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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-08-29

FRIEND-Do you know that I am
at last beginning to understand
your poetry?
Great Magazine Poet-Heavens
Is it then true that 1 am losing
my cunning?
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-08-29

HE-what would you say, darling,
ifl should tell you that you can never
be mine?
She, would say, pet, that have a
nice bundle ofyour letters that would
help make it expensive to you.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-08-29

NELsoN-Well, Pm the luckiest
chap in the world.
Stanley-How so?
Nelson-1t appears that Madge
broke with me about the same time
she did with Jack Boobies and now
she's sent me back his presents in
stead of my own.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-08-29

L TRUST began the seedy customer
argumentatively.
/ don't, responded the grocer de-
cisively.
Somehow the conversation Ian
guised after that.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-08-29

ZOO MUCH OF GOOD THING
Gent---Mademoiselle looks more
beautiful every day.
Lady-You have been telling me
so for good many years. What
horrid fright I must have been 20
start with!
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-08-29

WHY is it dangerous to walk out
in spring time?
Because the bulrushes out, the cow
slips about, the flowers all has pistils
and everything shoots. ..'
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-08-29

SUNDAY School Teacher ito little
girl)-Do you say your prayers every
night before going to bed? Little
Girl (promptly)-No, ma'am. Sun
day School Teacher-Are you not
afraid to sleep without asking God to
watch over you in the night during
the darkness? Little Girl-No
ma'am; Pm not afraid, 'cause sleep
in the middle.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-08-29

MRS STowE's Uncle Toms Cabin
still commands a ready sale. 1t is
said to have been translated into more
languages than any book except the
bible,
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-08-29

LAwYER-You will get your third
out of the estate, madam.
Widow--Oh, Mr.. Bluegrass, how
can you say that, with my second
hardly cold in his grave.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-08-29

Two VIEws.-Stern Father of the
Girl saw you kiss my daughter as
/ passed the parlor awhile ago, and /
want you to know / don't like it.
Young Man-You may not, but
do
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-08-29

" WHY is man sitting on a red
hot stove like q man that has gone
to heaven ?" Why is a man sit
ting-oh, bother, don't ask me CO.
nundrums." "No; but why is he (?
Give it up?" L" Yes-tell me why. -
"'Cause he is better off,
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-08-29

NATURE has put in her best work
on girls. They're nicer just about
as they are than when they are too
artificial. 3
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-08-29

"Papa," asked little Willie, I" isn't
a cynic man who Is tired of the
world ?" "No my dear, a cinic is
q man Of whom the world is tired.n
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-08-29

WHAT Is the cheapest feature of
the face? Nostrils, two for scent.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-08-29
ATTENTION, EVERYBODY.

WE are now prepared to do TIN
Y" WORK Of all kinds. Nothing
put hrst-class meterial used. Satisfac.
tion guaranteed. Give us q trial and
be convinced that we mean what we
say. ROOFING and SCOUTING q
specially. Shop in the rear Of Law &
Handley's.
MCCLEARY q DARNELL,
Aug. 25-ly. Lewisburg, w. Va:
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-08-29

nON IT fail to call on ID. r. Thomas
~ before buying your Tobacco and
Cigars, either in largo or small guam
titles.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-08-29

JOHNSON, Omohundro d Co. Re-
gent Shirts, white, laundried, and Crys-
tai Shirts, white, laundricd, at HI. T.
Bells.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-08-29

JOHNSON, Omohundro d Go. g Tiger,
Regent, Conqueror and Monarch Over.
alls, extra length, at Fl. T. Bells, Lew
isburg, w. Va.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-08-29

JOHNSON, Omohnndro d Co.'s Re-
gent Shirts, white, unlaundried, at II.
Il. Bells.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-08-29
SOMETHING YOU WANT

JOHNSON, Omohundro & Co. 3 Giant
Coats, at II. Il. Bell's.
JOHNSON, Omohundra d Co. 3 Giant
Oyershirts, extra long, at FL. T. Bells.
JOHNSON, CL.oh nndro d Co.'s Crys-
tai laundried, Colored Shirts. at III. T..
Bells.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-13

4 distressing acciden at Rein Zylstra's,
south of Castalia, resulted in the death of
his 9-year-old son. The boy was sent to
the field to call his older brother to dinner.
" hen the horses Were unAitcued the little
fellow was lifted Oh the back Of one Of
them to ride to the house. The animal
became frightened at some object and
jumped, throwing the boy of, one of his
ieet catching in the harness. The horse
then ran away, dragging him by one foot.
lie Was caught after running through a
barb wire fence and the boy taken up in
sensible, with his neck dislocated. He
died without recovering consciousness.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-13
STILL ON THE GAIN.
GAIN IN BUSINESS SURPRISING.
LY RAPID THE PAST WEEK.
Great Enough to sustain the
Large Bushes - Order Rapidly
Coming Out of Chaos in Formosa.
Dun's Weekly Review.

New York special: r.. G.. Dun CO.'S
weekly review of trade will say:
The tide of business is rising even as 1t
was falling just w years ago with sur
prising rapidity. The gain has gone so
far and so fast in some branches that the
more conservative fear it may no be
maintained. But the period of dizziness
which comes in each market after an un-
usual rise brings as yet nothing like a cor
responding decline. industries gam
much. halt or fall back a little and then
gain once more. The demand for con-
sumption steadily increases as the EN-
ployment and wages of the people m
crease. The demand for money expands.
The serious question remain whether the
crop will be full enough to sustain a large
business. But the worst reports are better
by far than the estimates recently cur
rent. Wheat rose 2 cents, fell back 2 with
realizing, and has again risen 3 cents with
q western estimate of a crop S0,00O,OOO
bushels smaller than last year. Western
receipts were 264 900 bushels more than
last year, and in five weeks have been
1871, 091 bushels against 6,S91 $50 last year,
while Atlantic exports, flour included,
670, 900 bushels smaller for the week, have
been in five weeks 1873, 72S bushels against
II, 945, Ats last year.
Cotton declined &c with better weather
at the south, but rose again with the re-
port Of only lie per cent. decrease in the
acreage. A much greater decrease had
been predicted, but the condition is re-
ported less favorable than last year. With
a tenth smaller yield per acre and an acre
age Of 11.6 per cent. less than last year,
the yield would still exceed Z ZOO, 900 bales,
which, with heavy stocks carried over,
would forbid the idea Of famine.
Iron pushed upward, and the advance in
finished products has become general. The
Eastern Bar Association has raised the
price of refined iron to IL cents and the
Amalgamated Association demands Of
Pittsburg and western makers a change Of
wages with IL cents as the basis.
Failures for the week have been 1856 for
the United States against against PIG last
year, and 25 in Canada against 40 last
vQar
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-13
Lake Madison Chautauaua

Copies OF the fifth annual announcement
of the Lake Madison Chautauqua schools,
to be held in connection with the Clau.
iauqua assembly July 9 to %, have been
sent out. The faculty is as follows:
II. +. kratz, Ph. d.. director. supeyin.
tcndent Sioux City schools, pedagogy and
methods.
Clark NJ. Young, Phi. d., professor Of
history and political science, University
Of South Dakota, history. political econ.
omy and ciyics.
Miss Gwyenth d. King, teacher Of phy.
sicai culture, Madison, Wis, physical rul.
ture.
Lee G.. kratz, 3. NJ, College OF Muse,
Cincinnati, and director of II. X" guar.
tctte, Omaha, concerted singing and vocal
drill.
Mrs. May Il. Miller, Philadelphia Tran
ing School for kindergartcns, kindergaT-
ten work.
j. Fraser Evans. Il. A., teacher of eloca-
ton and oratory, University OF South Dl'
kOta, %elocution and oratory.
Other departments are the {. Is {.
department., in charge of Rev. c. +. lla-
ger: bible school department, DR.. l.. l..
Parks; sunday school normal department
X. y. Kraft: W. {. T. L. training school
OF methods, Mrs. Emma p. Myers: inSti-
tute is Christian training, Rev. y. b
Thompson; Young Ladies Outlook Club
Miss Hattie A. Whalen; school of CHRIS
tian sociology, Clark NJ. Young.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-13
HELD TO THEIR BONDS.
Sureties Of W. W. Taylor Held Liable for
the Whole 4 mount.

The defense in the Taylor bondsmen
case at Pierre called as witnesses Auditor
Nipple, Deputy Treasurer burlington ana
Terrill PattiSon. Their line OF evidence
was to prove the amount charged to w.
W. Taylor at the close of his first term ana
then show he had no such amounts III his
possession. This was to prove default IN
his first term, and further, to show the re-
ceipt OF 5000, 900 on illegal funding war
rants in his second term, for which the
bondsmen should not be held liable. On
this they rested their case.
The treasurer's books for January is,
1895, showed Taylor charged with S265 600
in his own account, First National Bank
Of Redfield, and "a transcript of his account
in that bank at that date only showed
$4,000 to his credit. This was advanced
as evidence that the shortage was $4,000
at that date. \ number of citations
We're read by the attorneys in support of
their claims, Attorney Stewart. for the de-
Tense, being the only II who presented
anything in the line of argument, which
was mainly in regard to the alleged illegal
issue Of funding warrants, which he con
tended could not be issued without the
cOnnivance of the governor and auditor,
and his clients could not be held for the il
legal acts Of other officials.
The question of the bond for S350,009, or
$1,000 in excess of statuatory require
ment, was argued, defense holding it was
void. at least in the excess, if not in the
whole.
Judge Gaffey directed a verdict for the
whole amount claimed, $3i4, III 5, but
stated his doubts in regard to the excess
over the statuatory bonds being sustained
on appeal.
The attorneys for the defense asked for
a stay of six days for the purpose OF moy-
ing Tor a new trial and filing an appeal.
Attorney General Crawford conducted the
the state case alone against Stewart OF
Pierre, Thos. Sterling OF Redfeld and John
ii. Perry OF Aberdeen.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-13
JAPANESE IN CONTROL.
Order Rapidly Coming Out of
Chaos in Formosa.

Hong Kong special: The natives of
Formosa are submitting readily to Japa-
nese rule. The japanese loss during the
military movements in occupying the
island was only eight men. The Chi
nese carried away millions of dollars
worth OF property from the Chinese
Notifications during the firing which fol-
lowed the detention of the steamer with
the ex-governor and eX-preSident, Tung
Ching, who endeayored to escape from the
island. Seven persons were killed and
seventeen wounded on the Steamer.a a re-
suit Of the firing. The German gunboat
Iltis replied to the hombardment IRON the
Notifications on the Formosan shore and
the native gunners deserted their posi-
tons. The forts were quickly silenced.
According to all reports, l03 natives We're
killed by the cannonade OF the Hits.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-13

The commissioners for the South Da-
kOta Soldiers Home at Hot Springs COM
plcted their i've days session at Sioux
Falls by the election Of Capt. W. V. Lu-
cas- as -commandant OF the home. The
ballot had reached number tWenty-eight
before this result was accomplished. Dur
ing most Of the b~alloting Capt. j.. p. Me-
grew, the old commandant, had two votes
out of five, While the others We're scattered
between half a dozen other candidates.
On the tWenty-eighth vote Capt. Lucas
received four and was declared the COM
mandant of the home for the current wear.
The captain has been honored with the
position before. He was transferred from
the home to the halls of congress at Wash
ington about three years ago.
The old officers of the board were re-
elected as follows: Col. Z. f. Clough Of
Deadwood, president; O. Z. Dewey of
Watertown, secretary; W. p. Phillips of
Hot Springs, treasurer. The other mem
bers are Judge c. S. Palmer of Sioux
Falls and c. j. Anderson of Plankinton.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-13

SPAIN GETTING ALARMED.
Ten More Battalions of Infantry to
Be Sent to Cuba.

Madrid special: Captain General Mar
tineZ de Campos sent a cable message TO
The Spanish government announcing that
several insurgent leaders are expected 10
effect a landing in Cuba shortly, and he
adds that owing to fresh disturbances on
the island, probably the recent invasion
of the province of Santa Clara by the
Cuban insurgents. he asks for a reinforce
ment of six battalions of infantry. But
the government seems to take a less SAN
guine view of the situation of affairs in
Cuba thar does the captain general of the
island, for the cabinet, after thoroughly
discussing the situation from all its stand
points, has decided to send ten additional
battalions OF infantry TO Cuba with out
delay.
The republicans in the chamber Of
deputies formulated a resolution asking
the government TO restrict free discussion
of Spanish affairs, plainly referring to the
Instruction in Cuba, but the resolution
was rejected by the overwhelming ma
jority OF 1872 to 10.
The condition Of Gen. Prima Rivera, the
captain general of Madrid, who was
seriously wounded by Capt. Clayajo shows
considerable improvement.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-13
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
HAPPENINGS FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE STATE.
Copditiou of the National Banks or the
State-Steady stream of Immigrants Tor
Charles Mix County - south Dakota
Briefs.
South Dakota National

The comptroller of the currency mas
given out an abstract OF the reports on tle
condition of the thirty-th4ee national
banks of South Dakota to May {. 1t shows
that the total resources amounted TO So
s56.27S. divided principally as follows:
Loans and discounts, $3.4lo,2S9; stocks,
securities. etc. SOCIAL; banking houses,
furniture and fixtures. S352,3i2: other real
estate and mortgages owned, $242, $50; re-
serve in the hands of reserve agents and IN
banks. 1901, 067. The principal Liabilities
were: Capital stock. S2,035.0oo; surplus
fund, S4l0. 800: undivided profits, Sl23,9IO;
deposits. $3,4Sl, SIS. The average reserve
held was 2S.61 per cent.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-13
VICTORY FOR LOCHREN.
Court UphoIhs Him in n Judge
Long Pension Case.

Washington special: The pension case
Of Judge Charles d.. Long of Michigan,
which has been before the local court i'll
one form or another for some time, was
finally decided by the board of appeals,
the commissioner of pensions coming out
victorious, though the probabilities are
that the case will not be taken to the SUI
preme court of the United States. About
a year ago Commissioner of Pensions
Lochran caused the pension Of Judge
Long to be reduced from $15 to $50 per
month. subsequently the case came be-
fore Judge Bradley Of the district supreme
court, and he decided in effect that the
commissions Of pensions had no author
ity 10 reduce tie pension. The court OF
appeals reversed that decision, holding
that a pension is not a vested right except
in a very limited sense, as shown by the
act of December y, 1898; that the courts
cannot interfere in matters of this kind
and that the commissioner Of pensions had
q perfect right to review the acts Of his
predecessors.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-13
Auditor Merton Removed.

Washington special: The president re-
moved from Office C.. L. Merton, OF Maine.
partment. The difficulty which culmi-
mated Ill his removal began several months
ago, when information, it is said, reached
the department that Mr.. Merton had both
during his former and present term Of Of
flee written letters OF a highly impropef
character to parties i'll his native state re-
fecting upon the president and Secretary
Carlisle. The officials, it Is said, took the
trouble to verify this information and his
removal was the result.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-13
REPLIES TO THE POWERS.
vnrkey's Answer Not Satisfactory
to the ENJOYS.

C~ynstantinople special: The reply OF
representative OF Great Britain, France
and Russia in regard to the proposed re-
forms in Armenia has been delivered to
the ENJOYS. The portc's answer is not sat-
istactory. The Turkish government does
.ot agree to the principle of the controi OF
The proposed reforms by the powers. After
Receiving the reply the ENJOYS of the three
powers held a meeting, at which they de-
cided to refer the whole matter to their re-
spective governments.
The position is serious, as recently the
British embassy informed the porte that
Great Britain had resolved not to accept
any notifications OF the propositions af-
fecting reforms in Armenia, and the rep
resentatives of the other powers have
made the same declaration to the porte.
Interesting news may shortly be flashed
from Beyrout, where it is believed the
British fleet will be called upon to support
the demands of the three powers The
measures which Great Britain, France and
Russia insist upon as a preliminary TO re-
10TH lucIuue tllt appointment VI q DiSu
commissioner lor Armenia, general am
nesty for and release of all political priS-
oners. the revision OF certain judgments,
the appointment of a commissioner TO sit
vt Constantinople charged with the appli-
cation of the reforms and working in o n
cert with the high commissioner.
1t is also demanded by the powers that
the governors of Van, Erzeroum, Sivas,
Bitlas. Khartui and T~rebizonde be Christ
ian or Mussulmen, according as the popu-
lation of those places is inclined. In any
case. however. either the governor or vice
governor of the places named is to be a
Christian. and the appointment OF those
officials is to be approved by the powers.
Taxes are to be collected by local, and not
state officials, and enough is 10 be retained
before the none is forwarded to Con-
stantinople for the cost Of the local ad-
m"inlStration.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-13
OINES WILL BE THE MAN.
Little Doubt that He Will BE h
Next Secretary of State.


New York special: \ dispatch to a To-
cal paper from Washington says: Richard
Olney, of Massachusetts, present attorney
general of the United States, will be the
successor Of the late Walter Q. Gresham in
the Office of secretary of state. Edwin +.
Uhl, OF Michigan. will continue in the Of
flee of assistant secretary Of state. 1t has
not yet been determined who will be
chosen to fill the vacancy of the attorney
generalship created by the transfer of o.
ney to the state department.
There has been much speculation in
Washington as to Mr.. Gresham's sue
ceSsor. The death of the late secretary
was unexpected. and it is doubtful if
Cleveland had even permitted himself
to think of a possible successor. When
the reality Of Gresham's death came upon
the President he was stunned Then
followed the hasty transfer of the
body to Chicago and the funeral cere-
monies, by which Mr.. Cleveland was
deeply affected, and the hurried return
through the torrid heat to Washington.
Carlisle and Lamont were invited to the
" nlte house diteI NE president ARRIVAL
there from Woodley. There is good
reason to believe the president conferred
with the two secretaries upon the subject
Of succession in the state department.
After the retirement of these officials TO
their respective departments it is known
Attorney General Olney was summoned
NO the executive mansion, and it is almost
certain the office OF secretary Of state was
rendered TO and accepted by Olney.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-13
HACKED TO PIECES.
A Jealous HOosicr Husbands Hor-
rjble Crime.


Evansville, Ind, special: For some
months Valentine WeiSsman has been
jealous of his wife and has had frequent
Q~uarrclS with her because Of his suspicious
that she was intimate with other men.
Mrs. Weissman was nursing their t.
month-old baby preparatory to putting tito
bed. Weissman partly disrobed and went
into the room where his wife was and
told her that he was going to kill her. He
snatched the baby from her arm and
dashed it to the floor. Then he got
a razor. His wife ran from the house,
but was stopped by a high fence and
he caught her. He Immediately began
to slash her with a razor. They tore
up a large patch of garden in their
struggles. He cut her in the throat three
times, several times in the face. and then
began hacking at her bosom. He cut one
of her breasts off, and then tried to cut off
a hand. In all he cut her in 12l places.
The coming of %neighbors frightened him
away and the poor woman recovered sufi-
GENTLY to get her baby and flee to neigh
borS. She tainted on the way and was
carried into a house and doctors called.
Weissman escaped and was afterWard
captured. He was discovered on a fence,
stark naked except his shirt, which he had
tied around his neck and tied to a piece Of
wire that was fastened to the limb of a
tree. He was in the act Of jumping from
the fence when seen. The wife and child
will die.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-13

Pana, ILL.,, special: John Beck, a farmer
near Ilcrrick, went TO that town and be-
coming Intoxicated engaged in a brawl
with several citizens, three of whom he
stabbed seriously. Chief Of Police Thomas
Adams arrested Beck. who resisted him
and, drawing his knife, stabbed Adams
several times IN the neck and breast.
Adams he'd on 10 his prisoner, however,
and succeeded in landing him in Jail.
Adams injuries are serious, and his ply
sicians say he cannot recover.