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The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1884-01-05

IF not too cold for them to come,
it is expected that the Board will meet
at the Court House, to-day, for the pur-
pose of electing County Commission
er to fill the vacancy in the eastern dis
trict of the county.
News from the States indicate that
there will be the biggest kind of a
rush for Dakota in the spring. AL
ready the preparations are going on,
and ere the ides of March we shall see
many new faces among us.
Elsewhere will be found propo-
sition from the Pioneer Press Co, of
St Paul, to furnish their excellent pa
per, of particular interest and value to
the prairie farmers of Dakota, for one
year, together with a quart of the cele-
brated Saskatchewan Fife wheat, which
captured the premium at the Minnesota
State FAIR, all for the low price of 81 Is.
We hear it reported that j. w.
Shaw, one of the Potter county com
missioners, has been arrested, charged
with bribery in connection with secur-
ing his commission 1t is said to be
at the instance of Gen. Gilchrist, an
other member of the board. We are
unable to learn particulars before going
to press.
A. +. Reed realized between 40
and so bushels OF squaw corn to the
acre on sod this year. His seed came
from the north, about $50 miles. He
and r. C. Garrabrant realized about
700 bushels from five bushels of seed.
1t was planted late in May A sample
of the corn is on exhibition in the
Times Office, together with nearly a
dozen other samples Blunt Times.
Mr. Reed is resident of Sully counl
ty We are glad to have such citI
zens to develop and show what our soil
will do. By-the-way, he is an old
newspaper man, too.
The following is the programme Pf
entertainment for the meeting of the
Clifton Literary and Social Society
Thursday evening, Jan. 10, 1884:
/. Reading-Henry Potter.
2. Declamation-O w. Lee.
3. Song-Mrs. NJ. NJ. Kenny and
family
4. Reading--Mrs. o. w. Lee.
5. Declamation-Ma Maudie Cole.
6. Select Reading - Miss Flora
Rounds.
Intermission of Is minutes.
Z. Hat Debate.
s. Reading-W. c. Walter.
Q. Poem-Mrs. b. L. Hoover
10. Essay. A. Meloon.
12. Song---Mr NJ. NJ Kenny and
family. Il
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1884-01-05
Clifton Literary and Social Society.

The second meeting of the people of
Clifton and vicinity, held at the School
House Thursday evening, to perfect an
organization for literary entertainment
and social intercourse, was largely at
tended and the result was more than
satisfactory, A name for the child "
drew forth numerous suggestions, but
The Clifton Literary and Social Society
was unanimously chosen, and articles
of organization and rules of govern
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1884-01-05
sULLY COUNTY.

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commissioners ]. Millett, Sr., b. p,
Hoover. n. H. Young.
Sheriff-G. j. Millctt, Jr.
Treasurer-Charles Agar.
Coroner-Dr. ]. A. Stevens.
Surveyor-William Ashley Jones.
Assessor-Orr w Lee.
Clerk of Court-H. w. Edgerton.
Judge of Probate-Merit Sweeney.
Superintendent of Schools-David Sta
pies.
Register of Deeds and Ex Officio County
Clerk, j. A. Meloon.
Justices of the Pcace--Wm. p. Ross, G.
w. Everts =. T. Kelly, d. ID. Bryant.
onstables-Henry w. Sprague, George
Bowers, Geo. H. Pease.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1884-01-05
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
TERRITORIAL.

AI.
Delegate in Congress-. B. Raymond.
Governor-N. q. Ordway.
Secretary. III. Teller.
Treasurer-W. III. McVay.
Auditor l.. Ordway.
Surveyor General-Cortez 5. Fcssenden.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
w. ii. ii. Beadle.
Chief Justice of Supreme Court-Alonzo
J. Edgcrton.
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court
WIN. 4. J. Church, j. p. Kidder. s. b.
Hudson.
United States District Attorney-Hugh
J. Campbell.
United States Marshal-Harrison Allen.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1884-01-05

The programme for the evenings en-
tertainment was SO grindly rendered
by all that it proved rare treat, in
decd. While aware that there was
some fine talent in our midst, we were
not prepared for the rich display which
greeted us. The success of the Society
rs assured, and we can invite the peo
pie outside to come, promising them
an entertainment that will well repay
them for their trouble. The following
is the programme as- rendered;
kHat Debate-Messrs. Stinson,
NMeloon, Lee and Neal
~ 2. Declamation-O. W. Lee.
M 3. Recitation-S. Ii. Neal, "Old
Dog Bowser.'
4. Select Reading-Mrs A. McFall
Mrs Caudles lecture on Buttons"
p. Rccitation-Mrs. q. W Lee, Life
Has Burden"
IS. Declamation-R. Stinson, DIR.
Euffstuf's Lecture on Patent Medi-
xeine"
B. T. Hoover, Thy
! NoBia Toast"
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1884-01-05

Misses Flora Rounds and frankie
Winters, Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. NJ. Kenny.
Misses Ida and Lottie Kenny, s. II.
Neal, Jay Hoover, John BlaisGell, John
Hoover and Jos. Kokesh added their
names to the membership, making ovep
3o>emolled.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1884-06-02
cyn Der Stride pabn5innia qetppr.

Sn Der Stride nabniinnig getpor=
ben. Wdbrenb cine @emeii,be III Ball
timpre am Sonntag Mbenb ben iibli1en
Choral fang, purbe Ser Gbpr bpn ben
gelenoen S6nen elmer Trauenftilnme
iiberi9rien. Oie auffallenbe Gdngerin
NOR 6rau S. .Ganbolpb Morbeeai, bic
Gattin zines tpoblbabenben 96iffsmafz
lers. Sbre Na9barn bemibten fiG,
fie gu berubigen, aber bergebli6, unb
na1bent bic @emeinbe ben gbOral been=
bet, freif1te Grau Morbecai alleiu tpeie
ter. Ser auf ber &an3el befinbli1e
palor, Dr. Mm. Il. Murdlauo, ent=
lieB Die @emeinbe, unb Grau Mlorbecai
tpurbe bon ibren Greunben mad 9auie
begleitet, mo es fi9 berausfellte, baB fie
irrinnig getporben. 9luf gmpfeblung
Der Mr3te tpurbe iie In bic nSpring
Grobe Srrenanitalr gebra9t. Man
glanbt, 6aB ii9 ssrau Morbeeai Sci eis
iler fiir5li9en Gpa5ierfabrt auf elmer
9ampfsNadt einett 6onnenItib 3uge=
3ogen bat. Grau Msorbecai ift iebr
reid, fie mar elm SRI. patterfon iln6 1T
eine @rpBni9te Der Mabame patterlon=
Bonaparte, @attin bon Seronte BDna=
parte, benz iiingiten 8ruber oes eriien
Napoleotl, ipel1' leBterer biefe 9eiratb
befanntli1 niemals anerfannte.
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Die Nessr in @ap gountD, Mo.,
baben elm Wigilan3sgpmn1ittee organi=
iirt, tpel6es bic Sugenb unb quite Site
llter ben 69mar3en aufre9t erbalten
ioG. Qlls Mote Williams lebten Sonn-
tag in einem Der boroerfen B1nfe in
Der HegersMetbobiiten Stride in &i9s
nono fab. fam pl0Bli@ cine 56aar iei=
ner &ai1egenoien in bas @ottesbaus,
faBte Wiliants am &rasen un0 nabm
ibn nit. DrauBen uurbe er in elm
Sredlo1 getporfen unb barin elm paar
NAL berumgepdlst. Damn fiibrten i'm
feline peiniger 5u einem bena6barten
9ei6 iinb tau6ten ibn 10 lange barin
unter, bis er ipieber rein getpaf6en mar.
Na@ber muBte er mod einen Sans aufs
fiibren. tpo3u Der Saft nit 0idorp= =@er=
ten feinem Budel geiblagen tpurbe.
Milliams ioq feline Grau miBbanbelt
baben. Cine anberer Neger, &euben
Saplor, bat Notis erbalten, fid6 befer
gu betragen, ipeun es ibm ni9t ebenfo
geben foa.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1884-06-02

tpenigen Minuten littb mir lit Der Meiez
rel, tpo mir Yfer6e finoen, nnb fOnnen
bpn bort na9 8u66orf. Was uns bon
BEN Dienern folgen Mil, nebmen mir
nit, bic Mnberen baben ni6ts slt fiir9=
ten, benn man iu6t nur uns allein.
giadsug? Glu9t2 fubr mein 8ater
auf. Du ipasf es, mir cine 10 f6mdb.
li6e Seisbeit 3u3umutbeng
$50 Giner gegen 3ebn ftebt, 1T Der
&adSug feline Geisbeit. Su haf oft
qenug Define Sol6aten in Der S1la9t
gefiibrt, tplrbef 9u iie ni6t 5uriidge@
3ogen baben bon elmer fol6en ltebers
ma9t2
Sas mar elm ebrIi6er &rieg un6 ebrs
li6e syeinbe, bier banoelt es ii9 um cine
aufriibreriide &otte. Wfan fol nidt
fagem, BOB Ser Greiberr BON Meroens
fels foIdem 8eitnbel gewi9en, 6ab er
bor feinen 8auern unb Sagel6bnern ge=
floben iit.
(Eort1esc;,u toIqt.)
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(Gortfesei.y tolst.)

gife gaAem billig. Sbr f0nut
ale Mrte1 bonfeinem unb GancDz@anbp
nit geringe1 Soften anfertigen, tpenn
Sbr ilur Ben Mntpeifungen folgt, Die in
benz tpertbbolen feinen 8u6e: GLOW
to make candy" angegeben fi1b. Sass
ielbe tpirb na9 ginfenbung bon 80
Gents in / ober 2 Gent Stan1ps an ie0e
MorelIe beri9idt. Msan abrefiire:
The Housewife. 3o6eiter, N. q.
1,3, tutp1M
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Magens berausIprangen nnb ent=
fantert.
SOM Darnep, ein Sarbiger in
paris, Der feline Sral berlai1en bate,
febrte su berfelben suriid unb begann
@treit nit ibr. SIN 8erlauf 6eiIelben
griff ct fie nit einem MeRer on nno
Dertpuubete 1ie i6tper. 9lu6 ieiner
91tpiegermutter unb S6mdgerin
bra6te ct mebrere S6nttttpunoen bei.
oann rannte er baDon ull6 erbing fid)
i'm naben Walbe.
- St1 Marlin bat lic) Sberele Sob
Ter, eitt ilnges Mdb6en, nit 8ift ums
2eben gebra6t.
= Gin angebli6er 9etectip geamens
u. De @aultie tpurbe lit 9oulfon tpe9en
Sdpinbels berbaftet. Gr batte iid in
nbalbe erbotet, einem na@ Merifo entz
flobenen M0rber na63uipiiren unb ba=
fiir. DON Set Samilie oes ermor6eten
Mannes na6 uno na9 $1,000 err
f6pinbelt.
- Sin, 91i9ols, Der 12 Meilen BON
San Saba tpobnte, beriu9te in einem
8pote ben COLORADO gu freuaen unb
bate feline &inber, brei Mdb9en unb
eiren Rnaben bel li9. Sas GoDt f9lug
u1it unb MlIe ertranfen.
= Na1 8el(pille fam bic Na1ri9t,
baB man bic 2ei6en eines Mannes unb
einer Trau aus benz 8raaos ge5oget
babe. 9lu9 apei Ginberlei6en trieben
ben GluB binab, bod fonnte man ibrer
ni9t babbaft tperben.
Ser @eiiflid6e Sobn glnoretps,
Der Bel Mc@regor tpDbnte, berfu6te be-
reits bpr bier Mp6en, feinem 2eben
elm gnbe au MAIDEN linb f9nitt iib ben
Gals bur6. Ser 8eriu6 ertpies ii6
als erfolglos un0 er genaB. Sept bat
er @ift angeipanot unb ieinen 3tped
errei6t.
= S9on tpieaer bat li6 elm &aubs
anfaa in 6ouifon ereignet. Gin Mann
Namens 96dffer, Der bon Sbio fam,
tpuroe, tpdbrenb er bic Sranflin-5tra=
Ben=Briide paiiirte, bon binterriids riez
bergei9lagen, beraubt un0 ins Waher
getporfen. Sm MaHer febrte Dem
Manne 6as BetuuBtfein 5uriid unb NIT
9iilfe eines Garbi9en arbeitete er fi6
aufs Srodene.
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- 8e.geBt ni6t ben groBen &eife=
8erfauf nd6ifen Montag bel
9. M aDer.
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a. Kahn 6 Co.,, !,

g6e Dlain Ylasa aub Bsii Commerce
283, ,t3M Gtraee.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1884-06-02

srGin lsbr sro6es Eager BON 1aums
wslIs @ina6anls uub Geeriudere. jerner
cine bellhfnbige Nusuabl ben 2einen
Eeils Dn aorb ju 10. 124, Is nnb 20
Gsnts:rie Darb.
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s6rGinise Gtad HralIeler unb Sn.
grain Gafpsts linb nod pcrrdttis nub
uerbeu ~ 9lsp g)erler acifpreilen rer'
tanit. Wlan beii4e uns.
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sarl1uiu GtisfsI. unb 64ul . De
eariemeut III nm polladnbi8 " aiien
1neiaen unb biele Boaren uerben %
du6eIf nisbrieeu &rsiisu persauft.
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sGrlanltr Gtrrm-s1le Turniibins
Depb6 uuc Ont. % epnrteuent III ousers
leisa unb nnhtutreftar IN aaalitdt uub
wlnIisyu.
, 1884-10-17

The Rawlins Journal states that in
Western and remote portions of the Ter
ritory ''the Wyoming stock growers are
making a determined effort to stamp out
rustlers and stock thieves. They will
this week begin the rounding up OF all
cattle branded with suspected brands for
the purpose of putting an end to the
thieving brands and the men that run
them. This is a matter of great i'm
portance to every owner of cattle in this
county as well as those Of the whole range
country and is as of much interest to the
owner of one COW as to the person who
counts his cattle by the thousands. All
cattle owners, whether members of the
association or not should give this move to
stamp out thieving their earnest and
hearty support
Investigations made here yesterday
confirm the above and it seems that the
stock growers are now going for the root
of the evil. When thieves and r~ustlers
cannot shield themselves behind a brand
their occupation will be virtually gone.
, 1884-10-17

| .M-..
nomination while the friends Of Mr.. Stur
gis were seeking to induce that gentleman
to accept, the latter being aided by
Messrs- Carey, Warren and Rabbit who,
not wishing to be candidates themselves,
were willing to support Mr.. Sturgis in a
campaign provided he would accept the
nomination.
There were only twenty-one delegates
present, and eleven votes would be sufi-
cient to nominate. Carbon county had
four votes and Albany county six votes,
making ten votes Allowing for the AL
bany county delegate who did not APP
prove of Mr. Brown, it will be seen that
he controlled a vote which lacked but lit
tie of the required majority. The status
quo promised to last all night, but finally
a committee was sent after Mr.. Warren,
, 1884-10-17


shortly after the close OF the conyen-
ton II was learned mat the c~ontendlng
factions maintained a stubborn stand for
their respective candidates A trade, or
the selection OF a third candidate, there
lore became necessary 1t Is understood
that Doth Judge carey ana Mr. baDbltt
were onereu the nomination ana hnaly
1t was rendered to Mr- Narren' who was
not ready 10 either aecep' OF REFUSE.
Hence me adjournment Just what
aciioh VIII De taken to-uay no n can
tell. .
some queer work was done prior TO tne
meeting Of the convention. Colonel
DowneS' VINO was a regularly selected
uelegare' appeared on,y as the proxy OIL
imam Taylor oi Albany county whlle
" =, DroMh CAME 'oaueu WIN the proxy
oi Noionei DOWney' Inc opJec' Oh 'na'
Arrangement Is eonspiclousiy prominent
Inc Wlthurawa OF NJ Jennings u"kes
one vote rom CarDOn county ana inc
, 1884-10-17
WILL POST ACCEPT?

Every delegate to the Convention
wrestled with il in his dreams last night
, 1884-10-17
THE INQUEST CONCLUDED.
The Jury's Verdict of Death From
Purely Accidental Causes.

The Jury's Verdict of Death From
Purely Accidental Causes.
The Coroner's Jury met at the Court
House yesterday afternoon, and the in
quest of James Ryan, who was killed in
the recent collision at Borie, on the
Union Pacific railway, was continued.
The testimony of the witnesses, +. d.
Delaney, r. NJ. McDougall, Adam
Schilling and Henry Book was taken,
which confirmed the account given of the
accident by yesterday LEADER in every
particular.
After the evidence was concluded the
jury, consisting of Fred Landau, Fore
man, j. A. McGonigle, J. d. Corey, c.
D. Goodsell, A. p. Arbuekle and Henry
Thompson, rendered the following YER
dict
We, the Jury in the above and fore
going case, find that the deceased, James
Ryan, came to his death by purely acct
dental causes, occasioned by a collision at
Boric station, on the Union Pacific rail-
way, on October II, 1884. We consider
from the testimony adduced that the acct
dent was unavoidable, and ~exonerate the
officers and employees of the Union Pa
cifc Railway company from all blame.
, 1884-10-17

Forbes, artist, "a and 81 Carey block.
Old and faded pictures renewed and sen
larged in every style of the art. Until
the first of December will make a rcduc-
ton of twenty-five per cent. on all portraits
ordered before that time. Crayon and
ink portraits, finest work, very cheap.
Instructions given in drawing and a
liberal commission on orders. VIII frame
all kinds of pictures in late styles of
moulding at very low rates, and fitted with
finest French glass if desired.
October IL, 1884.
, 1884-10-17

. H.L ."r.|. ID. ...|. W..
After devotional services led by Rev,
VIM. Hurry, of LoVeland, the various
committees made their reports, The
next session will be held on October 49,,
1885, the place of meeting being left with
the executive committee. A resolution
thanking the Congregationalists for
courtesies extended was adopted.
The afternoon was occupied by the
Woman's Missionary society, who elected
Mrs. G. nj. Jones, of Golden, President;
Mrs. Gallup, Of Greeley, Secretary and
Treasurer, and Mrs. f. h. Warren, of
Cheyenne, First Vice-President.
The evening session Of the Association
was occupied by the lecture delivered by
Mrs. Oh. Guinness, OF London, on he
subject of the Congo Mission IN Africa
She gave the following interesting ac-
count OF the Congo country and the mis-
slonary labors therein
The Congo region Is the least under
stood oil any part OF Africa and IN 1t but
little missionary work has been done II
Is as much OF a new world IN this the
Nineteenth century, as America was IN
the century following It's discovery Inc
Congo region Is the territory oouth OF
Soudan and OF the langepee river and
reaches from ocean to ocean 1t Is as
large as all oil the United states east Oh
the Rocky mountains WITH ms new
country the world has been familiar only
during the last ten years
When Livingston lseovered tue source
OF a great river IN central Africa ne sup
posed he had discovered the mead waters
OF the ME- put II was leit ior Stanley 70
trace It's source TO tne ocean ana prove
that tne great unknown i've WIS inc
congo.
Stanley started IN November isl4'
with a small army OF attendants, on his
explorations, When he struck the Congo
he attempted to follow along ITS eastern
banks by land. AT length, becoming
discouraged, he determined to make his
journey as far as possible by water. For
weeks he sailed due north and supposed
that the river was the Nile suddenly Its
course changed and bore westward and he
knew that 1t was the Congo on which he
was iourneying- Tins whole region was
inhabited by 5o,oOO,O0 people not n
OF whom had ever heard OF Christianity
When it was learned that this country
could be reached from the Atlantic ocean
by means OF the Congo 1t was determined
to send missionaries thlther' n IN Janu-
airy, 1873, two missions were sent
from the school OF Mrs Guinness to tins
region.
The work was one oil great dlihcuity'
From the hrst eatarac IN the rVer' ABOUT
100 miles from Its mouth, they had to
buIld stations about nifty miles apart for
the hrst 10 and 100 miles apart Tor the
next miles making SIX stations Tor 600
miles, They found the natives a primi-
tive agricultural people and their houses
were poorly constructed. lheir social con
uitionJ was very low. fohgainy IL prae-
uced ana murder IS common ana tie
chiefs are perfect despots- They are not
idolaters but believe IN charms and things
OF a ike character
A one time sad h speaker L
~ W imPiS0 "P0" " JOu"S ""N i"'it
, 1884-10-17

Dwight S. Dow has requested us to
state that he-will give a free lecture in the
Court House on the evening before the
school opens Monday, October 20, at s
p. m. Subject. Secrets of the Counting
Room He should have taken the Opera
House.
, 1884-10-17

The baptist Association.
Yesterday was the closing day of the
Baptist Association.
, 1884-10-17
ALL JOB WORK

Sixteenth ST., bet. Eddy and Ferguson,
CHEYENNE. wYO.
, 1884-10-17

Safes, both FIRE and burglar proof, for
sale at cost, balance of the month, to re
duce stock. A new $50 pound, six-fange
safe for $45. Correspondence solicited
J, Greenwood 4 Co, 81 Dearborn street,
Chicago.
, 1884-10-17

]. S. Taylor g. Co. keep the finest meat
and vegetable market in the west, and
don't you forget ii. Everything first
class. Goods delivered free in any part of
the city.
, 1884-10-17

Of course this leaves the Republicans
in the same %sorrowful predicament they
were in yesterday, and at their meeting
to-day there will be the same o~vershadow-
ing question. 1t is this:
, 1884-10-17

At the Star Restaurant can be found
the finest stock of confectionery in the
city.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-04-11

In conversation with Mr.. Joseph N
Allen, of Brooklyn, veteran of the war;
who was a member CT company l, Second
regiment Michigan infantry, concerning
the petition of Mrs. S. E. Seeley, of
Iowa, for a pension for disabilities re-
sulting from service during the war, he
related the following curious and inter-
esting story concerning the lady and her
claim:
"Among those enlisting in company
T of my regiment at the first call for
troops in 1861, was a delicate-Iooking
youth, answering to the name of Frank
lin Thompson, who was mustered into
the United States service for three years.
After serving two years, and doing all
the duties of an enlisted man, going
through the different battles OF First
Bull Run and in the advance on
Richmond in 1862 under Mcclellan,
it was discovered that Thompson was a
woman. When Thompson first applied
to Captain W. r. Morse, who was recruit
ing company L for the Second regiment to
serve for three months. under the first call
Tor troops in 1861, he was rejected because
he did not reach the requisite height.
Later, however, when the three months
men returned and were asked to re-enlist
for three years. many dropped out. We
were then rendezvoused ut Fort Wayne,
Detroit, and volunteers were asked for
Among the first to respond was Frank,
who was accepted. lie was faithful and
brave and gained all hearts by his cheer
full, obiging activity anl good sense.
He and / became comrades and warm
friends. He stood guard did police
work and fatigue duty and drilled with
the rest of us, but was never an expert
with the musket. He said his father was
New Brunswick farmer, mixture of
Scotch and Irish, and his mother an
English woman. In 1859 Colonel Poe,
who commanded the regiment, detailed
Frank as mail carrier, in which position
he remained until he left the regiment.
After leaving the regiment Thompson
resumed feminine attire and entered
Oberlin college and studied for time,
and then married Mr.. Seeev, who had
known hsr from infancy, and is now
resident Of Iowa. This bill before Con-
gress is to grant her, in her married
name, Mrs, S. E. Sccloy, formerly Frank
lin Thompson, private, of Company f.,
second Michigan infantry, o pension for
disabilities, resulting from service dur
ing the years She was my comrade and
friend in the army. l need hardly add
that was the most surprised of all to
learn tnUt she was a woman, for ! never
suspected it. Mrs Seeley is also the
authoress of the book Nurse and Spy,'
which is an account of her adventures
while q soldier"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-04-11
The Horseshoe Superstition.

The origin of the horseshoe super
stition has never been satisfactorily
explained. Among theories offered
that contained in the following is
among the possibilities: The horse
shoe of old was held to be of special
service as a security against the at
tacks of evil spirits. The virtue may
have been assigned perhaps by the
rule of contraries from it being a thing
incompatible with the cloven foot of
the Evil One; or from the rude resem-
blance which the horseshoe bears to
the rays of glory which in ancient
pictures were made to surround the
heads of saints and angels; or finally
from notion of its purity acquired
through passing through the fire. This
latter supposition receives some coun
tenance from the method resorted to
for the cure of horses that had become
vicious, or afflicted with any distem-
per which village farriery did not I'M
derstand; such disease was invariably
attributed to witchcraft, the mode of
cure seems to imply the belief that the
imperfect publication by fire of the
shoe which the animal wore had af-
forded an inlet to malevolent infuen-
ces. Accordingly the horse was led
into the smith, the door closed and
barred, the shoes were taken off and
placed in the fire, and the witch or the
warlock was speedily under the neces-
sity of removing the spell under which
the animal suffered. Sailors for the
most part are careful to have a horse
shoe nailed to the mizzen mast or
somewhere on the deck near amidships,
for the protection of the vessel. The
Chinese have their tombs built in the
shape of horseshoe, which custom is
very curious, as it may be fairly re-
garded as a branch of the superstition
long prevalent among ourselves.