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Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16
"IT is not intellectual work that il

"IT is not intellectual work that in
lures the BRAIN" says the London Hos
pital, "but emotional excitement
Most men can stand the severest
thought and study of which their
brains are capable, and be none the
worse for it; for neither thought nor
study interferes with the recuperative
influence of sleep. 1t is ambition,
anxiety and disappointment. the hopes
and fears, the loves and hates of our
lives, that wear out our nervous sys-
tenn and endanger the balance of the
brain. Dir. Foote's Health Monthly.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16
Dairy Notes.

Cows are usually at their best at six
to nine years.
SAL SODA is better than soap for
washing dairy vessels.
DID you ever notice that the petted
COW is almost always good one. Treat
all cows kindly.
The dairy is no place for the common
''dorg;" experience has proved that over
and over again.
If one man can keep five COWS on five
acres, to give back 800 pounds of butter
each, why can't other men get ten cows
on ten acres to do the same? Ii they
can do 1t on ten why not on fifty?
OUR rule for sailing is an ounce to the
pound, as that suits most of our
customers. Our own taste is an ounce
and half. But we make butter to sell
as well as to eat, 80 salt as the majority
like, and go with the majority.
By keeping the land rich and growing
the best kind of crops, and keeping the
best kind of cows for our creamerieS,
the business of farming can at least be
made to furnish comforts of life not OBJ
tanned in wheat raising.
If you have ensilage and two pas
lures, save one of them till near the
! close of the grass season. With an in
terchange between that and ensilage, as
winter comes on there should be no let
down on the milk supply when winter
sets in.
IF you have ten or twenty cows in
your dairy, treat each one and care for
each one of them as though she was the
only one you had, and see If the dairy
| don't pay better than it has. Bat you
say, 81 can't do it, it takes too much
, time" Then get rid of enough of them
so you can. You will make more money,
at less outlay oil, capital. Farm less acres
and milk less cows and do 1t better, is
| what many a man ought to do.-Fa7m,
Field and StOchrnldr.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16
llNcoLN.s MELANCHOLY.
His SymrathetlG Nature and His Earl,
Masfnrtunes.

Ms Syannathetlc Nature and His EARLY
A1isfortuncs.
Those who saw much of Abraham Lincoln
during the later years Of his life were
greatly impressed with the expression Of
profound melancholy his face always wore
in repose.
Mr.. Lincoln was of a peculiarly SYM
pathetic and kindly nature. These strong
Characteristics Influenced, very happily,
as IL proved, his entire political career.
They would not seem. at frst glance. to be
efficient aids to political success; but in the
peculiar emergency which Lincoln, In the
providence of God, was called upon TO meet,
no vessel of common clay could possibly
have become the achosen of the Lord.n
Those acquainted With him from boyhcod
knew that early griefs tinged his whole life
with sadness His partner In the grocery
business at Salem was aUnclen Billy Green.
Ut Tallula, I'LL, who used at night, when the
customers were few, to hold the grammar
while Lincoln recited his lessons
1t was to his sympathetic ear Lincoln told
the story of his love fer sweet Ann Rutlidge;
and he in return, offered what comfort he
could when poor Ann died, and Lincoln 8
great heart nearly broke.
aAfter Arm died,D says @Unclen Billy, aon
stormy nights when the wind blew the rain
| against the roof, Abe would set thar In the
| grocery, his elbows on his knees, his face in
| his hands, and the tears runnin' through his
| fingers. I hated to see him feel bad, an I'd
say, ABE don't cry;' an he'd look up an
| say. Il can't help it, Bill. the rains fallin'
/ ON her
There are many who can sympathfze with
| this overpowering grief, as they think of a
| lost loved one, when athe rains a fallin' on
herr What adds poignancy to the grief
some times is the thought that the lost one
| might have been saved.
| Fortunate, indeed. is William Johnson, OF
/ Corona, L. l., a builder, who writes June 20,
| 1890: .Last February, on returning from
4 church one night, my daughter complained
/ Of having pain In her ankle. The pain
gradually extended until her entire limb
| was swollen and very painful to the touch.
| We called physician, who, after careful
examination, pronounced 1t disease of the
| kidneys of long standing. ALI we could dc
did not seem to benefit her until we tried
| Warmers Safe Cure; from the first she COM
| menced to improve. When she commenced
taking it she could not turn over in bed
and could just move her hands little, but
| day she Is as well as she ever was.
believe owe the recovery Of my daughter
to it's uSe.s
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16
How TO Grow Beans.

Most people consider that as easy as
TO "know beams but the Germantowh
Telegraph gives these directions: Choose
q good piece of land, In the summer,
manure thirty loads to the acre, plowed
i'm In August; SOW, to rye on September
/, crop Ii by feeding as soon as it is high
enough before frost, and at spells
through the winter. Keep feeding up to
the middle or last of may, then pillow
under out of sight. Plant beans in drill,
(Brush Variety June /; cultivate the
weeds out of when their is no dew or
rain on the leaves; very soon the crop
will cover the ground and stop the weeds.
III any get too large hand pull them.
When the crop issripe, pull and lay in
rows till well dried. Next build plat
form of rails large enough to hold the
crop in pile five feet high, platform
high enough to keep the beans off tho
ground. Cap the stack well to keep out
wet. Thresh the beans on dry, clear
day. Winnow and sift them, hand pick
If necessary, sack them nicely, and you
will get the top price. Use the same
ground again and again, sow rye every
fall, pasture it till May, and proceed as
above. Here are two crops a year-pas-
ture and beans. Both pay well.-Fdrm,
Field, and SUOcknldn.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16

Good churchmen in England can no
longer ignore the Salvation army, since
an English bishop has spoken we'll of it.
mo christian church" says the bishop
of Chichester, lean afford to disregard
or deprecate such an agency in our
midst. Can we refuse to acknowledge
these Salvationists as fellow-workers in
the cause of Christ, although not in our
own way? Let US beware of looking at
them with Indifference, or contempt, or
dislike, less haply we be found to be
fighting against God.'
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16

lodging, condition Of skin. the water she
drinks, the habits Of the mixer, the con-
dition Of the stable, the milk pals,
strainers, pans and the atmosphere and
condition OF the dairy house. ANY fault
lii any one OF these ia a breach of perfect
cleanliness. Truly, cleanliness is next
to goodness, and few there be that prac-
stice 1t as they should
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16

IN Germany the telephone subscribers
are estimated to number 31,325; in
France, 9,4s7; in Great Britain, 2O,426;
in Russia, 1855; in Italy, 9,1s3; in Aus
tro- Hungary, 1900; in Spain, apis; in
Portugal, $50; in Switzerland, $50; in
Belgium, 4,674; in the Netherlands, 2, s72;
In Denmark, 1887; in Sweden, 12,s63; in
Norway, $500. The Berlin Boerson
Courier estimates the number of sub
scribers in America at 100000, and in
all the world at 1,200,0 900.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16
"A widows Union.

Did You ever hear of syndicate of
widows? asks London Times. One is be-
ing formed to move the government to
help Lucien Wyse TO wiring renewal of
the Panama concession from the gov
eminent of Columbia. / dare say this
widows union will be, numerically, a
great one, $4,000 free and independent
ladies having gone into the Panama
affair. Gle Grande Franchise has gone
to his Chateau de Sorel. He was quite
deaf before he went there, but was still
loauaciouS."
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16
THE DAIRY.
Heller Calves.

Heller caves
AS our State wisconsin, is fast be-
coming dairy State, the training OF
heller calves with view 10 make them
grow into good mixers is an important
matter. Several very good articles on
the subject have from time to time APP
peared in your paper, so will only note
a few things not treated very distinctly
in those articles. First, have calf pad
dock as near the house as possible, al
lowing an acre to each three or four
calves.
AS soon as the calf has learned to take
skim milk, put it into the paddock. My
own practice is, let the calf suck four Oh
five days, then gradually tone it down to
skim milk. When two weeks old 1t will
generally be ready to go into the pad.
dock. Offer your calves water every day
about noon, as plenty OF water is as
important for calf as it is for a boy OF
man.
The main point is so to feed that the
calf is kept in good thriving order with
out getting fat To this end am care
full not to produce 'sscours" by giving
the calf too much skim milk at a feed
as an attack of scours puts them back al
least week. The skim milk Is slightly
warmed. When month old | put a
fistful each of bran and middlings into
its milk. As soon as the warm weather
curdles the milk, give cold curdled milk
Continue the skim milk as long as you
have it, say eight months, and the bran
and middlings increase in quantity unit
grass the following spring. But thu
most important article of food for then
| is potatoes. Commence with potatoes
when two months DID, and continue II
until the calfis a year old. ] cut then
into suitable pieces and give about hal
| pailful once day. See that they drinl
| heartily of water at all times, especial!
In the winter. If they won't drink COLI
| water, warm it. See them drink will
| your own eyes. Never trust to your sol
or to your hired man about watering
calves. They do not see the point.
| respondent Farm, Field and Stocftmdn
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16
Lyonnalse Potatoes.

Slice cold boiled potatoes into neat
rounds, cut medium-sized onion into
thin slices, and put 1t with a good table
spoonful OF butter or bacon dripping into
the frying-pan; when the onion is col
ored, add the potatoes, about two cup
fuls, and stir them about until they are
a light brown. Strew with chopped
parsley, and serve.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16
Chicken Miuce.

From the bones of cold roast, boiled
or fricasseed chicken cut all the meat, and
mince it fine with a sharp knife, chop
ping with it two hard-boiled eggs. Stir
this into cup of gravy, or, If you have
none use instead a cup of white sauce.
Season to taste, fill pudding dish or
scaIlop shells with the mixture, and serve
very hot.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16
THE HOUsEHOLD.
Ru,s. to Keep ! chlid Hea'tay.

Twice, or even three times day, in
very hot weather, the whole surface OF
the body should be sponged with water
AT d temperature Of 80 degraes RI, and
after dried with gentle rubbing. The
bracing effect OF these baths is greatly
Increased BY the addition Of rock salt or
concentrated sea-water. Care should %
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16
parIsian Potatoes.

From peeled and washed white pota-
toes scoop out little balls with the cutter
that comes for this purpose. Boil them
for five minutes, then put them in the
frying-pan with two tablespoonfuls OF
melted butter. Stir them about until
every ball is well coated with the butter,
pour into colander and set them In the
oven until brown. Sprinkle with salt
and little minced parsley before serv-
Ing .a
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16
Hasty Mumns.

Two cups -four, two eggs, one table
spoonful mixed butter and lard, two tea
spoonfuls white sugar, one teaspoonful
baking powder, tablespoonful salt, one
cup milk. Into the eggs, beaten very
light, stir the melted shortening, the
sugar, the milk and the -four, well mixed
with the salt and the baking powder.
Stir well, and bake In thoroughly creased
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16

1T Is said that the health of operatives
improves where electric lights are used.
Their appetites and their ability to sleep
increase. This result is quite marked
in some cases in London. The light is
also said to be better for the eyesight.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16
DOMESTIC ECONOM Y.
HOUSEHOLD AND AoRIcUL
TuRAL TOPICS DISCUSSED.
a Budget Of Useful information Relating
to the Farm, Orchard, stable, Parlor and
Kitchen. 8, s. 4as.ss
THE FARM.
Preparation for Corn crops.

XT0p3r&M0M1U F 10Th VFVprr
1t Is not altogether the culture that
corn and potato crops get while growing
which determines their profitabieness.
Quite as much depends upon having the
soil thoroughly and deeply pulyerized
before the crop Is planted. Sometimes
1T Is thought that a mellow seed bed Is
sufficient. IF the soil is full OF vegetable
matter that may decompose them sur
face preparation will be enough. Ii
there are Jumps and clods at the bottom
of the. furrow they need to be brought
up pulverized and mixed with the surface
soil. The effect of poor preparation is
worse in drought; but whatever the sea
son 1T always pays to fit the soil tho
onghly and deeply for any hoed crop.
lis as necessary for corn as for potatoes.
The fact that Corn roots ordinarily run
near the surface does not do away with
the need for reservoir of moisture
deeper down, to be drawn upward where
the roots can reach 1t by capillary at
HraCtion gEg
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16

THE only reliable or safe remedy for Liver
and Kidney troubles is California Kidney
Tea. Since it's first Introduction no case OF
dissatisfaction has been reported. Daniel
Whitson. of Miles Station, in ordering says:
"A neighbor gave us some of your Cali
fornia kidney Tea. which my mother used
and it did her much good" California Kid
ney Tea is sold by druggists at SOC for large
package. Postpaid by the CALIFORNIA KID
NEY TEA Co., Fairfield, Ia.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16
Commend

All claims not consistent with the high
character Of Syrup Of Figs are purposeiy
avoided By the Cal. Fig Syrup Company, It
acts gently on the kidneys. liver and bow
els. cleansing the system effectually. but
1t Is not cure all and makes no preten-
sions that every bottle win not substan-
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16
THE KITCHEN.
Coffee cake.

Two cups sugar, one cup butter, one
cup strong coffee, one egg, two teaspoons
each soda, cloves and cinnamon, one tea
spoon nutmeg, one cup raisins, flour.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16
Dropped Fish Cakes.

One cup of salt cod picked very fine,
half-cup milk, one tablespoonful butter.
two teaspoonfuls flour, one egg, pepper
to taste Make a white sauce of the
-four, butter and milk, stir the fish into
this, add the egg beaten light, season
and drop by the spoonful into boiling
lard, as is done with fritters.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16

THERE has been inaugurated in Paris
novel development of the automatic
fountain invention. 1t is for the supply
of hot water. Automatic fountains are
becoming one of the features of out-of-
door Paris.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16
Potatoes flashed with Cream

Chop cold boiled potatoes fine, and stir
them into cup of hot milk in which has
been melted two tablespoonful of butter.
Pepper and salt to taste. If you have
cream, use this and half as much butter.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16

MANY poor sickly child has been saved
from the grave by its kind mother giving 1t
DR.. Bulls Worm d -stroyers, which the lit
tie one thought was candy
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16

INDUSTRY makes man a purse, and
carefulness gives him strings to it. He
that has it need only draw the strings
as carefulness directs, and he will al
ways find q useful penny asthe bottom
ipf III ss ga VI 5s Fl
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16
POTATO Balls

To two cupfuls cold mashed potato
add an egg, teaspoonful of butter and
salt and pepper to taste. Form with
Toured hands into small round balls, and
fry i'm deem fat
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16

THERE is no record that the children OF
Israel suffered with soft corns. This wa;
one of the missed-aches of Moses.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16

THE great trouble with the average buInor-
fist is that he allows age to come before teauty
in the construction OF his jokes.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16

IT is said that the Prfnceof wales plays the
banjo. We do not wonder at it. He is SO
deeply In debt that he must be always after
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16

Why not sdUe your clothes by using the best,
purest, most economical soap, Dobbin's
Electric. Made ever since 1864. Try ii
once you will use it dItcdps. Your grocer
keeps it. Look for the name. Dobbtns.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16

ONE year borrows another years fool. ,
You didn't use SAPOLIO last year? Per-
haps you will not this year. BE wise and
try it in your house cleaning.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16

This is a new wrinkle" as the maiden
said. on consulting her mirror.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16

We will give 800 reward for any case OF
catarrh that cannot be cured with Halls Catarrh
Cure. Taken internally.
z. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16
HIRAM C.. WHEELER.

Importer of Percheron and Shire Stations.
Odebolt, Sac County, Iowa.
LARGEST IMPORTATION of draft stations
to America this season. Quality the very
best. First-c1ass horse, either breed 81, 0o0
Two and three years time, per cent, en-
abling horse to pay for himself.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16

THE father makes hay, while the son shine;
behind dry-goods counter
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16

WHY is a woman like a locomotives? Be-
cause she draws train after her, scatters
the sparks, and transports the males.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16

BEEcHAMs PILLS act like magic on a
Weak Stomach.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16
Thev Ave Fellow workers,

WHEN Murphy got up at u. IN. he said he
belonged to the early rose variety.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16

The reason a country editor can live on
one square meal o day is because he has
tpatent insides. ''-Nepmdfs Independent.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16

WHAT is the most unfortunate vegetable
they could have on board a ship? A leek.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-10-16

A MAN who always tells the bar-keeper to
"hang 1t up Is great bar-ower.
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-03
Light Absorbing Diamonds.


 The Journal of the Franklin Insti- tute contains a paper on precious stones by George F. Kunz, who describes some exceedingly interesting and beau tiful experiments on phosphorescent diamonds which he was enabled to make in Paris during the exposition through the courtesy of prominent scientific men. A dark room was pro- vided in which was placed collection of over 150 diamonds. In side of the wall a lens was inserted, and outside of the room a new alternating arc lamp of the Thomson-Houston system was hung
 The lens which was employed to con- centrate the light was covered with a violet colored glass, so that only ultra violet rays fell on the gems, of which but three of the entire number proved to be phosphorescent. All the others assumed a beautiful violet tint. The two stones whose phosphorescence was most marked were perfectly transpar- ent white stones, one having a bluish tinge MT. Kunz says: 'The phos- phorescence exhibited by these stones was extremely beautiful. It remained visible when 8 metallic can was put over the lens-gradually losing it's in tensity, however-for fifteen minutes after the exposure" All the other stones were invisible in the dark.
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-03
Red Heeled ShsSos for Men.

French mashers have taken to wear. ing red heeled shoes. Under Louis XIV gentlemen wore large boots; the out side sole was in wood to protect against humidity. In the middle of the Sev- enteenth century the boots were re- placed by shoes, with bows of ribbon and lace The heels were three inches high and painted red. Ladies wore the high heeled shoe, and thought to ure. The shoe was ill silk, embroidered satin or brocade. Under Louis XVI white stockings were in vogue. These necessitated white satin shoes
 The red heeled shoes that made their appearance under Louis XIV contin- ued to be worn, but not so high, under Louis XIV, so that about 1735 red heeled shoes were considered to be the mark of gentleman. But while the lords lowered the heels of their shoes the ladies augmented theirs SO much so as to make them ten inches high" It was under Louis XVI that the gold and silver buckle, ornamented with diamonds, replaced the ribbon bow. The Sans Culottes wore no stockings and patronized only wooden shoes For 8 short time under the directory tho sandal as worn by Roman ladies was the mode Bands sustained the sole while showing off the foot, and on every toe was displayed a diamond Paris Cor. Pittsburg Press.
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-03
A Home Without a Newspaper.

''Whati is home without newspaper A home without a newspaper Is no home at all It is>a kind of dreary den-a ren- dezvous of bedbugs and fieas, where the inhabitants live i'll bissful ignorance of what the world is doing. It is inhabited by class who do not know who is pres ident, or what he is pr@sident of-who never find out that thing has happened until long after every one else has for
 gotten it. The childreiNgrow up in rags and dirt, while the wife generally finds consolation in alarming socks and lug ging pipe loaded wilh long, green to- bacco, and the man generally lives be- cause he can't die and he is too lazy to kill himself. He goes out on election days, and does not know who heis vot- ing for, but just takes the ticket bearing the name his great-great-grandfather Sxoted for.-ExchAngs. (
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-03
Sad Sport,

A gentleman stood in front of a fur
 rier's store contemplating the seal gar
 ments that filled the windows "1
 never see sealskin coat" he said,
 "that I am not reminded of day passed among the seal killers" Then he told of joining an expedition when he was young man, and going out for the sport of seal killing. The seals were so tame, affectionatc and fearless that when the hunters landed they crowded round them like dogs, making their little friendly bark, and fawning upon the murderous hands that pro ceeded to stretch them as bloody corpses upon the beach. The man re- lated how sick at heart he got, and how he tried to get away from the massacre of the innocents. To this day the sight of sealskin coat recalls the wretched sensation he then experienced. This reminds us of Gilbert White, o1 Selborne, when he first shot lapwing
 and the remorse he felt when the biro dipped its bill in its mortal wound an6 leokez up into his face.-tNew HAver