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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-12
AMERICAN STREET RAILWAYS
Sums Invested in Thes,
Means of Urban Transportat;ou

hvCStCu IN Tha..
Means of Urban Transportation.
The great Importance of the streo.
railway interests of this countrv :.
shown in a striking manner by some If
the statistics. While INCOMPLETE ,ho
figures are believed to be accurate with.
in 5 per cent and are surprising in many
respects. New York has the crea,..,
amount of track, 1888 miles. or mora
than in all New England. Pennsylva.
MIA comes next, with 1.422 miles: ,ben
Ohio with 1,O77 miles, Massachusetts
with 800 miles and Illinois with ~,
miles. The order of States arranged
with regard to the number OF cars is.
New York. 9,115; Illinois, ssh; Penn.
sylvania. 4,021; Massachusetts. 1885,.
and Ohio. 1854. But this order is on.
tirely changed when the number OF cars
per mile Of track is taken into consider.
alton. for on this basis of arrangements
the District of Columbia heads the list
with $40, followed by Illinois with G12.
New York with SIG, Missouri with Al.
and Massachusetts with 400. The great.
est capitalization per mile of track il
$lll.200. in New York. 1t is ISL. 400 in
Pennsylvania. $73,4OO in Rhode Island.
SG9.G00 in Illinois and SOS, 100 in Louis.
lana. The funded debt per mile of track
is largest in New York. where il is $50.
200. and other high figures are S72.4M
in Rhode Island, $61, 500 in New jersey.
S5S.SG0 in Illinois and sol. 800 in both
Missouri and Maryland. The total cap
ital liabilities per mile of track are
S201.1W in New York. $146,SN in
Rhode Island, $129,4OO in New Jersey,
Sl2S.5ON in Illinois. SIG. 700 in Missouri
and $1l3.4OO in Louisiana. The banner
States in the matter of capitalization
are Mississippi. Florida, South Dakota
and New Hampshire, whose combined
capital stock and funded debt amount
10 less than $4,000 per mile of track,
while enormously valuable metropol-
tan properties in New York naturally
give that State its leading position.
Street Railway Journal.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-12

ten. make great threats OF going on
the warpath.
In short. it ian be said that the Ban
nocks are bad Indians, and even their
physical bravery cannot redeem their
faults. They are loose in morals and
unscrupulous. Efforts have been made
10 get them To attend the schools at the
different stations, and While they did.
all that they learned was soon forgot
ten. and the BannOcks, braves and
squaws. soon relapscd into their born
state Of savagery, with thoughts of
nothing but the qualification of their
apIetitpS.
There appear to have been original
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-12
Advertising.

Advertising is not an outcome ol in"r
ern necessity, but Is a very ancleh' Pr"
tice. The British Museum possess
collection Of old Greek adyertiSen]
printed on leaden plates. Inc r-.r
tians were great advertisers. faps IA
leaves over three thousand year 80
have been found at Thebes descIi n
slaves and criminals who hau ,;r
away, and offering a reward ioI ,"or-
capture; and at Pompeii ancient au, ,he
tisements have been deciphereu VI
walls.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-12

The hot-headed. impulsive people Of
France w will cease to bear malice
toward Germany for the trouncing they
got in 1870. Paris is full of somber re-
minders of this affair so disastrous to
France, but somehow these peculiar
people enjoy the idea Of having their
animosities continually stirred up,
though there is not much hope that they
can ever retaliate. The draped statue
Of S%trasbourg in the Place de Ia Con
cOrde and the fence around the Are
de Triompbe polluted since the Prus-
sian army marched through III are
reminders to all visitors Of
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-12

the weakness of Franc. \ few weeks
ago Il writer in an agricultural paper III
Paris said: More sheep are coming
from Africa than ever before. and il is
gratifying to notice that the quality II
getting better year by year.. II Is sin
cerely hoped that the day will soon
come when the consumption of mutton
in Paris will no longer be dependent
on supplies coming from Prussia.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-12

Mark Twain has been offered $4,000
for twenty lectures. This is pretty high,
hut it will be remembered that Baby
Bunting Arbuckle paid $4,000 for a
few old letters a while ago, and he
wasn't particularly DESTROYS Of having
them printed. either.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-12

Taylor. the Dakota defaulter, has
received a sentence of five
years. He confessed to having stolen
100000 from the taxpayers. He gets
one year for each $50, 900 of his thefts.
and that will be reduced by good con-
duct" This is a miniature Judgment for
q colossal crime.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-12

S~npSnOntS Oh the
Fort Hall rcserva-
ton. There are
about 500 of them
and the tribe is de-
! & every
year. The Ban
c TIE finer pco-
pie. physically, than
the $ h o $ h 0 n G $.
They are bigger.
more lusty, ard in
their veins runs
the blood of he
hunter IN the
warrior. The Ban
nocks are wiry and
muscular, tall and
straight. warlike
and untaned. The
braves d : Il "A ] II
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-12

The State veterinarian surgeon of
Iowa finds 10y chemical analysis that a
good deal of the milk furnished in that
State contains tuberculosis. lncreas-
ing the proportion of chalk appears TO
have no effect on the tubercleS. They
Seem TO thrive on II.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-12

OF course Frances T.. Willard is not
ting up waiting for her husband to
come home from the lodge" Also
imagine her husband coming home.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-12

HAMMOCK BRAVE. manual labor al
any kind. They look upon it as dis
graceful. and carry their antipathy TO
toll further than the warriors of any
other tribe except the Standing Rock
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-12

A man in Philadelphia is said to have
actually kicked himself to death the
other day. Probably he was a stranger
who hadn't enough money to pay for a
railway ticket.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-12

The young Bannock "bloods' are
horn gamblers and thieves. They ar"
ever ready to kill any white man who
opposes them in their predatory nab
its. and when intoxicated, which is Of
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-12

as the new wOman kissable at all:"
asks the Syracuse Post. And yet, SYRIA
ruse claims to be an up-to-date, modern.
civilized, progressive town.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-12

According to Bishop McKim the Jap
anese have 5000. 900 gods. This great
number is due, no doubt. to the fact
that they have no Bob Ingcrsoll.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-12

The price of coal. we believe. is about
HE only thing in the whole range of
nature which contracts with heat and
expands with cold.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-12

An AtlaHta paper remarks coyly that
" it eve is necessary to steal a kiss In
Georgia." This looks like a regular
give-aWay.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-12
HEBANNOCKINDIAN
CHARACTER OF A FIERCE TRIBE
OF RED MEN.

Not Numerous, but Cruel Fighters
Expert Horsemcn Are Given to
Gambling-Wy Game Laws
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-12

Rum and an enraged bull heip I'd
make a farmer run through He
rapidly.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-12
Bad Young Bucks

The Indian disturbances now taking
place in the West were stirred w Ivy
the BannockS, IL tribe living with the
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-12

Conscience is half blind unN ,or
have an Eve for others as Wen
self.
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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-05-15

A medieval condottier in the service
Of the Moslem, when he was fighting to
fill his own Golfers with perfect impair
TALLY against Moor or Christian, ban
ished as traitor by his Castilian sover-
eign, and constantly leading the forces
Of the infidel against Aragon, against
Catalonia, and even against CASTLE, he
has become the national hero of Spain.
Warning against the Moslem Of Va
lencia, whom he pitilessly despoiled with
the aid of the Moslem of Saragossa,
whose cause he cynically betrayed, while
he yet owned nominal allegiance to
Alfonso Of CASTLE, whose territories he
was pitilessly ravaging, retaining con-
quered Valencia for his personal and
private advantage, in despite Of Moslem
and Christian kings, he has become the
type of Christian loyalty and Christian
chivalry in Europe. Avaricious, faith
less, cruel and bold, true soldier of
fortune, the Cid still maintains repu-
tation which is one of the enigmas of
history. -" History of SPAIN" y. r.
Burke.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-05-15

Thou drear companion of the slow night hours,
Thou sharpener of the soul, long, long had /
Waged weary combat with thee though my
cry
OF anguish only cheered thy mocking powers
AS through the years we strove no respite
ours,
Till, 10, one day each breathed victorious
sigh,
The master, thou, of my mortality,
But master who beneath my spirit covers,
Its slave forever. Now fast friends are we,
My vanquished victor pain, and much owe
To thy stern fellowship. Through thee see
With quickened sense all things both high
and low,
For knowing all that can never be,
Tutored by thee, all wider life know.
Elizabeth West in Century.
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Prince, 1000 francs; duke, 6UO francs
marquis, 700 francs; viscount, 500
francs; baron, 400 francs; double pre-
fix, 300 francs; single prefix, 100 francs.
1t would be a still greater improvement
if France should abolish all titles They
are out of place under a republican form
Of government. Chicago Inter Ocean.
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ment sat down to smoke and reflect ON

ment sat down to smoke and reflect ON
the events Of the last two days.
Presently the waiter brought him an
evening paper, and on running his eye
over the news he saw paragraph head
cd, death From Excitement at the
Boat Race.-News just to hand that at
the conclusion of the race, the finish Of
which was extremely exciting, an elder
~ gentleman in full sight of the finish
was seen to stagger and fall. Medical
attendance was speedily obtained, but
life was pronounced to be extinct. The
remains were removed to the mortuary
awaiting the inquest From letters and
papers on the deceased it is feared that
he was g. Davenant, ESQ.,, father Of
that brilliant oarsman who today strok-
ed the Light Blues in such a gallant
manner. Our readers will join with us
in expressing the hope that this may
prove to be a mistake.
Jack never knew how he got through
the next few days. He did all that was
necessary in a perfectly mechanical
manner. He had his fathers remains
buried in the family vault Also he
wrote to Ruth, telling her that she could
never marry her, though it almost broke
his heart to say SO" And then, as might
be expected, the overtaxed brain and
body gave way, and Jack Davenant lay
in his fathers stately mansion sick unto
death at the very time that Ruth Mey-
nell-not knowing of his serious illness
and scorning to wear her heart on her
sleeve - had arranged to tour with
friends abroad.
And SO these two young lives, which
but few days before seemed so full of
life and hope, were blighted as it SEEM
ed at their very outset.
In due time Jack pulled through. And
then, for the first time for many sad
day, the light of hope shone upon him,
and he understood what before had been
xplicable-namely, that instead Of be-
ing the pauper he feared he was, he was
really immensely rich.
His father had certainly lost money
in the troublous times of strikes, but not
sufficient to impair his princely fortune.
Business worry, telling upon an enfee-
bled frame, coupled perhaps with nat
ural excitement about the race in which
his son was to take such leading part,
had brought about that dreadful; hallu-
cination from which he had suffered, for,
in fact, he had not bet one farthing on
the event.
The most learned scientists cannot I'M
dertake to explain the subtle working of
the mind diseased But it was suggested
that since those interested in the result
Of the VARSITY boat race" are often
guided in their hopes by the state of
the betting it might be INFERRED that
Jacks father had been too intently
watching the odds. Tit-Bits.
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Taxing Titles.

The republic of France does not pro-
pose to allow people to hang on to old
titles without paying for the privilege.
Itproposes to tax all such titles, and the
schedule as made up is as follows:
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w atch Competitions.

Very few people know that there are,
in connection with the Geneva watch
trade, competitions involving very large
sums of money. a goodly proportion of
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-05-15

| ed it to be- AnQ tn0n Cn0 GnOuSnI O0 Gu0
GREAT event in which he was to take
such a prominent part on the morrow
rushed across his mind, and he couldn't
help saying:
"But if you love me, as you say you
do, how could you bring me such ghast-
ly news at such a time as this, when
the fact of my knowing it one day soon
er or later could make no earthly differ
ence to our circumstances? 1t was wick
edly cruel not to keep the news till after
the race.
"Stop, ia :k,'' his father replied.
"You muslin blame me unjustly. You
have sufficient reason to blame, yes,
hate, me without that Listenl told
you loved you. and I do. 1t was for
you that | have acted as have done.
AS just said, am q doomed man. At
the outside, l am only given one year to
live. And time being SO short, and my
affairs so shaky, what was I to do?
Draw closer to me, closer, Jacki A
whisper heard would be fatal"
Jack bent down his head, and his face
became as white as his fathers. And
this is what he heard
"Jack, | have put every halfpenny I
possess, and more-G50, COCOON Oxford
for tomorrow race. "
For moment Jack looked at his ia
ther. He was fairly staggered. Then,
without a word, he took up his hat and
left the hotel haunted by his fathers
pale, entreating face, and made his way
to the training quarters.
The day Of the race broke bright and
fair, and London turned out her thou
sands of holiday makers, as only London
can. The race was finely contested
throughout, and it was only in the last
quarter of a mile that the light blue
flag forged slowly ahead, and after the
most exciting struggle ever Witnessed
if we except the memorable dead heat
Cambridge won.
Ruth Meynell who was staying with
some friends in town to witness the race,
had no doubt been one Of the most in
terested and excited of the spectators.
At the point where she had seen the
crews pass, Oxford happened to be lead
ing. So her delight was proportionately
great when the news of the light blue
victory reached her
Surely girl was never 80 happily
situated! Loving and beloved, and her
weetheart-who had promised to spend
the evening with her friends-the hero
(for the moment) Of the whole civilized
world
We left Jack on his way to the hotel
where the Cantabs were staying. It is
impossible to describe his feelings, the
shock had been SO great. He had loved
and reverenced his father so much, and
always thought Of him as the soul of
honor.
And now there was only one course
open for him, either to do or die, though
to help to win the race was to help his
own utter ruin And then Ruth: What
Of her? Oh, he mustn't even think of
that. The race and winning-it must be
his only aim and object, Small wonder,
then, that it was remarked at the start
that Davenant looked "off color
We have seen, however, that he had
literally pulled the race out Of the fire
Strong man though he was, the severe
mental and physical strain told on him,
and he had to be lifted out Of the boat
at the finish. But he was strong as iron
and quickly recovered. How he wished
he might not For what had he to live
for now? The shouts and cheers seemed
bitter mOckery. He recalled his fathers
| IL
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A BOAT RACE STORY.

Jack Davenant was the stroke Of the
Cambridge university eight. He was a
man greatly to be envied. Wealthy-his
father was large mine owner in the
north - popular, good looking and
thought to be one of the best strokes
turned out from either university for
some time Last, but not least, he was
engaged to be married at Easter to Ruth
Newell as bonny lass as need be-,
with whom he had been in love for some
years.
1t was the afternoon before the great
event when the following telegram
reached him:
Meet me, Kings Cross, $50. DAvENANT.
Jack was delighted, for it had been a
great disappointment to him when his
father had told him that business Of i'm
portance would prevent his witnessing
the race. When the train glided slowly
into the station, you may be sure that
a cordial greeting was exchanged be-
tween father and son. But Jack was
startled to see how greatly altered his
fathers appearance was from what it
had been three months before.
"Well, how do you think I'm looking,
dad?" he exclaimed presently, wher
they were seated in private sitting
room in the Great Northern hotel "We
are all of US in good form, believe, and
shall make the Oxford lot do all they
know, I'm certain. There's only one
thing I can't make out Have you no.
ticed how strongly the betting goes on
Oxford? 1t was 4 to / on in this even
ing's paper. If it were not absurd, I
should think that there was some plot
on to damage our boat or something,
only that's impossible. But anyhow I
can't help feeling anxious. Those book
les are generally right in their odds on
this race, and there is nothing in our
respective form and times to warrant
the long odds. Do you know, feel that
I must win this race. I'd willingly give
five years of my life to be certain Of it p
Here Jack saw his father turn CHASTITY
pale. He darted out Of the room and
was back again in a minute with some
brandy, which he made his father swal-
low, and waited with intense eagerness
to hear what was the matter, anXously
requesting to be allowed to send for a
doctor at once.
"No," said his father, "that is no
good. have already consulted one about
these heart seizures, which are common
enough just now. My doctor says that
any intense excitement might carry me
off like the crack of gun. Those were
his words. But that doesn't matter,
jack" he added. "Brace yourself for a
great shock, one which will try even
your strong nerves. Jack, my poor boy,
your words went through me like a
knife just now. Mine is a dreadful er-
rand up here to see you today Jack,
have come to tell you that we are utter
ly ruined. Fool-villain that am,
have, urged with the desire to leave yor
vast wealth. speculated largely anG
lost
At first Jack thought that his father
had taken leave of his senses. The shocl
was tremendous, but varsity strokes
are the material of which the leaders OF
fOrlorn hopes are made His strict train,
ing and strong nerves soon came to his
aid and ba triad m ohaar IN HE qa&bo,
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HOW cHRisTY PAID A DEBT.
The Minstrel's Generosity to q Man Vino
Had Refriended Him

HAD Be1r1ended Him.
The head of the famous Christy min
strel troop was not George, but E. P.
Christy, who originated the company
some time back in the forties, and the
following story of the latter is interest
ing:
Christy. then young man, was a
passenger on q Lake Erie steamboat
commanded by Captain Folger and
bound to Buffalo, where the first show
was to come off. But the minstrel had
not even a dollar to invest in the hire
of a cellar for the performance. Cap
tain Folger, to whom he made known
his wants, generously handed him $40
bill, telling him that he was welcome
to it, and that he need not trouble him
self about paying it back. On the
strength Of this $40 Christy began bust
ness and in few years became success
full and rich.
In the meantime misfortunes overlook
Captain Folger. Losing his employment
on the lakes, he resolved to try again
the salt water, on which he was brought
up. So he came to New York to see if
he could obtain situation as master
or, failing that, as mate of a seafaring
vessel.
He bethought himself of Christy,
whom he supposed might possibly know
some shipowner to whom he could REQ
commend him. The minstrel received
him most cordially, but told him that
he had no acquaintance in that line Of
business.
"Why don't you buy a shipF' he
asked.
''Buy a shipl" answered Folger.
"Why, haven't dollar in the world.
All I want is employment.
''See here, >" returned Christy, show
much would vessel cost?''
"Any price," replied the Captain.
"a pretty good one could be bought
for, say, $40, 900 or less"
"Well, now," exclaimed the big
hearted Snowman, ''you loaned me $40
once, and am ashamed to say have
forgotten to pay it, but I will pay my
debt now. Go and buy $4,000 ship
and send the seller to me for the money.
will own her, and you shall sail her.
If she makes anything, you shall have
it, If she don't, shall stand the loss"
This is the conversation, word for
word, as Captain Folger told it to me.
I had just returned from an East Indian
voyage in the Vandalia, a ship of about
400 tons. One day Captain Folger came
on board at the dock and introduced
himself. He said he would like to buy
the ship and asked the price, 1t so hap
pened that $40, 900 was the sum had de-
cided upon. After little diokering he
offered me $18, 900, and I accepted it,
To my establishment, he referred me
to E. P. Christy as the purchaser, and
then he told me the story as I tell it.
We went together to see Christy, and
the result of the interview was that
gave him bill of sale of the Vandalia,
taking his note in payment, the note to
be paid in installments, and every morn
ing after one of his entertainments I
called upon him and received hatful
of bills, quarters, shillings and six
pences until the Indebtedness was can
celed.
Captain Folger made a successful
voyage to California in the Vandalia.
The ship was then sold, and Christy
bought a larger and more expensive
ship, on board of which Captain Folger
eventually died at Calcutta. John Cod
man in the New York Herald