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The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-11-10
THE CARE OF SPLENDID JEWELS.
Worry incident tn the Possession of Dis
mondS.

The care of the splendid Jewels
weighs very heavily upon their owners
sometimes, and the women whose
diamonds are too small to be mention
ed in the letters from the summer wat
ering-placeg can console themselves
with the fact that all the crooks and
sharps in the country are not intently
perusing such articles concerning
them and laying plans to render them
diamondless. Some women Mt these
summer resorts who carry fortunes
about with them in their Jewel cases
are extremely reckless in the care of
them and send cold shivers down the
hotel clerks spine by coming sleepily
ut midnight, dropping $780, 900 worth
OF precious stones on the desk and
making off before they stop to see
whether he is looking or not. One
bold snatch on these occasions would
make hotel thief comfortable for life.
The rich cottagers, however, are more
careful. They are aware that they are
known all over the country and the
value of their gems accurately regis
tered in burglars notebooks, and so
they take proper precautions. Nearly
all have heavy burglar and fire-proof
safes set into the wall of their bed
rooms, and their costly possessions are
deposited there every night. Mrs.
William Astor and Mrs. Ogden Goelet
both have alarms attached to the safes
in their boudoirs so that the slightest
effort TO tamper with the door will let
loose a noise that can be heard n mile
and is calculated to induce nervous
prostration in even the hardest piferer.
When any of the Astors, Fanderbilts,
Winthrops, Lorillards, or Van Rens-
selaers travel, special courier is sent
by their jeweer to guard their dia-
monds, and he is responsible for their
safe delivery. He even goes abroad
with them, it being his business to go
to the safe deposit company, give n
receipt for the jewels, see them safely
in the captains safe abroad the steam
er, take them out on the other side,
and get receipt from the London or
Paris banker who has them in charge
while the owners remain in Europe.
Some women, however, will not trust
their most treasured jewels to the
hands of even detective, and their
methods of personally transporting
feminine methods ever are. Mrs.
Paran Stevens, who is nothing if not
original. carries thousands of dollars
worth of blazing gems done up in a
brown paper parcel and tied with a
white cotton string. Her argument is
that thieves would never suspect that
SO shabby looking bundle carelessly
| fastened into a shawl strap was worth
while carrying away. Mrs. Hicks
Lord-whose cousin by the way is on
the eve Of marriage with French
Duke-transports that superb $4,000
necklace and some quarter of amillion
worth of diamonds in chamois belt
about her waist. Mrs. Bradley Martin
has some dear particular stones that
she used to carry in the little silk
covered hair cushion that served her
as hustle. Now that hustle are dis
appearing she will be obliged to pro-
vide new hiding place. e.-Nesc York
| World.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-11-10
A CATTLE RANGE.
It's Origin Dates Back to Abcu. the Pl:-
teenth Century.

The origin of the range cattle-grow-
ing industry in the United States dates
back TO about the fifteenth century,
when horned cattle were introduced
from Spain by way of Mexico among
the Pueblo Ipdians residing along the
east bank OF the Rio Grande. Later on
the early colonists to the republic of
Texas took with them herds of horned
cattle, and in this way Texas became
the mother of the range-cattle indus
try i'll the United States. Here it was
almost wholly confined until after
the rebellion, says the St. Louis Globe
Democrat. Priorto the late war nearly
the whole of Texas was given up to
cattle-growing. After the war the
disbanding of the great armies lessened
the demand and Texas swarmed with
great herds in excess OF market de-
mand and local consumption. Cattle
were of little value, and yet these
herds were rapidly increasing. What
was to be done? The more enter
prising ranchmen of Texas began to
look for new ranges and markets that
would consume the enormous surplus.
California then had but few cattle.
The states of Kansas and Nebraska
and the territories west of the Mis-
souri, river were sparsely populated.
The vast region of magnificent grazing
area TO be found there, and upon
which the buffalo roamed, readily
offered the temptation for field of eX-
pertinent.
If the wild bison could subsist on
these plants in the valleys and parks
OF the Rocky mountain country, why
should not cattle? Winter and sum-
mer the buffalo found sufficient grass,
and hence the more enterprising Texas
cattlemen came TO the conclusion that
domestic cattle, bred and raised upon
the prairie-grass of Texas and left to
their own exertions for subsistence,
would be adapted to the fine grasses of
the plains of the west and northwest
states and territories, and where at that
time only the buffalo grazed. Thus
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-11-10
All in the Glass.

al wonder why it is" said n man
whose memory goes back to the time
when the old Orleanist fashions of to-
day were new, II wonder why it is
that the girls look so much better in
some of these hideously inartistic
styles than their grandmothers did.
I'm bound to believe that my wife was
prettier than my daughter-in-law's
daughter, but must own that she did
not look so in full skirt, and fan
waist and flat collar" Il looked
just as well in full face said the lady
TO whom he owed allegiance, "but
triple mirrors were not, and even the
hand-glass and itsuses were not known
to me, and in profile dare say was
a fright. Its 4 matter of furniture,
not faces, my DEAR And he had to
be contented with the explanation.
Boston Transcript.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-11-10
Diminutivc Missouri peonle.

At CassYillc, Barry County. | be-
came acquainted with Samuel Gilmore,
a farmer, forty years of age, who is
only two feet nine inches tall and
weighs forty-six pounds. He is a
justice OF the peace and has been for
nine years. He owns Il farm of $40
acres and looks after its management
himself. He has received offers from
Barnum and other showmen, but has
refused them all, preferring TO remain
upon his farm. He is married, his
wife being medium sized woman,
and has five children. AT Paris, the
county seat of Monroe County, | met
two young ladies who were actually
bellies of the place and yet were mere
children in size. The elder is now in
her twenty-second year and is two feet
eleven inches in height and weighs
tifty-four pounds. Her sister is in her
eighteenth year and weighs forty-one
pounds. She has long hair and is just
the size of a siX-year old child. They
are really the handsomest little women
ever saw. Iney dress stynshly,
have classical cducatiOns, are accom-
plished musicians and have travelled
extensively. They come of promin-
ent and well known family and their
father, who is now dead, was man
over six feet tall. Their mother was a
woman of medium size. They have
refused an offer of 500 week from
Rarnum. m.-haHSuS Ciiy Times
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-11-10

Memory of Events: This is shown b

Memory of Events: This is shown by
a wide, full forehead in the center.
Reasoning Power: \ high, long,
and wcll-dctined nose and broad face
exhibits this great faculty.
Moral Courage: This faculty mani
tests itself by wide nostrils, short neck,
and eyes set directly in front
Language: This faculty is exhibited
in many parts of the face, particularly
by large mouth and large, full eyes,
open wide.
Self-esteem: This faculty shows it
self in a long or deep upper lip. Large
self-estecm gives one dignity, self-con-
troll and perfect independence.
Firmness: The presence of this fac
ulty, when very large, is indicated by
long broad chin. Firmncss is synony-
nous with willfulness, perseverance
and stability.
Perception of Character: This is in
dicated by long, high nose at the
lower end or tip. This faculty is very
in the exercise of the functions of his
office.
Powers of Observation: The situa-
ton of this faculty is in the face just
above the tip of the nose. filing out
the forehead to a level with the parts
on each side of the nose. 1t is fac
ulty which enables one To concentrate
the mind upon the subject being dis
cussed.
ConScentiousness This is shown in
the face by n square jaw, bony chin,
prominent cheek bones and "A general
squareness of the features of the en-
tire face. To be conscientious means
that one has sense of justice, honesty
of purpose, rectitudc OF character, and
moral courage.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-11-10
A Difildcnt Youth.

Laura" exclaimed the youth, rs he
laid his arm timidly on the back of her
chair, "now that you have promised
to be mine it surely does not seem like
asking too much if -
"Well, George?"
George took her hand in his, swal-
lowed once or twice spasmodically, and
proceeded:
LAS your affianccd husband, Laura,
whom you will some day promise in
the sight of high Heaven to love, honor,
and--er-cherish, you will not think
me presuming, dearest, | hope, Tiff
-
"Well. George?"
''--If venture to claim the privi-
lege of n k-of a kiss?n
The lovely maiden laid her head
trustingly on the young mans shoul.
der, tends: light shoncin her dreamy
eyes, and her fragrant breath swept
the cheek of the rapturous lover as she
softly murmured:
George, don't be clam!"--C Chicago
Tribune.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-11-10
were children together, dearest.~ he

were children together, dearest" he
said.
Virginias bushes indicated too
plainly that she had not forgotten her
first and only love, the boy whom her
father had so basely accused and cruelty
banished.
A brief explanation made everything
plain. The banished boy, by industry
and honesty. had made his way in the
world, until he was rewarded with first
position in the bank where Farmer
Fairford found him.
Three weeks later quiet wedding
took place near the old farmhouse, and
Charly Melton and Virginia Fairford
were the bride groom.
4 year afterwards, Alfred having
unmistakably shown his repentance,
Mr.. Melton promoted him to position
of trust in the bank. And this was
the bank presidents revenge.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-11-10
The Old Wife.

BY the bed the old man. waiting, sat in vigil
sad and tender.
Where his aged wife lay dying, and the twi.
Slowly from the wall and window chased the
sunsets golden splendor
Going down.
"Is IL night?" she whispered waking for her
spirit seemed TO hover.
Lost between the next worlds sunrise and
the bedtime cares for this.
And the old man. weak and fearful, trcmb
ling, bending over.
Answered, Yes"
.Are the children in?' she asked him. Could
he tell her? All the treasures
or their household lay In silence many years
beneath the snow:
But her hearth was with them living back
among her tolls and pleasures
Long ago.
And again she called nj dew-fall, in the sweet
old summer weather:
"whcre is little Charlie, father? Frank and
"Thcy are safe" tho old man faltorcd; "all
the children arc together,
Safe at home"
Then she murmured gentle soothings, but his
grief grew strong and stronger,
Till IL choked and stilled him as he held and
kissed her wrinkled hand,
For her soul, far out OF hearing could his
fondest words no longer
Understand
Still the pale lips stammered questions, lula
byes. and broken verses,
Nursery prattic - all the language OF a
mothers loving heeds
While the midnight round the mournoT, lett
TO sorrows bitter mercies,
wrapped its weeds.
There was stiffness on the pillow-and the old
man listened lonely
Till they led him from the chamber, with
the burden on his breast,
For his wife of seventy years, his manhood g
early love and only,
Lay at rest.
"Tarc you we'll" he sobbed, "my Sarah; you
will meet the babes before me;
IT'S little while. for neither can the part
ing long abide.
And you'll come and call me soon, j know
and heaven viii restore me
TO your side"
It was even so. Tho spring-time, in the steps
of winter treading,
Scarcely shed its orchard blossoms ere the
old man closed his eyes;
And they buried him by Sarah-and they
had their diamond wedding
In the skies.
Theron Brown.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-11-10

Louis dc Gcer, the eminent Swedish
statesman, is 10 years old. and has re-
tired from public life He will be re-
membcred in history as the Minister
who brought about the radical reform
IN the Swedish Constitution in 1866
the substitution of modern parlia-
mentary system of government, with
TWO chambers, for the old system of
representation by States.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-11-10
She Had Been Untrue.

Boss" inquired a darkey yesterday
of lawyerin the city courtroom, ..kin
git n divorce herePn
Il don't know" replied the lawyer.
"Has your wife been untrue to youPn
Deed she is, boss"
'Wcll, what did she do?n
"Well, sab, me an her married in
February, an in less'n month was
jest bleegcd ter quit her."
what was the matter?m
"She jes wouldn' sport me, dat's
watts de matter. | want n divorea."
-AtldRku Constitution.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-11-10
a Friend i'm Need.

Bobby (whispering)-''Didn't Ihear
Clara tell you, Mr. Featherly, that she
was sorry, but she really couldn't give
yon lock Of her hair?"'
featherly-''Sh, Bobby !-er-yes."
Bobby-''Well, you just wait a day
or TWO. and III get some for you when
she's out. ."-Hdiper's Bazar.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-11-10
Metailization of Corpses.

much of romance.
Metailization of Corpses.
A writer in an Italian newspaper de-
scribes Il visit to the atelier of an old
Turin chemist, Angelo Motta, recently
deceased. who is said to have devoted
thirty years of his life TO the discovery
and perfection of process for effect
ing the metallization of Corpscs, an
artificial process corresponding to
petrifaction. Having informed him
of the object of our visit" he writes,
~ said to the professor: Such Won
derful things have been related of you
that it is hard for me to believe them.
! was told that you metallize human
bodies. Evidently what was meant
was that you cover them with n coat
ing of metal by galvanoplasty.' oh,
nor replied Motta. Not at ALL | SUBJ
stitute metal for the organic matter;
in n word, | metallZe in the fullest
sense of the term. You may convince
yourself personally of the truth of my
assertion. May request the gentle
men to walk into my atelier?" The
scientist led us into the adjoining room
! and showed us his preparations. On a
pedestal stooda bust of female, made
of coppcr-colored metal. The finest
wrinkles and veins on the neck and
hands were produced with wonderful
minuteness. Motta informed us that
the bust was made from n corpse which
he had secured with indescribable
difficulty. As we examined this bust,
which looked as though it had just
left the workshop of n great artist,
the professor delivered long lecture
on the disadvantage of galvanoplasty,
which effaces the minute details and
does not give faithful reproduction.
My process is different he added. i
destroy the organic substance and re-
place it by n similarly-shaped mass of
metal. Here, for example, l have the
arm of n child, which l am just now
preparing The scientist produced
from 4 closet the arm of n child which
had been cut off ut the shoulder
Through the whole length of it passed
fine copper wires, which protruded at
the finger tips. a portion of the or
game matter has already been Destroy
ed he continued. BY means of
chemical preparation, which is my
secret, ! solidify the arm without in
any way altering its shape. Then l
place the object in 4 metal bath, and
pass strong electric current through
the copper wires. Skin, bones. flesh,
fbers gradually disappear and are re-
| placed by exactly similar metallic de-
posts. When the process is completed
| have metal arm which in its cross
| and longitudinal sections represents
| -
an arm of flesh or bone" Prof.
Motta then showed the writer num-
ber of similarly mctallized heads of
men and children, one of which had
been sawed across, so that he could
| convince himself that the whole had
| been metalliZed. Motta lived and
died in poverty, and carried the secret
of his discovery into the grave.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-11-10

the study of the life and habits of the
buffalo led to the idea which has made
this the greatest range and cattle
growing country in the world. Not n
few Texas men came, and some from
California, and all drove their herds
into this newer country. Their sue
cess caused others to follow, and east
ern spectators were attracted by tho
fine opportunities for investment.
Thus sprung up this wonderful indus
try, for soon the unoccupied territory
of the plains country of the west was
filled with great herds of grass-raised
cattle-cattlc that knew not home or
master, and to which grain would have
been almost scarecrow. And with
all this there came cowboy, sui gen.
eris, about whom their clusters so
much of romance.
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-09-13
PITH AND POINT.

lN
 Tho. type writer is theFonly woman who takes kindly to dictation.
 --Prosperity's right hand Is industry, and her left hand is frugality.
 When men dare not tell the truth of themselves, how can they be ex- pected to always tell the truth about others? 2 es M
 Beware of the man whoatells you ''there is fortune in 1t" He may want to get your fortune in it also.- 7ezas sJttigs.
 Dreams go by contraries. But this is something fellow never can seem to remember when he is asleep. -Bw. Rngton Free Press. { st56ss
 What purports to be the milk of human kindness frequently turns out to be merely a chalk-and-water imita' tion. Merchant Trareier,
 Philosophers say that shutting the eyes makes the sense of hearing more acute. A wag suggests that this ac- counts for the many closed eyes that are seen in our churches every Sun day.
 There is difference between those two temporal blessings, health and money. Money is the most envied, but the least enjoyed; health is the most enjoyed, but the least envied.-- ". r Express.
 It is an easy thing to labor when labor is crowned with immediate sue cess. It is the long waiting which tries the faith. And the most of us have to wait as we'll as labor IT United Presbyterfan.
 ! When man is pointed out to you as an advanced thinker take a long look at him. The difference between an advanced thinker and an advanced egotist is so slight that either one of them can come under the head Of idiot. "-Detrou Free Press.
 There is only one greater folly that that of the fool who says in his heart, "There is no God;n and that is the folly of those who say with the head that they do not know whether there is a God or not. ot.--Bisn1arck.
 Between levity and cheerfulness there is a wide distinctions; and the mind which is most open to levity is frequently a stranger to cheerfulness It has been remarked that transports of intemperate mirth are often no more than flashes from the dark cloud; and that in proportion to the violence of the effulgence is the succeeding gloom. .--H,lqh Blair.
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-09-13
The State Election.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Sept 5.-The re- turns from Mondays election are stil! very incomplete The railroad and the telegraph are strangers to many parts of Arkansas and it will probably be week before the result of the complete count reaches the seat of government Sufi- cient returns have been received, how ever, from the doubtful counties to enable tho political calculators to make far estimate of the result. These express no doubt that the Democratic State ticket is elected by substantial majority. Some hold that the majority will exceed 20 900, others that it will barely pass the 10000 notch. The Wheelers did not do all they threatened, but they did enough to create apprehension. It is estimated that 25,0 900 Wheel men of previous Democratic pro- clivities voted the combine ticket. The entire strength of the Wheel in the State is estimated at T5,000.
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-09-13
CONDENSED TELsGRAMs.

| wATERsPoUT broke on the mountain side near Van Buren, Ark, on the Sth and flooded a portion of the place, eau sing great damage. Tho main business street was inundated, and also many residences. FLOODS in the south of Spain have caused the loss of many lives and enormous damage to property.
 REV. MAXWELL P. GApDIs, sR., super annuated Methodist minister, died at Day ton, O., on the Sth, the seventy seventh anniversary of his birth. | WHILE Mrs. Vim. II. Walker, of Jack sonville, Texas. with her four children, were out riding on the 7th, the team ran away and her babe of six months fell under the wheels and was killed. Another child four years old was stepped on by the horses and fatally injured. The mother is wild with grief.
 | THE race troubles in Fort Bend county, in what is known as "the Texas sugar belt" are now over. A number of obnox- ious politicians have been ordered to leave the county, and have done so, and the bet ter element is again at the helm of public affairs.
 WILLIAM HOWELL, seventeen years old, shot and killed his father, John Howell, at Ashland, Ky, on the Sth. John Howell served term of years in the penitentiary and returned home last August. Since then he has frequently beaten his wife and daughters.
 THERE was an enthusiastic meeting of business men held at Columbus, Miss, OF the sth, to devise ways and means for the sl. bigbee river between Columbus and points below.
 THE quarrels of the Sioux, Crows, Pie gans and Gros Ventres have become vio- lent, and a bloody war, in which the four tribes intend Co take part, seems imminent. DISPATCHES from central and western Michigan, state that the corn crop has been severely injured by the long con tinued drouth and recent frosts. In the vicinity of Battle Creek the loss Is 30 per cent, and many farmers are cutting corn for fodder
 GREAT damage has been done to crops in New York State by frosts. It is estimated in some places that half of the late crops have been injured beyond recovery.
 Ar Columbia, s. C., on the 7th, the Congaree river rose fifteen feet, oyer- flowed it's banks and inundated thousands of acres of cotton and corn lands.
 FIFTEEN hundred dollars was sent to Mayor Hewitt, of New York, on the Stb, for Jacksonville, Fla. Advices indicate these contributions during the day for the fever sufferers: Norfolk, Va, $500; Augusta, Ga, Si,000; Mobile, Ala, S9sl; Charleston, s. C., sl,00O. Savannah, Ga., has a fund of $4066.
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-09-13
Consideration postroned.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.--The President sent to the Senate this afternoon q mes- sage in answer to the resolution of Sen ator sherman asking what information on the subject of the Chinese treaty had been received by the State Department. The President transmits two dispatches from Minister Derby, which contain, he says, the only information which tho State Department has on the subject. The first is dated Pekin, September ,, and says that it is believed that She treaty has been rejected and that he has demanded positive information. The second Is dated September 6, and says: Treaty postponed for further consideration,