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The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1885-09-26
Postponed.

The Dakota Central Fair, at Blunt,
has been postponed until Oct. I, 8, 3
and 10, on account of the continued
wet weather The management are
are now putting forth n renewed effort
to make the fair a greater success ut
this date. The postponement will give
the farmers an opportunity to finish
their work and prepare exhibits.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1885-09-26
Final Proofs and Contests.

am making specially of Contests and
Final Proofs in Northwestern Sully Co.
Do not believe all you hear but call and
see me. charge such prices as will cna.
Bile you to gct claim NJ near the
OPERNNENT FEES
can make your witnesses testimony
without their presence. | have private
money to loan as well rs Loaning Cos.
WIN. w. HUGuEs. Lawyer.
20.tf Blunt. ID. T.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1885-09-26
Attsnti.n. Farmers p!

Grain Bags reduced from 25 to Is
cents ut Parker's Dry Goods Store, in
Pierre, next door to the post office.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-08-15
Saving From Drowning.

The following information shonld be
borne in mind by those who swim Or
patronize aquatics.
The human body weighs a pound in
the water, and chair will carry two
persons that is it will keep the head
above water, which is all that is neces
sary when it is question Of life and
death. One finger placed upon stool
or chair ora small box or piece of
board will easily keep the head above
water, while the two ct and the other
hand may be used as paddles to prnpel
toward the shore.
1t is not necessary to know how to
swim to be able to keep from drowning
in this way. A little experience of the
buoyant power of wafer. and faith i'll
it. is all that is required. We have
seen small boy who could not swim
a stroke propel himself back and forth
across deep wide pond by means of a
board that could not sustain five pounds
weight. Children and others should
have practice in the sustaining power
of water. In nine cases ont of ten the
knowledge that what will sustain a
pouudweight is all that is necessary to
keep ones head above the water will
| serve better in emergencies than the
greatest expertness as swimmer.
A person unfamiliar with the buoyant
power will naturally try to climb or
top of the floating object on which he
tries to save himself. If it is large
enough that ia all right. But it is ger
orally not large enough to keep all Ell
tirely above water. This often hap
pens when pleasure boats caps;ze. AL
Immediately want to get out of the W.
ter on top of the overturned Or half-fl
ed boat. and all are drowned excer
those whom the wretched craft wi
wholly bear up.
If they simply trust the water to's"
tain 90 100 of the weight of their bot
;es, and the disabled boat the othe
l-1OO, they all might be saved unde
most circumstances. An overturne
or half filled wooden boat will sustain
more people than it can carry. 1t woul'
keep heads above the water of as man,
people as could get their hands On tn
cunwail. These are simple facts. eas
| " learned and may some day save you
life N. O. Picayune.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-08-15
Il A Great Discovery

Mr. MN. Thomas, of Newton Ia,
says :"My wife has been serious y ST
fected with cough for twenty-five
years, and this spring more severely
than ever before. She had used many
remedies without relief. and being
urged to try DR.. Kings New Discovery,
did so, with most gratifying results.
The first bottle relieved her very much,
and the second bottle has absolutely
cured her. She has not had SO good
health for thirty years" Trial Bottles
Free at Thibodaux Drug Store. Large
size, 81 90
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-08-15
A Lesson in POliteness.

A friend of Dean Swift one day sent
him turbot as present, by servant
lad who had frequently been on SINH
lar er:ands. but had never received any
thing for his trouble. Having gained
admission he opened the study and
putting down the fish on the floor cried
out rudely, ''Master has sent you a tur
bot"
"Young man." said the Dean. rising
from his easy chair ''is that the way
you deliver a message9 Let me teach
you better manners. Sic down in my
chair. we will change places. and l will
show you how to behave in the future.''
The boy sat down. and the Dean go
ing out, came to the door. and making
a bow, said: "Sir, master presents his
kind compliments. hopes you are we'll
and requests your acceptance of a
small present.
"Does he I replied the boy-"returd
him my best thanks. and there's halt &
crown for yourself"
The Dean thus caught in his owr
trap laughed heartily, and gave the boy
crown for his ready wit.
The teacher, as we'll as the scholar
received lesson at that time. Tha
boy certainly knew enough to make hi
way through this world. The Dear
was very fond of fun, and we have n,
doubt enjoyed the boys GOODNESS.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-08-15

WHEN SUGAR WAS FIRST UstD.-
The exact date when sugar was first
made and used is lost in the mist of ia
BILE. However, sugar is said t" have
been known to the Chinese three thons
and years ago. and there is not much
doubt that the manufacture Of the art
Gle was carried on in China two hun
dred years before Christ. A strong
claim for priority has been made for In
dia Probably the Hind"os learned the
art from the Chinese. and from In di"
the knowledge was carried further west
Three hundred and twenty-five years
before Christ, Alexander sent Nearchus
with large fleet down the Indus to eS
plore, the adjacent countries. When
that officer returned frorG his expedition
he brought to Greece an account Of hon
ey (-ugar) which tho Asiatics made
from cane, without any assistance from
bees. This was the earliest idea the
Western nations had of sugar, the Jews
Egyptians. Babylonians and Greeks
knowing nothing of its use. As late AS
A. D. $50, sugar was prescribed by Gale
ma. the famous physician, as a med'
cine. Before the discovery of Amer
can sugar it was costly luxury, used
| on rare occasions. The process of ref
ming sugar was probably an invention
| of the Arabs. A Venetian merchant
earned the secret from the Saracens o
Sicily. and sold the art for one hun
dred thousand crowns.-Kichlow's Bel
lin, Ger.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-08-15
Never Give Up.

If you are suffering with low and de
pressed spirits. loss of appetite, general
debility. disordered blood. weak con
stithtion, headache. or any disease of a
bilious nature, by all means procure a
bottle of Electric Bitters. You will be
surprised to see the rapid improvement
that will follow you will be inspired
with new life /; strength and activity
will return pain and misery will cease.
and hencefor,h you will rejoice in the
praise of Electric Bitters. Sold at fifty
cents bottle at Thibodaux Drugstore.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-08-15
. ARTESIAN WELLS.
rACTS ABOUT SOME BORED
IN THIS CITY.
The Character Of Water Obtained and
Analysis Of DIR. Albrecht Some
Points about Boring.

Points about Boring.
The delta Of the Mississippi, on
which the city of New Orleans is
built. in fact, the whole of the Miss
issippi Valley, is proven by its for
nation to have once been an arm
Of the sea. Not only did 1t extend
IN Baton Rouge, where the first
bluffs are seen, but clear to Cape
Girardeau, Mo, where the .alluvial
deposit III its magnitude ceases.
A few years ago when the jettles
were being built, a great deal OF the
stone for the mattresses was quar-
ried from the
BLUFFS AT v1CksBURG.
Digging into the soft rock was
found marvel to the people aud a
treat to biologists in the shape OF
a bed of oyster SHELLS, whose vast
proportions sho we'd this family OF
mollusks to have belonged to pre-
historic age. In many places III
the alluvial bottoms, known by
the common but inappropriate name
of"the swamp" are to b. found
the shell banks and other records
Of the former presence of the sea
hence the theory that the whole OF
the valley is one vast accretlon,
formed by the slow but steady ac'
ton Of the river, is not only tenable
but universally accepted.
Many are the instances, hundreds
Of miles north Of New Orleans,
where farmer digging a we'll has
been astounded by digging into a
bed of cypress logs, that almost in
lestructible wood whose life is hard
to compute, aud the general verdict
has been in the alluvial..section that
the vegetable stratum has no bot
tom. .a..
In almost every section OF the
country
ARTESIAN WELLS,
or wells which when bored have a
natural and perpetual flow above
the surface, are to be found, some
sections more favored than others
requiring less depth of boring,
others requiring patient drilling
through rock, gravel, and sand be
fore the depth necessary to a natu
raj flow is found.
Generally iu the Mississippi Val
ley such attempts have either been
abortive or have never been tried
for lack OF confidence. Lately, how
ever, some experiments have been
tried in this city, with entire sue
cess, which demonstrates the feast
bility, of artesian wells here which
furnish a constant supply of water
The Southern Brewery has large
ly entered into this experiment, and
are now just finishing the third
we'll, all three of which were thus
described to a STATES reporter by
Capt. o. L. Aldrich and Mr.. VIM
A. Green, who are engaged in the
work of boring:
THE WELLS.
Well No. l was sunk 402 feet
and commenced to flow in q volul
tary stream at the rate of Is gallons
per minute, with a ten-foot heat
above the line of water in the GU
ter. .
Well No. . waS sunk 400 feet an(
gave voluntary flow of24 gallons
With about the same head. Thes
wells were put down to furnish 81
gallons per minute, and when ;
pump was attached the compan,
rom the first secured IS gallon
per minute. That volume ha
steadily increased to 80, and whe1
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-08-15

by stop cock from the other, the
remaining one furnishes the quaint
ty of both combined, filling the
pump without any back last.
The third we'll has the easing
down 125 feet, the four inch pipe
down 27O feet and the three inch
pipe 800 feet. There is a flow of
artesian water now. but as the pro
jected depth IS 40 feet, there is no
record of the present quantity.
THE CHARACTER OF WATER.
The reporter tasted some of the
water, which is highly charged
with carbonic acid gas, the same as
used in the manufacture OF soda
water. The taste WAS not unpleas
ant, ana from the way it was drunk
by the employees of tue brewery.
the taste can evidently be cultiva
ted until its drinking becomes
pleasure. The temperature is uni
formly 72 degrees, and the water
is pure, containing nothing inju
rious to health. 1t does not hurt
machinery, but on the contrary
frees boilers from scale In au admi
rable manner. The reporter has
tasted Blue Lick, Saratoga, Geyser
Hot Springs, the California Casta
lian, and pronounced this water not
more unpleasant to the novice than
any OF them in fact it is not near
so unpleasant as Blue Lick and Cas-
talians
u THE ANALYSIS.
ma s DR.. Albrecht is as follows:
One litre or 1000 cubic centime
ters contains 144.4 cnbic centime
ters of volume or 2S4 miillgrammes
by weight of free carbonic acid.
One litre Of water, or 1000 milli
grammes, contains:
| Millgirammes.
Chloride of sodium salt). ..I2l0
Carbonate of lime nareo,io n%s acid Ga ga oo7s
Organic colorin. matter thnniic acid % .O96
| Oxide of iron -U-UU2
Aumina, / strong trace
Total solid matter. .-...--.-. l.4bO
| This water is remarkably tree
from earthly salts. 1t contains nc
sulphate or phosphate, no sulphu
retted hydrogen, nor any metallic
solution except traces of iron.
SOME DIFFICULTIEs.
in boring were enumerated. At a
depth of 13O feet a solid log of cy
press two and half feet in diameter
was encountered, and fourteen fee,
below that a rotten stump was
struck. No rock or stone was
struck, the only matter at a great
depth being very fine quick sand il
which small black particles showed
the first formation::of granite, which
might yet take thousands Of years
to develop. Many people pay tht
wells visit daily to quatf the We
ter, and one gentleman, a regular
visitor, said he could not do withou
it. 1t acted perfectly on his ki(
neys, and in some instances citet
wonderful cures are attested to b,
Mr.. Patrick Farrell, tho fireman
The value of this water to the brew
cry is apparent. The engineer say
there is less pressure required b.
80 pounds, thus saving steam, Goa
aud time. The temperature make
a great difference also.
The attenti on of planters who d
sire permanent water supply b.
, this system OF wells is called t.
these facts, and al inspection is il
vited from all.
A Great Discovery
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COLLECTOR.

am prepared to collect all kind Of bills
intrusted to my care. Prompt attention
given to all matters intrusted to me. Best
Of references furnished. Address:
FRED DAVIS.
Constable 9th Ward, Lockport ?. q
30-'64-ly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-10
The Night Lodging feu.e Robbed.

A BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION STRIPPED OF ITS
FURNITURE By AN INDUSTRIOUS BURGLAR.
When the night lodging house 312 10Th street,
next door to the 9Th precinct police station,
was closed for the season last April, the furni-
ture and other effects were stored away and the
doors locked for the summer. Yesterday two
OF the members of the association made visit
10 the house and found that the place had been
DurglariOuSly entered and stripped OF all the
beds, bedding and everything of value; what was
not carried away had been maliciOusly de-
stroyed. involving loss OF from five to seven
hundred dollars. The mattresses filled with
straw had been ripped open and their contents
emptied out ON the floor, and the hair pillows
had been carried off. About half of the iron
bedsteads, all of the sheets, about fifty new
double blankets, rs night shirts and all OF the
towels were missing. The large Paris cooking
range. on which all the cooking for the estab-
lishment was done, had been relieved of all its
furniture, and all the cooking and table uten-
sis taken. The immense bathing tub, water
closets sinks and all the brass spiggOts have
been removed and taken away. The entrance
seems to have been effected from the back way
through the alley, and, judging from appear
ances, this work of depreciation has been going
on for many weeks, advantage being taken of
dark nights. Lieut. Arnold was at once nOti-
fled OF the robbery and viewed the premises.
He said no one of the officers at the station
knew anything about it. The loss sustained by
the association will be great and must neces-
sarily interfere with the opening of the house
this season. meeting of the board of directors
Will be held this evening to take some action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-10
Christian federation.

To the Editor of The EVENING STAR:
In THE STAR of Saturday, in courteous
note, 1 asked Rev. j. n. Walter, "Will you also
plead for the right of Protestants to read the
Bible and pray with Protestants in the Home of
the Little Sisters of the Poor and Providence
Hospital?'
In his note in THE STAR of the 9th, instead
OF an answer, or even an attempt to answer
respectful question, he calls my attention to
the Bible prohibition of clearing false witness"
as If either ignorantly or willfully had been
guilty of its violation. This insnuatiOn NAV
pass for all it is worth. even with Mr.. Walters
admirers, as it is beneath the prophecies of pub.
lie discussion.
Rev Mr.. Walter then calls to his aid the two
"Sisters in charge OF the Home and the hospi-
tai, and publishes their notes, which are in
striking contrast with his own. These notes if
j understand them. affirm the right of Protest
ants not merely To Uisn the Home ard the hos
pital for this right has never been under dis
CUSTOM. but To conduct worship for the benefit
tons. This official announcement, now made
public is no less gratifying than surprising; and
i conclude that the two Little Sisters who told
me in my own house "that / could not read
the Bible and pray with Protestants in the
Home were not fully informed as to all the
rules OF the Home; and that the Protestant
gentleman who on sick bed in public ward
OF Providence hospital told me 'that would
not be allowed TO read the Bible and pray with
him. was mistaken in that opinion
This declaration of the sisters Superior of
the right of Professionals to conduct worship in
these TWO institutions must be accepted as
auInorltatlve and final. and all true Christians
Will be gratifed at every manifestation OF toie-
ration, courtesy and charity. A. W. PITZER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-10

Inc board having In charge the project OF
building new Catholic university in this city
VIII meet In Baltimore tomorrow, at the resi-
dence OF the archbishop, to discuss the ques-
ton ana take such action as is necessary to
advance the project rapidly as possible.
Archnishops Ryan, OF Philadelphia; Corrigan,
Of New York; Williams, OF Boston; Heiss, of
im M Bishop Spalding, OF Peoria; Rev.
Ut r. Il. Shapeile, OF this city, and Rev. DR..
Jonn :. Foley will attend the consultation.
nnilalngs LOT the theological department OF the
S Snlversi6y viii first be erected, on which
$3.50 900 will be expended. Legal. medical and
scienunc departments will be opened in course
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-10
LADIES GOODS

j. G. HucHrrsos.
IMPORTER
MILLINERY, CLOAKS. LACES. DRESS TRIM
MINGS, FURS, &C Will Close the balance ofour
IMPORTED PATTERN WRAPS
AT LESS THAN COST THEY ARE RICH nov
ELITES, AND HAVE NO DUPLICATES
WE ALSO HAVE, AT $500. HANDSOMEST
ROUGH CLOTH WRAPS IN THE MARKET.
BROAD BLACK FUR AND TAILrrRIAMED'
$21.O0.
SILK PLUSH vISITES. FEATHER TRIMMING.
t1A00.
BEAyER-TRIMMED NEW MARKETS.
Our vIsITES, NEW MARKETS, jackets and
RAGLANs are all made trimmed end finished in best
style.
FUR TRIMMINGS, Of our own importation, and Of
selected skins carefully prepared Hudson Bay Beaver.
8 inches wide, at $3.50 per yard.
SABLE, NATURAL and BLACK LYNX, MAR
TIN and all styles Of FUR
LADIES SEAL sACQUES ct manufacturers
prices.
Positively our MILLINERY VIII crafty the most
critical taste
FOSTER KID GLOVES from 800 per pair up
ward Every pair fitted and guaranteed
EVENING GLOVES from 10 to 80 inches In length
STrevise. Paris Fn7l 9O7 Pennsylvania ave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-10
Bou-CLA.
The new style beautiful Dress Goods pure Wool, wide
double width real value, 15c., reduced to SOC
CAL TER'S,
III Market Space. near 9TH street

fOYAL SERGE, beautiful dress goods, all coors
IL yards for 81
HANDSOME BROCADE SILK VELvETS (real
value $2G0), reduced to Sl.25.
ALL WOOL PLAID DRESS GOODS bright coor.
for chiidren's wear, IS
BLACK CASHMERE SHAWIS pure WOOL 81 so.
COLORED CASHMERES, double fold nearly one
yard wide all coiors. ~ yards for $780,
SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. immense siye
all pure fine WOOL reduced 10 So; real value a. 80
DOUBLE WHITE BLANKETS. $500.
HEAVY BED COMFORTS, 75c
S1-25 BLACK SILK yELVETS. reduced Sl,OO
sSl.25 COLORED SILK yELvETS, reduced a 90
81 BLACK SILKS, reduced 75c.
Sl.25 BLACK SILKS, reduced $1.OO
SLIGO COLORED SILKS reduced Toe
LADIES CLOTH SUITING, one yard and Q hall
wide, reduced TO SIC.
ladies WOOL VESTS, SIC
CDLORED SILKS. soc moi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-10

ASHLAND. MASS. January %. 1883.
For the last two years have hobbled around
N crutches. During that time was afflicted
with sciatic rheumatism. i not only suffered
terrible pain night and day, but was utterly
helpless. After using every possible effort to
get well. and eNhaustiDg the best medical adj
vice. was induced to- try four Allcocf1s Porous
Pfasters. These / wore on my side. hip-bone
and thigh. In one week / was almost entirely
free from pain and strength returned to my
palsied limb. L continued using these PlasterS
with the most surprising results for three
months. when / became perfectly cured, and
abandoned the use of crutches. Persons desir-
ing further information can address me
j. F. GATES,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-10

ORIENTAL GOODS FOR SALE.-ThOse inter-
ested in genuine fabrics should notice that
DuncansOn Bros, corner 9th and d streets
have on exhibition and will sell a fine lot of
oriental goods, besides a great assortment of
large Persian carpets. X hOraSsan hall and Mecca
prayer rugs, fine kiliInS, silk saddie-bass, rare
AngOra pOrteres, exquisite Bulgarian doyleys
tine Turkish tides, table covers &c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-10
LOCAL MENTION.
The Weather.

OFFICE or THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WAsHINCTON, ID. G.. Nov 10. 1855, IL am.
For the middle Atlantic states, iair weather
neariy stationary temperature, followed during
"Wednesday by slowly rising temperature
northerly winds becoming variable.
For Wednesday. fair slightly warmer weather
Is indicated for the districts bordering on the
Atlantic. with local rains or SHOWS in the upper
Lake region.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-10

MUSICAI.-MeSsrS. Sanders Il Stayman, OF
ga + street northwest, announce the second of
their Soree MuSicaIes. to be given this evening
I'm the library room ut the National Rifles Fair,
where they have a magnificent display of
Decker Bros. Pianos and the famous Estey Or
CANS Solos and selections for two pianos by
Mr. Thomas Calls, the welEknown Baltimore
pianist and Mr. Jarvis Butler, OF Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-10
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Condensed Locals.

Street lamps will be lighted at $40 p. m. and
extiEguiShed at D a m.
The Union Veteran Corps (Old Guard) last
night elected Maj. o. f. Duffy as captain. Capt.
Duffy was escorted to the armOry and made
speech accepting the Office.
See Woodward x LOthrOp's advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-10

THE COLD weather is here and Moses q Son
have a tremendous stock OF blankets, Gown
comforts and pillows. Cor. i 18th and SITS H. w.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-10

Inc union plasterers working at the Baltimore
cusIoln mouse have made objections to the en-
plOy ment Of non-union men,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-10

FURNITURE AT AUCTIoN.-Mr. Bowling will
sell tomorrow at ten O'Clock, at the resi-
dence No. 23O LIST street northeast, an excellent
collection OF parlor and chamber furniture
There are four parlOr suites in the collection in
fine condition.