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The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-01-16

Heading n tale of Kipling is quo
ties TO the effect that the happy man
is he who sees III his own house
little children crowned with dust. leap
in- aud falling and CRYING" This is
undoubtedly the normal state of child
hood - dirty. humping. and noisy.
and it is "A question if some of our
ovcrtrained. precocious. in-du-sicclc
Youngsters are much improved bv be-
ing denied this natural process. Said
matron recently: Il called the 9th
cr evening upon some newcomers in
our community. My husband knew
the man in town. and rs they were
ncighbors we paid them visit of well
come Mr.. Blank was not ut home.
and Mrs. Blank was busy for n few
moments with her baby. so the elder
daughter. IA child of IL. was sent down.
no doubt proudly. to play the hostess
Miss Nora had keen. pale face aud Il
wonderfully Ilncut tongue. She cx-
plained and apologizcd for her coming.
and then set to work To entertain us
according to her light. She produced
Il photograph album and showed us
with running comments the family
pictures. AT II photograph of n very
ugly man, She said: i suppose Mr..
- looks very homely to YOU. but
mamma says no face is homcly that
belongs to good heart. and Mr.. -
is "A very good man. He lent papa 500
for us TO move with-papa is paving it
back every month. We can't have
any parlor curtains till that is paid
up. Alarmed. hurricdly turned the
page and said at random: What II
pretty woman. Yes said the little
"irl. that is a school friend of mann
iaa :. She often visits us. Mamma is
very fond OF her only she thinks she
comes almost too often. Company al
WAYS makes difference. YOU know.
and we have to have dessert every
day whru Mrs. So-and-SD is here
| shut the book. fairly terrified. but
for ten minutes more we were tortured
recipients of similar coniidcnccs. Then
Mrs Blank appeared. You haven.
found my little Nora poor substitute.
I'm sure. She said compacrntIv. She
is quite n little woman, and the valued
coniidantc OF her papa ani me. You
have no idea how much we rely on her
Judgment Poor. dciudcd woman!
luugcd 10 tell her how little she realiz-
cd what the Judgment and diScrc tion
OF an ii vcar-Otd giri wcrr' And
this i about the usual result whcrc the
forcing process oi cA'.l."u j. prac-
tircd. n" 'a",'s not Ir;r4rrthc dusty.
leapng. CT, Iu~' ones To >uci uufor-
tunate littr prigs. T. Times.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-01-16
Jay Could Tells "a story

Mr.. Gould told II story which, coupled
Nth his celebrated Daniel Drew anrc.
dotc related At the last conference of
the presidents. tends la snow that he
l. becoming quit" a retailer of auec-
dntc~. SAYS the \. Y. Htud. While
The committee was discussing percent
ages al freight Il gentleman Represents
in@ the Southern Pacific inyrniuu,tv
suggested an alleged equitable plan
which. however had a hidden clause
which would give his road the best
bite OF the pie. This iraturr of the
plan was at once seen by tbr Little
Wizard. 1t reminds mc OF a story
about a friend OF miuc.' ue said. lie
WAS getting quite old and about ready
~ die when II occurred tu him that
it Wonid he "A good thing tn divide up
his property before he brealncd hi,
last. Calling his sous ami daughicr.
around him hc said To tacm: Now.
my dear boys and girls. feel ihat nay
end Is quite near. intend To divide
up nay estate before | @cl ANY worse,
50 that there shall be no trouble " hen
| go This proposition was accepted
10y the children with acclamltiDn.
My friend got his lawyer To draw
up The papers aud then ST about to
divide the assets. He unlocked his
strong box and took out all his bonds
and securities. He first lifted up a
bundle Of very shakr bonds and put
them aside. saving To himself. These
will do for Joanuy. Then hc came
across some raitIctrap stock aud he
gathered them in II heap. These will
just about provulc for Tom he ,aid.
appearing satisfied. In this St,ln he
went ON dividing up his assets among
the different heirs.
Presently he stumbled across
bundle of prime7 per cent New York
Central bonds. the best und most val
able he had so far found. Ills eve,
lighted up. CHANGING at the provision
Inc had made for his children. and lick
ir- his chops at The thought OF the
packet le held in his hands. hc said:
'Ncll. guess III keep these for nay
sell" "
This story turned the laugh very
considerably against the Southern Pa
citic.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-01-16
Burman and Tiger.

A Mandalay paper tells how Bur.
mcse laborcr defended himself from q
tiger: He was cutting grass in the
jungle with the usual agricultural dah
short. heavy weapon. While stop
ping to rest himself for 4 moment he
discovered that tiger had stalked
him. He immed a,e'y gave n back
hand stroke with all his force and
caught tie tiger right across the eyes.
The tiger sprang on him and seized
him by the back of the head and neck,
when the plucky Burman planted his
dab twice in the brutc's belly. Mr..
Stripes let 90, and the Burman hit him
over the head again and then tainted
On recovering consciousness he found
the tiger had gone. and he managed to
crawl toward his village. till some peo-
pie met him and carried him home.
Although he has some CHASTITY wounds.
the doctor hopes to pull him through.
The tiger. full-grown one. was found
dead two days after by the villagers"
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-01-16

The typical newspaper man of to-
day is Il yonrg man. lie is college
bred; he comes from good family
and is Il gentleman by birth aud breed
imT. He is brighter. quicker. has
broatcr knowledge OF men and affairs.
aud Lee makes and spends more money
than his brother who goes into "buSi-
hess lie is we'll dressed. well housed
and well fed. He has learned that
boHcmIanism. as exempliiich by irrcg-
u!ar hours, irfreqnent baths, and in-
ceHsant rum does not pay. and he has
left that sort of bohemianism Ia chronic
bumm"rS and greenhorns. The tone.
tie morale of the profession have
changed within the last twenty years
and the public Is only just beginning
10 Find it out. Educated people who
keep their eyes open realize that their
notions OF the typical newspaper
man are sadly out OF joint aud they
are revising their types. I.e profcs-
sion l. slowly moving toward its right
iui utacc in public estimation. and the
time IL not very far distant. say,
IFHHcrS iH|. when it will stand. not
on Il par with. bat ahead OF tie law
the pulpit, medicine and tnr -thcr liu-
craI professions. In the meantime we
Will Dc obliged 10 endure with what
grace We may the wuu.d-bc brilliant
sketches of plaEwrighls and uovcli~r> :
nnI the mninlcntionaIly stupid couciu-
aions OF .I>iniormcd uut>ilrrS who see.
IN every whi>kN -sorchcadcd scribb!rr
"A typicai newspaper man.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-01-16
Brave Mother.

As showing In" lurce Of maternal
love among the lower animals. there
are Hw more pathetic incidents than
the following. whirh comes from Aus.
tralia.
he owner of \ country station was
sttilhg one evcniu" on the balcony
outside his house. when he WAS sur
prlseu To notice Kangaroo lin.rr-
ih- about, as though half i'm doubt
ana Tear what 10 do. At length sha
approached the waier-pailS. and. tax
ihg young one from her pouch held
IL To the water Ia drink
While her baby was SATISFYING its
thlrst the mother was auivcrinr all
over with excitement. for She was only
lew ieet from the balcony. on which
one OF her great foes was si,tinp
Watching her. The little one hnyin,
finished drinking. it was replaced in
the pouch, aud the Old KANGAROO start
ell oil mt rapid pace.
When the natural timidity of tina
Kangaroo Is taken into account, il will
De recognized what astonishing bravery
thls aliectlonate mother BETRAYED,
Is pleasing ending To the story that
the eyewitness was So affected ,y ths
scene that from that time forward hs
could never shoot u kangaroo.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-01-16
preparing the Mail.

In cities and large towns the letters
are gathered from the boxes by the
carriers and taken to the central Office
or to designated branch stations. In
smaller places they are mailed directly
at the Office. If the Office Is large
enough TO require number of clerks,
one is detailed for the work of getting
the mail ready for despatch, and ia
called the mailing clerk. The table al
which he works Is called the mailing
table. and is raised 80 Ugh from the
floor that he can work comfortably at
it while standing. The back edge is
usually a few inches the higher, so that
the top will incline toward the person
at work; and into the table is set, so as
to be even with the top. large piece
of rubber an inch or more in thickness.
On the table beside this lie the cancel
ing stamp and ink pad. The Govern.
ment requires that the stamp be oi
metal, and the ink black and indelible,
but this rule is sometimes broken In
small country offices by the use OF rub
ber stamps and colored inks. The
Government furnishes all necessary
stamps and ink, and the only excuse
for not following the rule is that whero
there are few letters the rubber stamp
and common ink may be more conve.
nient. The penalty for removing the
cancellation from stamp and using
the stamp again. is Imprisonment for
from six months to three years. or .
fine from 500 to $500.
The letters and postal cards taken
from the box are arranged in piles. all
right side up; and the mailing clerk.
placing pile of them on the table in
front of him, cancels them with almost
incredible rapidty, sliding each piece,
before he strikes il, upon the rubber in
the table, thus securing n good impress
sion of the stamp. and slight rebound
to aid the next stroke.-.Ntr Benaet. ia
81. Nicholas.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-01-16
She Drank Not Water.

The earthly remains OF Mrs. Katie
Stuff, the oldest resident of this COM
munity, were consigned TO their last
resting place. say~ dispatch from
Greencaste. Pa. Mrs. Stuff. who was
familiary called Aunt Kate" by all
who knew her. was a remarkable wo-
man in many respects. She WAS al
most 9S years OF are At the time Of her
death, and up to within n few DAYS be-
fore the happening OF that event
had not drank or tasted water since
she was little girl. Aunt Katie in
sisted that "water wasn't healthy"
and drank, tea and coffee only.
Fishing Used la be one of her pas
sions. Getting up early in the morn
ing IN summer lime She would fill the
pocket OF her dress with grasshoppers
PIN II up 10 keep them secure. aud
then. rod in hand. she would repair to
the banks OF the Conococheague Greek,
often putting the local fishermen TO
the blush by her skill. For the past
ten years it was "A source of .,reat
pride to her 10 visit the harvest field
each summer and bind sheaf of grain.
which was always faithfully recorded
by the local press, afrording her tho
highest qualification. Last summer
however. old are triumphcd, and
Aunt Katie" to her great distress,
was compelled to break the record for
the first time.
Il will never die" she used TO as
sert proudly. Il wil just dry up and
blow away. See ii don't." And she
almost kept her word. At the time of
her death it woud not have taken
much of gale To have waited her
away on its plnious. Mrs. Stun Was
born in Green VILLAGE. Franklin coun-
ty. aud while still in her teens married
man named Miller, and removed to
this neighborhool. where she has re-
sided ever since. After the death of
her first husband. she married John
stun. millwright whose rc!ict she
was ut the time of her death. She was
member Of the Evangelical Lutheran
Chhrch Tor over eightv-onc wears. Sne
leaves eighteen grandchildren, forty
sIN great grandchildren. and two
great-"rcat grandchildren 10 mourn
her loss.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-01-16
The Big Trees OF California.
The scouoias dominate amnnp spl,

The scquoias dominate among splcn-
did rivals only bv IA magnitude that
has no comparison elscw here in the
world. think no one eau anticipate
I he effect that one Of these monarchs
will have upon him. He has read that
Il coach and six can drive through one
Of the trees that i standing; that an
other Is thirty-thrcc feet in diameter
aud that its vast stem, $50 feet high. Is
crowned with n mass of foliage that
| seems To brush against the sky. He
might be prepared for tower one
hundred feet in circumference and
even four hundred feet high standing
upon level plain. But this living
growth is quite another affair. Each
tree is an individual. and has per-
sonal character. No man can stand in
the presence of one OF these giants
without new sense Of the are of the
world and the insignificant span of one
human life; but he is also ovcrpowered
by sense of some gigantic PERSONAL
ity. 1t does not relieve him to think
of this as the Mcthuseah of trees, or
to call it by the name of some great
poet or captain. The awe the tree in-
spires is of itself
AS one lies and looks up Mt the
enormous bulk it seems not so much
the bulk, SO lightly is it carried. as the
spirit of the tree. the elastic vigor, the
patieucc. the endurance of storm and
change, the confident might. and the
soaring almost cOntcmptuous pride.
that ovcrwhelm the puny spectator.
Ii is just because man can measure
himself, his lttleness. his brcyity of
existence, with this growth out of the
earth, that he is more personally i'm
pressed by it than he might be by the
mere variation in the contour of the
globe which is called mountain.
The Imagination makes plausible
effort TO comprehend it. and is foied.
No, clearly il is not mere size that inn
presses one; ii Is the dignity, the char
acter in the tree. the authority and
power OF antiquity. Side bv side of
these venerable forms are Young Sc
quoias, great trees themselves, that
nave only just begun their millcnnial
carcer--trecs that viii, If shared. per-
petuatc To remote ages lni> race of
giants. aud in two to four thousand
years from now take the place of their
great grandfathers. vino are sinking
under the weight of years, aud one By
one measuring their length on the
earth. - thtrjcs Dut'cy Itdracy, in Har-
pcr'S .NGgaziI!c.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-01-16
One Noman's Sad Case.

An eminent lawyer of this city has
been IN consultation for year paS,
with very wealthy and childiess
widow who asked him to draw up her
last will and testament. She cannot
make up her miud as To how she shall
bcquealh her millions. She suffers
gricvous torturcs all the time i'm sirjy-
ln% To reach u satisfactory determine
ton OF the question. She has CHANGED
her mind from time to time. araiu and
again. III regard 10 one h"qucst after
another. She has no relative TO whom
She i devoted; there j. no great scneme
that she Is deSlrous of promoting; there
Is n" charitable institution in which
she takes any interest. But She feels
that she must max" som" disposition
OF her property while it is under her
control. and breads the prospect U.
leaving II to he wranglrd over after
death. Her case II IA sad one.-N. J..
Sun.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-01-16

President Harrison is said To take
more delight in the streak Of Indian
blood in his veins than in any other
attribute. The President mas had the
gcncalogy carefully looked up. aud he
is Il direct descendant nj Pucahontas
bv her marriage with John Rplle. The
Pocahontas blood came into the Har-
rison family through the marriage of
Benjamin Harrison. the si.uer OF the
Declaration of Independence and the
great-grandfatacr ol the President.
with Susanna Randolph. sixth in de-
scent from Pocahontas.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-01-16

The Bengal tiger has more courage
than the lion, according tn II show
man. who states that the matter was
tested in this manner: We placed =
sho"tlnT-cracker in the respective
cages aud fired the fuses. 4, soon a.
In" fuses began To burn they attracted
the attention OF both animals. hut in =
widely different manner. The iinr
drew INTO Il corner and watched the
proceedings with di>tru~tlu, and IA.
easy eye. The tiger. on fhr contrary.
a"Nanred Ia the hurnin@ fusr with i
firm ~t"n and unllucJ3u@ rae. On
r"ac #Im- lhr cracker he tool, hi, pa.v
aud began to roll II over the floor. and
when it rNp.ud"d beneath his very
nose Lee did not lljUch but continued
his examination Uuti! perfectly sails
fled. Inc lion betrayed @rrat fear
when he heard the report of Iae expo
sion AMI for quite time could not be
coaNcd o 1t ol his dem
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-01-16


heahers OF TINS department VIII re-
member me curious prnphecy at the
ola bavarlnn hermit which was gwen
enllre III Notes iof the curious. III
"hich the starting prediction was
mau" mat 'nha would break III two
ahn >'hh nrhca'h 'he waves h"i"rc IN"
rha!h- nl me present century. says the
o. LOUIS d" P"'''a' recent letter to
al" eastern Paler. written per4Hp> hN
| some one WI" hah never heard at the
"i" man rh"rt nj hhcnf'FinG III"
| '"'"I'' '""'a'">r among "'h'F matters
tue ,"'"'" 'h@:
ne "IIlih- "l>coF"rA mas been
h,'''' '"al '"pa = 'F"cNI"- MOI Hlni-
plt ''ackih@' ""' huf''li= WIZ" open.
Numerous H~>nt"H IN In" earih nav"
so"""n'A aPprAFcu III many "Inr'N SIT
ua''H ''c''It'e~' Dul particularly near
M'itnZa~' One ol these enormous
c'ac"S - "eattS eicFeh Lh-il~h miles
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-01-16

The garbage scow in the Seattle har-
Dor attracts vast multitudes OF sea
gulls. Whenever the boat Is towcd
out from 300 TO 1000 follow it 10 its
destination. and the men employed on
II claim that they scarcely have room
10 work. ~ the gulls cluster around
them III swarins. all fighting one an
other To get on the scow and select
their food.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-01-16

In appearance she is a tritlc under
medium height. with figure slightly
inclined to matronlv stoutucSS. which
she carries with an crcctnc>S aud poi>c
gained from long years of physical
culture. Her complexion Is English
in lis purity and beauty, her hair dark
and her eyes gray. She possesses also
that excellent thing in woman,"
voice purely English in its sweetness
and tone.
Mrs. Barnnm's pet hobhv--at least.
so says her husband, laughinglv in
dulgent-is her interchangeable pursuit
of hric-a-brnc and most beautiful cx-
ampcs of her success, in this pursuit.
with the numerous memrntocs of its
masters varied career. make of Mar
ina II home worth the having. Ii il
the family home during most of the
year. though a part of each winter is
spent in New York for the purpose of
attending the opera and theatres of
which both husband and wife are
equally fond. and occasional visits are
paid elsewhere.
Mrs. Bainum possesses TO an unus-
ual degree liking for society and en-
''i iAAhih- uiIh U}ahtS VI IltI llt
most delightful of hostesses. Her din
ncrs are models. the easy grace aud
cordial hospitality of their hostess add
ing muca 10 their enjoyment. Her
self brilliant conver>ationalist. she
attracts, i'll turn, people of unusual in
tellect and brilliancv, and her most
honored guests are apt to he either
literary or musical people. aS these
she finds more specially congeniaI.
For Mrs. Barnum. though mndestlv
cnnieSslng only to great liking for
music, is Il musician of some skill, and
t"ou%h no persuasion has a yet in
duced her 10 write over her own name,
She is an able and iluent writer She
proves most valuable aud efficient
aid 10 her husband in his numerous
charities, such assistance as sHc rem
derS being always given ANONYMOUSLY
or under cover Of Mr.. Barnum's name.
The LadicS' H0utr J0drHlh.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-01-16

Lord Randolph Cnurchill holds the
opinion that u man has learned II
whole encyclopedia of political inlor-
nation when he is able 10 discriminate
between Statesman and politician.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-01-16

Thirty Khirgesc. while riding across
the steppes in Orenburg. Russia, were
frozen to death.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-01-16

Flz,immons. the Australian hrui>cr
is going to he II play-actor. aud now
news comes across the water that
Charles Mlclcil, The pugii>t, has
signed Il contract to make his debut
upon the English stage in IA drama To
he constructed for him by William
Yarhley. He will begin nj one" to
study the dramatic art undc- - tutor
aud also To take singing lessons.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-01-16

| tHrs5SgxNtsrN
unlike nine literary men out OF ten
| Though he was economical in Lis liv-
| ing expenses he left snug fortune.
! As an illustration of the enthusiasm Of
his old age it is related that he took up
the study Of Shakespeare when 81 and
| prosecuted his new pursuit with all the
ardor of youth.
Sitti"g Bulls war-cIub is now in the
possession of an Ohio editor II is a
demonstrating weapon. about two and
half feet long. and bears the signs of
hard service In the heavy or ''husi-
ness" end OF the club a short buffalo
horn is firmly embedded. The old
chief gave the relic originally to Elrov
Post. the artist who had made two
large paintings of the Indians fayorite
ponies.
Mr.. George Harlan and Mrs. Kate
Wo0dson was married recently in DYER
County, Tennessee. The bridegroom
is "A hale and hearty man of lO7 wears.
aud the bride was bIushing under the
weight of SO summers The groom
served IN the MEXICAN War and the
great Rebellion. Mrs. WoodSnn is his
fifth wife. The last one he married in
his Tooth year The groom is the
fourth husband of the bride.
King kalakaua WAS worshipcd by
the colorrd folks. When he visited
New York they crowded to see him.
and ever since they have kept his poi
trait conspicuous in many of their
homes. His kinky hair and the gen
era! features Of his face were such that
it was hopeless To Try to convince the
ignorant among them that he was not
an African. Perhaps nothing that has
happened since the war pleased the
race So well aS the honor> that were
paid to the waIuut-color King in this
country.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-12-14
THEY WANT THE EARTH.

The New York Times Of Sunday,
November 20, has dispatch from
Exmore, Va, concerning Mr.. Cleve-
lands retreat, from which we clip
the following:
The Broadwater club, which owns Hog
Island, and which has taken steps 10 change
the name to Broadwater Island, represents
still another development Of the latest ten
dency of millionaires and associations Of
rich men. Having, TO q large extent, CON
quered the continent, they are now turning
their attention TO the islands. The first
island in this country to become large social
factor was CarrOll's Island, in the Chesa-
peaks bay, where the duck shooting iD
famed in two hemispheres and where ad-
mittance to the club that owns il is beyond
the price Of fine jewels, the last share of
Stock, with membership, having sold for
something like $4,000.
Within the past two yearB the rich men Of
the country seem TO have been busy acquir-
ing islands, and at the present rate Of pur-
chase there won't be desirable island left
by the end of another twSlvemonth. The
vanderbilts and Carnegie and some other
rich men have bought the habitable Islands
off the coast Of Georgia. The best islands
of the coast OF North and South Carolina
are occupied By clubs, and now the Virginia
islands are getting into the hands Of the