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j e.. HENRY
Civil Engineer.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-07-24

known as a Lie Bill Wnlcn pears
the signature of Rufus Knott.
1t is reported ON good authority
that he promised two negro school
teachers, that when he was COM
missioned member of the School
Board, that he would use his in
fiuence as such to have them chosen
as teachers for consideration,
viz :: fifty per cent of their salary.
There is no legitimate emolument
connected with the Office, but
"boodle" must be forthcoming by
some means, fair or foul.
Angus Fleming of your city can
verify good deal of the above
and add considerable to the list, as
half has not been told.
Every word of the above is the
truth, and l dare him to deny q
single iota. l can prove by affida-
Wits every charge made.
Now this is the kind Of man who
is called to sit as Grand Juror, to
pass on the guilt or innocence OF
citizens of this parish, and the man
recommended by the Natchitoches
Ring to represent the educational
| interests of ward 8, as member OF
the School Board. birds of d
feather flock together" would
like to ask Gov. Foster here, wheth
Ell he can commission such vii
lain who has been guilty of nearl,
every crime known to the law. Il
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18
His View.

The necessity. or the apparent neces-
Sity. of making II living ma easily in
duce a strange habit of thought. If
we lind 1t difficult to get bread. we nat
urally look askance al whatever stands
III our way. Edward Hoare tells in his
"Autobiography." of going down 10
Ramsgate. where he became greatly in.
terested il the English boatmen. two
hundred of whom were entirely de.
pendent on the chance of helping ships
in distress off the Goodwin Sands. Sc
poor We're they. that it had become with
some of them a habit of life to think
more OF their earnings than Of the hu.
man beings they saved.
One bitterly cold morning. Mr.. Hoare
met an old boatman of his acuuaint.
ance. and said TO him. after passing
the greetings of the day:
And how are you getting on"
"Ah." said the man."now that they've
got their lights and buoys and chain
cables. there's nothing left for an hon.
est man to do"
What do you mean"
We'll. here's IA case. There we were
at the south end of the sands ahout
three o'clock this morning. when up
came one of those foreign chaps. and
was running as pretty upon the Good.
win Sands as ever you'd wish to see.
when. all of a sudden. he saw one of
these here nasty staring buoys. Port
helm and Off"
No one would guess from his tone of
disgust that he had spent the best eff
forts of his life in trying I 0 save from
disaster the vessels for which he seem-
ed to court it.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18

\ new claimant to the title of mean
est man" is in evidence. but temporarily
in hiding. He attended the revival Of
Chicago Free Methodists. eXhorted.
sang. led in prayer. and vas so per.
niciouSly" devout the preacher held n
private session with him after the meet
ing. When the session rose and the
preacher WAS alone with his thoughts
he discovered the contents of his vest
had departed with the newly converted
brother. This instance of conversion.
so comprehensive as to include personal
property. will be suitably rewarded
when the police and the brother" meet.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18
RERSQzNAN,
1850

Little Queen Wilhemina of UolIar,
Is learning to ride Il bicycle.
Ii Hung Chang is the son of = vii
lage w~o0dcutter. poor and illiterate
The young Cars chance to nal,
himself the most popular man in Rr,
STA is now before him.
Twenty million dollars were lef, no
hind him by the Shah. who had grorp
avaricious of late years.
The Duchess Of Fife delights in YIN
n~asticS. and is an accomplished mis-
tresS of the art of fencing.
IIogap Bogision. a wealthy .Arme.
man of Boston. is in Alabama. .yha,o
he hopes to establish an Armenian
colony.
One of the latest schemes Of &C.,
Booth is to have Il big exhibition of
living pictures in London. to consis,
of converts from every nation.
Mrs. L. S. Grant. widow of ,he Gen.
oral, has written a letter to Senator
Squire thanking him for the resolu.
ton which he introduced IN The Senate
providing for Il Grant STATUE.
Henry Watterson. of Louisville. Nv
who is not easily shocked, asserts thar
language fails to express his ideas 70
garding the appearance of the Partisan
women who ride bicycles.
The British Museum will soor lose
the services of Sir Wollaston Franks
*. c.. b.. the head of the department
Of British and medieval antiuuities.
He has been an officer Of the museum
since 1851.
John Shore. chief Of the Scotland
Yard criminal investigation depart
ment. has just been retired on full pen.
sion. He has served forty years on
the police. His successor is Chief In.
;poctor Swanson.
Queen Victoria has sent a donation
Of 5000 francs for the poor of Nice. A
lumber of officials have received hand
some presents. and the new ROYAL Vic
torian Order is to be conferred on The
D~r"fcct.
one of the annoyances to when SaI.
qh Bernhardt is subject consists in let.
ters from all parts of the world from
people who have wild animals for sale
for pets. The great actress has been
offered everything from Il gorilla TO a
python.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18

Boston Herald: The farmers now
have their fields ready for the reception
IF that distinctivcly American crop. the
Indian corn. After the planting is com
pleted there will follow various and
fantastic manifestations of the work
ing of the bucOlic mind. The fields will
be strung with networks of cotton
twine. bright stripes of tin will wave IN
the vino and flash in the SUM-, and the
grim bogie-man. popularity known as
the scarecrOw. will take his sentinel
stand. The roy are shrcwd birds.
however. and have Il special affection
for the image that is intended to scare
them. They have learned thar he is
generally stationed where the soil is
richest and the digging easiest. He is
the patron saint of their harvest. and
when he is set up there IS nerrimcnt
by the ebon tiocks in his vicinity.
Should he fail TO make his annual aD-
pearance. none would miss him more
than the crows. unless ii might be an
occasional Weary WaggleS. who il
sometimes enabled TO better his gear
ny an exchange of wearing apparel
with the bogie-man. An Investigation
last year by the Agricultural Depart
ment proved to the satisfaction of the
investigators. at least. that the crow
did more good than harm. and that
corn made Il smaller share of his diet
than beetles. grasshoppers and other
destructive insects. But the farmer has
very little respect for these scientific
iconoclasts. He will be true 10 the in.
situations of his fathers. In n short
time the bOgie-man will be at his old
post. and the crows will give him an
enthusiastic welcome. for by that sign
they know that the season has opened
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18

more pilgrims. ii seemed incredible
that it should eve be disturbed!
Only last year. by reason of the
widening of the street. its demolition
was threatened. Now a bill is to be
presented to the State Legislature by
the Shakespeare Society of New York
10 enable the association to purchase
and preserve the place where Poe
spent the last four years of his UNI
happy life. 1t is proposed to refurnish
the cottage as nearly like the original
As may be. leaving the tiny windows.
uncurtained. replant cherry trees and
trim the vines. hang bird cages in the
portico and procure a cat as nearly
like the beloved "Catarina" that warm
ed the bosom of the dying Nirginian
as posSible-iuSt poverty and piles of
manuscripts! 1t will not be difficult
then to imagine the playful. witty. at
~fectionate. alternately docile and way
ward genius: the gentle, fragile wife
and the adOring mother-large featur-
ed. capable. benevolent Mrs. Glen. that
made up that curious household.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18

the table and vaults lightly into the
g a y moment later She is lifted light
ly in the air. and when she deScends
again one of the hind legs of her be-
Spangled seat rests upon her husbands
chin. When the chair is securely in
place the little giant. with outstrctched
arms and his heavy burden poised dan
geOruSly between heaven and earth.
takes his usual stroll up and over the
long flight of stairs and out into the
middle of the stage again. When his
wife leaps lightly to the floor it is TO
bow to d~eafening applause. She seems
as ~unconcprned owe her pcrilous ride
as if she had been securely seated on
terra iirma. Her careleSsneSs of man.
ner. however. is quite surpassed by the
easy way in which her bOyiSll-looking
husband carries her about. They do
not always get through the perform.
ance without accident. though.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18
True.

Dean Boyle in his "Reminiscences
tells Il striking anecdote of the mutual
appreciation of the same quality Of
high sincerity in public life of the
famous statesman. Sir Robert Peel.
and the iron Duke" of Wellington.
MI. Wood. a friend of Dean Boyle's.
had at II time when the Duke of
Wellington was very i'll in London come
from the city to a country house at
which Peel was visiting. As soon as
he arrived. Sir Robert called him aside.
and asked with intense anxiety what
was the latest news of the dukes con-
ditlon. 1t was considered hopeless.
and Mr.. Wood told him so. The great
minister broke down utterly; CRYING out
with Il burst of tears:
lie is the truest man | have ever
known
The duke. however. recovered despite
the predictions of his doctors. and sur.
vived Peel.
The same gentleman-Mr. Wood-by
Il curious coincidence was present when
Peel was thrown from his horse. and
received the injuries which resulted in
his death. He FASTENED to his assist
ancc. procured a carriage and accom-
panied him home, remaining for some
time in h house to render the family
what services he might in their time of
confusion and distress. He was yet
there when the Duke of Wellington
arrived to make inquiries. and was
deputed by Lady Peel to receive him.
He fastened TO the door and found the
duke on the step about to enter the
house. and informed him that the ply
stefan pronounced Sir Roberts hurt to
he desperate. and his chance of life al.
moSr nothing.
lie vas he soul of truth" said the
old soldier. huskily: and turning
abruptly from the threshold. he mount
ed his horse and rode Sorrowfully
away
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18
POE COTTAGE Ar FORDHAM.
Plan to Preserve the Poets Last Resi-.
dcuCc,

lust fifty years ago. in cherry bios
son time. 1916. Edgar Allen Poe. Il
half-mad genius. of whom little else
was known except that he was poor.
moved from Amity street. New York.
to the suburban village of Forlham.
Oh the Kingshridge road. Although ~
best but Il mean dwelling. the COTTAGE
was the p~leasantest retreat he had eyer
known. II WAS Il n ana Il half story
shingled Dutch house. containing three
rooms ana Il sleeping closet. 4 sit
ting-room was on one side of the little
hall and a kitchen on the other. The
furniture was of the simplest. In the
other. which was laid with straw mat
ting. were only a light stand with pres
entation volumes. some hanging book
shelves and four chairS-absolutely
nothing else.
Above was Poe'S roOm-a low.
square. cyamped chamber. lighted by
nished with a deal table and chair
and the fanciful portrait of the loved
and LOST LeOnore." Adjoining this was
the sleeping closet. where the child
wife. Virginia. drew her difficult and
failing breath. within sound of the
pen that wrote immortal tales and
poems and could no win bread for
her.
SO bare and dwarfed within. the oc-
cllpantS were driven without. where
there WAS Il fine sp%aciousness of view.
\ picket fence separated the yard from
the street, and further privacy was
afforded by the hoodlike porch and
the presentation of the gable end Of
the house to the highway. Cherry
trees uncovered the humble cottage.
The granite Of the underlying rock
cropped through the grass. and Il
stones throw east of the porch. then
as 10y overgrown with vines. rose the
ledge itself. Overhung by signing pines.
And looking far off. across the mead
oWS. woods and villages and Harlem
bridge. Il glimmer of ocean lay on the
loriZon.
The cottage is still there. at the top
Of Fordham Hill. almost at the eX-
treme limit of northern New York
City. The cherry trees. whose balmy
blossoms so soothed the sore lungs of
poor Virginia. are gone. NeighbOring
and %pretentious houses crowd ana
dwarf the quaint cottage. the signing
pines and the rocky ledge have made
way for streets and buildings. and
the glimpse Of ocean no longer rims
the eastern horizon. But thousands
have climbed the winding stair to
see the room where THE Bells" An
mabel Lee" and "Eleanora" were writ
ten. An American shrine. where
shines are few. annually visited by
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18
Extravagant Salaries Of Singer

New that several operate organic
tons are likely TO be in the field next
season. a combination of managers is
urged with the object of reducing en-
travagant rates of pay to something
like reasonable figures. No such sala-
ries are paid AT Covent Garden. in Lon
don. which. outside Of the principal
Russian opera houses. probably pays
more to its performers than n other
European operate theater. But even
there h pay is small compared to the
price demanded 10y singers when they
come 10 his country. and not Il few of
them sing there for nothing or a merely
nominal rate. for the purpose of ac-
quiring Il reputation which will enable
them to ask a high price in this country.
Sir Augustus Harris offered Mime. Nor
dica $500 a night TO sing with him last
season. and as she was not in need of a
London Endorsement the prOposition
was refused. Only the important art
lists receive liberal sala ries. and the
effect of the difference is plainly no.
ticeable in the lists of the artists en-
ployed here at the Metropolitan and en-
gagged for the London season.
y new phase of the question comes
M III the case of the German singers.
ala a striking instance of this matter
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18

Herr .Ahlwardt came here to stir up
strife. He knew 50 little of this coun-
try that he supposed he could raise a
furore of anti-Jew sentiment. 1t was Il
plan fOreordained To failure. His at
tempted crusade was not a tragedy
or even Il comedy: it was Il fiat failure.
Instead of iniuring the Hebrew citizens
of the United States his mission has
given them an opportunity to display
the manly dignity of their race by Il
quiet and orderly bearing under great
~Drovocation.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18

occurred in the case of Wilhelm Gruen'
ing. the tenor. who sang with Walter
DamroSch's season. He took back with
him $4,000 as the reward OF his sea-
son. AMI of this sum onc-half was paid
to palliui of Hamburg. of whose COM
pany the German tenor was Il regular
member. As it was. the singers re-
ward undoubtedly exceeded anything
lie had ever received in his WI country
ana as he was the best singer available"
his manager was compelled 10 accept
pollini'S terms. Klafsky had the SAM"
difficulty when she came 10 this Il
try. but rather than send half her
earnings back TO Pollini she broke her
contract with him. and probably the
union of the German managerS-called
the Castcl vercin-will prevent her
from singing in Germany.-New York
Sun.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18

clothes would easily fit a big French
doll that speaks" and opens and closes
It's eyes. y 25-cent piece cover either
of her hands, and n dime conceals an
ear. Her mouth is just distinguishable
by a light line that looks like Il very
fine white thread. Doll stockings cover
the tiny feet. The eyes are large and
expressive. The nose is in proportion
to he other features. Although tiny.
each feature is perfect, and Frances
gives promise of becoming an unusual.
ly pretty girl.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18
Second Prize.

They know not how much half eX-
ceeds the whole" wrote HesiOd. Per-
Haps the following anecdote sets forth
the meaning of the poets saying:
At an agricultural show two prizes
We're awarded to the churns-a first
and a second. Three years after, the
exhibitor who had received the second
prize. meeting the judge of awards,
said to him:
Just see the difference between us;
me winner went home. and on the
strength of his success kept drunk for
Il fortnight. and his business is nearly
ruined. | went home determined TO
succeed. and be at the top of the tree. l
now have over two hundred men at
work. and my churn and other dairy
appliances go all Over the world"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18
A Cannon Used as q Smile.

In some towns along the coast and
in inland towns. too. one NAV still seq
planted at street corners cannon: relies
of the revolutionary war. or of the war
1872. or. perhaps, the'MeXican war. In
navy yards one sometimes sees CON
deihhed cannon put 70 use as spiles. TO
make vessels lines fast 10. There is
such a gun. planted at Governors
Island ferry landing. at the foot of
Whitehall street in New York. The
building out of an adjoining wharf sea-
ward to which boats now tie up. has
left this no further use as a spile.
but ii remains a picturesque object and
n quite appropriate 10 the landing of
a ferry or military post.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18
Streets with Gold Pavements.

Prescott, the capital of Arizona.
boasts that it is the nearest approach
to the New Jerusalem. as described II
the Bible. as its streets are being paved
with gold. The granite used for pave.
mentS contains 81 in gold and 90 cents
in silver to every ton, so that in time,
when less expensive methods of re.
ducinS ores are used, it may pay the
city 10 @ up and crush its street
p~aYencntS.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18

and weighs about
10 pounds. but ev-
cry pound of him
is either muscle or
bone. He is n jug
gler and handles
such : m ii -
things as Il I [ =
wheels. aXleS. ia
bles. etc. His latest
act is that of ear
rying his wife
ed on Il chair on
II i : chin. While
KinS-ner W G i z h :
but 190 pounds. his
wife weighs 40.
With Il smile and
Il wave of her hand
Madame kinS = ner
nlHceS q chair unOn
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18
The improvement in the condition OF

The improvement in the condition OF
winter wheat which the Department of
Agriculture reports is a fine business
indicator. Last years corr crop broke
MI the records. but the wheat yield
was not above the average. There are
indications that the wheat crop in 1896
will equal. and perhaps exceed. the
greatest harvest of the past. As good
crops are the basis of prosperity. the
outlook for the country this year is on,
cOuraging.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18
FINEST BABY.
Midget Frances DOnnelly, the SMALL
est Mortal Ever Born.

Just a mite of humanity is Frances
Donnelly. of I'D Columbus avenue
New York. she is Il remarkable baby
and has puzzled doctors and nurses.
When born she weighed Il tritie more
than Il pound. and now. when she is
three months old. she only weighs five
and Il half pounds. The doctors, when
the tiny child was born. said she could
not live, and SO did the nurses, but
little Miss Donnelly has upset theiI
predictions.
The Donnelly baby is. perhaps, the
smallest one that was ever born. Her
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18

The Illinois Supreme Court has de
cided that Il man may legally get shaw
ed OF Sunday. Now, why not go a step
further and make ii Il penitentiary Of
Tense for a barber TO talk politics 10
a patron while he is damned into a
fend himself:
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18

The modest department of those vino
are truly wise. when c0nrraSteI with
the assuming air Of the yc,lnc and
ferent appearance of wheat. which.
while lis ear is empty, holds up its head
proudly, but as soon as it is filled with
grain. bends modestly down. AID with.
draws from observations.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18

of 24.000.0 900 bushels. The other fact
inviting attention is that 21.O00.G00
bushels of this increase was handled at
Southern ports and only 3.000,00O bush
els ut New York. Philadelphia and Bos-
ton. Among the many signs of prog
ress in the South this is II of the
most Substantial.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18

The basest thought possible concern
ing man is that he has no spiritual ma
ture: and the most foolish misunder.
standing of HIM possible is that he has
or should have no animal nature. For
his natllr" Is nobly animal. molly spir-
itual-roherently and i%rrcyOca6ly so:
neither part of ii may. except at its
peril, eXpel, dnspisa. or defy the other.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18

DR.. Adams of the University of Penn
sylvania asserts that wire hairpins
often cause disease in cattle, especially
in pastures nea Seminaries for young
women" The lesson from this dis
cOvery, We take it. is that young ladies
ought not to be pastured near diaries.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18

The Cincinnati Times-Star says that
the reported discovery ut Dickinson, y.
D.. of a human skull below IA vein OF
coal proves the presence of man on
the earth at Il geological epoch more re-
mote than that of the carboniferOus
age" Not in several thousand years.
II merely proves where Joe Mulhatton
is spending his summer vacation.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18

The value of Maryland's farm lands
incrca sed 5000. 600 between 1880 and
1890. making Il total of S~lTJ.05S.550.
Intelligence i'll farming is the rule iii
Maryland. and the evidence is ample
that the business there pays.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18

What others think of us is n less In,
portant matter than what others ought
to think of us. 1t is better to be in dis
favor with others because we are mis-
understood than to be in favor because
we are supposed TO deserve better than
we do
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18

Mr.. Gladstone has been forbidden 10
make any more public speeches this
year. The distinguished patient will
probably rest by writing twelve hours
q day and chopping trees at intervals
by way of exercise.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18

There are many fruits which never
turn sweet until the frost has lain upon
them. There are many nuts that never
fall from the boughs of the forest trees
till the frost has opened and ripened
them. And there are many elements
tiful until sorrow comes.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18

\. Kentucky man recently went crazy
because he couldn't pay his debts. He
must have been very ligthheaded. any
way. or he would have let the other fell
lows do all the worrying.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-18

4 medical expert says that the bicy-
Gle craze is responsible for Il great
increase in nervous diseases. The cry
ing need of the Hour appears to be Il
pneumatic nerve pump.