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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

Chicago Times-Hcrald: y poor negro,
long GU Of work which he had diligent-
~ sou"ht.mad with hunger and deSpcr-
ate against society. saw Il purse lying
in the lap of a I'M riding in n street
car. He seized the money bag, ran, was
pursued. OVertakcn, and. with Il certain
penitcntiary fate ahead. cut his throat.
The fashion that, depriying women of
pockets, compels them TO carry purses
and other articles of value exposed to
the vision of poverty and want. is bru-
tai. 1t is amazing that women, right
t minded. kind-hearted and rational in all
other things. condcScend to submit to
It. they are miserable slaves of dress
makers. DreSSmakers are slaves of
style. There was lever n style that so
idiOtically ruled a sex, II there was
never IL time when that sex claimed TO
be more intelligent or half as i%ndepend-
cnt. Lead us not into temptation"
every woman, ms of old the fable placed
on the breast the bag containing the
wearcr'S foibleS. The poor fellow whom
the sight of Il woman'S displayed purse
drove first 10 robbery. then to suicide,
leaving Il family to the mercy of the
world. is not the first victim OF Il fash
ion that for it's cure only needs Il pair
of scissors to cut Il pocket hole or to rip
open Il seam to make place for Il plcat
that would conceal access to Il pocket,
without detracting from the grace OF
the garment. Cannot the Woman'S Club
and the various other philanthropic ag-
gre@ations of Women OF which we see
and hear so much spare a little time
from aesthetics. poetry. parliamentary
law. political economy, and other high
or kindergartening to devote a little
time to eXpounding that very old but
always salutary phrase. Lead us not
into temptatiOn:" Which. being ON
temporaneously translated, means:
Women. in heavens name, put pockets
in your gowns and stop driving men TO
felony and suicide. The grand jury has
done in its day worse things than bring
ing in Il moral Indictment of women
who carry purses in their hands and
watches secured only by frail stick.
pins on their buStS.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

Some people may wonder Why Il sci
enlist should devote time II energy
TO the task of securing quantitive meas
urementS Of ScnSibility in persons OF
different ages and different classes OF
society. TO the careless or the ign0r-
| AM "A thermapSthcSiomcter or an algo-
meter is of no consequence Whatever,
but that such delicate aids to psyche
logical study have great value Will be
evident even TO the masses in the neal
future. DR.. Arthur Macdonald. who is
n specialist in the United States Blu
| reau of Education. has developed some
interesting ncurO-Social data. OF eSpe-
rial are those that relate to
school children: one thousand seven
hundred and seven having been the sub
iects of the doctors simple expert
mcnts. Whatever may he the scientific
value of Or. MacDonald's measure
ments their practical value amounts
to much. \ tabular statement of av-
eragc scnsibility as to locality. heat
| and pain has been prepared. present
ing which the doctor says that any pu-
pil 20 per cent. about or below these
averages for it's age should he reported
to the family physician; ought. per-
hapS. 10 he taken away from school or
if permitted to remain should not be re-
uuircd To do the average amount of
school work. Bright pupils with weak
bodies are now too common. but with
the assistance of the clever psNcholo-
giSt they may enjoy a measure o1 re-
lief sufficient To civ" the physical self
a chance to catch up with the over
rapidly developing mind. Practical
science is only the refinement of com.
mon SNnSp.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30
SAP TO SUGAR.
CURIOSITIES OF THE MAPLE
SUGAR BUSINESS.
How n Sap Is Obtained ana HOW
Manufactured Into Sugar and syrup
A Profitable Thing for the Farm
crs of Vermont State.


Ihc maple CuEtF
Tie process Of making maple sugar
and syrup is quite interesting TO the
majority of people Of this country.
While some maple sugar is mad" IN
New Hampshire. northern New Aorh
and Massachusetts. the bulk OF 1t =
manufactured IN Vermont. The sap
of the sugar maple begins 70 run
about March 10 usually. and continues
three or -four weeks according to tn"
weather. Sap will run only when the
thermometer registers AT least u de
grces f.. and stops flowing as soon
as the frost is out of the ground. or
directly after the snow is gone. me
sugar season when the Vermont
farmer cannot protitably employ his
time otherwise.
AS soon as the weather is favorable
the Vermont farmer gets out his
buckets and sets to work tapping his
trees as quickly as possible. The ma
pie trees are tapped by boring the
trunks with a small bit-usually a
half-inch bit-about IL inches deep.
and from one to three feet above the
ground. Trees are not tapped until
they are one foot in diameter. After
tapping. a spout made of clean maple,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30
SUMS CORONA PHOT0cn..
An Englishman's Method nc
1T in Broad Dor,: Ndtt

Close upon Prof. Roantyan,.
tional discovery. u. + po. n
South birmingham. England. anna
rs another that has much sin.''V
TO it. though the cathode raw
ii treats proceed from thai .. N
crvoir of electric cnergy-1ho
Packer has since July las, beon
graphing the suns corona in hroo1
light. The results of this ubo,o1
are said to be ST remariiahln ,t-.1
Packer has withheld them fron,
public till this late day thar no !
test them thoroughly: ana i, ;'1
until now. when he is conyinco1 |
his discovery is Il real ono ,la.y
makes announcement OF it 10 his ~.
cr astronomers.
The suns corona. as is we'll kno,
can be seen only during to,,l \
eclipseS, when it shines ON, i, :
silvcry beams all around tho y,
body of the moon as she crosSoy'
suns disk. 1t has been the hono
astronomers that some way Of afy
lively blocking out the suns OIL
might be discovered. SO that If m;
be seen or photographed in ordin
times; but till recently all sucb
forts have met with little srcc,
Now, apparently. Mr.. Packer has
ceedcd.
The method is simple enough
has long been known that thin m,
foil, or metal films deposited on o.
will let strong light through. tho
in ordinary thickness the metals
extremely opaque. Packer has ,
discovered that the rays that do
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

time. ana then poured into tin pals
or cake mods, as the case may be.
to harden.
The cake moldS are often a series cr
parallel partitions .n Il large wooden
board with space in them about 3
inches apart, ana just wide enough to
ADMIT Il knife blade, The molds are
dampenod with Il sponge. then the hot
water poured in. Little fancy tins
are also used for mods. The farmer,
gets anywhere from 10 to IS CENTS \
pound for his sugar. and from -
cents TO 81 a gallon for his syrup. 4.
sugar maple produces on an average
ABOUT 81 pounds of sugar during 4
season.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

beech. tin or galvanized iron ana fitted
with :. hanger for holding The bucket.
is driven firmly into the hole made
by the bit. 4 bucket of lin or wood
is hung upon the spout. ana the tap
ping process is finished. The buckets
are like ordinary water pals. gene
ally all alike, and each farmer usually
paints all his buckets one color.
Only one hole is bored in young trees,
but it is not uncommon to have as
many as six buckets with two spouts
each hung to naples of large size. If
the bucket fills with sap in a day the
run is a good II although twice this
mount is obtained III exceptionally
favorable sap days. What is called
a good sized" sugar orchard will
contain from 800 10 500 trees. and in
the northern and central parts of Yer
mont orchards of 1000 TO 1000 trees
are not uncommon.
When the sap begins 10 run we'll the
farmer and his family must work
hard. y man with a large farm Will
employ help oul ide of his family fire.
QU"ltlY, ana use 80 or three pair OF
oXen or horses to make the rounds
of the trees with Il sled, on which is
he large sap tub. INTO which the sap
from the buckets is poured. An or
chard of 400 OF 500, or even 1000 trees.
need not require the farmer to hire
help if he has two or three boys in
the family besides himself. From an
orchard of 700 trees an ordinary run
of sap for two days will enable the
farmer to collect about 50 barrels.
Sometimes GO barrels of sap can be
collected from 700 trees in one day.
As soon as the men begin to collect
the sap the fires in the big evaporator
furnace must he started. and the boil
ing of the sap begun as fast as it is
brought in. so that lone will be wasted
by Souring, or that the quantity brought
from the woods may not SO far *
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

cccd in getting through are the I'D
tographic rays. in which the corona
very rich. while the solar disk. WI
all its glare. has relatively few 4
them. He, therefore, simply photI
graphs the Il through II Of thp4
films. and gets a picture of what u
mortal eye can see-the solar corona
in broad daylight.
The importance of this to astronomers
may he imagined when it is known
that they have not yet decided what
the corona is. Probably most of them
agree that it is an envelope Of very
thin matter surrounding the sun, and
shining either by reflected light or
electricity. But it is hard 10 find out
anything about a thing that can he
seen clearly only once in two or three
years. ana then for but a few seconds
Now. however. the corona. and IL
changes can be observed from day
to day. and probably Mr.. Packer hl'
cen more of it in the past few months
than have all the other astronomers
of the world since the dawn of time.
But the most interesting part OF IN
new discovery is the announcemen
that ii definitely proves the corona j
'" electrical in its nature. II thi>
so, every spot must be a vast ccil't
of electrical disturbance, sending 81!
visible rays into space.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

If we could trace out the needless
suffering inflicted by men upon each
other. we should find II large majority
of it to be quite u~nintentional. nNolun
tary. and even unknown To those who
caused II. No plea IN excuse is more
frequent than that there has been no
such purpose. Men forget that EVIL Is
wrought 10y want OF thought as well as
bv want of heart That they meant
no harm 10 their %neighbors or friends
or the public is we'll; but their response
bility did not end there. They should
have been very sure that thclr acts
were as free from harm as their int"n.
lions
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30
They Never Move.

lnere are but two European poten.
Ih'eS who manage 10 get along with.
out change of residence. These are tho
tope OF Rome and the Sultan of Tur-
KEY. The Sultan has never left CON
slalltlIIople since he assembled the
throne in such tragic circumstances
nineteen yearS ago. and his Holiness
mas remained within the precincts OF
the Vatican since the triple tiara WAS
placed upon his head.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

extending nearly across the other "nd.
where il is drawn off as syrup. Ihe
SAP in the pan is kept Shallow-about
one-half inch in depth-and evapOrateS
very rapidly. Rapidly of evaporation
is greatly to be desired. not only on
the score of economy of time. but
hrcar!se the sooner the sap is con-
verted into syrup after it runs from
the trees. the lighter will be the color
and the liner the flavor of the syrup
and sugar.
The sugar house is a rough little
building with Il shed half full of well
dried cordwood. The room is mainly
occupied by the boiling apparatus, and
with the bunk of the man who has 10
watch pans of boiling sap day and
night. one side is taken up by the
oven. which is built on Il bed of brick.
and consists Of two brick walls, about
> feet apart. 2la feet high and about
IL feet long. \ huge o~ld-fashioncl
brick chimney is ut onc end. Wllcr"
There is also a sort OF square brick
furnace 10 hold Il big kettle. In ihr
roof. near the center of The ridge pole.
n large slot opens To the Sky as an
escape for the steam. which rises in
heavy volumes from the pans ON the
fire,
The sap as it comes from The maple
tree is like water, and has barely any
more flavor than good water. But it
doesn't lake mIrh hear to prulucp
flavor, 4 barred of good sap Will make
Il gallon of syrup. or eight pounds
Of ~ After being reduced to syr-
MP in the cyaporator the product IS
allowed To cool and settle, more or
less impurities being prccipitatcd by
standing. The syrup is now ready
for putting into ans for sale. The size
most in use is a O%nc-gallon can.
The proper consistency of syrup is
generally conceded to be II pounds to
the gallon. and this degree of density
Is reached at 2l9 degrees Fahrenheit.
The sap Is never made into more than
syrup in rhc evaporation. Then 1t is
poured into Il large porcclain-lined ket-
tie To be boiled to sugar. If wanted
for sugar. the boiling is continued until
the Thermometer indicates 323 degrees
for pail sugar. or DDS or 240 degrees for
cakes, when the mass is removed from
the fire, stirred brisky for Il short
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

nortont that he make hay Whlle the
sun shines"
When the work is hardest the fun IS
NJ IT'S best. Those who have but a
small orchard will spare some 81 the
f,milv IN helm a relative or neighbor
through Sugarin%.
The modern cvaporator makes it pos
sihln to do much Sugar-making III a
short time. The evaporation Is maze
of tin. copper or galvanized on. ana
* 50 constructed thai the sap flows IN
-. ono end. and by means of partitions
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

Out in Kansas II judge has ruled that
"if a maj calls on Il girl several times
and escorts her to entertainments Occa-
~sionally he is legally engaged to marry
her" That judge evidently is Susccpti-
BILE to outside influences. If an old
maid asked him to do so he probably
would issue an injunction to prevent
the rising of The o or would cheer
fully declare unconstitutional the la wS
Of nature.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

During the siege of Paris Marshal
Canrobert found himself for Il moment
in the presence of a party of ladies.
They were very much agitated. What
is the matter, ladies' the marshal
asked.
The natter said Madame Brohan,
in whose house the people were as
semhled. "Why, we are on the eve OF
battle. and | suppose fear affects us"
"Fcar:' echoed the marshal. look
ing about with a puzzled air.
Madame Brolan rang her bell.
Marie" she said. when the maid ap-
pcared. bring a dictionary for the
marshall
Which was as much as TO say that
the old commander did not know the
meaning of the word.
When a man saves his money, people
think he steals il.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

Conduct is at once the aim and the
rest of all our learning, Il thinking,
and striving. The man lives most per-
fectly whose most constant happiness
is found in the consciousness that. in
doing the best he can for himself, he is
also doing the best that he can for every
being that is capable of having good
done 10 IL
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30
QUEEN OF STENOGRAPHERS.
Miss Nettic Mclaughlin, of Chicago
Bears the Title.

Miss Nettic Mclaughlin, Of Chicago
has been called the queen OF stello--
raphers. She Is the president OF ue
National Association of Women Stem
ographers and has had a phen0M'
enally successful career. Born in hah-
saS and educated there she began
teaching school at IL. There was
more money in StenOgraphy, and sue
forSook the school room. h became
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

All that a man has TO do in Il place
where he is n stranger is to bride his
tongue and his temper, cultivate good
feeling and kind affections. and meet
every advance of his nciGhOor with
courtesy. cordiality ana chcerfulncsS.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

The Boston Advertiser. which carries
mt its editorial masthead the proud
statement that it is "a paper for the
best classes exclusively" prints Il two
column o of a dog fight. Hut
perhaps this is what the best classes IN
tfOSlnu MHNf.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

coed the accommodations nj the house.
that while waiting TO get room for il
much will be wasted at the trees. Al
the time when the sap is running
freely the farmer must often keep the
fires going and the sap boiling all
through the night, and. of course. he
is likely To have to work all day sun
day aud Sunday night. II is all-im-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

If Cuba should win its Independence
Spain will have no reason to regard
the event as IA deep humiliation. En-
gland had to take the same medicine
3yer a hundred years ago, ana Ire
colonies she lost have done SO Wei
that she is no. half sorry.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

England's decision to spend S100.Ec.-
600 in building new war-ships this year
would be more formidable if the fact
completed are decidedly snort of sail.
Ors. \ landsman transferred at short
notice 10 n modern ~battle-Ship is about
as effective as Il Spanish intIntrynAan
on a Cuban mule.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

There is often in IN kind word. II
look of sympathiZing affection. or one
small act of disintercStcd love. more 81
real noblcncSS of spirit than III actions
which have rung III the ears and found
an echo in the hearts of admirin% thou
sands
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

Taste, if it means anything but Ii
paltry connoiSSeurship. must mean
general susceptibility to truth and no.
h~lencSS. Il sense to discern and a heart
10 love and reverence all beauty, order,
goodness. WhereSoeVer or in whatever
forms and accomplishments they are
to be seen.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

The cost Of e~lectri" power III tn"
great railway tunnel OF baltimore IS
rapidly declining. and in Il snort time
will be no greater than that Of steam.
Electricity in the industries Is marcn-
ing on with a steady ANA ccria"l
SWppp.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

The Minneapolis Journal remarks
mat "a woman suing for damages and
holding a set of love letters is Il terror
20 men and angels" What have angels
to do with it.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

The duke of Ncragua has been WAY
Ing exceeding Saucy toward the Uni
ted States of late. This probably
from Tom lalmcr's "Ncragua relief
fund" which. when last heard from.
stood at S1.6S. II isn't wise to make
these foreign pauperS Independently
wealthy all at once.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

The habit Of intellectual suspense Is
a most wholesome and valuable one,
especially where the spirit and actions
Of another are concerned; ana notllh%
tends more effectually to prevent I'M
inst and cruel criticism.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

an expert and was appointed ciH'1
enrolling clerk of the Kansas SeF
ate, where She had charge of tWehl'
five subordinates. Then she was ar
pointed commissioner of the llu'''
states Court of Claims. -Four yea
she Went to Chicago. where s."
ographic work and also hy dabbllhe "
real estate.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

Scientists say the time is coming
when we shall be able to talk Win
Tie planets. The necessity for more
talk is not urgent. but any improve
ment in the quality will be Thankfully
received.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

Two footpads attempted to hold up n
member of the Ohio Legislature in Il
corridor of the State House at Column
bus. But they succeeded in escaping
before he robbed them.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

An electrical exchange says: 'St.
Louis is in very bad shape electrically
der ground before the convention
crowds arrive" Here's a shocking
proposition. What's the matter with
st. Louis matrons, anyway!
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

tons, sometimes not kissing her mors
than a dozen times every twcnty-fouf
hours. The brute, This unfortunate
young woman is clearly entitled To Il
separation on the ground OF extreme
crlIptV
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

In n recent Sioux Falls divorce trial
the fair plaintiff testified that for the
first three years of her married hfe
her husband kissed her ut least 100
times a day. But AT the expiration or
that time he began to lag III his atten-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

Success doesn't always bring happi-
ness and contentment. The dentist WHO
has the biggest pull always looks quite
down in tie mouth.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

Scientists say now that handsb,k.
ing conveys disease" "Of course.
mats the way the grip got Startcd."-
Louisville Couricr-JouruaI
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

II seems easier TO manage the pu"
ness Of other people than your OWL
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

When a man his money, people
think he steals il.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-30

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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-01-10
AFTER THE CzAR,s LIFE.
Latest Plot Of the Nihslists to Assass.nate
6s8ss Nicholas.

4 4F
BERLIN, Jan. /. "A wholesale mer-
chant chant from ron. Moscow, who ranks high
In the Russian commerce, and who is
spending the holie ays with friends in
the capital, is authority for the report
that recent attempt was made to
assassinate the car The merchant
says the Russian police have been in
formed that the Nihilists have sworn
not to rest until the car shall be
slain. The fraternity resolved, when
the young ruler began his reign, to
grant him year in which to prove
that he was earnest in his promises Of
liberal reform. The year is at an end
and the young autocrat, not having
realized their hopes has been marked
Tor death. The sentence which was
meted Quito Alexander III, and which
hung over Alexander Ill has been re~
newed in the case of the present
emperor, by the bitter enemies of the
Romanoff dynasty.
The recent attempt on the cars
life is related thus: A Jewish student
OF the University Of Moscow was ap-
pointed, after lots had been cast, to
give the death blow to his sovereign,
and it was only by accident that the
czar escaped. The student masquer.-
AIDED in the garb of a drummer. In
his vallse was a we'll prepared bomb
instead of samples of merchandise. He
passed the beautiful Par Czarskoie
Selo several times daily, hoping to
catch a glimpse of the czar. The
latter met him again and again on
the promenade, but as his Majesty
was dressed in the plain
uniform Of a colonel, instead of that of
a general, as he confidently believed,
the swould-be assassin failed to recog-
nize him. The student was arrested
on suspicion a al ffttei. tei. & day or two, and
the plot further revealed through q
female friend to whom he had told his
secret
The entire Russian press has re-
ceived strict instructions from the au-
thcrities not to publish the story.
Nevertheless it is repeated from mouth
to mouth. That the alleged attempt
on the cars life was made is appar-
entity proved by the numerous arrests
of students of late in Warsaw and
Moscow. t5.${8