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The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07

September of this year, and accounts for
decrease II. price by calling attention to
the. fact that the raw materials for this
twine were made free by the new tariff
and the duties reduced on the finished
product. thence the reduction of prices.
The Economist answers the Times as
follows:
"As usual, theory has lured the 'refor-
mer' from the realm of facts. Ii does
reason out beautifully we admit, Ddty
removed from raw materials, correspondence
" reduced on the finished product and low
prices result. complete demon ,tration
OF the soundness OF the whole tariff re
form theory! But the reasoning pro-
cess is to much like that employed by the
Frenchman who went TO England TO write
book descriptive of that country. He
arrived from France at British port
after dark, went direct to an inn, was
shown to bed by red-headed maid, and
before retiring wrote in his note book, as
the first installment of data for his con-
emplaied work, All the English women
have red hair"
1.-The times correctly quoted the Ameri-
can Economists figures, showing that
binding twine fell from Ia e to IL cents
pound since October of last year. If it
will again consult the table of prices from
which it took the figures, it will find the
following:
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
Make the Soil Rich.

If you are going to try next season some
crop which will require an extra amount
of labor and expense, and from which you,
of course, hope to reap an extra profit, you
should do your best to insure against its
failure. For failure there will mean more
than ordinary loss. One of the best pre-
cautions that you can take will be to make
the soil especially rich. Then there is
more certainty OF your seed terminating
and ot your crop making such vigorous
and rapid growth that it can Withstand
the attacks of disease and insect
enemies. The rich soil is also an advant.
age in case of drouth. crops heirg thus
enabled to do fairly we'll which would he
total failure on thin soil. So, if you
have such an experiment in mind, select
your land now and begin to make it extra
rich by putting two loads of manure
where you would otherwise put only
one.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
FARM AND HOME.
OCTOBER.


In these stll days earth takes moment rest;
The bare, brown fields liz placid Ia the sun;
They are content, Knowing their labor done.
There Is no pleasant green place: every nest
j. empty now. the bran, hes are all bare,
And the sweet singing birds no longer there.
The crisp brown leaves lie deep: we 90 in qrest
of ripe, lull nuts that drop down lazIly
ILto our laps from many 10 sded tree.
And after all sweet hours think the best,
And are 20 glad for fair October days,
When earth Is seen through gold and purple
haze.
For OF her bounty we have been the guest
Through tie pale spring, through summers
golden prime,
Through all the rich, hot days of autumn time.
We've wept and laughed with her, been sad and
hlest
We've tried onr love in every chungeful mood,
And now with earth We rect awhile aud brood
For this years sun SINKS grandly In the west,
knowing how sweet and gracious are Its ways,
How beautiful and fair It's many days.
And sitting hand in hand, our love confessed,
We calmly rest in srfl Octoher's calm,
Hearing In our own hearts low, glad psalm.
And knowing we have gnrnered all the best,
The sweetest hours of love, aud that our store
Is now rich that life can as no more.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
How the Tariff Law Affects the
Rates for Farm Produce and
Manufactures.
Figures Show That What the
Farmer Sells Brings Better Re-
turns Than a Year Ago.
Gold Statistics That Knock Silly
Many OF tho Assumptions
Of the Democrats.

The government of the United States
buys annually about $500 900 worth OF
miscellaneous supplies for the Indians
Advertisements descriptive of the things
needed and fixing a date upon which pro-
posals for supplying them will be received
are posted in conspicuous public places for
some time previous 10 the reception of
bids. Each competitor, of course, offers
to supply the goods ut the lowest possible
figure. Prices so Fixed afford an excellent
basis of comparison of prices of COM
modities between any two years. The San
Francisco Chronicle has made use of the
data fmnished by the records cf the In.
dian department TO measure the Mckinley
prices humbug, with the result that it is
made to stand out with all the prominence
it has frequently occupied in the columns
of the American Economist. the two
points emphasized are: Agricultural pro.
ducts are the only ones that have advanced
in price. Manufactures have. on the
whole, materially declined. We present
the testimony below:
Prices of farm produce, as fixed in public
competition for supplies for the Indians
in 1890, before the new tariff, and in
1891, under that tariff. The figures
show that prices for all the farmer has
to sell rule higher this year.
D-;na xnx 100 H.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
BEET SUGAR BOUNTY.
An Effective Answer to the Question "who
Gets 1t ?'


Gets II? p,
The American Economist answers the
question which is often asked, Does the
tarmor or the sugar manufacturer receive
the bounty on beet sugar?'
The manufacturer receives it from the
govern mcnt and turns it over to the far
mer in payment for his beets. Without a
bounty the manufacture of beet sugar
could not, at its present stage of develop
ment In this country, b. successfully car
ried on. Toe sugar maker was in a con.
dition somewhat as follows: He found
that say 100 pounds Of beets would pro-
duce pounds of sugar, which would sell
for say cents a pound; or 20 cents. He
knew it would cost him so much in inter
est on capital invested, wear and tear of
machinery deterioration of plants, wages
and other expenses incident to working
the beets into sugar, that he could not
possibly pay over 10 cents hundred tn the
farmer for the beets without losing money.
Farmers could not grow beets at so low a
price, and the const quence was, 80 long a.
these conditions remained unchanged,
that no beet sugar would be produced in
this country.
At this point the Mckinley law steps in
and guarantees cents pound, in addl-
tlon to the regular market price, for all
the sugar the manufacturer can produce.
This amounts to an additional 10 cents on
the sugar produced by 100 pounds Of beets,
and enables him to pay the farmer ~
cents hundred, which makes beet grow
ing profitable business. 1t is plain that
the farmer is the one who really receives
the bounty, although it is first paid tn the
manufacturer.
If the farmer at any time believes or
discovers that the manufacturer is not
paying all he should for beets, but is put
ting the bounty into his own pocket, ali
he has to do is to make his beets into
sugar himself and get the bounty direct.
If he has not sufficient capital, the farm
ers Of neightorhood or a township can
unite and build a joint factory for the
beets of all.
Bus there is little danger of the manu-
factur,rs making abnormal profits, for
there are millions of capital waiting for "A
chance of investment, and its owners con
tinually on the watch for some paying in
dustry in which to embark. They would
quickly find 1t out If the beet sugar makers
we're getting rich and would go into the
business themselves. This would increase
the demand fnr beets. Sugar. maker
Brown would bid against sugar maker
Black for the fumer' beets and their
prices would advance to the highest point
which the market price of sugar plus the
bounty would warrant.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
What We Know.

We know that we do rot know all-but
some pc pie do.
We know that sandy soils are the best
for raising poultry.
We know that more sick fow's are an
nuaily killed than cu-ed.
We know that common-sense always
wins in the poultry Yard.
We know the average cost of keeping a
fowl is one dollar IL year
We know that inhrer ding has crippled
more fov Is than anything else.
We know that the one thousand egg
farms are generally sink holes.
We knoS that the scarcity of eggs Is
owing. in the main, 70 improper feeding
We know that ha,f of tie oou'iry man
ure is lost by not collecting il at least once
week
We know that faithful hired help is
very hard to get. and that no one can
care tor his birds SO well aes the owaer
himself.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07

if it were not that it is 40 long before they
begin to produce that the planters think
they would not live to reap the benefit
Against this fallacy the Country Gentleman
records an instance where a man 60 years
of age planted chestnut orchard and lived
to enjoy its fruits and profi'G. Aside from
this, however, it is a fact that the profit
begins as soon as the trees are planted, rs
every year of their growth they add large.
ly to the value of the land. A young man,
beginning upon farm os his own, can
hardly do better than plant one or more
acres with such trees. In a few years
they will have added 20 much to the
value CT the farm that he can easily reap
his profit whenever he desires to sell out,
without waiting for them to begin to pro.
duce.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
Character Building.

When in Rome last summer stood be-
fore the wonderful ca hedral aud thought
of lis slow growth 1T was nearly one
thousand years before 1t was completeu), J.,
and now il is the most beautiful cathedral
in the world with its ten thousand turrets
and spires-spires like delicate limbs al
splinter. How much we might make OF
our character If we never forgot that
growth of character is always slow. We
AR ever going on unto perfection. The
delicate spires are constantly going up.
The acts of patience, of thG ghttulness for
Others every y, will add one of these
elica,e spires. Ii is nearly one thousand
year. since its foundation was laid and it
is now one OF the greatest masterpieces Of
architecture. Let us be sure that every
hour of our life be stone added to a
mighty tower and our highest ambition to
be ,a'hedrals ins cad of hu s.-EYangeiic
,al Messenger.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
The Remedy for Worry Ing.

A correspondent of the Advance relates
this incident with its lesson: List night
had long talk with lawyer, dis;in-
euished and able. He is now sixty years
old. remarked rs to his apparent vigcr
Gus health Yes he said, i am perfec'-
ly we'll Some time ago turned over n
new leaf. have broken down two or
three times in my life, and | knew that
unless | did something should break
down again. And what did you dog
asked i made up my mind that would
not worry about my business And you
were able, by this net of your will, to stop
all worrymg?' 'Yas,' be replied, / was.
No matter ho q hard case have, or how
discouraging TIE outlook is in any line of
business. never 1t it trouble me odt OF
office. Why. the other night slept
twelve hou,s stood in a,tenishment
before this wise inrist and strong man in
admiration for such determination. Not
evary man, possibly, has this power oi
will. Not every man. at the age of sixty
eau give up worry. But believe that
most men 10y the supreme power of will
rouid cause themselves to worry much less
than they do"
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
HIS DING WIN NE.


The Tree trade editor of the New York
Times takes II klnsas paper TO task Tor
asking the following questions:
"Will some free trader kindly tell IL
why the best binding twine costs only 10
cents POUND now, when one year ago II
,oio Tor from l5 TO II cents IL pound? Does
an increase IN the tariff always re e,ult in
reducing the price of commodity to the
consumer
The tariff editor OF the Times quotes the
figures Of the American Economist. which
show that the price of binding twine fell
from l4ls cents III October, 1890. when the
Mckinney bin became Il law, to IL cents in
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
The Lrnruc ofE,indp,Ss.

Those people who have not heard OF
the existence OF the League of Kind
ness" Will be surpri scd TO learn that ID
possesses 800 members. 800 ass0niates
and IL branch secretaries. Yet il was
only established in April last The
oh. cot of this admirable institution is
I" enable children to help their poorer
brothers and sisters. whose ch .ldhood
Is passed in toyless solitu @. Roys
belonging 10 the league are. therefore,
expected 10 make toys. scrap books.
&c.. and girls TO make ch ldreu's gar
mcnts and dress dolls. so that these
may eventually get into the hands of
those whose parents can i'll afford to
spend money on the cheapest OF to-.
Sat Evening Post
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07

Separate the eggs carefully without
hreab ing the yolks; beat the whites until
they are very fine and st II, Then arrange
them neatly In small custard cups, makIr e
mp place in the center 10 bold the yoiks
Slip one yolk carefully into the center of
each cup, stand the cups in 4 pan of boil
ing water, and cook IN the oven for about
two minutes. Dust them with salt and
pepper, and put small peice cf butter on
each one and serve immediately.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
Character is capital.

Character is capital.
An aimless life is fruitess life.
A great reputation is great charge.
Great hearts, like the ocean, never con-
geal.
''To him that kno veth how to do good,
and doeth it no:, it is sin"
God reaches Us good things by our Own
hand. d.--Ruskin.
The mans mind is the man himself -
Swedenborg.
The world ia full of lion fighters, but
nearly every body will run from the hornet.
The man who walks straight himself
keeps a good many other people from
wobbling.
How easy it is to find people who are
anxious to do good-at somebody else S
expense.
Ii is easy to be noble among the noble.
The difficult thing is to fe,p tue nobility
of ones nature unperyerted among tRc
petty and ignoble.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
Are You Working Right?

Look over your farming operations and
s'e If you are workinu right on the main
chance. In other wore $, ~ee it your bead
is level enough so that YOU are doing that
best suited 10 yCur farm, personal tastes
and Market. A mistake on the main
c, ance is more disastrous than many little
cases of neglect or failure in carrying out
details would he if the main business vas
rightly mapped out Many farmers are
trying to do to much business, or spread
ing themselves out "ICo thin.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07

A mouse fell into , beer vat, and cat
passing bv saw the stru Cling lit tie
creature. The mouse said to the eat:
Hep me cut of my difficulty"
"ir DO shall eat YOU, said the cat.
Very well. ;" said the mouse. Il would
ratl er be eaten by decent cat than he
drowned i'll such horrible mess of stuff
as this.
Ii was n sensible cat and said; II shall
certainly eat you, and you must promise on
your wu and honor that may do sop
Very welt. give you the promiees.
So the car fi>hcd the mouse out. and
trusting 10 the promise dropped it for an
instant The mouse darted into corner,
wprre the cat could not get him.
Bat didn't Won promise me that
might eat yu?' said puss.
AYES d,d, replied the mouse. ''but
didn't yan know thaS when | made that
promise was in iiqaor?"
And how many promises made in liz,
uor have Ly'o t@rf2 '-fx
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
THE SILVER QUESTION.
The Republican Position AS Stated by Major
Mckinley.

Free and unlimited coinage of silver, "
says Major Mckinley, would give the
profits 10 the silver producers of the
world, instead of to the gov rnmeDt of the
United States. You can buy to day 81 4
grains Of pure silver, which constitutes
the silver dollar, Ill the mark
cts of TIE world for seventy-six cents.
Free and unlimited coin'ge iavltes the
silver producers of the world to bring their
seventy-six cents worth of silver to the
mints of the United States, the govern
agre ing to com that silver into silver
dollar, and by its hat compels people to
tax it for one hundred cents. and the dit
ference between seventy->ix cents, which IL
the price OF silver to day. and hundred
cent4, which Is the free value of the silver
dolla-, goes into the pockets OF the silver
kings of the W rid, and If we had had
free and unlimited coinage in the last
twelve years, the seveuty-seven m lllons OF
dollars which was the seignorage or gain
to tine government would have been dlvid-
ed among the silver producers of thi>
country and the silver PRODUCERS OF the
world.
The republican position Is, that If there
is to be NJ V profit in this matter of money
making, that profit should 90 to the gov
ernmapt of the United States and not to
amy class of our citizens. or any OF cur
sill .er producers of silver or othtrwl.e e
anywhere in the world. tAppaus.) When
we sell cur labor or our crops we want to
get for il money that is as good as the
thing we give Tor that money, and we
want the thing we get 10 be- unvarying in
value, not only go, TO-DAY, but good
every day Of every week OF every year.
Not only good in the United States, but
good where every hade goes. Cries OF
good, ard applause.)
"ln word, we want no short dollar
(app!ause); We want no short weight We
want no short measure. When the farmer
sells his bushel of wheat he is required t.
give n full hustel in measure; when be
gets his pay he is entitled to have full
dollar in value (cries of That Is 1t, ana
APP lause; and short dolr always falls
most heavily upon the poor. The rich can
take care Of themselves. They hoard the
best money and pay out the
poorest which will pass current under tie
law.
why, there is a general notion that il
we had tree and unlimited coinage of sil
yer that we would have more money IN The
United States. Instead Of having NOR
money, we would have less money, Tor
every dollar that is WORTH one hundred
cents would 90 ont If circulation at the
very appearance of silver dollar that was
worth Tut seventys.x cents, tor wall tel
you one hundred cent dollar won't keep
company with IN eighty cent dollar. II
never has and it never will, (Applause.
And il there is anything We have a ight
To demand of onr government, it Is that
the dollar that the government issues shall
be fixed and unvarying IN value and rep
resent FIJI dollar in every mart and
market place in the world.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07

One pint of Indian meal, one pint OF
milE. two eggs, one teaspoonful of dis
solved saeratus. Mix the butter and salt
with the meal; boil half tie milk; add
the dissolved saIeratus add the eggs, after
they have peen well beaten, 10 tue remain
ing half of cold milk; pour the boiling
milk over the meal and let il cool: then add
the cold milk and saleratus; bake In shall
low pan.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
The Creamery.

The creamery has been of decided ad-
vantage to the private dairy in teaching
and leading the way toward better prac-
ticcs. Il has taught Us to skim the milk
IL fore it has spoiled, md to stop churning
before the butter is spoiled. BY following
up the same line there is no reason why
the private dairy should not make just as
much tor It
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
THE HOUSEHOLD.


One dny paused beside hlaoksmith's door
And heard the anvil ring the vesper chime;
Th-n looking In | saw upon rhe nJor
Old hammers worn with beating years of time,
slow many anvils have you had" said
''ro wear and batter all these hammers so?"
"Just one,' he answered; then with twinkling
eye.
"The anvil wears the hammer out, you know. "
And 80 thought, the anvil of Gods word
For ages sC-ptic blows aave beat upon:
Yet, though the noise of midels was heard,
The anvil is unworn-the hammers gone!
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
Gingerbread without Ecg..

Here is good recipe: Take Ole cup of
brown sugar. one teaspoonful of lard, one
cup of New Orleans molasses. one cuu of
sour milk, three cups of -four and tea
spoonful OF baking soda.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07

One If the conmopest and most stupid
faults seen in III ok raising is the semi.
starvation Of YOUR amin ,.s, calves ant
colts in puticnlar. With good care the''
growth is more cheapv Obtained than al
any other time OF life, and yet Young ami
mails me almost sure. with ignorant farm
ers, h. b.. raised on II diet that prrma'urely
dwarfs them for life. And it is ON. Of the
most ignorant stupiditles TO root cut Ut AN
ignorant mans mind
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07

Pare potatoes and cut them in halves;
scoop out the centers in cup shape. Chop
some cold cooked meat and mix with a
little seasoning and melted butter Fill
the potato cups with this aud bake in the
oven till aonn. The scoored out potato
can be used for mashed potatoes or cro-
euettes.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07

Chop the VIII, Of hard. boiled eggs very
fine. Mash the yolks End mix them with
me ted butter, salt ana pepper. Tten mix
all with the chopped viii es and spread II
on bread Take long. narrow loaf of
bread, shave IF the crust til the loaf is
shaped like IA cy Under. Then slice a thin
as possible from the end. Spread with egg
mixture; put Two together and ar.
range them on a plate, one overlapping
the other.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
Nut Bearing Trees.

The cu'tiystion Of nut bearing trees,
ho'h for timber IN the annual crop, is re-
csivipg much a''"ution in some portions
of the country, notably In tn. south, where
large plantations OF p'cans are being set
our. Chesinuts and walnu's should be
planted in the north, and more would be
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
oltling Grain.

A good way TO hold grain for higher
prices Is to put share of it into thrifty
young animals If you have good stock
and teed well, the grain thus stored will
neither shrink in quantity nor deprecia'e
in price. lt will cost YOU nothing fer
storage. nor for hauling to market. Try
il,
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
Fruit Blanc. Mango.

Stew any kind of fruit very soft and
run through sieve; stir in sufficient corn
starch TO make it of proper consistency;
when cold, sweeten to taste. Eat with
sweetened cream, pain or whipped.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07

You've been losing flesh lately, hsven' t
you?'
Yes. I've been shaving myself New
York Dlspatch.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
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As Tut by isialne.

Mr.. Blaine very tersely stated the joint
issues IL Ohio. He said: The election
OF Mckinley means the policy OF protection
and honest money. The election Of Camp
bell means free trade and corruption OF the
currency" And however politicians may
attempt to brtog the question: the same
is ues are at stake in every state. The
free silver and free trade democrats are
the ruling element in 'hat party.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07
Hemp, hackled. known as
line of hemp, per ton. %
THE KITCHEN.


Sliced onions with 'liced tomatoes, sea.
soned and stewed together, make most
excellent dish.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-07

Examiner Al "a. .. LAT happens
when light fails into the water at an
angle of fort. i've deeraes?"
Pupil-'lt goes out"