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Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

A WORKMAN engaged in removing
bodies from an old graveyard in San
Francisco found in a coffin, containing
the remains of Chinaman, one of the
$50 gold slugs which were coined and
put in circulation by the San Fran
cisco assay Office in 1852 Thinking
the piece was Chinese coin, the man
tried to sell it to contractor for SIS.
The latter refused to purchase the
slug, and when it's true value was soon
after discovered, the finder said he
would not sell it for $75.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

The New York Commercial AdUer-
tiser heads column of fashion notes
with this notice:
AS these paragraphs are especially prepared
for the Commercial advertiser, editors, notably
those of the New Orleans Times Democrat, Phil
adelphia Call, Utica Herald, and Omaha Bee,
will, when they clip this column, please give due
credit to the Commercial Advertiser.
The "hint" suggests the old story OF
the clergyman who paused in his SER
mon to say: eff that red-haired woman
in the blue bonnet in the third pew
doesn't stop whispering she will be
pointed out to the congregation"
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

The Connecticut Legislature has
passed law providing that no person
shall sell, give or deliver to any minor
under sixteen tobacco in the form of
cigarette or any other form under pen
atty of fine, the maximum of which
is fixed at $50. It also imposes fine
not exceeding 81 on any minor under
sixteen who shall have, smoke or in
any way use tobacco in any form what
soeyer in any public street, place or
resort.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02
Facts Concerning the Centipede.

Inc cent1pedeS that live IN the united
States, certainly the Northern States,
are, for the most part, harmless. But
the same cannot be said of multitudes
of the race residing in the West Indies
and other warm climates. In these
places the bite of the centipede is not
only very painful, but often dangerous.
Like some other animals, the appear
ance of the centipede is against him.
Centipedes are quite ready to stand
on the defensive when they are attacked,
and when they consider themselves in
danger. Their disposition to bite rem
ders them rather troublesome bedfel-
lows. When they get into bed, the
least movement of the sleeper over
whom they may be crawling, and who
can hardly fail to be disturbed by their
sharp, pointed feet and claws acting on
his skin, is almost sure to provoke
a venomous bite, which will be fire.
quently repeated if the midnight visitor
is not removed from the bed.
The bite Of the centipede is exceed
ingly painful. for the moment, and is
followed, unless the wound is taken care
of in season, by great inflammation and
high fever. If the insect is large one,
and the bite is severe, life is not fire.
quently lost, especially if the patient is
of delicate condition.
Bishop Heber speaks of centipedes as
being very large and poisonous in diff
ferent parts of India. These insects
have occasionally been brought to this
country in cargoes of hides from coun-
tries where they are abundant, and
where their bite is poisonous. Some
years since, man who was employed
in unloading vessel in Boston, lost his
life in consequence of bite received
from a centipede brought to the country
\ in this way
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

The Kansas Legislature, during the
season lately closed, enacted a law for
the encouragement of the manufacture
of sorghum sugar. The act authorizes
any county, city or township to issue
bonds not exceeding 10000 in each
case to be devoted to the building of
sugar factories, and several companies
have already organized under the pro-
visions of this act and subscribed heavy
amounts of stock. It is an experiment
which will be regarded with great in
terest.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02
Didn't Agree with Him.

just after the new c1rcult-r1der OF the
Oak Range circuit had finished his first
sermon, an old fellow, deacon and
evidently man of great influence in
the community, drew him aside. The
preachers face was flushed with ex-
pectant pleasure.
@Parson," said the deacon, @you seem
ter be putty honest sort Nv Teller"
II hope So" the preacher, somewhat
crest-fallen, answered. His heart was
yearning for commentator, for that
4first-sermon approval" which buoys the
aspirations of the circuit-rider, an APP
proyal which promises comfortable
station in town.
@Yas, hope SO, too, but thar wuz
some Nv yo' statements that wouldn't
be willin' to hang my hat on.
what were they, brother? I am
sure that I did not depart very far from
the bible"
"Oh, ez long ez you stuck ter that ole
book you wuz all right, but you tuck
ercasion ter climb outen the field fenced
in by rails split by ole Peter and John.
CHM over the fence, ez it were, an
sorter sa'ntered off down inter the
cypress swamp Nv Satan"
II don't understand you, brother"
wall, you tuck ercasion ter say er
good deal erbout ballot-box liftin,."
II said it was Just as much of sin to
steal a ballot-box as it was to steal a
horse"
@Yas, parson, an I take issue with
you right thar. have lifted ballot
1,ovoe ,,o,.eoD h,,k T x,ro NJ Won tor nm
derstan' that I wouldn't steal boss.
Now, whut do you say?"
The young preacher was embar-
raised.
"Come," said the deacon, "out with
it. Don't hem and haw."
Il do not suppose you would steal a
horse, brother"
@But you say that man that would
steal ballot-box would steal er boss.
"No, I didn't say that"
"What did you say?"
Brother, let us step little farther
off down into the woods. I don't want
the brethren to hear u.s.
They went farther into the woods.
The poor preacher evidently thought
that his chances of ultimate success
were slipping away from him, for an
expression of deep concern had settled
on his face.
"Now," said the deacon, explain your
sell"
Brother, did not know the senti-
ment of the congregation, or l should
not have made the statement. I cannot
believe, however, that you ever took
ballot-box.
"But I tell you that I did"
"When, brother 1t must have been
long time ago."
Not SO mighty long ago. Only at
the last election"
With startling movement the parson
drew pistol. "Throw up your hands
until I search you. Oh, knife, ?"
he added, as he put one hand under the
deacon's coat. Here producing pair
of handcuffs), put your hands in these
bracelets. You must excuse poor de-
tective for working a dodge on you.
Your circuit-rider will be here to-mor-
row. had him delayed. Now, march,
not toward the church, but toward the
railroad" -Arka1asaao Traveler-
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02
How He Felt.

When an elephant goes mad, he
makes things lively. A company of En-
glishmen were out on tiger-shooting
expedition, and all at once were startled
by shout from one of their servants :
run, run, Sahibsl the tusker has gone
mad. He has broken loose Most of
the company got out Of the beasts way,
bet one fellow was still in the tent.
Over the river we conld see the brute
in frenzy of rage, kneeling on shape
less heap of cloth, furniture, poles, and
ropes, and digging his tusks with savage
fury into the hangings and'canvas.
We had little doubt that poor Mac
lay crushed to death, smothered be-
meath the weight of the ponderous ami
NAL, or mangled out of all likeness to
humanity by the terrible tusks that we
could see flashing in the moonlight. It
seemed an age, this agony of suspense.
Everything showed as clear as if it had
been day. We saw the elephant toss
ing the strong canvas canopy about as a
dog would worry a door-mat. Thrust
after thrust was made into the folds Of
the cloth. Raising, his huge trunk the
brute would scream in the frenzy of his
wrath, and at the last, after what
seemed an age, but in reality was only
few minutes, he staggered to his feet
and rushed in to the Jungle.
just then smothered groan struck
like peal of joy-bells on our ears, and
q muffled voice was heard from beneath
the folds of the shamiaha: "Look, alive,
you fellows, and get me out of this, or
/ shall be smothered"
In trying to elude the first rush of
the elephant his foot had caught in one
of the tent roaps, the whole falling
canopy had then come bodily upon him,
hurting the camp table and a few cane
chairs over him. Under these he had
lain, able to breathe, but not daring to
stir.
His escape seemed miraculous. The
cloth had several times been pressed SO
close over his face as to nearly stifie
him. The brute in one of its savage,
purposeless thrusts, had pierced the
ground between his arms and his ribs,
pinning his Afghan choga, or dressing
gown deep into the earth; and he said
he felt himself sinking into unconscious
ness, when the brute happily got up
and hushed off.
"How did you feel?" I asked.
well, can hardly tell you"
cit must have grazed your ribs?
"It did. After that seemed to turn
quite unconcerned. All sorts of funny
ideas came trooping across my brain.
I could not for the life of me help feel
ing cautiously about me for my pipe,
which had dropped somewhere near
when I tripped on the ropes. I seemed,
too, to have a, quick review of all the
actions I had ever done, and was just
dropping off into dreamy unconscious
ness, after pulling desperate race
against Oxford with my old crew, when
your voices reused me to sensation once
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

The postmaster at Macon, Ga, Of
fered colored woman $40 a month to
keep the Office clean. She said it was
too much work for the money. what,
said the postmaster, "you could not
make half of it at anything else. Why,
at the North a woman will scrub the
floor all day through the month for
$10.' EYES," answered the lady of
color, "but dem Yankees is raised to
work, and we isn't"
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

J. B. FERGUSON, miner, celebrated
st. Patrick's Day at Moberly, No., and
on his return to Sedalia placed bot
tleful of powder in his hip pocket.
The conductor objected to his smoking
in the ladies' car, and he placed the
lighted cigar alongside Of the bottle Of
powder. Everybody left the car when
the cork burned out, and three doctors
are still picking pieces of glass out of
what is left of Mr.. Ferguson's anatomy.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02
Facts for the Curious.

The women in England exceed the
men by 100000.
There are but sixteen female doctors
in Paris, it is said.
The Bank of England building, Lon
don, covers eight acres and employs
one thousand persons.
Calvin's old church, the Cathedral
of st. Pierre, in Geneva, is, it is said,
to be restored.
Seamless boiler tubes are now made
from solid ingots of metal by process
that twists and stretches the fbres and
is said to make tube much stronger
than the ordinary ones.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02
Positive Proof.

Jake--I say, sir, the man that bought
that $15 suit from you yesterday morn
ing has brought it back.
Dealer Why. what's the matter?
Jake-He says it amt WOOL
Dealer-H amt wool! Well, why
don't you tell him il is.
jake did, aud he won't believe
me.
Dealer That's too bad. Well, the
only thing we can do is to show him
where the moths had eaten into it. He
didn't notice it yesterday when he took
the suit. - Detroit Free Press.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02
time he has done 60 the craze viii die
out and he win be left fat again.

LADIES Of Texas are making huge
map, drawn on canvas, with all the 264
counties of the State laid off. One
county, Tom Green, is larger than the
eatire States of Massachusetts, and
Connecticut combined. The name of
each county will be worked with some
beautiful product made in the county.
The map will be exhibited in the Texas
Spring Palace to be built at Fort
V,,th ,~-rfre e4,,- y-------e..
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

THE Gar is said to wear always a
ring in which is imbedded piece of
the true cross, that was given to an
ancestor of the Gear by Pope long
ago. The Gear is said to be supersti-
tious about this ring, and once, when
he had started upon long journey
and had forgotten it, he had his train
held while messenger went back upon
q locomotive and fetched it.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

ISAAC PITMAN, the inventor of pho
biography, although 76 years of age, is
still in vigorous health and works at
his office from 6 o'clock in the morning
until 6 o'clock at night, and has only
recently shortened his hours from or
10 o'clock at night. Since 1843 Mr..
Pitman has devoted the whole of his
time to developing and promoting
shorthand.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

WILLIAM Verify died recently in
Sacramento, Cal, leaving fortune of
$1,000. Immediately there appeared
Mrs. Verify, living in New York, who
had not seen her 1iege lord since 1865.
She had heard of his whereabouts in
1883, had quietly investigated his
financial standing, and had @laid for
him. She does not believe marriage
to be failure.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

SIR RICHARD WEBSTER has proposed
bill to punish with life imprisonment
spy caught making plans of English
Notifications, and imposes a long term
upon any government clerk convicted
of q similar offense. It seems that
there is now no law in England to reach
this kind of offenders.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

LONDON has recently been put I'M
der control of government somewhat
resembling those of large cities in this
country, and the first woman Alder
man has just been elected. She is
Miss Cons, who for many years has
been well known for her work in the
direction of securing the erection of a
better class Of buildings for working
people.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

Two MEN in T1oga County, Pennsyl-
vania, who had jointly bought COW,
quarreled about dividing the milk, one
claiming that the other owned only the
Hfront half" of the animal. Subs
quently the owner of the rear half was
lifted by the cows horns, and he wants
damages of the "front" partner. The
court will settle it.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

PETER COOPER, who died at 80, leav-
ing fortune of 100000, remarked
to a young friend few months prior to
his taking off: "My son, never went
to bed without saving half of what my
days profits were. If made dollar,
half dollar was put away. I carried
that rule into active life when became
merchant, and never departed
from it,"
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02
A Foolish Story.

The talk about secret society of
Italians in this city, who wreak ven
geance on their unfaithful members, is
quite an ancient history. The state
ment that such an organization exists
comes regularly to the front in the
newspapers after every murder or ven
delta in which Italians are engaged.
Of course it has been used in connection
with the late murder near Cooper In
stitute, and one hears good deal of
talk about the lawless italian element
we have in our midst. 1t is well to be
just to this of late much-abused nation
ality. 1t is true that some of these
bronze-faced, queerly-dres men are
given to handling deadly weapon too
freely, but it is altogether too much to as
sert that they are dangerous portion
of our community. On the contrary,
any one acquainted with the history of
the italian colony in this city must adj
NIT that one of their special character
istics is industry. Men, women, and
children take hold gladly of any work.
As a rule they are neither drunkards
nor thieves, and their girls and women
are not easily drafted into the ranks of
the cyprians. The Italian comes here
generally to stay, and he becomes an
American citizen as soon as the law al
lows him. He is not model in many
respects, but his children and grand
children will lie thoroughly Ameri-
canized and live cleanly and well. From
many points of view the average italian
immigrants will compare very favorably
with large class of the strangers who
come to our shores, and when the fool
ish prejudice which occasionally springs
up against them is put aside they will
be regarded as deserving the welcome
which this Nation offers to all worthy
comers IN. z. Graphic.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

! A CORRESPONDENT of the New York
Mail and Express writes from Rome
telling of the interest felt in the base
ball game played by the thirty-fve
American athletes" That man must
have been drinking too much Falernian
or Alban wine,
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02
/ Good Store to Draw From.

What are you doing now?"
Il work on newspaper; I'm q space
writer.
Where do you get your subjects?"
Why, ont Of my head, mostly.
oh, yes; 4 see. You write on space.
] believe you said. Yankee Blade.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02
bank note

A ScoTcH preacher in London re-
Gently, speaking Of the frequent com
plant Of preachers for being dull, gave
his hearers this shot: aThe fault is not
that we are poor preachers, but be-
cause you are mighty poor stuff to
rreach tn
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

IT is estimated that fully 10 per cent.
of the wheat crop in Lincoln County,
Washington Territory, is each year de.
stroyed by squirrels.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

Mrs. BETSY BLACK, of Ebert Coun-
ty, Georgia, made crazy quilt con-
tanning 5,461 pieces. AS soon as it was
finished she died.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

BENJAMIN HARRISON is the name of
an infant three weeks old now at the
st. Vincent's Child Asylum, Balti-
more, Md. His mother cannot support
him.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

The cats, dogs, and poll-parrots of
England having been properly provided
for, hospital for fish has now been es-
tablished. Fish are much exposed to
dampness. and pulmonary diseases
would naturally be most common,
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

SEVERAL members of the faculty of
Dartmouth College voted against pro-
hibition the other day, while two
thirds of the boys voted for it.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

EMERSON and Couchman, two farm
ers living near the Potomac, cutting
down a tree, discovered in hollow
in it package of $4,000 in national
hank pofao
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

THIS card was pinned to the coat of
. man found hanging to tree in Mis-
souri,: II die because I am too id
lazy to i've"
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

The Burmese Empire was founded In
the middle of the eighteenth century
by Alompra, the first sovereign of the
present dynasty.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

A Sore Throat or Cough, If suffered
to progress, often results in an incurable
throat or lung throuble. "BrO1n's Bron-
chidl TrocheS" give instant relief.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

OWING to cut rates, man recently
rode from Dayton, Wyo. T., to st.
Louis, 1000 miles, for 81.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

The wives of Msidi, the great Afri-
can chief, are his Ministers of State.
He has 500 of them.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

WHILE Bismarck was at college he
fought twenty-eight duels.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

DIR. MONK, the well known composer
Of church music, is dead.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

IT costs 81 to protest note in Los
Angeles, Cal, against $1.33 in the
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-02

Cast. -. -, -; t,s..:;s;' ss.7 2
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-08-07
His Charge 10 tI,e Jury.

A newly elected justice of the
peace delivered the following charge
to the jury the other day: Gentle
men of the jury. charging !. jury is
n new business to me, as this is my
first case. You have heard ali evil
denee in the case as well as myself;
you have also heard what the learn
ed counsel have said. If you be-
heve what the counsel for the plain
t II has told you, your verdict will
be for the plaintiff; but if, on the
other hand. you believe what the
defendants counsel has told you,
then you will give a verdict for the
defendant But if you are like me,
and don't believe what either OF
them said, then I'll be id if |
know what-you will do. Constable
take charge of the jury"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-08-07

1t rs a'souree Of surprise that the
FARMERS Of West Virginia hive not
devoted more attention 10 sheen
raising than they have. No land Is
better fitted for the purpose than
our West Virginia hills and no stock
lnsures safer or creator returns
The hingwood Journal is authority
for the statement that a Preston
county farmer has received s6.33 a
head for tue product of twelve ewes
within the last year, aud at least 80
Per cent. of the amount is clear
profit There is a lesson in these
figures, and the farmer who has
been wearing out his backbone try
ing to persuade corn to grow on a
stony hillside, would do well to heed
it.-Register.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-08-07

The Republican newspapers are
trying to make it appear that there
is Democratic conspiracy on foot
TO remove Tanner from the Pension
Bureau Why. it is to the interest
OF the Democratic party to have
Tanner where he is, for no one is
creating moro dissatisfaction with
the administration than this same
Tanner No,no give Tanner plenty
of rope, say the Democrats.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-08-07

A wife once retired for the night,
worn out and petulant because OF
her many cares, and her husbands
absence when she thought he might
have been at her side. After time
he came home, sat down to his desk
aud worked long and hard at his
accounts, while she lay looking at
him, and feeling angry that he
seemed wholly unmindful of her
When he had laid away slate and
hooks she saw him unlock drawer,
and take from it a picture, which he
fingered lovingly over, tenderly
kissed. and then replaced. Her wo-
mans curiosity was aroused, and
she determined to know more of the
matter. So, while he was getting
ready for bed, she feigned Sleep
lie soon slept soundly, and then she
crept from her place, like thief in
the night. took the keys, unlocked
the drawer. and found that her hus-
band had been kissing picture of
herself. which was taken when they
were first married. Then she was
chagrined and mortified because she
had not been a more loving wife,
and went back to bed with new res
olutions formed. In the morning
she put on wrapper that was very
becoming, a collar and bow, and
carefully brushed her hair. When
her husband came in to breakfast he
looked at her. caught her in his
arms and kissed her Then he
asked the children if the little mother
didn't look pretty. She was wise
enough not to forget the lesson
Christian Advocate.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-08-07


The manufacturers OF PhiIadel
phia, who contributed 100000 10
the Republican, campaign fund Ia
year 50 that their Industries might
still be protected, arc getting their
money back very soon The new
Appraiser at that city has decided
To admit English wool waste at ten
cents a pound, instead Of charging
from 30 TO SO cents a pound This
is asfat thing for the manufacturers,
but for the wool-growers tits u clear
knock down. But it is generally
safe to bet that the farmer will get
the worst of the bargain when he
dickers with tho high tariff people.