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TO BE HEALTHY AND STRONG
Use "Garland' Stoves and Ranges.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
CENT-A-DAY HELPERS.

Pledges on the Cent-a-Day plan, duly
signed. we're received at the Office of the
Financial Secretary during the five
weeks ending Oct. 81. 1896. as follows:
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All that was mortal of a good man were laid to
rest-but his spirit still lives, that spirit of de-
votion to trust and loyalty to right, in the souls
of those left to mourn his loss. &c. LIN.
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WISCONSIN UNIvERsALIsT CONvEN
TION.


October TO- 1885, Rev. G. w. E. Gossow. re-
ceiyed on transfer from Illinois Conv ntiOn.
CHARLES Z. VARNEY. Chairman.
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Total GA
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For Indigestion

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1856 81
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vention.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80 81
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ual, payment of Weirs pledge 1896.
General Convention. .......... 10 90
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ish, General Convention ........... rs 90
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Vention ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100 90
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for General Convention. ......... 80 90
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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13

Gas engineers predict that the appli-
cation OF a recuperative principle -
the incandescent gaSlight now in US
will render Il doubly efficient. The
principle is understood and the working
out of the solution of the practical prob
lens connected with its utilization j.
expected 10 be achieved within 4 few
months. The i~ncandescent burner
transforms heat rays into light rays.
md gives gas nearly SIX times the Ell
cheney of The open fame. The reclpe.,-
alive principle now sought to be en-
rloyed in conjunction with this burner
in the combustion of gas j The same
as that used in the rolling mills. wher,~
by the waste heat ordinarily passing
out through the chimney j. carried
back into the fame by absorption ami
made 70 perform the office Of bringing
otherwise unavailable ingredients Of
combustion 70 the temperature OF igui-
ton. An important economy comes ii
where the Runsen burner is used, As
carburetted or enriched gas. winch IS
needed for the open burner iSnot rcQuir-
ri for the Bunsen burner. ltisstatedthat
II costs the gas companies 3o TO 40 cents
per thousand TO enrich their gas. This
looks like an overheard estimate: but
whatever the cost is. Il is an expense
which can be avoided when the new
burners come into general use. and then
there will be a new opportunity for the
companies to lower the price OF gas "
consumers.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13

The railroad wreck at Altenheim ana
the disaster at Logan, Iowa, il which
thirty persons were killed. resulted
from negligence or error Oh the part Of
employs. Neither the A!tenheim nor
the Logan wreck can be clasSed as an
accideIt. There was no failure of ma
chinery and no imperfection of the
roadbeC "A either case. Both disasters
resulted directly from the careleSsneSS
or the stupidity Of men In the Alien
helm affair q switch was wrongly set.
AT Logan The wreck was caused by a
misunderstanding or a d~isohedience of
orders. Ia both cases the culpable per
SONS were men of experience who for
got their duties at a critical moment.
There will probably be a general ut
cry fer the punishment of these men.
and they undoubtedly deserve TO suffer
for their negligence. But these acct
dents will not cease so long as the
movement of trains is regulated in the
present fashion. Men will forget or
make hlunderS. no matter how vigilant
and Jealous they may he. No vigilance
can guard against the mOmentary slip
Of memory that means destruction to
scores of lives. and no zeal will pre-
vent the switch tender from now and
then throwing the wrong lever. HUI
man nature cannOt he regulated with
the unerring accuracy of a machine.
and it is 70 machinery thai We must
look for the solution of the problem
of railroad safety. Automatic signals.
interlocking switches. electrical devices
for governing the movement of trains
these are the agencies that must be
used 10 guard against disasters like
those of Altenheim and Logan. There
will be similar accidents until the ma
chine, that never sleeps and hat has
no memory 70 90 aStray. takes the place
of the fallibie combination that makes
up human nature.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13
AN ARSENAL IN THE CLOUDS.
A War Airship Which Is Being Com
structed for Cuban Service.

Cuba is going 70 fight the Spaniards
from the clouds. In a secluded grove
IN Florida a French engineer now has
under construction n airship which is
10 be placed in the Cuban service. II
will carry 125 men. loco rifles. a half
million rounds of rife ammunition and
dynamite shells. The airship is one
Of the most remarkable things of It's
kind ever conceived by an %aeronaut. Its
chief feature. which eXcites the great
est wonder. is its extreme lightness con
Sidering its tremendous strength. The
airShip consists of a boat-shaped car
that does not swing. but is held solidly.
though pendant, from a cluster of five
balloons.
These balloons are held steadily i'm
place by five aluminium belts, which
60 around the girrhs of the balloons
and are connected 1T the points of con
tact by easy working ball-bearing
joints. so that there can be no strain.
and each belt can give gently one way
or the other, as the balloon It holds
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13

might sway. without getting away
from its mate. IN this way the bal
looms are always manageable.
Besides the system Of network which
surrounds the balloons and which holds
them attached TO the car there are
aluminium braces securing the belts
or girths 10 the car below. These
braces are also the stays for the sails
forward and at the sides for steering
purposes. The principle upon which
this wonderful airship is steeIed is the
same which governs the sailing of a
Yacht. \. series of uprights over the
car and Just under the lower valves OF
the balloons sustains a shaft, which is
revolved by electricity. and turns an
immense fan. or screw at the rear of
the ship. which acts as an air rudder
as we'll as a propeller. Every piece Of
metal in the entire construction of this
greyhound of the air is Of aluminium.
There are nine windows on each side.
something more than ten feet apart. \.
series of long. narrow openings. closed
with aluminium bars, run around the
upper guaru NHlcE 4AClos"s Ile upper
deck of the boat.
This marvellous air coach is provid-
ed with comfortable accommodations
for 100 men. There is al electrical EN-
rine room. an electrical kitchen. ana
bedrooms. s~moking-room and an ob>er-
vatory. The vessel is lighted. heated
and worked by electricity. Water is
taken from the clouds. and not a spark
OF fire is. used in working this mon
strous air ship. The balloon valves
are operated by a system of electric
buttons, and there is 40 confusion OF
ropes or lines. The observatory is pro
vided with powerful glasses, and while
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13
Corner i'm Huckleberries.

The h~uckleberry industry about Au-
denried has come to a sudden stop
through the appearance of two bears
on the mountains. y week ago a trav-
elcr exhibited two performing bears on
the street ana while doing so the ami
mails engaged in a bout not on the bills.
In the scrimmage the trainer was used
up badly and of the muZZleS torn
from a bear. Finding themselves at
liberty. the bears trotted off and reach
ed the mountains safely. The black
berry season having just opened. hun
dreds of boys and girls who pick the
berries have siuce been kept out of the
woods through fear. The mines being
IDLE. the villagers one day turned u to
Scour the woods for berries and bears.
a party Of women came upon them I'M
~eXpectedly, and their screams sou
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13

that outdazzled anything else extant IN
the realm. This is consistent with the
previous record OF the Duchess. which
has been made chiefly by the matchleSs
~effulgence of her coronet, but il Is
pleasing 10 note that On this occasion a
diamond belt was the medium OF her
success. Diamond belts in the past
have been more in vogue among sue
cessful pugiliSts. but now that they
have been introduced 70 the British ar
istocracy by American enterprise con
tests for diamond belt honors will as
sumo a new significance. These evil
dences of progress in civilization must
be extremely instructive To sociological
students: and n could almost wish
that AT the next exhibition the mother
Of the Gracchi might be a guest fitting
~ to emphasize the contrast between
ancient and modern jewel shows.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13

Let parents talk much and talk well
at home. \ father who is habitually
silent in his own house may be in many
respects a wise man: but he is not wise
in his silence. We sometimes see par
ents who are the life of every company
which they enter. dull. silent, uninter-
esting at home among their children.
If they have not mental activity and
mental stores sufficient for both. let
them first provide for their own house
hold. 1t is better to instruct children
and make them happy at home, than to
charm strangers or amuSe friends. \
silent house is a dull place for young
people-a place from which they will
escape if they can. They will talk or
think Of being Shut up there: and the
youth who does not love home is in
danger.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13

uApcD1-pC Itr ' d l y Ms
heart after death.
The report caused quite a sensation.
The custom dates back to the ,bi.
tcenth century. when Francis. Duke If
.Aargau. dying away from home. IL.
rcctcd that his heart be cut from his
body and sen back to his native land
Since then every H%apsburg has had mis-
OK her heart removed and buried ap,r,
from the body in a gold and crystal
vase. This custom has prevailed I'D to
the time of Carl Ludwig's death. In
the Capucine Chapel in Vienna. placed
in a vault beneath the ground. there
are 113 collins. containing all that re.
mains of the royal Hapsburgs. who
lave ruled over the destinieS of Austria
There are also 1J2 vases OF crystal
mounted in gold. each containing the
heart of of these rulers ana of 9th.
ers whose bodies rest elsewhere.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13
A FREAK OF NATURE.
A Missouri Hog Has Three Well
Formed Heads.

Mr.. ]. NJ. Jones, of Columbia, Mo-,
has a hog that has three fully devel-
Oped heads. The hog eats with all
three mouths and grunts and squeals
in concert. This might appear to be a
disadvantage at first thought, but it is
not. With three mouths and threats
to furnish sustenance to II body the
hog takes on flesh surprisingly. and
the gain in avOirdupois will pay for the
extra corn consumed when hog killing
time comes.
And then with three heads TO Il
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13
Wellington Hated Flattery.

AS the duke of Wellington was stand
ing n day opposite his house in Picca-
lilly, waiting an opportunity to cross
the street, IN entire stranger to him Of
fered his arm TO the duke to assist him
n crossing. Although Wellington hated
assistance of any kind, he accepted the
strangers arm. and the latter. having
secured Il passage by signing TO the
drivers of the vehicles 10 stop. conduct
ed the great man in safety across the
street. II thank you. sir" said the
duke, releasing his arm and proceed
ing to his house door. But the stranger,
instead of moving off. raised his hat
and delivered himself to the following
effect: Your grace. l have passed a
long and not u%neventful life. but never
did l hope to reach the day when /
might be of the slightest assistance
10 the greatest man that ever lived.
Don't be a damned FOOL" responded
the duke. and turned on his heel.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13
Preparing for the Beetle Pest.

Prof. John Il. Smith. OF the New .Ier-
sey Experiment Station. who has de-
voted a great deal of attention l. the
subject OF elm beetles and their eXter.
animation. advises the public 10 be pre-
pared 10 fight the pest for themselves.
which can be effectively done without
any great mount of difficulty. Prof.
Smith finds dat the pests are vulner-
able 10 stomach pOisons. and he makes
his exterminator on the following form
ula: One pound Of Paris green or Lon
don purple. mixed with $50 gallons OF
water. To this add a pound Of stone
or shell lime. and three quarts of glu-
cose. or thick molasses. to give good
adhesion. First boil the water and
the lime. then put III the poisons. This
formula will have no bad effect upon
the trees. for the soluble arsenic is neu-
tralized ny the lime. This should be
sprayed N the trees. \ hundred gal
Ions of il, which will thoroughly spray
four large elm trees. will cost about
10 cents. Another eXter1ninator, pre-
pared by Prot. Smith. is: Lead acetate.
II ounces; sodium a~rsenite. 4 ounces III
100 gallons of water; add adhesive To
the mixture, as before; thoroughly stir
and apply. Arsenic of soda may be
obtained at about s cents Il pound. and
acetate of lead AT IA cents a pound.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13

The real elevation of which man is
capable never leaves him as il found
him. 1t may o may not affect ms sur
roundings. but it will always raise his
character and transform him into a
better or wiser or nobler man. No Il
can do this for him. 1t Il be done.
it at all, by the action Of an inward
force. enhancing his powers. uplifting
his thoughts. purifying his feelings,
and elevating his aims.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13

The telegraph brings the interesting
information that DR.. David Jacobson.
a well-known New York physician. was
divorced from his wife. Nora Jacobson,
on the ground Of abandonment. The
petitioner Swore in court that he had
recently learned that the place which
he formerly had occupied in his wife's
affections had been usurped by a pug
dog lately and that the dog seemed TO
fill her heart SO completely that there
was no room left FOR himself. Accord
ingly he was compelled 10 sleep on the
doormat, while Fido was given the
sleeping quarters usually assigned to
the head of the household. This is in
deed n sad case. but before the doctor
was given a divorce We believe he
should have been compelled 10 prove
that his wife's judgment was faulty
In ~preferring a dog TO a husband. Very
often the dog has all the best of such
a comparison.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13

People are apt TO comfort themselves
with the thought that forgetfulncss IS
a failing. not a vice; yet they should
remember the maxim that vice ruins
it's tens. folly its hundreds, but forget
fulneSs its thousands.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13
either.

Actor Richard Mansfield was arrest
ed and fined for riding his bicycle in
forbidden territory in Central Park.
New York. the other day. 1t may be
said for Richard. however. that When
ever he acts badly he does 50 off the
stage.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13

Miss May Kneisly. a Chicago girl,
has stolen a march on her ObJecting
parents by running away with ana
marrying DR.. Arthur Mario Brianza.
and it was so Kneisly done that the old
folks didn't know about the affair,
pitbAr
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13

the operator can ride far above the
earth. out of reach of the longest range
runs known TO military science. he can
bring the cnemy's camp close to his
range OF vision and can throw dyna-
mite bombs down upon his a~dversaries
with remarkable precision.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13

Custom is everything. A man who
would be ashamed to be seen carrying
a neatly tied paper bundle will cheer
fully burden himself with n bicycle
frame. carry a pair of tires in IN hand
and a handle-bar in the Other-march
UP and down the principal streets and
exhibit a good deal of pride in the per-
fOrmance.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13

Two California police officers were
field up and robbed by a lone highway
man. This. we believe. Is a new line o.
industry. and could be followed with
profit in certain other parts OF the
co1ptrv
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13

Never refuse to attend TO your
friends mode of pointing out your err
ror. Enter without reserve into his
mode of reasoning: the quicker will yon
succeed in detecting the fallacy. wheth-
er it is on your side or on his.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13

New York is puzzling over the strange
case of a man who stole a cornet. al
though he could not play on it. There
is nothing strange about that; he evil
IDENTITY was afraid one of his ~neighbors
would try il.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13

A New York police magistrate has
decided that a wife has a perfect right
to go through her husbands pockets.
That decision probably is based on the
moral certainty that she would DO it
ANYWAY
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13

nent figure in the political arena of ia
pan. He studied law in England, and
vas one of the first Japanese TO become
a barrister in the Middle Temple. He
is an ex-president of the Lower House
of the Japanese diet or congress.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13

An English b%urlesque actress known
as PUSSY" has secured q verdict for
$4,000 against a decrepit admirer Old
enough TO know better. Next I'M he
probably will say Seat
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13
M. HOSHI TORI.
The Newly Accedited Japanese Minis.
ter to the United States.

VI. Hoshi. Japan's new minister 10
this country. is a statesman ana scholar
of prominence. Mr.. Hoshi-the name
means ~"star'-has long been a plomi-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13
HI DAKOTA CHIEF
GANN s, D.

The Minneapolis Tribune describes a
lunar rainbow which was visible the
other night lust as the full moon was
rising in the west" That moon u
have been very full.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13

alarmed scores of others. resulting in a
stampede. The bears are now boss Of
the situation and herry-picking in that
vicinity is at q standsliil.-Pittsbura
NiSnatch.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13

There will he widespread satisfaction
In the United States hat at a recent
gathering in England evidently for the
purpose of displaying jewels the Ouch
ass of Marlborough produced an array
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13
Dispatch.

S~tranger-Is the submarine diver at
home! The divers wife-He's down at
the river, but l don't think you can see
him this morning. Stranger-Why not?
The divers WITCHES immersed in
buSinesS.-Port Jervis Gazette.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13

'hat of having their
hearts cut out after
death and each o,a
lnclosed in a receD.
t acle byitselr
knowledge of this
ancient custom 70.
Gently came to light
in Vienna, by a "a.
port that the la.e
Carl Ludwig. heir
to the \ ustrian
throne. forbade the
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13
III HOG.

hog think of the feast of hog jowl and
tongue and brains and head cheese that
Farmer Jones and his family will ens
Joy in the fall.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13

After a woman marIieS a man she
once to get his attention.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13

A mar does a fierce job of loving
while he is at il, but it doesn't last
longer than ice cream in front OF a
boy.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-13
IN A VAaA
Eest the Hearts of the Royal h..
brrgs of Austria. ups

\ curious custom has boon CIV
~ the members of the Austrian Lo,7
Of HauSburg for many ceuturios ,e