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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-25
IMAM
A Lively Little Joke, but 1t Cost Him
His Baggage.

his
steamship passengers frequently re-
sort to practical jokes to relieve the
monotOny of voyages" said a retired
sea captain yesterday, land while the
pranks, as a rule, are perfectly harm
less they sometimes have a boomerang
effect. Three years ago we were cross
ing the Atlantic and both the owners
and myself were exceedingly anxious
to make Il speedy trip as a rival liner
had the week before lowered the record
held by our company. On the third
day out, just about dusk, the cry of
Man overheard! rang through the
ship. and n hurried investigation elicit
cd the information that several of the
passengers had heard Il splash, follow
ed by piteouS appeals of Help. help
a V me" The engines were stopped,
and the steamer put about, a close
watch being kept meanwhile for the
drowning Il A half hour was spent
in cruising about without results and
we started III our journey under the
belief that the poor fellow had gone to
TIE Doltoul. iit illHullN lildl w
proved puzzling. No n "a missing.
and we came to the conclusion that Il
stowaway had committed suicide.
1.-THE neXt day. however. an eXplana-
ton came. We had Il ventriloquist
aboard. III the person of Il very smart
young who was too tickled over
the success OF his Joke to keep the Sc
cret.
"Then the laugh was on him. As he
had caused a serious delay and much
annoyance | notified him that | had
made an official entry of the circum-
stance on my log and the loss Of time,
and that on approaching shore would
detain him until a sufficient guarantee
had been put up that he would answer
in court to reply to a demand for tinan-
cial restitution. l talked Of $4,000
being about the penalty under the Gov
eminent mail contract, and 1t Is need
less to say he spent the balance Of the
voyage on tenter hooks. He disap-
peared before we locked, leaving his
baggage behind."-San Francisco Post.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-25
escape and so prevent boiling over.
These tanks sometimes burn from "a
to 3G hours.
Family Reunion.

A lawyer in Australia was defending
a young man whose record was malo
dorous. Ignoring the record, however,
the lawyer proceeded to draw q har-
rowing picture Of two gray-haired par
ents In England looking anxiously for
the return Of their prodigal son to
spend the nex Christmas with them,
and he asked: Had they the hearts
to deprive the old couple of this hap
piness?"
The jury, however, found the pris-
oner guilty. Before passing sentence,
the Judge called for the prisoners Jail
record, after examining which he
blandly remarked that "the prisoner
had some five previous convictions
against him. but he was glad to say
that the learned counsel's eloquent ap-
peal would not remain unanswered,
for he would commit the prisoner to
Maitland Jail. where his aged parents
at the present mOment were serving
sentences respectively, so that father.
mother and 20 would be able to spend
the ensuing Christmas season under
IN roof"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-25

The bit, if dull, is replaced by one
freshly dressed" and the operation
Is continued. Work is continuous, ex-
cept In cases of accidents and on Sun
day. 1t is carried on by two crews,
consisting each of driller and tool dress
er. One crew starts at noon and works
till midnight; the other commences at
midnight and works till noon. When
the well has been drilled to the proper
depth it is %torpedOed, or "shot." in the
oil-producing rock to Shatter the rock
and facilitate the flow of oil. For this
purpose a torpedo of tin shells" 0 n
tanning nitrO-glycerine is lowered into
the well.
The last shell to be lowered is fitted
with a firing head. 1t is sometimes ex-
ploded by dropping a weight called a
"ninety-devil." and sometimes by
means of IA bomb-squid. If Il person
Is standing in the vicinity of a well
when the torped0 eXplodes, a slight
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-25

upon his back, which is so broad as to
resemble the big, fiat pad on the back
VI a circus horse. They crawl upon his
nead and peck at his ears. He does
uot shake them off, and they hang on
ught when he walks slowly around the
!ard IN his lazy way. When he lies
ao"h they nestle in near his paws, and
ne VIII remain motionless there for a
half hour at a time.
Inc motherless brood are getting to
W Dig Fellows now, but they have not
'eSerted him, although a brood Of
E"uiiger chickens have come up to
'ilAIp his back and peck at his tongue
una The end Of his nose. 1t is astonish-
ins 10 see the care and gentleness of
De OLD fellow when the chickens are
near him.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-25
His Job Blew Through His Whiskers.

A story is told Of a Philadelphia hotel
keeper. Employed as a porter about
the hotel vas an elderly man named
Nike, who had been an attache Of the
hotel for eight years. His most prom
inent feature and nj Of which he was
very proud, was a beard Of luxuriant
growth. One day last week the pro-
prietor OF The house vas pacing the
lobby when Mike happened TO pass.
The proprietor was in a very disagree
able frame of mind. and he stopped and
looked at Mike with ar evil light in his
eye. Come here, you" he yelled at
the porter. How long have you been
hereT' "Nigh onto eight years, sor."
"Well. you've been here long enough.
You needn't come back tomorrow. I'm
tired Of seeing you about" The poor
porter was thunder-struck. He went
to his friend, the day clerk. and told
him all about il. "What'Il Oh do?" said
he, "Ofvc Il wolfe and family fur L
support, an OF cant get another Job"
The clerk thought for a minute and
then said suddenly: II have it. You
90 home and shave off your beard. and
then go to the boss and tell him YOU
heard he needed a porter" Mike fol-
lowed the advice next day and secured
til" situation. becoming his own sue
ceSSor. The proprietor has never sus-
pccted the trick.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-25

When the class in geography was
called up, it was noticed that one of
the boys. Frank by name-and rather
dull by nature-was looking uncom-
monty well pleased with himself.
"Well. Frank, said the teacher, 'do
you know your lesson tO-day?"
"Yes, ma'am.' he answered. "The
answer to the first question is South
and the ext is Africa and the next
is South America, and the next Is
Peninsula"
But, Frank. that isn't the way to
earn a lesson. You must skip about.
That's the way | shah 90 in asking the
questions
Franks c~ountenance fell. His great
discovery was of no use.
But, Miss Gray" he said, II might
not skip round the same way you do
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-25
Neat Reproof.

Perhaps the neatest reproof 10 Al
preacher was that giver
10y Harvey Conbe when Lord Mayor 10
ID. l'arf. As they We're coming ont of
church together, Parr was SO foolish as
10 ask Tie other how he liked his ser
il"r. "Ntll, doctor, TO speak. frnily,
tier" were four things in il that ! did
not like t" hear. They we're The quar-
tors Of }he church clock Which struck
'i4:ore yJU haG finished"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-25

sylvania oil territory famous the world
over The picture of Boyd valley gives
a good general view Of the oil field in
Mexican County. nea Bradford. Many
persons unfamiliar with the oil coun-
try suppose the wells are drilled only
IN the valleys. Such is not the case;
although the higher up on a hill the
well is located, the deeper the we'll
must be, as the Oil-bearing rock or
sand" lies nearly level. and, in the
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-25
Texan Gets Ice from the Sky.

A remarkable successful plan of OBJ
by a ingenious farmer of Ell PasO, Tex
as. Even in the hottest summer day
this son of the soil will partly ill Il
tin can with water, attach 1t to the tall
of an enOrmOu kite, and sem 1t to the
great height Of three miles, where In
the rarefied atmosphere 1t is promptly
frozen, completely filling the can After
a sufficient interval for this purpose the
kite is rapidly hauled In with a wind
lass, and the cake Of ice removed from
the can. But the inventor is now per-
iccttng an even more effective plan for
manufacturing on a large scale. He
sends up a huge Kite, $50 feet long, by
q steel wire cable. Under the kite is
suspended a pulley, over which runs an
endless chain, bearing at intervals
hooks by which the cans OF water are
hung. AS the can of water going up
Just balance the can Of ice coming
down but little power is needed. The
cans are filled with water from a pond.
AS each hook passes the operator he re-
moves the can Of ice and hangs In its
stead one of water. The cable travels
but three miles an hour, and, as the big
kite is kept at an altitude Of from four
to six miles, the ans remain in the
cold strata of air quite long enough for
the water to become solidified. The
inventor expects to be able to furnish q
1O-cent lump for 3 cents.-New York
Recorder.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-25
EWHAT CURIOUS.

In the last five years the population
Of France has decreased.
OF tho twenty-seven royal families
Of Europe two-thirds are of German orr
Sin.
The average life of a locomotive u
said to be about fifteen years, and the
earning capacity 100000.
Bees in order to collect one pound Of
honey must visit the clover fields not
less than 3.750,OOO times.
An albino frog with beautiful pink
eyes base lately been added to the curl
ositieS In the museum at Berlin.
II has been calculated that the saline
matter held in solution In sea water
comprises one-twentieth Of it's weight.
The London milk supply Is 1894 was
1880. 900 imperial gallons, or B,825.O 900
gallons per month, and 1900 gallons
per day.
A cigarette smoker sends into the air
about 1000, 100000 particles ut every
pull, according to DR.. Atkins investiga-
tons.
tn 1909 Il race meeting was held at
York, England, and from that day to
this there has never ceased to be m
August meeting at York.
1t is estimated by engineers who have
studied the subject that 100000
horsepower goes to waste every hour
over Niagara Falls.
The value of foreign timber imported
into England annually is not less than
$500 900, MOTTO speak of tons OF paper
manufactured from wood pulp.
One Of the curious facts but recently
noted by the biologists and physiolo,
gists Ia that men have more red corpus.
cles In their blood than women have.
The ink used in printing the Bank Of
England notes was formerly made from
grape stone charcoal, but now il Is man.
nfactured from naphtha smoke.
In Mexico, and Siam, as well, judge,
jury and lawyers all smoke in court, if
they wish to, while a case IL being
heard. Even the prisoner is not depriv-
ed of his cigar or cigarette.
King James l. bought Of a Mr.. Mark
ham the first Arabian horse ever owned
in England. The price was $500. He
was ~disgraccd by being beaten by every
horse that ran against him
The manufacture of carpets in Syria
is carried on exclusively by women am
children. The trade, although import
ant in its way, is not large, and power
looms do not exist in the country.
The Egyptians believed that the soul
lived only as long as the body endured,
hence their reason for embalming the
body TO last rs long as possible. 1t is
estimated that altogether there are 400
100000 mummie> in Egypt.
Soda-propelled engines are now being
used on some French railways. The in
yention is based on the principle that
solutions of caustic soda, which have
high boiling points, liberate the absorb,
ing steam. and work ~noiselessly.
When a person in the Soudan IL bit
ten by a dog supposed to be suffering
from the rabies, the animal il instantly
caught. killed. and cut open; the liver
is taken ont and slightly Drowned by
being held 70 the fire, after which the
whole Of the organ Is eaten by the pa
tient.
According 10 the trials of carrier pig
eOns recently made in the American
navy, these birds are likely to prove
very useful at sea in carrying dis
patches. Only 10 per cent Of the pig
eons sent off failed to return home"
and some of the "homers' covered 200
miles OF ocean at a speed Of thirty
miles an hour.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-25
ne.ghborhOod Of Bradford, is about on
q level with tideWater.

ne.gnbOrhOOd Of Bradford, Is about on
q level with tidewater.
The drilling is done with a heavy
string OF tools, consisting Of ~rOpe-sock-
ct, sinker bar, jars. auger stem and bit
attached to the end Of a cable and sus-
pended by means Of a temper screw
from the end of a working beam walk
ing BEAM. The temper screw is used
to gradually lower the tools as the bit
cuts its way downward. The upward
and downward movement Of the work
ing beam causes the bit to strike and
chip the rock. When the tools have
been lowered the length of the temper
screw, the tools are raised and the
drillings removed by means of a bailer.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-25
The Oil Region.

The recent advance in prices of pc.
troleum and the consequent activity in
Pennsylvania's oil fields has aroused
public interest in affairs pertaining d.
rectly to the production of coal oil. We
present herewith a series of illustra-
tons showing several phases of the
work Of oil production in the Bradford
field, a section which made the Penn
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-25
The Punctuation Points.

The Punctuation Points.
i. r.t,e marks from school are we,
.orr important all agree.
Eylnd TO the brim with mystery.
Civ little marks from school.
h., little mark is round and small,
g.. where il stands the voice must fall;
4, the close of a sentence. all
place this little mark from school.
hne little mark with gown a-trailing,
fIolds ND the voice, never failing.
E.Ils Won not long to pause when hailing
This little mark from school.
Il opt of breath you chance to meet,
Eoo little dots. both round and neat,
PauSe. and these tiny guardsmen greet
These little marks from school.
Nhen shorter pauscs are your pleasure,
Ena trails his sword-takes half the meas.
IRE.
Then speeds you on to seek new treasure,
This little mark from school.
hpe little mark. ear-shaped. implies.
PKeep up the voice-await replies
h. gather information tries,
This little mark from school.
One little mark, with an exclamation,
Presents itself to your observation,
And leaves the voice at an elevation,
This little mark from school.
Sx little marks. Be sure to heed us:
carefully study. write. and read us;
FIR YOU can never cease to need us,
Six little marks from school.
st. Nicholas.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-25
rR BOYS AND GIRLS
.,,e g THEIR DEPARTMENT OF
THE PAPER.

800. Savings and Cute Doings of h
.,.,s Folks Everywhere, Gathered
,p.;,+ed Here for All Other Lit
40 Ones to Read.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-25

n'!S' do you know why you say.
''u rent: when playingtag? Ofcoursc
NOT; the professor didn't. either. when
- asked him the other day. but he
'''1i'ses TO put his entire vind UPON
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-25

Every woman occasionally says some.
thing that causes you 10 wonder where
she learned it..
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-25
PRODUCING COAL OIL.
SCENES IN THE FAMOUS Brad
FORD FIELD.

NitrO-G1ycerine Lowered and Exp1Od-
ed-SpOuting Wells Sometimes Tear
Down Notwithstanding an Enemy
to Storage-Dri1ling Wells.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-25

we go to heaven we hope we
will not find any male angels there
wearing side Whiskers.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-25

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BUSINESS LOCALS.

Misses and Chlldren's tan oxfords {
Copeland &c Thorsen's.
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RAILROAD MEN HERE
Make a Trip to Tongue Point
on the Dwyer.
TO EXAMINE THE GoBLE ROAD
H. S. HusOn and ]. D. Barlow, Of
Tacoma, Will Be Among
the Bidders.
TO EXAMINE THE eoBLE ROAD

Two distinguished gentlemen are now
in the city, from Tacoma, looking over
the railroad proposition and will make
bids for the contracts about to be let.
One of them, Mr. II. S. Huson, was for
merly first assistant chief engineer OF
the Northern Pacific railroad, and built
many miles of that road. The other
gentleman is Mr.. ]. o. Barlow and is as
ISOLATED with Mr.. Huson III the prop osed
contract for construction of the Astoria
road. The gentlemen chartered the s.eam-
er Dwyer yesterday and made trip
to Tongue Point and examined The line
of road and the nature of the 'Yoik to
be done in the construction of the tunnel
at John Days.
To an Astorian representative Mr.. HUI
son said: Tacoma is picking up very
materially. Business has been dull there
for a long time but now there Is very
marked change for the better. The for
eign traffic and shipping between that
port and the Orient has exceeded the
hopes of the most sanguine, and the re-
cent growth in this direction has been
a complete surprise to everyone This
industry alone gives employment to an
anry of men, and every day hundreds
may be seen returning from their work
ing evidence of enterprise and prosper
ity"
"What do you think, Mr.. Huson, of the
Northern Pacific receiver5hip tangle?"
'The questions now being agltated in
the courts over the Northern Pacific re-
ceivership matter, have caused little stir
in Tacoma Few have taken much inter-
est in the case, and fewer know any
think about it. 1t seems 10 me that
some serious complications may arise and
many interesting points be raised. 1t
looks very much as though there might
be two or three sets of receivers in con-
troll of the property under the different
courts. The question of comfy in the
matter of primary jurisdiction in re-
ceivership cases where railroads pass
through several different federal iurisdic-
tions. has been a mooted one. You will
remember that some years ago when the
Wabash was in the courts, Judge Gresh-
am, now deceased, differed in opinion
from the courts where orders were first
entered. and appointed separate receiv-
ers of the property in Indiana and run
that part of the road separately and in
dependent of the receivers of the road
in Illinois. 1t is possible that the East
ern courts, which have jurisdiction only
over a small part of the Northern Paci-
fc road, may concur in the decision of
the court at Seattle, but it is difficult to
predict what will be the result of the
law suit
what do you think of the Astoria
railroad project and the possibilities or
the future of this port?"
Astoria has long needed a railroad
and with the Goble road completed and
connection made through the Nehalem
with the Oregon Central, taken together
with your unsurpassed harbor the pos
sibilities of Astoria's future are iimitless.-
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The Estes-Crain Drug Co. have a win
dow full of fine tooth brushes that they
are selling for 10 cents each, and give a
sample bottle of Rosofoam with each
brush.
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REPAIRING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES

You are thinking Of buying
stockings for your boys and
girls now that school will soon
commence? Yes.
You want good ones? Yes.
How much do you want to
pay2 About 30 cents.
Look at these 21c. ones Of
ours, fast b ack and seamless,
heavy one and one-half rib,
3 thread heeland 2 thread foot,
extra long and French finish
top. Anything else?
Yes; a pair of shoes for the
Toys.
A good pair of shoes for
$1.28 and still better for 81 so.
What else?
One of those new Red Fibre
Lunch Boxes.
We have them. Three sizes
and prices; l9c., 23c. and 27c.,
according to size.
THE ARCADE.
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II. b. Parker returned yesterday frol
days visit at Ilwaco
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BACoNs STOCK COMPANY.

Is one of the strongest dramatic organi-
cations that has visited the Pacific slope
in many months. The plays are all neiv,
and the amusement loving pubic of Asto-
ria viii be given a genuine dramatic
treat. The company have played long
and successful engagements in San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles. In Sacramento,
Cal, they played continually for forty
two weeks. In New York Kidnapped ran
for one hundred nights. In Portland
tiey have played fifteen weeks at Cor
dray's theatre and return at the close
here and play al season.
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COUNTY ASSESSORS NOTICE.

The board of equalization will meet at
the office of the county Clerk and public
ly examine the assessment rolls Of Clat-
sop county for the purpose Of correcting
all errors of valuation or description of
lands or other property.
1t is the duty Of all persons to APP
pear at that time II they wish corrections
made, as no corrections or alterations
can he made by any officer after the ad-
journment of the board.
The board will meet on Monday, Sept.
90. at 10 O'clock a. m. and close on Satur-
day, October 5th 1895, at p. m.
Astoria, Sept. 5th. 1895.
ALFRED GIBBONS.
County Assessor.
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Mr.. Maurice Kelly and E. j. Snith leave
today for Nehalen where they will spend
few days transacting important bust
ness
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AROUND TOWN.

Today-cricket
s-------
The real estate exchange Is a 80.
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SHAKESPEARE oUTsHooK.

Just published! Gl pages each! The
Comedy of Fraui; and the Merchant
Prince; two new plays by Dr. Grove
author of the Tragedy of Abraham Lin.
coin; The Rise and Fail of jeff Davis
Ulysses Third; The Mockery of Justice
Miscegenaticn; Ben Thar; and other
plays. For copies OF each book send
ten cents in stamps to DR.. S. w. Grove
2l7 w. 10Th street, New York City. De-
cidedly the choicest Literary Morses OF
the age.-Critic)
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sabbath at the First NJ. E. Church
Rev. ]. w. Bushong. d. ID. will preach
both morning and evening. Subject az
IL a. M, "Divine Thoughts" AT p. m.
there Will be very interesting young
peoples meeting. to which all young peo-
Pile are most cordially invited. Al p.
m. the subject for discussion VIII De:
"a Royal Archer Who Was Poor Shot;
or A Preachers Value In a Kings Court
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Mrs. C. E. Stoner and Mr.. N. Hoffman
and daughter, of IIwaco, are in the city.
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BUYERS AND SELLERS.

The following transfers of real estate
were filed for record in the Office OF
Recorder Gunderson yesterday:
Matilda A. Grow to James Taylor,
lots to II inclusive and lots y to
SO inclusive, block Z, Flavel Cen
ter. ........... ....... .........$ 7OC
Il. j. Smith and wife to c. H.
Sloop, lots % and q, block Z, Sill
yer Point cliffs. fs.,...,...,...,...,.... 50
Hiram Gray and wife to A. r. Cy-
rus, 1SS acres in sections % and "a,
township north, range 10 west,
bond ..,,............. .....,. 49,. 2i ,OOU
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THE MILWAUKEE,

The only railroad Fighting Its trains by
electricity.
The only railroad using the celebrated
electric berth reading lamp.
The coaches now running on THE MIL
waukee" are Palaces on Wheels.
On all It's through lines, the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway runs the
most perfectly equipped trains OF Sleep
Ing. Parlor, and Dinlng Cars and Coaches
For lowest rates to any point In the
United tsates and Canada, apply 20 ticket
agents, or address c. ]. EDDY,
General Agent.
Portland, Oregon.