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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-20

LETTERS FROM THE GOVERNORS.
IT Is a woll.known fact that PoSp's TX.
TRACT Is used and recommended by more
dlstingui shed people than any preparation
or remedy extant.
II IL used In tho household 81 tho presi.
dent rs well as that OF the humhlest citizen;
by members Of the army aud the navy, the
lar and the Bench, the pulpit aud the press
AL ranks and classes Of people. To further
illustrate this fact We append a few 81 tho
more recent letters from Governors Of diner.
ent States;
Tho Governor OF New Hampshire.
GENTLEMEN have used PoSDs RxrnAcr
In my family for several years, and hayo
found Il q most desirable and valuable
remedy. Yours truly,
Dec 3, 81. MOODY cuRRIER.
Tho Governor of Pennsylvnnia.
0ESrs: PoSp's EXTRACT has been a valued
reliance in our family for several year., &c.
pecially In relieving the aches, sprains and
bruises Incident 10 children.
Very truly yours,
Nov. 80, 81. JAMS A. Beaver
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-20

poxn's rrTnAcr IL invaluable for al kinds
OF Pain. Inflammation ana liemorrhagcs.
Esseiisnes ,Hri,f i-ddiisH. B,cdrs u e0rt.-
LI lsliaii0HI q PoSb's ENTRAcT.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-20
Tho Governor OF New Hampshire.
Tho Governor Of Pennsyivnnia.
Tn. Governor Of New Jersey.

Dian sra: I have Tor many years used
poND's RNIRACr, and have derived great ben.
eft and relief thercfrOm. Yours truly,
Dec. Q, 81. Il 5. GREEN.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-08-18
Hoodwinking Chinese Ghosts.

A Chinaman seems 10 combine with
fear of spirits marvellous faith in their
stupidity, as witnessed by the expedi-
ents he adopts to circumvent and de-
ccive them. He apparently attributes
to them, among other things, Curl
Gus incapacity for recognizing their
claims upon their own people if only
they can be got to enter upon the spir-
itual existence on the grounds of others.
In such case the penalty of any ne
glect will most probably be visited on
these latter unfortunate persons. 1t is
they who had better provide the funer-
nj and pay the expense of it, lest the
spirit, starved and piqued, should re-
turn to the place whence he had set
out to wrcak his vengeance. An incl
dent that occurred in the experience of
Shanghai missionary somewhat
amusingly illustrates n bold attempt to
remove altogether the risk that men
ordinarily provide against by their an
cestor worship: The missionary was
sitting. one cold winter evening. at his
study table. A servant came in and
informed his master that dead man
had been found in the garden. The
missionary went out to look into the
matter. Sure enough, under the wall
of the garden lay human body, loose
" covered over with straw. An Geo.
nomical family had evidently brought
the dying man and laid him there that
they might save themselves the expen-
scs of the funeral by throwing them on
the foreign missionary, and the ruling
passion of thrift had further dictated
the substitution of a covering of straw
for his personal clothing. The mission
ary felt the body all over and found it
already cold; but, on the chance of
their being life left, he had it carried
indoors, where he poured down his
throat dose of patent medicine in
which he had great faith, at the same
time ordering more straw to be thrown
upon it. He then returned to his study.
Some time later he thought he would
go and see how his corpse patient was
getting on. On this second examina-
ton he fancied he detected faint SIGN
of life in the region of the heart. More
of the patent medicine was given and
more straw. To make n long story
short, the dead man came to life again
and stood up in all his naked dignity
of manhood. Well, the missionary, who
was IA particularly tall and large man,
rugged out the little Chinaman as best
he could in clothes from his own ward
robe, and, rs soon as he was well
enough, sent him back to his loving
wife and tilial sons. AS he approached
the house some of the latter saw and
recognized him, Notwithstanding the
strangencsS of his garb, and, being sim
cere believers in the doctrine of trans
migration, rushed to their mother, cry
ing aloud that their father had come
back again to earth, and that this time
lie had been born foreigncr."--N. I.
Com. -idCcrtiSer.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-08-18
The Chigger.

when | WAS down on the mosquito
coast i'll Central America. | found the
country there an earthly paradise but
Tor one thing. There was no snakes
That | saw, no tIrantulas. no wasps, no
poisonous enemy of man but ono, and
that one was the chiggcr. | think |
know more about the chi~ger than any
man in America. One day | felt 4
shght pain in the second toe of my
right foot. thought it was an in
growing nail. The pain was at the
right corner of the nail and | paid lit
tie attention to it. In day or two the
toe had swcllcd to double its size and |
became alarmed. | took all sorts of
medical advice, and finally ! became con-
Nlnced that had accumulated chigmer
which is IN insect about rs big as the
point of a pin, which works its way
under the skin, usually near u toe-nail.
AS soon rs it finds Il lodgmcnt it laws
countless number off eggs, each of
which turns out chigger which bores
Iurther IN and lays more eggs, all in Il
few hours. Each of these new chir-
gers repeats the family programme
and lays thousands of eggs, so that if
the sufferer is not very careful he can
easily lose toe, n foot, or even leo.
The multiplication of the chigger is
something almost incredible, and when
1t once has found a secure location the
pam Is like nothing except continual
spaSm of toothachc. 1t was three
months before ! could get the ehigger
out OF my foot. and four months before
l could wear shoe Talk about
WaSps, or spiders, or snakes! | would
readily back the chiggcr to do more
real execution in given time than any
enemy which man has yet been able to
iind III the whole line of animated
nature. Col. Pit DOMAIN of Dakota.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-08-18

they don't mind bit of dust. A pol
ished floor and the most perfect system
of ventilation attainable could not add
to their enjoyment.
The homesteaders are very honest.
You can leave house unlocked Mt all
times and your stores are perfectly
safe-with theexception of what liquor
you may have on hand for medicinal
purposes. In other words. the home
steader will steal whisky every time.
AS class they are neighborly, kind to
one in distress. and exceedingly hos
pitablc.
But it must not be supposed that all
homesteaders live in dugouts or sleep
SIX or seven in room; such experience
es attach to the first year or two of
frontier life more than to any later pc
riod. Many slightly, commodious, and
comfortable sod houses have been
built. The walls are usually two feet
in thickness, the roof shingled, doors
and windows set into the walls, and
the house plastered inside, sometimes
outside, altogether making very neat
and desirable residence. These struc-
lures. too. arc free from the annoyan-
ces of dugouts, in which are found all
manner of insects and rodents. Occa-
sionally rattlesnakc will burrow
through the earthen sides. and coil
himself snugly in the bcdclothes, where
You will find him on IA cool morning
Such intrudcrs are rare, but there are
some people who strenuously object to
even rare visits Of this sort; such are
usually energetic enough to get out of
the old house and into II new one be-
fore spending many months in an
abode SO uncomfortably near to ma
lures heart. .-Frank H. Spcdrmaa, IN
HarpCr'S MdgdziRe.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-08-18
CARRIED BY UNCLE SAM.
A Snake sent Through the Mails Scarcs n
Lady Nearly to Death,

The mailing of merchandise, samples,
and other things has reached such an
extent that wouldn't be surprised at
any time to see a man come in and
ask if he can mail ton of coal to San
Francisco. A great many things are
+, sent by would-be jokers. A short time
ago fashionable uptown lady re-
ceived a neatly done-up and pcrfumcd
package from point in Virginia. On
opening it garter snake jumped out
and ran across the floor. The lady
screamed, and when some of the other
members of the family went to her
rescue she was standing on Il CENTER
table and the snake was coilcd up on
sofa. a few days ago when mail
| pouch was opened a small diamond
back tcrrapin crawlcd out. The little
reptile was carried TO Mr.. Gus Wariield,
who placed it on his desk 1t crawled
about quite actively for while, and
then pulled in its head and feet and
went to sleep. Mr.. Wariield placed it
on the desk of one of the clerks who
had gone out for lunch. When the
clerk returned he noticed the terrapin
and thought it was paper-weight,
and went on working. In few min
utcS the terrapin awole. stretched out
its head, and crawled over the clerks
paper rs If TO see what he was writ
ing. The young man had never seen
live terrapin before, and, still think
lng that it was a new-fanglcd paper
weight, he picked it up to make a
closer inspection. Somehow his right
thumb got caught in the terrapin's
mouth, and part of it stayed there.
de now knows what tcrrapin is. but
is very careful about inspecting new
designs in paper-weights. On re-
cent occasion Il box full of lizards was
found in one of the pouches. They
were thrown out.
Very frequently commission men re-
cciye samples of all kinds of grain and
other farm products with INQUIRIES
concerning their value. Often in the
spring samples of Strawberries are sent
this way, but on their arrival they are
generally mashed into pulp. Hand
some bouquets frequently make their
way through the mails. but on arriving
at their destination they are usually
crushed and worthless. 4 watermelon
came from Florida few DAYS ago
addressed To a man on Platt street.
The carrier who took it down had the
misfortune to drop it just as he entered
the owners door, but it made no differ
ence, as ii was green, anyway. Small
orders of any kinds of goods are sent
in every direction all over the country.
The mcanest trick ever played in this
direction was when the envelopes for
hospital day were collected. MANY of
them were not stamped and rs the de-
partmcnt had been requested not to
stamp worthless ones they were opened
and found to contain peanut hulls,
bugs, sand, pieces of matches. potato
parngs, scraps of paper, pieces of
bacon rind, horn buttons, tin, etc.
One of the most annoying things TO
the officials was candy and recently a
line was drawn there That is. a rule
was adopted that candy should be put
up i'll such Il manner that it could not
get loose among the other matter
Formerly nearly every pouch contained
a broken box of candy and lot of
sticky letters. - baltimore Herdld.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-08-18
EARLY HOMESTEAD CLAIMANTS.
no" The Pioneers of The West Berln
Life-rhe Dug-out.

| 10 begin with, the habitation cf the
homesteader is either IA dugout or a
| house built of squares of sod taken
from the prairic-Ncbraska or Kansas
! brick, as they are facetiously termed.
Inc dugout consists of 4 hole dug in
| the side Of n canon or any sort of a
depression on the prairie which will
| serve as Il wind-brcak This hole is
rooted across, about on n level with
the prairie, with inch boards, and
these are covered with sod. A foot or
so of stove-pipe protruding from the
roof IS the sole indication of a human
habltation. One room generally serves
all the purposes of the homesteader
and his family. If he prospers for a
season, he adds to the front of his
abode by erecting walls of sod on the
side and putting in a new fron., the old
one serving rs Il partition between the
two rooms. This is considered COM
modious dwelling. After riding over
quarter section looking for an owner,
eSpylng such an abode, and guiding
your team carefully down Il brcak-neck
descent to the front door, would it sur
prise You, upon entering this hole in
the ground, TO find, for instance, n
modern organ with an imposing cathc-
dral back towering high in one corner
OF the room? But this is no cause for
astonishmcnt-very frequently organs
and ornate designs in furniture are to
be found in the dugouts. Or, if the
lady OF the house should invite YOU to
remain for the meeting Of the literary
club there in the evening, would you
stare at that? Not ut all. Literary
clubs, which the members ride all the
way from five To twenty miles to at
tend, and where they discuss every
thing from the latest political problem
to the most abstruse point in meta
physics, are quite the regular thing
with our homesteadcrs. But to behold
this life so full of paradoxcs in the
height Of its incongruousncss YOU
should be spectator in the dugout
when neighborhood dance is in full
blast. The carthen walls have been
skilfully tapestried for the occasion
with calico, and when the fun begins
the clay floor speedily responds to the
caperlng OF the many twinkling feet,
and there arises cloud OF dust that
would stiile an Indian. But, bless You. |
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-08-18

mout as well acknowledge. 'taint no use o
I've done heep g thinkIn', plowin' up thi.
An suthin's been painin' an achin' me like
sin
reckoned twas dyspepsy or malary crcepin
in.
AT last got my dandcr up, an TO myself
The biggest fool in natur's him that tells him.
self n lie:
I've been lettin' on 'tis malary, an my STUN
mick, when know
It's my conscience that's hurtin' an worry
in me so.
I've been shrinkin' this ere thing for thirty
An orto had this shakin' up an settin' down
afore.
I've been honest fur as payin' goes. not PEN
But the kind o. cheatin' that done, was tho
Kind that didn't show.
My mind goes back to Hammer. when fetched
her here II bride
NO apple bloom was swectcr, an she nusslcd
TO my side
Like she thought she had right to, an could
trust me without fear
For the love never limited at for mor'cn thir-
ty year.
There was churnin'. bakin. bilin'. there was
nussin an the rest,
From long afore the sun riz till he slumbered
in the west,
An when the rest of us was done an lollin'
round on cheers
Hammer was rccuperatin' with her needle an
her shears.
But when the life was cbbin' from that faith.
ful patient heart.
had to face the music-I hadn't done my
part:
And couldn't help a thinkin', watchiu' out
that weary life.
That there's otner ways o KILN 'xcept a pis-
tol or q knife.
1t sounds like sacrcigion, but knew jist what
she meant
AS ] whispered. Fly to meet me when nv
airthly life is spent
II m tired. John, so tired, but I've allus done
my best
An / may feel more like tlyin' when I've had
spell o. rest
Amy Hamilton.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-08-18
Fullcr's Shrcwdness,

They are telling the following story
in Washington To illustrate Mr.. Full
ler's skill rs lawyer. 1t is said that
one of his earliest exhibitions of cley-
erness which brought him fame was
the defense Of several Polanders
charged with murder. Fuller suc-
ccedcd in getting them separate trials.
and then defended them one after
another. 1T was so managed that the
offender thought to be the guilty one
was tried first. The trial was n lone
one, but Fuller ultimately triumphed
anu secured an acquittal. The other
eases were ut once called. when. to the
amazement of every one, Fuller intro
duced in their behalf full confession
OF the crime by the one who had inst
been acquitted. With circumstantial
detail the criminal told of the murder
making it plain beyond question that
he was the guilty party. lie could not
by tried again, as the law provided
that man could not be put twice in
jeopardy for the same crime. AT the
same time the confession cleared all
the other defendants.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-08-18
Alone on II Battlefield.

1t was an ugly give and take. We
could not see the enemy, but the whizz
and ting of bullets proved that they
were not far away.
As the excitement increased one n
my men in his haste fired off his ram
rod, and held up his muskct that |
might see what he had done. Without
thinking | started TO the rear, where, a
short distance away. lay musket
No sooner had left touching dist
ance of my company than an irresistible
sense of loneliness and dread siezed
me. Every step made the sensation
more acute. Soon | was practically
panic-strickcn. Somehow, however,
got the ramrod of the useless musket
and W mt back to the line on the run.
WIN the return came assurance and
courage. | never felt more alone or
helpless than in those few moments Of
isolation. The air seemed full of hiss
ing, shricking demons. | was sure that
each next moment would bring death.
-IOuhS COnDaHinn
President Smith of Trinity college,
Hartford said TO be Il cool, clear-head-
ed and healthy man, has been much
puzzled over heavily drapcd woman
who shadows him in his walks and APP
pears TO him unexpectedly seated on
his study sofa. Instead of trying n
mouse on the apparition the doctor has
sent an account of his experience to
the American Society for Psychical Re-
search.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-08-18
Genuine Mosquitoes.

ohc OF the pests of life in South
america Is the ubiquitous MOSQUITO,
Wlich there attains such an enormous
SIZE ana venom that his victims are
numbered by the scores. Not long
ago n herd Of valuable cattle taken
from the United States to a ranch upon
the Magdalena river became so des-
perate under the attack of the mosoui-
toes that they broke from their stalls.
JuniPea ihto the water, and all were
uipWhea' Passengers intending to
mike thc voyage usually provide them
serves with protection in the shape of
mosquito bars, head nets, and thick
gloves, and when on deck are COM
Peilea 10 tie their sleeves around their
"riSts ana pantaloons around their
"nhieS' Even these precautions are
not always effective. Large rs the in
scctS are they seem to have the power
10 creep through the smallest creyice.
anu / IL IS necessary To change ones
tiothin% four or five times n dav on
'neir account ~ and nirht they
S!Ee the senstive-skinned travellers no
rest. 1 have been solemnly assured
that very often when they have at
tackled boat and driven its captoin
ana crew below they have broken the
',,.a,IS windows o1 the cabin by plunging in
sWarms against them and have at
tempted To burst in the doors. Al
onoush th!s may be something on tho
eNaggeration it is nevertheless true
that horses and cattle, after the most
IrlShtlul sulfcrings, have died from
mosquito bites on board the vessels
Ae"cFm Fttaaelphia Times.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-08-18

/ had the honor of serving in the
army of northern Virginia under the
late renowned Gen. Robert +. Lee.
Early in the war the nerves of the con-
fcdcratcs were somewhat shaken bv n
report that the federal armies were to
be furnished with brecch-loading rifles,
which up to that time were unknown
in the United States army All fears,
however, were allayed few days later
by the statement that Gen. Lee re-
garded such weapons rs serious dis
advantage, assigning rs his reason
that most troops Were apt To fire at
random and too rapidly. and were
thus in danger of eXhausting their am
munition and rendering themselves
helpless ut the critical point of the bat
tie. If this applies TO breech-loaders,
with how much greater force does it
apply To the magaZinc-riilc? / have
no proof that Gen. Lee ever uttered
this opinion, but most execution in bat
tie IS done at close quarters, and my
subsequent experience confirmed the
wisdom Of this opinion, whether ex-
pressed by Lee or not. Rapid firing
at close quarters is no doubt tremen-
dous power, but it becomes impossible
If troops have wasted their cartridges
at long range, when armies are APP
proaching each other from a distance.
a detached magazine, applicable to
an ordinary breech-loadcr, would there
fore seem to possess great advantages
over weapon that could only be
charged from fixed magazine. 1t
could be attached at the proper mo-
ment by command of an officer, and
thus tremendous reserve power would
be insured for the critical moment
London SDgct1f0y
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-08-18

iators' show. Now and then a victim
is tortured. The missionaries watched
one who, beside the knives through his
checks, had a couple of forks thrust
into his back. He was then dragged
before the king, gashed all over the
body, his arms cut off, and in this
plight compelled to dance for the
amusement of the royal savage.-AH
The Year Round
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-08-18

Todeson CHho has grown his mus
tache. dropped his g's, aud got into So
ciety AGAIN. Fact is, society j. ~cttin'
too much mixed. Duchess Its NOT
amusin' after spendin' pleasant even
III to find you've been hobnobbin' with
4 shop keeper or sittin' next his wife NJ
dinner, You know,
Her Grace %, dear me, Why. my
husband shop keeper, Mr.. Todeson.
lie keeps that great bric-a-brac ware
house IN Conduit strcet-and the tov
shop nj the corner, that's minc-and
the contectioncr over the way. that's
my mother, the Duchess of Hautcastel,
Iodeson fclls that hc has been pultin'
his foot in it.-LDndon P5tuch.
James Addington, of East Aurora,
n. T.. has n meerschaum pipe that is
probably the finest in the country, for
il is valued AT 5000. The pipe is thir-
teen inches in length from the bowl to
the tip Of the mouthpiece, and is IN ex-
qWSite piece of handsome carving. 1t
took the workman three years To COM
plete the task Of making it.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-08-18

There IS an antiquated custom in
Vienna by which housc-owners, in
stead OF paying their porters properly,
allow them 10 levy IA toll of 4 cents
ON every tenant retiring after 10 O'Clock
at night. The consequence is that the
streets are comparatively deserted afte,
that hour.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-08-18

III IS estimated that to collect a
pound OF honey from clover $4,000
rielus OF clover must be deprived of
nectar ana j, 100000 visits from bees
must be made.
AS rule tailors and shoemakers do
promising business.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1888-03-14
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ington, yt g., ipiro Semeloet, oaB Der oors
tiSe Sriidsuparter, ais er nm 8 llbr beute
frib BEN aufaus oer Bride 0ffnen poate,
nm ben SGmpfer >, Beta" ourG5ulaIfen, Die
2eid]e zines Wtannes on einem 2uerbalfel
Der Bride bGuseno fanb. Gin 3ettel nit
ber Iufidrift: n@ublld @ere6tigFeit!" pcr
nit Stednaoeln an Der 2ei9e befeftigt. Der
BllideniDarter berafri9tigte bic Ssb0roe,
uab Die Ssiae blieb bis SagesaHbrud bin
gen, tporani cine @cronera= =SurD periammelt
purbe. 1tQu erfaunte ben 9ebdnsten ais
8tuQm a. Hnrfer, s.S;cct.ajer Dor nISert S;;ss SS;s
ldt Sabren !re9en eines an 9eueIal Srpan
Grines periibten MeudeImoross psoseiftrt
nnb nus @augel OH Sepelieu freigeiproden
mnroe. Seitoem bate er lpteOerhOIt IN be-
raui6ten ;3uftanoe fi1 nit Der Sbat gebrii.
ftet. @eifern rpurbe er pesen SrnRtenbeit
uuo unorbentlihen Sstragens .feiiseaommeu
rub I'M Lookup" TN binteren Gbeile oes
SpriseubauieS elH9eiperrt. Sin alter 9ft9" 1,
mslder ulS SdIis6er in benz @ebdabe anses
felt it uno In bemielbeu idldftr be5sugte ge'
lsgeutlla bee Snquefesr bas er fpatrero Der
oersaugenen Naat butd etu Slopfea au Der
uOrteren 3biir sepedt pnrne. als er bin.
aus9ius, iab er fid1 einem 5auien Wastirter
gegeniiber, tpelfe iofort Parter's 3eGe erbra,
den, iib bes @efangeuen beuidtigten uHo
lbn baBou idlsppten. Der gsger b0rte Bar.
ier Elm ODER 5pei Wfal I'M Siiiie ruten. Die
BelIOnen, tpeld3e bas 2puhgeri6t in Sjeae
listen, iiEo nidJt befannt.