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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-23

Professor Ranke has submitted to the.
German Anthropological Society the
results of his Investigations into the
relative weights of the brain and spinal
cord in man and the monkey. The Gle
phant and the whale have heavier
brains thar man: the mole and certain
small apes and singing birds have hcay-
Ter brains in proportion to the weight
of the body than man. According,
however, to Professor Ranke, the
weight of the brain in proportion to the
weight of the spinal cord is greater
in man than in any other animal.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-23
HERE NATIONAL CONVENTIONS HAVE BEEN HELD.

me walls of the r~amshackle hall, and
PecaaSe It was large enough to hold
more people than could be properly
managed. With the Coliseum this year.
however, the Democratic committee
VIII q" able to house its convention
comfortably ana securely. so that such
storms as that which threw the last
cleveland convention into a panic will
no, hr noticed.
Big Halls a Necessity.
As tac railroads of the country have
H"'elopcd. hotel accommodations in
creased. and newspaper telegraphing
multiplied, big convention halls have
A'l only become the fashion. but almost
a necessity. The Lincoln wigwam was
TIE first convention hall that gave Il
A'rFal space to the press and the tele-
graphic force that recited to the cOun-
Try at large the history of that great
event as il was enacted. The architect
% mat Wigwam and of the Democratic
WlgWam of 1892, as we'll. had in mind
L theater. The convention in the first
"IgWam was on the stage, the press
occupied the place of the orchestra, and
me audience was in the pit and the gal
ierles. In the Democratic wigwam the
stars OF the convention were on the
sage the press occupied places in the
wings back OF the stage, the ordinary
"'l"gateS were in the pit and the audi
'h'e III the galleries. In neither case
Nl1 the audience hesitate to express
-iSeIl. and i'll both the order to clear the
galleries was withheld out of fear that
'hr galleries might clear the stage.
IN" Charleston convention of 1850
WIS held in a hall that would only seat
-''"U people, and the three Baltimore
conventions of the same year were held.
"H' 'tnc Douglass in a theater. the
hoI.-Ly"r"tt in a church ana the Breck-
'"FlaS" IN a han with Il capacity of not
more tlan 1900. But halls of that size
VIII hot answer now. for there are al
"'st -,ouo delegates and representa-
ives % the press who have business
go 'fahSacl n the convention building.
~ say nothing of the thrOngS of outSid-
't> who think il their duty To see per-
NoiillX 70 the naming of the preSiden-
"a! Candidates ana the framing of the
Pt"lI"fll principles upon which they
Shal sand. The rule is ma there are
'"o convention delegates to each cleo
'''"I 'o'e' 50 that there are twice as
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-23
WHERE PRESIDENTS HAVE BEEN NHMFD

-rt.,o tn%ausurated the idea
T. national convention halls
..ttbt huilt 10 hold a multitude
1lsv. 1850. when it built the
" W. olon wi@wam made fam
1'' .. ar,t nomination of Abraham
~acr then the national eX-
'' .I:,rrrS of the two leading
IN locating their conventions.
' .fv.,, demanded assurance Of
.-.,y # such cities to seat, feed
-. .-....a great crowd.
famous halls in which ma
INVENTIONS have been held are
r,,. .Ao two Chicago wigwams-
fq.ulu and the Cleveland wig
.troia Exposition Building and
,-.tortum. Chicago. and the OK
VI A9lls in 81. Louis. Minneapolis
...tnnati. II would be hard to
. -...u uf tAcSp "A most ~SatiSfac-
~ tr. in the minds of those who
,..audcd the national conventions
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-23
KING OF BUGS.
There Is One in Venezuela that Can
Knock IA Man Down.

Venezuela is Il little republic, bat she
has one thing that is the biggest of its
kind on earth. 1t is Il bug-the largest
insect in all the world. The creature
is known as the elephant beetle" and
when full grown weighs half a pound.
To be struck in the face by such a bug,
flying at full speed, would make 2 man
feel as if a mule had kicked him.
This beetle, like others Of it's kinu,
both small and large, is clad in q COM
plete suit of proof. This armor
is made of a material far more in:
d%estructible than steel-namely, chitine
Chitine cannot be destroyed except by
certain mineral acids; in other words,
only the articles of chemistry avail,
against it. Thus the shells of beetles
that died 100000 years g have
been preserved perfectly in the rocks.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-23

The American people are getting bet
ter acquainted with Mexico and the
Mexican people than they We're, but
even now it will probably surprise
many to learn that our nearest neigh
Dor on the south has, according to II
census taken last October, a population
of 1000, 900, or about One-tifth the pop
ulatiOn of the United States. There are
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-23

lhrldge. was held in Cincinnati,
ONO. the first one in the West.
llat Of 1860 first met at Charles
ton, :. c.. but adjourned. with
out accomplishing much. to Baltimore.
Where Douglas and Johnson were plac-
ed in the field, against Lincoln and
llamlin, who were named in the Chi
cago Wigwam. The Republicans moved
their next convention to Baltimore,
where Lincoln was renominated. and
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-23

so that we know to-day just what these
insects of antiquity looked like.
In Europe giant beetles have a con
siderable market value, commanding
prices in proportion to their size. III
London there are regular auctions of
insects, and a single butterfly has been
known to fetch $500. A specimen of the
rare and very large Goliath beetle is
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-23

many as the membership of both
houses OF Congress. Besides these
,nete are the territorial delegates. and
pehlnd each delegate is an alternate
Many of these a~lternates at,ord .ho
conventions whether their princinols
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-23
TIE RUSSIAN EMPRESS 100000 CORONATION ROBE.

mitted to it's influence and to the influ.
ence of other anaesthetics. In other
words, if the number of chlOrOfOrm
cases were hfty-tWO times the lumber
of nitrous oxide cases. chlOrOfOrm
would be no more dangerous, although
it might have caused fifty-two deaths
for one death caused by the latter an
aesthetic.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-23
Deaths from ChiOrOfOrm.

1t is stated that tifty-tWo deaths oc-
Cured within the past year in the nj
ted Kingdom from the administration
Of chloroform. This would be n fear
full indictment against the use of that
anaesthetic if we only knew what was
the relative proportion of patients sub
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-23

1876 cities and 400 villages. not to spcas'
rppublic. Mexico will hold an internal
tional exposition this year and Amcri-
can business men who visit it will find
that there is a great field in that cOlin-
try for American trade if ii were only
wisely cultivated.-Springfeld Repub-
licnn
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-23
SERVED FORTY YEARS..
Miss Stone Has Been Postmistrcss
that Length OF Time.

tHat LcDEtn OF AiIffe.
Miss Martha Elvira Stone has bCcu
postmistress at North oxford, Mass.
for forty years. Franklin Pierce was
the President who appointed her. A
queer old d~aguerreotype of Miss Stone
was exhibited at the Worlds Fair as
the Oldest United States postmistress,
but this is a new picture of her. taken
only a few weeks ago.
Miss Stone is 70 years old and a cousin
Of Clara Barton, the great army nurse.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-23

worth $50. This is the largest beetle
of the Old World, and it first became
known through missionaries in thf
Congo Basin.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-23

MotherICome, Fritzel, why are YOU
SO naughty to-day, just when auntic is
paying us a visit? Fritz-Causc auntie.
told me that if | was a good boy she
would sing for us This evening.-lIu,
moristische Batter.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-23

a proclama-
ng lines oc.
the age of
n his habita-
e justified
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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-23

Uncle Mose-'Dat dorg is ma best
friend, an wouldn't sell 'um TO moth
in" Van Pelt-'Ill give you fifty
cents for him. Uncle Mose-"He's yo'
dorg."-YonkerS News.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-23

Of ,ar last twenty-five years the wig
wa. .lca is least liked. The wigwam
tDa' sheltered the last Democratic ma
..oa.l convention is especially con-
dra.acl because Of the general feeling
Of J. security on the night of the storm
Tia. l.cuchcd thc entire crowd within
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-23

She is Il remarkable old woman, fun @!
vitality, and has her queer little post
office in the front room Of her DWELLING
house.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-23

lewis Cas- and Butler. and 49,. which
named Pierce and Ming. lhose con
yentions were easily accommodated III
ordinary sized halls. for the crowds
thot attended them were as nothing
compared to uhe tlrongs that flow INTO
convention cities nowadays.
First / in the West in 1906.
The Democratic convention or looo'
which nominated Buchanan and Breck-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-23

oldest of
Ter.
the NlanX
IMPLIES, a
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all. Then.
nd fiercor
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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-23
ZERO

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in Cuba.
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ONE ever pro.
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no is t~erroriz.
was sent 10
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the people by
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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-23

g larger,
f a hare
is home
rejecting
ng very
erS II q
part out
self-sup-
hot only
res and
Hess. a
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esultins
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off Of
The herald., 1896-03-22
TAKING THE DIAnONDS

Of the diamonds intrusted to my care.
You know what their loss signifies to
me, and to my friend, and as / have
mentioned their presence to no one in
Paris but yourself, feel that have
the right to ask you to whom you re-
peated the story. For the recovery of
the stones may depend upon that
knowledge That went at the matter
roughly is no wonder, considering my
excited condition and the worry which
was consuming me.
"'Mons. Dickerson,' che replied, cold
ly, Il regret that this great misfortune
has come to you, but I feel that you
are mistaken in supposing that the
robbery was caused through my repiti-
ton of our conversation, although per-
haps was in error in having mentioned
it at all. spoke to but one person of
it, and with that it went no further
sand that person, mademoiselle,
was--T
est is not necessary che replied, to
speak of him. I repeat, monsieur, it
went no farther. You are entirely on
the wrong track
".You are right, msdemoiselle,' I
said, ignoring the last part of her
speech, 1T is not necessary to mention
him, for know who he is.' And hastily
excusing myself left her.
81 now immediately reported the
robbery to the police. and before many
hours had elapsed No IS. Maubant was
under arrest charged with the crime.
Az expected he denied his guilt, but
~ he could not, or would not, account
The herald., 1896-03-22

to some one The story that had told
her. But to whom? All! say it all
now. Mons. Maubant was the man!
Mile. de Tascher was repeating to him
the story of Henry Desmon when I
observed them glancing so often at me.
And that apparently accidental colli-
sion between Msubant and myself WAS
neatly planned, that he might obtain
the key to the safe. And that Maubsnt
might have time to secure the dia-
monds, his friend had kept me in con-
versation. It all seemed very plain to
me now.
However, to be positive about it, I
determined to see Mile. de Tsscher and
learn from her to whom she had i'm
parted the story of the treasure. Rap
idly drove back to the ball and sought
Mile. de Tascher and, upon finding her,
I asked for q word in private upon q
matter of great Importance. She ac-
ceded to my request, and when we had
found comparatively secluded cor
ner, said:
"'Mlle. de Tascher, a terrible misfor-
tune has overtaken me. During my
absence from my apartments some one
has broken into them and robbed me
The herald., 1896-03-22
STORY OF A CASKET
BY FRED r. MINER

In a room in his new house, built
especially for the purpose, Major Dick
erson had collected conglomeration
of curiosities, gathered from all parts
Of the world. Most of 1t looked like
rubbish, to be sure, and but little of it
WAS of any intrinsic value, yet no OBJ
ject was allowed the honor of place
in the collection unless it had his
tory which partook of the extraor-
dinary to large extent. This room
the museum, it was usually called
was also utilized as smoking room,
and most appropriately so, for many of
the strange stories connected with the
objects in the cases surrounding the
room which the major had, at one time
or another, related to me here, required
q good cigar to properly digest them.
Among other things in the collection
I had frequently noticed curiously
handsome jewel casket, and bad often
askel the major for the story con.
nected with it, and he had as often
promised to relate it to me. And now
this night, as we sat smoking our post
prandial cigars in the museum, I con-
sidered it good time for the story,
and so requested its relation.
"That casket," said the major, twas
bought in London by friend of mine,
Henry Desmon by name, for q purpose
to which it was afterward put, and also
for purpose which was never accom-
plished. From the time that l first
saw it until it became part Of my COL
lection it played prominent part in q
series of peculiar errors.
"Henry Desmon was an outlaw Of bis
own country; an outlaw of his own
making. He was neither the embeZZler
of vast sums entrusted to his care nor
the scoundrel that nearly every one
who knew him in London believed him
at that time to be. But he was the
victim of an ungrateful rascal, his part
ner, whom he had years before picked
up in the streets, and to whom he had
given position in bis employ to keep
him from starvation, and from which
he had been often promoted, until he
was finally taken into partnership on
an equal footing with Desmon himself.
The firm handled great sums of money
in the course of their business, and
one fateful day Desmon discovered
mysteriously disappeared, and his part
ner along with it. There were circum-
stances in the case which made Des-
mons connection with it suspicious, to
say the least. He was openly accused
by some of the firms creditors as be-
ing party to the crime. and this made
him feel that it lay in the line of possi-
bility that he not only might. be tried
for the theft, but convicted of it.
Desmon was an honest man, and his
first thoughts were as to how he could
replace the money which had been
stolen by his partner. He had no
funds or property of any kind outside
of his business. and so this task ap-
peared to ba out of the question for
the present. He undoubtedly greatly
exaggerated in his mind the appear
ances which might point to a guilty
knowledge of the matter on his part.
He argued that if tried and convicted
of the embezzlement he never could
repay those who had assisted him, and
fa.ring this result he determined to
The herald., 1896-03-22
A CANNIBAL SNAKE

InoIa has we'll been named the land
of serpents. If it were not for certain
birds and animals the reptiles would
soon increase SO as to threaten the ex-
termination of human beings, The
secretary bird destroys many, the
ichneuman kills even larger n umber,
but the very worst enemy of the snakes
is one of their own kind. The fierce
and deadly serpent called by the ma
tives nsJa spends all of it's waking
hours in tracking and killing his fell
lows. He does not select harmless or
weak species, either, though he will not
hesitate to devour such. He seems to
derive positive pleasure from hunting
and fighting to the death a cobra, q
haze (spitting snake) or a hooded
snake, each deadly poisoner.
Occasionally he varies his diet with
lizards or frogs, but he never seeks any
but reptile prey. When trailing q
cobra, the homodryas, as this warrior is
rightly called. becomes the picture of
animation. His body quivers, its colors
brighten, his broad head fattens and
his distepsible throat expands to a
frightful width. As the trail freshens
tongue t1ickers hame-like from his
ugly mouth.
When the pursued sees him coming
he seldom tries to run, but turns to
face the foe. Usually the cobra, il
overtaken in the open, schemes to
get to a thicket if one be near.
Once among the brush he can prolong,
if not win the battle, for the naja does
not love the vines and brushes, being
rather tender skinned. No struggle,
no entangling clutch takes places in
these duels. The pursuing homodryas
follows every bend and turn Of the
victim, and with upreared head and
open fangs waits chance to strike.
Once having bitten, it withdraws
and leaves its prey to die. Only
moment or two is required for the IA
tai fluid injected into the others body
to end it's life. Not until the suff srsr
is surely dead does the naja attempt
to devour it. He slowly swallows the
remains, beginning with the head,
| sometimes requiring a whole day to
fully envelop the whole body. Once
he has gorged it he lies in stupor for
whole day, and does not eat again
for nearly fortnight.
His poison is as deadly and even
more quick in its operation than tl.at
of the cobra. An elephant, one OF the
most tenacious of life of all creatures,
will live only about an hour and q
! half after receiving the nsja's bite.
The mongoose does not hesitate to at
tack full-grown najs, and almost in
variably kills it. This he does by tir-
ing out the deadly serpent, and then
leaping upon it and breaking its spine
with bite in the neck. No other
enemy can whip q full-grown homo
dryas in fair fight. and the natives,
though many die from its bites
are unwilling to kill any Of them be-
cause of a superstition that spirit in
habits each of these snakes, which dis
Germs good from evil. Those who are
slain, they say, are wicked or the naja
would not have biuten them.-New
York World.
The herald., 1896-03-22

~. osJeu Tor burglar And he laughed
heartily at the occurrence.
"'But the gems I exclaimed. YOU
found the diamonds in the casket?
he inquired. we have not opened the
casket, as my friend has not YET
bought the jewels
ut was now my turn to explain.
told them of the supposed robbeiy and
all the circumstances connected with
! it. I now felt certain that Mons. Mar
tel had taken my casket by mistake
instead of his own. But he said that
If the casket that he had taken was not
his own then it was perfect fac simile
of it, and when he learned of its valua-
BILE contents he said that he would GO
Immediately and get it, and as his car.
riage was at the door he soon returned
with it. The gems we're found just as
had left them. We compared the two
caskets. They were exactly alike
There was not shadow of difference
except that mine appeared to be q
trifie more worn than the other.
"Where, then, is my key?" I asked
"Here,' replied Feron. L found il
on the ballroom floor. You probably
dropped it when Maubant ran into
you
II lost no time in securing Mons
Maubant's release, as he wished no pub
licity in the mattor-forgood reasons OF
his own-he readily accepted my apol-
iRies. also sent q note to Mile. de
Tacher spologizing to her for my rude
ness of the night before.
"You may imagine that after the
mess l had made of the whole affair
was glad to leave Paris, which did
knA ALo tn
"a very remarkable series Of errors,
'Showing that circumstantial evidence
did you succeed in Strengthening the
affairs of Henry Desmon upon your ar.
rival in England?"
"No, did not; for the stones upon
being examined were found to be prac'
tically worthless. It seems that Des-
mon depended almost wholly upon his
own Judgment in regard to his finds
and showed them to no one, and as be
knew no more about the value of dia
monds in the rough than did, and
knew nothing at all about them, the
error was, perhaps, natural"
"Then all his labor in Africa waf
lost, and he stood in the same position
as when he left Englsnd?" I Inquired
"His labor of course was throwI
away, but there had been nothing tt
prevent his returning to England fol
years. For three months after he lef
England his former partner was cap
tured, and nearly all of the stoler
money recovered; but owing to my 40
ssnce from town at the time did no
know of this. He also made full
confession. completely exoneratinl
Desmon from all blame. As soon as
learned of this 7 sent a message con
tanning the good news to Desmon b!
the shortest possible route"
"Ah. then everything turned out al
right, after ALL"
"Well, hardly that" said the major
fore the message reached him."
The herald., 1896-03-22
~ The Roentgen Camera

all right as far goes but what is needed most camera
that be applied advertisement and photograph the hidden
facts When this kind invented we'll see that the public IS well
supplied with hem the meantime we'll have to be satisfied with
asking you to compare goods and prices and test the truth OF our
advertisements For the coming week offer exceptional
values in all departments and will surely be to your advantage
to investigate every item contained in this advertisement
The herald., 1896-03-22

Plenty of room in this department and
lots of hats to select from; all the latest
shapes from the best markets-also
Aigrettes, Feathers, Braids, Flowers,
etc.-all at eastern prices,
The herald., 1896-03-22
DELIGHTFULLY."- Refreshing

As table water is sparkling Puritas. So
cheap, too-only SO cents for five gallons
delivered. The Ice and Cold Storage COM
pany of Los Angeles. Telephone 22S.
The herald., 1896-03-22
Filtered Water

10 not necessarily pure water. Remember
this and order Puritas sparkling distilled
water. The Ice and Cold Storage company
of Los Angeles. Telephone 22S.
The herald., 1896-03-22

r1ost complete stock yet
shown on this coast.
Trimmed Hats and Bon.
nets on Second floor.
Umtrimmed goods and
Trimmings on first floor.
Prices the lowest, DUAL.
tiles the best.
The herald., 1896-03-22

My prices for wallpaper beat all the city. 4
A. Eckstrom, 324 South Spring street.
The herald., 1896-03-22
New
Draperies

Do not close your eyes to the fact that some
new Eraperies would materially beautify the
home, and while you are thinking on the
subject let us remind you that our new Por'
there's are in, and they are so entirely differ
ent from last years styles that an inspection
of them will be interesting to you. Even
though you do not intend to purchase, you
are lust as welcome to come and look and
enjoy. Here are a few of the new arrivals.
You will notice the prices are very modest
when the qualities are taken into account:
$ sq,5pna nt19,Ee........ Stripe, ........ $3.50
+ Re%2n ea3 Effects Bright colo1s' $500
tDDssi r"tsi@h Pfisets' Btif .. more som0!e $4.O0
f!ess f!s5s1tjne til fdel!.. broeadss, per pair $3.50
l datsst ssi1 1is':.... Homespun portieres' $500
JaDa%sss J pan sI2s'.'*.. Can kora por'!erss' $500
E 6mPire n5ir i.l.!.... Design Gold 1insel' $3.50
Beautiful Nottingham Lace Curtains
extra wide and extra long, pair -
75c, 81, SIS and. ................. W.
The herald., 1896-03-22

Call tel. 243 for ambulance. Kregelo b
Bresee, Sixth and Broadway.
The herald., 1896-03-22

All pieces OF Wallpaper greatly reduced. A
4. EckstroH. 33A South Spring street