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throughout the country. An accept ance of this invitation carries with it the implied obligation to make long talk" If called upon, and this year among those who have accepted are Holle Smith, of Georgia; Josiah Patter- son, of Tennessee; Senator Charles H. Gibson, of Maryland; Congressman George F. Harrison, of Alabama, and Congressman Charles NJ. Cooper, of Florida.
 "Short talks" are always made by local celebrities, such men as Thomas F. Grady, John k. Fellows. Senator Cam tor, Henry B. Purroy and others who have made regulations as cogent speak CTS.
 In the course of the continuous series of Tammany's Fourth or July gala days the long talks" have been made by some of the greatest leaders of the democratic party in the country and the "short talks" by men who grew to be great leaders later. The programme has been just the same for over cen tury. X Tammany man wouldn't make himself very popular by proposing q change. While the people are squab- bling for the seats in the big hall the sachems and distinguished guests are all assembled in the lower hall, and at the given hour the wiskinskie (the Indian name for sergeant-at-arms) with the liberty cap on his head and a staff in his hand gives the word and starts at the head of the procession, followed by the saehems or chiefs of the tribes and by the sagamores or scribes. who wear badges and regalia similar to those worn by the masonic and other secret bodies.
 All the Tammany people used to wear bucktails for badges, in and out of the hall. I doubt if there are bucks enough in the world to supply the badges now Anyhow that formality Is dispensed with
 After the procession reaches the great wigwam, or upper hall, and while the grand sachem, guests and mem bers are seating themselves glee club sings, with "assistance by the audi enee," patriotic songs and the band plays stirring music. The music 1 changes from year to year, but the next thing on the programme doesn't. That is the reading of the Declaration of Tn- dependence, always by some iron -jawed fellow with lungs like blaclSsmith's s bellows and some elocutionary skill.
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TAMMANY's BIG "FoURTH.' 7
The Long Talk, the Short Talk and
 All the Talks.
The Braves of the Big wlgwam A Fourth of July That Began Before There Was Any Fourth. and
 Is Lively Yet.
fcoPYRrGHr. 1896. I

After all Tammany is probably the only organization in the country which has had q celebration ot the glorious Fourth was thought of. So the sachems and the braves have a perfect right to their Tong talks and .'short talks" in the great Fourteenth street wigwam every year, and the wisbinsl<ie to pay out the wampum for potlatch and fire water with a smile.
 John Esten Cooke describes Tam many celebration just two years before the most memorable Fourth. ''Yester. day, we read, was celebrated in this place (NorfollS) the anniversary of St. Tammany, the tutelar saint of the American colonies There is q royal salute of 21 guns (the same number we fire now) and grand entertainmentb by the sons of the saint. The ball is opened by one of our burgesses accoutred in the ancient habitof the country, full In- dian dress The ladies' fair bosoms were animated with a generous love of their country we are informed; and at four in the morning the sons sencireled their king and practiced the ancient, mysterious war dance.'"
 Washington used thus to celebrate St Tammany's day along with the other young bucks of old Virginia long before 1776, and after when
 There's a barrel of porter in Tammany
 hall,
 And the bucktails are swigglng 1t all
 the night long.
 In the time of my youth twas pleasure to call
 For seat and cigar mid the jovia
 throng.
 The famous series of great celebra. lions began in New York. It is just as old as the local organization itself, and just how old that is the granite block embedded in the wall of the office of tho society hall attests.
 March 5, 17s6, Is the date of the first assembling of the little group of patriots who sat in Mooney's "Leng Room,' or
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 indorsed by several prominent den- lists. The journals devoted to dep- tistfy are giving room to reports of it's successful use.
 lie following case is reported by Dr. A. Merkle. It is extremely interesting. as implantation of teeth is one of the most exquisitely painful operations known:
 It has been my privilege to witness and assist in a case of implantation of three lower incisors for patient of mine, by Dr. ". J. Younger, of San Fran cisco. Dr. Younger had treated bad case of pyorhea for the upper incisors and noted that the patient was using T plate for the lower, and suggested im- planting, to which the patient readily consented. We secured three teeth that had been out but three days, and after preparing the teeth were about to begin lmplanting when Dr. w. Suddoth came in. Dr. Younger suggested that Sud- doth hypnotize the patient for the op- eration and thus have a double clinic. Gr. Suddoth did so, and it was certainly as fine an exhibition of hypnotism and ilnplantation as one could ever see, Dr. Suddoth had the patient under hypnotic influence for over four hours, vet the patient vas perfectly conscious of what was being done, but suffered no pain, and when we had finished the operation. said he thoughtit it had occupied about 15 or 20 minutes. The patient would clear the mouth of blood at any time at the suggestion of Dr. Suddoth, lie back in the chair, and the operation would go on. The patient was over 50 years old. the teeth had been out for three days. so that absorption was complete and the bone very hard, making the operation more difficult and requiring iaore time, but through the entire operation he did not suffer at all. When the operation was complete Dr. Suddoth aroused the patient and in five minutes he was ready to go, feeling as fresh as one should feel in the morning."
 DANIEL CLEyERToN.
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every man who practices dentistry scientifically will have his practice con- trolled by the principle of hypnotic suggestion. It has been urged as an in superable objection to the success of hypnot tism in dental operations that the constant cutting in the most sen- sitive portion of our anatomy, the dentine, would rouse the patient no matter how thoroughly hypnotized.
 This. it seems, is not the case when Dr. Fillebrown's method is pursued. He counteracts the constant pain by constant suggestion that there is no suffering. Dr. Fillebrown does not consider passes necessary to induce hypnosis. He says: ''I myself use my eyes more for fixed point for the pa tient's gaze. Laying my hand on the forehead and over the eyes to close them and exclude the light is very suc- cessful with me, and much preferred by many. In these cases audible sugges- tion is used the same as in others. Con- tinuous suggestion makes it possible to keep patient hypnotized and the den tine wholly or partially anaesthetized for full preparation of the cavity during the light sleep of the first and second degree, l maintain the hyp- nosis and the anaesthesia by a constant repetition of Sleep, sleep; you are resting; you are not suffering, you are not dreading it. You do not care for It. Sleep, sleep and so on continuous " so long as the condition is desired. It is practically rehypnotizing to off set the continual awaking caused by the cutting of the instrument. In most patients the suggestion, wake up,' is sufficient. Occasionally it may be needed to be repeated little more em- phatically."
 The lmplantation of teeth is an ex- qulsitely painful operation, yet this was done the other day by the aid of hypnosis. At recent meeting of the rlrst District Dental Society of the state ci New York, held at the Acad- eihy of Medicine, IT West Forty-third street, Sypnotism was the subject of a ongthy discussion and was heartily
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The grand sachem then introduces the most prominent of the long talk- CTS" and after this the day is given up to the speeches until the afternoon.
 The entire audience is then invited to visit the great spring in the cellar.
 This is, of course, a direct inheritance of the customs of the sturdy burghers, who always washed down the dust of political discussion with schnapps, mulled cider, or other old-fashioned stuff
 What ''great spring" it is! A we'll spring of '.firewaters' that are pyro- technic in their variety whisky punch, brandy punch and minor liquid palate tick1crs, to say nothing of generous sup plies of beer and substantial tables spread with chicken, turkey, ham and other solid and toothsome eatables. To this feast the ladies come as well as the men, and when it is remembered that the upper hall or great wigwam will hold more than 5000 people the cost of niinistering to them can be appre- ciated. All this food and drink is paid for by individual subscription. The wiskinskie collects the money. John Newman has been wisllinskie for longer than long. His predecessor was always known as "10 per cent. Dan Donovan" because he got so much of the sum col lected for his work. "An' begorra, twas worth it." as Conn the Shaugraum says. Of course there have been celebra- tions and celebrations.
 One of the most memorable was that held i'll the then new hall in 1868.
 The building was not completed and the national convention which nomi- mated Horatio Seymour had been held within it's walls in June. The maker of the principal long talk" on that occa- sion was the presidential candidate him self, and his subject: ssThe Reunited Country, Commerce and Trade Revived. The demonstration was a tremendous one, although the society at that time was only about 400 strong. Of this num- Der scarcely 30 per cent. are alive to-day. OWEN LANGDON.
 The greatest naturalist was Lin- uaeus.
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tLe corner of Nassau and Fulton streets, or gathered on benches outside the door while they smoked their church warden pipes and settled the affairs of the uni verse.
 Theirs Is good motto for the Fourth It stares you in the face as you enter the building: Civil Liberty the Glory of Man"
 There is good deal of civil liberty in modern Tammany celebration. It is worth seeing the affair to notice how happy y-go-lucky it is, so far as the an- dience is concerned. Everybody piles into the big hall, and the first corners get the best seats, unless the later corners happen to be hustlers; and Tammany is known to be full of them.
 Even the speeches, famous as they have come to be, are not cut-and-dried The Hong talks" are made by men o1 wide reputation, but it is not known long in advance who they will be. 4 member of the committee of arrange ments says:
 You can hardly tell who will make tue IOHS ldlhS uutll lut tdy ttTElFtS. II politics changes occnr so rapidly that { man whose views to-day are those tha' would meet with the heartiesta of Tammany may be the one who to morrow is utterly at variance with tht ideas of the society,""
 The Fourth of July ceremonies, it + worth noting, are under the control 0. the Sons of Tammany or Columbian Order of Liberty" q society which is quite distinct from the purely politica organization known as Tammany Hall
 The Sons of Tammany is a secret or ganization, and while it is the nucleus for the vast power which New York calls by name the Tammany Hall, it is a separate body. The Tammany society numbers about 5000 men. Tammany Hall casts upward of 100000 votes.
 But the society ism t thoggish. The greai doors are thrown wide open and rich and poor of every party find within its hospital fold d genuine welcome.
 About one month before the Fourth to get back 10 the ers-invitationi are sent to representative democrats
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E,sctr,c rooth Pulling.

Some London dentists are now trying the novel experiment. of extracting teeth by electricity. To the battery are attached three wires. Two of them have handles at the end, while third is attached to the forceps. The patient grasps the handles, the electricity is turned on suddenly and the dentist simultaneously applies his forceps to the tooth. The instant the tooth is touched it, as well as the surrounding parts, becomes insensible to pain. A jerk and it is out.
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MONEY IN CAMPAIGN NOVELTIES

Buttons and Other Political Insignia Are
 Much in Demand.
 The coming of presidential year may have a depressing effect on some branches of business, but is a great blessing to manufacturers and dealers in novelties. The manufacture and sale
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.bore of usefulness 1t has found strong
 .la,ocates and it's general adoption
 ~0nd appear only a question of time
 ike all radical innovations it has met
 ritb opposition, but not in the degree
 Aat might popularly be expected.
 mat is speaking from the standpoint 1.-the dentist. AS for the layman he is
 mi even aware as yet that the next lime he calls on his dentist that worthy sFable to talk of the advantages of hyp- 5, s,otism over drugs so fatally toxic IA their character as some anaesthetics. ADentists are not rushing headlong into 'brpnotism. They are Investigating it's sjaims and desiring that the system of hypnotic suggestion will be taught and .racticed on a scientific basis. The Ientistry of the twentieth century will bask in the sunlight of an advanced
 and thoroughly developed science de- riyed of dangerous anaesthetics. The mystery which now surrounds the nmmonly termed occult science, the sdyanced dentist says, will have to dis sppear under the searchiight of mod an thought and investigation. With in increase of the knowledge of the Fonderful power of the mental over the physical nature the prejudice will disappear.
 Dr. Thomas Fillebrown, of Boston, dass., m authority on dental science, avs: "I prophecy that in a few years
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,ypypTIsM IN DENTISTRY.
no,inr the Place of Anasthet-
 < p ;n Difficult Operations.
:, Mind over Pain-Interview with
 2 fuVe Jon Practitioner Who Declares the New Method Has Great Future.
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HE day of painless dentistry seems at hand. Hypnotism, which h a S re placed anaesthet- ics to a more or l e s s degree in surgery, has now been called into use as a valuable adjunct to dentis- try.
 While in it's in- fancy in this new
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KAISER WILHELM's NEW RACING YACHT, THE METEOR


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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-11-05
TO FIGHT AT LONG RANGE.
Wcyier Will Continue to Direct :he
Spanish Army from Havana.

A New York Ilerald's dispatch says:
In an interview Gen. Weyler was asked
by your correspondent:
"What do you think about he prospects
of putting down the instruction III the
province Of Pinar del Rlo?'
The general replied that he thought the
chances excellent for the complete success
Of Spanish arms in that province. lie had
been OF this opinion for some time, he
| said. and the recent victories OF Ten.
| NIun0z at Cacarajacara and OF Gen. Aro-
| las at ArtcmiSa only confirmed him in the
belief of the freeing OF the province OF
Insurgents.
"Is t a fact that you have decided to
take the field in person, Gen. Weyler"
There is nothing absolutely decided on
| the subject. Here in Havana, | am in iele-
| graphic connection with my generals
every where and can direct he movement
of all my forces. Once IN the field my
| scope would be limited TO that of the
commander of an ARM corps. Stil!, il the
cxigcuc,cs of the situation should in my
opinion demand ny taking the field,
should not hesitate to do SO, but any deli
mite statement to that effect is, to say the
least, p~remature.'
In reply to a question about proceeding
against the Competitor prisoners, Gen.
Weyler explained that at present simply
a preliminary hearin, had been accorded,
The nature of which had not been made
public. When the military tribunals
should begin the regular inquiry the testi-
mony taken, the general said, would ba
niYpn ont.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-11-05
Hold Onto Wheat.

A New York Worlds London diSl atcI
says: \ remarkable fCa ure of the situa-
toh, one plainly indicating the belief thai
higher prices are coming, is that til,
farmers in th wheat growing di tricts Of
England are irmly holding on to Their
sl'c even though the figures now oh
tam d are much higher than they ever
hoped 10 see again. The contiHu a alb
s.nce OF rain in Punjab Gi i.rict in India,
and tie measures being arranged by the
East Indian Government to deal with q
possible famine, seem certain to make
large demands on the market next month
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-11-05
STORM IN THE SOUTH
LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI AND OK
LAHOMA SUFFER.
Many Lives Lost and Immense De-
s:ructioH of Propcrty-Irees Up
rooted, Houses Demolished and
Bridges Washed Away.
Severe Southern Storm.

New Orleans, La, Oct 30: TensaS
Parish has again been visited by a most
destructive tornado. At II O'Clock a ter
rife wind and rain storm reached Lake
st. Joseph. Telegraph wires were torn
down and the immense biick gin on
the Mound plantation was Destroyed.
The course of the storm was from south
west to northwest, striking Bruen Lake
at Locust land, tearing down and de-
stroying the public bridge over Choc!aW
Bayou. Twelve cabins IN Locust land
We're completely demolished, and one
colored woman was instantly killed ana
several blown into the lake.
The next place reached by the unWeI-
come visitor was Johnson's bend, on Lake
st. Joseph. Six CABINS were in its path,
the occupants of which We're badly cul
| and bruised, but nc lives were lost.
The storm struck this city about $50
p. IN. and swept over Il distance OF about
"A mile and Il half, the track OF the storm
| being about |. 800 feet wide. The property
loss is estimated at <l0J, 00J.
sanford, Mss, Oct. 29: A terrific tor
nado passed through tie eastern part OF
Lafayette County this afternoon at 1
O'Clock, demoiisting farm houses and up
roofing trees Of all sizes.
V~icksburg. Mss, oct. 20: Tensas Par
isl was lrl.htiuliy aitl cted by IA ornate
today about moon, Six negroes were
killed and there was great destruction OF
buildings on various plantations.
Guthrie, 0. T., Oct. %: A tornado swept
over a stretch OF country about twelve
miles east Of here at 7:30 O'Clock last
night, devastating a district several miles
long and probably 100 yards vide. The
farm house OF William Toby was first in
The vath of the storm. The building was
destroyed and Toby was probably fatal y
niu red. Half 4 mile further north the
Mitchell p0stofice and store was Lifted
rodily iii the ar, c0rried 100 yards and
,,asl4ei to the earth. The building was
smashed into Splinters and Postmaster
N. l.. MullIn and his wife, who lived in
the building, were killed.
There was a tremendous fall OF ram
here and considerable damage was done
by waslI0ulS and carrying off OF Gro. :.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-11-05
FIGHT.
Bob Will Meet the Sailor in San
Francisco in December.

Bob Fizs!mmons, his manager, and Dan
Hickey, his sparring partner, start from
ST. Louis for San Francisco Thursday.
where, on or about December 5, Fitzsim-
mons will box Sharkey in Mechanics
Hall for a purse of $4,000. The contest
will be limited to ten rounds. Martin
Julian has received a check for $500 TO
cover ~Filzsimmons' expenses for training
and travelling. The contest is now assured
50 far as FitZsimmons is concerned, and
there is little doubt that there VIII be
nothing wanting on the part Of Sharkey.
Fi,zsimmOnS says thai he Is confident To-.
winning and viii be ready Tor Corbett as
soon as the affair with Sharkey is decided.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-11-05

WARSHIP Is WE'LL TESTED.
Massachusetts Heturns to New York
from an Inspection Trip.

The new battleship Massachusetts has
returned TO her old anchorage oil Thomp-
kinsvillo, l.. l., havin. emerged success
fully from the many tests made by the
board Of inspection, which tiied her
worth. Her guns and mountinys stood
the shock OF full service charges, which
were fired al various angles and eleva-
tons, her ~maneuyering qualities were
satisfactory to "a high degree, and when it
came to drilling the crew the men showed
a high degree Of efficiency. During the
first day out the board learned the ships
tactical diameter" by which is meant
the diameter or circle in which the vessel
can turn. This is a good thing for her
officers to know, and, according to their
way OF thinking, a good thing to keep
from the outside public.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-11-05
THE WEEK In TRADE
MARKETS WAITING FOR ELEC'
TiCN RESULTS.
Wheat Is Or the Rise AgaIn-Evi-
Gencr of 4 Great Foreign Demand
Too Stron. for the Bear influence
~--liiaois Murder Mystery.


X. G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review of
Trade says: y market without anything
hut politics 10 rule it is not often seen.
Business is almost abolished Until after
the election. The feature of the week has
been the pressure in the New York
money market in spite OF the heavy ar
rivals Of gold.
Wheat has declined sharply, but is ris-
ing aga.n, closing about e cent lower for
TIE week. Heavy realizing Of the spot
sales, extreme monetary pressure i'll
carrying supplies and bel .ei OF foreigners
that ih9y can get what they val a. lower
price, by waiting have materially helped
tie powerful! Chicago influence, which
has labored to decrease prices. But the
evidence of great demand abroad grows
clearer, and while western rece pts are
heavy, 1862, 927 bushels for The week and
rs, 75t, GA Tor the past four weeks, against
81. $50, gGt last week, the enormous milling
returns are OF especial value. showing
that foreign orders are preparing a great
quantity of four for export.
Atlantic exports for four weeks, flour
included, have been S,026, 55S bushels,
against 8 ,255, ALP last year. Higher prices
and actual famine in parts OF India have
a speculative bearing, but are really less
important to the American market than
the news of the decreasing supplies from
Russia.
The speculation in wool continues, and
his taken during the past four weeks
S,32l, 100 pounds. against %, $3.50 last
year.
Failures for the week have been go ia
the United States, against 218 last year,
and 40 n Canada, against 80 last year.