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The eagle., 1895-12-18
NEGRO LIFE.
A Word Picture Of It's Delights
and Disappointments.
The Corn Shucking at Uncle Moses and
Its Interesting Features-Scenes of
Hilarity Among the DusItY
Participants.

Uncle Moses and his wife. Aunt Dilsy,
both being very old and afflicted, were
allowed to occupy little old cabin and
use what land they could tend, rent
free.
Uncle Moses requested that he be per-
mitted 'to cut de trees often dat.ar iii
branch, what runs from my bac yard.
please, sah."
Permission granted, Uncle Moses
didn't look as if he could fell a sapling.
lie was so afflicted that he couldn't
plow. 1t was Aunt Dilsy that plowed.
But he displayed an ability to cut down
trees that was truly astonishing. Soon
lie had long, narrow strip of rich, low
ground, and Aunt Dilsy plowed it with
the COW. She plowed with the cow be-
cause she was of timid nature, be-
sides being afflicted. She would have
cen afraid of any other beast, even If
sle had had one, which she hadn't. And
how, Eehold the corn Such pile of
corn had been raised on dat ar iii
branch Lottom," that it's fame had
spread abroad over the plantation.
Very proud and boastful was Uncle
Moses, md great was the crowd at his
corn shucl.ing. Old and young, rent
crs and hired hands, and even Uncle
rristo Hunt, who owned seven acres
of land were all there. As it was not
n flicker corn shucking," but a supper
corn shrcking," the ladies were out in
full force.
Conspicuous among them were the
Conitchee girls, in red skirts and new
shirt waists. the bellies Of the evening.
Hunning them pretty close, though
VCrc the Turner iris, who wore orlv
r'n~ham dresses, : MT al 500 con Is
in their ECl ~s and ihC'r llc1: Ian an
ranged in Psychcs. 70 lors wtlc
numerous and Ill. scyciGl fror ''nvcr
The criok" Icing prosr! I. Iimr:ic
Coodc, the ciack larjo llaytr, v as also
there.
"You, Jimmie, Goi!" t'icd ITrclr
loses. Don't you shuck rorc o L. Y
corn; you pick dat banjo, so desc nir-
gers can wuk fast. Dis amt no one.
horse corn pile!"
"All right, Uncle Nose" assentn''
Jimmie. readily. "Jcsso 'lon't hafto'
nick it at supper time, ard thr fasc'
Eating strains of "Gcorgic Euck' filed
tie air.
The shucliing went on brisl.!y with
increasing hilarity.
Hi, dar, you nggers!' interrupted
Uncle Moses. Don't you dassen't play
baseball wild my years O. corn" and
You stop dat rasslin', you Sam Jones
en- Kiah Hawkins! Miss Pattie Belle
Conitchte amt looiin' at yer en- yel
amt got her ter study"
The task of preserving order kept
Uncle Moses busy and gave him little
The eagle., 1895-12-18
Compliments Of tao, bmo.ing Room.

Compliments Of tao ,bmoking Room.
They sat in deep thought for half an
hour after heslunch. Finally one Of
them could stand it no longer, So he
took "A cjgarfrom ispocket and lighted
1t with the remark "Sorry l haven't
got another cigar" "Just what |
should have said to you in five minutes
more" replied the other, also takingout
cigar, "if you hadn't got the start of
me-" i.r
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06
In Her Head,

The newest society sensation" in st.
Petersburg is an old peasant
with a wonderful memory. Her name
Is Trina Andrejewna FedOsova; she is
70 years Of age, can neither read nor
write, but knows by heart over 10000
legends, folk-songs and poems. When
she gives a public recital the scene is q
striking one. A little bent figure ap-
pears, hobbies on to the platform, sits
down on a chair, with hands folded,
and withered face quite expressionless.
Amid a hush Of expectation she begins
to speak; then her face brightens, her
eyes open widely and sparkle, while
her voice grows clear and penetrating.
She looks ten years younger In her en-
thusiasm, rs she half speaks, half
sings the legends Of her youth, tales Of
great wars, old fairy tales, long-lost
tragedies or tender love stories, while
the audience, carried away by her
strange magnetism, listens spell-bOund,
laughs and weeps at her will. She ID
the rage" in the Russian capital, and
We hear that two eminent literary men
have written down Il number Of her
memory-stored treasures, which they
intend to publish in book form, when
it should prove a rich find for lovers Of
olk-lOre.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06
Little, bat Good.

Cardinal TOsti took his greatest de-
light in watching people eat who were
'blessed' with vOracious appetites,
and, to crafty his within, he frequently
invited q company of notorious great
eaters, and RECALLED them with an album
dance of the choicest viands he could
procure. One day, being in Il specially
good humor, his Eminence said to his
cook To-day you must ask three men
Of extraordinary capacity to dinner,
and pr, pare u set IF courses that would
satisfy eighteen ordinary persons"
The cook set off to R~ipagrande, where
he selected the strongest and most fam
ished looking of the pOrters he found
standing about. provided them with de-
cent clothes and took them to the Car.
dinars palace. The table Groanad un.
der II gigantic heap of the best and
dearest eatables to be had. The por.
tiers required no pressing. but made q
raid Oh the provisions like II pack Of
hungry wolves. The Cardinal watched
the proceedings from behind Il curtain,
and was delighted when in a compare.
lively short time all the nice things
which adorned the table had disap-
peared, down to the very last. AS genu-
inc Romans the three jewellers were not
unmindful Of the rules Of %politeness,
and n Of them was deputed to ex.
press to his Eminence their heartfelt
thanks for his kind invitation. A foot
man too him into the presence Of the
Cardinal.
Well" inquired the old gentleman,
with a smile, "did you enjoy your feed?"
Very much, your Eminence!' was
the reply. Little, but yood"-Il Mes.
saggerO.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06

fend and protect interstate traffic with
out resorting to the intermediate agency
of any given State. Following this dec
~laratiOn is an explicit and forcible state
ment of the right of the Federal Govern
mcnt to exercise it's power in any State,
the expression being one which will serve
as a new definition of the doctrine Of
States rights. The supremacy of nation
al authority over local authority is main
tanned and the statement is accompanied
by a significant hint that the Federal
Government will not hesitate to i~nterpose
and send troops in the defense of its con-
stitutional privileges whenever it may
consider that those privileges are threat
ened.
The virtual effect of this verdict is to
establish the right of Federal judges who
may be in control of receiverships to pre-
vent labor troubles through injunctions.
In a wider and deeper sense it sets up the
general principle that the instrument of
the injunction may be employed when the
purpose of the injunction is the prevention
of an act already declared to be lawless
and for the violation of which the offend
ers could be punished Independently. 1t is
impossible not to foresee that the opinion
must have a far-reaching effect on the fu-
ture of all industrial contests arising in
connection with railroads, especially with
railroads operating under receiverships.
What is of far more practical Importance,
however, is the decision that the Federal
Government. whenever it's mails are
threatened because of a strike, reserves
the right to take direct action. 1t will
cause it's courts to issue an injunction. the
failure to observe which will constitute
immediate grounds for the application Of
fOrca
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06
End of q Noble Life.

Walter Quinton Gresham, Secretary of
State. died of pneumonia Tuesday morn
ing at 1:15 o'clock at the Arlington Hotel
in Washington. All hope Of his recovery
was practically abandoned when u sinking
spell occurred shortly before 6 o'clock
Monday evening. The most powerful
heart stimulants known to medical sci
ence. nitro glycerine and d~igitalis, were
injected periodically, and an infusion Of
norma! saline solution was made through
an opened vein in the arm. He recovered
slightly, but owing to severe rigors short
IL before II o'clock he began to fail rap
idly, and his vitality began to ebb. The
three physicians saw that the end was
near, and at II o'clock withdrew to the
ante-room, leaving in the sick chamber
only the members of his family, Mrs.
Gresham, her daughter, Mrs. Andrews,
and son-in-law, Mr.. Andrews, and the
nurses.
In to that time he had been conscious
and talked at intervals. His words were
full of bravery. He fully appreciated his
condition and spoke words of hope and
cheer to his stricken wife and daughter.
Sometimes his mind wandered slightly
and went back to the days of long ago, re-
calling incidents of life and happiness in
the springtime Of his life. He spoke. too.
of his absent son and his private secrc-
tary. Mr.. Lands, whom he loved as n son,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06
DECISION AGAINST DEBS.
Uncle Sam Is Sovereign Over Every
Individual and Every Foot Of Soil.


The United States Supreme Court has
denied the application Of Eugene V. Debs,
the strike leader. for u writ of habeas
corpus. This is Il victory for the Gov
eminent. No more important question,
with the single exception of the income
tax, has come before the Supreme Court
during the past year than the attempt Of
Eugene V. Debs and the other officers Of
the American Railway Union to secure a
reversal Of the sentences to Jail by Judge
Woods for interfering with interstate
and the running Of the mails ill
the railway strike of last summer. The
history of the case is still fresh in the
public memory, but it has Importance be-
yond the question Of imprisonment of the
American Railway Union officers because
there is largely involved the principle Of
the right of judges having jurisdiction Of
large interests by virtue of receiverships
created by them to prevent labor troubles
through the in~strumentality Of i%njunc-
tons.
The Supreme Court takes the ground
that the relations of the Federal Govern
ment toward interstate commerce and the
mails are those of "direct supervision, con-
troll and management" and that the
Federal arm has sovereign power to de-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06
Natural History Logic.

A celebrated trainer says: animals
IN never forced to execute, at the com
mand and will of the intelligent train
err, any movements which are not nat
ural to them in a free state" Monkeys
love to swing In the tropical creepers,
therefore they are placed on a rrapeze;
goats seek pointed rocks, hence they
are natural equilibrists; dogs instinc-
lively rise on their hind legs, so they
are taught to maintain themselves in
that position. a trainer is guided by
the forces of fear, devotion, hungerand
habit. There is one fact which no one
would suspect-that it is easier to train
an adult lion taken in Il snare than an
animal born in a menagerie. The civil
lied lion would soon be spoiled for
work, and the inherent deCiltry would
break forth with awful disaster. An
other strange fact is that the older an
animal grows, particularly of the feline
family, the more dangerous 1t becomes.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06
What He Wanted to Know.

In Rochester. where parents are
obliged to send their children to school,
the School Board officers, when they
have been In office too long, are some.
times very Otticious and arrogant in
manner An elderly but f~resh-looking
woman opened her door to one lately
and answered the following questions;
Have you any children"
yes"
How many?"
Three"
Are they all at SCHOOL,"
NO"
I'VE must see to that" said the man
pompously, taking out a notebook.
snow your name and address,"
Given.
Your children's names?"
Also given.
"Now their ages"
"Well, let me think" answered the
wOman with Il CLEAN of fun in her
eyes; willie. the youngest. is 80, and
was married last week"
Thunder and lightning roared the
man, why didn't you tell me that at
hrst?"
Because you didn't ask me- she
answered quietly.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06

to the platform. Senator Sherman came
down to greet him. and the scene occa-
stoned Il marked demonstration. While
Chairman Bonner, who is a member of
Governor Mcl\inley's staff. was eloquent
ly congratulating the Republicans on the
result of the last Ohio election and fore
casting another triumph for next No
vember in a wcll-set Introductory speech.
eX-GOv. Foraker entered the hall and a
very boisterous demonstration followed
his appearance.
After Chairman Bonner had made re-
peated efforts to secure order and proceed
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06
Met in GAINESVILLE.

Met in GAINESVILLE.
GAINESVILLE correspondence:
Gen. Asa S. Bushnell for Governor, }.
b. Foraker for United States Senator and
William Mckinley for President. This
is the combination that won at the Repub-
lican State convention.
The convention was called to order
promptly at 4 o'clock Tuesday by Col.
Joseph G. Bonner, chairman of the State
committee. A half hour previous the hall
was packed to its full capacity of 5000,
and a larger number was unable to gain
admittance. Senator Sherman was given
a stirring ovation when he was escorted
into the hall at $3.50 o'clock by Congress-
man Van Voorhis and Judge Crander.
Ex-Secretary Foster, members of Con.
gress, several candidates and others were
cheered as they entered, so that Chair
man Bonner had to rap for order previous
to the prayer of Rev. Samuel G. Addison,
of Toledo. Among the working delegates
were Herman G.. Dennison, son of the
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06

with his Introductory remarks, ex-Gov.
Foraker come to the front of the platform
and asked that the deliberations of the
convention be not longer disturbed, as
there would be time for all to be heard.
Col. Bonner cut short his remarks and
introduced to the demonstrative audience
Senator John Sherman as the temporary
chairman.
At the conclusion of the Senator's
speech the twenty-one congressional dis
tricts were called for members of the COM
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06


The Balloting Begins.
On reassembling the temporary organi-
cation was made permanent. The con-
tested delegations from the Toledo and
Springfield districts were not unseated.
The following names were presented to
the convention for the nomination for
Governors: J. w. Barger, j. Warren Kei-
fer, j. III. Hoyt. George X. Nash, Robert
NJ. Nevin. A. l.. Harris and E. w. Poe.
Gen. Bushnell's name was not presented
by any speaker. There were 1921 dele
gates in the convention, Ala being neces-
sary for a choice. The first ballot result.
ii MS follows:
Bushnell, So; Barger, Sc; Harris, So;
iIoyt. 176h; Keifer, "A; Nash, 16S; Nevin,
10: Poe, 1461a.
Chairman Sherman announced there
was no nomination.
The third ballot for Governor resulted:
Bushnell, 159; Barger. SO; Harris, 81;
IIoyt. 100; Keifer, 4O1a; Nash, 1891;
Ncvin, rs: Poe, 81.
At the end of the third ballot it was an
nounced that the name of L. w. Poe was
withdrawn.
The fifth ballot for Governor. All being
necessary for a choice, resulted:
Bushnell. 40; Harris, .; Hoyt, 100;
Keifer. II; Nash, 30.
On the sixth ballot Gen. Asa s. Bush
nell was nominated, receiving 500 votes;
Nash, POI; Hoyt, Ill: necessary for
choice, 4l4.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06
ODD FELLOWS TEMPLE.

Massive and Costly Structure Dedi-
Gated in Philadelphia.
The great Odd Fellows Temple in
Philadelphia, which cost $95O,OOO, was
dedicated the other day with imposing
ceremonies. This magnificent monument
to Odd Fellowship is nine stories high,
and is the largest and costliest secret So
ciety building in the world. 1t is situated
on Broad street. Offices for the grand
officers of the State are on the ground
floor, also an auditorium 90 feet by 65
feet, and 40 feet high, with a seating ca
pacity of 1900. Directly beneath is a
drill hall of the same size, except in
height. On the second, third, fourth and
fifth floors are 1O5 offices for rent. The
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06

remaining stories will be devoted entirely
to the order. Four lodge rooms are upon
each floor. On the ninth floor there are
two e~ncampment rooms, which contain
many new and novel features for con-
ferring degrees. A roof promenade COM
handing an excellent view of the city
and surrounding country is provided. Del
egations of Odd Fellows from all ever
the United States attended the dedica-
tory ceremonies. 1t is estimated there
were 10000 in the parade.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06
Harp.

Two Frenchmen have invented a
new kind Of harp, made entirely Of
wood. Instead of strings. the inventors
use strips Of American fir. The sound
Is produced, as In the ordinary harp,
by the contact Of the fingers; but the
players wear leather GLOW. . covered
with resin. The tone of the Instrument
Is of remarkable purity.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06

war Governor, and
Harry Garfield, son
of the martyred
President. On the
p a t form ere
Judges West, Law
renee. Baldwin and
u large number of
leading Republicans.
When Judge West.
who was the Repub-
lican candidate for
Governor in 1871.
was hpinr escorted
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06

SION was required to induce her even to
lie down. Sunday she grew 50 faint from
sheer exhaustion that she reeled and
would have fallen had not one of the
nurses caught her in her arms.
Inc nation mourns for one of her illus
trlous sons. Not since the death of James
". Blaine has Washington been so moved.
There Is multiplied evidence of genuine
sorrow on every hand.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06

mittees and other pO-
%sitions, when it was
found that there
were bitter contests
for seats, especially
in the Toledo and
Springfield districts.
A committee on resO-
lutions was appoint
ed and afterward or
.ganized. with ex-Sec.
Charles Eos
ter as chairman. On
motion Of Gen. A. G.
Hurst the coDven-
ton then adjourned
RI y n m
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06

Charles Deweese, a plate glass worker
of Elwood, Ind, became insane from en-
forced idleness and tried to kill his wife.
The asylum is too full to admit him and
the police have him under restraint,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06
BUSHNELL TO LEAD.
NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR BY
OHIO REPUBLICANS.

Gov. Mckinley Pledged the Support
of Ohio in the Next National Con-
ventiOn-FOraker Endorsed for sen.
ator-Six Ballots Taken.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06
". @. GRESHAM DEAD.
SECRETARY OF STATE PASSES
AWAY IN WASHINGTON.

All the Family Present Except Otto,
the Son-Heroic Life and Character
of the Mantle Dies the Victim of
Oyerwork.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06

N
is region
he rails.
ed.
ished the
Samp-
'und that
y drawn.
ed from
account
pending.
lie sum Of
xt grand
nd many
men. ex-
u it for
)son will
Montana
of Red
Judge
ondsmen
a trans
to the
al pref
Wit was
the de-
~lifornia.
ase will
I'd Judge
Jams Of
account
lor.
tonwood
ng near
Redfeld
ward for
W. W.
/, is still
that he
day and
saw fit,
'urances
coming.
Arnold's
yet for
hip.
ertOn Of
liller as
IS Com
at HUI
I of the
to force
/ bonds.
I by the
likely
the SUI
favor OF
berdeen
Orthern
for the
chedule
$4,000,
The firm
BUSINESS
I of the
4 their
ton.
l royal
secured
will see
1t is
secure
md In
nd.
hat the
10 was
months
andall.
ID been
de.
le farm
Hart
On the
ng the
cry is
out at
under
ape.
|easOn,
, over
|eiving
lime at
ID. 1t
,bably
lren of
S after
er day
d was
ngs of
about
nplets
,tions,
rs al
ties.
5 con-
lntain
Buoy
is not
: ma
nation
| this
4 the
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06

are az
bring top
ltnparison
|iuct will
|lt indica.
p will be
|erre dnr.
to net 10
49,
the bus
Is west of
tiles, and
the past
iore Than
breeders
Fich they
region
lie rails.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06

of Red
Judge
ondsnlen
. trans
|, to the
al pref
Wit was
the de-
will
I'd Judge
Jams of
account
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06


Orthern
,Or the
chedule
$4,000,
he firm
business
of the
It their
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06

tOnWOOd
Ilg near
ward for
". W.
:, is still
: that he
day and
saw fit,
,uranceS
coming.
yet for
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06

pip.
|ertOn Of
|Iiller as
Is Com
\ at HUI
II of the
TO force
h bonds.
It by the
| likely
the SUI
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-06-06

ton.
/ royal
will see
1t is
secure
md In
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-07-18

keep mine. Put out your light, and
then I'll come"
The Major and his fellow directors
did not much like putting put the
light, but they were not towards, and
after some denur it was done.
When the light was out the waited
In silence, while the Major grasped
firmly in one hand a revolver. Fol a
little while a low, grating sound was
heard, then the falling of a heavy
body, and the next instant a man was
visible, standing in the middle of the
vault, with a dark lantern in his hand.
The mar soon spoke for Himself and
the directors listened in as tonishment.
1t appeared that he was q poor man.
and obtained a pre- carious living in a
strange way. When the tide was low
1t is the custom of a certain class of
people unknown to refined society to
enter the sewers to search for any
articles of value that may have been
accidentally washed down into them.
One night he discovered an opening
leading to some place above. There
was a large, square stone which he
found could be easily raised. He lis
tened for some time, and finding all
vas SlicHt, Hltcu up Lie StOllt Will
out much difficulty, and found, after
some little investigation by the light
of his lantern, that he was in the
strong room Of a bank.
He told hi7 wife, who was a woman
of much superior education to his
own, of the whole affair. and then he
wrote, as we have seen, to the di-
rectOrs.
The mystery vas now cleared up,
and the directors, calling for lights,
examined the place carefully, and
fully verified the mans statements.
The directors felt that they owed
the strange man a debt of gratitude.
There was in%calculable wealth hidden
there, in the shape not only Of notes
and the most valuable securities. but
also in solid bullion and hard cash.
The very strictest search proved
that nothing had been taken besides
the box, which was returned intact.
When this point was fully settled
was agreed by the directors that the
mysterious visitor should be rewarded
for his honesty, and it was curretly
reported that they settled upon him
a liberal annuity, sufficient to support
him in comfort for the rest Of his
days.-Boston Globe.