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The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1889-11-02
HOME HAPPENINGS.

clerklng act at Frenchs this week.
A marriage in high life is one o.
the promised events in Oni1a soon.
- Dave Farrar of Ft Sully, was do
ing land business in town, Monday.
j. +. Martin was taking in sights
at Gettysburgh, Monday and Tuesday
Geese and ducks are now ripe
and the hunters generally return with
a load
-Sully county Is already beginning
to reap the benefit of the capital loca-
ton ut Pierre.
1t tried very hard to rain most OF
this week but the attempt has as yet
proven n failure.
A prairie fire ten miles northeast
of Pierre, Monday evening, did cou-
siderable damage.
Matthias Baker of eastern Sully
departed, this week, for Kansas where
he intends locating.
Jas. II. Otis of this township,
has been on the sick list recently but
is now convalescing.
The Bargain Store keeps on hand
at all times a good supply of fresh
meats at lowest living prices.
The bachelors oyster supper and
entertainment on Friday evening,
November 18th. Remember it.
Fred Caring is having n sale OF
live stock and personal property, to-
day, at his place opposite Ft. Bennett.
-Messrs. Ellis, Lake, Williams and
Fraser, OF Gettysburg, were in town
last Sunday on their way to the Capt.
tai.
-Thos. Doner has purchased the
house on the Baty place west OF
town and will remove it to his place
here.
Rev. J. ID. Allison will preach at
the school house here one week from
tomorrow at | | o'clock sharp, stand
ard time.
Geese and ducks are now making
their way southwark and as Il conse-
quence our fine fall weather must be
about over.
e. ID. Owen of Carson, has re-
moved the buildings from his old
place to the claim for which he traded
last spring.
For canned goods the Bargain
Store can discount Blunt, Pierre or
Gettysburg prices. \ large stock al,
ways on hand.
The Okobojo mill has changed
hands and will soon be in running
order. \ gentleman from Pierre will
have charge of it,
MIR. and Mrs. George Chadwick
of Elk, and Mr.. and Miss Ragan OF
Lake, were in town, Wednesday, on
final proof business.
The Ladies Aid Society will meet
at the residence of Mrs Vim. Toomey
on Thursday next All members are
requested to be present.
Yesterday was the last day of the
herding season and if YOU haven I
taken out your stock already you are
liable to pay for extra feed.
-Rev. j. ID. Allison has returned
to his charge ut this place. While
away he visited with relatives and
friends in BrooKings county.
j. A. Baily, formerly of Farming
ton township bnt now of Wisconsin,
has been here the past two weeks
looking after business affairs.
Mrs. w. w. Botsford will soon
begin keeping house in Blunt where
she goes to give her son, Raymond
an opportunity To attend school.
Pennington township is agitatina
the artesian we'll question and that is
the proper thing to do for that Is the
only neediul to the boys complete
success up there.
BY the fire Monday evening III
the southwest part OF the county abou
50 tons OF hay was destroyed on the
school section and Elisha A. Palm
was the loser of a new wagon.
Two windows have been put il
the north side OF the Court House ant
the county officials will not hereat(e
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1889-11-02

CRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Serviccs
Each alternate Sabbath at II clock
IL N. aud O clock p. IN. in the Public
school Building.
REV. T. J. GRAY. Pastor.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1889-11-02

CHRISTIAN ENDEANOR-Mecting (
" each Sabbath evening at 6 o clock.
W. b. DAY President.
ChAs. EvERTs, Secretary.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1889-11-02

HNIDA SUNDAY SCHOOL-Meets each
SSabbath day Immediately after church
services ID. q. JORDAN, Supt.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1889-11-02

Bring your job work to the
WATCuMAN Office.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1889-11-02
SOCIETY DIRECTORY.

vv S. GRANT POST. NO. %, G. 4. r.
- meets on the first and third Satur
days of each month at o clock p. III.
WIN. TOOMEI. =. c.
JONI GARNER, Adjutant.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-27
The Snow Flower,

Count Anthoskoff's curious discov-
cry of the snow flower is likely to in
terest floriculturists for some time to
come, as, from the accounts given CT
it, it appears to be not only a r.
lnarkablc but a singularly beautih l
plant. 1t was discovered ON the per-
petually frozen ground of Siberia,
but Count Anthoskoi1' has succeeded
in raising plants from seed placed in
o pot ofsnowatSt. Petersburg. The
bloom lasts only fora single day, and
comes once in two years. A French
contemporary thus describesit: The
leaves are three in number, and each
about threeinches in diameter. They
are developed only OH that side
OF the stem toward the north, and
each seems covered with microscopic
crystals ofsnow. The flower when it
opens is star shaped, it's petals are of
the same length as the leaves, and
about half an incllin witlth.-London
Globe.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-27
Moody's Goodness,

Evangelist D. L. Moody went down
into the slums Of Chicago to preach
to an audience ofpeople never seen
inside of the churches. After the ser.
vices he was the center of O scene.
Half dozen young men, half drunk
and noisy, waited at the foot of the
stairs. They insulted the young
women who came out and they
tripped up the young men. They
were evidently preparing to- have
some rough sport with Mr.. Moody,
for when he appeared at the door
they crowded around him and iostled
him off the lower step.
He saw the danger and averted it
neatly. He was carrying his over
coat on his arm. Picking out the
biggest and toughest OF the crowd lie
said: won't you please help me on
with this coat? Pm getting u little
old and stout" The bad young man
was unnerved. He REDEEMED, and
stepped back. Mr.. Moody held out
his arms appealingly, and the young
manweakened. Muttering something
that sounded like an oath he hoisted
the coat on to the broad shoulders.
81 knew you'd do it. Thank you,"
laughed Mr.. Moody; and he walked
briskly down the street, leaving a
disorganized gang of hoodlums in
the shadow of the building.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-27
A Book Agents Great Scheme.

~ DUN ASouI . 0T0dI SCn0Tn0s
Said IL book agentrecently: 81 was
book tiend ten years or more before
the idea dawned on me, and now
make more in a week than ever did
before in month. take out reli-
gious books only, and never one that
costs less than IS or$G. On striking
town ] get from the directorya list
of the pastors-not for the purpose
of working them, for never 20 nigh
them. Then / write down the ad-
dresses of the trustees, in case the
directory happens to give them; but
if it does not make a round of the
janitors to get from them the names
oithe richest menin the congregation.
Ispend time enough in this prelimin-
airy labor to get route comprellen-
sively laid out. Next, tell to one
and another the same story-that
his minister is dying for the book,
but can't afford to buvit. The wives
and the daughters of the church pill
lars are easier to capture than the
brethren. It's the biggest thing in
book canvassing, and the beauty oil
it is that the trick seldom gets ex-
posed. When the pastor gets the
books he's tickled. and Pm tickled,
and the donor is tickled, and it's uli
right"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-27
A Woman Who Was Badly
Treated,

A position which women OCCASION
ally assume in the van OF the process
sion of life is rather aggravating ut
times. Ina small shop on Upper
Broadway the only two clerks in the
place were busily engaged waiting
upon customers, one of whom was
making large number of purchases
and required u good deal OF atten-
tion. There were two men waiting
their turn to be served, when a wom-
an swept into the shop and after
waiting {. fraction of q minute, asked
in an icy tone:
Am to get any service here?"
Yves, madam" said one of the
clerks, quickly. "Just us soon as l
get through with this customer Twill
wait upon you"
The woman waited ~ moment tap
ped her finger on the showcase, and
said something about the annoyance
OF having to wait. The two men who
had been waiting for some time.
looked at her sympathetically and
yet with u trace of envy. It was evil
dent that she was to be served ahead
of them. Presently she raped on
the counter again and said shortly:
II wish somebody would attend to
me here"
what do you want?" asked one
of the clerks, rapidly tying up bum
die. making some entries in u cash
book, and pulling a lot of parcels to-
gether upon the counter.
81 want a two-cent stamp replied
the woman, land l certainly shall
not wait any longer for it,"
She kept her word, and, as the
clerks were still busy attending to
the customers, she gave q few shifts
OF disgust, made IL few remarks
about the discourtesy of the service,
and walked haughtily out of the
store--New York Sun.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-27

{ n Cas- o. Mistaken identity
A young Indy Of this city who IL
engaged to a we'll known society
gentleman recently made an expert
ment to try the temper and habits
OF her fiance which nearly resulted
in disastrous consequences. Reading
her morning paper she saw an adver.
tisement for a domestic. The num-
her of the house was that Of her low
er's, where he kept q sort of bache-
lor's hall with his father, who is q
widower. 1t occurred then and there
to Miss H. to supply the demand.
Not in person but BY proxy. She
knew Of a tidy little German who
was bright and engaging and who
wanted q place. She sent for her and
gave her instructions as to what she
was to see and hear, and particularly
charged her to observe how Mr.. F..
conducted himself, what lie ate, and
if he was good tempered and easy to
please. Christine promised to watch
everything and report ut the end OF
the week.
But before the week was up the
girl reported with oil her belongings
and her eyes overlooking with tears.
She had been asked to black Mr..
Fs boots, he had ordered her about
as If she were q dog, and he wouldn't
eat anything but Cruel and toast,
and he swore ut her because she for
got to wash off the front steps. Then
Miss H. sat down and wrote to her
lover:
"You are a brute. No man who was
not u brute would ask u woman to
black his boots and swear at her for
a moments forgetfulness. 1 .:onsid-
er have had a narrow escape
There was a frantic man went tear
ing up the avenue that evening and
rushed into the presence OF Miss H.,
but it was some time before he could
make her understand the truth of
the matter or that he was not that
manner of man. The girl had not
seen him Mt oil, but had been en-
ployed by his dyspeptic old father
whom she knew solely rs Mr.. F. 1t
was simply a case of mistaken ident-
ity.-Detroit Free Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-27

hts forgiveness, and ask him to comSl
plete the family circle that had bssn,
broken for 90 long. But'inothse iIn-(
plored him to walt tin next day, end
then $50 what could b. dono, ibr Il.
would have been useless to look for
George in that town. Only one per-
son knew where George was, and that
was dear little Jennie.
When Jennie was told Of the
discovery of the letter, the
look of reproach which sh5 cast
on papa made him. feel, he said,
like going outside and kicking him.
self for an hour. No one knew that
Jennie had Georges address. for she
had kept it entirely to herself. The
next day she wrote a note to George,
addressed in care Of a friend Of
George, in a small town some hum
dred miles away from home. She
told him that tho letter had been
found, and that since the discovsry
that lie had been wronged, his father
was failing in health and praying for
George to come back home.
He wrote her that nothing
would give him greater pleasure
than to return home; but that he
could not for some time yet, and for
her to still keep quiet as to his where
abouts.
1t is Christmas noon. We are all
sitting down toour grand old Christ
mas dinner. Papa is ut the head oil
the table; his hair is winter than it
wasa yenrago, and his hand trembles
as he holds the carving-knife.
Mother is ut the foot of the table
pouring out the tea and doing other
little things. Jennie-our little Jen.
ME. We still call her-has the place on
the right hand of papa. He has
taken greatly to Jennie oflate, as it
seems to him that through her he
can see his wronged son. We chill
dren are scattered around in our
usual places. All is ready.
| Now papa bows his head to ask the
blessing; hush! his trembling voice is
heard: Heavenly Father. we asl,
thy blessing on this, the birthday Of
thy Son and our Rcdeemer. May thy
blessing rest on the heads OF those
now present around this beard. One
year ago to-day we were oil here to
receive thy blessing, but to-day there
is one missing, one gone from our
home, who we ask thee to guide him
back to-"
just ut that moment the sitting
room door opened quietly, and
George, our good brother George,
entered with the words, "You are
wrong. father. We are all here to-
night"
1t is needless to say that the inter-
rup.el blessing was postponed for n
while; that when it was again pro-
nounced, it was wordcd differently.
And our home was again blessed with
full board, and no vacant chair
c. +. MERRILL, in the New Moon.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-27

An Iowa farmer who has moved to
the state Of Washington writes that
he likes the climate first rate, but
that his agricultural efforts have
been frustrated this year by an army
of ground squirrels which ate up all
his crop of every kind, as well as those
OF his neighbors. The squirrels are
as plentiful as lice in Egypt during
the plague, apparently.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-27
Why. Quakers Live Long,

Why Quakers Live Long.
It isquite true that many"Friends"
live long. 1t is equally true that Ger
tain circumstances in their history
initiate against long life. Among
these latter intermarriage is perhaps
the most important ofall. The fol-
lowers Of George Fox have been very
numerous, but until late years they
have been extremely exclusive. The
inevitable result of that has been en-
tensive intermarriage throughout
the whole community. The conse-
quences of the frequency of intermar-
riage have been, and are still, very
evident. Quakers, asa class, are not
muscularly robust; many OF them are
decidedly ansemic, and not Il few men,
tally feeble. Yet, in spite of these
practical and serious draw backs the
Friends, as a class, do more than
theirp proportion ofthe world 8 serious
business, and they manage to attain
to high average of longevity.
Now, this is exactly the kind of fact
that true medical science likes to get
hold of and to interrogate and learn
from. What is the reason, asks the
sensible man, why Quakers. with so
many undoubted disadvantages, at
tain to such ahigh average of success
in oil that constitutes worthy life
and also succeed in enjoying their
success to an exceptionally old age?
The reason, we are convinced, is to
be found in their quiet habits and
disciplined life. An ordinary doctor.
or even layman, would probably
have felt much more interest in the
subject ut this point ifhe had been
able to affirm that the Quakers owed
their success and long life to certain
drugs, as, for example, to arsenic,
PHOSPHORUS, aud strycllnia, and the
like; orto certain methods OF feeding,
as vegetarianism, or meat eating, or
fruit eating, or wine drinking, or tee.
totalism, or smoking, and so on.
But We submit that that shows
want Of real mental capacity.
For what, after all, is the true impor-
lance of the subject? Does it not CON
sist in the undoubted character OF
theresults? The results are really the
things to be considered. AS q mat
ter of tact the Quakers are successful
in life. Asa matterof fact they do
live long. Then, surely true science
will not cnrl the lip OF scorn because
these results are obtained by what
may lie called natural and simple"
processes, instead Of by elaborate
preparations and out Of the way
methods.-Hospital,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-27
Her Face was Her Fortune.

She was as pretty as picture md so
animated and lively that it did one good to
look at her. She was al this but she is not
now. Poor soul, the roses lngcr no more in
her checks, the former lus,er al her eyes are
gone. She is q woel"gone looking piece oil
humanity now. She has one oil those tronb-
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. 1t recupcr.
ttes the wasted strength, puts the whole sys.
TEN right. restores the rorcs and the luster
and makes the woman what she once was,
bright. we'll and Happy. "Favoritc Prcscrip.
ton" is the only medicine for women. sold by
druggists, under u positive guarantee, from
the manufacturers, that it will give satisfac.
ton in every case, or money will be refunded
This guarantee has been printed on the bot.
tle-wrapper, and faithfully carried out fol
many wears.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-27
ON CHRISTMAS MORNING.

Nsaven 10 nearer,
The skies are clearer,
The sun shines brighter,
Our hearts ore lighter
On Christmas morning!
Heaven 10 nearer,
Our friends are dearer,
The air is rarer,
The earth is fairer
On Christmas morning!
Joy.bells ring praises,
The soul it raises
On music's plni0ns.
From self's dominions,
On Christmas morningl
The shadows drifted
OF sin seem lifted.
And care and grieving
Find sweet relieving
On Christmas morning!
Mankind seem purer,
Our hope seems eurer,
Our doubling ceases;
We hail Christ Jesus
On Christmas morning!
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-27
Savage Dainties.

The lion is eaten by some African
races and the hippopotamus by
others.- The Zulus find carrion SO
mach to their liking that they apply
to it the word ''ubolni," signifying
great happiness" The aboriginal
Australians and Hottentots prefer
the intestines of animals.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-27
Progress Of Kentucky Civiliza-
ton.

The Northern newspaper should
make n note of the development of
civilizationin Kentucky. At hecity
hall yesterday afternoon Mr.. Bickelo
the First Ward said to Mr.. Chickering
of the Fourth Ward: you're add
liar!' Did Mr.. Chickering pull out a
bnrbaric revolver and proceed to
puncture the bosom of Mr.. Bickel with
lead or did he, under the impulse of a
false sense of honor and yielding to
the coercion OF an intangible but mex
orable public opinion, extract from
his bootleg his trusty bowie and inn
merse it in the ample vitals of Mr..
Bickel? No; hedid a far drawer, nobler
thing than that. He merely said:
81 will bet 81 90 orS5 that you cannot
show an instance where [ violated
my OATH" Mr.. Bickel did not like
the odds and there was no wager,
but not a drop Of blood was she'd
Louisville Commercial.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-27
ingThings Raw.

Tread that the Japanese are fond
ofraw fish. When the fishermen goes
a'fishing he has q bottle of pepper
sauce along with him and, taking the
fish from the hook, eats it at it's
freshest. This sehms barbarious to
US, and yet VIC eat raw oysters and
live oysters, too! New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-27
FIRST NATIli
- a Nft'aE=
North Dakota's Solons and
What They are
Doing.
SENATE,

SENATE.
Senator 1'iesem sprang his economy ideaia
new form. He introduced Joint resoln.
tion providing that members md employees
of the legislature should not draw per diem
during any recess which lasted longer than
three days.
Hnggnrt's bill authorizing railroad com.
panies to own the bonds Of and assist the
operations Of irrigation companies passed
the senate.
Stevenson introduced resolution for the
appointment OF n seed wheat committee TO
whom all applications from needy farmers
should be re erred.
Senate bill for the protection ofpublic cred.
il, and Buchanan's school land trespass BILL
passed the House.
Ths strns9ls eStr the Temperance bill con.
tinued all day In the senate. The proceedings
were witnessed by the largest audience Of
spectators called out this session. many
ladies being present. When adjournment
was taken the the, reading Of the bill
of amendments were offered by the
opposition, one of them being to strike out
the entire h;ll after the twelfthline Of the frst
section. Those fighting the bill charged
that it had been drawn in the in.
terests Of the lawyers and druggist, md
that its effect would be to transfer the liquor
traffic from the saloon to the drug stores.
In the filibustering the friends OF the bill
showed from 16 to IL votes. Twenty.one
are necessary to give it n twO-thirds ma
jority, which it must have to take effect
before July l. May l is the date fixed
bill last week The senate will most likely
pass the bill without the emergency clause.
The friends of the bill succeeded in voting
down oil the important amendments pro-
posed by the opposition.
HOUSE.
Representative Watt introduced a bill
making it IL misdemeanor TO sell cigarettes
to boys under 1G.
Mr. MillstnL introduced hill to revise aud
harmonic the school law. MIR. Thompson'a
bill for lease and safe ofschool lands passed
=. B. Fancher was to-day appointed secre.
tary of the hoard Of railway Commissioner
SENATE.
The senate finished the prohibition bill
by passing it. The fight in the senate cost
tour days There have been several amend
mcnts made to the Till, including July
The contest in the senate was princi
pally over the date. Several senators
promised the saloon men during the cam
paign that they would stand for JuIy1. Tn,
vote stood % to 9. Those voting against
the bill on it's passnge were: Cowan, Hag
Eulu, VuOSl vi McS OCmlck
Fuller. Hartman, Appleton aud Harmon
The bill went to the house this afternoon, unC
the amendments were concurred in. 1t will
now go to the governor, who will prompt,
approve it.
HOUSE,
The house passed the Fargo agricultural
bill by vote 80 to IS. 1t WAS slightly
amended, and after the concurrence Of The
scnntei it will 30 to the governor. The gov
ernor'saction cannot be anticipated. Senate,
Fuller introduced IL resolution providing fol
an amendment to the constitution for the re
submission of the prohibition clause to the
people: 1t will pass the senate, but it will
probably be wreck cd in che house. Senutos
Worst put in IL bill directed ut trusts and
combinations.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-27
Curious Figures on the "Sur.
plus"

The weight and bulk of the gold
and silver coins now held in the
United States treasury from the sub
ject of much inquiry among people of
q mathematical turn of mind, one of
whom has ascertained that the gold
alone weighs COL tons of 1000
pounds, and that the silver weighs
5000 tons. Corded along tho high
way, as wood is corded, the gold
would make a wall 4 feet high ana 4
feet thick for a distance OF 3:s5 feet.
The silver. if similarly packed in o
solid wall, would extend 4,24S feet,
or about five-sixtlls of "a mile. II
packed in carts, q ton to each cart,
the procession would he nearly :,3
miles long, of which distance the carts
containinggold wouldc cover two and
One-half miles, and the silver la.lened
carts a fraction over 3OH miles,-St.
Louis Republic.