The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-11-17
MISSING LINKS.

| n baIucHSilV khan., woman laDOTS
under the delusion that she owns the
town, and wants toll from those who
travel the streets.
The Rev. John ireland. who has just
been made Archbishop of St. Paul, has
long been leader of the total absti-
nence movement in the Roman Catho-
lie Church.
Hudson, n. Y. has Stingy Club,
whose members pledge themselves
neither to treat nor accept a treat. The
people of Hudson always were known
for their good sense.
According to Professor Potter, as
phalt. the article of prominent CONNER
clal Importance of the present day,
was used in the building of the Tower
of Babel and other ancient structures.
Queen Victoria does not share the
general opinion that the gift of an opal
is likely to bring ill-luck to its owner.
She has presented each of her daugh-
ters, on her marriage, with paruro of
opals aud diamonds.
Mrs. John A. Logan has regained
her old cheerful spirit and her quiet.
common-sense way of looking at the
affairs OF life. Her health seems to be
completely restored. but her gray hair
has become snow-white.
A Scot, being shown Niagara. was
asked il he had ever seen aught so
! beautiful and strange. He replied:
"Weel, for bonny. I'll no say, but, CHI
mon, for queer, | ancc saw peacock
wi wooden leg at PEBBLES"
Sydney Sprague, farmer living
near Wapakoreta. Ohio, placed $475 in
stove tor safe-keeping. Some one
| built fire in the stove while he was
away from home, and tho next money
he gets he will put in savings bank.
A gentleman in Portland, Ore, has
succeeded IN training young elk to
| drive in harness. When ho gets out on
the trotting ground he is sure victor
in speed, rs he can frighten tho horses
! that his steed is not fast enough to
pass.
Mr.. C. NJ Curtis OF Kansas City
wears in his scarf blue-white dia-
mond. worth $500, that once belong
ed to Jim Fisk. Mr.. Curtis is not
hotel clerk, as might be supposed. He
is just plain, everyday assistant
| cashier In bank.
According to the Archbishop of York
nothing but the "cvil will of man"
| stands between women "aud the hap
piness and progress which God would
| give them" The gentle persistence
| of women seems to be rapidly mould
| ing that "evil will.n
Nine. Dieulafoy, the intrepid wife of
the explorer in North America, is one
| OF the latest women to receive the de-
coration of the Legion of Honor. Rosa
| Bonheur is the only artist who ha. been
| honored, though thirty-four women in
all have been given the red ribbon.
David Wingrove, marble-worker of
Baltimore, not long since found a val
liable diamond imbedded in big block
of Italian marble, and had the gem set
without cutting in heavy gold ring.
,, Lapdaries say that though such finds
arc unusual, this is by no means the
first on record.
While searching through his fathers
effects Ticket Agent Moffett, of Knox
vile, Tenn, found gourd over hun
dred years old. 1t contained many
old papers, among them note from
Dayy Crockett, payable to William
Motfett, for l shilling and 3 pence for
barrel of whisky and a keg of cider.
The success of 4 well-known author
is attributed to the fact "that ho who
reads feels that the hero is but slight
idealiZation of himself, tho heroine
| such rs every girl expects or believes
herself TO be- What is this but the
understanding of human nature. upon
which all true literary success de-
pends?
King Humbert of Italy is known for
his temperance in all things except
smoking. lie is an exceedingly small
eater, and IS to drinks. his guests may
have it in plenty. but his own favorite
.'tipple' is water. His one great
weakness WAS good cigar, but under
the advice of his physician he has quit
smoking and declares he will never
again use tobacco.
The total number of European troops
in English India in 1886 was 6l.0l5,
and the average death rate per 1000
was 1918. In the province of Bengal
there were $4,000 men. and the death
rate was 1915. In the province of Ma
dras 200, and the death rate 1862.
Province OF Bombay IL, 900, death rate
1877. The number of native troops was
l06, 6,0l0, and the death rate was 1916
per 1000,
A visitor who examined some town
records upon Cape Cod furnished this
extract from an old sermon, preached
about 1860, on the sin of wearing peri
wigs: Adam, so long as he continued
in innocency, did wear his own hair
and not periwig. Indeed, | do not
see how it was possible that adam
| should dislike his own hair and there
fore cut it. that SO he might wear
periwig and yet have continued inno-
| cent
Nine. Albani recently had quite an
interesting scance with Queen Vic
toria at Old Mar Lodge. Albani sang
a ballad To the Queen and then Vic
toria deigned to play two or three Sc
lectiOns for the amusement of the
/ prima donna. Victoria does not play
wonderfully well, but Albani kindly
I ram rE EaI thnt sia s.,,,i,yht bava lnna