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The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-08-13

MRS. V. M. McFALL will make a
good run for County Superintendent.
She has the necessary qualifications to
make a good officer and is popular
with the teachers and people in gener-
al, regardless of party.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-08-13

1t don't appear that the reformers
have reformed. ....
That Republican ring is assuming
greater proportions every day.
Three-fourths of all the school
ma'ams belonging to it and wear Har-
rison badges, while the gentlemen tip
their Harrison hats with reciprocity
bow. -
The Peoples party's ex-confederate
nominee for vice-president is reported
as saying: "We killed great many
yankees during the war, and I wish we
had killed twice as many more.'
~
Recently reformer Donnelly, the
Peoples party's candidate for Cover
nor of Minnesota, made speach in
Brown county this State and charged
the audience-the farmers-$8O for
mouth and expenses. That's the bust
ness end Of their reform.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-08-13
OIA SATURDAY. AUGUST 49, 89g.-ELEVEN PAGES

Take care there, its an independent
hens nest, with some bad eggs IN it
Get a tight grip on the tip of your
smeller ifyou mediate an assault.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-08-13

Subscribe for the WATcHMAN.
Only rs cents until the close of the
campaign.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-08-13

| CleVelanQ.'
In Brown county numbers of voters
who have heretofore been identified
with the Independent party are de-
clarng themselves to be Republi-
cans and that they will support the Re.
publican ticket this fall. Brown two
years ago was one of the banner Inde-
pendent counties, but at the coming
election the Republicans will carry it
by large majority. What is true of
Brown is also true of other counties.
The deception art has been overdone.
N'WE wish it explicitly unders TODD that
the JOURNAL will not get down to person
al mud-slinging and black-guardism.'-
JOURNAL, Aug. 8.
This Is the second time within as
many weeks that Mr.. Everts has seen
fit to declare squarely against himself,
as shown by his own paper, The Jour-
nal. The same issues in which he so
pitifully begs, TEEN with singing
and the basest of falsehoods. For the
past year and half-since Everts as
sumed editorial charge of the Journal
he has devoted columns of space to
defaming the character of various Sully
county Republicans who have had
opinions of their own on local poll tical
issues and dared to express them.
He has even over-stepped the bounds
of manhood and decency so far as to
designate certain men as lmposters,
rascals, ETC., and to accuse one officer
of mutilating records and instruments
filed in his office in such way as to
destroy the effect of the same, know
ing at the same time that every word
he uttered was of the lowest type of
"mud-sllnging" and the basest of false
hood. But he-Everts all this time
had no hopes of securing a place on
any ticket, and consequently had no
fears of seeing his own record-politi-
cal and business-in print. He has
therefore thrown mud without stint,
and now that he has accidentally on
his portly shape-not by reason of
character-been placed upon the State
ticket of the People's(?) party, like the
midnight assassin, he begs for mercy;
he wants it understood that in the fu-
ture he will not get down to personal
"mud-slinging;;' he does not want his
unholy record uncovered. After deal.
ing out more than half column of the
most damnable slander, in his issue of
July 18th, against the personal charac-
ter and official acts Of the editor of the
WATcHMAN he now humbly extends
the olive branch and begs us to accept
OF it and leave the cover tightly closed
over his past crooked record, because
he is now candidate for a high end
hon orable position, and if the cover
was raised it would be necessary for
him to grow another luxuriant beard
to hide behind. So far as the WATCH
MAN Is concerned we always allow the
other fellow to do the "mud-slinging"
while we state facts that we are willing
to back in any Court. If Mr.. Everts
has character that is unassailable he
need fear nothing from us; but the
spots are such that he seems to be al
armed least they might appear IN
print. We will state however, that
nothing regarding his "personal" char
acter that SAVIOR of untruth will appear
in these columns, and that If he does
not want to see the truth in print we
can't help it.
1t don't appear that the reformers
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-08-13

p "a VOTE for Weaver is a vote for
Cleveland"
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-08-13
OFFICIAL PAPER OF SULLY COUNTY.
See Supplement for Local News.

The Hughes County Republicans
will nominate a county ticket at Blunt
'on September 9th.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-08-13

The Reporter and Farmer, at
Webster, contains an account Of a
meeting of old veterans at Madison at
the time the Republican convention as
sembled there in which 4O5 veterans
participated. They passed resolutions
Of confidence in the Republican party
and pledged hearty support to the
State and National tickets.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-08-13

Recently after hearing the editor of
the Onida Journal rave about the
Homestead affair an intelligent and
thrifty German farmer said: "If those
Homestead strikers are not satisfied
with such wages as employers are will
ling to give them why not come here
and build up home and business of
their own.
The morning call., 1892-12-24
A STORMY CHRISTMAS.

The clerk of the weather bids US prepare
Tor stormy Christmas. Three days ago
storm of considerable severity began 10 the
country north OF Us, spreading from Puget
Sound TO Western Dakota and as far south
as Oregon. There was a snowfall heavy
en- ougb TO break down telegraph wires and
20 stop railroad travel. This was accom-
panied by extreme cold; In enc place "A deg.
below was registered. According to the
Weather Bureau the storm is travelling
south, and we shall probably get it to-day
or tomorrow. In the East a Christmas
storm is In the order Of nature. Men gen.
orally drive TO eat their Christmas dinner
through snow drifts. Here we generally
pick flowers on Christmas day and send
them TO Eastern friends Just to make them
feel bad.
The prospect is not one Of unmixed dis
appointment. Colds are just now In fash
ion; in almost every family some one is
laid up with trouble of the respiratory or
gans. If we have heavy downpour. with
searching winds, people who have colds
hanging about them had better take care Of
themselves. And the care should be Judi
clous. 1t should not involve sitting by
blazing fires, which fill the throat and lungs
with hot air. nor should it include inordi-
nate muffiing of The mouth or chest. These
relics OF ancient torture nurse and do not
avert disease. Those who cover over fires
and then rush out to do business or pay
visits subject the most sensitive organs of
the body to an alienation of temperature
which they must be strong to resist.
but there IS another point OF view. We
are in this city weather towards. When
1t rains or blows those who can stay at
home. This is foolish practice. Wet air ia
not by any means unwhoesome air to
breathe. To get the feet wet is to court a
cough, but the face may be wet and kent
wet for an hour or two without the least
danger. Some of the most robust people in
the world make rule OF never allowing the
rain TO in Interfere with their daily walk. If
young lady will kilt her skirts lust high
enough 10 keep them cut of the NJ id. throw
.on light rough wrap-nOt waterproof
put on strong heavy soled boots and be par
tieularly careful to place her umbrella in its
case IN her drawer at home she win enjoy a
walk in ranstorm as much as she ever
enjoyed promenade In bright sunshine
She win eat her dinner with a new appetite
and steady adherence to the practice viii
emaneipate her from the attentions Of the
doofar
The morning call., 1892-12-24
LIGHT ROWING SHELLS.
They Are Now Being Constructed of
Aluminium.

Philadelphia Record.
Daniel J. Galanaugh, the Philadelphia
boathuilder, is constructing tho first eight
cared racing she'll ever built from aluminium
metal. 1t is intended for the use of the
Cornell College crew and will be finished
the latter part Of March. Galanaugh Is the
first boatbuilder &c experiment with alum
mum in the construction Of racing shells
His first effort was on single-scull she'll
for the use of George w. Statzell commo-
dore OF the Schuylkill navy and ex-cham-
pion single suller OF the Schuylkill River.
1t is proved to be very strong boat and
some four pounds lighter than those con-
structed from any other material hitherto
used. The shell was loaned to an oarsman
who was entered at the Newark IN. j. re-
gatta, and there Charles E. Courtney, the
Cornell trainer, saw it. He was much taken
with the new style of shell and Urged It's
adoption so strongly and so persistently
that the Cornell boating authorities finally
appointed a committee to 60 to Pbiladel-
phla and interview the maker. Calanaugh
felt so positive that he could build shell at
least ten seconds faster than one con-
Structed OF either paper or cedar that he
agreed to take the risk Of building an eight
at his own expense, and IL it does not prove
ten seconds faster than any other she'll the
crew can get they need not take it.
The keel and gunwale are now laid in his
shop on the banks of the Schuylkill. The
boat will be 90 feet in length over all, %
inches beam amidshlps, 6$4 inches deep
amidships, 6M inches deep forward and 5b
inches deep aft. The shell will be COM
posed entirely of aluminium with the ey-
ception of the washboX, which will be of
wood, and the outriggers, which are to be
OF steel tubing, cold drawn. The shell will
weigh 175 pounds all told. Ordinary paper
and cedar shells weigh about 225 pounds,
and Waters, the famous shell builder of
Troy, n. Y, claims that a compound eight
Dared shell is an exceedingly light one The
aluminium shell will be built in two pieces,
being divided fore and aft and then Joined
together amidships. 1t is designed to carry
an average weight Of us pounds per man.
The aluminium from which the shell is
being made is One-twentieth of an inch
thick and weighs about seven ounces to the
square foot. Galanaugh's contract calls for
completion OF the boat by the latter part OF
MPrch, when the Cornell crew will come to
Philadelphia to try the shell on the Schuyl.
kill. III it is satisfactory Galanaugh will re-
ceive $500.
The fact OF CornelPs ordering this shell
has caused considerable comment in college
boating circles. and Harvard intends having
one as soon as possible. a number OF oars
men from that college visited PHILADELPHIA
last Saturday, the result of which was the
ordering of an aluminium shell for the Har-
ward crew. Galanaugh has orders now for
twelve aluminium boats-two four-oared,
two Fights, one double and seven single
shells. One of the f0urs is for a Portland
(Orl club, and one of the singles goes TO
the Narragansett Club of Providence r 1
The morning call., 1892-12-24
JURY TRIAL IN CRIMINAL CASES.

The Legislature about to meet will con-
slider an amendment to the State constitu-
JiOn providing that in criminal trials
amounting TO felony three-Quarters or five
siXths may render a verdict. The CALL
has already admitted the necessity of such
an amendment. Criminals have found no
shield so effective is the provision in the
organic law requiring a verdict to be unani-
nous. There are two principal reasons
why the unanimous verdict requireme nt
should be set aside: First, it is only In
occasional cases that twelve honest men
will be satisfied that the evidence produced
IN q given case is so conclusive Of guilt that
1t admits of no reasonable doubt; second,
twelve honest men in the jury-box in a
criminal case, more especially a capital
case. are a somewhat rare spectacle. The
defense will IN most cases succeed in pass
ing taieSman who is either corrupt or so
strongly biased in favor Of the accused that
on amount of evidence will shake his
belief Our criminal trials are some
what too loosely conducted. 1t is
not considered much of an offense for
the defense to provide for the disagreement
Of jury. Public opinion is lenent to the
lawyer who strains point in favor of a
client. Perhaps there is no better recon-
mendation to criminal practice than the
belief that certain lawyer has pull"
which will enable him 10 hang jury when
the evidence will not permit verdict of
not guilty The amendment proposed will
impair the influence of this class Of law
yers. 1t Is much easier to slip in one cor
rupt juror than two. The amendment pro-
vides than either nine or ten may convict.
When the amendment is submitted the
farms will no If n f7ra
fourihs nine will render a verdict, If FIVE
sixths ten will be necessary. 1t seems but
right also that when nine or ten Jurors
agree in verdict of acquittal the accused
should 90 free. Convictions are never OBJ
tanned In the face of such a verdict except
in rare eases where new testimony of a
positive character is introduced at the
second trial. Usually the effect of a second
trial Of person whom a majority of jury
have declared innocent is to give the law
Yer a spcond iob
The morning call., 1892-12-24
A Merry YOUNG WOMAN.
She Chased Burglar Who Wanted
to Kiss Her.
St Louis Globe-Democrat.


Miss Florence McMeekin. young sales
woman, who lives at 147 South Peoria street.
Chicago, with her mother and brothers.
about 3 o'clock one morning recently was
awakened and was Mortified to see a mans
eyes peering down into hers. She en-
deavored to rise, but the burglar held her
down and tried to kiss her.
IF you make any noise I'll kill you," he
said.
Miss McMeekin yelled at the top of her
voice and struggled TO free herself from the
grasp of the intruder. He was a powerful
fellow. and twisting her wrists until they
seemed to be on the point Of dislocaton, he
said again:
'I'll kill you IL you don't keep uuiet."
and then he added: "Whats the use of
struggling? / only want to kiss you"
BY this time the young lady's screams
moving IN adjoining rooms, ne bolted
through the door. Miss McMeekin sprang
out OF bed In her nightdress, and without
shoes or stockings followed the burglar.
Downstairs went the intruder with Miss
McMeekin after him, three steps al a time.
yelling like Comancbe, and awakening
the whole house. Through the window
boited the now terrified intruder. the youur
lady just missing his coat-tals as she went
through after him. II the yard she caught
him, but he broke away and dashed down
Peoria street.
At Jackson boulevard he turned west and
Tor two blocks The young lady followed him.
Then her strength gave out aud she de.
sisted. Her brothers. who had been awak-
eneu by her cries. had followed. and throw.
The morning call., 1892-12-24
CLOSING THE DOORS.

The temperance OF the cholera at Ham,
burg need not cause much alarm AS yet
Dereliet disease germs generally linger in
localities which have been swept by pes
thence. II cases should continue TO multi
ply 1t will be proper TO take measures of
precaution, and it Is agreeable to observe
them. When Congress meets after the
holidays the committee which has the SUBJ
ject in hand will be supplied with plenty Of
suggestions.
The agents of the steamship lines beg to
be allowed to undertake the quarantine
business for their own vessels. They offer
TO inspect passengers before embarkation,
and to exclude all who show signs of dis
ease or who come from infected places. 1t
is hardly likely that the Government will
delegate its duties to companies whose in
terest is Numerically opposed to that Of
the people at large. The Hamburg Ameri-
can Company will sacrifice S25 at least tor
every emigrant whom it refuses to ferry
across the Atlantic. 1t is giving the cor
poration credit for unparalleled disinterest-
edness to suppose that its system of ex-
clusIon would be rigid. 1t is always safe
rule to assume that intelligent men will be
guided by self-interest. The more immi-
grants the steamers carry the more money
they will make. The danger Of an out
freak OF cholera in the United States only
threatens their pocket remotely.
III the reappearance of cholera at Ham
burg proves to be genuine visitation Of
the pestilence. it is not likely that any argu-
ment will prevent Congress from suspend
ing foreign immigration altogether for a
time. The remedy would be severe but il
would be effertual
The morning call., 1892-12-24
The Civ Satisfied.

The Board of Supervisors held special
meeting yesterday morning. Mr.. Antiques
being the only absentee. Supervisor Bur-
ling presided A resolution was unani-
mously adopted instructing the City and
County Attorney to take no appeal in th Q
case OF the United States versus the City
and County Of san Francisco in the matter
of the judgment awarding the city SO. 600
for portion OF the City Cemetery reserva-
ton taken for harbor defenses.
When the question of passing several
authorizations for the payment of outstand-
ing claims came up Mr. Ebert very strenu-
ously objected on the ground that the neces-
slty was not apparent and the funds were
exhausted. He thought the matter ought
to be referred TO the incoming board.
BY vote of eight TO two, Mr.. Heyer
voting with Mr.. Ebert, all the authoriza-
tons were passed. They were all on the
Street Department fund and were in favor
OF the following firms and corporations:
Santa Cruz Rock Paving Company, S3lO4. for
laying sidewalks on Scott street In front oil Alta
plaza.
San Francisco Sewer Pipe Company SI6l3. for
furnishing pipes for a temporary sewer in X
street 10 drain the waste pond Of the Spring
Valley Water Works.
Moynihan & Aikin. s1765, for a bltuminous
rock plant for the Street Department,
Mcmahon Son, S7S6, Tor pIllng, Gaping and
pldDkiDg Folsom and East streets.
The morning call., 1892-12-24
OVER A TIDAL WAVE.
An Ocean Experience That BIanched
the Face of an Old Captain.

st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Il had strange experience at sea in tie
summer Of 1885," said Captain II. C. Nc
Cauley. for some years past commander Of
a Cunard steamer. 81 was at that time in
command of the Comet. plying between
Liverpool and Havana. We were three
days out from Liverpool. and were blowing
through a sea that was as smooth as
billiard-table.
There was not a breeze stirring, and the
weather was terribly hot. Just at sun
down the second officer called my atten-
tion to q curious ridge on the western
horizon, into which the sun appeared to be
dipping.
sembled mighty bank of gold. extending
north and south as far as the eye could
reach. It's cloud said l. 'Pll be - if
it's replied the officer emphatically; it's
water
IL looked at him and saw that he was
pale as a sheet l again brought my glass
TO bear on the curious phenomenon. The
bank appeared nearer and nearer. the up
per edge OF the sun just being just visible
above II.
The top of the bank was of a reddish
yellow, while the base had changed to q
dark green.
"'By the Lord l exclaimed. 1T is water
II is tidal wavep and so Ii was. 1t came
rolling toward US at terrific rate OF speed
III put the PROV of the ship squarely to it
and had the matches battered down. / did
not think il possible that we could ride over
II. My only hone was to plow through it.
] was about to signal the engineer to put on
all steam when the second officer begged
me 10 back ship. yielded.
The engines were reversed, and by the
time the wave reached us we were moving
slowly backward.
The wave was not so perpendicular as
at fist supposed. The ship was in ballast
and rode over il like a feather. Ii looked
to me at least fifty feet high, and went roll
ing away to the northeast with q dull, rush
Ing sound similar to Niagara"
The morning call., 1892-12-24
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Thomas Settle. aged IS years. will be the
youngest mem Der OF the next House.
The wife of Rev. T. de Witt TaImage
wears cloak of Russian sable extending TO
her feet.
J. Z. Lee. an American. has been ap-
pointed to the chair Of astronomy in the
Chicago University.
There now seems TO be little probability
of marriage between the Czarevitch Of
Russia and the daughter of the King OF
Greece.
Franklin w. Smith of Boston is still agi-
tatiDg the establishment of national gal
lery of history and art in Washington to
cost ultimately $4,000. COG.
Action is soon to be taken by the Oneida
Historical Society OF Utica toward improv-
ing the ground and securing monument to
mark the site where the body of General
Herkimer lies buried.
Ii is said tha: the best passport through
the kurdish Mountains is a letter from DIR.
Cochraue of the American Board of Mis-
sions in Persia On its production the
Kurds immediately show the way.
General j. B. Walker, General Heath,
Major Stems and William G. Crowell are
again at work locating and marking the
lines Of battle al Antietam. General Long
street will be there shortly and assist in the
work.
The late Monsignor Verius, eOadjutor
Bishop of British New Guinea, received
news of his appointment while he was 10
mud up to his knees, helping to draw logs
from swamp wherewith TO build mission
station.
Among the presents received by Major
Won Huelsen. the fayorite adjutant of the
Emperor OF Germany, upon the occasion Of
his recent marriage to Fraulein Won Louca-
dow. was porcelain table-seryice from his
Majesty.
Senator Kenna Of West Virginia, who
just now is disabled from active work by
'ths smokers heart" is said to have the
best camera, best darkroom and finest COL
lection of amateur Photographic work in
Washington.
Mrs. Margaret Howell Davis Hayes,
daughter Of Jefferson Davis, and her little
boy had an ovation at the hands of Confed-
crate veterans in Dallas. Tex, lately. The
boys in gray idOlize the lad. whom they call
Little JEFF"
The morning call., 1892-12-24
A WOr1AN'S MINUTE.
One of Those Good Husbands Who
SILVER and Wait.

oHlfST anu wait.
New York Evening w rld.
BE stood beside the curbstone, nuts, im-
passive object of pity.
Hundreds passed him. casting curious and
sometimes sympathetic glanees at the suf-
ferer, says an exchange, but not q man
stirred hand to help the helpless.
The wind whistled through the cold No
yember air and he shiyered anew at each
cruel blast
Men with fur-lined overcoats hurried
past Now and then one glanced at the
spare frame and noted the benumbed
fingers vainly endeavoring TO make the
ends of collar meet around thin neck, but
never a nickel was proffered the misera Bile
wretch. For a season The law Of humanity
seemed dead letter
Slowly the hands OF the clock at the
corner moved round the dial and still the
shiyering mortal held his position on the
curb.
At length a man passed who had appar-
emily known the waiter on the curbstone in
better days. for in the glance he threw at
him there was start OF recognition. At
first he seemed inclined to go on his way.
but second look at the pale, tired face
compelled him TO obey the better prompt
ings OF his heart. He stepped to one side
| and took the outcast kindly by the hand.
why, JackP' said he, what are you do
ing here?"
A tear fell from the eye Of the wanderer
and a wan smile stole over his face.
bill. old man." he replied. with chok-
ing voice, shes in there; she's-she's-
shoppiDgW
He pointed with gesture of despair TO
the window OF the store in front of which
he stood. where ladies' attire reigned su.
preme.
Poor boyw
sIt's-it's-all right, Bill, She'll be back
in minute. She told me she would when
she left me an hour ago."
Bills hand crossed his mouth in suggest
i've way, but the hapless Benedict shook his
head mournfully and resumed his attitude
OF patient waiting on tho curbstuDe