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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-23

retain il ~, seasons i sufficient guam
tity 10 enable Il Il live comfortably and
enjoy q daily bath without paying
taxes for tie same.
There never was ri ancient setting
TN TIA, more l~e-tinaciou>ly chung 10
Is H->1 after The eggs had been re
moved .-all and again than does the
be1r.r 80 - w"rA - building Brutal
al .ny-.a,i5eraT, nan may -v"r down
e.. 1~>r-ay -he work II IL hands. hut
w.-- =, coming = night and the de
I4----- = Tie enemy il will proceed Ia
IL. tr.-s aid 10 saw them Into proper
le-E-L> fo- repair II damages With rs
cheerful 3 hearT a the Well worked
c.-k.y ,u-L> A.Wewari Al dinner time.
IL t-2y-r = not confined Ia North
A1-a oIl! llI j. also encountered
T. = r-1e-a paris u Europe and Asa:
~ L., gained 4 lrIuer foothold ON this
csur--L- og else j. more successful in
e.uL--- Tie lertinaciouS search of re-
Le:e-less u.spIer>. Unfortunately for
IL tr-aver. i gives forth nm odorifrr
Gus substance which il carries in two
~ located mean the base OF It's tail
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-23

and is known in commerce as castor
cum. This i a valuable perfume and
offers additional inductmcnt 10 zeal on
the part u hunters who would scarcely
need this incentive. because, as nobody
has 10 be told. the beaver is itself very
valuable. What. however. with the
ca>tcreum and the fur also in prospect,
the hunter Will swim streams and climb
mountains. = through fire, and risk
the tonakawk Of the Indians in his
search after them. While hunted and
pursued. driven from pillar TO post, still
the beaver is fruitful, and. except in To-
calitleS where MAJ has ovcrrun stream
as well as land. is moderately plentiful.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-23

The avrallin. disaster In = Ralti-
moro ;1ea,e-. when = false alarm of
fra threw q large audience into q pan
d. = lesson which ever, h|al.tual
attendant u,rou tL,a ters or other enter
raiumeurS ought 10 heed. There was
..t the slightest PARTICLE u danger in
Baltimore theatvr uu,il some fool
Sly frightened woman. seeing q far
IN -a> Jet. started the ory OF Fire.
The entire autiienc, might have IT.
uaiuei in tie house ali night without
any r:Sk whatever. But tie cutlery
So the people into I ~sen>ele>s. furious
rush Tor the door. and 4 lon. Isl Of
killed. with another long ls1 OF wound
az. marks tile result. In the vast ma
jc-lty Of cases where lie j lost III Z
theater trc X : hot tie fire but the
mad scramble tor tie exits that does
tie mischief. The fpe itself : no-
hall - dangerous IS the word ave~
Qu The IFS Of son terrified Idiot. In
most tleattrs. surprising = rre to have
broken L Oh tie stace-wherr theater
fires usually do break out-the entire
audience would have time u sumter
away cooily and lazily before the flames
could hy any possibility cross the foot
lights ~ block the attendants e-re>>
The average time required for the de
partu0e Of an audience IS much less
than that which must elapSe before an
iucjpiert mr. can CT hold If an sn+;-.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-23
CURIOUS
\ Tropical Plant Called the Lad
the Veil.

One of the most curious form
Of tropical vegetation Is the D
phora. a sort of mushroom, ?
while not poisonous, is not ei1
account OF its disagreeable smell
plant is very rare, and is fol-
clusively in the tropical zone. n
shows a specimen grown in th9
Groom. in Equatorial Africa. lel
with the Veil appears at fir.
small egg-shaped mushroom; al
then grows 10 2 height Of fro1
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-23

The -. James Gaze,,, says ,lat in
the event Of war an English '-an-of-
war could be sen into tile -rea- lakes
and capture Buffalo. cleveland. p'~
troit and Chicago" Bur VIVA, world
this country be doing T. -he meantime:
The Wellani canal locks could lr
blown up by American troops wi-Aou,
leaving American So.l.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-23

70 have the show 60 on. II General
Miles viii call n L Office today after
The last edition goes 70 press We Will
lex him have the money
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-23

seven inchf'ds the top turn
to the heig'nish and spon,,
70 q hat-s"hlch the white
structure inward. The Ton
let Of h,'sasoeeable smell.
OF IL h. houceabla for
which
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-23
qwte Pla9iarisr-

d' public speak,
It','o"h to the value Of
VII certain ponlIsr
uamnaand II Very use.fyl
Kin, .tTs Of his congre.a
a sa 70 publish bis So
Icy 1,su hAd good reason 70
/. sia'iaz<d from other
n'4S even more awan
were. No" he said.
!, ] Ter If p.hlish
-o~ 20 much in man
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-23

Which city is ii that has the
OF the city of homes asked the
"r VIII" is always forgetting.
IN is a little doubtful Just,
Clipped IN the cheerful idiot.
TIA" tltl' of city of Holmes /
Philadelphia or Chicago."-'-"N
lis Journal nam
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-23
'ne hing Neesfn,

TIC" many kinds =,
Sve you ST your ia.
or
-Or,.o, Aa0-c&cept
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-23

Noull hear of a woman lie Aas
SIZE is about IL die. and
That she is giving 4 recer
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-23

nana woman rakr !,
WV hen she Gets mar-njya :
- does she take eva-vtbin..
AaS Iru. u!As
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-17
THE BANK CLERKS REVENGE.
From The Washington Post


This 10 a story about girl and a man. The girl
lives over in Georgetown where she Is distinctly the
belle. | don't know where the man lives. but during
business hours he is to be found In bank far
from the Ffteenth-st. cable transfer. He is blonde.
and IL A favorite in the exclusive set In which the
Georgetown girl moves. He and she had words
once upon day. They had so many words. In fact.
that the girl. who Is said TO have more than bit
OF temper, ordered him never TO presume to speak
to recognize her. even and said that she would make
IL a point TO forget that she had ever met him. This
was last winter The other day she went into the
bank In which he is employed to have a check
cashed. The blonde young man appeared at the win
dow He took the check and examined IL carefully.
IL was a broiling hot day. The Georgetown girl was
In a hurry. She hadn't an acquaintance within half
an hours walk. The blonde young man handed the
check back. ~
VERY sorry madam" said ne, but you'll have to
get somebody to Identify you before | can cash the
check.
And she had TO do Il.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-17
APICHES RUN DOWN DEER AND WOLF.

From The Sioux Falls Argus-Ieader.
Captain II l.. Scott. OF the famous Eth United
States Cavalry, relates some marvellous tales OF
the powers OF endurance and feetness or foot or
the members OF Troop l. of his regiment which 10
composed of Chiracahua Apache Indians from Arz-
He relates that on one occasion a fuil-grown
and abe-bodied deer through the cavalry camp.
and Instantly with a series OF wild yells the Ind
ians gave chase foot and by exceeding swift-
ness and skill they actually ran II down. caught u
about nine miles from camp and brought II In un-
harmed .
camp after full day OF hard work. riding upon
Government wagon drawn by mule team. n
coyote was seen close by the trail. pursuing .
young calf Instantly the fatgues OF the days Ia
Dor forgotten. the dusky driver In his wild en-
thuslasm even forgetting the team, and the whole
gave chase and after a wild, yelling. scrambiing
chase of two hours, the wolf was captured. ued,
gagged and carried INTO camp. The mules had
meanwhile quietly wendell their way TO camp.
This seems strange 10 the average paleface. and
the Sioux look upon these wonderful feats some
thing ching the supernatural This. In short,
Indicates the difference which different methods OF
life pursued through generations. makes In people
OF the same general race The paleface would fall
by the wayside In a mile; the Sioux would shrug
his shoulders, grunt and lie down, would ny 70
his trusty pony. on which he will do more work
probably than any other man living. without regard
to the character OF his mount.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-17
THE OLD ALCALDE.
From The Washington Post.

From The Washington Post
There Is not much concern in the Texas deiegation
over the dispatch which THE Post printed an
nouncing that Ex-Governor Roberts intended 10 re-
enter politics in State and save Texas and the
Democratic party from destruction. There was
time when SUCH declaration would have meant
something but 1t is said that the Ex-Governor IS
now a back number. , ..x.
All over Texas the ex- Governor IL known as inc
old Alcade" He is old enough TO have been a
Mexican magistrate for he Is fully eighty-sx years
of age He is a picturesque and commanding iig-
IRE Not ONLY has he been Governor of the state
but he was elected to the United States Senate rail-
reconstruction days. lie Is Moses,like In appear
ance wearing a long. white beard BY profession
a lawyer. he is said also to be a philosopher win
an extremely lucid and original mind. exceedingly
shrewd also as a politician, and altogether man
Of remarkable natural attachments. In the oden
davs a cry for "the old Alcalde" was always vi,
tered whenever some faction OF the party wanted
to smash the machine. . -, A.. A.. go
day a crowd of school children wandered through
the State House and into the Executive Chamber
One of the boys left behind him a reader IN winch
the Governor found and read Gray's "Elegy: With
the book in his hand ne rushed across to the ONCE
OF one OF the State officials Here is wonderfui
poem" he exclaimed, showing the famous 'Elegy
to the official Isn't 1t strange that the world mas
II was the first time that the poem had come
within the Governors KEN but his instant apprecia-
ton of its beauty illustrates the character OF his
mind.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-17
HOW HE KNEW THE TOWN.

1t was In the year 1856 that resident OF Louis
Vile who died many years before IN she eIIsite
earth. And he made his way, to the city OF his
birth for II had been granted him as special
favor to visit once more In the form OF human.
But when he entered the city. he gazed about him
at the tall buildings and the wonderful signs OF i'm
provement and he grew afraid lest he had missed
louisville and wandered into Jeersonvllle or some
other strange land. SO ne looked about In sore
amaze and wot not where he at. Until at last
he sought a policeman whom he saw standing on
the corner. Hs costume different from that
he remembered Sam owens used to wear but he
knew he was a policeman by his autocratic bearing
his naughty demeanor and general air OF superior
ity to mankind. To him he applied for information
RIt he was afraid ask directly II he was In Louis
Vile lest the policeman should think him Jay and
run him In. SO he spoke thus:
.Offcer where does our ball club stand now?'
And the officer made answer: 1T is last by
large majority. but gong to have team
next year that will win the pennant dead sure"
Then the resident of old Louisville wept tears Of
great Joy exclaIming he did Now / know
am home"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-17
TELEGRAPHY UNDER SEAS
STATUS OF THE ART AS PRACTISED TO-
DAY
THE PRESENT FORM OF MISUNDERSTANDING
OF TRANsNIssION-THE POSSIBILITIES
OF SUBMARINE TELEPHONY.

Attention is just now drawn 10 new features In
submarine teegraphy by a number OF Incidents in
Guiding the eirdling OF the earth with message
sent and received by Chauncey NJ. Depew at the
Electrical Exposition and the project for cable TO
the Hawaiian Islands. TIE extension OF ocean
cables has been going with such progress that
there are to-day SG9 strands under the worlds
The longest. definitely determined by the latest
additions 10 IT, is the cable Of the Eastern Telegraph
Company, a line extending from London through
the Atlantic TO the Azores. then through the Med-
terranean and Red to India. to Sumatra
and ending in Australia.
There now eleven transatlantic cables in work
Ing order One. which laid in 1862 is dead. The
Commercial Gable Company has three lines. all
landing in ireland. from which two continue TO Lon
don and goes to Havre. The western terminus
OF these cables IS Hazel Hi. Cape Canso the
most easterly point OF Nova Scotia, fifty miles from
railroads. The granite building into which the
cables enter is filled with delicate machinery and
700 cells Of batteries Messages continued to this
city another cable which rises from the bay at
Pier and follows the side OF the wharf. below the
water-ne. then through a subway under Battery
Place and Beaver-st., and up Broad TO Wall-s
THEY RUN VIA COMFY ISLAND.
The Western Union Company has two cables
across the Atlantic landing at Canso Nova Scotia.
and continuing to New-York by one cable reaching
Manhattan Beach, Coney Island, just below the ORR
entail Hotel.
Tho Ango-American Company has four cables. all
landing at Newfoundland in a place called Hearts
Content then coming to New-York by land line.
The French Cable Company has a strand touching
the island of St Pierre, off Cape Cod and the Direct
United States Gable Company has strand land
Ing at Halifax.
THE value OF the cable In storm shown at
the time OF the BLIZZARD" said Mr.. Capperton, traffic
superintendent OF the Commercial Gable Company.
"A5 will be remembered. New-York cut Off
from other points by the damage 10 land lines. The
great business interests especially financial instu-
lions. found 1t absolutely necessary to establish
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-17
Y4LE'S AMATEUR NAVAL ENGINEERS.
From The Washington Post.


The Senate Committee on Naval Affairs is in re-
oeipt of some interesting information as to the SER
vice to which the naval militia OF the State of Con-
necticut have put the out-of-date monitor Wyan-
dottp which was turned to that Com
monwealth by the United States some time
ago for as a practice vessel Some wide
of Connecticut and they were not content even with
an old-style lronclad, which was good for nothing
hut 10 float about like a tub to lie In the mud
along shore Some OF the brightest of the Yale
seniors. who belonged to the Naval Reserve, with
University. organized an engineer corps, and. after
an infinite deal of panstakng labor, finally sue
cceded in cleaning up the machinery OF the old mon
or so that she could steam around the harbOr. When
II Is known that the Wyandotte's furnaces had not
had a fire In them for twenty years something OF
the condition of the engines can be imagined How
ever New Haven is very proud of her coast de-
fence vessel" and II the State can be prevailed upon
TO make an appropriation for fuel the boys pro-
nose 10 take summer cruise on Long Island Sound.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-17
A SPARROW STOLE THE TOY BALLOON.
From The Chicago Record.

From The Chicago KfcOru
Where the cabe-cars stop TO take breath, near the
Centre-st entrance Lincoln Park, toy balloon, a
small boy. sparrow and a fond mother stopped
traffic and nearly precpitatcd riot yesterday after,
noon. The mother was doing under a greenwood
tree just inside the park with the boy only few ,N
ballon escaped and stopped under the branch OF a
tree. II was just high enough up for the string 70
and in five minutes hundreds were crowdng around
the tree looking for something In the branches.
Men tried reach the balloon by climbing on each
others shoulders. .
Every one was making suggestions, and half a
dozen controversies were In full operation when a
sparrow flew into tree. 1t noticed the string dan,
vest Instantly fifty men started In pursuit and the
small hoy began to scream The men forgot the
cnnwd in the excitement OF the chase and tramped
IN a lob LOT OF feet In way that brought about a
row that had to be quieted by the police The bird
and trying TO weave II into nest above the entrance
10 an ad jacent hotel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-17
CHINATOWN NOT WHAT 1T WAS.
4 N1,MRER OF MERCHANTS HAVE GONE TO NEW.
ARK. AND THE NUMBER OF VISITORS
HAS FALLEN OFF

Evil days have come upon the triangle bounded
by Mott and PelI SITS and the Bowery. which Is
known as Chinatown. Formerly on Sunday or
Monday nights. the streets were crowded
with hundreds OF chattering Cinnamon dressed In
their best clothes Sunday was the day when the
helpers In the laundres came pay their respects
To their Joss and to meet relatives and acquant-
anccs in the street, and the following day the
owners OF the laundries sought enjoyment there.
Those were the days when the merchants In the
street reaped a rich harvest and the Keepers OF
fan-tan houses were persons OF consequence.
About two years ago the shopkeepers began 10
complain OF hard times. and many OF them nave
Withdrawn 10 other places.
Nearly all the Cinnamon in this city and here
abouts members OF one OF the half-dozen COM
pani,s In Mot'-st. The merchants generally
the leading members and officers OF the companies
each OF which has Joss house place OF
worship an appointed keeper OF the Joss house
and committee forming a kind OF arbitra-
ton board invested with the power of settling dis
puies between the laundrymen and their employers
Such disagreemcnts frequently get into the police
courts. however.
The merchants who have left Mott-st. were near
Is all members OF the same company, which was
OF the largest IN this city. When they moved
away their friends. cousins and nephews and other
relatives In the company turned their steps In the
direction IN which they had gone. In consequence
the number OF Cinnamon who visit hottest when
ever they leisure has decreased noticeaby.
There has be N "A considerable exodus 10 Newark.
Some have gone South. others TO San Francisco.
ani not a fcw to Western cities. one OF the prln-
clpal places OF amusement Sundays the
fhcatr. I'm Pell-si This drew hundreds OF China
men 70 the street on Sundays. The theatre has
been closed sundays. and many OF those who
the large number OF Cinnamon who cross TO New
Jersey when they are not working.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-17
THE RATTLEsyAKE PUyCTURED THE TIRE.
From The Kansas City Star.

Linn Banks. assistant ticket agent at the Union
Depot. was cycling with Cyrus Oldham along the
public highway, two miles this side OF Raytown.
Mo- yesterday evening. when they came across
reptile made effort 10 get out OF the way q
the wheels. and Banks decided that he would XII
IL by riding over Its head. But the moment the
front wheel of the bicycle struck the snake u
coiled up and began striking at Banks, Its fangs
punctured the rubber tire and let out the air. The
men quickly dismounted and Banks killed the
snake with a stone He tied the RATHER In a hand
kerchief brought II to the city and placed Il q
exhibition in a glass jar at the Union Depot.
The snake measures forty-two Inches and hae
three rattles and button on the end OF Its tall,
which indicates that II was about four years old
Mr.. Banks is going to have the skin tanned for .
was seen In the vicinity Of Raytown.
Two rattlesnakes always travel together and
Mr.. Banks says he Is going out this evening fos
the mate OF the one he killed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-17

communication In some way and the Commercial
cable was brought into requisition In most un-
usual manner. Messages intended for Boston were
cabled TO Canso In Nova Scotia and then on 10 the
other SIDE TO be cabled back all business on the
"a BILE must be foreign When the messages returned
to Canso instead OF being sent to New-iork. they
were put the land line 10 Boston, which was IN
working order and bv these means banking houses
here were enabled TO communicate with those In the
Hub"
One OF the numerous submarine telegraph COM
panies which have been making great progress Is
the Central and South American line which skrts
the western shores OF the South American continent
touching all important coast cities, and It's local
business swes the profits to 10 per cent dividends
In tho movements OF the Cuban insurgent vessel
the Bermuda directed by the Junta in this city. an
instance OF the responsibility resting on cable OPP
orators is shown That they are faithful TO the trust
imposed in them is proved BY the absolute secrecy
with which they guard the messages passing
through their hands. The precaution OF cabling In
cipher Is exercised by som. persons. but large
proportion OF the messages are in undsgulsed Ian
guage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-17
4 VICTIM OF FALSE PRETENCES.

From The Kansas City Star.
L. D. Gordon. OF Jefferson City, found huge
blacksnake the other day which had checked IT.
self to death In attempt 70 swallow porcelain
egg which II had carried of from Q neighboring
hans nest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-17
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WAS SToc NO RAI


aerial line. twenty-one miles submarine and three
miles underground. Glasgow telephones to Belfast
l2l miles aerial line and twenythree miles sub
me-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-17
A NEW METHOD OF RECEIVING.

The new feature In cable telegraphy or specla!
interest is the change in the system OF receivrs
messages. The method OF having the signals flashed
on mirrors Is no longer used In the Nev-York Of
fees II is now employed only for long-distance
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-04-17

The Mount Lake Farm Creamery In OPP
Grafton.
The creamery at Mount Lake Farm
wos put in operation this week. Fol
the present, counting from the 18TH
they will separate every other morning
churning the following afternoon. Sc
far the product produced has been very
satisfactory. The SITTER has beer
favored with generous sample and
Mrs. SITTER pronUunees it of first quail.
ity in every respect.
Mr.. Farwell, the Farm manager,
invites all interested to come and see
for themselves how the matter is man.
aged, being ready to give all the infor.
nation necessary that all can form an
intelligent opinion as to the value Of
the enterprise to our farmers.
We understand that the creamery is
open to all who may wish its privileges.
If it is conducted properly, and there is
no doubt but it will be, it will be Of
great benefit to the dairy interests Of
this vicinity.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-04-17

w. H. H. Murray Of Adirondack
fame has been at Brattleboro several
days as the guest Of N. l. Hawley. He
has gone to Guilford, Ct, where he had
bought and fitted up the ancestral Muir
rag homestead for his occupancy. Mr.
Murray is now connected with the Cass
Realty company, building company
of New York city, and is still doing, as
he has done for several years, special
work for the Mutual Life company in
its literary and loan departments. He
is still deeply interested in Vermont
and Vermont history, and especially
that about Lake Champlain, regarding
which be hopes to bring out a book
presenting facts that have never been
got together before about the old
French and Jesuit doings, and also
showing the profound impress upon our
later national life that has come from
that region. Mr.. Murray has written
some lectures upon the Aliens, Ethan
and Ira, and tbs Starks, John and
William, the tory.