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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17
Horrible story fro,n Kansas.

TOPEKA, kun, Jan. l5.-A horrible
thing became known to the police when
the death of the i4-months-old son of
Charles Dean was rep ,rtod. Mrs. Dean
left her two children alone in q room
while she ran over 70 ~ neighuo:'5. Upon
her return she found thar sorle one had
removed tao clo0hinG i:om her babe,
seated it upon The cop OF Il hot Stove and
fed The ii 81 "a the child was cooked to
the bone. \ Young man VINO had quar-
relied with M. Daan is suspected but ho
has ncd she ely. Fna child suffered ter
ribly uutn d4.th came 20 relieve it,
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17
IKnncl,. Found Guilty.

BERLIN, Jan. is The trial of II Il.
Knecbs, the American horsoman. charged
with fraudulently entering the marc
Bethel in races undor the name of Nellie
Kncebs. resulted Tuesday in verdict OF
guilty Knecb, was sentenced to nine
months impr.sonmon5. 10 pay fine OF
1000 marks and TO three years loss of his
civil rights In addition the mare was
CON fiscatpd
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17
Accounts short a15. 900.

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. I2.-An examina-
ton of the accounts of the Fifth Avenue
Savings bank which suspended last SAT-
urday, shows they are short about $780, 900.
John Fold has been appointed receiver.
Cashier John A. Right has assigned all
his property to tho bank. Kight promises
to make an explanation to the directors OF
the bank who refuse in the interim to
make any charges,
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17
Diphtheria and Faith Cure.

GRAND LEDGE. Mich, Jan. 15.-The
Rev. A. l. Bixter of Grand Junction, who
came here few months ago as missionary
for the Saints of God died of diphtheria
and too much faith cure. When he and
his wife and children were taken sick he
refused to allow medical attendance in
the house and resorted to prayer. After
his death the neighbors insisted on his
wife and children receiving man-made
medicine and they consented. The neigh
bors are up in arms over tho matter, espe-
cially as Bixter did not comply with tho
state law rs to plncarding his house.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17
JUDGMENT for a e-Year-oid.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Jan. 13.-Lena
Sherman was given Judgment for 500
against the Grand Rapids Engraving COM
pany Friday in the superior court for us
ing her photograph without her permits
sion for advertising purposes. The plant
iff Is only years old. Her beauty Is en-
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17
Bean sprouring in His Ear.

ST JOSEPH. Mich. Jan 15-Physicians
have just removed bean from the ear of
Willie Kroenig and relieved the boy Of
much suffering The bcan had become
lodged in the ear some six months previ-
Gus and had begun to sprout Efforts had
been made by many physicians to dis
lodge the obstruction but no relief could
be obtained until now.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17
Heavy Loss To Farmers.

NILES, Mich, Jan. l3.-Farmers in Van
Buren, county were nearly ruined by the
recent heavy rains. They had buried
thousands of bushels of potatoes in a
swamp for the winter. The flood Of
water washed the potatoes out and they
were frozen by the cold spell. They are a
total loss One farmer named j. @.
Peters lost 4,O0u bushels of choice varie-
ties. The loss will aggregate many thou
sands of dollars
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17

HANGED by wealth of curly hair A
photographer took her picture to place In
his show window. and the engraving
company borrowed 1t to reproduce on a
fancy calendar. In giving the judgment
the court scored tho photographer for
loaning a photograph as a betrayal Of q
trust and strongly condemned the action
of the engraving company for making use
OF 1t without consent.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17
Ex-Preacher sentenced to Death.

:. SoMERvILLE, ~ j., Jan. II. Jacob ).
johnson, colored, an ex-prcacher, who on
Saturday was found guilty OF the murder
OF Sarah Ann Bogers, was Tuesday con-
demned to DO hanged March IL.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17
Death of a YaIunb,e stallion.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Jan. 1t.-Pilot
Medium, the celebrated stallion owned
by Walter Clark of this city, and valued
at 100000, died suddenly Friday of in
flammation Of the bowels.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-17
Si2,Oo3.32
SCHEDULE "a

Names of Officers or Directors to whom paid.
II. w. Bigelow, $50 90
H. w. Bigelow Director 80 ............. $500
Franklin r.. Sheldon, Director 5000
Charles A. Whelan, Director................ 90 90
c. A. Whelan, Secretary .................... 300 90
w. A. Rosenkrans, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 400
Ezra Mason, Auditor ................ .... 400
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03
When Jameson and his little band OF

When Jameson and his little band Of
Adventures undertook to do up Dom
Paul they took long chances. The
game was for high stakes and they lost,
and now England, as represented by
English law, says they are felons and
must suffer the penalty. The fact tnat
English sentiment does not agree with
English law is another story. Through
The whole ~play-frOm the opening fan
fare of the orchestra to the charming
little curtain raiser Of the march, the
rapid drama Of the fight, and the ira
gedy In the English cOurt-there has
Il a strain which makes the specta.
tors believe that had the raid beer sue,
cessful English law would not have
been invoked to punish the raiders, nc
more than England's power is being in.
voked to deal with the instigator and
hacker of the scheme-Cecil Rhodes
He whom Paul Kruger so APPLY de
scribed as the big dog who bites has
been willy enough to keep out of the
Beers reach and wise enough to appre
ciate that England only wanted q few
scapegOatS like jameson and his gal
liant little band. Rhodes knew, as all
the world knows, that his W arrest
and punishment would so affect the
stocks Of his great company that II
would shock all England and cause Sc
rious palpitation Of the pocketbook IL
places perilously near royalty itself
and thus he escapes. The scapegoats
will be punished, and England, if il
ever gets possession Of the land of Dom
Paul, Will adopt some system of rob.
berry that cal be accomplished with less
friction. and is recognized among the
European powers as more in accord.
ance with modern methods Of commit.
ting grand larceny without previous no
tice to the police.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03
A DespOtic POstmistress.

She was postmistrcss of PenZance.
Cornwall. and ruled her Office with a
hand of steel. She had two rules which
admitted OF no eX~ceptiOn-She never
gave change, and she would not open
the office window when Box Closed"
or Mail not Sorted was placarded.
he sport-lOving gentry often tried to
break through her cast iron rules. Two
such attempts Mr.. Baines. sometime
inspector general of her majesty's
mails. chronicles in his book. "On the
Track of the Mail-Coach:"
a traveller wagered that he would
break through the blockade of BOX
Closed" He knocked so persistently
at the little window. that at last il was
opened far enough for him to thrust in
a bundle of letters. He thought for a
moment that he had Won; but he didn't
know the postmistress. who flung his
letters into the street.
Then a colonel undertook TO under
mine the postmistress's position on the
giving-of-change question. Present
ing himself ut the window, he rendered
a ha~lf-crOwn, requesting TO be supplied
with a shilling's worth OF postage
stamps.
81 give no change" said the lady.
"Oh, very we'll replied the colonel.
He withdrew for a minute or two.
and then returned with a bag Of sixty
pennies. Tapping gently at the win
dow, he suavely said, a penny stamp.
if you please. madam"
She fixed him with the glittering eve
of triumph, took the penny. gave the
stamp. and shut the window. A min
ute later there was a second knock. and
Il second request, "A penny postage
stamp. If you please. madam" At the
thirtleth penny the postmistress sur.
rendered and agreed to give change.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

goats came up. He climbed toward the
top of the fence, but fell back again.
The goats saw their opportunity and
for a few seconds made things lively
for the policeman. He vas bucked all
yer the yard amid the laughter of a
o of Italians and other foreigners.
Finally he ran toward the passage
way leading 10 the street. 1t was mar
row and as Mcmahon is large he was
unable to get through. The goats kept
at him. and when he backed out of the
passageway and dashed through an
open door into the street the goats fol-
lowed.
Mcmahon was slow in getting up the
stairs leading to the sidewalk and the
goats had plenty Of fun with him. AZ
ter an exciting time the officer managed
to get away from the goats and made
his way back to the police station
Chicago Record.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

The Bank Of England notes now In
use are the most deliberately manufac.
tured bits of paper" The paper is re
markabIe in many ways; nc other pa
per has that peculiar toughness and
crispness, and the eye may dwell with
admiration on the papers remarkable
whiteness. It's thinness and transpar-
ency guard against the two once popu-
lar methods of forgery-eraSure with a
knife and washing u the printing
with turpentine. The water-mark or
wire-mark is an additional %precaution
against counterfeiting, and is produced
In the paper while in its pulpy state.
In the old manufactured bank notes
his water-mark was caused by the
enormous number Of over two thousand
wires stitched and sewn together: now
II is engraved in a steel-faced die. af-
terward hardened, and is then used as
a punch to stamp the pattern u of
plates of sheet brass. The difficulty of
counterfeiting is still further increased
by the shading of the letters in the
water mark. The paper is made entire
ly from pieces of new linen and cotton,
and its tOughneSs is SO great that a
single bank note will. when unsiZed,
support q weight of thirty-SiX pounds,
while when sized you may lift fifty-six
pounds with it.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

cavities in il that makes 1t light, and
as it floats it becomes water-logged,
and down it goes. Most Of the pumice
we use in Europe comes from the LII
pari Islands. north of Sicily, 1.-The home
of Vulcan" whence Nulcano as the
name of one of them. and our vol
cano' as descriptive Of the natural TEA
ture of which it is the type. Here are
the pumice quarries-at Monte Chlr1ca
and its craterS Monte Pelata and For
gia Necchia-where over a thousand
men are at work in the narrow TURNER'S
and galleries. lighted by clay lamps OF
antique form. The whole hillside Is
perforated with groups of these tun-
nels. which number between 200 n
800. and are so narrow that the men
can hardly pass each other in them.
And just as coal is found in beds alter
mated with sandstone and shale, so the
pumice is in layers between harder
lavas and ashes.-Leisure Hour.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03
a PRETTY
Mrs. Roberts Is Charming in Manner
and Has n Silvery Voice.

One of the features of the Populist
National convention was the brief n
eloquent speech in which Mrs. Minerva
Roberts. of Denver. seconded the nom
ination Of Bryan. Mrs. Roberts is
young and handsome, and it is not sur
prising that she received an ovation.
She is q school teacher by profession
and first entered politics q year ago as
n candidate for county school superin-
tendent in Denver. She was defeated
by another woman. who ran IN the Re-
publican ticket. Mrs. Roberts has
gained a great reputation as a public
speaker. Her voice is low and deep.
and well modIlatod. She says that
the women OF Colorado are using their
right TO vote with discretion, and that
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

The report that the Cunard company
ers for freight and cheap passenger
service shows that the travel across
the Atlantic is no longer confined to the
wealthy. AS these ships carry but few
of the immigrants from southern Eu-
rope to this country the cheap travel TO
be provided for is probably from the
middle classes of England and Amer
lea, who care more for getting across
the ocean than for luxurious travelling.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

Service for ones fellow-men exalts
all other aims; ii gives zcst to them, it
purifes them. 1t rules out ~selnshncss,
but not se~lf-culture, not self control,
rot self-respect; all these must be kept
and nourisn2d to enrich a life of serv-
ice. Unseiish in its very essence, it vet
teaches and %cnforccs the duty of max
ing the most and best of ourselves, not
merely for Il own qualification or
gain or fame. but that we may thus be
most truly able to serve the world.
Thrice happy and blessed is he who
cherishes this high aim. and who lives
the nOblest of all lives-a life of serv-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

M~$n&Ataa
Bathinp.

Bathing is first Of all for olo..,
but il should be practiced a,sa
good effect upon the skin, tbo =. ,O'
ton and the nutrition. 1t asnN
excellent stimulus for tho s,.,'
proving the tone of it's minute No..
of vessels, increasing the avo.
which is carried on by its rIana'
thus relieves the kidneys and Ill.,
much of their work. 1t acts az
tlonal stimulus to the ~circn,ot..1J
causing the blood to flow moro :.
oughly through all the organs ~
body as we'll as through tho vi.
blood-vessels of the skin itself T.,
proves nutrition by causing . -
rapid removal Of the waste nroa.
from the system.
One Of the most invigorating form.
hathing is the cold sponge bath tata,
the morning before breakfast. po,,
who do not react readily after snoS
bath, such as the very young, tho w.
old, or those who + seriously wA.l,
ed by disease, should not prac,ioo
For g person of average health bo
ever. the cold bath is an excellent ,,n
The exhilaration and warmth of :,
cold sponge bath can be increased
drying and rubbing the body with
rough towel.
Care should aways be taken no,
have the bath too prolonged. or a
temperature so low as to prevent
reactionary dilation of the vessels
the skin. If the cold sponge hath
taken regularly the blood vessels Of
skin are trained to contract and 70
easily. and therefore habitual bath
are comparatively little liable 10 ca
cold. The number of red blood corr
cles and the amount of coloring ma,
in them is increased by cold baths.
excellent way of becoming acoustic
10 the cold sponge bath is to begin y
wafer which is tepid. and gradually
duce its temperature until abSolu
cold water can be borne and cntoye,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

exhibited around the country to rail
road men, and if the idea takes they
will be constructed on a large scale in
the fall. While the cost of a steel car
will naturally be more than that of a
wooden one, sufficient experience has
already been acquired to warrant the
statement that on a commercial basis
these cars can be constructed at a cost
not TO exceed that per ton of carrying
capacity of wooden cars. and with Il
safety factor in favor or steel. They
have been tested with a load of wet
sand and pig iron weighing one hun
brenda ndtwenty-fve thousand pounds.
The use of steel will not be confined to
freight cars. 1t is intended in the near
future to build passenger ears of steel
throughout. and this do away with the
danger of Splintering in railroad COLI
SiOnS.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

The desire TO rise in life is universal.
In some form or other it is the main
spring of human activity. 1t encour-
ages industry, inspires enthusiasm, de-
velops power, kindies energy. Thus it
is not merely a legitimate desire, to be
simply tolerated, but a necessary one,
to be fully recognized and stimulated.
Without IT the maj would be less a
man, the woman less a woman. and so-
ciety be so much the loser.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

The old question as to the influence
Of newspaper utterances upon public
opinion IS again before us. Mr.. Labou-
chere, the distinguished English editor
and politician. has recently announced
that "a newspaper is merely and solely
an undertaking to make money by
means of advertisements" 1t follows
from this that the only interest of the
owners of a newspaper in influencing
pubic opinion is that it may increase
It's circulation. since circulation is a
necessary condition of advertising pat
ronage. There are. indeed. many pa
pers of which this is true: the editorial
pages of some of the dailieS which have
the largest circulation in our great
cities are in most cases less vigorous
and less worth the attention of intelli-
gent people than they used to be. But
there still remain enough newspapers
that make much of their editorial arti-
cles to disprOve the sweeping allega-
ton above mentioned. These papers
are often among the class accounted
"slow" by a certain sort of readers, be-
cause they give too little space to sen
sational news and trashy illustrations;
but they provide the daily food of many
thousands of solid citizens" who de-
rive from them their political creed and
most Of their arguments. How these
newspapers are going to fare in the
fierce struggle for existence that is now
going on, il is difficult to say. Let us
hope they may survive.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03
STEEL FREIGHT CARS.

Another Mark of Progress in Rail.
road Equipment.
At last steel cars have been made.
For years they have been regarded as
the coming car, but owing to the high
price Of steel they We're not thought to
beeconOmically possible until the TWEEN
tieth century. A great steel company,
In order to show under the present con
ditiOns the possibilities of steel in this
direction. has constructed two ears Of
this material which are the first of
their kind. AS the picture shows. they
are of simple construction. being built
up Of plate Orders. They are to be
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03
THREE GOATS AND APOLiCEMAN
Chicago Detective Goes to Serve n
Warrant and Is WOrsted.

When Detective John Mcmahon OF
the Harrison street police station went
to serve a warrant on n woman who
lives in Sherman street, he met with
an experience which he will not soon
forget. He was unable to find the
woman but be managed to get into
the real yard of a tenement house by
climbing over a high fence.
He was about to leave the yard when
he was seen by three goats. The goats
made a rush for him. Mcmahon ran for
the fence and reached it just as the
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03
Her Faith DeDarted.

DR.. James Martincau notes a strange
cnt for a curious reason. The patient
was an old German woman who had
been bed ridden for years with rheu-
matism. Hearing of a wonlan's sue
cessiul cures. she was brought to her
effected. The old woman shared the
strong ~antt-Jewish feeling then existing
in Berlin, and on learning that the
young woman who had effected the
cure was a Jewess she instantly TOOK
10 he? bed and the next day was as bad
as ever.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

One of the meancst beings on earth
b a toady. The bluntest, toughest
creature that independence eve made
Is preferable to a fawning, cringing
.oady, who, TOR the sake Of money or
favor, praises what he detests, fatters
without admiring, changes his opinions
It a nod, and wonll lick the dust from
the shoes of n in power could he fur.
ther his own ends thereby.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

Mulhall, the great English statisti-
clan, alleges that at the death of Au-
gustus Caesar, the population of the
earth was but $4,000, 600. That Of Eu-
rope before the fifteenth century did
not exceed 80, 1000, 900. The worlds pop
llation is now estimated at 1,479, 729,-
400. that of Europe being 357 $40, 600.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03
What She Meant,

Bearded Lady striking the fat W''
man on the jawl-Yes. you did.
Fat WOwan-What did ! do!
Bearded Lady-Tried TO have my cen
tract cancelled by telling the manager
that l had u close shave this morning
Fat Woman (apologeticallyj-i-a"
sakes. meant that you had a narrow
escape from being run over by a ir'i'
ley car.-New York World.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

A special commission in Massachu-
Sets is going through the State laws to
eliminate the technicalities. If that
sort of thing were done here the poor
burglar would scarcely have any
chance at all.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03
There are about l.SO0 daily newsn

There are about $500 daily newspa-
pers published in The United States,
and from time to time these daily
newspapers give full accounts of the
preparation upon guileless innocence
of the gold-brick game. 1t would hard
ly seem possible ,tat an officer of a
prominent bank and trust company, in
a fourishing city oil the Green Noun
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

Experiments have shown that fatigue
causes a chemical change in the blood.
resulting in the production of a poison
resembling the curare poison which ser
tain savage tribes use for arrows.
When the blood of 4 tired animal is in
jected into the arteries of a fresh one.
che latter exhibits all the symptoms Of
fatigue.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

Talent and worth are the only last
Ing grounds OF distinction. To these
the Almighty has fixed His everlasting
patent of nobility; and these it is which
make the bright immortal names to
which all may aspire.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

A French scientist claims that he can
Influence the course of bullets in battle
by electricity. That's nothing, when
compared with what Spain is doing
right along in Cuba. Weyler is doing
all his fighting by telegraph.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

The Louisville Commercial says that
by Mckinley and Bryan will easily see
which is the superior and best-equip-
ped man. Certainly; and the verdict
depends entirely upon the readers po-
litical affiliations.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

tain State. should be taken success
fully in, and make a loan Of money on
and receive as security two supposed
gold bricks, said to be worth from $685.
600 to $4,000, that were really of value
only as junk brass; yet this is what has
just happened.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

A Boston paper sagely remarks that
women look better than men on bicy-
cles. so far al our observation ex-
tends. women look better than men IN
der any circumstances or conditions.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03
A Pumice Stone Barrier,

y floating barrier of pumice stone.
nineteen miles long, over a thousand
yards wide and fifteen feet deep, clos
ing a seaport to all vessels as effectual-
ly as a boom could do, 1t not being the
sort Of thing n is likely to forget.
And yet that vas Of the results of
the KrakatOa eruption, the port being
Telok Retoung In Sunda straits. Form
ed in Il few hours, it would almost seem
To be the supreme effort of nature in
thar such immense quantities are found
at the bottom OF the sea. y. queer place
FOR pumice stone: but pumice when pro
dUced is really heavy; ii is only the air
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

Pride, Miniature, and want of sense
are the three great sources of Ill man.
ners; without some one of these de-
fects, no man will behave himself i'll
for want of experience.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

\ New York paper attempts to prove
that the man of future will have no
lungs. If that is true. pugilism and pol.
tics are both doomed.