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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06

the form of Il popular subscription Of
S250.OO0. Miss Nightingale devoted
this sum to the permanent endowment
of schools for the training of nurses
in ST. Thomas ana Kings College nos.
pitfalls. Since the Crimca no European
war has taken place without calling
forth the services of trained hands and
skilled nurses.
Miss Barton held Il position in the
patent office al Washington at the open
ing of the war. Her brother was cap
turcd. and she determined to 90 South
and make an effort TO liherate him. just
before the battle of Bull Run she adver-
tised in the Worcester (MaSs.) papers
that she would receive stores and mon
ey for the wounded soldiers at the
front. which she would personally dis
tribute. The appeal was so literally
answered thai she filled IL building in
Washington. Miss Barton went to the
front. and after the death of her broth
ar continued 10 nurse and relieve suffer
ing until nearly the end of the Il
On returning to Washington she petit
toned Congress for $4,000 in 'payuuent
for her services in endca yoriny To dis
cover missing soldiers of the army of
the ni,rd States. and in communicate
ing intelligence to their rplativeS.' 4
bill WAS finally passed giving her Sl3.-
900 for expenses already incurred and
for services to he rendered. the appro-
priatioI having reference to her pro-
posed search for the ave of soldiers.
unknown. missing. and ~unrecorded. The
path to this work opened for Miss Bar
ton through the records kept by Dor
ranc" -Atwater. Il Connecticut boy in
prison AT .AnderSonville. lie had been
detailed to keep for the prison authori-
lies Il record Of the dead and their
burial. Thinking that the folks al home
would like to know he preserved on
rags and bits of paper Il duplicate set
OF the records. with the grave indi-
Gated on Il plot of the burying ground.
After the war Miss Barton secured
these lists of 15.OO0 names. and together
they had thousands of graves marked
with head-boards at ~.An,lerSonvillc ana
tlSeWltft.
In 1868. nearing her +oth birthday.
Miss Barton wen, abroad for necessary
rest and regeneration. The next year
the FrancO-PruSSiam war broke out
and Miss Barton sought the battle
fields and did effective work among
the wounded. especially at ~StraShurg.
From Strashurg she went To relieve the
suffering after the fall of the commune
in Paris. Her services won her the
pruSSian Order of Merit. gave her az
Quaintance with the workings of the
Red Cross agencies in Switzerland and
Germany. and brought her under the
! notice of the head of the latter society.
The Empress Augusta.
Gifts from Royalty.
As a result of his and other visits
and services Miss Barton has received
a Jewel gift from the grand duchess OF
Baden. the jewel of the American Red
Cross. the Servian decoration of the
Red Cross. presented by Queen Ma
talie: the cold Cross of Remembrance.
from the duke of Baden, and Rec
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06

Cross medal from the queen Of Italy.
and an English decoration. pinned on
by the hand Of Queen Victoria. When
all was over Miss Barton returned from
Europe To find that, while she had won
fame abroad. her work was almost
wholly unknown here. For four wears
Miss Barton worked to have the Uni.
ted States government sign the Inter
national Red Cross convention. In 1881
Congress passed the needed legislation
and the American Association of the
Red Cross WAS formed. Miss Barton
was subsequently, elected president.
The first field work OF The society was
done in 1852. when the Mississippi over.
flowed. Miss Barton started for the
scene with n melger fund. but aid soon
poured in aud more u were SUP
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06

wounded from the iirrctsi engagement
of the campaign.
Miss Nightingale and her nurses PROV
ed fully equal 10 the charge they ihd
uuJrrakeu. After her arrival lAcf"
wore no more complaints about ineiTl-
cient hospital arrangements. Within
:. fow months after Miss \ightingai"'s
arrival 10000 sick men wer" under h'F
,.,r. and the rows Of beds III the Der
wack hospital at Scutari measured
more than TWO miles in length.
When Miss Nightingale returned I"
England she received such Il weir"ii"
rs probably has fallen I" II" other woh'-
an The nation rose 10 do her honor.
The ouecn presented her Il Jewel III
,ommemoratiOn of her work III 'he
Crinea. and Il national testimonial look
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06

months the society received nearly $50
COO. Rations and lumber were given
out. men were paid in rationS to re-
build ruined houses. and the district
made Splf-SliStIining rs far as pOSSi-
bic.
Where the battles din roars ticrrest,
When falls thick the leadem hail.
Where thr heaps of dead and wounded
Make he bravest checks turn pale.
There the wearcrs of the Red Cross
Fearless mid the carnage 20.
All intent to save the tltuing
Life of wounded friend or foe.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06

England the grief. anger and shame of
the nation We're unbOunupu. 1t was
then than the minister of war appealed
to Miss Nightingale To organize and
take ont with her Il band of trained
nurses. She was armed with full ail-
thority to Gu, the Swaillcs of red tape
that had proved >hroudS To 81 many
soldiers. Miss Nightingale. acrompa
Eied by forty-two other ladnrs. AL
trained nurses. sci sail for the Crimea.
They arrived at Co%nStantinopic on the
first work. therefore. was to receive
into the wards. already crowded. the
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06
Edna LyaiI's "Dream Children"

The famous English authoreSS. Edna
l.yail. writing of her life and early lit
erary influences and work in Ladies'
Home Journal, says: From the early
days of my authorship up to the present
time there has always been Il story on
hand, and writing has become so
much Il part Of my life that it is diff.
cult quite to understand what life with
out Il vocation would be like. or how
people exist without dream children
They cost one much suffering. and
bring many cares and anXicticS: they
are no what we could wish. and We
are conscious of their faults. Slill they
are our dream children and when
they cheer the dull or Interest the ovcr-
worked there comes Il glad SENSE that
it has all been worth while. and we
are thankful thai the gift WAS given
us"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06
Caught Strange Sea Monster.

An llnhn0Wn SEA monster has been
IN exhibition VI Church street. Belfast.
recently. The animal. if it may ne so
called. resembles Il turtle in III ways,
and WAS captured tiftrrn miles south
" Matinicus by the schooner Francis
NJ. Burke. Captain Lyman Stephenson,
and WAS %harpooncti in several places.
II is 81 feet in length, and girt> : feet.
1t has four fins. 3H feet long: shell. :
feet long. The head measures 81 inches
around, the rear clippers are Is inches
long. the tail II inches. Ili. shell meas
ureS -. inches in the thirketSl part aud
IL III the ttinneSt. The weight is ItHt
pounds. and the meat taken from the
body before the aninlal WAS stuffed
filled three sugar barrels. The anima!
has drawn quite IL large crowd. It's
weight When taken from riie water was
$50 pounds. Portland Daily Press.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06

w. io'ed ana honored. began d,rinr
''ie rllnean war. Within u few weet,
'''er Tue commencement of aciunI
hgh'ihg IN 1891 England was borriteI
II ashamed 10 hear of the frirb,fuI
INSTRUMENTATION of the supplies and
% the utter breakdown of the commits
Sarla' ana medical ARRANGEMENTS in IN.
neiu. IN" result was that The, most
'rish''ul mortality prevailed. not so
ihlci from the inevitall. risks of h,,
lie as from the %unsanitarv conditions.
OF me camps. the want Of proper food
clothing aud fuel. and the wretcbed
hospital management. out of the total
English loss of .0.t-i in the Crime,
only 2.:'9N were slain in battle. whil.
Id iS'ooS mel died in the hospital. Sev-
er'i regiments became literally extinct.
An Angel i'm the Crimca.
"il"n these facts became known in
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06

piled than were needed, so that n sur
plus was put by for the next great dis
aS,er. In the next year the Ohio floods
and the Louisiana cyclone. and in the
following year the Mississippi and ohio
floods again called out the Red Cross
workers.
In 1856 tie drouth in Texas and III.
Charleston earthquake sent the Red
Cross agents hurrying to the scenes of
suffering and death. In 1887 Miss Bar
ton represented the United States gov
AT the court OF the grand duke
of Baden. and in the am year she re-
lieved the sufferers from the Mount
Vernon cyclone. In the JOhnStOWn dis
astrr Miss Barton was in the field. ana
the distribution OF clothing was under
the personal supervision of the National
Red Cross headquarters. The society
expended $4,000 at JohnstOwn.
The Sea island hurricanes gave the
latest occasion 10 the Red Cross for
taking the field. Tide and flood com
hined to strip the low-lying Carolina
islands coast of almost every inllahit-
ant. to destroy crops and homes. and TO
destroy hundreds Of people. 1t WAS cS-
liInatcd that 10000 were i'm need of
food. The colossal work of feeding this
population was undertaken II month
riety. under Miss Barton. Within three
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06
LITTLE GIRL KEPT the SEAT.
Children Injured by Standing Up i'm
Jerky Street Cars.

LET the little girl get up and give tho
lady her seat" said Il beWhiskerpI,
ln"ddieSomc old man in a Clark street
ear yesterday. ~ he reached across the
aisle ana p0ked at the child's mother
with his cane. The lady with her
arms full of bundles stood expectaat
and bcamed on the old man for his
thoughtfulnesS. but rhe mother looked
mad enough To set his whisliers on fire
us she replied:
II have paid for The seat the child is
occupying. If you want the lady 10
have a seat you had better give her
your own"
The old man was so greatly aDashed
by the reception of his suggestion that
he entirely forgot TO give the lady his
seat. and she stood up all the way 10
The end of the line. This Incident set
the little fan conductor TO tliking about
hogs and other animals that ride on
street cars, and anon other things he
said:
THAT woInan is all right. She ainy
20, 40 call to max her litti" girl stand
up after she has paid for iier seat an,i
there are Il LOT of buffers Ike that old
man scttin' around. This idea of max
ing children. especially young girls.
stand up in Strect ears is all WrCng any
how. They can't reach MP to the straps,
and have to teeter around OF their little
legs and he ierked back and forth with
ont anything TO steady themselves by.
It's a shame. that's wot it is. and |
know many little girls who got strains
ana hurts that stay VITA them all tllrir
lives by being .ierkrd around in these
cars.
"RcsidcS." he continued, as he shot "a
stream Of tobacco juice at Il boy who
was trying To steal II vide, lit ain'l no
easy thing for II fat Womau. like that
one in there. whose oWu feet barely
touch the floor. and who has no hap to
speak of. 70 hold :: CHILD. So lis tough
on the women as we'll as the kids. That
woman is dead right. ana I'm glad she
give the old wart with the whiSkers
the marble heart"
Their are many mothers in Chicago
VIII" will heartily inloc5e the fat on
duclor'S views ON street ear etiquette
Chicago Tribune.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06
SS.S41,1SG
S2O.2itS.

That Is. in four years preceding any
great movements of troops and supplies
IN the Mississippi Valley, this railroad
";irneai SS.S41.1S6. while ia four years
Of active movement rf troops and sup
ulieS il earned S2O.2OS, 1876.
That the business Of rhe railway was
greatly stimulated by the war is shown
by The sudden drop in earnings during
Ihe neXI year. 1866. ID 81, lO1 .OS2.
The table given in the Railroad and
Warehouse Commission report further
shows that ii MAS DGt until 1891 that
the Illinois Central ever again earned
in one year. on the TO5 miles Originality
t~iiliit. az much as s. 1000, 800.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06
Finding Things His Trade.

There are fully Il thousand ways of
making II living in New York which
in any other city in America would
seem utterly impossible. and The man
who makes his livelihood in New York
in the StiangeSt manner claims to live
better than them all. His place of bust
hess is situated between Fourteenth
and Twenty-third streets. in Sixth ave
nue.. His "profesSion." as he terms it,
is Il finder"
Between the streets named in Sixth
avenue is Il shopping district where
more women pass in Il day than in Il
like number of blocks in any other por-
ton Of the city-in fact. this portion of
Sixth avenue is conceded to be the
busiest place for women in the United
States.
This finder" Il shabhily dressed
youn" man. walks up and down tle
avenue, keenly watching the throngs
of IN as they pass him. Whenever
any one drops anything he runs and
picks it up and restores il to It's owner,
making "A charge for it's return.
For h~andkercllicfS he gets from two
10 ten cents, II for other articles ac-
cording 10 their value.
within those few blocks" he said
to me. "womtn lose. on an average.
seventy-tive landkcrchicfS IL day. and
often valuable articles of jewrlry and
wearing apparel. Some days | have
made as high as SO. while on others |
have failed 10 make Il cent" New York
Herald
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06

,ot 10 be wondered at when ii is rrnlrlli-
bercd thai for thirty years Miss Barton
has been in the midS, of death and Suf-
fcriug by battle. flood, parthquak he. fir"
and cvclunc-a always Fastening to help
when the cry for aid was raised.
There is stirring romance in the his
tory of the red cross. tie emblem or
the crusaders. Of the Knights of Malta.
vino fought for their faith and riSked
lie for sentiment. Within recent years
the red cross has come 10 bear a BROAD
q Significance since the tim" thirty
wears ago. when at Il congress OF ma
lions in Geneva. it was made interna-
1ional law that the red cross should he
The badge Of neutrality on every battle
field. and tha, only the red cross would
be thus respected.
Since 1854 the red cross has cleaned
like II star of home on the battlefield
OF every important conflict in Europe.
and for the last fourteen years upon
the scene of every great ca'aStroph" l."
mankind ia America.
The evolution of the altrui>tic feeling
which prompts such charity is OF his
century and really OF the past forty
years. The two great forces III the
spreading Of the Red Cross and It's doe
rrinos Of mercy through the world
were The mission of Florence \ighlil-
ua:r 80 the Crilnpa and the work Of
the sanitary and Christian coiililis-
Sous in the American civil war. Ia ia"
few years interval between the 'ri-
mean war and TIE rebellion til" growth
al this spirit WAS shown in III" power
fUl organization formed in Austria ioI
tcmporary relief IN the FIahco-liaiah
war OF 1850.
To-day in more tilan thirty countflrS
There are Red Cross orginiZitlols'
equipped and ready for ANY einerGeh-
cy. In rIr continental nations the keh
Cross is closely allied I" til" m''i'arE
department OF the government. ana i
almost a branch oi the service Ill war
times. 1t is 40, easy 10 realize INA
when only forty years ago Florence
Nightingale. AT the head OF Il band OF
~ ' Xxi
nurse the English soldiers who were
dying like sheep in The trenches OF Sc
nastolol. the sensation aroused was
tremendous. Florence Nightingale iS
living to-day. in London. Il very aged
lady. Of whom the world hears moth
ing. The fruits of her work in the
'rimea were seen throughout the civil
i2cd world. Her example WAS an in
sIiratiou to the good men ana women
WHO organized the sanitary and Chris
lion COMMISSIONS in the lnited States.
which brought about the Geneva ON
Neution and the establishment of an
International Red Cross.
Before Florence Nightingale took up
the work Of her life The art of sick
nurSin. can hardly have been said To
exist. Miss Nightingale spent nearly
ten years in studying nursing before
She considered herself qualified Ia ull-
dtrlakc the sanitary direction Of even
& sMail hospital. She was the daugll-
Ter md hcircSS of 4 wealthy country
q culan of DerbySilire. The work
Win which her uamc will always he as
scented, and for which she viii always
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06
Charity It's MissiOu.

In the minds of most people the Ma
tioral Red Cross Association of Ameri-
-, is merely another name for Miss
clara Barton, the slender little oma
who is now in that city with the view OF
raising morcy in aid OF sufferers from
Turkish misrulc in Armenia. This is
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06

Jack rabbits have bccDlnr 50 nullcr-
Gus and troublesome this fail in CasSit
county. Idaho. thai The farmers are on
ganiZinI roundup hunts to lessen the
numbers of the pests. Al Il aunt OF dis
Kind ilold las, week by farmers lis.
in" near Oakley 5.l2G rabbits were
rounded up and killed. and two coyotes
and Il lynx were also caught in The RUG.
The method followed in these hunts is
for the farmers and their help To spread
over Il large section of country. fortn
Il ring. and hen all work toward tiic
center. beating the intermediate terri.
tory Thoroughly, and driving the rat,-
bits into the center. where they are.
Killed with clubs.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06
Railroads in Wartime.

The tremendous declin. which took
place. in the price of rail way securities
when the "rrent minors Di possible war
with tirpd. Britain began 10 be cirru-
laled makes interesting an inquiry as
to how Tie earnings Of tNe railways
were. affected by the war Of the rebel.
lion.
Since MAT time the changes of nilne,
and of congratulations have been so
general as to make. H. difficult - ges
accurate statistics. With respect. how.
ever. to the Illinois Central. official tig-
ure> taken from the r.DoM of The Rail
road and Warehouse" Commission fos
= are interesting n complete.
Ina, report shows he gross receipts
of the Illinois Central 10 have been as
follows:
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06
Perfume Manufacture.

England manufactures perfumes on
4 very large scale, importing many of
the materials from other countries. but
also making Il large use OF homegrown
herbs and flowers.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06
RED CROSS SOCIETY.
GIVES AID TO SUFFERERS FROM
CALAMITY.

eplendid Charityt" s~oldiers'n theWar
,r the Rebellion Victims of Flood,
r;rr. and EARTHQUAKES SucCorCd by
Gentle Hands.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06

Japan boasts of u singing fish. Ii aus
national scales, We suppose.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-06

How people love f0oIishncSs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-04-13
PYTHIAS NOTES.

The leader in all Pythias mili- tary affairs in Cleveland is Col. |Thos. W. Mins- hull, who for thirteen or four teen years gained his military ex- perience by ac-
 tive service in t h e re gull a r army across the water, and who has ever since his being connec-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-04-13
MC'CAA-VIETS.
A Happy Marriage that Occurred
 Yesterday Afternoon.

Sunday afternoon at the home of Rev. w. K. Penrod occurred a most happy marriage, Rev. Penrod offici ating. The contracting parties were Mr. J. w. McCaa and Miss Ethel Viets.
 The happy groom holds respon- sible position with the Bluff City Lumber Co.,, at Anderson, Ark. He is a young man of sterling worth, and is in every way deserving of the sweet and lovely bride he has won.
 The bride is the youngest daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. E. c. Viets, of this city, and owing to her many graces of mind and person, she has a legion of friends in Pine Bluff.
 The wedding was quiet affair, and was witnessed by only few in innate friends of the young people.
 The marriage took MT. and Mrs. Viets by surprise, for although they knew that their daughter and MT. McCaa were engaged, on account of the tender years of the young lady, they had urged the young people to postpone their marriage.
 Inpatient love could not brook the delay, and yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, unknown to the brides parents, in company with a few friends, Miss Viets and MT. McCaa repaired to the home of Rev. Pen rod, and by him were joined in the holy bonds of wedlock, after which they left for Anderson, their future home.
 The GRAPHIC joins with other friends in extending congratula- tions and good wishes to the bride and groom.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-04-13
FOR SWEET CHARITY.
A Splendid Entertainment to Take Place at the Bluff City
 Club Hall.

On tomorrow (Tuesday) night, at the hall of the Bluff City Club, will be presented one of the most enjoya- ble amateur entertainments that has been given here in many days. This entertainment will be given under the auspices of the Ladies Benevo- lent Society, for the purpose of rais- ing fund which will be used in aid ing the sick and destitute people of this city. The entertainment was to have occurred tonight, but, on ac- count of inclement weather, was postponed until Tuesday night.
 The entertainment will begin with IA Happy Pair." asa curtain raiser, of which the program will be as fol lows:
 Miss Huniton. Miss Simon Mir. Huniton.. Mr. Walter Trulock Character song
 "Lamented Mir. Jones' as sung by
 very lean widow. w.".....................
 ............................. Ohnie Bloom Musical Sketch. '.De Jingle ob de
 Bells on de Cows' .......................
 Willie Jean Atkinson, Margie Bell
 Atkinson and Ray Atkinson.
 The program will conclude with the laughable comedy in two acts, entitled, "The Three Graces, or the Housemaid's Triumph. , The fol lowing is the cast:
 Aunt Sallie Stubbs, Mamie Bradford Miss psOn...........Be Bessie Altheimer Alvina Simpson..... Mrs. T. A. Fowler Malinda Simpson............Ju White Jeremiah Sykes. Wray Martin Susan Hennie Altheimer
 Between the first and second acts Miss Blanche Altheimer will render one of her best selections
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-04-13
CHARMING CINDERELLA.
A Rare Treat in Store for the Peo-
 pie of Our City.

The charming operetta of "Cinder- ella" and ''The Little Glass Slipper" will be produced at the Opera-honse in this city on the 22d of this month. Miss Bogardus is now training the children preparatory forit. She has produced this operetta in some oi the principal cities with the most unqualified success, and our citizens may feel sure there is great treat in store for them.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-04-13

by Delegates.
 Mems Meeting-Addres by
 H. l.. Hastings 400. Boys Meeting-Addressed by
 ]. w. Workman.
 Ladies Meeting-Addresse
 by Thomas J ohnson.
 SUNDAY NIGHT. 7:45. Devotional Service. 7:55. Reports of Committees. S:05. Address-H. L. Hastings. 9:00. Farewell Services. Led by J. ". Workman.
 The following delegates from Pine Bluff will attend:
 Messrs. N. B. Trnlock, Fred Fox, G. N. Hart, T. Nj. Atkinson, k. D. Valiant, NJ. $. Fail, S. A. Kincaide; Revs. J. L. Caldwell, A. o. Evans; Mesdames J. P. Angel and Noel, oi the Woman's Auxiliary. and Miss Bessie Fox, of the Girls Aid.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-04-13
BRIDGE WASHED AWAY.
The High Waters in the Old Lake Bed Damages the Main
 Street Bridge.

The tremendous downpour of rain that fell last night caused perfect flood of water to rise in the bed of the old lake in the southern portion of the city sunday night, and the waters swept with such force against the supports of the Main Street bridge that the supports were washed away, and now the structure is in such . condition that vehicles are unable to cross it.