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The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-12

waters. flne whaicbone Is worth its
weight in silver. and only the wealthy
woman can afford to use it. The or
binary principles OF production and
trade are overturned as regards whale
bone. Modern appliances and i'm
provcments appear to have decreased
rather than to have enlarged the
amount Of the product. The price of
whalebonc iiuctuates worse than the
stock market, owing to the fact that it
IS impossible TO calculate upon the
amount OF seasons catch until the
bone has actually been extracted.
There are only seven manufacturers
in this country, according TO the latest
r"port-tive in New York and two in
Boston. They pay $40 900 for ton of
raw material and split il M and pre-
pare 1t Tor the market Quantities are
used up in the silkmills where ribbon
is manufactured. 1t is used there for
;he edge OF the ribbon in weaving.
Some of the best hat manufacturers
use II in the sweat bands of their silk
hats Although the cnrscts and dress
stays ot women still take up practically
about the whole supply of whaIebone.
wv 'diiN Jp per cent nI the cOrSrtS
manufactured here are hraced up with
something else.
Years ago whalebune was used in
honpsklrts, but "A hoopskirt of that sort
now would cost rs much rs IA good
dress. 1t won't be long before whale
bone corsets will he beyond the reach
of even those women who dress fairly
well aud their cost will have placed
them among the articles of higher
luxury.
Horn is largely used in place of
whalebonc now. hut il j. not nearly as
good, because heat aud cold will cause
1t To snap in two. This horn is made
IN France and most of it is contrib
nted by the Texas steer. The horn is
snippcd To France. made into imitation
whatchone, comes back. pays duty.
and is frequently sold TO American
consumers as real whalcbone. Much
ot the whalrbnue secured in American
waters is sent abroad. The cost of
manufacture there j. less than here.
and the prices obtained for Partisan
corSets or dress stays enable the man
uiactnrer To use the genuine article.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-12
Giant Steed and Riders Footprints,

There is tlat rock near the old
Echols mill at Crawford that covers an
acre OF ground. One of the strange
features of tho rock is the Track of some
huge beast of burden; also the track of
the rider of this queer antediluvian
monster. IL seems that the rider aud
his steed made n tour across the rock.
leaving their tracks impressed in the
solid granite.
About middlewav of the story SUR
face can be seen a place where the girth
of the riders saddle broke and he dis
monated to fix it. leaving his tracks as
plain rs if made in sand bed. The
hand of time has not erased them. but
they are there now, showing the form
of the animals feet and the precise i'm
preston of the giants feet impressed
therein. with toes and all as perfect and
distinct as a schoolboy's bare foot track
OF to -day.-Attanta Constitution.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-12

DO you know that the average life
of crow is 100 years" said an At
lantian who poses as naturalist TO an
Atlanta Constitution reporter 1t is
so. One was killed down in Dougherty
county q few weeks ago with 81
branded on his back. He was well
feathered everywhere excep, just be-
tween the wings on his back. where
the figures 81 could be distinctly seen
branded in the flesh. | can see bu:
one meaning to that, and that is that
some Que caught him in 1887 branded
the figures on his back. and released
him. But ii is the first case of brand
ing bird have ever known.
"Terrapins live even longer than
crows. One is said to have been
caught down in the Savanna River re-
Gently with the figures l776 cut in its
shell. And fish. There are fish alive
to-day that are known to have been in
existence more than 100 Years ago.
In the roval aquarium at St. Peters
burg are fish put there $50 years ago."
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-12
Discoveries at Rome.

An interesting discovery has just
been made at Rome in the process of
excavation for the riber embankment
This is n tlattened ohlong column. or
very thick slab on which i inscribed
tie official record of the public games
rciebraIed by Augustus in the year IL
B. {. The decree of the senate and
the regulations enforced by the cxecu-
tive committee are followed by list
OF the necessary prayers and sacrifices
and the order of the contests. Then
comes an announcement that choir
of twenty-seven Youths aud rs MANY
maidrns will sing the Carmen Secu-
!nre." written by Quiutus Horatus
Flaccus. In the same locality the
workmcn have discovered twenty-five
additional fragments of the great map
of the old city which formerly stood in
the Forum Of Augustus. When this
map was destroyed by fire or earth
quake, many of tie pieces were thrown
INTO heap of broken building mate
riai>. and finally found their way into
the walls of the old Aitieri palace
which have just been unearthed.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-12
WHALEBoNe GETTING SCARCE,
Now Cost. $4,000 n Ton for the Raw
Mate rial.

There was time when the corsets
and stays of the fashionable girl could
have told tales of wondrous romance;
uf dauntless sailors lighting under
leadcn skies against the monsters If
the deep; of privation aud suffering
undergone bv men whose wives and
daughters waited with aching hearts
for their return from long and terrible
voyages. That time has practically
passed says the Mercer and its history
is told by the epitaphs upon the monu-
ments in the graveyards of the Massa-
chusetts fishing towns or in the tradi-
tions of their groceries and bar rooms.
The whalebones. which were once
used for the hoopskirts, corsets and
stays of the fashionable woman. and
which were often secured only at the
sacrifice of brave mems lives, are be-
ing largely replaced by ordinary horn
and compositions invented by clever
men. Whaleboue grows scarcer and
dearer every year. The annual prod
net has fallen from about 1000. 600
pounds secured by the old-iime sailing
vessels with ancient appliances, to
about 20O, 900 pounds obtained by the
modern whaling steamships with ma
chimes and guns. The price Of whale
bone has risen from mere triilc to
about 80 IA pound.
Last year about 20. 600 pounds of
bone were secured from the Atlantic
catch of whales. and less than that
amount was secured from the Pacific
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-12
The Japanese Wax Tree.

Japan wax" as il is called, is OBJ
tanned from tree Rhus succedanea.
which is found in Japan. China. and
throughout the East Indies i'm general.
IN the Japanese language it is called
haJe, or haze. The tree commences To
bear fruit when five or six years old.
anu increases its product every year.
tili' al the age of fifty years. a single
Tree VIII produce $50 To 400 pounds of
berries, from which seventy to eighty
pounds OF wax can be obtained. The
wax Is formed in the middle of the
perry, between the skin and the seed
like the pulp of grape. It is ex-
'racted by boiling the berries in water
ana allowing it to cool. when the wax
separates from the skin and seed. sink
ing TO the bottom of the vessel in a
SOLID cake. The specific gravity of this
wax is o,9'o and its melting point l3l
degrees Fahrenheit |, is largely used.
either alone or mixed with taljow. by
the Chinese in the manufacture of
candies. This tree should not be con-
founded with the 'tallow tree" of
c"ina' which has pth of solid tallow
Ia all trees that have fully matured.
81. L0utS Republfr.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-12
College Students Joke on the Gar.

Years ago there existed at Harvard
secret society called the Med. Fac, ="
whose sole object seems to have been
the perpetration of practical jokes. At
one OF the meetings it was suggested
that the society confer fictitious hon.
orary degree on Nicholas, who was at
that time czar of Russia. and accord
inglv committee was appointed TO
draft communication which should
be prepared and forwarded to his i'm
perial majesty. The draft was duly
presented, copy made. and. after
having been properly signed. sealed,
and certified" it was dispatched to
Russia In the course Of a month or
two it was learned that one of the ex-
press companies had package for a
society called the Med. Fac" and
the officers of the society were not
sardy In claiming their property. At
tached to the package was a letter
bearing the royal seal of Russia. and
on opening 1t il was found to be a re-
ply from the chamberlain of the car
10 the communication of tho society
his majesty had with much pleasure
learned OF the great honor conferred
upon him by such distinguished in
stitutlon at Harvard. and felt much
hatiered with the dignity it bore. He
therefore. in accepting the honor de-
sired TO convey his best wishes to this
distinguished part of the great uni
.versity.and hoped that the accompany
ln@ gift might be accepted a Slight
token OF his regard. On opening the
package 1t was found TO contain
complete case of the most valuable
surgical instruments. The gift ever
ai'erward occupied prominent place
III the decorations of the society's quar-.
ters. - Phtt0deiphid Ietcgraph.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-12
A Hint 20 Young Farmers.

In an interesting paper on technical
education in agriculture, reprinted
from the journal of the Royal Agri-
cultural Society. DR.. w. Fream says:
Those interested in the welfare of
any young agriculturist should take
care that in his school DAYS the study
of mathematics is not ignored. The
time devoted to acquiring proficiency
In arithmetic, geometry. measurations
and the elements of algebra and trig-
onometry-the latter really indispeu-
sable in the case of surveying-will
never be regretted. Mature.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-12
Accrl sRATED FERMENTATION.
How II Il Produced nv Recent Inve0-
tIon In Germany.

The invention by +. Hofmester,
Munich. Germany. consists IN spread-
ing the ferment used over large sur
face immersed i'm the liquor TO be fer
mented saws the Scientific imcrican.
For this purpose the fermenting vessel
is provided with large number OF
diaphrarms, bars. bands, or strips.
preferably consisting OF some pure
tasteless fabric. In order to take up
rs little vat space as possible the sup
ports are made very thin. and the sur
faces are placed in an inclined posi-
ton and in some cases perforated to
allow of the ready escape of the car
bonic acid.
The fermentation of wine, beer, ETC.,
is started rs follows: The ferment
supporting surfaces are sprlnkled with
old must. beer, etc. and the run Is
closed and a current of air aspirated
through the apparatus for thirty-six
hours. The must, wort, or other
LIQUID is then run into the tun, when
fermentation soon commences. Or
the arrau cement of surfaces may be at
once placed in fermenting liquid.
with the result that fermentation will
To produce sparkling drinks the tun
and its fermeut carriers are placed in
strong vessel, provided with lid, which
Is fitted with IA pressnre-gaugc, tap. aud
manhole.
After fermentation the liquid may be
drawn of through tap at the bottom,
which communicates with the ferment-
inc vat Two forms Of the above ap-
paratus are described. According TO
temperature and other factors.
pressure of four to tive atmospheres Is
developed in period of one to six
days II fermentation has been carried
on slowly Uhree TO six days). the
wine may he drawn off quite bright
provided the apparatus has been kept
Mt rest.
The use OF ferment- bearing surfaces
is of great Importance to hrrweries.
Fermentation can be carried on at
lower temperature than usual. and
since fermentation goes on rapidly
smaller number of vessels will suffice.
The invention will also be of ureat
value to distilleries. leading TO a con-
siderable economy in time. The losses
which usually occur owing TO the PASS
age of unfermented matter into the
mash. and 10 acid fermentatious pro-
duced nj The expense of alcohol will
be entirely prevented by the rapid
fermentationS at comparatively low
temperatures obtainablc .by the use of
this system. The working efficiency
of the apparatus increases with its age;
only the deposits on the surfaces
should be drawn about every two
months.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-12

A group of old soldiers gathered in
the rotunda of the Kimball house at
Atlanta were telling stories of field
and camp during the war. says the
Savannah NcUS. when one of the num-
ber gave the following graphic account
oil the suicide of federal officer on the
field at Gettysburg: 1t was there"
said he. II saw a federal officer, cha
grined because nothing would stay the
retreat OF his men, raise his pistol to
his head and blow out his brains. 1t
happened on the second days fight.
Gen. Longstreet had just come up with
part of his corps from Chambersburg
Pa, aud vigorously assailed Sickles'
corps, ws!ch he was driving back in
great disorder. Sickles halted and
formed his men in line TO receive Long
streets onslaught. 1t was one of the
few times | ever saw corps command
ers at the front line. Sickles. with his
staff, was riding among his men en-
cauragiug them to withstand the con-
fcderatc assault. while Longstreet. with
his staff and Col. Freemantle, an Eng
lish officer and correspondent of the
London Inns, were cheering our boys
TO the charge.
We advanced and gave the fcderaIs
a terrible yolley ut close range. They
staggered under the CALLING tire. when
Lougstreet ordered us to give them the
bayonets. As the men wavered and
broke TO run IN officer stepped to the
front and. with his sword, signaled
them 10 come back. Again and again
he waved to his men. but by this time
they were in full run. and the officer,
in his angry modification. raised his
nisinl To his head and firenM
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-12

Ptolemnns Philopater. one of the
ancient Kings of Egypt, is said to have
bLilt vessel 42O feet long. 56 feet wide.
72 feet high from the keel 10 the top
OF the prov. and 80 feet to the top of
the poop. 1t had four helms of so
feet; It's largest oars were Sc feet long.
with leaden handles. so AS TO be more
easily worked; it had two prows. Two
sterns, aud seven rostra or beaks On
both poop and prov it had figures of
men and animals that were fully
eighteen feet nigh. 1t had 4 900 row.
ers. 400 cabin boys or servants, 2 $50
marines TO do duty on deck. besides
being provided with immense stores of
arms and provisions.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-12

M dc Candoie, French Investigator.
mas come to the conclusion from his
researches that women have a larger
proportion of brown eyes than men.
t ,.e 'iso mas that where both parents
""'e eyes OIL like color the chances
are eiShty-eight 10 twelve that their
cn,Iareh: when they arrive at the age
~ ~ l"hen the color of the eyes Is
m' uNen J. wili have eyes of the same color
% " hen the parents have eyes of different
.olorS The chances are fifty live TO
,or'y-hve in favor of brown as against
o'ue or gray eyes in the children He
Is aiso OF the opinion that the health of
.ne brunette type is, as rule, superior
to that Of the blond
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-12
Spinning-Son


hg a-near the hear,hstonc. and piled
Jer Spinnrg-whccl,
yhithciv went her little foot rs tx she
idapccd tlc reel
.ched her lissome fingers as amid the fax
they fer:
as she biitncly drew the thread felt my
heart go too.
love. love. love,
I To sorrow near akin.
4 ! dread your wile-.
Bring nHuHht but smiles
Or shun me as spin!
She sang beside the ingle: no lay OF bird was
swcctCr;
Her song had swing OF daisies and wild rose
breath In Its metre.
The happy emb, - seemed To glow the brighter
for her singing.
And merry shadows round the wall In silent
flight went wingng.
love. love, .Uyc,
To hnt pincSs n-twini
The saddest rOou
Bursts into bloom
When love peeps In.
She sang amid the frelIght and gently bowed
her head:
II may have been the glowing heat or some
thing that ] said
Her gay voice caught quver, and her wheel
went slow and slow.
And as / leaned TO listen the words came
sweet and low:
0 love, love. love.
fear the worlds wide din.
Defend from fears
And griCfs and tears
The trembling heart You winl
Samuel Mintnrn Peck In Boston Transcript
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-12

Women OF slender figure will accept
with pleasure the latest revival
dresses laced at the back.
1t is assumed that hundreds oi
thousands of dollars worth of jewelry
has been buried with the dead in New
York cemeteries
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-12

A resident ri Tioga Pa. has an old
tonieat tnal a. wants 10 back against
any lighting dos iu sne country.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-12

@'IstSt aa'as 'ASh h'Aoh- hA'o
!. After a time" continued
cctor." "you turned a little and
c'caked, aud the noise startled
( Il heard the soft. mournful
the doves, and it made you
seme.
J1ished your mother were
n you remembered that you
I'd the prayer about bless
.lnd papa 50 you slid down
bed and whispered your lit
n. and then YOU climbed back
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-06-12

IS YOUR WIFE |GE..!-2
THE WOMEN OF AMERICA
AEE TIE LARGEST
CONSUMERS OF S. g. 6.
1T NEVER FAILS TO RESTORE
BROKEN DOWN HEALTH
WHEN CAUSED BY
IMPOVERISHED BLOOD
OR TIE CARES OF
THE HOUSEHOLD.
OVER TEN THOUSAND
OF TIE BEST WOMEN
OF THE COUNTRY
TESTIFY TO THIS.
Don't fail TO send for our bool, on
blood diseases. Mailed free.
SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Atlanta, Ga
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-06-12
Q "a r.
WASH DRESS GOODS SALE

Nov in progress immense
sales we mention a few OF the
good things, Muihouse Satines.
The lust as good kind at 10
cents a yard, 5000 yards more
Shantong POngees, new patterns,
:S9l product Is cent goods. our
price r715 cents. Angora Home
spun Suitings, IL IL cent cloth,
TWills, look like wool, price II
cents. Lima cloths, printed Hen
riettas, handsome as French Chal-
lies, TO cents a yard. Domestic
Glnghams, usually sold at Il IL
cents, beautiful assortment at 6
cents. Finer Ginghams, r5c. nc.
zoe, all offered to-day al 12 IL
cents, Outing Cloths, good
quality worth IL IL cents.
Bad or rather light STYLES,
we thought them too light, hence
the price 5 cents a yard, French
Satines, handsomest styles, best
quality, two thousand yards al
ready sold, the price does it, look
at them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-06-12

1t c0UerS the ground
the Ball waist-if you won't
have a corset. There's the
corset shape, without the
restraint, and it carries the
weight of the skirts on the
shoulders. The whole thing
can go in the wash.
slf you're not satisfied with
it, after wearing it two or
three weeks, return it, and
get your money.
H. w. ALLEN & CO.
FORMERLY
Lyman & Allen.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-06-12

The report that prisoners have been and are
constantly escaping from sthat ma!igant
saoler, liver complaint, is fully corroborated
by the sef-libers,ed captiyes. Ilostetter's
which they get rid OF their fetters. Few alto
gether avoid toe bondage OF this Gilment, and
few arc unacquainted with its signs viz; pain
through the right side and shoulder blade,
furred tongue, yellowness OF tho eyeballs and
skin, sour breath, sick headache, dyspepsia
and constipation. Hostetter's stomach Bit
ters pui 5 prompt period totLe'e, brings tbem
to a full stop in short order. Whcther
the trouble Is chronic or temporary, this
Aledicinei is equally effective, remllting tho
liver and bowels thoroughly. 1t is likewise a
sovereign remedy for rheumatism, kidney
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-06-12
CORSET DEPARTMENT

The della at ~ cts, the D. Y. al
50 cents. Thompson's Corsets-
Warmers Corscts, p D. Corsets
7. b. Corsets, c. P. Corsets, etc
in addition to Balls COrsets and
Waists.
I" Here is a corset that
we'll wear it three weeks and
bring it back and get your
money again if it isn't exactly
what you want in every par
ticular."
That is what you will hear
at our store about one corset
no other-Balls.
1t means that Balls corset
is right for nine women in
ten.
We have a primer on Cor
sets for you.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-06-12

Another burden some have to carry is
the burden of bereavement. All these are
the troubles that wear u out. If we lose our
property, by additional industry perhaps
We may bring back the estrnnged fortune;
if we lose our good name, perhaps by
reformation of morals we may achieve
again reputation for integrity; but who will
bring back tho dear departed? Alas mel
for these empty cradles and these trunks
of childish toys that will never be used
again. Alas me! for the empty chair and
the silence in the halls that will never echo
again to those familiar footsteps. Alas!
for the cry Of wdowhood and orphanagc.
What bitter Marahs in the wilderness,
what cities Of the dead, what long black
shadow from the wing of death, what eyes
suuken with grief, what hands tremulous
with bereavement, what Instruments of
music shut now because there are no fin
gers to play on them! Is there no relief
for such souls? Aye, let the soul ride into
the harbor of my test.
The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose,
! will not. Will not desert to its foes;
That soul, though all hell shall endeavor to
sbol;e.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-06-12
I'll never, no never, no never forsake.

Now, the grave is brighter than the an
Gent tomb where the lights were perpetu-
ally kept burning, The SCARED feet of
him who was the resurrection and the
life" are on the broken grave l,illock, while
the voices Of angels ring down the sky at
the coronation Of another soul come home
to glory.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-06-12
BuDGB NOT ONE INCH.


Now, If you have come across i'll treat
mert, let me tell you you are1n excellent
company-Chr,st and Luther and Calico
and Columbus and John Jay and Josiah
Quincy and thousands of men and women,
the best spirits OF earth and heaven
Bulge not one inch, though all hell wreak
upon you its vengeance, and you be made
target for devils TO shoot at DO you not
think Christ knows all about persecution2
Vas he not Missed at2 Was he not struck
on the cheek' Was he not pursued all the
days OF his ife' Did they not expectorate
upon hiinf Or to put it in Bible ian
guage, They spit upon him" And can
not he understand what persecution is1
Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he
snail. sustain thee"
Tnird-There are others who carry great
burdens Of physical ailments. When sud
den scSucs~ hds couie, aud fierce choleras
and malignant feyers take the castles OF
life by storm, We appeal TO GOD; but in
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-06-12
JaD1nsSe BUCK wheat.

THE VERY BEST KIND for every farmer
TO grow, outyieIcs every other SORT 81. Is per
bu-hel Lag % 2t3 bushels 50, Including bag. at
store, ld3 Bank street. or delivered on cars or
~ express office. burlington.
RICHARD MOTT. Scotsman,
C,2w burlington, Vermont.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-06-12

Now is your time to buy
Dry Goods of every descrlp-
ton. Dress Goods i'll endless
variety of styles, from the
most reliable makers, at prices
heretofore unknown in the
history Of the trade.
The balance Of our Pattern
Dresses which sold this season
from $G2.5 50 to $3.50 per
Pattern. (Some Of them on
exhibition in our show VIM
doWs)