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Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23

kissing The hem oil the robe of the chief,
held ont their arms and begun 10 whirl
slowly around 10 the musics AS they
continued to whirl one of them sang
verses from this koran, and at intervals
there We're prayers by the chief. After
the prayers were over the whirling be-
came more rapid until they at last went
around at the rate of sixty revolutions
d minute. At this time their skirts
stood out like those Of ballet dancer,
they became red Iii the face, and notes
that one Of the boys fell To the ground
and was carried off in o fit. The howl
ing dervishes are even more horrible,
and there is great society OF them at
Constantinople. cannot describe their
religious gymnastics, but they work
themselves into frenzy, and in the in
terror OF Turkey where they are away
from this restraint of western civiliza-
tion they often take knives and cut
themselves and each other In their re-
ligieus ecstacy. They often go into epi.
leptic fits and foam at the mouth, and
they are as dirty set of long-haired
heathens as you will And in the world.
They are, however, the cranhs of Mo-
hammedanism and are not fair sample
Of the Mohammedan world.
The Mohammedans believe in God
and the prophets. They look upon
Christ as great prophet and believe
that Mohammed and Christ will act TO-
gether as the Judges of all mankind at
thB last day: One of the minarets of
the noted mosque at Damascus was
built in memory of Christ, and Damas-
Gus il one of the fanatical of Moham.
medan cities. They look upon Adam
as pattern of human perfection and
they believe that the Garden of Eden
was originally located in Heaven.
When Eve seduced Adam in eating
the apple our parents were cast out of
the Garden of Eden and fell to the
earth. Adam landed ON q mountain
in Cey1on and Eve dropped down near
Mecca. Adam for his sin spent 200
years In looking for Eve. and at last he
found her in Arabia, and the two lived
in mountain there together until they
died. This mountain is still known as
Adams Mount. The Mohammedans
consider Abraham great profit. He
is called in the koran the friend Of God.
They call Moses the speaker Of God,
and they have. all told, $4,000 proph.
cts. The greatest of these are Adam,
Abraham, Jesus, and Mohammed The
koran includes charity and brotherly
love, It prohibits lending money at
interest; and 1t fixes the general laws of
the Mohanimedau world. 1t inculcates
belief in future state, In the heaven of
which each devout believer shall have
four beautiful and ever young maidens
to wait upon him and to administer to
his wants. It is in many of it's chap
tiers so much like the Bible that it is
believed that Mohammed got large
part of its teachings from the scriptures
and from the Jews with whom he was
acquainted. = Frank G. Carpenter.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23
A Cat Owl.

In Main street window In Pawtucket,
r. l., there is a fine specimen of the cat
owl, alive and ugly. 1t was caught in a
rather curious manner. A. man was in
the woods with his dog, Gordon setter,
when the owl attacked the dog, catching
it by the throat. The owl succeeded in
killing the dog, but its beak and talons
got caught in the dogs hair or flesh, and
it's caDture was eaSy.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23
the Test of Real suffering.

First Patient lin the hospital 1--WE
was warming the dynamite on the fire
and that was the last thing knew until
some one asked me II I could pick my
arms out of the pile. It's tough to go
through the world without arms"
Second Patient-1 left my legs about
four miles from Squeedonk in railroad
wreck laid there four hours before
the doctor came"
Third Patient (feeb1y)-Have either of
you gentlemen ever had the grip?"
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23
Hadn't the SOAP.

A legal firm in Albany, Ga, was called
upon Saturday by three different men to
get divorces from their wives. None of
them had any money, however, but one
of them got the lawyers interested in his
case after giving them q mortgage on
his mule. The other two were turned
away disconsolate.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by taking
Halls Catarrh Cure.
r. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned, have known T. J. Che
ney for the last fifteen years, and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obligation
made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
WALDINa, KINNAN g. MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
gists Toledo o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23
Too Aazge

~ NtI&e
the old-fashioned pill. Too
reckless in its way of doing
business, too. 1t cleans you
out, but it uses you up, and
your outraged system rises up
against it. DR.. Pierce's Pleas
ant Pellets have a better way.
They do just what is needed
no more. Nothing can be
more thorough-nothing is as
mild and gentle. They're the
smallest, cheapest, the easiest
to take. One tiny, sugar
coated granule's a gentle Tx
ative-three to four are ca
thartic. Sick Headache,
Constipation, Indigestion, Bill
ious Attacks, and all derange.
ments of the Liver, Stomach
and Bowels are promptly re-
lieved and permanently cured.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23
SYRUP OF FIGS,

Produced from the laxative and nutritious
juice of California figs, combined with the
medicinal virtue of plants known to be
most beneficial to the human system, acts
gently on the kidneys, liver and bowels, eff
fectually cleansing the system, dispelling
colds and headaches and curing habitual
consultation.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23
SHILOH'S
CONSU m PTION
CURE.

The success of this Great Cough Cure ID
without a parallel in the history Of medicine.
All druggists are authorized to sell it on pos.
tive guarantee test that no other cure can sue
cessfully stand. That it may become known,
the Proprietors, at an enormous expense, are
placing Sample Bottle Free into every home
in the United States and Canada. If you have
q Cough, Sore Throat, or Bronchitis, use it, for
it will cure you. If your child has the Group,
or Whooping Cough, use it promptly, and relief
Is sure. If you dread that insidious disease
Consumption, use it. Ask your Druggist foe
SHIOH'S CURE, Price 10 cts, 80 cts. and
kH.oo. If your Lungs are sore or Back lama,
use Shiloh's Porous Plaster, Price IS eta.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23
EDWARD WALDO EMERSON in his lect

EDWARD WALDO EMERSON in his lect-
ure on Thoreau relates this incident:
When the forest-haunting hermit lay on
his death bed, Calvinistic friend called
to make inquiries regarding his soul.
Henry" he said, anxiously, shave you
made your peace with God?" John, p"
replied the dying naturalist in whisper,
81 didn't know that God and myself had
quarreled!'
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23
HER OBJECTION.

She held her head SO very near,
1t wasn't right, VOW
The words she came so close to hear
Turned to kiss somehow.
She started back-I could not stir,
Iwaited in dismay;
Sharply the words came from her, "Sir,
You have not shaved to-day"
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23

The late Mary G. Cheiars, OF Bolivar,
Tenn, predicted two years ago that she
would die on her oath birthday, and she
did. She was able to play the harp and
sing ballads almost to the day OF her
death,
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23

If Dobbins' Electric Soap Is what 80 many
insist 1t is, you can not afford to go without
1t. Your grocer has it, and you can decide
for yourself very soon. Don't let another
Monday pass without trying it.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23

COUGHS. HOARsENEss, SORE THROAT,
etc quickly relieved by Browns BRONCHIAL
TRoCHEs. A simple and effectual remedy,
superior to all other articles for the same
purpose. Sold only Tn boIes.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23

China's solitary railroad is eighty-one
miles long, and cost $1,000 mile. IL
uses American locomotives.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23

"BLEM1sHEs are unseen by night. but,
when daylight comes, every one will know
whether you use SAPOLIO. Buy cake
and Gle IAN your house.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23

YouR child Is troubled with worms. That's
why he's so peevish and cross. Give 1t DIR.
Bulls Worm Destroyers. They taste good
and will make them healthy. By mail. as
cents. John d. Park. Cincinnati. Ohio.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23

FIGURES won't lie, but give the figures
to one who knows how to use them to
advantage and he'll do the rest.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23

When Baby was sick, we gave her castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
when she had Children, she gave thsm Castoria
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23

ARRIVED in Con-
stantihbple ddrihg
the month of Rama
zan, aud l find the
whole city observ-
ing the Mohamme-
dan lent. The cook
shops of Stamboul
are closed during
the day for lack of
Custom, and of the
half.million Turk
ish men, women
and children in this
city not one eats
ANYTHING from sum
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23
In A LAND OF PRAYERS.
FRANK CARPENTERS oBSERVA-
TIONS IN CONSTANTINOPLE.

A City of Mosques, Minarets, and HowIsng
Dervishes-The Ramazan Ceremonles-
All "Gond'' Turks Road the Koran
Mohammetan Reflects.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23

BEEcHAMs PILLS cure Bilious and
Nervous Ills.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23

TEE best cough medicine Is Piso's Cure
for Consumption. Sold everywhere. CSC.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23
Deaf Muies.

At the present time the number Of
deaf mutes In the world is estimated to
be from 200, 900 to TOO. 0OO,. and of these
some 63 per cent. were born deaf, the
others losing their hearing from differ
emit causes. In the care and education
Of this vast number, about 400 institu-
tions only are provided, containing less
than ~ 900 inmates of both sexes.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23

\ .FTTS-AnFI@ stopped free by Dr.KIine's Great
Nerve Restorer. No Fits after first days use. Mar
Eelous cures Treatise and $500 trial bottle free to
Hjt cases. Send 10 Dr.. Kine. So Arch ST. phila Pa
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23

p. T. BARNuM's fortune amounted to
more than 5000, 900.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23

THERE is great deal of back talk in
the phonograph.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23
Hoods SarsapariIIa

sold By al druggists 81 SIX for IS. Prepared enl!
BY 9. ]. HOOD g co. Lowell Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23

Fold by all Druggists. e. SIX for g. Prepared only
BY G. / HOOD Il co. Lowell Mass.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-23

100 Doses One Dollar
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-05-28
THE ITALIAN TROUBLE.
Al MISAPPLICATION OF FREE
TRADE ACTIVITY.

No Danger Of Canadian Reciprocity
Americans Should Buy American Goods
--frogress of Ballot Reform-The Presi-
dents Letter Tariff Pictures.
For day or so after the recall of Bar
on Faya by the Italian Government there
was talk Of our helplessness In case war
should result It was Immediately seen
that we were nearly defenseless, and
that If Italy could raise the money to pay
for the coal consumed by her ironclads
she could exact almost any ransom she
chose from the cities on the Atlantic and
Gulf coasts, and it seemed probable they
would come to New York rather than to
New Orleans.
New York, which contains so many
agencies for the sale of English goods
and ideas. has been closely governed by
the wishes of England as to defenses,
and England wishes US to remain I'M
armed, both that her emissares might
present more powerful arguments
against opposition to her demands and
that our iron industries might not re-
ceive the stimulus large demand for
ships and guns would give. Under her
teachings our newspapers and most OF
our public men wrote and spoke OF the
high moral aspect we presented by offer
ing ourselves to probable insult, until
the late Samuel j. Tilden wrote advising
the armament of our coasts,
But Tilden's power as a leader Of the
Democracy was naught compared with
the barrel English interests tap SO law
ishly On the approach Of an election,
and the governing party in this city,
setting their faces like flint against
any armament on our part, prevented,
until this last Congress, appropriations
which were disquieting to the interests
which had so much in common with the
last administration and spent money so
freely for it's retention in power.
But the appearance on the scene OF a
belligerent power without either an In
dia or Canada to guard, a power
which had not waited year after year
for additional improvements in attack
and defense to be made by others, a
power which had not aSpired to the con-
troll of American opinion and was I'M
backed by Mugwumps, placed this city
in an unexpected position, and the
World (Which is typical of a large class),
after regretting the death of our sailors
by shipwreck at Apia, on the ground
that the worst part of the situation was
that an imperative demand for more
ships would grow out of the loss, says:
at is humiliating beyond endurance
that our great country, in some respects
the strongest power in the word, should
be thus crippled for want of ADEQUATE
means of defense against a second-rate
European power.
If the Re Umberto, for instance,
should explode one of it's 17-inch shells in
the lower stories of the "Pulitzer Build
ing" tumbling the structure to the
ground. no paper in the country would
denounce the result it contributed SC
much to obtain with greater patriotic
severity than the World, or plead more
earnestly for a contribution from city,
State and National Governments
| icun Economist.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-05-28
English Spelling.

Some compositor. Disguised with the
Inconsistencies of English photography,
has been at the pains to construct the
following elaborate trayesty, which
appears In the Printers AlbaIna. The
ingenious reader can iengthen il at his
own pleasure. Know won knead
weight two bee tolled thee weigh too
dew sew.
A rite suite little buoy, thee sun of q
CRATE kernel, with rough around his
neck, fue up thee rode as quick as a
dear. After a thyme he stopped al 4
gnu house and wrung the belle His
tow hurt hymn, and he kneaded wrest.
He was two tired to raze his fare pail
face. A feint mown of pane rows from
his lips.
The made who herd the belle was
about to pair a pare, but she through
it down and ran with awl her mite. for
fear her guessed wood knot weight
Butt when she saw the little won. tiers
stood in her ayes at the site.
Eve poor deeri Why dew You I've
hear2 Are yew dyeingss 4
q { Know he said, q am feint. =
She boar hymn her aims, al she
aught, two rheum whore he mite bee
quiet, gave him bred and meet, held q
cent bottle under his knows, untide
his choler, raped him up warmly.
gave hymn suite drachm from d VOL,
till at last be went fourth as hail as d
young hoarse.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-05-28
Groceries and the Tariff.

Last fall, before the new tariff act
went into effect, there was great deal
said about the advance in prices to con-
sumers in many, If not all, the neces-
saries of life. tits well understood that
it was political dodge, and one that
was most successfully worked. But the
surprising part of the thing is that some
editors of grocery papers should have
been deluded by the cry of higher prices,
and they actually urged upon retailers
the policy of stocking up heavily so as
to profit by the coming advance.
The ST Louis Grocer never believed in
such an advance, and cautioned it's read
ers not to be fooled by the urging of job
bers' organs to load up. The predicted
advance never came, and, in fact, there
has been more of decline, except in a
few imported articles which have no COM
petition in this country. After six
months of the new tariff law, groceries
are cheaper to the consumer than they
were before the law went into effect AS
q dispenser of facts and not of theories,
we lay before our readers the ruling
prices of long list of grocery articles
on October ] last, before the new tariff
went into effect, and the prices on April
10, 1891, six months after the law went
into force The figures were obtained
from the leading retail grocer in st.
Louis, and represent the usual selling
prices. Special bargains, which would
give lower figures in some cases, have
not been taken into account. In all
cases the comparison of prices is made
on exactly the same grade Of articles SO
that the showing is an absolutely impair
tial one
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-05-28
Ne1o York Pi
The Presidents Letter.

President Harrison letter to the West
ern States Commercial Congress will be
widely read and heartily approved by all
who are imbued with American ideas
and sentiments. The central ideas of the
letter are home markets for American
producers and an honest dollar for Amer
lean wage-workers. Without enlarging
upon these ideas to any great extent or
attempting to enforce them by lengthy
argument the President puts in very
strong and convincing light his reasons
for regarding them as essential features
of national prosperity. The President
wishes it distinctly understood that he is
a Republican and in favor of the Repub-
lican policy of protection to American
industry and American money. The
former he would protect against ruinous
competition with the pauper labor ct
Europe, and the latter against ruinous
depreciation of value The Presidents
views on these points are strongly and
clearly expressed.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-05-28
i 1rarrihle Mistake.

Young gentleman had an engage
ment with the daughter Of d prosperous
Louisville citizen to attend the theater.
The young lady suggested that they use
the family carriage, and the gallant was
too polite to decline. On the morning Of
the engagement the young lady asked
her father to please step la MIR. Bower
son s office and inquire where he wanted
the carriage to call for him. The kind
Sid gentleman did SO. He stepped into
I the office and, calling to the young man,
said:
II want to see about that carriage.
wait q moment said the youth, ev-
identity agitated. He laid down his pen
and. coming from behind the desk, led,
his visitor into d far corner, and contin-
Ted: IL can't settle that right now, as
/ am deucedly hard up. Ill fix 1t up BY
NE middle OF the month, dead sure. Z
what do you mean?' said the old
gentleman.
stWhy, amt you collector for the
3 Gougem Transfer company?o
ssNo, I'm not. I'm Miss Bondholders
father. and want to know where my
carriage is to be sent for You to-
night.
He went to the theater in the car
lage, but he didn't enjoy it much.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-05-28
Ballot Reform Prograss.

Republicanism and the cause of hon
est elections go hand in hand. BALLOT
reform keeps amarching onn in Repub-
lican States of the Union. Both houses
of the New Hampshire Legislature
have passed an Australian ballot bill.
The Republican Legislatures OF Name,
Colorado, and California have recently
passed election-reform measures. The
Republican Legislature Of Pennsylvania
has a ballot-reform bill before it, whose
passage is demanded by the most repre-
sentative newspapers and the best ele-
ments Of the Republican party of the
State. All this progress is encouraging.
1t shows how completely the party OF
protection to American labor is commit.
ted to the protection Of the ballot-box,
Standing firmly on these two great is
sues. the Republican party can defy as
sault
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-05-28

In the RevaAe d'Hygie1ee, M. Bourri-
err, inspector of meat for the city of
Paris, describes his experience with
meat impregnated with tobacco smoke.
Some thin slices of beef were exposed
for considerable time to the fumes Of
tols~a~o--s4 a.'>stn~-uep7IvsG OF toou Tor
twelve hours. The dog, after smelling
the meat, refused to eat it. Some of
the meat was then cut into small pieces
and concealed within bread. This the
dog ate with avidity, but in twenty
minutes commenced to display the
most distressing symptoms and soon
died in great agony. All sorts of
meat, both raw and cooked, some
grilled, roasted and broiled, were ex-
posed to tobacco smoke and then given
to animals, in all cases producing
symptoms of acute poisoning. Even
the process of boiling could not extract
from the meat the nicotine poison.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-05-28
Prices and the Farmers.

. The aggregate of all farm products
which cost 800 in 1860 would cost at
this Gime in the same market $99 70,
showing decline OF only a fifth of / per
cent. But the aggregate of al other
products, less the internal taxes above
specified, which would have cost 500 in
1860 would cost now only $76.43 for the
same articles in the same market, de-
cline of $28. 81 on every 800. On what
the farmer sells, therefore, he is getting
about as much In New York wholesale
markets as he received thirty-one years
ago, but on all the products that he
buys, taken together, he is paying 2411S
per cent. less than he paid lii 1860
Tt ought to be observed that the gain
for the farmers In nearly all parts of the
country Is much greater than these fig
ures indicate, because the cost or trans
portation has also been greatly reduced,
thus giving to him larger share or the
price obtainabie Iii the seaboard markets
for bis products. and also giving to him
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-05-28
An Emigration Straw.

English emigration returns for Febru-
airy of this year show an increased emil
grafton to this country and decrease in
those going to Australia and the Cape of
Good Hope, as compared with the returns
of 1890-viz., an increase of 1901 in the
number to this country and decrease
of AGA to Australia and South Africa. 1t
is a little bit strange that there should
be so many additional "monopolists" sta, t.
ing out from that Free-Trade country to
enjoy the comforts the Mckinley bill is
said to confer on that class; and for the
past ten years the British Islands have
been furnishing us on the average about
10000 such monopolsts.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-05-28

In the shops of the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton and Dayton Railroad at Hamil-
ton, Ohio, is cracked locomotive bell
that has history. It was attached
to a locomotive presided over by q
strong, manly, handsome engineer,
whose great objects of pride and adora-
ton were first his sweetheart and then
his faithful engine. He loved them
both devotedly, though, of course, in
quite different ways. One day at
Hamilton he stood in the cab of the
engine, bell rope in hand, ready to-
move the lever and start the train,
when he saw bridal party approach
ing. He glanced at the bride; it was
the girl he loved. His heart stopped
beating, he gave groan, and dropped
dead. AS he fell with the bell rope
in his hand, he gave the bell loud
ring that cracked it from top to bot
tom, and it was found afterward that
he died literally of a broken heart.
The bell in the shops at Hamilton is
still called "the bell of the broken
heart I"