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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1896-06-11
GREAT STORMS.
Havoc Perpetrated by Them in the United
States and Abroad.

Havoc Perpetrated by Them in the United
States and Abroad.
Great storms, such as that
which has wrought havoc in ST.
Louis, are of frequent occurrence
in the tropics and occur, from
time to time, in all parts of the
temperate zones, though it is
rarely that their path crosses
large towns. People who attibute
their occurrence in the Northern
United States to the cutting down
of the forests are hopelessly ad-
dicted to theorizing. Jonothan
Carver, who passed through Wis
consin before the woodman's ak
had broken the solitudes of the
forest primeval, graphically de-
scribed an impressive scene which
he witnessed on the Chippewa
river. While ascending that
stream in canoe, in the year
1867, he came to wood ''three-
quarters of mile in length and
in depth more than the eye could
reac1,' where 'severy tree, many
of which were more than six feet
in circumference, was lying fat
upon the ground, torn up by the
roots, the work Of some extrordi-
nary hurricane.
During the period of white set
tlenent numerous hurricanes have
visited this state, especially the
southern counties, where consid-
iderable loss of life and property
has been suffered from this cause.
Every one remembers the calami-
ty at Hazel Green. The vista
ton at Racine is also wildly re-
membered.
Neighboring states have suf-
fered worse than Wisconsin. AT
Rochester, Mimi, in August,
1888, storm wrecked 100 houses
and wounded as many people,
while nineteen people were killed
outright. There were many
deaths and large loss of property
in indianapolis in September,
1875, due to a cyclonic storm,
which also wrought devastation
at Galveston, Texas. Even IN
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1896-06-11

This table can be extended to cover all
the stations in the state. 1t shows that
the people of South Dakota, are COM
PEELED to pay the railroads for hauling
their wheat, cattle, coal and clothing
eighty per cent more per mile, than the
people of Iowa. Are the rates too low
Compare the Ohio railroad tariff. For
the instances mentioned. the Buckeye
rates are: 27.5, Bis, 25. 32, "a, "a and
10, respectively. Thus as Iowa pays
fully ten per cent more than Ohio
Iowa's charges may be considered just
to the roads. Why should the people OF
South Dakota pay eighty per cent more
than the people of Iowa?
m a. d. MACDoNALD.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1896-06-11

Mr.. James Perdue, an old soldier re-
siding at Monroe, Mich, was severely
afflicted with rheumatism but received
prompt relief from pain by using Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. He says: "At
times my back would ache so badly that
[ could hardly rise up. If had not
gotten relief would not be here to
write these few lines. Chamberlain's
Pain Balm has done me great deal Of
good and feel very thankful for it,"
For sale by E. Brauch, druggist.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1896-06-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. June 5, 1896.


President Cleveland has been
convinced that the silver a1en will
control the Chicago convention.
The Kentucky contest almost set
tied his hopes and the business
was clIuched when Secretaries
Smith and Morton returned to
Washington aud made their re-
ports. Secretary Smith says
Georgia will Join the silver col
umn at Chicago, and Secretary
Morton, who has been visiting
the Pacific coast, says the silver
sentiment of that section is so
overwhelming that no man or
party can stand against it. 1t
looks like this ought to be suffi-
cient to take Mr.. Cleveland out
of the calculations at Chicago,
and so it is with most people, but
there are still a few men who
cling to the idea that he is a pet
of fate. These men hint mysteri-
ously of something Mr. c. will
shortly do, in connection with
Cuba, that will renew his hold on
the country.
The passing of the river and
harbor bill over President Cleve-
lands veto was very quietly ac-
complished' in both house and
senate, and there we're plenty of
votes to spare, over and above the
two-thirds required.
The fact that the silver men
will control the Chicago conyen-
ton has upset great many po-
litical plans, made upon the pre-
sumption that neither the repub-
lican nor democratic national
conventions would declare for sill
yer. Prominent members of the
silver party, which is to hold d
national convention at St. Louis
on July 22nd---the same time anG
place that the populist conven
ton is to be held,--- have already
declared that they favored en-
dorsing the ticket nominated a
Chicago, if the platform declared
for silver. This doesn't suit The
populists who have been count
ing upon the cooperation of The
silver party. There may be some
sensational surprises in nationa
politics this summer.
About the only result of tn,
passing of the Butler anti-bont
bill by the sena,e e was to enpha
size what everybody already knew
---that the silver men control tha
t body. The bill, which reads a
, follows: 'Be it enacted, that th
5 issuance of interest bearing bond
of the U. S. for any purpos
whatever without further author
! ity of congress is hereby prohit
J tied" has been tabled by ma
, jority vote of the house. The 3
votes cast in the senate for tn
/ bill were from 10 republicans, l
democrats and five populists, an
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1896-06-11

Sentor Pettigrew Of South Da-
kota, who has been doing d good
deal of hard work for the free-sil-
yer cause, even to go to Europe
in its interest, is IN town for a
days, keeping up the agitation.
He says he is confident the peo-
pie Of his state are in favor of the
white metal overwhelm Il g y.
"But we recognize McKinley's
claim to the nominations" he said,
''and we are for him. If he is
elected he certainly will not VIC.
late his oath of Office, as Presi.
dent Cleveland has done SO fire.
quently.'--N. Y. Correspondence
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1896-06-11

The St. Louis hotels, restaur-
ants and boarding houses refuse
to care for the negro delegates tc
the national republican conyen-
ton, despite the promise of the
committe from that city to the
national committee that no color
line would be drawn.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1896-06-11
HOW THEY DISCRIMINATE

Politics is purely a matter of bust
ness. Theories are valuable, only when
supported by facts. Are the railroads
depressing South Dakota? Let the
records show. First compare the rates
existing in this state with those Of
Iowa. The tariff covers freight on the
hundred pounds; examine the follow
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1896-06-11

SOUTH DAKOTA a
the 25 against it were from 16 re-
publicans and 9 democrats. Sill
yer and not party was the divid-
ing line, and during the debate
winch proceeded the final vote
several of the republican silver
senators, including Teller, Cam
non and Brown, of Utah, took oc-
cas1ot1 to offer some advance adj
vice to the ST. Louis convention.
Senator Teller was somewhat
pointed in his remarks. He said:
"What the republican party will
do at st. Louis, | do not know,
but l believe | know enough of
the sentiment of the west and of
the plain people of the country to
say that the party that inscribes
on its banner 'the gold standard
is doomed to defeat"
So far as the committees of the
house and senate are concerned
those engineers who investigated
and reported upon the Nicaragua
canal. in accordance with inStrlc-
tions from congress, would just
as we'll have stayed at home. Re
ports were submitted from the
committees to both house and
senate this week, and that of the
house committee was positively
disrespectful to the engineers,
and impeached their estimates of
the probable cost of the canal.
The report made to the senate
wasn't quite so positive in refer
ring to the work of the engineer
commission, but was even more
positive in advocating the build
ing of the canal. There is no ex-
pectation of action upon this bill
at the present session of congress,
and its fate at the next session
will depend largely on circum-
suances.
The real estate syndicates which
heavily invested in land around
the suburbs of Washington have
not, except in rare instances, re-
allied the expected profits, and
they would be glad of some gov
ernment assistance. This has
been asked for in various ways,
but the requests have not been
needed up to this time. Several
years ago there was bill to ap-
propr1ate a million dollars to buy
a specified piece of property just
north of the city property, upon
upon which to erect a residence
for the president of the U S.
After that was shelved came d
proposition to add about S12, ,000,,
900 to the bonded indebtedness o1
the District of Columbia, and tc
use the money putting in sewers
and grading streets through
country fields. That was killec
as soon as its real purpose wa:
discovered. The latest is the
most modest request of all. 1t i:
a bill appropriating 100000 fo
the purchase of Is acres Of lanl
in a specified location, to be uset
as a summer home for the presi
dent. This land may have cos
its owners in hundreds what the,
are seeking to get thousands from
congress for, but it is doubtful
!, whether it cost them that much
1t is also extremely doubtful
about their unloading this Ian
on congress.
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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1896-06-11

John Longstaff has purchased
the interest of his partner, Mr..
Shannon, in the Dakota Huron
ite. Will it be the same old
Huronite, John?
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1896-06-11

National republican convention
meets next Tuesday, June 16. 1t
now looks as though Mckinley
would be the almost unanimous
choice of the convention, as he is
of the people.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1896-06-11

Harry Wynn of Yanlston is ii
the field as candidate for the
nomination for governor oil the
populist ticket.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1896-06-11

The whole western country
seems to have been visited Will
severe storms of rain and wine
last Friday, Saturday and Sun.
DAY.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1896-06-11

The Wakonda Monitor has en-
tered upon volume six, and is
steadily forging ahead under the
management oil Editor Vinton.
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The Letters 81" and wv"



1t is fact, not so well known, but that
it may be said to be curious, that the letters
j and are modern additions to our alpha
bet. The letter only came into general
use during the time of the Commonwealth,
say between 1649 and 1868. From 1880
to 1646 its use is exceedingly rare, and 1
have never yet seen book printed prior
to 1862 in which il appeared.
In the century Immediately preceding
the seventeenth it became the fashion to
tail the last when Roman numerals were
used, as in this example viii. for 8 or
XII. in place of II. This fashion still
fingers, but only in physicians prescrip-
tiOns, | believe. Where the French use
it has the power of as we use it in the
word vision What nation was the
first to use it as a new letter is an interest
ing, but perhaps an unanswerable, query.
In a like manner, the printers and
language-makers of the latter part of the
sixteenth century began to recognize the
fact there was a sound in spoken English
which was without representative in the
shape of an alphabetical sign or character,
as the first sound in-the word "wet. f"
Prior to that time it had always been
spelled as "vet, the having the long
sound of or of two us together. In
order to convey an idea of the new sound
they began to spell such words as ''wet, !"
weather, ''web," ETC., with two us,
and as the of that date was a typical v,
the three words above looked like this :
''Vvet, weather, ''vveb.n
After while the type founders rec
ognized the fact that the double IL had
come to stay, so they Joined the two us
together, and made the character now so
well know as the W. | have one book in
which three forms of the W are given. The
first is an old double (vv), the next is
one in which the last stroke of the first V
crosses the first stroke of the second, and
the third is the common we use today.
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Funny Ads in the London Papers
From the westminster Gazette.

From the Westminster Gazette.
Curiously worded advertisements, which
are funny without intent are common in
the London papers, it would seem. An
English periodical offered prize the other
day for the best collection of such an
nouncements, and the following is the re-
suit
Annual sale now on. Don't go else
where to be cheated-eome in here "
"a lady wants to sell her piano, as she is
going abroad, in strong iron frame y
"Wanted, experienced nurse for bottled
baby. Furnished apartments suitable
for gentlemen with folding doors, -
'Wanted, a room by two gentlemen about
thirty feet long and twenty feet broad :"
Lost, collie dog by man on Saturday
answering to Jim with brass collar round
his neck and muzzle
Wanted, by respectable girl, her
passage to New York; willing to take care
of children and good sailor. y ''Respec-
table widow wants washing for Tuesday "
''For sale-A pianoforte, the property of
musician with carved legs, " "Mr.
Brown, furrier, begs to announce that he
will made up gowns, capes, etc, for ladies'
out of their own skin "a boy wanted
who can open oysters with reference -
Bulldog for sale; will eat anything; very
fond of children - .'Wanted--An organ
ist, and boy to blow the same.
''Wanted-A boy to be partly outside and
partly behind the counter
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MORTGAGES SALE
Newspaper and Job Printing Outfit,
In Union Bridge, Carroll County, Md.

By virtue of the power and authority con
tanned in a mortgage from Edward Reisler to
the undersigned, bearing date January s,
1895, and duly recorded among the Chattel
and Bond Records of Carroll county, in Liber
B. F. c., No. l6, folio 322, &C., will sell at
public sale to the highest bidders on the
premises, known as the ''Repp Building in
Union Bridge, Carroll county, Maryland, on
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1st, 1896,
at o'clock, p. M, the following property,
to-wit One Campbell Hand Cylinder Print
ing Press, Dauntless Job Printing Press,
Paragon Paper Cutter, Type Stands, with
Cases, about 400 pounds of body Newspaper
Type, also large assortment of Job Type, 4
Imposing Stones, Office Desk, Office Fnrni
ture, Miller Safe, and other personal property
belonging or necessary to the printing bust
ness conducted by said Reisler.
The sale of this plant presents fine oppor-
tunity to live active man to acquire the only
printing Office now in the thriving town Of
Union Bridge.
Terms of Sale.-All sums of $40 and under,
cash; on all sums above $40 credit of
months will be given on note with approved
security, bearing interest from the day Of sale
WILLIAM r. MCDANIEL, Mortgagee
Jno Milton Reifsnider, Solicitor.
jan II At j. H. Repp, Auctioneer.
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Process of Making Spool of Cotton

The making of spool of thread is
complicated process. Only the very best
Sea-Island cotton can be used The cot
ton is taken in the raw state and torn all
to pieces by machine called breaker.
1t then goes through several other machines
by which it is carefully combed and freed
from impurities A machine called slip
per takes it up and twists it out into soft
white yarn. This is carefully combed
again and is taken into another department,
where several small strands of this yarn
are twisted into one fine one. Three of
these are twisted together and you then
have six cord thread, which, after it is
bleached, is ready for the market An
other interesting thing is the numbering of
thread. Every woman knows the size of
thread that she requires for doing certain
piece of work, but very few of them know
how it came to be so numbered When
cotton thread was first made $40 yards of
it weighed one pound. This was called
No l, and if pound contained just twice
this number of yards it was called No. 2,
and SO on.
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THE REPORTER.
Some of the Qualities which are Re.
quired to Achieve Success.


John Haberton says in an interview in
the Fourth Estate
''Having never been smart enough to
get job as u reporter, yet having been
obliged to employ many reporters and as
sign them to work according to their several
capacities, | have no hesitation in saying
that to be q good reporter a man should
be
HQuick, deliberative, tireless, patient,
adaptive, sympathetic, eager, earnest,
terse, lively, incisive, humorous, retrospec-
tive, confding, suspicious, callous, con-
scientious, appreciative, contemptuous,
temperate, bibulous, pitiless, merciful,
innocent, guileful, religious, political, af-
f6etionate, hateful, ,commendatory, abusive,
childlike, sinuous, and hundred other
things, many of them contradictory.
In short, he should be magazine of
all sorts of incongruous qualities, not nee
essarily for publication, but as a guarantee
of good faith to the editor who employs
him for the time being
1'He should have no family, no tastes,
no engagements, no home, nor anything
else that can by any possibility keep him
from giving his entire mental and physical
energy to an assignment, with the posi-
bility that his report will first be cut down
to six lines and afterward be left out of the
paper by the night editor.
'sWhen he writes something peculiarly
good, and which everybody would like to
read, he should be willing to take his labor
for his pains in case the 'copy-readers'
yiyisect, emasculate, phlebotomize, evils
cerate and otherwise mutilate his story until
only its bones appear-but not all the
bones, the most important ones being
dropped because they are too long, or too
broad, or two something.
There are many men who would not
make really bad reporters were they not
otherwise occupied. Among them are
Theodore Roosevelt, DIR. Parkhurst, Pres
ident Cleveland, Tom Platt, Bishop Potter,
Chauncey Depew, Jim Bennett, Colonel
Waring, the Emperor of Germany, F. L.
Godkin, Steve Brodie, Chas. A. Dana,
Frederick Remington, Warner Miller,
Archbishop ireland, Judge Ingrham,
Father Ducey, Lord Salisbury, Ben Harri-
son, Henry Waterson, Dan Lamont, Bob
Ingersoll, Lii Hung Chang and Henry
Irving. Lord Dunraven might have
answered the purpose could he have been
caught before he got so blind that he
couldn't see the truth before it hit him
between the eyes.
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CHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue of writ of fieri facias issued ont
of the Circuit Court for Carroll county, State
nf MARYLAND, at the suit of VIM. b. Thomas,
against the goods and chattels, lands and
tenements of Sarah Ann Yingling and Charles
+ Yingling, and to me directed, have seized
tbe following property, viz All the three
following parcels of land, situate, lying and
being in Carroll county, in the State of Mary
land, described as follows: First. All that
mart of a tract of land called ''Phillips'
Range" containing
EIGHT AND THREE QUARTER ACRES
of land, more or less, and also another part
of the said tract of land, containing Acre,
Roods and "a Square Perches. more or less,
being the same two parcels of land described
in and conveyed by deed from Peter j.
Frock and wife to Isaac Yingling, dated April
18th. 1875 and recorded among the Land
Records of Carroll county in Liber F. I. S.,
No. SO, folio 317, &C., as by reference thereto
will more fully appear. Secondly. All that
part of a tract of land called "The Resurvey
on Lookabout," containing
"a ACRES, 8 ROODS AND 80 SQUARE
PERCHES, MORE OR LESS,
being the same land that is described in and
conveyed by deed from Elizabeth c. Little
and Rufus Little, her husband, to Isaac Iing-
ling, dated April II, 1889, and recorded
among the land records aforesaid in Liber F..
7. S., No. 50, folio 80, &c., as by reference
thereto will more fully and at large appear.
The said Isaac Yingling having died intestate
and the said Sarah Ann Yingling being his
surviving widow and the said Charles E..
Yingling being his only heir at law. Also a
lot of personal property, see bills.
And hereby give notice that on
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1896,
at p. M, on the premises. on the Stone
road, about 3 miles from Mt. Pleasant, ad :
joining property of Uriah Hiltabridle and
others, | will sell the above property, so
seized and taken into execution, to the high
est bidder for cash.
J. OLIVER MURRAY,
jan % is Sheriff.
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Abrogating the Fees.

Mrs. Pigg, very charming and viva
cious widow, called recently on legal
friend of hers to consult him on a matter
of interest to her.
''You know, sir, she said to him,
''that when the late Mr.. Pigg died he left
me all his fortune, much to my satisfac,
ton, Of course, but he handicapped me
with the name of Pigg, which must say
don like y
eWell, ventured the attorney, 4 pre-
sumo handsome woman isn't especially
complimented by being left Pigg. =
81 should say not she laughed.
4!Now, what 1 came to see you about was
whether or not l must apply to the legis-
lature to get it changed.
''Um-er,' he hesitated as if wrestling
with great legal problem, "um-er-
yes, but an easier way is to apply to par
son, and I'll pay all the expenses myself. z
1t was sudden, but widow is never
caught mapping, and she appointed that
evening for another consultation.
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Care of the Hair,

Brush your hair every night and morn
ing with long, even strokes. Divide it
into two parts and brush each part sepa-
rately. Keep the brush clean by giving it
weekly bath in ammonia water.
Change the style of hairdressing three
or four times year, from the top Of the
head to the middle, and to the nape Of
the neck The hair has tendency to
grow thin in the place where it is piled for
any length of time.
The hair should be washed once fort
night, unless ii be very dry. Then it
should be washed once month Warm
water. pure soap and plenty of hot damask
towels should be the materials used in a
shampoo Washes and bleaches are fatal
to the life of the hair. Tonics should be
used only on the advice of competent
physician. The ends of the hair should
be clipped and singed once every month. {.