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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-04

Tho WEEKLY WISCONSIN, is tho best Family
Paper In the Northwest. Its contents almost en-
rely original from it's contributors and editors.
Every NEW subscriber for one year may receive
ono OF tho annexed NaY List OF
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-04

Sold by Druggists. 81; siI for IS. Prepared only
Q. ]. HOOD 1 CO., Apotbecaries. Lowell. Mass. 81
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-04

Take pound of primes and soak
them over night, Sc that the stones will
slip out easily; stew in water with as
mahy raisins as you wish and sweeten;
when both are soft CRATE in the rind OF
two lemons and ill the pie, allowing two
crusts,
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NO. SO.

est cent nsrians. In fscs, they are
exceedingly rare there. Their ner-
vous temperament has much to do
with it. A curious TACT, however, is
that Frenchmen in very large NUN
bers live 10 be between GO and so
years old. but drop off without going
beyond tho lstrer 6gure.'
Which sex lives the longest p
There are more women who attain
the age Of 100 than men. But more
men live to be exceedingly old than
womer.
Are there many cases OF longev-
lty in this city
Il have collected more than fifty
cases OF people who died in this
county aged 100 aud over. There
are living here at present three per
sons older than 100. These are Mrs,
Driscoll, aged l05, a colored woman
named Williams. in the poor house
aged l03. and United States pen
sioner l02 years old, living on Water
street, named Van Vail
when will your work be ready for
publication ?
Within year or two. 1t will be-
called The Encyclopedias OF Human
Longevity; or, Records of Peoplc
who Have Lived 100 Years aud Up
wards. 1t will contain between two
and three hundred illustrations, and
as said before. more than ten thous- -
and instances
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THE BAD nor.


Well how's your theatre Have
any of the great actors supported
you lately 2 said the grocery mau to,
the bad boy.
No, we are all off on vacations.
Booth and Barrett, and lots OF the
stars, are gone to Europe, and the
rest work down to less high-toned
places. Some OF the theater girls
are walters at summer resorts, and
lots are visiting relatives on the
farms. tell you it makes differ
ence whether the relatives are visit
ing you or you are visiting them.
Actors and actresses feel awfully
when an old granger comes TO the
town where they are playing. and
wants to see them. They are asham-
ed Of his homespun clothes aud cow
hide boots, and they want TO meet
him out in an alley somewhere, or in
the basement of the theatre, 30 tha
other actors will not laugh at their
rough relatives, but when the season
is over. an actor who can remember
a relative out on a farm is tickIed TO
death. and the granger ia all right
enough there, and the actor does not
think OF the rough, nutmeg crater
hands, and the bl:stered nose as long
as the granger relatives will put up
fried pork and thIngs, and 'eupporr
the actor. My Uncle Ezra is pretty
rough, and it makes me tired some
times when l am downtown with
him to have him 20 into store whsre o
there are girl clerks and ask what
things are for that | know he dou't
want, ADD make tue girls blush, but
he is good hearted Old man, and be
and me are going TO make a mint Of
money during vacation. He lives
near a summer resort hotel, and has
a stream that is fell OF minnows, and
we are going 10 catch minnows and
sell them to the dudes for fish bate.
He says some Of the fools will pay
ten cents apiece for minnows, so il We
sell a million minnows We make
fortune. | an coming back in SePtem.
ber and will buy out your grocery.
Say, let me have a pound Of raising
and III pay you when / sell my
uneleIs minnowg.l-PecRs Snn.
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petals of rosa Gallics, grown in Asia
Minor aud various parts Of Fuglsnd
and Europe, are greatly valued, aud
the leaves slso bring a high rrice.
The ssme deception ia found in these,
those imported from France bsine
often dyed with some ansine. A
drop of ammonia, however, detects
the fraud.
The funereal tnberose produces q
powerful perfume. but the violet is
most esteemed for its ehasto odor.
The viola odorsta is the one we use,
aud in France it's cultivation gives
employment to hundreds OF men,
women and children. The harvest
OF violets is from February to April.
'Verbens was at one time a favor
lte perfume. 1t comes from the
lemon grass plant, common at Sin
gsdors, In Provence the cultivation
OF the rose geranium il On important
business. From this plant also
comes the famous essence Of African
geranium, valued az an adulterant
for altar Of rose, it being nearly "a
expensive, 1000 pounds Of the raw
material producing only two pounds
nf ha aoaanoo
'Mignonette is liked ss a perfume
and is varlously inflated Bergamot
also has its admirers, the latter ia an
oil taken, not from flower, but
from the fruit Of the lemon-like
citrus beigamis. In Sicily the trees
are cultivated in great numbers. The
fruit is picked when green, about 20O
producing elk ounces OF oil. Most OF
the oil is shipped from Palermo and
Messina.
'One OF the most popular perfume et
is heliotrope, but it does not come
from the flower OF that name, az one
might suppose, but is made from q
combination OF violet and vanilla
The beautiful lily Of the valley ia
largely used in France for making
periumery. The dafodil, which is
found everywhere, is also much used =.
Tie lemon also is used in perfume.y
aud so ls orange.
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sI0Ns OFSUMMER.

When the youth utilizss the green
spples as base BALL
When the small boy begins TO
save up for the Forth Of July.
When strawberriss become cheap
enough to flourish 10 bording houses.
When the nobby young swell buys
a white scarf and a 90 cent morse
shospin.
When eight dollar flannel suits
are stuck out On frames in front Of
clothing stores.
When the table dhotel restaurant
puts cucumbers on the table instead
OF radishes.
When a young man consuls bis
friends on the subject OF getting ~
straW-ride.
When the sealsl,in sacque, the iurs
and the swalIowtail are put away in
champion.
When the owner Of several mar
riageablv daughters daily braces up
bis front gate.
When tnJ stiffness Of the night is
distur bed bp the tinkling Of the ice
crea Il peddler's bell,
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A LON0ETITY LIST.
The Names and Records Of Persons ,Vho
haze Lircd beyond One Hundred
Years.

Il have record OF more than ten
thousand persons who have lived on e
hundred years and uPwards, said
Joseph E. Perkins to a reporter OF
the Syracuse Standard. Ihave spent
thirty years in collecting these ma
teriaIs, which | am preparing for
publication, | have ransacked al
most every branch of literature, mag
azine, newspapers, medical worko,
encyclopedias, etc. aud | have per-
sonallY written large number OF
csntenarians to procure authentic
statistics.'
Who lie the oldest person you have
discovered {? asked the reported.
According to the historian to the
king o! Portugal a man named Nu-
mas de Cugna died in India, in 1866
aged 800 years. l have sixty three
names OF people who died more than
$50 years old. might mention OF
those Of that number who died in
America slave named Sims, who
died in 1898. aged $50. To 1870
Louis Trezo diet in South America
aged ITO. OF course, 1 can not take
into account the aged people men
toned in the Old Testament, because
ia those days different method OF
computing time was in vogue
What country produces the great.
est number Of centenarians 2
The cold countries. Perhsps Rus.
Ella come fret. Switzerland, Swed en-,
Wales Scotland and Ireland produce
a great many. Our country is among
the first, although many Of our cen
tensrisns are OF foreign birth. The
American ILdians have remarkable
longevity. We 90 not look for ex-
treme long life in the tropics. but a
celebrated physician in Algiera, Az
rica, collected ia thirteen years l62
cases Of Africans more than 100 years
old. I wrote to him for the namep.
but be bad not preserved them. The
Chinese are not very long lived. In
1895 the emperor called oonvoca .
tion OF all the old residents Of his em.
pire, aud ofthe number who respond
ed only four were more than 100
years old. India has on record a
large number OF cases.'
DO you 6od that civilization has
anything to do wish longevity p
Indirectly, perhaps. Almost all
cases Of extreme old age belong TO the
lower classes. They have more ro-
bust constitutions to begin With, and
they are not subject 10 the wear and
tear, the late hours, aud The tenden.
cies OF dissipation that fall 10 the lot
Of cosmopolitan. OF all the Euro
pean countries France has the few
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The battle club with which Sitting
Bull has split the head Of many g
PROSTATE foe was recently bought by
Sergssn Edwin Ham, Of the 7th Cav
~, stationed at Fort Yates, who is
now visiting bis twin brother at Sar-
stoga. It's 10 truth an ugly wea-
pom, 10 shape resembling en- aJzs
handle, about two feet long, and
tbicKly studded with brass nails
From It's upper edge project two
keen knife- blades seven inches long,
and set iuto the two fat sides are
small mirrors for signalling by means
Of the suns rays. Sitting Bull &C
oepted $40 IN exchange foi this san
gunary relic,
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The American Farmer
AND
THE VEST T.a. ARGUS
-FOR--
81 IS PER ANNUM.

We bave perfected arrangements
witb the publishers Of the American
Farmer, Fort Wayne, lid, that ena.
bic us to offer our aubscribers a first
class agricultural magazine al the
bare cosi Of the white ,aper on which
20 IL printed. The American Far
mer 10 a l6-page monthly magazine
which 10 rapidly taking rank az one
OF the leading sgr cultural magazines
Of the country. Each number will
contain useful information for tb.
farmer, bis wife, his sons, and his
daughters. Ae it cos's you almost
nothing, surI ose you ny u one year.
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The Esie, Pa, worEhouse author
tiles decided to act on a grand jury
recommendation, and allow, in fut-
ure, married paupers in the house 70
live together, 'on the score Of bn-
msnity'. Ithas lately come TO light
that, in view Of this, all the unmar-
ried paupers, about $50 Of them, va
ryiug in age from Is to 8O,wers ar
ranging to get married. The autor-
tiles have, consequently, reconsider
ed their decision.
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In 1880 the population OF the
U, S. was 100000. for whom in
the year ending May /, 1888, were
brewed 537 .632.l44 gallons OF leger
beer, or nearly ten gallons to each
person. Take out the total absti.
nence people, whiskey drinkers. and
children in arms, and it will be seen
that the allowence Of the regular
beer driuker must he very large.
Besides, the taste for imported beers
ls growing.
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Order OF Publication

Marion Machine Works,
VS..
Charles G. Craig. w. X. Loar. M,ry Ell
len MOroland VIM. y. Totten, Jno. A .
Ollie, George w. Brow n, Thomas T..
*. Brown, John Hoye Brown, Robert
NJ. q. Brown. Charles j.. Brown, Jas
a. Brow n, trustee, Charles NJ. Bishop.
Sh,th Crane, trustee, L. R.Smith. VIM
}. Stone.J. Ami Martin, John G.. Plum,
David Graham, Neil j. FOr'ney, trds,
tee, John ID. Rigg, and James w.
Parks and Elisha Il. Stone, composing
the firm of Parks d Stone.
IN EQUITY.
This cause, by "A decree of the Circuit
Court Of Preston county. rendered on
the 18th daY OF April, lSS3, being referred
TO tho Undersigned commissioner, with
instructions TO ascertain aud report the
lands owned by the defendant, Charles
q, Craig, tue title thereto. and the aunu,
al rental value thereto the lieus thereon.
their amounts and priOrities and u whom
owing, together with any other pertinent
matter required Jy the parties or any OF
them.
The parties to the same will take no.
tice that i'm pursuance Of said order OF
reference, / will, Oh the Ste da V OF June.
1888, at my Office In KingwoOd. proceed
70 execute the said order OF reference, at
which place and time the above named
parties are required TO be present..
Given under my hand this 9TH dsy OF
Msy, 1888.
P.J. CROGAN,
l2.4t. Commissioner.
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The Yale class Of SO has lao me en-.
OF an average age of % years aud 5
months. Of these so smoke, 81 in
duIgsd in hszing during sophomore
year, 70 have attended all the rush.
es, 65 drink liquor, Al ale Congregs-
tionaIists, y EPisoopalisns. 10 Pres
byterians. z Methodists. 5 Bsptists
2 Catholics, two Reformed, and
Jew.
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The Milton Hydraulic Mining
Companys 8 reservoir at Smartvills,
Col, containing 65o,O0O.00O cubic
feet OF water, burst one day last week
aud the water rushed down the val =
ley carrying away everything Ia its
path. IL raised the Yuus River 100
feet. The roar OF the rushing water
was heard for many miIep
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EX-Ststs Senator Daniel +. Grit
fin, OF Tennessee, while paying a
bootblack in Broadway, N. Y, last
Wednesday. dropped a roll of bile
containing 1850. The bootblack
picked up the money and handing 1t
to Mr.. Griffin, received 500 Ear his
honesty.
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The Butte City coach. with eight
passengers, was stopped by road
agents on this side OF the Boulder
Mountains last Thursday. The p rs
sengeIs were searched aud robbed o!
all their money aud vsluables. The
robbers took the treasure box.
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A cable dispatch announces the
safe arrival oi The ship. Alice NJ.
Minott, OF Bth, Me, at Kobe, ia
pan, on May 81, after protracted
voyage of about $50 days from New
York. Sle encountered very rough
weather, aud had l3 600 cases Of oil
damaged. She was recently report
ed as missing.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-06-30

A package OF $4,000 expressed
by the New York Marine bank via
the Erie road to the Susquehsnua
Valley bank at Susquehanns, Pa.
Was found on arrival at the bank to
contain only blank pa ers. Dstec-
uves are investigation the matter.
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The President has appointed the
following cadets at large to West
Point Military Academy: Manning
j. Logan, of Illinois. son Of Senator
Logan; Andrew Curtain Quay, OF
PenaeyIvanis; aud Pierrepont Isham
oil Illinois, with Robert A. Emmet
oI New York, and Samuel d. Hatch
of Iowa, as alternatea.
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KINGWOOD. WEST VIRGINIA, SATURDA
L osT RECORD NOTICE.

L osT RECORD NOTICE.
State OF West Virginia, S.:
AT Circuit Court held in and for the
County of Preston, on the 18th day of
April, 1888,
George NJ. Mouser,
VS..
job McGilfs heirs.
On petition under chapter 175 of the
Acts OF 1871, William G. Worley, ESQ =,
Commissioner appointed under said act !,
Ibis day made his final report herein,
wherGupon on motion of the petitioner
5y his counsel, II is ordered that said re
port be flied and that notice be pub
llshed 10 each newspaper printed in this
County, once a week for twelve successive
Wet KS, of the filing OF said report. aud re
quiriDg ALI persons interested therein, TO
appear before this court on the 9Th day
OF the next term, snd do what is necessary
10 protect their Interests.
Provided that such notice may consist
OF copy of this order published as afore-
said.
copy from the record.
Test -
SMITH CRANE,
D lSt- Clerk.
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NOTICE To LIEN HOLDERS.
WEST VA. UNIVERSITY
SMITH CRANE,
Clerk.

The Next Session Begins Septem ber
6th, 1882. Ten Separate schools, includ-
ing school of History and school of En>
glish. Full courses in Law and Medi-
cine eNten ing throughout the session.
Enlarged facilities for study Of Physical
Sciences and Scientific Agriculture
completely equipped chemical abratory
Thorough cou rises in Ancient and Mod
ern languages end literature. Text
books at cost. Necessary expenses not
over Sl15. For catalogues and other
niOrn.ation address
w. j.. WILSON, President,
MOrgantown. w. Va.
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GENERAL NEWS.

The Washington monument is. at
the present time. is SOS feet high, or
62 feet higher than the Capitol.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-06-30

The Massachusetts, Senate, S5 TO
z. killed the House bill to Increase
the salaries OF Legislators so per cent
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There are 1900 towns west Of the
Mississippi river without churches
or regular preaching of any kind.
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a devil-6 b measuring eight feet
ia circumference was captured at
Santa Monica, Cal. a few DAYS ago.
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NOTICE.
J. III. Gales admir-
VS.
j M Shaw & Bro,etal

J. III. Gales admir-
VS. , EQui
J NJ Shaw & Bro,etal.
To JOS NJ Shsw,& Benjamin Shaw ,indi-
vidual'y and as late partners doing
business under the name aud style OF
Nj Shaw q Bro, Mary Shaw. Ami
Martin, Joseph Jackson anu John L
Jones, late partners doing business NJ
JOS Jackson Co, Elisha Thomas, I'm
bis own right and ~ administrator Ci
Edward Jessop. decreased. Jonsthan
Jessop, Henry Kaufelt, John w Sha>
han, David Il Simpson, Eli + Nine,
GAINESVILLE Manufacturing ca, Elias
beth + Huffman, Wm McGiunis, M Mooro
Mcneil, Felix Elliott Israel Schaefler,
Chas Craig. Joseph "A Everly, Caleb
Boggess, Cyrus Webb, Asnbel Fair
child. Ashbel Lawhead and Dap'l For-
dyce. partners. trading as Fairchild,
Iawbead a Co, VIM III Hoye, Elijah
Hoye, Benz + Hoye, Sam'l q Hoye,
Mary Hoye, his wife, JAS B Cisslday
and Sarah q Cassiday. his wife, John
Friend and Elisabeth Friend his wife,
late widow of David Hoye, deceased.
and heirs of David Hoy, deceased. Pes
ter VOL: and Col John A + Martin, ,ad =
ministrator OF Joshua II Gale, deceas-
ell
Take notice, that we shall, on the 18th
day OF June, 1888, at tho ONCE OF Mark
Mellon, Esq, Ellicott City. Maryland,
proceed TO take the deposition of VIM +
McCauley and others, Snd OH the 10th OF
June, 1888, at the Office of John r Mad
doX, In the city of Baltimore. Md, the
deposition of + T. Marine and Others, and
at W illiamsport, Pa, on the 22nd day of
June, 1883, at rhe olice OFF Hill, Mo-
tary Public, we will proceed To take the
deposition OF j a Beeber and others, All
the foregoing depositions to be read ns
evidence on our behalf in "A certain suit
in equity, now pending in tho Circuit
Court OF Preston County, w Va, where
IN said John A Il Martin is piaintiif, and
the others aboYe named, and ourselves
are defendants
And ii from any cause the taking ufthe
said depositions De not commenced on
the day fixed, or if commenced and not
concluded on that day. the taking Of the
same will bo continued from day tn daey
Cr from tiIno 10 time, at the same plac \
respectively, aud between the sam g
hours, until the saue shall DO compile.
ted
Respectfully Yours,
ADAIR ~ VICKERY,
By their Counsel.
X w MoSRoE.
May % 1883 q 2.4t
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Condensed time table Of Passenger
Trains of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
for the stations named below, which sook
effect May l3. 1888;
EASTWARD BOUND.
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sTArioss. No. ii No. rs; No. ~ No. rs
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sDaily except sunday. tDaily. tDou't
stop here. Besides the above>named
trains there is Way Train with pass
enger car attached, that goes both east
and west daily, except Sunday.
THIS PAPER raay he found on fiie at oco.
- GAA46 \ h4 LII 4. Roweil a Co.'S Newspaper
Advertisine Bureau spruce st whore advertising
eootraots may DO made for it in NEW YORK.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-05-05

and made to understand the importance of the occasion, he proceeds 10 supply the demand. He offers the young man a drink of whisky, which he gratefully ac- oepts. Then the store-keeper asks him who is at the dance and in the meantime several more drinks are taken, and when :as young man leaves, he carries with
 him pint bottle. The people al the dance hear him yell as he comes through the woods. He enters the house with a swagger and is drunk jus, as soon as the warm air strikes him. He gives the re- maining whisky to the fiddler and joins in the dance, 10 the imminent peril of the |" old fokes." who sit near the swaying circle. He keeps on in this way, year after year, until he maries his hum mer." After this he only attends ore or two dances, for the hummer soon loses her taste and ability to thoroughly enjoy such proceedings: but his younger orothe. takes his place and thus keeps alive social phase of Arkaasaw life.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-05-05
A THRIFTY MAN.
since

=. canHo, give ny consent to youi marriage with my daughter" said fathel D an ardent lover.
 ~on wha, grounds do you base you, objections
 'oa the grounds that you are poo, man. have no trade or profession, and are by no means capable of supporting a wife
 "Oh, that's it. eh. Look here and he took out several papers showing that he owed four or five hundred dollars. '' Don't this prove that am a thrifty man what more can you ask:r
 Il can ask for nothing more. You have shown your ability. Take my daughter
 '' l am thankful said the young man. have only one more request?
 That the marriage shall take place immediately"
 No: that you will lend me enough money to buy me a suit of clothes and pay the preacher. Let me see how much will be necessary. can stand the preacher of. Let me have fifty dollars and your daughter shall be my wife