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Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16
Are You Cheerfui?

The person who by stress of circum-
stances is forced to deny himself those
pleasures of music, books, lectures, or
whatever his taste Graves, because he
must lobor year in and year out to his
physical limit, with the added strain of
mental anxiety that those dependent
upon him may not suffer, and who shuns
the temptations to be unscrupulous for
the sake of gain, who keeps his soul
pure and his body undefled, should
not be called to account because he is
not cheerful.
The professionally cheerful person,
who believes in being cheerful under
all circumstances, seems to ignor the
fact that sorrow is a large part of life's
experience, and often divine part, too.
An abandonment to grief when grief
is fresh and keen, will sometimes bring
its own healing, when an attempt to
rouse and cheer one up would give O
cruel, lasting wound. There are per-
sons who pride themselves on their per-
petual cheerfulness, who are cheerful
simply because they have no touch of
sympathy with the unfortunate and
grief laden humanity. They are callous
to suffering, and delude themselves
with the belief that their cheerfuIness
is mark of self-control, when the fact
is they have very little feeling to con-
troll.
1t is not ones first duty in life to be
cheerful. For most of the human family,
life is hard school with serious prob
lens to be worked out in anguish of
spirit, with wavering hope, and maybe
for time, loss of faith in the true and
good. ut takes brave man to face his
sins with their consequences, and vet
how many must do it, and, though the
process may be salutary, it is one in
which cheerfulness has no part, nor
should one try to make cheerfulness a
part of repentance until the wrong has
been mended.
Of the cheerfulness that makes one
strong to battle with temptations, brave
to face difficulties, heoric in bearing the
inevitable, and enables one to view life
in its true proportion, neither as q
prison house of woe nor vet as the
bright dream of day there cannot be
too much. 1t is beautiful wherever we
find it.
1t is the aggressively cheerful person
to whom we object; the person, who
because he is happy thinks everyone
else can be; the person who is incapa-
BILE of feeling sorrow not personal to
himself; the person who does not un-
derstand that there are occasions when
cheerfulness is uniting, and for whom
the experiences of death and bereave-
ment are not too sacred for light
word or jest
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16
He Was Too Honest,

A Detroit life insurance agent re-
Gently received letter from a man in
the interior of the State who said he
was thinking of taking out policy,
and he asked that blank be forward
ed him. It was returned soon after,
and the following is specimen of the
mans honesty:
What did your father die off,"
Consumption"
"Your mother?"
"The same."
Ever have heart trouble?"
Eyes, very bad?"
"Lost any brothers and sisters by
death, and if SO, what did they die of 2"
"Lost five of them, and all died of
consumption and heart disease"
"Do you ever spit blood?"
Heaps of times"
Ever had any serious accident ?"
@Yes. Had nearly all my bones
broken two or three times"
Memory good?"
Y "No."
sleep well2"
aNo."
aHow,s your appetite ?"
Very poor. &
Several other important questions
were answered after the same candid
fashion, and the agent will have to
write him that there is no life insur.
anCe for SO truthful man. Detroit
Free Press.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

COLONEL WAY. of Savannah, q
Worlds Fair Commissioner, says: "The
colored people of Georgia and other
States have made great progress, and
are entitled to an exhibit by them
selves, if they want it. Colored peo-
pie pay taxes on more than fifteen
million dollars worth of property in
Georgia. They claim, and not with
out reason, that if their products are
shown along with those of white exhib-
itors the public will not know that the
work is exhibited by colored people. I
am in favor of stimulating them to
more active competition with whites
in manufacturing industries"
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

and instead of making downward
plunge into the bears belly, he made al
most an upward leap at bruins breast
The excitement of the spectators at
this moment was so intense that they
remained perfectly still, with bated
breath, expecting to see the bear deal
the bull crushing blow, or be gored by
the savage horns.
But never did knight surprise antagon-
ist with more startling coup de grace
than that with which bruin received his
antagonist.
Just as the bull was close upon him,
the grizzly "keeled" over backwards,
escaped the horns, and threw his pom
derous paws about the bulls neck
For the space of second this noun
tain monster held his horned assailant
in his embrace, then made aquick down.
ward jerk, which snapped the bones of
the bulls neck with crack that was
distinctly audible throughout the whole
hushed amphitheater.
The crowd Of men in the amphitheater
by common impulse arose In their
seats, yelled, threw their hats and
stamped their feet in uproarious APP
plause. The most famous spada in the
annals Of tauromachy never won more
brilliant victory than did bruin, in the
arena at Sonora. The description which
have given of this combat is no fancy
sketch, as am fully able to prove by a
reliable living witness of the ARRAY
The most popular and distinguished
spada of the new world is Ponciano
Diaz, of Mexico-and it might be added
that he is undoubtedly the most popular
man in Mexico to-day, with the native
masses. To them he stands as the en-
bodtm6Ht Of manly heroism and national
chivalry. Although but 32 years Of age,
his career in the arena has not been as
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

although one of the latter might occa-
Sionally be called upon to sacrifice his
life upon the altar Of his perilous sport,
no one was disposed to complain-least
of all the Americans. One or two
"G-easers," more or less, was matter
of small moment to them.
The fights, as conducted at Sonora,
lacked the rich and elaborate settings of
Spanish and Mexican arenas, but there
was nofack of excitement
The exception just referred to was
when monstrous grizzly bear, which a
party of miners had caught in huge
trap, was entered against the bulls.
1t was Sunday, and the amphitheater
was literally packed.
The old grizzly was first let loose
into the arena. As he saw no way of
reaching the spectators in the high seats
above him, he very deliberately seated
himself upon his launches and began
scratching his huge sides.
Then another gate was lifted and a
fine specimen of bull entered He
tossed Shis head, shifted the air and per-
ambulated around his strange contest
ant That was all he did, however. He
was too wise to cross lances with the
grizzled gladiator which eyed him SO
fercelyx
In 8 few moments he retreated to his
stall, and another gate was raised.
This time dapper young bull pranced
out in fine spirit snorting, believing
and paving the Garth. As soon as he
saw the bear he made furious charge.
Thesgrizzly met this onslaught with
side blow from his prodigous paw that
sent bull staggering to one side, but
more furious than ever. The spectators
cheered brnin to the echo When the
bull had somewhat recovered from the
effeetsDf his recent shock, he prepared
for B desperate and crucial charge.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16
Let's reason together.

Here's a firm, one of the
largest the country over, the
world over; it has grown, step
by step, through the years to
greatness and it sells patent
medicines ugh
That's enough ="
Wait a little
This firm pays the news
papers good money (expen-
sive work, this advertising ! J
to tell the people that they
have faith in what they sell,
.~7much fash that if they can't
yeneft or cure they don't want
your money. Their guarantee
IS not indefinite and relative,
but definite and absolute if
the medicine doesn't help,
your money is "on eaA."
Suppose every sick man
and every feeble woman tried
these medicines and found
them worthless, who would be
the loser, you or. theyS
The medicines are Doctor
Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery," for blood diseases,
and his Favorite Prescrip-
tion," for woman's peculiar ills.
If they help toward health,
they cost $500 a bottle
each! If they don't, they
cost Noth1Mg !
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16
A Man of Nerve.

The Chicago hotel-thief is q man of
nerve. Recently when an Illinois poll
tician was sitting on his overcoat in one
of the plush-covered chairs at the
Grand Pacific. the polite thief stepped
up to the guest and tapping him gently
on the shoulder said:
"You are sitting on my overcoat, sir.
"Oh, / beg your pardon, replied the
guest as he lifted himself from his
garment, and, continuing his discus
sion, let the fellow walk off with a $50
ulster. The guest told his experience
to MIR. Sam Parker, who extended this
consolation:
20. that's nothing. You go back to
the same chair and the thief will come
back and steal your shoes.
The other day the thief of nerve en-
tered the waiting-room of the Palmer
House. A man was sitting at the desk
busily engaged in writing. His new
silk hat was on the table not two
inches from his elbow. The thief wore
Q black derby without lining or sweat
band. When he departed he wore the
guests s. silk, leaving the WORKOUT
derby behind. But the man of nerve
was not satisfied with that. He paid q
Palmer house messenger boy as cents
to carry this note to his victim:
20. where did you get that hat?'
That was the first intimation the
guest had of his loss.
Not long ago guest was taking 4
nap IN one Of the easy chairs in the ro-
tnnda OF the fremont house. The
thief stepped up TO him. removed his
hat iron. his head, and left an old
SLOUGH in it's place.
The ancient maiden is now known "a
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16
SHILOH'S
CONSU m PTION
CURE.

The success of this Great Cough Cure n
without parallel in the history Of medicine.
All druggists are authorized to sell it on Dos.
tive guarantee, test that no other cure can sue.
cessfully stand. That it may becop6e known,
the Proprietors, at an enormous, expense, are
placing Sample Bottle Free into every home.
in the United States and Canada. If YOU have.
a Cough, Sore Throat. or Bronchitis, use il. for
1t win cure you. If your child has the Croup.
or Whooping Cough, use it promptly, and relief
is sure. II you dread that insidious disease
Consumption, use it. Ask your Druggist for
SH1LOH'S CURE, Price 10 cts, 50 cts. and
$I.oo. 1t your Lungs are sore or Back lame.
use Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Price IS cts,
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16


to drop the fatal knife, which is of tri.
angular shape and heavily loaded, SO
as to increase. it's velocity. He is
strapped to the plank in the twinkliDg
of an eye, it drops with him, his head
being secured in the lunette, or semi.
circular collar of wood, the executionel
presses spring at the foot of the gull.
lotine and the knife falls. The whole
is done with great rapidity.
The mock funeral takes place in the
Champ des Navets (turnip field,
which is situated in corner of the
Cemetery of Issy.
The executioner receives salary OF
about 5000 francs per annum, plus a
fee for each execution. He attends to
all executions throughout France.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16
there are

who visit the Mexican capital who do
not witness at least one bull fight. And
in this statement [ have the corrobora-
ton of as excellent an authority as Rean
Campbell, the author of "Travels in
Mexico"
But not a few of these same Alneri-
cans who would hesitate to state that
they had visited the bull-fghtinp arena.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

A New YORK clergyman recently
preached as candidate in desirable
church of which he was anxious to be
pastor. His sermon was brilliant
attack on Freemasons, Odd Fellows,
and Knights of Pythias. After the
service was over he discovered that all
the trustees of the church were mem
bers of one or other of these societies.
He didn't get the call.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

tach itself. These planters first used
ell the oyster shells they could get
from towns along the Sound and from
New York. Then they brought them
by the ship-load from Maryland. The
oyster shells, however, broke up rapid
ly and were washed away, and it was
found necessary to resort to limestone,
which is found to make permanent
bed
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

81 WOULD rather be sentenced for
life for killing man than to get TWEEN
ty-five years for certain other crimes, 1"
says "ifer" at Sing Sing. "In fifteen
years my friends will move for a par
don, and at the end of that period
everybody will have forgotten the de-
tails of the murder and be ready
enough to declare that I have been
punished enough"
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

ALL excess is ill; but drunkenness
is of the worst sort. 1t spoils health,
dismounts the mind, and humans men.
1t reveals secrets, is quarrelsome, las
civious, impudent, dangerous, and
mad. He that is drunk is not man,
because he is, for so long, void of rea-
son that distinguishes man from a
baast
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

CANISTER shot will not be used in
the French army in future. The shells
are filed with an explosive made Of
chrysolite and substance kept secret,
and every battery has seventy-five
rounds of these proiectiles.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

The Bank of England was estab-
lished in 1914, and is older than any of
the institutions of the class in any
other of the great nations. 1t was
not the first of the important financial
houses, however. The Bank of Venice
was created in 11O1, that of Genoa in
1907, chat of Hamburg in 1919. and
that of Rotterdam in 1886. In 1903
the Bank of France was established.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

A CURIOUS art imposition has been
discovered in Paris. An, ingenious
person stole bronze and marble busts
from the Cemetery of Montparnesse,
Paris, touched them up and sold them
as effigies of famous heroes, statesmen
and orators.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

EXPERIMENTS were made in Lake
Como with submarine cannon. The
gun can be lowered to any depth de-
sired and remain quite invisible when
in the water. Its projectiles may be
discharged at will with most destruc-
tive results, without the use of cleo
tricity. The gun is destined for the
defense of ports, bays, and CULTS.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

He trotted several rods distant from
the bear, to allow himself p'enty Of
slack" for hard run, wheeled about,
pitched his sharp horns at the proper
angle and charged again with all the he
roic fire Of the anoble six hundred.
As the grizzly was still sitting erect
upon>his launches, the bull aimed high,
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

No ENJOYMENT, however inconsider-
able, is confined to the present mo-
ment. A man is happier for life from
having made once an agreeable tour,
or lived for any length of time with
pleasant people, or enjoyed any con-
siderable interval of innocent pleasure.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

can bull-fghting amphitheater would be
short many thousands of dollars if
lightened of the American capital that
has in some mysterious way become
mixed with the tolls which the natives
have paid, in order to witness their cruel
and fnhuman sport.
Seriously, and as matter of fact,
there are comparatively few Americans
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

THE editor of Kansas weekly has
been shot at twice, assaulted three
times, and had the windows of the
Office smashed in three times in the
space of four months, and all because
he insists that the Mayor of the town
should be impeached for drunkenness.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

A MACHINE, said to be a marvel of
lightness and ingenuity, has recently
been built in Australia for expert
ments in flying through the air. 1t is
propelled by an engine fed with COM
pressed air.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

A DALLAS man who goes to jail
twenty times a year for intoxication,
only got three days the Last time on &C
count of mistake made by the police
clerk, who, in making out the papers,
placed his sentence three days instead
of thirty Now he threatens to sue
the city for damages for obliging him
to stay out of Jail twenty-seven days
longer than he was accustomed and en-
titled to.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

WHAT is an apple? asks scientific
writer of the boys. The boys will not
bother much about the science of the
thing, but will answer that an apple is
something that is good to eat.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

TO DETECT fecal matter in drinking
water, Griess recommends feebly al
kaline solution of para-diazo -benzol-
su1phuric acid, which, with water con-
taminated as indicated, will produce a
yellow discoloration within five min
utes. Try it on the old we'll next sum-
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

10 person who b q s
witnessed a bull fight
will for a moment
dispute the assertion
that it i s the most
exciting sport t h a t
| b a S survived t h g
bloody days W h e n
'the Christian martyrs
fought the beasts in
the arena of the Co.
loseum.
OF course you have
never attended a bull
tight-not to speak
of Do you know of
a single American, of
t h e thousands who
annually vi ST t the
City of Mexico, who
has? Not one! And
yet the gate receipts
at the Drincinal MeXi-
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

The average watch is composed of
Ito pieces, comprising upward of 2, 400
separate and distinct operations in its
manufacture. The balance has 5000
beats or vibrations per hour, 10, $50, $50
in thirty days, 157, $3.50, 900 in year; it
travels one and thirtyfour one-hun-
dredshs inches with each vibration,
which is equal to nine and one-half
miles in twenty four hours, 1921 miles
in thirty days, or 3, $3.50 miles in one
year.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

AN eupeptic lunch-room for the
especial benefit of dyspeptic diners,
has recently been established in New
York by DIR. Rose W. Bryan.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

This country has all kinds of million
aires. In Minneapolis, four-mill-ion-
aires; in Pittsburg, rolling million
aires; in Michigan, saw-mill-ionaires /;
ia Louisiana, cane mill-ionaires; in
South Carolia, rice mill-ionaires; in
Maine and Wisconsin, wood-pulp-mill-
ionaires; among railroad companies.
stock water-mill -ionaires; in Wayback-
vile, grist mill ionaires, and In every
State and town gin-mill -ionaires by
the score.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

The oyster planters Of Long Island
Sound are taking limestone from the
Hudson River with which to make oys-
tel beds Oh which the spawn can at
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

CALIFORNIA is the only State in the
Union which at present produces
quicksilver in commercial quantities.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16
ABOUT BULL-FIGHTING.
THE FAVORITE PASTIME OF
CASTELAR, MONARCHS

The Most Exciting Sport that Has Survived
the Col0sseum-StiIl Popular i'm Mexico
and Cuba-A Prosperous Ring Once Main
tanned In California-Fight between
Bear and Bull.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

ONE ENJOYS |
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt In
its action and truly beneficial In its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend il
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 500
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand viii pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA RIO syrup co.
- SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. !.
EOUiSviLLEs Ky. NEW Y0RK N.Y.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

In the proud lexicon of the modern
farmer there is no such word as fail.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-04-16

TIE ancient maiden Is now known IS
the chestnut belle.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-11-13

GENERAL Buffers forthcoming
book will be one of the largest
historical autobiographies ever
published. 1t will contain about
one thousand large pages, printed
upon high grade paper and illus
trated with several hundred wood
engravings. 1t will be published
in English, German, and French.
The best artists are now employed
OH the work. The Dickinson type
foundry is casting type especially
for it. The Typography and press
work will be by the Barta Press Of
Boston, the first edition to be not
less than one hundred thousand;
probably double that number.
Published by A. NJ. Thayer & Co.,
of Boston. The j. Dewing Co.,
s13 Market street, San Francisco.
CAL, exclusive agents for Calilor-
MIA, Washington, Idaho, Oregon,
Nevada, Montana, Utah, Arizona
and New Mexico.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-11-13
Som. Oriental stories.

8Om0 Oriental St0rto0s
The oriental Joe Miller II parent to
many jests that are still current among
US. For instance, a preacher in a
mosque began the history Of Noah with
this citation from the Koran: II have
called Noah" Unluckily he forgot the
rest of the verse and repeated the same
words over again At last an Arab ex-
claimed, "If Noah will not come call
somebody else. -" More careful was an
other preacher. who was sheik as well.
One Friday, when the muezzin rang
out the call for prayer, he mounted tho
pulpit in the mosque and asked the
people II they knew about what he In
tended to preach to them, "Ho. :" they
replied. ''Well. then, / shall not tell
you" and he stepped down. The next
Friday he asked the same question,
and now, taught by. experience, they
answered, Eyes, we know. well, II
you know, you. do not need: me to tell
you." and again he stepped down.
The third Friday. when the same in
quiry was made, the people said:
Some of us know and some don't
know" 'In that case" the preacher
rejoinedS ''let those of you who know
tell those who don't know" And
again there was no sermon. n.-San Fran
cisco Argonaut.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-11-13
Keep q Cat.

The best way of ridding house of
rats is to fill all the holes that can be
found with pounded glass and seal
them with plaster of paris and tin Il
you wish. Then thoroughly clean the
premises and see that there are no
garbage pals left about to attract rats,
and secure the services of good cat.
Treat her kindly, confine her as much
as possible to the basement of the
house, so she will keep these intruders
away, and there need be no trouble.
In large hotel or boarding house the
amount of refuse food about draws
rats. but there is no excuse for their
presence in a small house if there is q
good cat around.-New York Tribune.