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The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-05-15
The Otter ounamaker Battle.

WINNIPEG, Man, Special Telegram, May z
Later and fuller dispatches received from
.Battleford regarding the fight last Saturday
Indicate that the result was not on favorable
Tor our troops as at first believed, and the
opinion is expressed by military men here that
Utter had to retreat on Battleford, fighting all
The way. From a comprehensive account re-
seiyed, the following extract is taken:
The force reached its destination at daybreak
IT Cut Knife creek. Scouts were leading fol-
owed by guns. We at once come upon the
epees, and the Indians opened fire. The In
iIans had laid a trap for US and were scattered
all around with half breeds among them. At
the outset they charged and attempted to cap
ture the u They came within twenty yards
and were driven back by mounted
police. B battery and the Cat
ling opened fire, moving the enemy
down. The battle ragged fiercely, then wavered
IA the Indians drew of, only to return to at
tack again with stronger force. We were now
almost completely surrounded The Battle
ford Rifles cleared the bush and left our rear
open. For FIVE hours the battle ragged. The
Indians were subjected to a CALLING fire, and
with the aid Of the Calling gun and thetwo sew
en-pounders a whitening storm of shell was
poured into the brush. Orders were
given by Col Otter to withdraw from
the advantageous position they occupied,
as we were very much exposed while
+. tNO OAASAb - ~ 49,
FIRE. This movement was noticed by the In
dams, and an attempt made to cut of the re-
treat by q number of redskins massing them
selves on the left flank OF the troops. Otter
finally succeeded in retiring from the field,
and fought his way as he retreated on Battle
ford. Many consider the result as unfortu-
nate, as it viii lead the Indians to consider
themselves victors and they viii assume the
aggressive. 8QI a a
.e.1dssa WAITING FOR MIDDLETON. Jadf
No dispatches have arrived from Middle
toms command to-day, but it lie presumed q
fight has taken place or will take place in the
morning. Word is watched for with feverish
anxiety. Last night a accommodating party
composed of Maj. Boulton's cavalry and scouts
under Lord Melgund, and accompanied by
Gen. Middleton, advanced westward. They
proceeded a mile past Gabriel Dumont's and
within three miles of BatochNt A mile gthis
side they started half a dozen rebels, evidently
an outpost, who were in q house and galloped
away after seeing the troops IN the distance
No shots were fred.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-05-15
How Long We Should sleep.

from the Gentleman's Magazine.
The latest authority on this vexed
question DIR. Malins, says that the prop
sr amount of sleep to be taken by a man
IS eight hours. So far as regards city
life the estimate Is probably correct.
Proverbial wisdom does not apply to
modern conditions of social existence.
aFive (hours) for q man, seven for q wo-
man and nine for a pig, says one prov~
srb; and o second, quoted by Mr.. Haz-
lit in his English Proverbs, ? declares
that nature requires five; custom allows
seven laziness takes nine, and wicked
ness eleven These conclusions we've,
however, drawn from observation Of
country life.
Physical fatigue is more easily over
come than intellectual. Which of us
when travelling in the country on abroad,
3r in any way separated from the ordi-
nary process of thought and anxiety, has
1ot found that he could, without diff
Guilty, do with q couple of hours less
sleep than he was in the habit of taking |?
Men, however, who follow On intellect
nal pursuit are exceptionally fortunate
il the processes of restoration occupy
less than seven hours. More frequently
they extend to eight or nine hours.
Kant, I see it stated, never took less
han seven hours. Goethe owned to re-
Iuiring nine. Soldiers and sailors, on
The other hand, Like laborers, do with
much less quantity. j am afraid to say
how few the Duke of Wellington re-
garded as essential. A school-master
under whom at one time i studied .
Woodworking man at the acquisition Of
languages, proclaimed loudly that he
never took more than five hours sleep.
The hour at which he rose in the morn
ing gave some color TO this assertion.
Only in after life did / discover that q
two hours postprandial slesta was. not
included in that allowance.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-05-15
DAKOTA T IEElERsREsEITH NERsEAah No NOTES T rs.


Preparations for taking the census of North
Dakota are going forward rapidly. A CORE
spondent interviewed Maj Edwards, the SUI
perintendent of the census, in regard to the
way tne work was being done, the method of
procedure, ETC., as well as the authority for
tns WORK. In answer to inquiry the supervis-
OF gave stlmate of most OF the counties, and
said; All these estimates, made on the basiso If
soues peIore outlined, and in many cases care
July revised on the receipt Of later information.
indicate q population in North Dakota of22a SIT,
not including nearly a dozen counties thar did
not vote last fall and which must contain sew
eral thousand people. Mr.. Fisk, supervisor
Tor South Dakots, informs me that he places
the population of South Dakota as nearly 90
wy, out 1 am unacquainted with the method by
which he arrived at this conclusion. This
would give the territory a population approx
mating 100000 souls. The enumerators in all
the counties will be appointed by the middle
Oh next week, and by the 18th inst the
work ought to be under way in
every county, and all reports are expected to
be In this Office by July /. The compensation
or enumerators is 2 cents for every person
listed, 2 cents for every death for the year, 10
cents for every farm, AID Is cents each for
every mandatory. This is the schedule re-
CURED by the United States. In addition to this
Gov. Pierce has directed that q list of the ex-sol-
dlers OF the war be made, giving the name, regi-
ment, date OF enrolment, date OF discharge,
wounds, number of battles, from where the
veteran emigrated to Dakota and when. There
VIII be sixty or seventy enumerators to do the
work In North Dakota. And the instructions
are to be exceedingly careful and accurate
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-05-15
Gen. Grants Improvement Deceptive.

-- " WEAE NXE LZaAa. EN ~ EH. -
DR.. Shrady, in the Medical Record Of May ?,
says OF the condition Of Gen Grant: 'sDuring
the past week Con. Grants bodily health has
much improved. His appetite is better andhis
swallowing 10 not attended with much pain.
Locally his disease shows a slight tendency to
progress. The sloughy exudation has disap-
peared, exposing exuberant EXAMINATIONS Ia is
place. This condition still involves the right
and posterior parts Of the .pharynx,. the right
~tonsilar region and the right side Of the base
of the tongue. The palatlal curtain u stillcon.
asiderably infltratee, although all signs Of
acute infammatory trouble have dlsap,,
peared. AT the base of the urnla q small
fungoid excresence has developed, which IS
extending. On the free margin OF the palatai
curtain, midway between the urula and rign.
tonsilar region, a similar growth OF very sniaI
size has also appeared. The ulceration az In
base Of the right anterior faucal pillar, apsl
alongside of the tongue, present q wormeaIen
surface, indicating an extension OF the aestIuc,
tive process. The enlarged glands UNDER ana
around the right angle of the lower jaw are
somewhat harder and quite hrmly nxea,
There ia, however, less pain IN the deceased
parts than formerly. The patient obtains q
Full nights sleep with . minimum amou9t OF
morphine, and awakes In the morning feellng
much tofreshed. Despite the favorable gener-
al Condition. iSsssfe have been u~nfortanateiy no
changes in the local disease TO warrans any
! modification of the original diagnosis by the
members OF the medical stan a
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-05-15
Arrest OF q Gay Gallant

Adolph H. Kleecamp, the gentleman with
numerous aliases, whose recent exploits in the
West, matrimonial and otherwise, atsrac'eo
HIM was brourht to New York city by two
detectives. He was wanted here on the.charge,
Of stealing $3.50 from two brothers ame
Quinlan, whom he met While crossing 'he
Atlantic. Klcecamp pleaded guilty ana Min ps
sentenced. There are numerous otner cnalges
OF q similar nature against nm y uhas ~sos
swindling and bigamy, and in San Francisco
for a six thousand dollar confidence s'eal.
The man has married two women recently ons
a Miss Taylor, of Rockville, Ill and anolnei :
wealthy widow named Richards, III CalliotIla.
He is said to have taken o lot OF money iron'
the latter.
Fuller details Of Offers fight recenuy' inu''
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-05-15

Fuller details of Otter's fight recently, ma
cate that no narrowly missed Q defeat
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-07-22
Carpet History.

Wilton carpets were made for many
wears before Brussels. 1t Is probable,
however, thar the Wilton OF early
times was somewhat different in it
construction from that OF the present
Henry Herbert, ninth earl Of Penn
broke, introduced its manufacture In
I745. but the goods had been made
some time prior IN France. In l755,
English Administers were made. But
it was not until 1749 that loom was
constructed which would produce q
Brussels carpet, and Just here an ex-
ceedingIy interesting anecdote, which
has been handed down from father I,
son a. an iuvlolable truth. Durini
1870 and 1875, John Broom Travelled
through TourLsy aud Brussels, study
ing the stitch which was then know
as Brussels stitch. In Brussels PAL
ficulariv, we2vers were at that TIM
making a caTret named after tb
tovn-tbe Brussels carpet.
Broom stadied with much earnest
ness the mystery OF the manufacture,
and finally made the acquaintance IL
Tournsy Of a weaver understanding the
ately repaired to England, and near
Mount SAipet. Kidderminster, they put
up the first Brussels loom, IL lT49.
Tie operated with absolute secres.. 4,
but IN time their modus Operandl wa
exposed. Broom and his Belgian worl E
man labored night and day, and it
being known where their operati ms
were conducted, some enterprising fel-
low climbed to the window, and night
after night, from his perllous perch
outside, he studied the operations OF
the mechanism within, until he was
abe to carry away in his mind a model
Of the Brussels loom. Then a second
firm and several others soon came into
the field, and IL 1853 kIdderminster
was doing considerable III the way o.
Brussels. To day there is hardly any
thing else but Brussels made in Kidder-
minister, and, odd as it may seem, there
Is hardly a yard OF the original KID
dermiuster CARPET urndnc.i there.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-07-22
.son,rr n.rDee.. ar,uosr.ne.

--@
Squire Darbee, son of Sam Darbeel
the famous panther fighter, OF Sullivan
County, long since dead, who killed sno
captured nine panthers once IN less than
an feur. has been Justice of the
Peace In Roekland Township for
many years. He was a candidate this
spring and was defeated.
s.An' what do ye s'pose beat him?
said a native of the 'Squire's town.
"He got beat jis' because he didn'
think he orter pervide q grlnstun ful
ev'ry man tn was III the town to grind
his axes an his scythes, an his hog
suiyes. an ev'ry thing else he had to
grind, 'cept grist, an l be darned If
don't think the township d fetched
its grist to the Squire to grind on his
grindstun if they could done it. For
more'n twenty years Squire Darbee hsd
a prindstun standIn' right whar ey'ry
one that wanted to could use it. He
hadn't much use for grindstun hisself,
but folks got IN the habit of 'spectlng
MIN to pervide one fur EN-, an he got
TO thinkin' he had 10. Whenever they d
wear a griudstun out, or it'd be gettin'
b leetle holler an wobbly, they'd drop
In at the 'Squire's an say:
Esquire, that grindstun o your Il s
gittin' leetle Onneighborly.'
"TEen the Squire'd buy a new one,
an thines'd run all right till the new
one got onneighborly too. an then he'd
git another one. Wall, grindstuns Is
grindstuns nowadays. They m gittin'
sca'ce. an they come high. Squire
Darbee got a thinkin' TO hisself last
summer that he didn't see no p'rtickler
reason why he sh'd set mp the hull
durn township to grindstuns two or
three times a year, an so when bush
whacker came In one day an told the
Squire that his grindstun wasL't in
shape to do the proper thing hy the
heIghb0rs. the Squire didn't say
nothin', but he bought a new grindstun,
thinkin' he mowt want to use it hisself
some time. mebbe, an locked it up in
his barn.
''Hall, now, if society in any place
ever were all torn up, 1t were IN old
Rockland when the news got 'rouud
that Squire Darbee had locked his
grindstun up. Folks couldn't hardly
% ueNG II. aL OblAC III aINL4 bSA A4iiC
round TO see it with their own eyes.
People ast the Squire if he were act
ally goin' cray or whether he were
Jokip', but be didn't let the grlndstun
loose wuth a cent. The township said
it were an outrage, and that Squire
Darbee orter be 'shamed o hisself TO go
back on bis neighbors that way. But
the orindstun laid low
''As matter o course, when town
Iections come round this spring the
Squire pGts hisseif up fur Justice o
the Peac ag'in and sot down as he'd
alluz q: ae, an waited fur the office to
COM 10 him. Wall some O. his old
r-.zhlors went round an 'lectioneer'd
ag'n him. an got the voters worked up
on the grindstun outrage
".No man that's mean enough to
lock up MS grindstun bsin't fit to be
Justice O this here town, they argied
The Conscience were that I'm darned
If the voters didn't pitch IN an beat
himi They did, by jlmminy."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-07-22

To Purity Water.-Prors. Austen
aud Wilber. after the most elaborate
experiments consider il established that
by the addition of two grains of alum
TO the gallon, or half an ounce to the
100 gallons, water can be clarified by
standing, and that neither taste nor
physiological properties will be impaired
to 1t by this treatment. By increasing
the amount of alum, the time required
for the separation and settling can be
diminished. and vice versa, by dimin-
ishlng the I'm, unit of alum addeI n
greater / ". | be required for th
clarIticau,n. The solution of aluui s
made as follows: Dissolvs half al on ce
al alum In cup VI boiling water, aud,
when it is all dissolved, pour into a
quart measure and fill to a quart win
cold water. CThis solution should be
kept in a bottle labeled "AIum.") FIf-
ty-four drops Of this solution contain 3
3 grains of alum, which is the amount
to be added TO one gallon of water. The
oId-fashioned teaspoon holds about 40
drops; the new spoons, however, hold
about seventy drops. Hence, a modern
teaspoon, scant full will be about the
right amount to add to every gallon of
water to be filtered.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-07-22
AGRICULTURE.


/ IT SHOULD be more generally known
that millet is one OF the most valuable
crops for farmers of New England who
iesire to increase the productive cspac-
lty of their farms. There are several
varieties named In botanical lists, but
there are only three that are generally
known in New England. The seeds
men designate them as Hungarian miliet
1r Hungarian grass, German or golden
nillet, and common or white millet.
The German or golden millet is ten to
fifteen days later than either OF the
others, and Is capable of much larger
yield. The seeds are very nearly round,
and of a bright golden color. The
plant easily reaches height of four to
four and half feet; has broad leaves,
large, heavy, plume shaped head, sup
ported upon q strong stem which sell
iom lodges, except the ground Is
excessively rich and moist. We have
grown 1t at the rate of four or more tons
per acre, of cured hay, that was 80
heavy us to severely test the powers OF
the moving machine in cutting 1t,
while it was the hardest crop to cut
with scythe that we ever attempted to
cut, the sheath of the lower leaves be-
ing generally dry at harvest time. and
often more or less gritty after showery
weather. We have cut stalks that re-
sembled corn in size quite as much as
grass yet, in good weather, golden
millet cures readily and makes very e1-
,elIent hay. Being later than the other
mIllets, 1t should be sown as early as
the first or middle of June, in order to
orlng the harvest in the season for good
nay weather.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-07-22
HUMOROUS.

A PHILADELPHIA drummer FOR q gro
Gerry house had long sighed to make a
certain grocer in a certain Pennsylvania
city his customer, but he always arrived
too early or too late. Finally, last fall,
the drummer walked into the store and
said:
See here, Mr.. Salter, why don't you
give fellow a show? 'sH / do well
this trip I'm to have my salary raised,
well. I'm glad of that"
"And if they raise my salary | shall
get married"
'That's right"
"Now, then, you are perfectly good,
and want you to hslp me out with a
big order, 1t will be a favor l shall
never forget.
.'Well. if you put 1t on those grounds,
l shalt give you an order, feeling it my
duty to help young man along,
He gave al order amounting to about
S4 600 failed inside of two weeks, and
the firm hopes to receive 80 per cent.
of Its claim.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-07-22

-Tdke ali the Kidney and Liver
Medicines,
Take all the Blood purifiers,
Take all the Dyspepsia and Indigestion
cures,
Take all the Ague, Fever and bilious
specifics,
Take all the Brain and Nerve force
reUiCerS,
Take all the Great health restorers.
In short, take all the best qualities OF all
these, and the-best,
-Qudtitiey Of all the best medicines In
the world, and you will find that-fop
-Bitters have the best curative qualities
and powers of all-eoRoentrdted in them,
And that they will cure when any or
all of these. singly or combined. Fail III '
"A thorough trial will give positive
proof Of this.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-07-22

SPONGE PUDDING. together Il
quarter of pound OF fiour and three
ounces of sugar, mix with two gilIs Of
cold milk; stir over the range until
smooth and thick. Now add two ounee 5
of creamei butter and whisk into it the
well-beaten yelks of eight eggs. Beat
up the whites of the eggs TO stiff
foam and work it into the batter. Pour
the mixture into custard cups, set them
IN pan of hot water and bake to u
light brown, serve with vanilla sance.
Vanilla Sauce-Put half pint of milk
III a small saucepan; when hot add the
whisked yelks of three eggs and stir
until II is of the consistency of custard /;
remove it from the fire. and when it
cool add a teaspoonful OF vanilla extra t
and the beaten whites of two eggs.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-07-22

The greatest calamity that can befaII
a confirmed smoker is to have his cher
ished meerschaum broken, as frequently
happens by q fall or other accident.
When this happens, the fractured idol
is generally taken to jewelers. and the
dismembered parts rejoined by means of
silver bands. This, of course, is expen.
sive, but when was the time that Yam
kee couId not overcome difficulties
this sort at trifiing cost? The Bidde-
ford, Me-, Journal relates that smok-
er of that place happi ned to drop a
handsome meerschaum pipe from his
knees to the floor, and the stem
parted in the middle His friends
Immediately expressed their sympathy
with him, but the man was not the least
disturbed by the disaster. He simply
drew his knife from his pocket, extract
ed blood from his arm with one OF the
keen blades, and rubbing the broken
ends of the pipe in the fluid placed them
together, and laid the article on a table
to dry. 1t was novel experiment, but
it is said that 1t will work successfully
every time, and that if pipe is once
broken and cenented with blood il will
never again part in the same place.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-07-22

THE importance of keeping the stable
clean during the summer cannot be too
strongly urged, to insure the health and
comfort of the horses. The ammonia
which escapes from both the solid and
liquid excrement in the warm weather
becomes offensive and unhealthy both
for the horses and stable attendants.
The flies always collect about stables
which are unclean. and worry the poor.
tired horses about as much as their
work does. The stable should be kept
clean and dark, and some means of rid
ding it of flies should be put into OPERA
ton before they become so thick.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-07-22

MONEY IN THE GARDES.-A well kept
half-acre in garden-truck will furnish
half the living of the farmers family.
An lll-kept one is a costly nuisance, A
good garden should have, If possible,
variety of land warm and early, and moist
aud la'e TO give early and late crops.
Ii should be well Grained iftoo wet, and
should be cleared from stones, SO that
the plow can be run deep and without
being obstructed in its course. If any
lacd will pay for heavy manuring it Is
the land used for a garden. Rich land
will often push the crops along faster
than the myriads of insects can destroy
them. Plant nearly or quite everything
In rows, far enough apart for the horse
and cultiTator 10 run between them.
This Will make the garden cultivation
little more expensive than the cultivass
ton of field crops.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-07-22

HOMEMADE oatmeal crackers are
nice, and 1t is really go little trouble tC
make them, that almost any mother OF
cook can get time to try this rule: ~e
one pint of tine oatmeal with one gill q
water; alter mixing as well as you ca
take 1t out OF the dish on the kneadiD"
board, on which you have scatteIe
plenty of the dry meal; roll ont and C
in squares with sharp knife. Ii
crackers should be rolled very thi,
hese should be baked IN a slow over
aud after you are sure they are do
leave the oven door open to allow ther
20 dry. Salt should not be omitted.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-07-22
Hardened Liver.

Five years ago | broke down with idney
and liver complaint and rheumatism.
Since then have been unable TO be about
at all My liver became hard like wood
my limbs were puffed up and flied with
water
All the best physicians agreed that moth
Ing could cure me. / resolved to try Hop
Bitters; | have used seven bottles; the
hardness has all gone from my liver, the
swelling from my limbs, and it has icorkee
a miracle in my case; otherwise l would
have been now in my grave.
j. W. MoREY, Buffalo, Oct. |, 1881.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-07-22

IN TIE German Agricultural Institute
at Halle much attention is paid to i'm
proving breeds of domestic animals.
Crossing of the domestic sheep with the
mouffl0n, or wild sheep of Corsica, has
been so successful to the fourth genera
ton that it is now supposed that the
mouffion is the ancestor of the domes-
ticated hocks. Additional light is ex-
pected to be thrown upon the subject
by the recent accession in the garden of
two new pairs of wild sheep, the Ameri-
can "bighorn" and a Persian species,
neither OF which have ever before been
seen in Europe alive. Experiments as
to crossing these with domestic breeds
will be begun at once.