapidity Of work
on American newspapers Is fatal to
deliberate choice, on which accuracy
Of expression depends. There is little
time to weigh terms or to select Ian
guage with regard for exactness in the
rush of a daily newspaper, and yet
some daily newspapers have estab.
lished regulations for good, If not ex-
%cellent, writing. But 1t Is not fair to
criticise a newspaper as a whole be
cause Of instances of bad English. An
average newspaper contains specimens
of English from 100 or more writer's,
having as many standards. Uniform
ity, therefore. is almost out of the ques-
ton. nor can all the articles be made
to conform to any one absolute stand
ard of excellence.
While there is nothing to be said in
excuse Of slovenly writing, or bad En-
glish," it Is fact rather than fine sen
fences that appeals most strongly to
the American newspaper reader. The
people want news, whether the Ian
guage that serves as the vehicle for its
conveyance is strictly accurate or not.
A newspaper for the learned would not
be of much value to the uneducated.
Much of the criticism of newspapers
in this respect is wholly undeserved.
Mr.. Matthews closes his article with
the very just declarations: with the
exception Of the common school I
think the newspapers are doing the
most effective work in preserving and
in adding to the lexibility of the En-.
glish tongue"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-01

He was soon a popular preacher. One
lucky day, in response to a request, he
preached Il sermon on "The Lord is a
Man Of War" in which he brought forth
abundant Biblical evidence that the
sun o and the earth stands still;
that the latter is fiat and has four cor,
ners. being consequently square or dia,
mond-shaped, and that the distance
from the earth to the sun can never
be measured. "fOr no one" says he,
could carry enough food to last
him there and back" Had it not been
for this sermon John Jasper would
probably never have been heard of
outside the immediate vicinity of his
home. In his strange theories he has
many followers. and the power he
yields over the negroes of the United
States is enormous
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-01

Meade's headquarters, overlooking the
battlefield. The sculptor has treated
his subject in a simple way. The horse,
a beautiful and powerful animal, is
standing firmly an all feet, with head
erect, evidently as much interested as
his master. Gen. Meade is quietly over
looking the battlefield. In his right
hand he holds a field glass, which is
lightly resting on the pommel of the
saddle. In his left hand he carelessly
holds his hat. The portrait Of the Gen
eral is boldly rendered. The sculptor
made a life-size study head. as a prcpa.
ration for this work. and while doing
this had the valuable advice of Gen.
Meade's family. The Gettysburg Com
mission and Col. Meade. one Of the Sons
of Gen. Meade, recently visited Mr..
Browns studio, and are cordial In
their approval Of the statue.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-01

on knee-trOusers, and was paid ten
cents a dozen. On each pair she had
to make three ~buttonhOles, sew on fif-
teen buttons. and turn up and sew the
bottoms. BY working from five o'clock
in the morning until midnight, helped
by her children, she could finish about
three dozen a day. This whole family
earned about two dollars a week.
The economic theory of free competi-
ton reaches its limit when public
health is endangered, when children
are robbed Of education, when indus,
trial slaves are pitted against each
other in q race for existence under I'M
endurable conditions .-Youth's Com
panion.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-01
Competition That Kills.

phe recent legislative investigation
H. the condition of the sweat shops"
% tenement clothing makers In New
prk confirmed what has long been
PoWn by some and suspected by
bny. Long hours Of work, meager
pd all but starvation wages, the worst
.(ncelYable sanitary conditions, con-
fnt danger of infection, child labor In
} most distressing fOrms-such were
(lle Of the facts established.
" was shown that little girls who
~ never attended school worked ten
purN a day for n dollar and twenty
PVeA cents a week; that over four
lousahd children under sixteen years
age We're employed In the manufac-
RE Of clothing; that the certificates
'at they had reached the age Of four
'eh yearS-the age under which the
eW York law forbids the employment
chlldren-were issued without re-
ird 10 truth; that there was. In fact,
regular sale of such certificates; that
some districts almost the whole pop
auon lived in tenement houses; that
olnlng had been made under circum-
auceS almost certain to convey the
lection Of terrible diseases to the
carers Of it.
OAe woman witness said she worked
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-01

la Nd now it is stills! SO at least
N say the French, who may be
\ credited with the Introduction
| This novel sport. In Faris regular
Ibis have been organized and the
brt is evidently enjoyed by all who
We given it a trial. The latest event
bong the upperdom Of a fashionable
biting club was the arrangement Of
Face on stills. In this race there were
II less than ninety-one entries. A
|gle corps and an enormous crowd Of
were present to see this
|vel procession start. a few of the
bre daring of the women have taken
1.-THE stills, Should any enterprising
erican wish to start q sitting club
are n few practical hints on the
Of stills: The best stills are made
3ght but tough wood, and ought to
Ping enough for the person using
EN- to hold the top when standing on
E foot rests. These latter should be
lled at the desired height from the
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-01

that the military leaders of Europe aul
America are studying the utility .. tnc
bicycle in warfare, while the ada IA
bility Of the wheel for courier serN -
under certain conditions has been pt.,
ed. A bicycle troop has been organ
lied in Brooklyn. and it is but a Qnes-
ton Of a short time before the suburban
police Of all our cities will be mounted
upon the silent steel steed
The first bicycle cannon ever bnilt
was exhibited in a New York city
parade recently. The vehicle was a
twin cycle. in appearance much like a
tricycle., and known as a duplex. II il
especially light and strong. The can
non, IA steel rifed affair thirty-four
inches in length. eight inches at the
butt and four at the muzZle, and weigh
ing about fifty pounds. is swung be-
tween the two ear wheels, resting up
on the connecting axle and Is further
supported from above. An tngenion ~
mechanism permits Of the piece Of crf
nance being raised or DETECTED to al q
angle. The calssOn containing v
ammunition is carried on another
pick. -Four artillerymcn equip a J
terry. They are al once gun crew ar =.
motive power. Two men on the seatA
can propel the machines with their,
heavy loads at a faster gait than horses
have ever shown in similar service
The work Of wheeling the gun int
nncitinn fc thn un,.L nP on instant
New York World.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-01

jecting second story; one Of the few
houses of this sort yet remaining. 1t
was from the upper windows Of this
house that Revere displayed his trans
p%arencies of the Boston Massacre"
on the first anniversary of that event,
and here he lived during the years of
the Revolution. Here many secret
meetings of loyal Americans were held.
Revere moved to Charter street to-
ward the close of the Revolution, hav-
Ing purchased a house at the corner of
Revere place, and it was in this house
that he died.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-01
FrOst-Resisting Pipe.

What is claimed to be a f~rost-resisting
lead pipe has been patented. The pecu-
liarity Of the pipe consists in its being
corrugated instead Of round. The prin-
ciple is that the corrugations admit Of
sufficient yield" to the abnormal pres
sure, while a round pipe does not. Ex-
periments are now being conducted by
the aid Of refrigerators.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-01
Newspaper English.

Franklin Matthews, in the Chautau-
Quan, attacks the American newspu-
pers for the want of good English"
which, he says, characterizes them.
While there are many newspapers
that may be open to criticism along this
line, it is exceedingly difficult to Say
lust what should be included in the
words good English" and just how
much should fall under merited coll
domination as bad English" There
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-01
STATUE OF GEN. MEADE.
To Stand i'm Front Of the Commander
Headquarters on Gettysburg Field.

To III Ut VT 1T Win "
Headquarters on Gettysburg Field. .
The equestrian statue of Gen George
Gordon Meade, ordered by the Ge,'ys-
burg Commission of Pennsylvania. and
designed by II. x. Bush Brown Of Now
burg, y. Y, for erection on the battle,
field at Gettysburg, will 0 be ready (
for delivery. The clay model has lcenS
shipped to Philadelphia for casting in
bronze. Mr.. Brown, who has been ems
the result is 50 entirely satisfactory TO-
himself ana the fl'"ndS Of The General
that he feels the .4" 20 have been
well spent. The >ti"i. +" BE placed
on high ground. il fn.l uf Gen.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-01
Before Women Danced Ballet

Roman actors attained wonderful
perfection in the ballet about the time
Of Augustus, and ballet dancing was
popular down to the last days of the
empire. 1t was only in the latter and
more degenerate days that women ap-
peare6 Oh the stage.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-01
The Worth of His Words.

There was one occasion when Mr..
Forrest received from one of the SUPER
numerarfes Of a theater an answer
which seemed to satisfy him. 1t was
the mans duty 10 say simply, THE
enemy is upon u.s." which he uttered at
rehearsal In a poor. whining way.
Cant you say ii better than that?"
shouted Forrest. Repeat il as | do"
and he gave the words with all the
force and richness Of his magnificent
voice.
IF | could say it like that replied
the man, Il wouldn't be working for
fifteen shillings a week.
lis that all you get!"
Yes"
We'll, then. say it rs you please
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-01

Within a year New Jersey has lost
four ex-governOrs, namely, Bedle, Alb
bett, Price and Green.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-01
PAUL REVERE'S HOUSE,
Probable Birthplace of the Patriot
Still Stands in Boston,.

At 10 and 81 North Square, Boston.
stands what was once the residence and
the probable birthplace of Paul Re-
we're. 1t is a wooden house with a pro-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-01

a.HORN.
You May
man.
pat gallant
r big-horn.
forn under
cliff,
the snow,
tmosphere
Fcal noun.
ID him at
you will
of the dis.
birds-eys
PIE as Well
Geological
nth a mar
nread-liks
hap three
(is delight
ftnresome,
way from
? tempting
ing unmo
| a perma.
|. But the
low, iso
Hess bad
lives for
mountain
here than
Pc name.
p ram by
Ind stalk
portslnan,
Il save his
|sh for the
ton! Ewes
H., rather
yer forget
Way from
|illed just
DIST grand
'ried his
Jailed my
SS. f1dii J.
/ is worth
(eep stood
at the
en- inches
and his
hes. He
rock. fell
b head of
boys. how
tain park
the snow
l'aSs that
spite Of
and the
hg, l was
It finding
|ully half
He was
positively
save OuI
ID l, both
lin upon
mp, and
b that he
I pounds.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-01
CANNON ON A BICYCLE.

How the Wheel OF Pleasure May Re-
come am Engine of Destruction.
Fanciful writer's have frequently Civ
EN- descriptions of imaginary battles in
the next century. in which the contend
Ing armies were mounted on bicycles
Instead of horses. More than one If
the scientific Of Jules Verne
have been realized. and it is well known
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-01

,rewlng,
he jam
70 itself.
eing cut
q ring,
il split.
Ter than
renched
aking q
olt.