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Smyrna times., 1895-02-06
Highest of all in Leavenng Power-Iatest u s. Govt Re,or
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ABSOAUTEEY PURE
THE MAGNETIC GIRL.
On Explanation of How Her Tricks Nav
Easily BE Duplicated.

A-fs'IiJ nc aJupllCaleu.
Whilein Chicago / saw the announce
ment Of an electric girl who included
in her rcpertory now trick, or at least
one that l had not yet seen. A stick
about four feet long and as thick rs a
broomstickw produced, and | and an.
other gentleman Wcro requested t. hold
1t III vertical position before us while
grasping it firmly in both hands. tn.
girl, standing in front Of and facing us.
placed the palm Of her open hand against
the lower portion Of the stick, r,stIn,
1t on the side nearest to Us and farthe.t
from herself Aftcr rubbing hcr hand
up and down for a few moments in or
der TO make better electric contact. "
as we were informed and after cniain-
ing Us to hold the stick perfectly yorti-
cal, We were told to press down on in as
hard as We could.
This we did until tho veins seemed
to stand out on our forehcads; but. OK
ert ourselves as hard as We could, we,
two strong men, were unable to prc-,
down hard enough to make the Stick
slip past the open palm Of her hand.
Had the girl grasped the stick with her
two hands, J. am sure She c0uIdnQt have
Wlthstood my downward pressure alone.
| would have borne her, stick and all.
to the floor But there She stood, with
but one open hand bearing against the
side Of the stick, and both Us could lot
/ by our united efforts force the stick pa.t
that wonderful hand. Surely there
seemed something uncanny about this
But it is very simply explained.
The whole secret consists in insisting
upon the men holding the stick in
vertical position When the girls 90 n
hand is first placed against the lower
portion Of the stick, she moves it two
or three times up and down, pulling
gradually more and more against it. As
this tends to pull the stick away from
the vertical, She insists that the mon
keep it straight. Thus cautioned. tn,v
/ Will exert moro and more effort until.
/ when she feels that the pressure against
/ her hand is sufficient, She instructS them
/ 70 push down with all their might
! They do SO and imagine that they are
| exerting tremendous vertical thrust.
whereas their vertical effort IS actually
very slight-insufficiout even to over
come the friction Of tbs stick against
her moist hand. Tho men are really ex-
erting tremendous effort but are de-
cciyed as to its direction With their
hands tightly graspine the upper end Of
tle stick they are really trying to force
the other end Of the stick against the
palm Of her hand.-N. w. Perry in
/ CasSier's Magazine.
Smyrna times., 1895-02-06
VoWELs AND CONsONANrs.
tI"se Look Into the Way They Are
Formed and T-sad

Formed and Used.
a. Melville Boil Of Washington. in
hls note on Syllable Consonants. . read
at the second session Of the American
OfiohtaI society in this city, said:
" hat is is vowel: What is con
,onant What is syllable:
~ y0wcl is defined as a nonfriction.
al emission af the voice or Of unyocal.
lzea breath through an oral channel
with momontarily fixed conformation
No",l is therefore run smoothly into one
another by merely altering the shane Of
the ora" passage without interrupting it.
y caM-0nant is defined as an infer
ccptiun Of the breath or voice bv oral
7toppago or by omission through side
cnahhyls or through narrow chinks
lho change from one consonant to an
other thus involves a motion of the ar.
uculatlng organs, producing, with more
or less audIbllity, puff, flap or a sib-
iliatim
The two classes Of elements meet in
&c, Y, 90, W. \ syllable is any vocal
element uttered with single impulse
Of voice. All the vocal clements in a
syllable must be clustered together with
out admiXture with nonvocals, but anv
number Of nouyocals may procede OF
follow the vocal cluster without affect.
Ing the syllable unity.
The consonants !, IN, II, when thew
are final after consonants, frequently
form Syllables without vowels, as in
bottle
The test Of good pronunciation is
70 give each syllable its own distinct
sound, 50 that in the most rapid utter.
alce the ear can trace the boundaries
Of every syllable. But the syllable
sounds must be true TO customary pro-
nunciation
The name consonant, if held to i'm
ply an clement that cannot b 9 pro-
n9unccd without a sonant or vowel.
would be a mi-nomer, and its use
should in that case be discontinued in
scientific nnnology Vowels are the
so.t and plastic substance Of speech.
Cous0nantS are the articulations or
joints On which vowels and syllables
turn. Their proper name is, therefore,
'articulaJions, not consonants.
Phonetic elements make syllables
I Sy'lables make words. Words are to be
considered as the syllables of clauses
Clauses must be carefully individualiz-
cd, for they are the syllables of sentences.
Divide your sentences into their logical
units or clauses and indicate within
the clauses all their phonetic units or
syllables, and you viii fulfill the grand
fundamental precepts of delivery. -
Philadelphia Record.
Smyrna times., 1895-02-06
Enelish Women's Shoes.

English women are teaching Amerl-
can women some important facts about
footgear. We know today that touch
of patent leather removes the shoe from
street use, except in case of walking to
and from afternoon teas and lunoheonS
That only seal or calf skin suits the pave.
ments; that low shoes are to be reserved
for summer wear; that spats are not
good form, except for men, and that
laced shoes are the smart thing for the
forenoon.
Smyrna times., 1895-02-06
Utica's Unique TOllgate.

Utica enjoys the doubtful distinction
Of being probably the only city in the
United States which has a tOllgate
within its boundaries or anywhere near
it. for that matter. The old days Of toll
roads and tollgates have passed away
and it is we'll that they have. The COM
pany which maintains the Deerheld gate
has a legal status that cannot be done
away with without the consent OF those
who own the property. The last legisla-
ture passed an enabling act which makes
it possible for the parties interested to
do away with the tollgate, and 1t Is
something to which the attention OF the
authorities may properly be directed
IYtiCa Press.
Smyrna times., 1895-02-06
His Names.

A pair Of twins was born in tho Back
Bay district. A bright boy set about to
try to name them. He said, "Will they
bo called Peter and Repeater?" But no.
His mother would not listen to the
name Peter. Then no said, Let them
be called Max and Climax.
'No, " she said "They are both little
girls, so we cannot namo one of them
Max. 3"
Then he said after much thought,
Let them be called Kate and DupH-
cate. " After that his head was band
aged, and he was sent out to play
Union Signal
Smyrna times., 1895-02-06
A Great Landowner.

A tourist was being driven over a
part of the country in Ireland where his
Internal majesty appeared to have given
his name to all the objects of interest
in the locality, for there was the Dew
IFS bridge, the DEVILS oaldron, the
DEVILS glen. etc. Said the traveller:
1.-THE devil seems to be tho greatest
landowner in these parts. -
"Ah, sure, your honor, replied the
jarvey, THAT is so, but he lives in Eng
land. ! think he's what they call an
absentee landlord in Ireland. london
Gentlewoman.
Smyrna times., 1895-02-06
A Real SaVlnr.

The Lady Shopper-What? Pay So
for lamp like that? It's outrageous
and l won't pay it.
The Astute Salesman-You forget,
madam, that the price has been reduced
to $4.99.
Tho Lady Shopper (reaching for her
pursel-Oh. very we'll then. I'll take
it-Chicago Record
For over 400 years Nov. IL was oo-
served in England as festival. 1t com
memorated the death of Hardicanute
and the accession of Edward the Con-
fessor, by which the country was dellV-
sred from the yoke of the Danes.
Smyrna times., 1895-02-06

A fortnight after Easter the English
formerly observed festival called Hook
tide. 1t was customary for the women
to 90 out into the streets with cords and
bind the men whom they met until the
latter purchased their release with small
contributions of money.
Smyrna times., 1895-02-06
Knew HIa Rnalneas.

THAT'S the seventh time this morn
ing" said the shoe merchant as a Gus
toner left the store. that you told me
in tone of voice that couldn't escape
being overheard that a woman remind
ed you Of 'Trilby.
"Yes." replied the new clerk, land
that's the seventh woman that I've sold
A pair Of shoes to. "-Washington Star.
Smyrna times., 1895-02-06
Puzzled Him.

"I don't see why lose SO many
places, " said Jimmie, the ex-oftice boy
''Dey amt a smarter kid ON de block
dan me. Dey amt single one OF 'em
kin smoke cigarette and whistle at De
same time like 1 kin. "-Indianapolls
T0urpa1
Smyrna times., 1895-02-06
Women Can't Hold once In Washington,


Judge McCinton of the superior court
of Clallam county has virtually decided
that under law women cannot hold office
in this state The case which came be-
fore him was that of Charles Russell.
relator against Ella Guptill. Miss Cup
till was in November elected superin-
tendont Of schools in this county, and
received the largest majority Of any OF
the successful candidates, but Oh the
strength of an opinion received from the
attorney general it was decided to con-
test her election, with the result that
Judge McClinton overruled the demur-
rer of the complaint, which decides the
case as far as the superior court Is con-
cenred. Miss Guptill's attorneys say
that they will appeal the case to the su-
preme court.-Seattle Post -Intelligen-
Smyrna times., 1895-02-06
KIPLlNG'S KIND ACT.
a Story About the Famous Author That
Is Not Unpleasant.

1t has become the fashion Of literary
para2raUh,rs to print whatever stories
Of "a Gl>t-rycble nature concerning Rud.
yard kipilug they can hear or find In
cideutS showing the other side of the
man-the true side, i'll fact-are rare,
but that this wonderful author is not
quite the literary barbarian which he is
SO generally made ont to be finds but
stronger evidence in little story which
| heard quite recently.
Not long ago an ambitious young
writer composed his first story He was
rather skeptical of its merit. and being
a great reader and admirer Of Kiplings
work determined TO send his literary
drsyborn TO Kipling for criticism. His
friends tried to dissuade him from the
idea telling him that he would never
see his story again. But his faith in his
favOrite author was strong, and the
story went to Kipling A week passed
by, and finally nearly a month had
elapsed The young writer suffered keen
~ from the ridicule of his friends in the
meantime, and, truth to tell, his faith
began to waver During the fifth week.
however, a letter came postwarkeG
"Brattleboro, Vt, and the young
writer opened it with feverish haste.
There was his manuscript, true
enough, but scarcely could he recognize
it. kphng had evidently put days of
work upon it, making corrections, sug.
gestions and interhneations until tho
story contained more of Kipling than Of
its original author With tho mama
script came a letter, in which Kipling
said that he was not in the habit Of
doing this sort Of thing, because it took
so much time. But in this case he saw
u good chance to make So for a particu.
lar fresh air fund in which he was iii
terested. and if Mr.. - thought the
work he had pat on this manuscript was
worth that sum he would be glad to re.
ceivo it for his fund and would send a
re2eipted bill!
Tho s. was sent-Philadelphia
Times
Smyrna times., 1895-02-06

One street in Pompeii was called
"Street of Dried Fruits" and in the
shops considerable quantities of figs,
raisins, plums and other fruits were
found.
Smyrna times., 1895-02-06
JACOB REEDS Sons,
CHESTNUT STREET-9i6-9i8-92O-8 -822-- PHILADELPHIA

CHESTNUT EET9l69i8-92O PHILADELPHIA
Overcoats, Storm Coats, MackintOshes
and other Special Comforts for hard
weather Very strong values in Over
coats and Storm Coats. S1O $12, S15 and
upwards. Mackintoshes from $3.50 up.
Boys Winter Suits from $3.50 up. Over
coats and Cape Coats from $3.50 up.
pstUuag
Smyrna times., 1895-02-06
LUMBER! Manufacturer of Bricks.
ALSO, DEALER IN WRIGHTSVILLE STONE LIME.

Pasterng
all Mill including
Newell Posts Blinds
allowed digges
Building Hardware Felt Roofing two ply( Shahng
sizes Of heart Yellow Pine 80 feet length; White Oak Ss
thench cubn Cedar Pot Shingles $1,000
handle all the list materials claim have
furnishing bill contract the lowest possible
call Do Judge for
yourselves hespCctuly'
FRANK BAILEY, Commerce Street.
Smyrna times., 1895-02-06

How the Planter Kept His Household
Goods From the Hands of the Raiders"
Pictures of Beautiful Suburb That All
Visitors to Charleston Admire.
Smyrna times., 1895-02-06
for Infants and Children.

CastOria isso well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior TO any prescription
known to me" j. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
III So oxford St, Brooklyn, y. Y.
Smyrna times., 1895-02-06

crsrArn COMPANY STREET, crrv
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-19
Assaulted His Friend.

T. B. Allensworth, who a few weeks
ago disappeared from Dell Rapids, was
arrested al Sioux Falls and bound over in
the sun of $500 for grand larceny. He
cannot get bail and is consequently in Jail.
A month ago he accompanied DR.. Parker
Of Dell Rapids in a carriage to Baltic.
Both got drunk there and on the way
home the doctor was robbed of a valuable
gold watch and thrown out Of the buggy
and left by the roadside. He says Allen
worth did it. He thinks, despite the
prisoners denial. that the latter struck
him with brass knuckles before throwing
him out. The charge Of highway robbery
would have been preferred against Aliens
worth had it not been so difficult to prove
the ~offense.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-19
ISCREDIT REPORTS
"eRNMeNT CROP ESTIMATES
LITTLE HEErED.
""re or the Week a pr.,nov..-
'proSement in the souxb nm,
,-a" fol'ticai Prieoner,
uon by the Governm.n,r>
w. s Co. Weekly 49,
,ly Review o.
the g.
.Svtew.
-. u. Dun q Co.'S
trade will say:

&c. Dun & Co.'s
81. trade will say:
-overnment crop reports were
set the situation would not be encour-
cling, but not much confidence is placed
the reduced estimate Of corn, none at
II in the estimate Of wheat, and even the
lost enthusiastic bulls do not think it
sorth while to quote the Government re-
,ort as to cotton. The fact is we are be-
inning TO market not far from 2.2yO,WO,-
90 bushels OF corn, though only about
90, 001. 900 bushels will be moved from the
counties where it is grown, and abou
so, OO0, 0D bushels of wheat, of which the
,armers are un wisely holding back a large
proportion. Prices have sold back u Little
Turing the past week, Notwithstanding
the gloomy department report.
The wheat crop is evidently larger than
the department has estimated and is con-
ing forward with more encouraging rapid
ity, no less than 5,713,l.2 bushels having
been received at WESTERN ports against
6,446, O0i bushels for the same week last
year, from a much larger crop. The Tar
LuCIS udNC uDdoAOtSNts ONSh ANNP''e oNS
wheat under an agreement among them
selves, but it does not seem a profitable
operation for them.
Exports from Atlantic ports for the w
weeks of September have been 2,A.,e1:
bushels, uour included, against 5~,3l0,sZt
last year. The price declined sharply,
about = cents, with little Indication OF re-
eovery. The price OF corn has also yielded
with a strong prospect OF the largest crop
ever grown, and al IS cents at New York
a large proportion of the crop Will be OF
little profit " farmers.
Sales of wool have been 6,1l1 900 poU7ds
for the week, against ll,Sll,SJ0 pounds for
the same week in 1892, and there are irdi-
cations that the domestic market is quite
overloaded by the speculative purchases
made some time ago.
Failures for the week were Isl in the
United States, against PIG last year, AID
81 in Canada, against A last year.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-19
MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Sioux City-Cattle, 1925 to 800; hogs,
1885 to 400; sheep, $3.50 to 800; wheat,
44c to 46c: corn, 2Sc to Soc; oats, lac; rye,
S5c; fax, Sic; hay, $500 to $50; potatoes,
SOC; beans, s2.l5; peas, sl.2O; hides, &c
to 50; butter, lie to lSc; eggs, &c to &c.
Chicago-Cattle, common to prime, $40
to 1915; hogs, shipping grades, A.OV to
$3.50; sheep, fair to choice, 1850 to $500;
wheat, No. 2 red, soc TO 56c; corn, No. 2,
3lc to SIC; oats, No. :, l9c TO 22c; rye, No.
=, 31c.
Minneapolis-Wheat, September, 55Zc;
December, a.; May, 57s.c. On track,
No. l hard, So; No. l northern, size;
No. 2 northern, 522!c.
Kansas City-Cattle, $3.50 to s5.45; hogs,
$4.o0 to fi.25; sheep, 500 TO A.25.
Soutl Omaha - Cattle, 1875 to $4.35;
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-19
QUEEN LII AT LIBERTY.
Political Prisoners Pardoned by the
Hawaiian Governments

San Francisco special: The steamer
Australia has arrived from Honolulu,
bringing the following advices:
Honolulu, Sept. S: FOrty-one cases OF
cholera have been reported to date, with
thirty-f We deaths. The disease attacks
only natives. The cholera, according to
the general theory, was brought to Homo
lulu by the steamer Belgic, which arrived
August 9 with 536 Chinese emigrants, all
of whom were placed in quarantine. No
eases developed among the Chinese.at the
quarantine station after August IL, and
the immigrants have been since released.
Fer ten days there were but five cases re-
ported and people became easier, believ-
ing that the disease had been stamped out,
but on the .20th nine cases were reported,
1--WE of which proved fatal. In the fol-
lowing two days foul cases were reported,
and on the third seven cases developed.
With the exception of a Bennington sailor
the scourge has attacked only natives, the
chief difficulty in dealing width the chol-
era here being the ignorance and unclean
habits OF the natives and Chinese.
The council of state held a meeting and
after appropriating $1,000 for expenses in.
Cured by the board Of health the matter
Of pardoning political prisoners came up
for consideration. The executive recon-
mended that Carl Wideman, Cupid" the
four Lane boys, Junius Kaao, Joe Wilde.
field and thirty-nine others be pardoned.
The council adopted the recommendation.
AT the same meeting the queen was par
dOned also, and the others will be liber-
a ted as soon as the pardons are made out.
Bowler, Riccard, Walker, Seward, Wilcox
and the other long term prisoners will re-
main in Jail. The GOvernme Il will allow
all exiles to return 10 that country, with
III, exception of the Ashford brothers now
in San Francisco.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-19
state Tennis Association.

The South Dakota Lawn Tennis Asso
citation was organized at Mitchell by rep.
.resentatives from Salem. Alexandria.
Parkston, YanktOn, Tyndall and Howard.
Hurton, Salem; vice presidents, c. n.
Hoffman, Parkston; Geo. X. Knappen,
Sioux Falls; F. A. DavOll, Howard; F..
Peekham, Alexandria,: secretary and
treasurer, II. II. Breckwith, Mitchell.
The tennis tournament now in progress
at Mitchell is being held under the aus
pices of the new association. A banquet
and ball will be given to the association
by the victorious club.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-19
NAVAL VETERANS PARADE.
9en Thousand Marched Through
che Streets Of Louisville.

Louisville, Ky, special: 1t is estimated
;dsat nearly 1000 strangers are in the city
II attendance on the q. A. K. encamp-
Niue or the gray during the late conflict.
The 'eaent Of the day was the parade of the
Naval Veterans Association. The streets
were crowded with sightseers. There were
faily Ds,0Ne in line and as they passed
through the streets were greeted by patri-
@tie cheers. The procession moved in the
following order: Platoon of police, regi-
ment Indiana state militia, Louisville
Legion uniformed divisions h. of p, Ju-
,enile Drill corps. uniform rank knights
OF Honor. ex-prisoners Of war, Mississippi
ram feet veterans, G.. A. r., Juvenile
Drum corps. the naval veterans, veterans
of the Mexican war.
The city has been Respondent with cleo
tric light displays on the streets and Oh
buildings every night. Meanwhile the
preparations for the grand parade are
complete. The report to the marshal of
the day showed that there will be at least
5000 veterans in the parade.
Gen. Cohen expects 10000 to 10000
more. The largest number ever reported
in line was $4,000 at Washington. The
floats and the other features of the parade
are elaborate and everything is ready for
forming the line, with predictions for
favorable weather as one Of the encourag.
ing conditions for observers as well as
participants. The rehearsal Of the POO
trained voices that will sing patriotic
songs was a great success.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-19
49,
To Go Around the World.

Chicago special: The Columbia liberty
bell will start on its trip around the
world within a day or two. 1t will first
60 the Atlanta Cotton Exposition. to re-
main two months. Then it will be taken
to New Orleans and then to the City of
of Mexico and from there TO Runnymead,
England, where the bell will ring out in
cOmmemoratiOn Of the Magma Charta.
The rest of the journey has not yet been
planned, but ii is the intention TO nave the
bell reach Mt. Ararat in 1909 and ring at
a congress OF representatives from every
religious organization on earth.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-19

The settlers in Gregory County, lying on
the northeastern boundary of Nebraska,
have at last received the justice that was
denied them for many years. Deputy
S Se!;;a II, ifs|a S:rf so sE .HtSsy Es!s Rat a"i S5 sgg,
portion of Gregory County which was
coded by the Sioux and opened to settle
ment February 10, 1890, and the several
hundred settlers who have remained pa
tiently on the land as squatters since that
time are at length enabled to know where
the boundaries of their land are located.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-19
lave resulted. Asht
..,form on which the seats were

b0'E
..tform on which the seats were
..,ed swerved TO the rear aud then set
tied TO the ground with a crash. AS II ca.
reened the planks OF which tie seats were
made were forced together and the feet
and legs Of hundreds OF the spectators
were caught as in a huge trap. The
NOISE of the exploding bombs and the hre-
works and the cheering OF the crowd
was so great that only those adjacent 10
that portion Of the grand stand which ie!i
could neal it. Had il become generally
known a pane would have followed. As
70 the exact number injured, ii Will prob
never b. known. Four policemen who
we're standing at that part o; tue staSd,
say they ssu from fifty to seventy.hve
persons taken by friends in vehkcles.
They assisted at least as many more 10 get
back on tie street behind the stand. All
the amhulances and patrol wagons III the
city were summoned aud these only slight
IL injuEAd were takea 70 the hetels al
which tley were stopping, or = theil
homes
A nImber of G. l. veterans WIZ
were witnesses of the accident said they
aided g. large number Cd people ''ho hat
been bruised and ini0red about the leg'
to carriages and SEN then to heir hotel.
and tsmcs. They did not stop in their ex'
citen.f mt to get then ames or actresses.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-19
Charges of Malfeasance.

Emmett Cole has filed sworn charges in
he Governors Office charging >. A.
Wheeler, commissioner of labor statistics,
with malfeasance in Office, neglect OF Of
fetal duty and an attempt to extort money
from him. He asks for an opportunity to
appear and present evidence in support Of
his charge.
Gov. Sheldon is not in the city and it is
not known what action he will take in re-
gard TO the matter. but an investigation
will probably be ordered.