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The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-10-17

nossfelt letter. in the Baltimore Sun.
The Germans here and everywhere e
have yet been are evidently very fond Of
Americans. They brighten up when
aver America is mentioned and at Che inr
terror hotels Of Southern Germany they
say at first to US; English" No."
essay american Zach ia: sehr gut,
America sehr schon. : and they trot out
all the walters or servants who can
speak a little English and they want to
hear about America. / suppose we
could load d vessel with all tho different
ones who have asked MS if we didn't
want some one $50 willing" to work for
us in America, The city Of Heidelberg
is SO delightful we hated to leave il. We
met an American gentleman there whose
son is q student at the university. He
said he had known eighteen American
girls who had married German barons
or counts and all were now divorced or
separated but three.
Where we are now, at Rossfelt. the
people have seldom, many Of them new
er, seen an American. While we were
on the Burgeberg mountain, at the
house Of the jaeger master, some Of the
foresters came in and stared at MS with
great interest, One ofthem said it was
so strange to see q real born American
They sang a song for ms and drank our
healths and the health Of America; and
one who was quite good looking asked
leave to shake hands-ait would be sneh
On honor. The honor was gracefully
accorded. We solemnly shook hands,
and we trustthat the friendship between
America and the wild jagers Of the
Black Forest is eternaIly coEnented
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-10-17
Pooh FELLOW.


A few stray folds Of satin and lace
Fell lightly over your knee,
And she sat by your side, a marvel Of grGcc,
That every one turned to see.
She graciously gave you her hand to hold,
She smiled on yeu while you spoke.
She listened to all the stories you told,
And lAughed at your poorest joke.
She danced with you, f1attercd you every way
The men were oil jealous that night;
You were only q card in my lady's play,
The tool of a woman's spitel
Twas / she wanted to vex and tease;
You answered her purpose well:
But for her sake and mine(and yours, If you
pleased
This isn't q story TO tell.
london Society.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-17
Republican Legislative Convention,


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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-17

School Boards Of 5erauld county
wishing to dispose Of Twp. bonds viii
apply to :. 4. Ramsey Of Woonsocket,
who is prepared to negotiate them. 2w
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-17
Near Enouab.


bostoh Jollfnal:-lhe FIRST regime
OF NaillofAla mas Deen camping c
curing 1Ae Watermelon season, and IL.
consequence was th&t between the l&.
rooms Oh anu lto$a aaa the Waterm
on iarlsf5 tnefe were a large nunber 81
Qn~at'1iioIlzea absences, one eyenlng
Vae guard observed a private approaeI
thecombinedl load OF much convivialag
and an enormous Watermelon nndar
each arm. .syyho goes tAere2"
hic-er fren.a responded the trnart.
advance. friend. ana give the.coun e-.
sign" ~tIain'5 got no-bic-coun5s- -
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countessign ? inquired the lieutenant.
taking a bite himself, IS the man pre-
sented arms. wen, no, SIR" said the
sentinel, c~onidentially; the password
was cholera, but be said watermelon
so | passed him and put the other half
IN your tent. Did, eh?' unused the
officer. "hnln, watermelon, Ell? We'll,
] guess that was near enough"
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cold he Voc ofraroa f,o do7,ars +or
the same Inv eionv FAN narfias
-
q. Il. Griswold, Il of the pioneer
settlers of Lincoln county, has just
completed q new residence, the sleepers
being constructed from tree grown by
himself, the timber hewn 10y his own
hands and the raaterialdrawnb by horses
:. -
Chicago News:-"paw, be you fol
Blaine?'
eyes, my son, red-hot for Blaine"
"yTel, what about them letters?"
"Why, you see, my boy, an internal
rascal named Fisher-a sneak, a liar, a
thief. q skallawam. and a s~eoundre]
named Fisher-publishca some letters
that he said Mr.. Blaine wrote to him.
"Did them show that Mr.. Blaine was
a bad man?"
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9ole'--lO y tie solemn NfuOn l. khe"
Smith throwing away his cigar
Mercy! How old was he when he con.
menced the use OF the poisonous weed
CONGRATULATIONS.
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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-17

8 small turnout at the polls might de
lay the Wished-for result, The repuD-
licans have nominated q candidate ac-
ceptablc to every man in the party and
the democrats will doubtless dc as well
by their side OF the political division.
The Importance of q full vote should
be impressed upon every community
in a manner 50 lorcible that no man
VIII forget it,
The late financial disturbances that
have taken place in the cast will turn
the e5 es Of many OF the consequent
home-seekers toward the broad and
productive prairies of the west. Many
men viii have to commence at the bot
tom round of the ladder, and no better
place can be presented than q new
country such as this. The general sup
position that a man in coming west
must needs endure the h~ardships Of d
frontier life, where lawlessness roigns
supreme, is fast becoming abated in
the Intelligent minds Of those who post
themselves regarding this country by
reading accounts Of the many adYan-
tages and conyeniences to be found
here which are unknown in eastern
towns OF ancient settlement. 1t must
be remembered that our communities
are composed of people who have en-
loved the civilization OF the east. and
in coming west thew have instituted
such improvements as they were acc1,s-
toned 10. only in . more enterDrisino
marner-makipg towns assume the
AIRS of metroDoiitan cities These are
| facts and are subjects Of wonder To fhe
| eastern yisitUs-Dakota Stiffness
-
j.. u. Losey writes to the Dawson
@loDe IN regard TO stock growing IN
DAKOTA:
Although stock can not Craze on The
pralrle here in the winter, except there
IS no snow, yet there is danger OF losing
from Ten to fifty per cent. Of them for
want OF fodder as is often The case on
the ranges farther west. The grass
cures IN the fall and retains its nutri-
ment so that cattle OF sheep do Wen
until snow covers the ground, and they
do equally as Wen in the spring after
the snow leaves.
While in the east stock has to be fed
grain, here it is not necessary. Cattle
and sheep Wintered in the vicinity OF
Dawson come outin splendid condition
without being fed anything buthay and
straw. OF course The healthy climate
has something to do with this. II cat
tie can be raised here Tor half Che ex-
pense that they can where landls worth
from 80 to $lG0 per acre, and butter is
worth one-third more here, it is easy tc
see THAT there is money in it.
In raising gram, Which forms The
most important branch OF agriculture
at present, there is more or less risk tc
run. II large crop IS raised The price
Is usually loW. White there's partia.
failure there is not much profit. Or
the other hand stock OF al kinds IS il
Ii has been clearly proven in oldo,
settled countries that mixed f]arrnino
paws better than q specialty OF anv ono
thing. know of no country present.
ing better facilities for this kind ~
f~arrinu tba, boro
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-17

&. L. Griswold, one of the pioneer
settlers Of Lincoln county, has just
completed Q new residence, the sloepers
being constructed from tree grown by
himself, the timber heWn 10y his own
hands and thematerjal drawnby horses
raised on his farm:
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-04-17
Sending n TELEGRAPH"

ii get tired" he continued; II
grow weary of listening 10 careful
account of all the circumstances that
induce them to make the great step OF
sending a telegram, and OF large por-
ton of their personal history. But the
worst and hardest thing is TO make
them understand that we handle sew
eral messages everyday, and that theirs
must take its turn with the rest. Our
wires are crowded all the time, but the
fellow who telegraphs something unim-
portant. 10 New York say, can't be
made to comprehend that his dispatch
can't be sent and delivered inside of u
wink. That's the idea most of them
have of the telegraph. They want to
see it 60. If our operating rooms were
not sacred to all save employees, these
once-in-four-year's customers would
overrun them. Tho other day, man
stood right there where you are and
talked TO me half an hour by that
clock, explaining why he had sent the
only message he had ever sent in his
life, and in every other sentence asking
where the answer was. In vain ex-
postulated and explained, but he would
not move till they shouldered him
away.
"Then there's the ignorance of these
people, too. Yesterday woman came
in and sent dispatch to her husband
at Rock Island. In she came just nine
times before o'clock TO see why he
didn't answer Finally we got word
from the manager that the man could
not be found ut the address given.
tried to make her understand il. and
how do you suppose she took it? Said
she: L done believe you sent the mes
sage at all. / watched the wires and
never seen it 90. You took my thirty
cents and gave me nothing, and I'll
send my brothcr-in-law down TO mash
your eye. And I'm expecting him now
every minute.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-04-17
Girls Book knowledge.

Think of an undeveloped brain get
ting up book knowledge on ten differ
ent subjects in one day. and this going
on day after day for several years! II
is altogether contrary to the principles
of sound psychology to imagine that
any sort OF mental process. worthy OF
the name of brain thinking. can take
place in that brain while this is going on.
The natural tendency of good brain
at that age TO be inquisilive and re-
ceptive is glutted TO more than safety.
The natural process of building up q
fabric of mental completeness by hav-
ing each new fact and observation
looked at in different ways. and having
It suggest other facts and ideas, and
then settle down as q part of the rcgu'
lar furniture of tho mind, cannot posi-
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-04-17
A Fortunate Canadian.

There is pleasing little anecdote in
| connection with the carnival, of n
Frenchman's getting erich in n day"
a fact almost unparalleled in the his
| tory of Province OF Quebec Frcnchmen.
Baptiste Laportc lives in story and q
half. gray, slate plastered house near
the Bonsecour market, where he kept
small retail fur store. Here lie has
lived for the past fifty years, on the hill
overlooking the old Bonsecour church,
the oldest sacred ediiicc in Canada.
being built 100 years ago. Baptiste was
poor, for though his furs were always
OF the best quality and ''the finest in
the world his establishment was COM
paratively unknown, and consequently
little patronized.
Things went on pretty much the same
for Baptistc for % wears. He left with
his dog, gun and snow shoes every fall
and returned home in the spring 10 his
Maria with his toboggan well packed
with precious and valuable inrs 10 be
sold for the next season. lie generally
did not manage to sell more ;han hall
his stock out from year TO year, hut by
AN ingenious plan his wife managed to
~ ISL ft AitSt aUAN ~ kIIk NItH illn
time came Tor BaptiSto to summon tip
all his enterprise and attract custom
ers TO his shop, they were IN rs perfect
order rs if he had just stretched them
on his little pine twigs TO cure after
shooting the animals in the bush. Bap-
tiste concluded to STAY at home this
winter TO enjoy the carnival. He did
not wish to take advantage of the OPP
portunity to make money. like too
many tradespeople, but merely 10 en-
JOY himself. However, Il happy thought
struck him and he advertised his furs
in all the local papers.
1t grew very cold a day or two after
the opening of the carnival, and as an
American gentleman said, 1.-THE mercu-
ry having got so high up in the glass
during the first part of the week that
it almosttook two thermometers spliced
together TO gauge it, was now 10 be
found knocking the bottom out of the
concern. This change persuaded the
American visitors who had come here
unprotected against the frost further
than by u ''plug" hat and silk hand-
kerchief 10 "go in for" furS. and Bap-
tis,c's was soon found TO be the cheap
est place IN the city, In two DAYS his
whole stock was sold with the CXccp-
ton of half Il dozen red fox skins and
half rs many silver fox skins, the latter
bringing him in the pelt $3.50 for the
lot. Baptistc was yesterday Il poor
French Canadian furricr. To-day he
is, thanks 10 the carnival. worth 500
000. He had several daughters who
were always employed evenings mas
ing up the furs he brought home. -B,s-
ton Courier.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-04-17
According IN the limited States 90

According to the United States cen
sus of 1880, the total number of i'm
proved acres of land under cultivation
was PSI, 77l,0 42. This embraced 4,00S,.
907 farms. The value of these farms
including fences and buiidings-was
Sl0,i97 .096, 776. The value of live stock
was 81 800, 564, 609. The estimated of all
farm productions was S2.213, 400, 564.
The State of Illinois had 26,115, 154
acres under cultivation in 1880; Iowa
had 1886, 54l acres; Ohio, 1S,08l ,09l
acres; Missouri, 16,745,03i acres. In
diana, 1888, 72S acres; Pennsylvania,
Is, 1913, 007 acres, and Texas, 12,650,3
acres. Michigan had $780,, S62 acres
under cultivation the same year. The
next census will show many changes in
the above list.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-04-17
THE OLD GARRET.
THE SILENT WORLD.


This realm Is sacred TO the silent past
Within its drowsy shades are treasures rare
OF dust and dreams; the years are long since
past,
Strangers football trod the creaking stair.
This room no housewives tidy hand d!stdrbs
And here, like some strange presence, ever
elings
A homesick smell OF dry, forgotten herbs,
A musty odor as Of moldering things.
Here stores of wlthered roots aud leaves repose,
For fancied virtues priced In days OF yore;
Gathered with thoughtful care, mayhap, by
Whose earthly Ills are healed forevermore.
Here shy Arachene winds her endless thread
Aad weaves her siken tapestries unseen,
Vailing the rough hewn rafters overhead,
Aud looping gossamer festoons between
Along tue low iolsts of the sloping roof
Moth-eaten garments hang-a gloomy row -
Like tall fantastic ghosts that stand aloof,
Holding grim converse with the long ago.
Here lie remembrances of childish Joys,
Old fairy stories conned and conned again,
a cradle and heap OF batteredtoys,
Beloved by babes that are now bearded men.
Here in the summer az broken pane
The yellow wasps come IN and buzz and
build
Among the raIJerS, WiDu dul snow auu ram
All enter as the seasons are fulfilled
This widowed chest behind the chimney holds
Old letters, stained and nibbled; family
show
The faded phrases on the battered folds
Once kissed, perhaps or tear wet-who may
know
| turn page, like one who plans crime,
And 10 Loves prophesies and sw eet regrets;
A tress OF chestnut hair--a love-lorn rhyme
And fragrant dust that once was voiets.
| wonder II the small sleek mouse that shaped
His winters hest between these rugged
beams,
Was happier that his bed was lined and draped
Win the bright warp and woof of youthful
dreams
Here where the gray, incessaut spiders spin,
ShroudinS from view the sunny world out
side,
A golden humble bee has blundered In
And lost the way TO liberty and died.
So the lost present drops into the past;
so the warm, living heart that loves the |
light
Paints at the unresp onsive darkness vast
That hides Times buried mysteries from |
sight.
Why rob thess shadows OF their sacred trusts |
Let the thick cobwebs hide the day once |
more;
Leave the dead years to silence and to dust,
And close again the long unopened door.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-04-17

Ysleta, Texas, is believed to be the
Oldest town in the United States. 1t is
situated on the Rio Grande, and near
Ell Paso, the chief town in the county
of that mama, and has population of
$500 souls 1t is well authenticated
historical fact that in 1910 the town
was a popular and prosperous, civilized
Indian community, and it is thought to
have been a considerable center of pop
ulation even centuries before this date.
A correspondent remarks that it is not
a little curious, considering the adj
vance of civilization from Europe that
the same race of people existed 35C
years ago, and that they are engaged
in the same agricultural and mechani-
cal pursuits rs their forefathers at that
period and for previous.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-04-17

An Evansville, Ind,.. man has sued
for q divorce, alleging among other
things that his wife "prays daily to
God that he may die" 1t is evident
that this man has faith in prayer. 1t
must be an abiding faith, as it is also
evident that this prayer. that he might
die, has been offered up for some time.
But he don't want to die. He wants to
live, and seems to have an IDEA that mis-
only chance is IA separation from his
wife. But suppose she should keep on
with her praying after being divorced?
That man has no show atall.
If / had voice like yours, said n
Hackensack lady to her husband as he
was singing Il cyclonic lullaby to the
baby, "do you know what I'd do?" Il
suppose you'd join Mapleson's troupe"
he replied, feeling that he was battered.
'Indced / wouldn't she sneered. I'D
hire myself out TO farmer rs n tramp
terrilier." He dropped thu baby in tie
caal-scuttle and went out TO see q man
New York Morning journal.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-04-17

ment's pause. s'not wisely, but too well /!
1t was for 10 lawful love he died In mis-
own halls. He ned with the wife Of a
| Westmoreland squire; her husband pur-
sued them, and shot Morton Darrell in the
great hall you passed through when you
| arrived"
So, when he passed by others, lima ask.
| ed no questions-she could read OF them,
he said once, in n book he would lend her,
which gave all the family history-but, for
good or for evil, il seemed that this dark
passionate race must needs love, though
they knew the curse that went with il,
and others knowing il, yet were not proof
against the power TO win which Nature
had so lavishly bestowed on gifted house.
Would Sir Philip Darrell escape? she
wondered. Had hc vowed to be free at
least from the anguish, though his race
should perish with him:
And now they stood before the grave
handsome face of Sir Bcrtram and the beau
tiful face of his wife.
81 know who these are" said lima
quickly, TO spare Sir Pkilip speaking of
them; and she gGzcd on them in deep rev.
erence---not only BECAUSE they were DOOM
ed for their very loves sake, and died
young by terrible death, but because
Philip Darrell was their son; but lima did
not then realise this element in her veneer.
alton.
~ have no memory OF them," observed
Sir Philip. "Thcy were lost when i was
only two years old"
lie said this inditlercntly, not with any
elaboration of carelessncss, but as though
he really felt 10 concern In the matter.-
lima however knew that he was not really
callous; she knew that he would have CIV
en- worlds to remember his beautiful moth
er. She dared not took ut him, for her
eyes were blinded 10y tears; but Sir Phil
Up read her silence, aud he set his teeth
hard as he turned away.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-04-17

/ you arc troubled with sores, aches,
pains and general weakness Of the various
bodily functions, don't be deceived by the
advertisements Of bitters, kidney medi-
cines, etc, whose certificates of pretended
cuges, are often paid for. Put your trust
in that simple remedy called DIR. Guysott's
Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla. 1t will
cure you by purifying the blood and
strengthening the weak portions of your
body. You will also find it very refresh
ing to the brain and nervous system. The
proprietors receive hundreds of letters be-
slowing upon it the highest praise.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-04-17

Says a Southern journal: Mrs
Simmonds, while cutting her corn with
n sickle, in the field, the other day
badly cut her foot \ sickle is an un.
handy thing to pare corns with, anyway
but as there was probably no razor al
hand, she took the first thing that she
could find. When woman starts to dc
thing, she is bound to accomplish her
purpose. And there is no doubt bu
what she would have used an axe if she
hadn't found the sickle
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-04-17

The testimony Of many who long sui.
fered from i'll health, caused by an impure
state of the blood, goes TO prove that the
best remedy for making the blood rich
red and pure, for beautifting the complex
ion, for curing sores, pimples and other
skin diseases, for removing aches, pains
stiff joints, rheumatism, etc, for increasing
the power of endurance, for giving health
and strength to every weak portion Of the
body, is DIR. Guysott's Yellow Dock and
Sarsaparila. Its effect pleases the user
in every instance. No other remedy
EQUALS il.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-04-17

A Novel Excursion--An excentric
Bingham. n. Y. man who IL married
but does not live with his wife, proposes
taking an excursion to Europe next
spring and TO defray all expenses on
certain conditions. "The party must
consist of ten or moro unmarried coup
les, the females to do the popping of
the question: prior to the voyage. On
board the steamer there is to be one or
more weddings each day until the trip
Is finished.
Signs in Canton. China "Cat's flesh
one basin. ten cents. Black cats flesh
one small basin. five cents. Black dog!
grease, one tael. four cents. Black cat
eyes. one pair four cents"