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The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18

What should be the size and plan of
poultry house for 100 fowls?
ANs.-A house to accommodate 100
fowls should be at least IA by 2Ofeet on
the ground, fronting south or southeast,
with no openings on the north side, and
no skylignts. There should be a large
window on the south side and one on
each end, quite low, sothat the sun will
shine ON the floor close up to the win
dow. This will warm the housein win
ter. If the house is built on the south
side Of q hill, all the better; or it may
be banked up on the north side, which
will help to keep out the frost in win
ter, and keep the house cooler In
summer. The building should stand
east and west. The corner posts should
be at least six feet, on a stone founda-'
ton. The roof should be peaked with
q ventilator in each end close mp to the
peak, with q hook to fasten each open
at any desired distance. If these n
~tilators are hinged on the bottom edge,
and If tie peak of the roof projects over
the building q foot, the ventilators can
be set open without letting in rain or
snow. The door may be on the south
side, and there should be a slat door to
be used when extra ventilation is want
ed in hot weather. This, with the ven
tilators, will keep the house cool IN
summer. A frame with wire netting
against the inside window will prevent
fowls from breaking the glass, and
can be easily removed to clean the
glass, so as to let in pure sunlight.
If eggs are wanted in winter, it will
pay to have the house rough lastered
inside. No house is complete without
piastering. 1t will also keep the place
cool in summer. All psrches should
be on one level, not more than two feet
high for large fowls and three feet for
smaller breeds. No inside fittings
should be permanent fixtures. Perches
should rest in slots of cross-pieces, set
in posts. Nests should be loose on
shelves. quite low, and should be COW
cred with sloping boards SO that fowls
cannot roost on them. Plenty of dust,
quite dry, should be supplied where the
sun shines on the floor, to induce the
birds to clean themselves. Such a
house will cost more than q make-shift,
sloyenIy one; but any n who contem-
plates keeping 100 fowls in n house
will find it to his advantage to have a
house that will keep them in health
and comfort.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18

sAe 1a8hr.-xhe New Fashion
when gas was first introduced
every body revealed in the brilliant
glare; chandeliers blazed and argand
burners drew their strong flames to
6"I7Ia satisfaction. Bye-and- bye It was
discovered that this powerful light had
Its disadvantages too; it was found more
trying to the eyes to work by a brilliant
lame at a distance than by a much
teebler n close at hand and the irritat-
ing effect of the yellow flame on the
eyes was noticed. Modern fashion has
now gone as far as possible away from
those early illuminations. A parlor is
softly lighted by shaded lamps; the din
ner table has its rose-shaded candles,
the glass globes and side brackets of
bureaus their soft-tinted shades of fall
ing Lace, which has replaced the fashion
OF tissue paper. The one idea is to con-
ceal the fame, which, even under q
shaded argand, used to strike the eyes
unpleasantly, sitting beneath it; hence,
lace falls, on a wire foundation, are set
around the rim of porcelain shades,
The prettiest shade for a ground
glass globe is made OF t~arletan, rose
color or blue, in double folds run over
the thin wire exactly Ats the top Of the
globe. On this foundation sew two falls
OF deep ORIENTAL, Mechlin or Valen-
ciennes lace, the machine-made, n
set above the other, so as to cover the
tarletan and yet not overlap each other.
The effect is much better than when
silk is used. If you choose, you can
accent the color by setting three long,
slender, Topped buckles of narrowest
'taste-ribbon" the shade ofthe tarletan,
so as to divide the lace in four sections.
The ribbon must fall as lightly as pos
sible. 1t is to make the decided color
point in what otherwise looks like deli
cate frotswork over the lamp. A dark
er effect is produced with the silk
shades, which are finished by pinked
and frayed-out PUSHES at the top and
bottom upon the material which has
been first laid in perpendicular folds
around the wire. Blue makes a very
tranquil effect, and a shade of bright
yellow silk, trimed with white lace, is
soft as well as brilliant. Rose-color is
the favorite for tarletan shades. Enor-
nous paper roses of deep crimson,
"Marechal Nell" or white. with droop-
ing bud and leaves, are set on a wire
loop for lamp-screens over an electric
lamp, when only one side of the light is
required to be shaded.-Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18

Washington letter:--A middle-aged
man approached General Hampton the
other day and asked his influence in pres
sing a claim before the Military commit
tee ofthe senate. The stranger then said,
General, / am glad to see you again.
You do not recognize me, but you per-
sonally made a prisoner of me during
the war" Comparing notes, Hampton
found out it vas a fact, and recalled the
circumstance. He was accommodating
one night and lost his a Around
him burned many more camp fires than
he left behind him. Entering a house
he discovered that he had strayed into
the enemy's lines. A few soldiers were
seated at q table, and abruptly address
ing them, as if a superior officer Of their
own army, he asked who they were and
what they we're doing there. One man
spoke up and replied, we belong to the
Eighth New York Regiment, and Gen
eral Hampton sent us for milk" Hamp-
ton felt that all of his nerve and address
would be required to extricate himself
from this dangerous position. He
reached for his pistol, held it along his
thigh, and, on leaving the house, conn
manded the man who had spoken to
him to follow He did so. Hampton
mounted his horse and called the man TO
him. Bending down to the Federal sol
dier's ear he whispered, II have a pistol
aimed at your head and will shoot you
if any alarm is made" The surprised
soldier whispered, Don't shoot. / sur
render" Hampton then babe him
move on just ahead of his horse, and so
brought him into the confederate camp.
1t was this man who, after more than
twenty years, met his captor and asked
a favor of him. as a senator, that he was
more than wiling to grant.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18

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Marriages take place at all kinds d
places-from caprice, love Of notoriety
and sometimes from untoward circum.
stances. Recently a couple were united
in O railroad car; the stage coach has
furnished the place where the bridal
vows have been spoken; people have
been married on horseback, in towers
and balloons. The writer once partici-
pated in a wedding on the piazza Of a
summer cottage on one Of the Thousand
Islands, the moonlight gliating the ma
jestic river that f~wed beneath, and
browning the fair bride with such splen-
dor as the kings daughters well might
envy. Niagara has witnessed the mar
riage VOWS, and behind the bridal
veil Of Minnehaha Falls many a
couple have been made one. A Brook
Ign minister several years ago married
a couple from his chamber window, tel
ling them to come round In the morn
ing and sign the necessary papers. The
making out of the preliminary papers,
if the clergyman is a man of tact, is us.
ually done after the ceremony, for not
seldom is there a marked hesitancy on
the part of the contracting parties in
answer to the fatal question of age,
Many times have the eyes of the bride
groom opened wide as the tally of years
counted some half dozen more in The
presence Of the clergyman than in the
prenuptial condolences of private con
versation, and though the records are
attested as true, to the best Of the sig.
nor's knowledge aud belief, yet there
have been occasions in the experience
of every minister when he has
been very certain that W.
some strange magic at least half q doz-
en- years have dropped out of the rec
objection of the antique but happy
bride. Strange accidents sometimes
happen lin the preparation of The certi-
fieate. The writer ones spoiled the hri-
dial tour of a young bride by accidentally
copying the fathers instead Of the sons
name from the Health Board return ly-
ing before him. The bride was in great
alarm and at once on her return she
visited thee minister in great distress,
saying, "You have married me to the
wrongman ]" it was with no Little difficult
ty that she was persuaded that q newcer-
tificate would make the old gentleman
her father-in-law instead Of her hus-
band.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18

A Boston special says For the first
time in the history of Massachusetts, a
lady lawyer pleaded a case in court to-
day. In the probate courta deserted
wife petitioned for the custody of her two
children and for separate maintenance,
and was represented by Miss julia j.
Robinson, whose admission to the bar
a year or so ago created a decided SEN
sattiieia heretofore it has been her
practice to delegate. court business,
she preparing the case for trial, but her
strong interest in this case led her to
make a new departure, and her signal
success attained in the Judgment of the
court will doubtless encourage her to
conduct her own cases In the future.
She had prepared the case thoroughly,
handled her witnesses with consum-
mate skill, breaking down their testi-
mony by cross-examinations, and made
her final argumeutin q few forcible and
~well-chosen remarks. The decision of
the court wasimmediately given In their
favor by Judge McKim, who ordered
both children to the custody of the
mother, forbade the husband to inter
fere sitll her in any way, and ordered
him to pay her one-half his income
in monthly installments.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18
Funeral Of Prince Leopold.

London Special Tie i Of Al
bany Saturday visited the memorial
chapel, where the body of her husband
was resting. She remained a short time
alone with the dead. The funeral SER
vices took place at IL so Saturday morn
ing in st. Georges chapel. The queen,
princess of Weles and Princesses Chris
tiana, Louise and Beatrice went from
the castle through the deanery to the
chapel. The prince of Wales, Grown
Prince Frederick William Of Prussia
and other royal personages assembled
ia the memorial chapel and marched in
procession to st. Georges chapel. The
prince of Wales followed the coffin as
chief mourner. The dean began the
service as the coffin entered the door,
and the choir sang 20 God, our help in
ages past, . and Spohr's anthem, Bless
ed Are the Departed" The coffin was
then placed in the vault. AS the queen
retired the choir sang Lead Kindly
Light" Chopin's funeral march was
played as the other royal personages
withdrew. The queen sat during the
service, weeping bitterly. All the
young princesses were sobbing. The
prince of Wales was very pale. After
the service the Seaforth Highlanders
lthe dukes regiment played He will
return to LOchaber no more"
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18
Begging of Rich Men.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Before Jay Gould started south on
his yachting trip he told q friend that
il he gave away a dime for every dol
lar that was asked of him by beggars
he would not have a cent left within two
years. So it was with Vanderbilt, who
is constantly besieged by begging LETT
ter-writers, Nine tenths of his mail IS
made mp with these missives. But there
is another man who, while not quite so
rich, is no~toriously free with his gifts,
and consequently receives more begging
letters than any rich man in America.
Reference is made to Mr.. George w.
Childs of the Philadelphia Ledger.
His income from the Ledger is said to
be over athousand dollars a day, and
and he has other sources of income .
well. Nearly all this goes out in charity.
Mr.. Child's private secretary says that
as many as 200 begging letters are re-
ceived in one day, and that the total Of
the applications for money made to the
Ledger publisher by letter often aver
age $40 1000 a day. One afternoon,
while O friend waited outside to get On
interview with him, q woman, o perfect
stranger, went in to ask il Mr.. Childs
wouldn't pay off her debts, amounting
to s $1,000. Folks will come from d dis
lance of $50 miles to beg a small loan.
Some want to be educated lit his ex-
pense. Quite a number of young wom-
en- have been sent to Europe through
him to study music, but none Of them
have ever reached public distinction.
Not q few of the beggars say they ara
ambitious and want Mr.. Child's to pap
for their courses Of study that will en-
able them to enter tie ministry or other
profession.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18

medleal and surgical reporter.
We have just missed a train, and we
missed it because we would not run.
This experience suggests to Us to offer
a few words Of advise, through osr read
ers, to the busy men of America who
are In a chronic state of"running for
trains"
Even to one whose heart is sound,
running, when not accustomed to such
hurried movement, is certainly not bene-
fetal to the delicate cords and valves Of
the heart; and should this organ be dis
eased, it must prove, injurious.
We all know that violent ard tumu,L
Gus action is to be avoided when the
heart is week, and we ell know that rum
ming is not the way to avoid it.
lii our own experience we know
several instances where men who
had previously supposed themselves
sound have run for trains, and getting
aboard have fallen exhausted into seats,
from which they have been removed as
corpses; and knowing such cases, we
never run for trains.
Better miss a train than run the risk
Of running into the jaws Of death for
this strain on the heart cannot prove
beneficial to one that is not sound, while
it most positively will prove more or less
disastrous to- one that is weak. In this
world Of unsupported physical pitfalls,
It behOoyes rs 70 make hasse slowly.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18
Spring Planting.

A good rule to observe in planting
trees, says Josiah Hooper, is to select a
time 0 after the frost is out of the
soil, and the surface reasonably dry.
The earlier the better for most trees, so
that the roots may commence working
before the buds swell. There are a few
exceptions, however, when the roots Gre
of q thick, feshy character and, if dis
turbed too soon, will frequently decay.
A notable example may be found III the
magnolias, with roots of the above de-
scription, and experience has demon
strated the utility of setting them out
just before the buds percepti-
bly, to swell. A point to be always
borne in mind when removing ever
green's, is not to allow the roots to be-
come dry. The moment they are out
Of the soil they should be freely
sprinkled with water and wrapped in a
damp cloth, unless the weather should
be moist and cloudy. Water sprinkled
owe the foliage also answers q most ex-
cellent purpose, as it prevents rapid
ayQO0pofiop
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18
stratagems in East Indian War
fare.

The Concealed letters sent to Cen
eral Gordon from Berber by the hands
OF native messengers illustrate one OF
the most picturesque features in the
history of eastern warfare, which teens
with stories of the ingenious ~stratagems
connected with these dispatches In
the coarse Of one Of the countless wars
Of Northern Arabia, a spy disguised as
a pilgrim was oyertaken by three Of the
hostile party, who, having searched him
IN vain, at last threatened to kill him at
once unless he gave up the letter which
they suspected him of carrying, and
which he then produced from among
the curls Of his ample beard. Warren
Hastings, the first Governor
General Of British India, when
besieged in Benares by Cheyte Singh,
sent news Of his position to the English
army by tightly rolled letters inserted
in the quilts which his Hindoo messen-
gers wore instead Of earrings. The
Russian garrison left in Samarcand
Central Asia In June, 1868, being sud
denly attacked by twenty times it's own
number of Bokhariots, sent ont eight
native messengers to recall the main
army. Seven of these were caught and
put to death, but the eighth reached
General Kaufman with the command
ants letter stitched up in the sole ofhis
sandal, and the garrison was saved when
at the very last gasp. Even this, how
ever, was surpassed by q French spy
3u4fno tLa war of 1870 who SJirno5
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18
How He Lost His Free Pass.

Some time ago Judge O., of Nashville,
was pressing a suit before q Stewart
County jury against the railroad in
action for damages for killing his
clients COW. what is that thing,
gentlemen of the jury, what is the
name of that instrument of death
fastened in front of the engine?"
asked the Judge, with well-feigned
ignorance. Its the cow-catcher,'
replied n of the jurors. "Ahl /
thought So" continued Junge O.. 81
Thought so. And yet Judge Lurton,
with more cheek than any young man
/ ever knew, tells you that the rail-
roads do not intend to destroy your
stock, sven while they carry q cow
catcher, put there to run down and
catch EN- and kill 'em, as the name OF
the fearful engine of destruction inn
plies-eyen while the roads fasten this
c~ow-catcher IN front of the train-yes,
gentlemen, it is fastened on to chase
your COWS around and catch the poor
things and crush the very life out OF
them.
The Judge got his $75 verdict for q
$40 COW and what's more, he got his
free pass tuck up" on the way home,
and has been paying the usual per mile
en- ever since Nashville World:
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18

The styles of ladies' hosiesy are sim.
liar to the two tunes to which q man
sung one hundred ongs-cnanging from
one tune to the other occasionally for
variations. Just SO with hosiery; there
is simply an occasional change in color.
The darker colors are leading now with
a tendency towards the lighter. Stripes,
which predominated two years ago, are
coming in again. Small embroidered
stockings are also stepping to the front.
For evening wear, blue and pink tints,
embroidered on the instep are worn con-
s~iderably. The quality Of goods is much
the same as heretofore. Those who are
able to buy a fine class of goods do SO
but the poorer people still buy on the
plan that Pal bought his shoes-all the
leather he could for the money. The
only really new thing in the hosiery
line is the Bismark brown which has
just appeared. Steel. grey, drab, and
dark green are colors that are very
much worn at present. Df course The
stockings are Of great length as usual.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18
BE careful wnat You sian.

Probably there is no other single way
in which farmers are SO heavily swindled
as by signing papers under a mistaken
idea of their nature. All sorts Of tricks
are practiced by sharpers to mislead
their victims in this direction. Orders
for large quantities Of goods are often
secured where the signers think they
are ordering only small lots. Orders
for goods are frequently obtained from
people who think they are signing mere
ly agreements to receive the articles on
trial, comission, or even gratis. 1t liz
not at all for people
to sign notes under the impression
that they are singing only orders for
goods, or simple agreements to receive
them. Papers are drawn and printed
with the special object Of being used
for swindling purposes. Some Of them
are SO ingeniously worded that, on be-
ing cut either across or up and down,
one part of a simple agreement or letter
becomes a negotiable note. Others are
specially prepared so that when folded,
apparently in a careless manner, the
signature comes under an order, instead
of under the agreement written; or un-
der a note, instead of under the order
given. Others are so framed that by
the erasure of one or more words the
meaning is entirely altered.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18


What is a description of the Poland
China, Berkshire and Essex breeds OF
hogs? 2. Which is the best, and which
natures the earliest?
ANs,-The improved Poland China is
large hog, spotted black and white, the
black predominating. 1t is a good eat
err, grows rapidly, and makes a large
proportion of side pork. The Berk-
shire is a smaller, finer-boned hog.
The best strains are black, except a
small white spot on the forehead, a lit
tie white above each hoof, and a little
at the end of the tail. The Berkshires
are not nearly so long as the Poland
Chinas, and have a much larger proper
ton of ham and shoulder meat. They
are healthy and actiye-a little to active
sometimes to fatten well. The Essex
are the finest-boned and thinnest-
skinned of all. They are pure black,
quiet and very ~peaceable. They fatten
at any age, and are in fact, a little in
clined to over fat. Each breed has
some advantages. but for Iowa the Po-
land China is the best.-Rural New
Yorker.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18

Though there's mud on his boots,
And dust on his hat,
The man at the pillow
Is q man for a. that.
Better farming, not more farming, is
the golden text for the farm. The pro-
ft comes, not from the number ofacres
cultivated, but from the number OF
bushels we grow on the acres.
The Jersey bull, Black Prince, was
sold at Allentown, Pa. for $4,000.
A good wheelbarrow is q necessity.
No implement equals it in utility about
the garden, on on the farm for that mat
ter. They are not expensive. Select
one with ~refereoce TO lghtness and
strength, as the boys are often delegated
to use it. The common dirt barrow IS
the best.
An Ohio farmer washes his appl {
MM WWW Way" WNE
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18

tree every spring andfaII with a strong
I've that Will float an egg, and finds it
TO be sure death to the borers. He
claims ssssss Sssas aot lest tree siaea
beginning this practice, although he
had lost several previously.
Sheep-raisers in California are in the
best Of spirits, as the season has been
favorable to their industry and theil
lambs L prospecting, but very few
dying in comparison to the losses that
have been met with in the past. Feed
IS abundant and the old sheep are fat.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18

William M. Gwin, better known as
Duke Gwin, who was q United States
Senator from California for q couple
Of terms in the last generation, is lining
quietly at Washington.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-29

adding here and subtraetii lg there
until exactly the right quar- THY and
| shane were obtained She 81 owed me
a liquid which, 80 she say d, would
drive fat away from the po int OF ap-
plication, and a complicated apparatus,
mainly consisting of an air pump, for
coaxing plumpness by at m%ospheric
| suction.
care you alone in this bu siness?" /
asked after listening to all these mar
wells.
"Oh, yes" she sweetly replied; Il
wouldn't trust thessecrets~<0f my pro-
fession to any mortal"
81 shouldn't suppose you would L
assented; ''but it struck me that, il you
are able to perform these miracles, you
must have a Celestial silent partner
She was angry, ana about six feet
tall. When / engage in a prize-fight
it is going to be with a girl of nigh
my own size and weight. l was
skeered. How to placate her? Ireally
couldn't make up my mind to be
daubed, or drugged, or air-pumped, and
SO 1 submitted to a Furnishing of my
nails, at a cost of 81, and made my es-
cape uninjured.