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The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-09-22

supplies, each one worse than the last,
had held brief posE ession of her king
dom.
II am so glad it isn't basement
kitchen, and sec what a nice large yard"
she said to Dolly, whose eyes we're ready
to overflow.
Something came clattering along the
hall, and the door was pushed open to
admit beautiful boy of four, drawing q
tin horse after him.
"oh, you darling" exclaimed Dolly,
rapturously.
But the boy drew back little saying,
"Where's Bridget"
And in minute the nurse pourcsd up
on him. ard dragging him off, calling
him "a little torme mt, and bad, naughty
boy"
Mattie's first bread, rashly undertaken
with Bridget's home made yeast, was an
utter failure, and the baby chung obsti-
nately to Johanna in spite of Dolly's
Establishments, while Mrs. Latt,mer,
knowing nothing OF housekeeping her
self had not particle of patience with
ignorance in others, and olung to her
deep persuasion that nothing tn; the
most vigorous putting down could ever
keep those girls from dissgreeable as
sumption. But long before the end of
the month Dolly reigned sweet and Sc
rene in the rursury, wore her nurses cap
without an uncomfortable thought, and
drank in delight from the shaded park,
with it's flowers and birds and fountains,
ss unconscious of bitter servitude as the
children she loved and guarded.
"As for Matte" Mrs. Lattimer con-
fessed to her brother, "she is invaluable,
and | shall never be able TO endure an
ordinary servant again, but If she hadu't
known her mind better than did mine,
we would have parted the very first week.
That's one blessed thing your old journal
has done for the l-bor question, and If
my ship ever comes in I'll endow the
paper out of gratitude.
"Ah, I always felt that was born to be
benefaetor," said the editor. "Your
ship would have come in long ago, if you
had called me for n piiot."
"And what one did he marry" asked a
saucy airl at my elbow.
Neither of them, my dear. Pretty
Dolly in the course of time went back to
the farm and WAS married, but her sis
ter Is a staid Old maids.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-09-22
Home Thoughts,

Cultivation OF mind is KS necessary as
food is TO the body. The main thing is
10 manage your work so it won't manage
you. There is great deaf more in eel
cuiat;ng than in hasI work, let the head
not only help the hcra but Tighten and
brightnn its tasks.
Why should your house any more than
your face be like your neis hborf The
homes that have the most individuality,
are the homes that are the dearest, and
are remembered the longest. House.
keeping is not what il was in our grand.
mothers time and the line OF domestic
duty pursued by them does not answer to
our latitude. All these modern inn prove
ments though they have made our house
Keepers easier In some ways have yet
made it m, rs complex.
II il not architecture or upholstery
that goes to make a pleasant home, taste
il good in hom" aud you can buy il
with the adornments, bat charity. con-
tent and geniallty are better, and these
the owner must have himself. Great
ness never wastes itself on domestic or
public parade. Tne real soul of the
home is love, which can even epchanl
lowliness and sweeten sacrifice; there can
Dc TO nome without THIS ancient and
simple virtue and nothing has better
effect upon housekeeping than pleasan;
changes by which the housekeepsr ia
able to turn the current of her thous ht
and 10 throw off for time the burden oil
care.
None possess such opportunities for u
pleasant and happy home as those who
live IN the country. Itshould be adorned
within and without TO the uttermost, have
a carpet OF green grass, a few flowers
plenty of vines. A certain minister when
any of his friends got married and wen
TO housekeeping, gave them grape vine
for tho pleasure not merely of raising
fine grapes, but for the blessing of a vine
to cover the arbor of the door. Let the
place where children mould their natures
and develop their character be made tC
them sweet home, the dearest place IN the
world. A great mistake is made when d
young couple are starting on their life
voyage In not making home TO live al
oEce in separate household. Why
should not the kitchen be "a perfect in
i's appointments as the parlor! Have
place for everything and everything in
ITS place" is an old story, but l am very
sure i IS wonderful sim pl:fies of work
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-09-22
NUBBlS6S OF NEWS.

Z. s. Reynolds, proprietor OF the
Grand hotel, Beloit, Wis, died Sunday
night, aged g.
"Lotta," the actress, has purchased the
Grand Opera house a. s.. Paul, Mirn.,
pay siue tn, r for $l50,0OO.
In consequence of heavy rain, parts OF
Augusta, Ga., are submerg' d, and the
river is at the highest point ever record
ed and still rising. All the mills are
stopped on account 9: the high water.
IL is raid of Samuel j. Randall that
there is hardly another man in public
life VIII, is SO poor. The plain brick
house il Washington is owned by Mrs.
Randall. The Randall estate does own
a large 'ract of southern iron and coal
lands which he hopes some day will be
worth something to his children. The
lands ar, not developed. When they are
they msy be worth millions.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-09-22
Care of Animals.
Portland.

Said farmer who lately read para
graph i'll some agricultural journal, that
animals repay the cost of food and care
besto we'd on them: Last year 1 bought
a horse that proved even older than
thought him, and was generally so in
efficient that I regretted my purchase.
When the winter came l fed old Whitley
because il suited my principles, but
really grudged the Old fellow every oas
he got and much of the hay. My wife
took his part, and that settled 1.-THE
pony had TO have ratIons. When spring
came he was in good order, and felt well,
but | felt almost sorry he was alive, and
often said would almost give him away.
Whitley came out of the winter finely, and
In due time sat him ar work. Ever, body
says: How your pony has improved! and
L among the rest. He ia worth all he
cost, and will be a good horse for years.
The facts are, that he was abused by his
Old owners until he was diseased, and
was turned ont TO die as no account. The
nan that sold him TO me made a specu
la'ion, for he let him winter as no could.
When got him, he suffered for the want
of winters keep, and having been taken
good Christian care of last winter, he
came out in the spring anotaer kind OF
horse from what he was in 1887. The 80
worth of feed he ate all winter made him
what he is, and was well invested.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-09-22
THE FARM AND HOME
QUIET WAYS ARE BEST.
NEW YORK LEDGER,

What's the use in worrying,
Cf hurrying
And scIrrying.
Everybody nurrying,
And breaking up tn ir est.
Wnen everyone is teaching us
Preaching and beseech ng us
To settle down and end the fuss,
For quiet AVS are best.
The ram that ttckle down In showers
n blessing biin9s TO thirsty nowers;
AMI gen le 1rphyrs & ther up
sweet Fragrance. u ON each bfimmii cup
Thrr- s rLin IN the fempest's path,
lhsre's run in a vUic- of wrath
Ami they alone a e blest,
Who early learn TO doninate
lhelnss ives their violence abate
Aud prove by their serene estate
That quiet ways are best,
Nothing's gained By worrying,
BY hurryi
And SC rr5 ing.
With fretting and with fiurrying
The temper s often lost:
And in pursuit of some small prize
We rush ahead, and are act wise,
Aud find the unwpnt.d exercise
fearful price has cast.
lis better far 10 juin the throug
Ihat DO their duty rig C alo z:
Reluctant they to raIsr fuss,
bi make themselves ridiculous
Calm and serene in heart aud nerve
Their strengl h Is always, la reserve,
And noDly siaids each test;
And every dav aud all about.
BY scenes within, and scenes without,
We can discern, with ne'er doubt,
That quiet ways are best.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-09-22
Prizes for Cattle in Switzerland
London Live Stock Journal.

Tnc Swiss Government distributes n
sum of nearly &c 600 each year as a
premium for bulls III the senty four can
tons of SSi'Zsrlsnd, and According TO n
return which has juss been published,
there are Is 39l bulls in tlcse cantons.
The amount of premiI ms allotted to each
canton Is proportional to the further
sum given by the cautor itself, and the
premiums are not paid over until it is
proved that the animals 20 which they
getting stock. Another useful innovation
il that by sEhich the Federal Government
offers special prizes for the best collec-
tions OF animals belonging TO the same
family ly-what we call family groups in
EnglaRd-the object baing TO encourage
the embodiment of the various qualities
which go To make up good stock. These
prizes were awarded last year in the ten
csntous of Western Switzerland, and, &C.
cording To the returns published, these
ten cantons comprise 423,245 animals
suitable for breeding purposes. One OF
the conditions to which VIM ers of these
prizes are subject is tha. the animals
awarded these shall not be sold out of the
couctry. Several of the cummunes have
raised money To give additional prizes of
their own, and in several instances bull
which would probably not bring more
than GiO has won prize worth three
fourths of that sum.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-09-22
Indicating Ace OF Cattle.

Speaking of Indications showing the
age of cattle, the Farming World, Lon
dor, Eng, says:
A heifer has no rings on her horns un-
til sne is two years of ase, and one is
added each year thereafter. You can
therefore tell the age of row with toier-
able accuracy by counting the rings on
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-09-22
WILL WANT FOR BREAD.
Worlds Wheat Crop Over 100000
Bushels Short.
Outlook Owing to the Failure
of the Potato Crop.


NEW YonK.-Ihe Times prints The fol-
lowing from London: ut now seems 90
De a tact that tue OLD world needs from
'oooo,ooo to so,ooo,ooo bushels of wheat
mere than the harvest or the year Will
produce. 10 put IL III another way, To
countries which always have TO buy So
o'o,ooo,ooo ousheis, "hiie ,he count
raising more than they consumew
ABOUT Z3o,ooo,ooo To sell.
Inc annual international Y
teid In vienna on Monday,p
or the yieid or the
only Few particul'
given, the chic
I'm mporta'~
tnds
mut
ana th
OF Englt
wlnd aud
NAMED OF
and the Eng
at least lf,,
which, next TO the
greatest wheat prod
one OF the worst crops
week ago IT was estimate
need to import 6o,oo0,Ooo pushel
since the fresh storm and the disc,
OF the grain, the shortage is put at 81
oo0Ooo.
Nhat makes the matter worse is, that
very little, II any, OF this can be made by
Algiers, where the arasshoppera nave
deolmated the crop. We understand here
thas the United States and Canada can be
counted on to supply about lo3,oOu,oOo
bushels. Russia, 90,OOO,COO, and India
33,ooo,ooO, but In these latter countries
there is much more uncertainty than In
the former. From all Russia, for instance
there are all sorts of reports, iatterlJ
quife unfevorrbie and from India 1t is
moro q 'fhcIit to get the truth. But train
ed experts here oelieve the above figures
10 be tc!erabiy correct.
In any case, IT these crops tnrr out
larger than here estimated, The daily IN
creasing evidence OF bad quality and
ilSht weight OF the crop In western
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-09-22

A band tournament is IN progress ct st.
Joseph, Mich, conducted by Professor
Currier, of ChicaAo.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-09-22

The latest news from China says the
Chinese government has postponed con-
sideration OF the treaty.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

while they are aggravating and many times
wearisome beyond expression, still | must
say that l think if women were more wives
and less mothers marriage would be oftener
success. Now, my dear, do not mean by
this that either rhe joys or pains of mother
hood should be sairked but 1 do know that
many times, because of the interest in the
babies, the husband is neglected or accepted
only as a necessary evil.
l am convinced that people who talk about
woman's rights would regard me as grovel-
ing worm for thinking that marriage would
be less failure if women would be more con
siderate. To be this they do not need to lose
particle of their power and none of their
| pleasures, but they can think ont the easiest
way to be happy. l am sure that should
| grovel-l feel perfectly convinced that if
were married woman should do anything
in the world to keep my husband my friend.
should want to try and like what he liked /
should want to look as be liked me to look
But l think | should cultivate tact enough to
| make his likes agree with mine, and to have
him think that | never looked us well or did
him as much credit as when | was well
dressed would advise a young wife to take
| it for granted tEat her husband had loved
somebody else; there IS not over much com
pliment in being mans first love-it is too
much like plucking the first flower in the
garden when you can only have one, instead
of going around and seeing which is Sweetest,
and, most important of all, which will last
the longest, -" Bah" in New York Star.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

With few exceptions the houses are built
close to the street; one steps from the side
walk into the front doorway. The exceptions
are the houses of 1.-The gentry" These are
built behind high walls, with locked iron
gate to keep out intruders, at which one must
pull bell wire if he desires admission.
Within these walled enclosures are usually
h. dsome gardens; indeed, l found one or
Two pretty ones behind very unattractive
houses not so enclosed. The average English
man has no idea of spending money and time
for the delectation of other peoples eyes; he
wants his pleasant sights and smells all to
himself and his chosen friends, and will toll
crate no unlimited partnerships. There is no
sitting out doors in England, as with us, and
in the largest private gardens one seldom
sees bench or settee. An Englishman's
house is his castle, and he feels most like its
commander when he is within its walls
William 4. Tinsley in Lyons Republican
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04
Wardins on invaIidism.

1t is no wonder that SO many women are
turned out on mild Tartar fashion, physic-
ally, they are capable Of such ignorant neg
lect. 'There is no creature so Systematically
abused as woman from the cradle to the
grave clever doctor once surprised me
by saying, and he went on to particularize
their neglect of needful clothing. In his
wide practice in an old, wealthy country
town, he said two-thirds Of the women and
girls went with lower limbs so thinIy clad in
wintry, weather as to bring on the direst
neuralgia disorders and distractions. The
girl of forty years ago danced till heated went
home in slippers, and died beautifully re-
signed of consumption. The young woman
Of today walks about in warm tailor gowns
and never thinks Of going without her rub
bers, but the most sensitive part of her body
probably never is warm
IN summer the air sweeping over the per-
spring skin chills it, in winter she shive1s
and puts furs on her backbone, when she
should draw on her flannel bathing drawers
or some modish substitute for them. Her
cyanoptic complexion or the flushed face
purpling in the wind tell Of harm that will
sometime make an early death seem desirable
in contrast As the cool season comes on let
every woman who would preserve such good
looks as nature gives her, and ward off the
invalidism which is worse than age, provide
herself with a sensible outfit The finer the
fabric and closer the fit next the skin the
better. The finest web of wool or silk sh,
can afford should be nodded to the person
from neck to ankles, not jersey fashion, fol
the difficulty OF putting of and on binders ont
from changing daily and nightly The yes
should button its entire length, with wild,
underlap that no air may find its way be
tween the buttons to the skin over the lungs
| This suit may be very fine if of the RICH
materials. Feather flannel, woven from tn,
| down of birds, is like gauze, but warmel
than heavy merino. don't know where i
is to be had at present. Shirley Dares Let
fer
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

l do not doubt that my experience is q
common one when, looking back, perceive
how much that has been most valuable to
me in actual life | got from my mothers
early teaching. Day after day / sat by her
side with my doll and watched her as she
sewed | learned to shape, to Join with
neatness and to sewwith easy dexterity every
little garment in the mimic wardrobe. How
easily, how unconsciously, this training was
put to use when my own children camel
Between her bread board and the wall
there was a narrow niche, Just deep enough
to be filed by slender child, and there |
learned to make pastry, to mold biscuit, to
mix various cakes and sweet dishes. l did
not know that | was learning; l was happy
watching mother and waiting for the piece
of dough which | knew she would give me
when she had finished, to knead and twist
into queer shapes to please myself Often,
too, she had little cake or pie to bake for
nv especial pleasure. There were years later
almost wholly engrossed by study, but wher
| became h0usekeeper not afraid, vet con,
scious of some lack Of preparation. all these
buried secrets of different kinds Of skill CANT
back to me, beautiful gift from those deaI
hands and that tender heart.
1t is impossible to tell how much a happy
| child learns from the mere daily companion
| ship of the mother, busy with her domestic
/ duties. The happy chiId That Is half tht
| secret of a wise mother. It is almost certain
that the child who is happy is doing well
/ What makes il happy It is not iuxuriou
/ surroundings that does it; certainly not tn,
elegance Of its richly adorned clothes, or th,
number and costliness of toys and elaborate
means of amusement. These may minister
to the vanity of love of display of the pa
rents, but hardly to the RAJ comfort or de
light of the child Mrs Goodsle in Cnristial
at Work
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

In families where children are given over
TO the care Of nurses to any extent, there is
great danger to the nerves Of the little peo-
pie from the character of the entertainment
afforded them by the conversation of the
nurses. whose delight it often is 10 relate the
marvellous, and to nggrandize their own i'm
portance by their assertion of their knowl-
edge or personal connection with the marvel
which gives it verisimihtude. The number
of children who are terrified to sleep by the
stories told them by nurses is something that
would astound loving mothers if they knew
it. Giants, ghosts, hobgoblius, wild beasts,
unknown creatures, and unshaped monsters of
the dark, haunt the twilight Of their dreams
and disturb and break the hours of deep sleep,
and nerves are disordered and little brains
infamed in a way that IS unguessed by those
who know nothing Of these nursery tales. 1t
would be well if every mother, when engag-
ing nursery maids, warned them against
such practice under severe penalty, and
took pains afterward to observe that the
warning had effect If eternal vigilance is
the price Of liberty in political affairs, it as
suredly is in domestic ones, and there can be
no more blessed liberty in life than freedom
from the fear aud horror which make the in
fancy of so many nurse ridden children intol
cradle -Harpers Bazaar,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

Marriage, as we know it, means a rapturous
six months of love making, year of misun-
dsrstanding and disappointment, and then a
somber settling down into accepting the in
evitable and making the best of it. Mar
rage, as il might be, as it should be, would
occupy little more time in the two people
trying to find out whether they had tastes in
common, whether they could assimilate,
whether if one lost his temper the other could
control hers, and, most important of all,
whether they wouldn't grow weary, desper-
ately weary, of seeing each other 365 nights
in the year. man has right to expect in
marriage all that friendship could give him
and much more, Many times be gets moth
ing but an impulsive affection and very little
consideration
A woman should claim all that a lover
would give; all the consideration that 9
brother could give, and a certain amount OF
paternal care. l think that while all the
sins In the decalogue are committed by men
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04
MAY GOD BLESS YOU. :"
A Boston Paper Hangers Trouble ant
How he Got Out of It-Plain
Words from the Sunny South

When we are In trouble we cry for help. When
we are relieved we often forget to be thankful
Rnt mot always. Mr. W. W. Griffin of Trout creek,
st Clair Co., Ala, writes: II had bad attack OF
chills and fever my system was full OF malaria.
For two wears was scarcely able TO work at all.
some times my heart would palpitate for two
hours al a time; my legs would get cold to the
knees. and fully expectedto dit. September,
1881 bought bottle of Shaker Extract OF Roots
or Sejgel's curative Syrup of your agent K. M.
Kin and before had taken the fist bottle felt
better. and in a short time was able to go to work
Nav God bless you Tor the good yoa have done.
Mr. VIM Mccain, 80 Randall street, Boston.
writes: ''Six months ago began TO throw up my
food after eating. ] thought was going into con
sumption, ] soon began to have pain IN the chest;
stomach and sides. | got little sleep and woke all
tired out. once lost five pounds in four days l
began using Shaker Extract of Roots, or Seigel ;
Syrup and when had finished the sixth bottle |
could eat three square meals day, and go to
sleep the minute struck the bed. am paper
hanger by trade. and have worked every day since
| | took the second bottle, and gained eighteen
| pounds. ought to be thankful and am"
This remedy opens all the natu al passages OF
| the body, expes the poison from the blood and en-
| allies nature to rebuild what disease has de-
| stroyed. :,
| Shtker Extract of Roots, or Seigel's Syrup, il
| sold by all druggists send to the proprietor, A.
J ], White, 81 Warren street. New York.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

Probably no one thing has caused such
general revival of trade at Hartz x
Bahnsen's drug store as their giving away
to their customers of so many free trial
bottles of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
consumption. Their trade is simply
enormous in this very valuable article
from the fact that it always cures and
never disappolnts, Coughs, Colds Asih.
ma, Bronchitis, Group, and all throat and
lung diseases quickly cured. You car
test 1t before buying by getting a tria
bottle free, large size 81. Every bottl,
warranted.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

The influence of pins upon the female char
acter is very serious. The pin at best is a
mere makeshift 1t is temporary in its aim
and effect Mems buttons have a solidity
and permanence which correspond with the
strength and persistence Of the masculine
character, but the fchleness OF woman is
symbolized in her pins She can put off one
garment and put on another with the help of
pins alone. and when pin has served its pur-
pose, she throws it recklessly and heartlessly
away 1t is impossible that long continuance
in such a course Of action should fail to have
its effect upon the character. Fickleness and
co1uetry are purely the result Of pins.-Will-
lam L. Alden in Once Week
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-04

The hest on earth can truly be said OF
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VIII positively cure piles, letter and all
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