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The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-08-21

Some OF the Advantages They Present ia
south America.

Traveller in the Lancet
Beds are occupied night after night,
year after year, by divers persons in
sickness and in health, in SUMNER heat
and ygintar's cold. and as to when bed
ding is remade and purified, eacn one
can Judge by his own experience. Com
pare this with the use of the South
American hammock, which requires
only a stout blanket inside, and in win
ter a wooden sleeping dress ais well OF
suitable make, i. o., drawers, socks q
a loose jacket, all periodically washable.
The sanitary difference becomes at once
startling to those who have never con-
sidered the subject before. The South
American hammock is made OF the
6bres OF the young leaves of the tia
palm (Mauritia iexuose), so woven that
it Yields to every movement and
projection Of the body in every di-
rection the weight of the body estab-
fishes its WI support, the same as In
chairs with the loose anyass backs.
Hammocks are very easy to get into
and out OF, and one cannot fall out OF
them when asleep. They should be
swung the same distance from the
ground as the seat Of a chair. They
form an excellent seat. Sitting down,
one draws the back of the hammock up
as high as one may desire. The proper
way to get into a h~ammoek-for there
is q proper WAYS first to sit down on
it and then throw the legs up and the
back down, wrapping yourself up in
it's soft, elastic and ample folds. The
best way to lie is crossways. The posi-
ton can be varied in three or four ways.
The writer has passed general nights in
such a hammock and blanket, exposed
to the damps Of a South American for
est, and risen perhaps more refreshed
than If he had slept in q bed. For
bedridden people their use would be in
valuable. Those who have been con-
fined to q bed or water bed for three or
four months know how fatiguing and
disgusting they become. In many
cases in hospitals such hammocks would
be real sanitary appliances. The ham
mock I have comes from the Essequibo
Indians in British Guinea. { do not
know why q similar mode of open weav
ing (more like knitting, without the
knott OF some material having the mel
low feeling Of the rush used in rush
bottomed chairs could not be managed
in this country.
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O windl IF thou should find d grave,
BY every h..nlan love forgot
Who're sleeps some lonely soldier brave,
Sigh softly Ger the spot
Rustic the wild, long grasses there,
And through thy chambers vast awake
The echoes OF his parting prayer
Who died for Freedoms sake.
o Birdt Your morning mass sing there
There, in the dawning gray and dim;
And in the cleaning still and fair
Sing there your vesper hymn.
Over that aforementioned grave
Al sweet memorial make;
IT Is n soldiers, true and brave,
Who died for Freedoms sake,
o, Asphodel and Towering Yinel
o, fair Wild Roses, white and redl
In the long grasses intertwine
A garland fer the dead.
With tears Of dew at dawning dim
Your saddest, sweetest, offering make;
For flowers may weep and die for him,
Who died for Freedoms sake.
Take roses in both hands, and strew
The graves of those to honor known;
But, oh! one tender thought is due,
To him who died alonel
Alone, with none but God TO see
The young brave soul his bondage break
And yet, he fought for Liberty,
And died for Freedoms sake
amelia Z. Barr, In the Independent
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over his face. Is it possible, I thought,
that this old sea dog.is a little bit gone
in this quarter himselfg
"He gave me plenty of time to think
before he made any --erbaI comment on
my announcement. His words were:
pray, sir, have you spoken to the
lady on the subject of your hopesT"
"'Not yet, captain
"'Has she given you any encourage
ment to think that the love you say
you feel is returned by her?'"
"tNo, captain, but she has been very
kind to me, and has talked to me a
great deal, and seemed to like to have
me talk to her."
"'And on these faint grounds you
base your hopesgp
II didn't at all like the tone in which
lie made that remark, and / was about
to reply a little h~aughtily. IsEpposa
he saw the expression on my face, and
he stopped me from speaking by hold
ing up his hand.
DON'T say any more, Captain Ham
ilton. fought to have stopped you be-
fore. I couldn't possibly marry you to
the lady,
why not, Captain Smith? 2 / asked,
rather warmly.
Because, sir, L couldn't very well
marry you to my own wife"
What? I almost shrieked.
My wife, he answered firmly. Il
en- sorry you should be placed in so un-
pleasant a position. 1t is partly my
fault, but much more that of your own
youth and rashness. You are an Off
Ger and a gentleman, and will respect
the secret / am obliged to contide in
youY
81 felt so utterly crushed that / was
scarcely sensible Of where / was. Ger.
tainly / did not fully understand all he
YVES saying, but ] managed to retain
sense enough to bow my head in sign
of assent.
81 was married. said the captain,
when I was last home, to Miss Latimer,
who was left an orphan under unusually
sad circumstances and surroundings.
She dreadedto be left in England alone.
The owners of this line do not
allow their captains to have
their wives with them even as passen-
gers. We therefore decided to keep U
marriage secret, and my wife booked as
q passenger under her maiden name.
Not a soul on beard except yourself
knows the truth. TRUST to you takeep
it sacred, for Idont want to retire yet
for 9 voyage or two
81 am sure / don't know how / got
from his cabin to my own, but once in
the latter, I belted the door and never
came out till the next morning. / can't
tell if the captain ever confided TO his
wife what took place in his cabin, but /
sometimes fancied 7 could see in her
face. when her eyes fell on me, an ex-
preston of mingled pity and amusement
that / never noticed there before. One
thing / was sure of, however, and that
was when / became more familiar with
her / did not think her quite SO pretty
as / did at first
when the Winchester touched at
st. Helena I arranged with Captain
Smith hat ] should go ashore there,
and wait for the next vessel of Greene's
line. We made i'll health and the need
of land air the excuse.
THAT time in the captains cabin was
the most awkward moment / ever knew.
7 suppose / am the only fellow who
ever asked a man to marry him to bis
own wife. At any rate, if there is
another, he has my sympathy"
Julian MAGNUs.
# - wt
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A Pet Grow pies Of sorrow.

George M. Doll, q Mill Greek farmer,
a few years ago caught a young crow,
which he raised, and, by perseverance,,
succeeded in teaching it to say q great
many things. The pet was called Jim, "
and he was made 50 much of by Mr.. and
Mrs Doll. who were childless, that he
seemed almost human. Six months ago
Mr.. Doll sicKened, and In d couple Of
weeks died of pneumonia. "Jim" sat on
q chair beside his master during his en-
tire illness, and, when the hour of dis
solution approached, "Jim" joined his
mistress in her lamentations and re-
peatedly said, 20, dear George and
similar endearing things. After NJ.
Dolls spirit had gone the pet crow
hoped up onto the pillow and gave
vent to the most piteous cries. The
grief stricken-bird refused to leave it's
master, and after the body was cofined
flew up onto tie lid and gazed sorrow
fully down through the glass at the fear
lures Of the dead, breaking out repeat
eddy in such expressions as, Poor
George" etc.
@Jim" refused food and could not be
forced from his perch until the casket
was closed. When the casket was borne
from the house "Jim" flew after it utter
ing shrilI noises indicative Of extreme
anguish. AS the funeral procession
moved off the crow followed, lowering
over the hearse and q portion of the
time was perched upon it. AT the
cemetery he few upon the top of q
monument close by the open grave, and
remained there till the body Of his mas
ter was covered from sight. After the
concourse Of sorrowfng friends had
turned away from the grave Jim" few
down upon 1T and gave vent to the most
pitiful cries Of distress. AT night he
came flying home, tired and cold. Next
morning bright and early he flew off in
the direction Of the cemetery and was
found there futtering and stalking
up and down the side Of the grave like
q sentinel on duty. Day after day he re-
turned to the grave Of his dead.
One day, three months after the death
Of Dir. Doll, the hired man, Fred
Dwell, was finally kicked by q horse,
and on the morning of the funeral Jim"
rode to the cemetery on the hearse and
from that day never returned, but day
in and day out, through the severest
weather. he might have been found
there keeping his silent vigils over the
grave which held all that was dear to
him. Mrs. Doll had q comfortable
house built for "Jimp and daily q mss-
senger carried food to him. aJim's"
demonstrations Of sorrow gave way to
silent grief, and his tender cries for
Poor George" were substituted by sup
pressed means. His appetite began to
decrease, and his glossy black feathers
which he used to dress with SO much
care were neglected entirely. Sunday,
when the widow went with friends TO
view the grave Of her husband she was
almost overcome 10 find poor MJimg
lying with his wings spread out cold
and lifelees upon tie head or the grave.
d victim AZ uncomfortable and ooiisnm
INK grief that could not be assuaead.
t'm1 hAa bern faithful TIL death
ErIe rtnn. Dispatch 10 tha r~l6xoI&63
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AIN AWKWARD MOMENT.

Harper's Weekly.
You must have been in some pretty
tight places ut different times, Roger.
We know what you got the cross for,
but / suppose that the chances were
often very nearly as heavy against you"
The man who made this remark was
serted opposite his friend before the
cheerful fire in the smoking-room of a
London military club. Both had the
bronzed faces and prematurely grizzled
hair which betokens long ~sojourns I'M
der almost topical skies. The who
had been addressed as Roger" was
slightly the elder, and upon his broad
chest bore the tiny scrap Of ribbon that
indicated that the wearer had won that
most priced of English decorations, the
Victoria Gross. he did not reply for a
minute or two to his companions words.
Apparently they had called up many
"reminiscences, few of which were agree
able, but at last a smile lighted up his
features, and he said:
eyes, old boy; I've very often thought
my life wasn't going to last a second
longer; but the most awkward moment
/ ever putin wasn't in the field"
"No? Then / presume it was when
you we're besieged in the Residency
during the Mutiny?'
at wasn't in action at all. 1t was on
board shissn
Wreck? z.
"No. That is to say, the ship wasn't
wrecked, but / thought I was"
"Tell me about it."
9Well / don't mind. It's twenty
years ago, and the telling cant hurt any
one now. Still, you will understand
that the names / shall give you are not
the true ones, and you must promise
not to try to find out what those
were."
aAll right. I'll be content with the
story"
"Here goes, them" said Roger, set
thing himself back in his chair. ut oc-
Cured just after we'd finished up the
last Of those black devils. I had pretty
nearly got over the wounds / received
in the affair for which the Queen gave
nae the cross, and I reported myself as
fit for duty. The colonel, however,
bless his old heart! wouldn't hear Of it,
and insisted on my taking a years
leave. There was no canal IN those
days, and the pleasantest way of going
home then-and ] don't know that ii
isn't now-was bv one of the fine clip
per ships round the Cape. / was for
tunate enough to get a cabin to myself
on board the Winchester, of Greene's
line. The purser. Watson, 1 had met
at some mess dinners IN Calcutta. and
he PROMISED to make things as pleasant
as possible. We had vexy few passen-
gers, mostly mvalided officers, two
or three civilians, and four ladies.
7 saw three Of the ladies on deck
when we sailed, and none of them i'm
pressed me as being specially charm
ing. The captain. whose name was,
we'll say, John Smith, looked like one
Of the regular navy. He wore a uni
form and sword, and was very severe Of
aspect and stiff in bearing. / found
out afterward that he was a regular
martinez, and the half dozen midship-
men and the minor officers stood In con-
siderable awe Of him. On my being
introduced, he favored me with q
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-08-21
SHOOTS BUFFALO.
A sample Texas Yarn--sona Of Ananias
on Their MettIe.

there is something about the atmOs-
phere of E livery stable that has d
stimulating effect on the imagination.
There is more transformations lying
done by old men who SIT around in
hide bottom chairs, IN rne snade m
front Of Texas livery stables. chewing
tobacco and whittling sticks, than ID
all the Court-houses in the country,
On this occasion therewas several old
frosty-faced veterans Of pre-adamic
Texas, swapping yarns about killing
Mexicans and Indians, and hunting
buffalos and mustangs. They seemed
to lie without the slightest effort.
Mendaeity seemed TO roll out Of their:
mouth bythemile. Iafso noticed that
when any Of them told q particularly
tough lie, the others seemed panied,
and Immediately one ofthem wouldget
off a muciS tougher yarn.
One Of them was q white bearded old
son OF Ananias by the Eame Of Demp-
sey. He was a stage driver by probes
sion. There was another old fellow
with brindle hair and q long red nose
named Smoot. These two seemed to
be rivals in the business Of manufactur-
ins aeasts;es imprnhahilities
Ever been out on the headwaters Of
the Nueces?" asked Smoot.
"a thousand times, / reckon. kill
ed and skeIped a Krankaway Injun
right at 1T the teri Gle IN 1897. HAl
was a trife W eight feet high. His
skelp was as big as a door mat said
Dempsey, carelesslyy
eff he was a Karankaway, he must
have only been a boy. All the Karan-
kaway bucks / ever shot averaged
about nine feet. Well, as I was going
to say, / had O. narrer escape from q
buffalo out thar in 1891. Ireckonthar
was a million of EN- out thar
There was more than that when
was out thar said Dempsey, picking
up a stick to whittle.
AS I was saying, just for the fun Of
it | thought / would shoot off d buSa-
los tail just two inches fromh biz body.
He was a caYortin' around, and
switchin' his tail aabout 30 / didn't
Il max ffaassseehh ef 9 shot. [ shot it on
two and q half from his body"
Dempsey y6wned like a cavern and
replied. =
"You must have been mighty awk-
ard with a shootin iron to miss an
easy shotlikethat u / WAS arans
ger with Jack Hayes, fused to folles up
a buffaler and shoot the COW ticks off
of him without techin' him.
IL had fewer and aQer when / shot
that bufaler bulls tail of, exclaimed
Dempsey, "and I had just taken about
half q pound Of quinine, and my hands
war q leetle shaky. AS soon as 1 shot
Off that bulls tail, he turned and caln5
at me In a hurry SO ] made for the
nearest tree"
II have had the same thing happen
TO me q billion times, I reckon. The
butfaler caught you on his horns, and
chucked you up in the tree, didnst he9D
Interrupted Dempsey, who was anxious
to head off the impending lie, which
threatened to be Il whopper.
1--WE had EN- do that to me, too"
resumed Dempsey. but this onedruv
his horns siz inches into the tree on
both sides of me, and be couldn't get
them out again. Thar Twas pinnedto
the tree, and SO was the buifniieer !
warn't hurt a bit, ard the buffaler
couldn't get away
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5 rather n delicate
to ask you some
on boardy
/, SIR, he answered.
do you ask Do
at in IRONS for in.
tain. The letters
to use r of q
Htrimonial ones.
lyr he exclaimed,
"a his lace ugnt-
suick sympathy
I've lost your
! sit gers? Pray
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are Anu AtN
Heart rs go any
thirty yen timer. :
nom its use came
Cambridge. Ma
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Affair. In West Washington.

REsIGNED.-At meeting on Monday Of the
BOARD OF directors of the Georgetown gas-light
company MIR. w. +. Seymour resigned the once
OF president and treasurer of the company, and
;: Thomas Brown was elected his successor.
Mr.. seymour was subsequently elected direc-
new WAREHoUsE-Messrs Cropley, Bo-
teller q Champion, fertilizers, on NJ street, are
125 feet by SO feet, on the old fish wharf at the
loot OF Potomac street, to cost in the neighbor-
GRAIN RECEIprs.-Canal boats veale and
Leigh arrived with 100 bushels Of corn for
hartley Bros
built stationary incline, ID feet long, at their
boat hOuse.-There are numerous dead ami
mails lying on the streets in this place awaiting
FAREWELL TO A PAsroR.-A pleasant en-
tertainment was given last night at the NJ. p.
Parsonage Par by the members Of that church for
Rev. F. I. Tagg, who has been selected as mis-
siOnary to all of the conferences, and who was
at this entertainment the recipient Of a num-
Der of useful and ornamental presents. The
evening was enlivened by vocal and instrument
tai music and refreshments were served.
TEMPERATURE AND CONDITION OF WATER AT
GA.M.-Great Falls, temperature, Al; condition,
3; receiving reservoir, temperature, 40; condE
ton at north connection, 8; south connection.
6; distributing reservoir ten perature, 4S; condi-
ton at infiuent gate house, 5: ethuent gate
house, 8.
ELoPED WITH HIS AUNT.-A few minutes be-
fore the departure of the north-bOund train from
of Mr.. Robert Parsons, accompanied by the lat
ter's nephew, Edwd. Parsons, arrived at the
railroad station. Just after his wife had board
ed the train and as young Parsons was follow
ing her into the car Mr.. Robert Parsons rode up
to the station, seized his nephew and pulled
him to the platform, where desperate strug-
gle followed. The men fought fiercely, and the
combat did not cease until the train was NOV.
ing of, when young Parsons felled his uncle
and, breaking through the crowd that had as
sembled, ran after and jumped aboard the
train, on which Mrs. Parsons had remained.
is Il respectable farmer, about thirty years of
age, and lives not far from Lewes. He has been
married Onya few years, and has always lived
happily with his wife who is a beautiful woman
of about twenty-one. They have one child. Ed
ward Parsons, the nephew, is q handsome
young man of about twenty-five years, and has
been the mail-carrier from Lewes to Rehoboth.
He had been living with his uncle. He pur-
chased tickets for himself and Mrs. Parsons for
Philadelphia.
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SILKS. SILKS, S,LKs,r

FANCY SILKS. 31i2c
toLoRED SILKS Garnet, Green and Blue Soc
81. ~'' eou'e" '"
cOlORED SILKS, excellent quality, real cash value
81 reduced to .oc
ELACk SILKS, VERY FINE QUALITY actual
value 81, reduced To Sl.5O. Special bargain.
HANDSOME BROCADE SILKS in Cream Pink
Blue and White, reduced 70 ST.
Nuns N14iLING pure wool. widest double width
IN cream. Pink. Hlue and Black, 31i2c
COLORED AND BLACK SATINS Soc
COLORED SILK NELVETS, ST.
HANDSOME BRDcADE BLACK SILK VEL
Wis Cheap 81 s.. DO, reduced to 81 so
BkOCADE COLOBED SILK VELVETS 81
BLACK CASHMERE SHAWLS, pure wool 81 so
FRUIT OF TIE LOOM BLEACHED COTTON
(aciuai cost Sc. >'
NEW YORK MILLS SHEErING, widest and
very best, actual cost 25c ~
LADIES CLOTH sUITINo; in Grey and BROWN
one yard and halt wide immense width :,-l.c
Beautiful New style BROCADE DRESS GOODS ALI
colOrs IL yards for 81 30. 49,
BLEACHED TABLE DAMASK all pure linen Az
CARRIERS
III MARKET SPACE
Hh-f Near the corner of 9TH street.
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THE PIANO EXCHANGE. at 400 9th street,
another column. Fair, honest dealing with
their many customers has given this house an
enviable reputation. and the advantages in
prices they give to their customers in new and
secondhand pianos, being from $50 to- S1UO
less than other houses fO- the same grade of
instruments, has brought them large and
increasing trade If You are thinking OF buying
be sure and see the elegant stock in their hand
some warerOOmS.
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SNEEzE.
sNEEZE!.

SNEEZE, until your head seems ready to fly of: I'M
I'll your nose and eyes discharge excessive quantities
ofthin irritating watery fluid until your head aches;
mouth and throat parched and blood at fever heat
This is an Acute Catarrh and is instantly relieved by
single dose and permanently cured by bottle of
SANFORD's RADICAL CURE FOR CATARRH,
Complete Treatment with Inhaler 81.
One bottle Radical Cure, one box Catarrh Solvent
and one Improved Inhaler, in one package, may now
be had of all druggists Tor 81. Ask for SANFORD's
RADICAL CURE
The only absolute specific we know of"-1Eed
1tnes THE best we have found in lifetime suffer
lnG'-Iaer. Or. WiGgt Boston. after q long strug-
sic with Catarrh the RADICAL CURE has conquered
Rr s. ". Monroe, Lelcis5ugh, Pa. II have not
found case that it did not relieve "-Andreu
Lee. Manchester Mass
POfIER DRUG AND CHEMICAL CO.. BOSTON.
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DRY GOODS.
EAsrER OrEx1xa.
SEADNN PERRY

SEATON PERRY.
SUCCESSOR To PERRY & BRorHER,,
WILL OPEN on EASTER MONDAY AN EIE-
CANT ASSORTMENT OF
PARIS EMBROIDERED CASHMERE FICHUS
NEW IMPORTED BEADED AND BRoCADFD
GRANADINE WRAPS. NISITES AND ENGLISH
WALKING JACKETS.
BLACK IMPORTED JERSEYS from 81 10 So
NEW SILK, CiCDD and CASHMERE SHAWIS
ALL THE LATEST AND MOST APPRoEEp
AND CARRIAGE SHADES
"CONF1NED STYLES" IN JERSEY AND INDIA
SILKS; EMBRoIDERED PoNGEIS AND LOUIS
"EXCLCsIVE NOVELTIES IN PLAIN AND
FANCY FRENCH DRESS TEXTURES.
SPECIAL OFFERING" OF BLACK AND COL
oKED SIRAHS. RHADAMfS AND GRoS
GRAIN Silks at 81. -. % and 81 80.
NOVELTIES IN EMBROIDERED. BLOCK PAT
TERMS AND REVERE HEMSTIT'HED La
DIES LINEN CAMRRIC HANDKERCHIEFS
GENUINE Z. Z. FRENCH COl.SETS.
NEW SILK, Isle THREAD AND COTTON
HOSIERY FOR LADIES AND CHILDREN.
IMMENSE STOCK OF NEW WHITE GOODS
AND PRINTED WASH FABRICS
CHOICE DESIGNS IN PRINTED PURE LINEN
LAWNS.
100 PIECES ANDERsoN's GENUINE SCOTCH
ZEPHYR GINGUANS.
PLAIN, CHECKED AND FIGURED FRENCH
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Ee-CHDICE GOODS PLAIN FIGURES AND
CORRECT PRICES
SEATON PERRY,
Perry Building,
Pennsylvania ave, 9th ST.
Established 1S40. apa
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AnlUsesnenis Tonight. ..t
ALBAUGus OPERA HoUsE.-Haverley' Min
strels-
FoRD'S OPERA HOUSE.-The LeopOlds.
MARISIs HALI.-Conccrt in aid OF Little Sis
tiers of the Poor 4.
WILLARD uALL.-Concert by Sellka Quar-
tette.
THEATER CONIQUE.-Earicty.
HEROES NUsEUM.-"Eip Van Winkle.''
DIME MCSECM.-. Under the Gaslight"