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Year: 1879

wheat, oats, barley or potatoes, butter.
eggs or any article of farm produce, is ben.
eft to the producer, every cent we save him
on a pound of tea, coffee, sugar, tobacco
or yard of calico, every dollar We save
him on freights, on lumber, wood or ma.
chinery is adding to his income and bene-
fitting not only the producer and consumer
but the merchants, mechanics and ell 9th
ers whose business interests are frightened
or depressed by the prosperity of the farm
er. A merchant doing business at pres
ent would be enabled to double his sales
and have all his business transactions cor.
respondingly increased, and yet require no
more capital, while his profits would be in
proportion with the increased volume of
trade. This result would be accomplished
by the increase in the value of property
and in the improved condition, financially,
of his customers, as this would enable him
to do cash business and while lessening
his risk, allows him to control his capital,
instead, as at present, having it spread all
over the country and only notes and ac-
counts to show for it. The question will
soon be laid before the people of this coun-
ty and they must by their votes decide
wether they will aid in the construction of
this road or not, and in this connection we
would say, that there are other sections of
the country waiting anxiously to hear our
decision. 1t is almost settled fact that
the road is to cross the State from Little
Falls to the Dakota line, and it will be we'll
to bear this fact in mind, for it will come
here or go either 20 miles to the north or
south of us. 1t remains with the people to
say wether we will offer bonus to aid this
enterprise and secure for US its benefits by
bringing it through this county. A major
ity voting in the negative will send the
road elsewhere In our next issue We will
speak of the bonds and how and when they
would be issued in the event of our voting
the bonus
Year: 1879

is the best in the world. having been awarded the
ONLY GRAND PRIZE (highest possible award
in the Agricultural Department at the great Paris
Exposition; also, the Gold Medal of the Royal
Agricultural Society of England and all the First
Prizes that were given in New Iceland. It has
been fully tried in this country and is acknowl-
edged to be the Best and Only Perfect and Relis-
BILE Self Binder in the Market. Also, the
Year: 1879

Between the Democratic Congress at WASH
iDgton and the Democratic Legislature at
Columbus several great Democratic principles
have been evolved. They affirm the right of
the Democracy-


]. TO deprive the President OF all power over
Year: 1879

Life has burden for every mans shoulder,
Some may escape from its trouble and care
Miss it in youth and twill come when we re


older,


And fit us as close as the garments we wear.
Sorrow comes into our lives uninvited.
Robbing our hearts of their treasures OF


song
Lovers grow cold and friendships are sighted
Yetsomehow or other we worry along.
Every day toll is an everyday blessing,
Though poverty's cottage and crust we may


share
Weak is the back on which burdens are press


ing,


But stout is the heart that is strengthened by


prayer.
Somehow or other the pathway grows brighter
just when we mourn there were none tc


befriend,
Hope in the heart makes the burden seen


lighter,


And somehow or other we get to the end.
Year: 1879

An amusing story comes from Ardennes
where, according to the tale, an agricul-
turist recently died, leaving wife, horse
and dog. A few month before his death
he called his wife to him, and bade her sell
the horse, and give the proceeds of the sale
to his relative, and sell the dog and keep the
money thus gained for herself. Soon after
the death the wife went to the market with
the horse and dog, and exhibited them, with
the announcement that the price of the dog
was 500 francs, and that of the horse 8
francs. The passers-by stopped and stared
and judged the woman mad, more especially
as she Informed all would be purchaser,
that to buy the horse it would be necessar,
to buy the dog first. At last curiou
passer-by concluded the bargain; after whicl
the skillful woman handed over francs q
the family of her deceased husband, and re
tanned 500 francs for herself thus contrivin
atthe same time to carry Gut the letter,
not the spirit of the wishes Of her husbanC
and to secure the largest sum of money fc
lhersef
Year: 1879




'He was the orfuless liar ever seen,' said
Cooley O'Leary, as he returned from his
friends funeral. why he told me once
that he lived on small island out in the
Pacific ocean on which there is volcano.
And he said that there was an active demand
out in that region for watermelons, so he
went into the business of raising them, and
he said one year the whole crop failed but
one melon, and that kept on growing at
such fearful rate that it crowded him off
the lowland and up the side of the volcano,
which generated steam and caused an explo-
sion which blew up the whole concern to
atoms, and shot him four hundred miles out
to sea, where he was picked up by whaler.
He used to tell me that the one great mis-
take of his life was that he didn't drive 6
plug in the crater of the volcano 80 as to
make it water-tight, and then slice up the
| watermelon and come sailing home on
| half-shell.


He would lie. He said that once he was
cast away on an iceberg. with no baggage
but pair of skates and fishing pole. But


ne skated around until he found dead


whale, frozen into the ice. So he took off
his shirt-it was night for six months that


year up therefore it into strips for wick,


ran the strip through the bamboo fishing
rod, stuck it into the fat of the whale, and


lit the other end. He said it burned splen-


didly and the iceberg reflected the light so


strongly that it was bright as day for forty


miles around, and one vessel ran into the


berg thinking it was lighthouse. He said


he sold the berg to the captain for $4,000,


and the captain split it up and took it home,
, and made two hundred per cent. profit dis
posing of it to ice companies.


J Lie? we'll, sir, he could beat any man
t yer came across. He told me once, out in
Nevada, mountain lion attacked him with
D his mouth wide open. He had presence of
mind enough to grab it by the tongue and
pull. The lion roared with pain, but he did
:. his level best pulling, and pretty soon the
j. tongue began to give and the tail shorten
# and directly out they came. the tongue snd
J. the tail in one continuous string. He sale
Y he had 'em at home and he showed 'em t,
1t me, but my belief is they were only three o.
q four COW hides and bulls tail doyetailei
n together.


He was astonishing as truth crushel
Said he served on gunboat during the wal
ID which was very small aud light, while tn
ar mortar on the deck was very large an
H. heavy, and he said the first time they trie
rv to FIRE fifteen inch she'll, the shell rename
- stationary, while the recoil was so great tn,
al it fred the gunboat four miles up the streal
at and landed in tree. He was liar, bS
III now he's dead reckon he'll ketch it,
ha There is no doubt about it; Mr.. OLear
bo was very successful as constructor of ere
he getic work of fiction.
Year: 1879

Once upon time Danish Knight was
to be married to the prettiest damseI in all
Denmark, and, according to the custom of
the country, he rode about from one house
to the other personally inviting all his guests.
There was to be dance and feast after che
ceremony, and everyone he knew must be
bidden.


He rode many miles that day, and after
nightfall found himself on the farther side of
great wood which everyone said was haunt
ed by elves and where there was, indeed, a
fairy ring, as anyone could see who chose to
look for it.


Some people would have been afraid to
ride through the wood at night, but Sir Olaf
was a brave man, so he spurred on his white
horse and rode into the wood.


The moon was rising her white beams
penetrated the branches and fairly illumina
ted the the path They fell upon his fine
face and his long, fair, flowing hair; his blue
eyes sparkled, he was thinking of the girl
he loved, and of his coming wedding.


Suddenly sound fell upon his ear that





strange, delicate, beautiful music.
The horse heard it, and began to show
signs of terror, but Sir Olaf rode on, looking
about him carefully, for he could not think
that these delicate harps and bugles were
played upon by human hand, aud the tunes
were all strange and eish.


So, ran the old legend, did the Elf Kings
daughters play to win the hearts of any men
who rode through the Elf wood after night
fall.


But my heart they cannot win said Olaf,
for that belongs to my true love. have
no fears of the Elf Kings daughters


But Just as he spoke he came into clear
ing in the wood there was the fairy ring a
flood of moonlight fell across it, and there
he saw three beautiful maidens, all in green,
playing upon strange and delicate instru.
ments, while in the midst of the ring stood
one still more lovely, who held out her arms
to him.


welcome, welcome, Sir Olaf she cried
'alight from your horse and come hither,
am the Elf Kings daughter and it is my
; will that thou shouldst come into the ring
and dance with me. 1t is an honor given tC
, few mortals.'


{ But Sir Olaf remained in his saddle, only
) bowing low to the Elf maiden.
! i cannot dance with you,' he said. g
G cannot even stay. To morrow is my wed
9 ding day, and / must ride home to my
G BRIDE


Your bride is very fair, doubtless, 81
Olaf said the Elf maiden, but am no
c fairer Light down, Sir Olaf and will
give thee two golden spurs, and robe O
C white silk, that the fairy queen has bleache
C in the moonshino, as a wedding gift for tn
e lady


Many thanks, lovely Elf maiden, sal
Y the knight, but must ride on. / canno
= stop, upon my wedding eve, to dance or tai


with thee. Goodnight And he woul


have ridden on, but now the Elf maiden at
p vanced and caught the horse by the br


die.


l. Light down, Sir Olaf said she, 'and


will give thee gold, Thou shalt have MOI


gold than thou hadst ever hoped to have, f
s. thou art but poor, though thou art so brav


Dance in the ring with me and thou sha


be rich.'


Nay replied Sir Olaf, Il have told tn,


it is my wedding eve. can dance with mol


but my bride. Let 60 my bridle, good +
maiden, and farewell
Year: 1879

In the olden time it was customary for
lovers only to imprint kisses upon the eyes
of their mistresses As the ladies' eyes,
under those circumstances, had but little to
do except remain quiet and be kissed, is it
any wonder that their owners are said to be
idle-eyes-edY
Year: 1879

The cave in the Horn-Silver mine at Frisco will doubtless set tha: thriving camp back fo' a time And owing to the fact that the extension of the Utah South. ern Railroad depends in par, on the pro- duet of thls mine for means to prosecute the work, the accident must also be re- gardrd AS something of public calamity. We are not adv.sed as to the exact con. dition of the property since the cave, but it would seem that the levels from which the ore was being extracted are filled up. In mine like the Horn-Silver. where the ore is in body without foot or hang ing walls, it is apparent that a great l breadth of roofing has to be supported; i; but as the mine was perfectly dry, and the t:mbrring supposed n have kept pace with the Work of extraction, people are taken by surprise at the unexpected mishap. We hope the injury to th. mne will prove but temporary.-Silver Reef Miner.
Year: 1879

DEAD BODY OF A SUICIDE FOUND IN THE
WooDs.-Saturday afternoon the dead body OF
man. named Frank Reinhardt, was found in
street extended. and just beyond the city limits
In Baltimore county. A colored man who was
curing hay for Mr.. !. Lenley, manager at Cliff
ton, the John Hopkins estate, had his attention
drawn to the spot by disagreeable odor and
seeing number OF buzzards circling above the
spot. A short distance In the woods he came
upon dead body dtsngured by the attacks of
carr1on birds and by decomposition. The flesh
was torn away from the face and hands A
gray coat lay few feet away and the body was
dressed In suit OF similar color, straw hat
nearly new being on the head. Recognition by
the face would have been impossible but on
the inner lining OF the coat sleeve, turned in
side evidently to AFFORD clue, was written In
German, with lead pencil, the words: "Dear
ch1ldren-D0 not think hard OF me; your mother
pencil, penknife and 25 cents were found In the
pockets OF the pants.-l Baltimore Sun. 14th
Year: 1879

A GIRL CHLokoFoRMEp IN THE STREET AND


CAkRIED IN A STREET CAR TO THE sUBuRRs--


The Baltimore Gazette OF to-day prints the
sory or an outrage, which. it says, was porpe-
traied on Miss Georgie McComas. a young Rfr1
o' good character, In that city, yesterday. Ac-
coTdihg TO the statement OF the victim on satur-
day evening last, after finishing her duties In
The house where she WAS employed as a domes-
tic, she left TO take a short walk, as was her
usual custom, confining herself, however, to
rather dimiy lighted between Fremont ana
Cbatsworth streets, affording her assailaut au
opportunity Of coming alongside OF her almost
seized her by the arm and as she turned In alarm
TO ascertain his object drew from his pocket q
small bottle containing liquid OF some kind
chloroform or some other anesthettc-and ap-
piled II 10 her mouth and nostr1s. At the first
inhalation she lost the power 10 make an outcry
and was soon In a condition OF half conscious
ness and almost paralyzed with terror aud the
enects OF the drug. Her asSailant then draw
Ing his arm through hers led her In the direc-


ton OF street railway line. supposed TO be the
SltiZens' aid assisting her into the car placed
They rode together until near the upper termi-
nus In the neighoorhood OF Druid Hill park.
when the man stopped the car, assisted her on,
ana ana nali dragged her, as supposed, beyond the


The physical condition OF the unfortunate We
TIM was such that she was unable to ofYer the
OF the assault, as before it was made she lost
entire consciousness. While In this condition
she was brutally and it Is thought several times
outraged. Her face was scratched and her
mouth bore evidence OF rough usage. As near
as she can determine it was about IL O'Clock
when she was restored TO consciousness, and
upon attempting TO rise from the ground saw
Ler assailant 10 the act OF leaving her. He
probably remained to see that she had not been
fatally assaulted, and upon seeing her partly
restored offered no further violence and quickly
disappeared from sight. After q great effort
the girl, suffering terribly from her horrible
treatment and still under the influence OF the
drug, raised herself and began the effort OF re-
turning to the city. She was totally unac-
quainted with the locality, but from the de-
scrption she gives OF the scene OF the outrage
IL was probably In the neigborhood OF the LIB
erty road and Fulton avenue
Year: 1879

ARBITRATION AS A REMEDY FOR STRTKBs.-Af-
the great cigar makers strike OF 1876. at New
York, the employees OF Straiton Storm cigar
manufacturers OF that city, organized q hoard
OF arbitration, composed Of representative O.
the firm and the workmen, the former being
conceded majority OF representation and tho
controlling of1ces. On Saturday the board held
meeting TO consider petition from the rollers
for an increase OF pay OF 50 cents per thousand.
Both sides OF the question were presented In
sensible and oOd-tempered speeches, and then
the president put It TO vote, first as TO whether
there should be an increase OF pay, and, second,
as to whether it should be 50 cents per thousand
Both propositions were answered In the ah1rm-
alive, the firm voting I'm their favor. The In
creased rate is to take effect in one week
Year: 1879

THE NINTH AVENUE LINE BLOCKED FOR SEW


ERAL Houps-D1soRDERLY PASSENGERS.


Engine No. IS. Of tho Ninth avenue IL" road. with


crowded train arrived at the Thirty fourth street
station last evening at twentyhrce minutes
After discharging its passengers, this being the
terminus Of his route the engineer directed his train
down toward the switch. which lies between Thirty
third and Tbirtyfourth streets, with the intention
OF crossing to the down track. In backing up tho
hind car got caught the frog and OF the wheels
was thrown from the switch on to the up track.
blocking the way and preventing the passage Of the
up trains. This having occurred 81 time when the
traffic on the road is at its greatest height
seriously impcdcd travel Train after train arriving
in rapid succession the roadway was very filed
with long line of cars which stretched from Thirty
third street clear down to Twenty-eighth. number
Of workmen were sent TO the Of the
Time passed slowly on. and the passen-
gers, becoming impatient at the delay, began
TO give vent TO their wrath in angry expostuatons,
ana few Of the daring. after being detained tor
than hour and seeing very little prospect OF
reaching their destination for several hours longer,
determined to be longer debarred from their homes
and at once proceeded to regain their freedom by
climbing down the posts supporting the structure
10 the street The FIRST few having reached the street


In safety their action was followed by others, aud IN
Year: 1879

An unusually well attended meeting Of
the Tammany Hall General Committee was
held Mt Tammany Hall last evening. After
been read and adopted and some other business of
merely routine and uninterestng character disposed
of Mr.. Henry L. Clinton introduced Mr. George
Ticknor Curtis.


Mr. Curtis said that in his opinion portion Of his
party in the recent political occurrences, did injus
tice to Tainmany, and he was sorry anything had
which is necessary and useful and which he
believed to be conducted for the public
good AS a democrat he was inexpressibly panied
to see democrats enter into combinations
which placed them in an attitude of implied
uuescence in federal interference with elections.
The elective franchise he ssid lies at the basis or
complex system of government 1t makes
America free country. and II is derived
wholly from the State, and not from
the federal government The federal laws
are SO contrived that when applied to elections
for Congress- held at the same time as local ones
they obstruct voters in their right to vote at ALL II
the outrage of taking men from the polls, as was
done last year, be not punished now 1t is i'm
possible to foresce what dangers will next
cised in severe terms those who desire
to limit the right of suffrage. saying that he
knew no better conservative force III the country
than the instincts. intelligence and love OF liberty
he held with all true democrats that laws are
necessary to restrict the franchise to those
properly entitled to it, but it is mistake to sup
pose that the guardianship of the sovereignty of
the people devolves i'll any way on the general gov
ernment. The right of suffrage Is derived from the
State should be exercised under its supervision
This is as truo when member of Congress is to be
chosen as when Governor is. He concluded by urt,-


ing his hearers join in appeal for the abolition
of the present SYSTEM which he termed unconstitu-
tional, oppressive. expensive and unnecessary.
Year: 1879

The Board of Excise Commissioners have discharged
eight inspectors and reduced the pay Of twenty from
81 200 TO $500 per year. This course made neces-
sary Commissioner Merkle said yesterday, because
the appropriation insufficient to carry on the
department rs formerly. Another reason given was
that the work of the department ad Of late fallen OF
greatly and did not require so large force Of in
SnectOrS.
Year: 1879

The undersigned takes this occasion his thanks
to the people Of Yankton particularly, and to his many
DUDLEY & HAWLEY through the many years in which
that firm has carried business in this city, and he
desires call the attention friends and that Of
the people generally to the enlarged facilities
sive assortment and oomnodious which
firm had provided which Dudley
Hawley, possesses


In the line Of the Hardware trade
Tin Copper and Sheet Iron Ware he claims
tabshment equal in all respects anything
tent.


In the uture constant application business hopes
the Hardware trade Of the region which naturally
uary to this point conferred here spare effort to
make for the interest Of people within this rgn
their Hardware Tnwar Copper Sheet Iron
Stoves. and oil other articles in this line from
Yours gratefully and respectfully
GEO. E. hAWlEY,
Union Block, Third st.
Year: 1879

any such town or village bonds during any
year, shall be certified to the county auditor
Of the respective county, by the town clerk Of
said town or the recorder of said village at the
same time and in the same manner that he is
required by law to certify the amount to be
raised by tax in said town or village for other
town or village purposes. in the year next pre-
ceeding that in which such installment is to
become due, and the same shall be levied and
extended upon the proper tax duplicate for
the s:me year, and collected as other taxes
for town, county and state purposes are levied
and collected. And the amount required to be
raised by tax in any of the said counties, to
pay the instalments of principal or interest
of any such county bonds, shall be levied and
extended upon the proper tax duplicate Of the
year preceding the time of paying said in
.stallmsnts, and collected rs other taxes for
county and state purposes are required to be
levied and collected.


Sec. 7. Any of the counties, towns or viii
lagos that may vote to issue bonds to any cor
poration or company as is hereinbefore provid-
ed, may receive in exchange for such bonds an
equal amount of shares of stock of said cor.
poration or company. Provided, That the
commissioners of such county, the supervisors
of such town or the village council of such
village issuing suca bonds hay, ~ vote,
waive the right to said shares Of stock.


SEC. 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage.


Approved February 26, 1879.
Year: 1879

From the St. Paul Globe.


Hayes, Sherman and Bayard form the
latest financial triumvirate, their mission
being to destroy prosperity by Destroy
ing the legal tende. quality of the green
back. MIR. Bayard never had much pros
pect Of receiving the Presidential nom-
ination, but his last bid for the support
of Wall street has proved fatal. There
are none so poor in the West and South
as to do him reverence.
Year: 1879

We hereby notify our friends and the public generally that from this time forth we will cease to sell for credit on any terms whatever. We are aware that in order to do this we will have to sell cheaper than our neigh bors, and we are prepared to do so. As we are building we are very much pressed for cash, and therefore it will be better for us to sell for cost than to sell on ever so short a time, no matter how good the buyer. The facts in the'case are just these: it is a necessity with us to have our goods or to have the wherewith to buy more. Of course we do not expect to do so much business, but we are de- termined to do what we can.

 Our Lumber Yard is now full and nearly com plete.
Year: 1879

Tie canton Of Cri is the only division
# the Swiss Republic that has thus far
readoptei capital punishment Now
another canton Is considering the ex-
podiency Of taking the same step. and
1t is significant fact that of all the
Swiss cautions these two have been the
most backward in respect to public
school instruction.