The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-01-07

Lauer is on the VIZ to Mexico where
he is interested III dimes.
THE New ;TIcKERs.
The New Columbia STAMPS Which VIII
BE Usedext Year.
Beginning with5he year 1899, the
10 cent free Tor ending registered
mail matter, wi be reduced to 5
cents. The ordf reducing the fee
was issued by tt postoffice depart
ment two weeksao.
The departmet also proposes ON
Jan. ], 1893, to plce On sale at post
offices, new seris of postage stamps
and stamped enslopes to be known
as the Columian series. The
Columbian adheive stamps will be
issued in the Examinations of I, ., 3,
4, 5, 6, 10, Is, asad so cents, and of
!, 2, 3, and S dOars. These stamps
differ in size an form from those
now in use, the egraved space being
seven-eights of#a inch by one and
eleven-thirty-secod inches, each
stamp bearing a design COM
memorative OF the discovery of
America by ColuHbus.
The following s a description of
the several stamps in the new
series: The STAMPS are executed
from line engraing on steel, the
general designsof he upper portion of
all of them bein. substantially the
same. The detaB of this design are,
first, white-faed imprint of the
years, '1492, Gd 1892" in the
| upper left and Ight hand corners,
| respectively; thu in white-shaded
capitals beneath in a waved line,
the words nited States Of
America" belowwhich, in a narrow
tablet confornlag to the curved
frame of the pictlre under it, are the
words of denomination; for, example,
Postage two @nts," Postage two
dollars" etc. these words end on
either side Oft stamp in space of
circular form with ornamental
surroundings, within which are
| Arabic numerslS of Misunderstanding
alone in the QSe of denomination
under 81, but accompanied by the
dollar mark II denominations of 81,
and upwards, 49," (meaning cents),
So, etc. Undmeath all this is the
scene represened, Enclosed in plain
white frame with arched top, extend
ing nearly th entire length of the
stamp, andtking up in every case
probably thre,fourths of its whole
face, the appopriate designation of
the picture Deing given in small
white capital at the bottom.
"A Ne President Now
Crosby GssIavis, superintendent of
the Perrie Iniian school, has returned
from tri1 to Rosebud Indian
agency, wller he has been on govern
ment bushes. Mr.. Davis says that
the Rosebud Indians are all quite and
peaceable,t tle only jar in any way
being the Gesire Of a lot of Brule
Indians togoover and i've with the
Rosebuds. Severai times during the
fall and winter, the Rosebud police
have had Ito send home big squad of
the Brules. While on his way over
Mr. Davis Dassed lot Of Brules
down on Wlite river. who were again
on their Wy over to join the Rose
buds. Henformed the Rosebud
agent andl0lice went to send them
home agail, when with great gusto
they exhibited letter which they
thoughtSSNaS authority enough tG
give them right-of-way. 1t was from
a Brule 1ndian "Hollow-Iorn-Bear,
who wrote that there was a new
presidents now, that there would be a
new agenl soon, and that the Brules
should co. right along and every
thing WoQd be all right. The.
Indians Were sent home to remain at
ie@>o uhb' the new president ana
new ageM comes into their kingdom.
"HowstId YOU come to read that
poetry pu Just quoted? / thought
you nevel read poems." "Well-er.
you see,l thought this was an adyer
tisement
Franklia Simmons. the well-known
sculptor, is busily engaged in Rome
on me Statue OF Gen. Grant for the
rotundaN the capitol at Washington.
Ihls glye> Promise of being the finest