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The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-12-17

to have been entered FIRING the year.
There were only 6,o complaints of
all kinds during thd ear, which is
077 less than last ye3.
THE DEAD LETf ER BUREAU.
The annual report of D. P. Leib-
hardt, superintendent of the dead
letter bureau of the postoffice depart
ment, shows that there were $500, 1888
domestic mailahle letters received, a
decrease of 71,775 as compared with
the previous year. There were 557,-
633 domestic unmailable letters re-
ceived, of which 993 contained unmail-
able articles: 95,449 were held for
postage; 449,9l4 were misdirected:
32,6l2 were wholly without addresses
and 2,677 were of a miscellaneous
character.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-12-17
Elections Break Up a Wedding.

Election betting has resulted in
marriages in some places, but it broke
up very badly a wedding which had
been set for Thanksgiving at Chata-
nooga. John Critzer, superintendent
of the Southern Malleable Iron COM
pany's works, and Miss Emma Crosby
were the prospective bride and groom
and society people who had been look
ing forward with great authorizations
are now in disappointmentan and gloom.
Crltzer bet all he had on Harrison's
election, and, having lost, took to
drinking heavily. His brother went
to Miss Crosby the day before the
wedding was to occur and told her
what Critzer had done, and that the
company had discharged him. There
upon the young lady wrote Critzer the
following note: Il can't marry Won
now. Don't ask questions. Don't
come to see me-" Then she took the
noon train for Atlanta. Thus has
the mania Of election betting ruined
prosperous young man and broken
up most auspicious wedding.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-12-17
CHAPTER II.-MY HERO,

When my course at the University was
completed, | came home for vacation be.
fore starting for the two years travel nv
father had marked out for me- had not
been at home long when a great meeting
under the direction of the Land League
Association was called. Charles Stuart
Parnell was to be the speaker. When the
day came the town was decorated most
beautifully, The streets were arched with
evergreen wreaths, and from every win
dow Irish flags and banners mingling with
the American stars and stripes toated on
the breeze All day the streets were a
living mass OF people, SO densely We're they
crowded.
Mr.. Parncll was the recognized leader of
the Land League, and as the champion of
the no-rent system he was very popular
As he came to the platform TO address the
multitude cheer after cheer rent the air
and thousand of voices joined in the hyrnn,
God Save lreland:'
When this noble man advanced to the
front CT .he platform he said in clear dis
tinct voice:
I'VE appeal to the farmers of Ireland to
be up and doing, Organize at once that
your full strength may be put forth in be-
half of yourselves and your country! Let
us remember the words of leland's great
est sons. That the land is the point
whence we all ultimately draw, and if the
terms on which the land is cultivated be
unfair, then the entire structure is rotten
and n-ust inevitably come down! In vain
shall we try to arouse the national spirit if
the very men who make Il nation sink into
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-12-17
SHE WORKS.
The Hands of the Typewriter Girl Travel
Very Fast.

The Hands of the Typewriter Girl Travel
Very Fast.
Few people imagine the amount of
labor involved in days type-writing
or realize the distance the hand
travels in days work.
The highest rate of speed ever
attained is 200 words minute. This
is supposed to be the result of the
most rapid movements the human
hands are capable of. The person
making this record maintained this
speed for only four consecutive
minutes and has never been able to
exceed that limit.
Assuming the words averaged six
letters apiece, 1000 letters minute
were written. It is estimated that,
TO make each letter the fingers are
raised to height of two inches from
the keyboard. Two inches added for
the decending movement make the
fingers travel four inches before each
letter is struck. So this experts
hand is writing these 200 words
Travelled 4,SOO inches, 400 feet during
the minute in which she wrote the
200 words. But this is unusual. of
course. Very rapid writing is
seFenty-tive words a minute, and this
rate is too fast for comfort. Practi
cal work is ten pages of legal paper
an hour. Each page contains 300
words.
Six hours steady writing can be
regarded as an entire days work.
This is a spead of fifty words a
minute, and the practical workers
write during the day sixty pages
!S,OOO or 40S,O0O letters. If the
fingers travel four inches to make
each letter, during the day it travels
$4,000 inches. This provides for
the perpendicular movement only.
and 1T is fair to increase this distance
by One-third to estimate the distance
the hand travel over the keyboard in
horizontal direction. The total
sum in inches is $4,000. This is
equivalent to $4,000 feet, or a little
over nine miles day. In week the
hands can cover tifty-four miles, and
in years steady application to busf-
ness over $500 miles.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-12-17

D.
lDLOROS.
lam.
$3.50.
l FIRST LESSON.

FIRST LESSON.
jery cold. The ground
was ed with white frost
l haa uca lg, and as l was pass
ing through lie village of tenant
houses l saw niESA with club in his
hand standing at tht door of one of the
buildings talking to some one outside I
could not hear the words, but soon a man
came out of the house carrying wo-
man in his arms, followed by five little
children He took the woman to a little
old building near by and laid her down.
Then the man with the club and some
men in red coats put all the furniture into
the yard and nailed up the door.
1t was on my fathers estate and
thought if he knew of this horrible cruelty
he would help the poor woman who was
sick. SO | rode home as fast as | could
found my father just mounting his horse
to ride away; but in my excitement rode
mp to him, saying:
oh father, they are turned out of the
house and the woman is SO sick and help
leSSr'
"Out Of what houses Where have you
been?" he asked.
Down there pointing to the tenant
houses, but you will do something for
them, she is so Sickn'
There, take that you meddling fool"
he said, striking me with his riding whip,
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-12-17

or were burned in public. The priests took
active parts in these meetings They uni
tormly used their influence against vio-
lence and crime. But many were too wild
to heed the admonitions of cooler heads.
Throughout Ireland and England the fear
OF dynamite was strong in every landlord s
heart.
This state of wild excitement lasted un-
I'll May, when at last, after many over
lures and efforts to gain concessions from
the prisoners, the English government was
glad to release them on any terms When
news came that the prisoners were re-
leased, there was great rejoicing. BOnfireS
b!azed i'll every village and enthusiastic
meetings were held in honor of the event.
Then, for the first time, felt that there
was safety. Lord Waverland had been
away all winter. Early in the fall. foresee-
ing the trouble that was coming, he said it
was too warm for him in Ireland, and he
Wnhid go To Paris where he could have
some comfort. | believe myself, that it
would not have been safe for him at home
He was stubborn and would not lower his
rent, or abate one iOta of his inherited
pride.
AS soon as quiet was restored in the
spring and early summer, | prepared to
leave home, for my two years travel The
thought of leaving my mother made me
sad. Her life was lonely in that old prison
house, known as the Waverland Mansion,
with no visitors except little Annie Wren
Lady Wren died while was at college. I
tried to win my mothers consent to travel
with me, but she would shake her head
and say, 1T would never do for me to
leave Waverland without my lords con-
sent. He might come at any time and
fear his wrath. Go, my son, and the kind
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-12-17
The ConquerOr's Son.

There died at the county infirmary
at Findlay, Ohio, Friday, an old man
named Paul Jordan, who has always
declared that he was an illegitimate
son of Napoleon Bonaparte, and that
he was born at Paris in 1856, which
statement, if true, would make him
at the time of his death lO6 years of
age. Jordan's story, as told by him
on many, different occasions, was that
he went to Egypt in 1898 with Napol-
con upon his famous expedition to the
pyramids, and that he (Jordan) was
captured by the Turks, living with
them for several years a nomadic life.
afterwards being stolen by the Jews.
and lived in Jerusalem until a short
time after his reputed father was ban
iShed to the Island of St. Helena.
Jordan has lived as an inmate Of the
Hancock county intirmary for the
past ten years, having been found in
a beWildercd condition in the south
Si IL pdi VI UiiC CUuuUp, uIldDle 10 give
an account of himself. He afterward
proved to be able to speak French
tluently and was conversant with sew
eral dialects of the Tartars and
n0madic Turks His name was given
him by the Jews, and was, perhaps,
taken from those of the apostle and
river-Paul and Jordan. The story
seems incredible, but Jordan. who
was a tine-looking person, with an
unusually large head and fine broad
features, bore a remarkable reSem-
blance to the distinguished Bonaparte
which was also a remarkable cOinci-
dence. Jordan had remarkably small
and delicate hands, Bonapartes most
characteristic features, and it could
be said they were of feminine proper
tions. Other circumstances also lead
everybody here to believe positively
that JOrdan's story was correct and
that he was the son of the famous
conQueror.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-12-17
Leap Year All The Time,

In the Ukraine, Russia, the women
does all the courting. When she
tails IN love with a man she goes to his
house and informs him of the state of
her feelings. If he reciprocates all is
we'll, anC the formal marriage is duly
arranged. If, however, he is unwill.
ing, she remains there. hoping to
coax him to better mind. The
poor fellow cannot treat her with the
least discOurtesy, nor has he the con-
ISOLATION of being able to turn her
out, DIS her friends in such a case
would feel bound to avenge the
insult. His remedy, therefore. if
determined not to marry her, is to
leave his home and stay away as long
as she is in it.
On the lsthmuS of Darien either
sex can do the cOurting, with the
natural result that almost everyone
gets married. A similar practice to
to that in the Ukraine exists among
the Zuni tribe of Indians. The
woman does all the courting, and
also controls the situation after
marriage. To her belongs all the
children, and decent, including
inheritance, is also on her side. The
same custom prevails among the
Nigcees, tribe in Cabul, and the
Nairs of Malabar. Among the Caro-
race of Abssam, in northeast India,
it is not only the privilege but even
the duty of the girl there to speak
first
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-12-17
INSPECTORS DEPARTMENT.

The annual report of Chief Post
Office Inspector Wheeler shows that
the total number Of arrests made for
all kinds of offences during the year
was 1884. OF this number only 231
were postal employees. OF the cases
tried 373 resulted in conviction. while
only 81 resulted in acquittal. The
number of burglarics of postottices
arrested was 2O3 as against 17s last
year, 1,lOS pOstoifices were reported
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-12-17
"A YOUTH BUNCOED.
Robert Clayton, of Dubuque, Goes to Chi
cago Fresh Enough for Fodder.

| Robert Clayton, OF Dubuque, Goes to Chi
cago Fresh Enough for Fodder.
There was young man at the Pal
mer house last week who had never
been out in the wide, wide world
alone before, and he wishes now that
he had never had this experience.
His name is Robert J. Clayton and
his home is in Dubuque, Iowa. He
came to Chicago with some money in
his pocket, and inside of twenty-four
hours telegraphed his mamma to send
him some to come home on. His tel
egram to his mother was not explain
atory in the least. He simply said:
in the most laconic manner possible:
money all gone: want to come
| home"
He is going back to the fair next
year, but he thought the city would
be SO crowded then, and that he would
have to pay so much attention to the
fair itself that he could not'do Justice
to the city's varied attractions. So
he concluded to see Chicago before
the rush began. He is young and in
experienced, and like many of his
age, only the city after nighttime
had any attraction for him. He
wanted to see what metropolitan life
was after dark. He didn't want to
be very bad himself; he only wanted
to see where the bad was and what it
was. Therefore, he made up his
mind to invade the toughest places
within the limits. Perhaps he had
budding aspirations to shine as a
novelist or moral reformer, and for
that reason desired to make per-
sonal inspection of the slums.
AS he approached the city on the
train he made the acquaintance of a
pleasantyoung gentleman with whom
he became confidential.
Il know Chicago by heart" said
this pleasant fellow, 'and l will be
only too happy to show you around.
Where are you going to stop"
Sat the Palmer"
''Is that so? Why, that's where
always stop. Say, | tell you, we will
get room together, and then when |
get through with my customers we
will go out and see something" Ac-
cordingly, the young Iowan regis
tered himself and his friend, and
they were assigned a room. He put
in the day walking about, and the
new-found friend was away, presum-
ably, with his customers. After SUD-
per they prepared to go out. Just as
they were starting the pleasant
young man said to his protege, taking
some money from his pocket: Chi
cago is tough place. We had better
take all the money except the $40 or
81 we want to spend and have it
locked up in the safe" The protege
pulled his roll of $3.50 from his pocket
and gave it. to his friend, who depos-
tied 1T in the safe and received check
for 1T. Then they went out. While
the young man was being entertained
most charmingly his friend slipped
out, went back to the hotel, presented
the check for the money, obtained it
and left. Later in the night the
loWan managed to again locate the
Palmer, but his friend and his cash
were gone; hence his telegram to
mamma.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-12-17

Father who watches over the sparrows
will not leave me to perish"
So, one bright June morning, with q
heavy heart bade goodbye to my mother
and my little sister, who was my mothers
companion and comfort, and started out to
see the world
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-27
MISS HELEN GOULD.

ton society able to infuse their wish
with potency, Jay Gould would remain
Pm their midst throughout the season.
And so, too, would his daughter. A
Sound. level head has Helen Gould. OF
course, she knows that with her i'm
lmense fortune and the addition which
will come to her at her fathers death,
together with her own charm of man
ners and wealth of accomplishments,
she is the greatest catch in the states,
.but no one, not even the lean and
hungry Cassius, who could look quite
Through the deeds of men were he
alive. could discover by her manner,
speech or look anything to betray such
knowledge. To quote literally this
seasons dcbutante: "Hclen Gould is
just too lovely for anything, and when
you approach her she doesn't look as if
She thought you came just because she
WAS rich Bit"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-27
FOR SALE,
GALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.

In obedience to an order Of the circuit
court of Franklin county, pronounced in
vacation, on the 18th day of March, 1892,
In the chancery cause of Huff. An
drews 81 Thomas and Allen & Moseley
VS.. w. j. Nicely and others, now pend
ing in the circuit court of Franklin
county, l will, as receiver in said case,
sell by way of public auction, on TUES
DAY, MARCH 30, 1892, at the railroad
plant of w. j. Nicely, near Boon's Mill,
in Franklin county, Immediately on the
Roanoke and Southern railway, the fol-
lowing personal property: Forty seven
fine young mules in good condition and
we'll trained to work, thirty-flve dump
carts, four two horse wagons, one four
horse wagon, together with the harness
used with said mules, carts and wagons,
set OF blacksmith's tools, three rail-
road plows, sixteen scrapers, four dirt
carts, lot of steel, twelve dozen shovels,
seventy-hve picks, twenty-five mad
docks, fifty steel hammers, two dozen
stone hammers, two dozen crowbars,
forty tents and equipage with the same
and small remnant of stock of
merchandise in the commissary.
TERMS.-A sum sufficient in cash tn
be apportioned among all the pur-
chasers, say 5000, to pay tho costs of
keeping and supporting the mules from
this date to day of sale, the residue
upon credit of six months. The pur-
chasers in every instance will be- re-
quired to give bond with unquestionable
security before delivery of said property.
o. II. PRICE, Sheriff Of Franklin County,
and as Such Receiver 3162w
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-27
BY THE GARROTE.

Scenes at the Execution OF Four Spanish
Anarchists Mt Madrid.
Four leaders of the anarchists who
Jed the recent attack upon the town Of
Xeres were garroted at Madrid n few
days ago. The platform on which tho
mon were executed was surrounded by
attachments of infantry and cavalry,
and the route from the Jail to the plat
form was lined with soldiers with
loaded rifles. The executions were pub
Tic and the plaza and streets leading to
ut were packed with dense mass of
people. The names of the four men
were Busigni, Zarzatella, Lamala and
lLebrijano.
When the prisoners mounted the scat
fold they were accompanied by four
executioners and by priests and monks
Zarzatella was greatly excited and his
demeanor showed that he was terribly
frightened, but the other three culprits
were calm and resigned. The con-
sdemned men were led to the chairs,
i'm which the executioncrs securely
bound them. The metal collars were
placed about their necks, and
then each executioner took his posi-
tion at the back of the posts and
grasped the powerful leverage oper-
Eatiug the garrote. At given signal
each executioner gave sharp turn of
the lever and each of the condemned
men died instantly. After the cxecu-
itions, though the spectators, many of
whom were friends Of the executed,
were bitter in denpnciation.
One OF the, executed anarchists left n
manuscript n which he said that the
anarchist ess takes advantage of the
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-27
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

The International Business College,
having an increasing demand for com
petent stenographers, typewriters, book
Keepers ot,., have decided to establish
irregular employment bureau. and all
wishing to qualify in any OF the depart
ments of the college, will do we'll to
enter soon. To those wishing compe-
tent assistants for positions indicated,
we ask them to consult us either bv
letter or by calling ut tho college. No
vacation. Students enter at any time.
Special term for thirty days.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-27
JAY aouLp's DAuaHTER :.
"A Lovely Girl Who Took washington 60
ciety by Storm.


Y, ciety by Storm.
Miss Helen Gould, daughter of tho
multi-millionaire, was welcome nd
Edition to the inner circles of Washing
ton society during her stay at the cap
ftal. And her much feared, very much
envied and exceedingly rich papa has
given ample demonstration that when
ut comes to doing the elegant; yes, or
even tripping measure, he's right in
the front rank of tho times. There is
nothing small about Jay Gould-except
his size; and physical proportion in this
day of brain, not Drawn, doesn't count
1T hasn't been the good fortune of
everybody to meet the little wizard.
There are those who declare they
wouldn't care to meet him. But they
don't mean what they say. 1t % iii
very we'll to run down the master of
Wall street and of pretty much every
thing else, but when little fellow cam
mot only cause Il panic in the world bv
"a twist OF the wrist, but make gather
1ng of millionaires and naughty rail-
road presidents bow down to him with
humble mien, and do whatever
he bids, there must be some
thing, yes, great deal, in the man
after all. And one likes to meet
him. Such rs have met him here dur
ling the week have pronounced him not
only interesting as one of the richest, if
mot the richest, men in America, but an
entertaining parsonage as well. He
has finely trained tongue, they say; a
tongue that can wag interesting gossip
and crack a joke with the best. And
were the high and mighty of Washing
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-27
NOTICE.
ROANOKE, VA. MARCH 2 1900

ROANOKE, VA, March 8, 1892.
There.will be special meeting of the
stockholders OF the Roanoke Street Rail-
way Company held on April 9th, 1899,
at its offices in the city of Roanoke, Va,
at 1900 m. This meeting is called to-
provide for the creation Of new mort
gage and the issuing OF newIbonds and
the retirement of old bonds; to Eli
vacancies by the election of officers and
members Of the board of directors; to
make contracts and arrange for the ex-
tension and improvement Of the road:
to amend the bylaws to provide for tho
adjustment Of the debts and obligations
OF the company and, If necessary, to
provide for an amendment OF the char
ter.
This meeting Is called at tho written
request Of the holders of one-third OF
the number of shares OF the capital
stock of the Roanoke Street Railway
Company. stating the time, place and
objects of the meeting, and all the
stockholders of tho said company are
urged to be present.
JUNIUS MCGEHEE,
Secretary Roanoke Street Railway
Company. 80 tdm
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-27
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

A. A IlUSTINGS COURT co NTINUED AND
~ held for the city OF Roanoke, Va, on tho
10th day OF March, 1892
The commissioned OF accounts OF this court
having filed In the office OF this court a report of
the accounts OF Alexander Hamilton who was
appointed administrator Of Alvin NJ. James, dc.
ceased, more than one year prior to this date,
showing amongst other things fund in his
hand Tor distribution, but showing no debts
against the estate, on motion OF Alexander
Hamilton, administrator OF Annie NJ. James, de-
ceased and Ssllie NJ. James and Clyde b. James.
infants. who sue by William ii. Wheary, their
next friend 1t Is ordered that the creditors OF
this court on the 18th day OF NAV ISIS and shoys
cause II any they can, why the estate OF the said
Alvin NJ James. deceased, shall not be paid and
delivered to his distributes, and that copy of,
this order be published once week for four suc-
cessivc weeks IN THE ROANOKE TIMES, a news
be ALSO posted ut the front door OF the courthouse
OF this court on the first day OF the April and Nav
terms, 1892, Of the said court
copy teste: 8. s. BROOKE, Clerk.
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