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The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-27
Washington and the Children.

" NSAN Nht1 hhO Is.
A recent writer in Aarper's Maya
zine, in order to show how Washing.
toms stern dignity Of demeanor yield.
ed TO his love for children, told the
story of a state dinner once given to
HIM by Oliver Ellsworth, afterwards
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court,
when the President, in the middle of
the formal ceremonies, Sac4 two little
boys on his knee and sang an old dit
ty to them, called the Derby Ram
The venerable Mrs. Semmes, who
died a few years ago in Alexandria,
used to tell o similar story.
After General Washington had re.
tired from Office, and was living at
Mount Vernon, he accepted an invi-
tation to dine with her father. Many
distinguished men were hidden to meet
him, and the awe and excitement of
the young people of the family grew
intense as the great occasion APP.
preached.
The children, according to good old
Virginia custom, dined with the guests.
but as there was not room for them
at the large board, a side table was
laid for the little girl, who was alter
wards Mrs. Semmes, and two other
little girls, one of whom was after
wards the mother of General Robert
Il. Lee.
As the dinner went on, the three lit.
tie girls. with their rosy cheeks and
innocent gurgles OF laughter, attracted
the attention OF thegeneral, who, dur
ing the solemn speech-making, cast
many furtive chances towards them.
They had agreed, ehild.like, TO eat OF
exactly the same dishes, and accord.
ingly all took the same kind Of fish,
vegetables. meat and dessert. Wash.
ington beckoned to a waiter, poured
out ourglasseso fsome simple cordial,
and then, followed by the man with
the glasses on a tray, crossed to the
children's little table, bowed pro.
foundly, and said:
young ladies. viii you all drink
with me?"
''IT was the proudest moment Of my
life" Mrs. Semmes said. washing
ton was regarded as the greatest Of
living men, and this notice from him
was an honor which would make any
child happy beyond words. He knew
this, and took the trouble to give
three foolish children this happiness,
which they never forgot"
1t was too much the custom after
Washington's death, to portray him
as a faultless, emotionless being.
lifted above all human feelings and
weaknesses. These trivial anecdotes
give us a more human, and doubtless
a more accurate, view of his char
acter.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-27
JAG horse MInds hle sseps.

Every one has noticed. while driv-
ng, how rarely o horse steps on a
st5ne even when going very rapidly.
A writer ID Golden Days quotes an.
old cavalryman as saying that 81
horse never steps on q man intentions
ally. 1t rs 3 standing order with cay
asry that should a man become dis.
mounted he must lie down and be per-
tectly still. If he does so the entire
company will pass over, and be will
not be injured. a horse notices where
he In going. and is on the lookout for
q firm foundation to put his foot on.
IL is On instinct with him, therefore,
to step over q PROSTATE man. Iae
injuries caused by q runaway horse.
are nearly always inflicted by the an
imal knocking them down and not by
stepping on them.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-27
Spelling His Name.

Here is a story that makes one
think Of the old conundrum, How do
you pronounce b, a, OK, a., CHI, e?"
The late Mr.. ottiwell Wood was
once summoned as a witness in court.
When he was called and sworn, the
Judge, not catching his name, asked
him to spell it.
20, double t, double u, double |
double u, double o, d." said Mr.. Wood.
Mr.. Justice Dusenbury, an excellent
judge, but not nimble- witted, alter
one or two futile struggles, laid down
his pen in despair, saying; Most ex.
traordinary name | ever heard. May
| trouble you to write it for me, Mr.
er Mr.. Witness.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-27
the Ease otHabIt.

"A recent visitor to the mills where
the bank-note paper is made for the
use Of the Government describes the
skill and swiftness with which the
sheets are counted.
~ saw one girl whose motions re-
sembled those of q machine in their
accuracy and lightning-like rapidIty.
My eye couldnot follow the monoton-
| Gus, flashing movement of her fingers,
yet so delicate and unerring was her
touch that every imperfect sheet was
instantly detected and dropped"
The narrator says that he discovered
in this girlan old school-mate, whose
fingers two years ago we're as clumsy
as my OWN"
The government employs women j n
the Treasury Department ID serarat-
ing the charred fragments and cinders
OF bank-notes accidentally destroyed
by fire, SO that their denominations
and numbers may be discovered. A
visitor watched one Of these experts
float q mass apparently oil black SCOT
on water, and DIVIDE il with fine, light
touch until it took shape and mean
ing so her keen glance.
"My eyes, she said, in answer to
his expression of amusement, ARE no.
sharper tnan your own. The skill
lies only in habit
School-boys, in their cropping efforts
to plan and forecast their future, are
apt to compare themselves, unframed
and crude as they are, with men long
skilled 10 their trade and profession,
and to grow hopeless with the con-
trast.
The student 81 bookkeeping de.
spairs as he watches the accountant
reckon a line OF figures with 4 swift,
upward glance. and the tyro with the
pen loses courage as ne sees the old
editor dash of a column of forcible
argument in vivid English. the words
coming unsummoned when needed.
How can they compete with such
ability Is this?
They forget that these men began
with steps as hesitating as their own.
They make no allowances for the
stanch.s unfaiiing ally, ease OF habit,
which comes9to every patient worker.
ssAA things" says the old proverb
s'come to him who works and waits.
but nothing comes more surely or
more helpfullg than experiences in his
work and keen sltisiaation in doing
i thoroughly.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-27
The crand Forka FaIr.

As q result Of the conference o the
North Dakota fair with the
representatives of the Northern Pa
cific and Manitoba managers theextra.
ordinary low rate Of l cent d mile Tor
free transportation for exhibits has
been secured for the coming Grand
Forks territorial fair. This is the
lowest rate ever given by railroads
for expositions of this kind, ard Illus
trates that the railroads OF the norshs
west realize the fact that fairs to be
a success, must be generally attended.
This low Fate and the excellent crops
all over the territory insures beyond
a doubt the most successful fair ever
held IN Dakota. The railroads hay.
ing magnanimously done their duty.
it now remains for the people Of the
territory to do -Bismark Trlb-
une.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-27

to get spilled" Upon being in
formed, the clerk handed him q pen
to register.
II don't rhtnt to register now
said the yonng man; Nv ait until after
we get married, then / can write it Mr..
and Mrs"
THAT don't make any difference"
said the clerk. "as long as you are
going to get married"
The youthful swain stepped up to
the desk, took the pen, looked it over
carefully, and then at the register.
His face grew red, and ne besitatingly
inscribed Joseph Link" upon one
line, and upon the next, I" Mrs. Lolita
Link, al OF Scranton"
II wonder what she would say if
she knew it." he said, man awe.struck
voice, and then hurried out in search
of a clergyman. Tie inscription was
soon legalized.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-27

quantities of weeds and gra Sc, as well
as corn roots, while the rye so grown,
if preferged. can be made 20 do good
service for early grazing by stock in
the epring. Other crops may be iol-
lowed by green manurial crops IN like
manner, thereby enriching the soil by
the decomposition OF its own elements
and saving hauling to that extent.
The manure heap should also be COM
posed Of fine material, which will les
sen the labor OF handling the manure.
when the time arrives for spreading it
on the land.-Philadelphia Record.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-27
How q XIII wild Buokwreat.

-
Farmers who tried the experiment.
last year. says one Of the papers,
claim that the best and surest way
to completely eradicate the pest
Of the farmers life. wild bu~ckwheat. is
to SOW the land to millet or Hunpari.
an grass. Those who sowed these
grasses last year claim that there is
not q vestlge of wild buckwheat plant
left in land sowed to these crops. The
sowing of these forage crops is GER
tainly the best. the cheapest and sur
est way TO insure a winters supply Of
hay, and Of that kind upon which ak
can be wintered with no, or at least
little grain added. And if either mil,
let or Hungarian Is allowed to ma
ture, the yield per acre win be q hand
some ource of profit to the farmer,
exceeding the profit from wheat both
in yield and price, as can be testified
to By those who raised it last year.
OF course it would not be wise or
good policy for a farmer TO SOW his
whole farm TO these grasses in any
one year; let him SOW from ten to
twenty acres per year, commencing
with the foulest land on his farm and
it will take but q few years, on an
-average-sized farm, to clean out the
wild buckwheat and other weeds. II
certainly is worth while trying, espe-
cialIy so when there Is no danger OF
loss to the farmer while making the
experiment. Both Hungarian sind
millet stand drought exceedingly we'll,
and are q reasonably sure crop every
year.-St. Paul Globe.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-27

Some newly married young men
have a weakness for writing. Mr.. and
Mrs. before their names ITO see
how it looks and an exchange tells
an amusing incident OF a young man
who took the liberty Of writing Mira"
before his ba~trothed's name before be
had a right to do so.
The young compile ZANE to the city
and stopped at y of the best hotels.
The young lady was plainly but neat-
" dressed. and was q handsome bru.
nette. The young mar stepped up to
the clerk. alter having escorted the
lady to the parlor, and asked where
be conld find q minister. as be wanted
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-27

President ueveland has sent the follow.
ing message 70 conssess
Pursuant 10 the second section of'
ehanGBr ~. ol tbe lava "a 1883. eatitled
Ah att regulating and - Improve the
eiff aees}ee 81 ire unlted States.
hsfeN,fb lf6ngMit The fourth report 81
tho rnstsd statos civil service commission
ca sriAe TIE n6Siod between the 18th day
VT Jadu3ye. 1856, and TIE fgt day o.
.Jtis. 1881. ARkiIs this report has
eg Esiai sier8nce to the operationso t ~
cpmmiasi0n aarinF tbe period aoqRSa
0mAntlonSd. h contains vita ~ aerpm-
d ns appendices much yeiaapie
inlafm ISM conreftin8 the ipceptlQn
civil set4tee xtiufn aud as aroWtl ana
nttsstss hich canapt iafi ~ pe MYERS
ine asa SHstrnEtils 10 IAN WHO dailol
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-27
YOUNG PEOPLES COLuMN.
thoughtful.

Next to a servant who never for.
gets a commission, is one who is al
ways ready to acknowledge a fault,
and, as far as possible, to make
amends.
A traveier retired to his room in a
country hotel, leaving word that he
was to be called for an early tram,
Next morning he was reused from q
sweet sleep by a violent knocking at
the door.
Who's there's
"Are you the gentleman that was to
be called for the 5:15 train2"
Yes, all right"
Then you a 60 to sleep again, sir.
The train gone"
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-27

~ to tell
tor said e. II
e evening 0s.
it had been
le road to OSs
take this rss
ne, jim, E:s@
&
81 -, not foos
out Of the i'm
n at work sa.
dusty, ans
niles into Town
supper, and Il
nging-sehool
to refuse, ga
was vexed tbat
my long dsgs
he would s.
patient ia
stopped me-
Think.
I'll take HI Il
y scyths to ens
the packaos
said. T9as
nehow, / don't
3 to the road
town. AS hs
/ my arm, SAP
you, my SOD
good boy to u
'Wn and bach
he house, Isav
} at the dooF.
me with tears
iald, Tell dead
Re house. T'hs
e to you.
W; but / have
over again ID
. passed since
Ist words were
good boy to
yet was sorry
to other.
OF remorse 70
With which Ne
oidness which
1ed ones who
.ng deeds and
to those who
ut the same
les, q habit Of
.-natured CIV.
real feeling 81
tn.
a little war
her .-WeekIy
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-27

Any farmer who has weeds OF grass
now prowinasin ais 6eld 81 among his
crops has more land than can cul-
tiv4te.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-27

En, who held
q Mississippi
age, and who
e contract to
SITS in Utah,
and Arizona
Ing story;
reservation
Frolled down
Re while my
b eating din
|ss party
|lians. They
and were
Ehich stuck
about two
Inc Stakes
footing were
dollar from
ing them for
led to enter
an had three
bit the snag
Q pot. The
|plash in the
|sence Of the
he redskins
to enter Ii
PEELED me to
they put in
Lry repeater
Fly for my
|ded. I was
Jest shots in
that the In
Ens slow.
Ito my rife,
the ball Off
rtridge. OF
| any of my
thought !
|me. | won
line inten-
be the balls
|t aim.
8 of until
dians,who
|nspicion or
more. ] in
and spent
s, which /
then took
Id showed
very much
|od part.
! few days
ans on the
latch with
they were
Fything. /
ned every
they could
b. ! said
readiness
bite
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-27
Keep Your PIom sharn.

A pillow may be as near perfection
in mechanism as human ingenuity
can make it, and yet a reasonable al
lowance of "horse sense must &C.
company the use OF it or it will in
time fail to do the good work it is ca
pable Of doing. When a farmer selects
an ak, a saw or seythe, he realizes the
Importance OF keeping itingood work
ing order. The ak must be keen and
tine saw filed sharp, the tired arms
and the aching back en1orcing the ad-
monition. Yet this same farmer will
purchase q plow and work it q whole
season. or perhaps longer. with a dull
share. which, instead of cutting, roots
its way through the ground. The
poor, tired horses, if they could talk.
would appeal to their CARELESS and
heartless owners something in this
wise:
"We are willing to work for you;
but do by us as you would by your
selves-keep the tools we work with
in good condition. Put q sharp share
on that pillow and see that it is prop
erly adjusted to run it's lightest. Work
is hard enough at best without max
ing it unnecessarily severe"
Every piow should have two shares,
and one sharp one should be ready
to replace the one that becomes dull.
A farmer should as soon think OF
shaving with a dull, notched razor as
TO commence blowing with that in
strument of horse torture, a dull
plowshare practical Farmer.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-27

How to Manure al the Lowest Cost
The heaviest item in manuring
the land j. che hauling and spreading.
This expense can not be easily avoid
ed. but there are many methods Of
enriching land that are availble
thoughnot always practiced. Wherea
large amount OF produce is sold off
the farm the fertil;zipg elements 20
with it, and il the fertility OF the soil
Is TO be retained something must be
brought on the farm to take the place
OF that which is sold off. No farm
will remain fertile unless the plant
food necessary for the growing crops
is provided, and viii not re-
tain fertility if it comes from no
source but the farm itself. as sooner
or later the supply must be exhaust
ed. On stock farms, wherelarge suppl
es ofbran, iniddlings and ground grain
are bought and fed no difficulty will
be experienced. but on farms devoted
to the growth OF crops, and the crops
sold of the farm, the use OF artificial
Fertilizers permits OF a return TO the.
soil sof the necessary plant food in q
co~ncentfated form, the labor OF their
application being but a small expense.
Green manuring is the cheapest mode
Of enriching land, as no hauling is re-
quired. There Is considerable labor
required Id blowing land SO treated,
but the blowing itself IS beneficial, as
il reduces tho land to h finer condi
ton, and assists In destroying weeds
and grasses. No field should remain
idle. When one crop comes of an
other should 60 in. II the second
crop can not be marketed, lot it be
plowed under for Early POI
tatoes can easily be removed in time
Tor y green manurial crop, such as
buckwheat, peas and oats, millet,
Hungarian grass or corn. These
crops need not grow very high. In.
der no circumstance should they be
allowed to mature seHd, even ii the
season permitted, bot should be
ttsFne,l under green, so as to- Quickly
deconpose. Aiarge majority OF far.
nlers. after harvesting their corn.
leave the field nnbil spring. How
much better Il would be to pillow the
field and SOW Il thlcklx 10 rye turn
ine the rye under bfne spring fof q
potato crop THE pl0wipN Is the
corn lan8 would deeempoee lazae
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-27

Brown EN-.
architect
my house,
hats the
h. ~Mat
thestair
{ got my
. isn't "A
you can
stepIad
nnnanyf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-11-24

ocoooh IL SoOd hduuo. i H
Among the many well bred sires in Maine,
says the Chicago Horseman, Is the handsome
and promising young stallion Action, owned
by Walter g. Morrill,, Of Pittsfeld, Me. He
was foaled in 1888. sired by Onward, son Of
George Wilkes. dam Nubia. by Harold (sire
Of Maud s.. 2.08D; second dam Lady Limp.
Nubia is owned by Miller & Sibley, Franklin
Pa. who recently sold her foal at foot for
$500.
II. Z. Hibbard, OF Newton, Mass, has
purchased the gray mare Thorndella, 2.274.
by Thorndale Chief. for mate to Minnie
O., 2.25f. by Jack Sheppard. Both mares
were bred in New Hampshire, and are prOba-
bly, the fastest pair ever put together that
were. bred In the granite hills.
To break young horses from chewing hai-
ness or anything that happens to be near
then. soak some old straps with a strong tea
made OF cayenne pepper. and hang them
within easy reach Of the youngsters. This Is
generally effectiye.-l Horseman.
A shrewd Yankee has invented an appara-
tus for timing horses. A clock with three
Is started by the official timer. When the
winning horse touches the wire the clock Is
stopped by electricity. The same instant
the current opens a camera, which photo
graphs the horses and the clock face.
Horses can stand more exposure than men,
but the same kind Of exposure that produces
colds, rheumatism, etc., In men will be liable
to affect horses In the same way. It's there
fore apparent that warm stables, good
blankets and protection from severe weather
are necessary.
Mr.. G. III. Nelson says he has had an offer
Of $4,000 for Dictator Chief last Thursday,
but says he win not sell him for less than
$4,000. The stallion now has his book full
for 1889. "Nelson" will not serve any horses
next season, but will be placed upon the
one Of them Is sick or lame at this time.
-rFairfield Journal
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-11-24
here anything that can be said on that

point?
Mr.. Wescott-The only union station in
Portland would be, after the Grand Trunk
and Portland q Rochester enter II, the sta
ton which Is now located at Congress street.
We take pride in that as being the Union
Station, and very .creditable one; one that
we take our friends out TO see. There would
be station at the foot OF Preble street, and
a station at the Grand Trunk Junction. for
the transfer OF passengers, whichever way
they were going. either to the Boston q
Maine or TO the Grand Trunk. There was
committee appointed by the Portland &
Rochester road to obtain this location and to
confer with the other railroads In regard not
only to Its construction, but to its use. Mr.,
Lord, the president Of the Boston Il Maine,
was appointed as a committee OF one on the
part OF the Boston & Maine, and Mr. Sewall
as committee Of one on the part Of the
Maine Central. This committee, after talk
ing the. matter over, concluded that before
asking the Grand Trunk TO appoint COM
mittee they would ask for the location. I'm
mediately following the presenting Of our
petition l advised the Grand Trunk Of what
we had done and what we wanted to do, and
the reply Is before the board. The intention
ls to make convenient stations at the june
ton Of the Grand Trunk and Portland &
Rochester, and at Preble street. by which
the cars Of the Boston & Maine should run
70 those stations, and the Grand Trunk
could, on the other hand, run through TO the
Union Station with its passengers.
Mayor Chapman-This junction would
practically be on Back Bay?
Mr.. Wescott-On Back Bay.
Mayor Chapman-In your judgment there
would be no union depot?
Mr.. Wescott-Not a union depot as the
term implies. Neither is the depot now at
OF the name until the Grand Trunk and the
Rochester 90 there
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-11-24
BosToN a MAINE.
What President Lord Tells An Inter
viewer.

The News Bureau says of the Boston and
Maine; President Lord of the Boston and
Maine says that the committee, composed Of
Messrs. Samuel @. Lawrence, Amos Paul,
Frank Jones and G. c. Lord, has not been
appointed to examine the accounts Of leased
lines, but to see where expenses can be re-
duced without detriment to the general SER
vice. President Lord. says the accounts are
so complicated that 1t Is almost impossible
to tell how much earnings have increased
over last year. The Central Massachusetts,
was opened in January. 1887, for through
business. consequently 1t was only operated
by the Lowell for nine months. The North
ern was operated by the Lowell from Sept.
80, 1886. 10 July /, 1857, then from this time
until Jan. l, 1888, by the Northern people
and from then on by the Boston and Maine.
Consequently comparisons with previous
years are meaningless.
As far as Eastern assets are concerned
they are pledged to the Boston and Maine I;
that is to say, Eastern can not sell them any
mole than they could the railroad. Maine
Central shares and Portland and Rochester
shares are the only really valuable assets.
Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway and
Wolfboro' pay no dividends, and are worth
only what they contribute to the Eastern
earnings. The land in Charlestown is no
more of an asset than is the land on which
the station stands. 1t is necessary for the
railroad and could not be sold"
Mr.. Lord further said: 81 do not own any
Eastern stock, but IL did should not sell
it, and l should not think it profitable for
anybody to sell Eastern shares at anything
like present prices. Massachusetts Central
stock, however, Is not worth one-quarter
what it sells for. The road has very little
local traffic, and the more Western traffic a
road carries the poorer Ii gets"