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The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-03-03
ORIGIN OF OLD SAYINGS.
George Washington Responsible for
"Brother Jonathan"

ORIGIN OF OLD SAYINGS.
George Washington Responsible for
.Brother Jonathan
1t seems strange to speak of the
United States as ''Brother Jonathan"
and the wonder is how it ever began:
but on inquiring into the matter
Harper's Young People finds that the
custom arose from an ordinary
remark made by George Washington
at the beginning of the Revolution
ary War. On going to Massachusetts
to organize the army he found it
scant of ammunition and all means
of defense; and no one could suggest
any way out of the difficulty. Some
thing must be done at once for the
public safety, and Gen. Washington,
who had great confidence in the
Judgment of Gov. Jonathan Trum-
bull of Connecticut, said in this
dilemma: I'VE must consult Brother
Jonathan on the subject "Drother
Jouathan' was equal to the occasion
and supplied many of the lacking
necessities, and afterwards during
the war it became the custom in any
emergency to say: I'VE must consult
Brother Jonathan In time the
name became applied to the whole
country, and it is pleasant to know
that the great Washington himself
was the originator of it.
"Robbing Peter to pay Paul. was
first used when Westminster abb v
was called St. Peters cathedral.
Money being needed to settle the
accounts of St. PauTs cathedral, it
was taken by those in authority from
St. Peters, quite to the dissatis-
faction of the people, who asked:
"Why rob st. Peter to pay St. Paul?"
Over two hundred years afterwards
the saying was again used In regard
to the same churches at the death of
the earl of Chatham, the city of
London declaring that SO great a
statesman should be buried in St.
Paul's, while parliament insisted
that one so noble in every way would
be more properly placed amid the
dust of kings in Westminster abbey,
and that not to bury him there,
would be for the second time
'robbing St. Peter to pay St. Paul"
The abbey very justly carried the
day.
"There's many slip t'wixt the cup
and the lip" is very old saying and
was first uttered to the King of
Samos, an island in the Grecian
archipelago. This king, Ancaeus by
name, planted vineyard and treated
the slaves who cultivated it SO
badly that one of them told him he
would never live to taste the wine
made from it. When the wine was
ready and cup of it poured out for
the king he sent for the slave who
had prophesied his death and asked
nim what he thought of his prophecy
now. The slave replied: "There's
many a slip 'twixt the cup and the
lip"-and just as he had spoken the
words Ancaeus received warning that
wild boar had broken into his vine
yard and was running it. Putting
down the wine untasted, he rushed
out to attack the boar and was
ki1la1
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-03-03

A novel utilization of aluminium is
that for the construction of aluminium
slate pencils. Major Won Sillich Of
Meiningen found that aluminium
gives a stroke on plate, and a
German company has undertaken the
manufacture of pencils based on that
fact. They need no pointing and are
well-nigh inexhaustible and unbreak-
able.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-03-03

If the sun were to be represented
by globe two feet in diameter, the
earth would be represented pro-
portionately by pea, Mars by a
pinhead and Mercury by a mustard
seed.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-03-03

Performances at theaters of ancient
Greece sometimes lasted II hours.
Seven o'clock IN the morning was the
time for the rising of the curtain, SO
to speak.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-03-03

The average weight Of the Chinese
brain is said to be heavier than the
average weight of the brain of any
other race.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-03-03
Inthe 227 wears since aDon Ouixote'

In the 227 years since ''Don Quixote'
was published 1924 editions have
been printed, of which 528 were
Spanish, 3O4 English, 179 French,
SO Italian, "a Portuguese, As German,
IS Swedish, 9 Polish, 8 Danish,
6 Russian, 5 Greek, Roumanian,
4 Catalonian, Basque and Latin.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-03-03

The Queen of Henry ". of France
on one great occasion were dress
sewn with $4,000 pearls and 5000
diamonds.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-03-03

Reports from the southern waters
are almost unanimous as to the
unprecedented number of wild fowl.
The cold weather of the past four or
five weeks and the remarkable extent
of the fight Of these birds down the
coast during the autumn are respon-
sible for this abundance.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-03-03

A mans full mental power is not
reached before the age of twenty
five.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-03-03
Cleveiand's Cabinet.

Mr.. Cleveland has completed his
cabinet as follows:
Walter @. Gresham, of Indian a
secretary of state.
John G.. Carlisle, Of Kentucky,
secretary of the treasury.
Daniel S. Lamont, of New York,
secretary of war.
Hilary A. Herbert, of Alabama,
secretary Of the navy.
Hoke Smith, of Georgia. secretary
of the interior.
}. Sterling Morton, of Nebraska,
secretary of agriculture.
Wilson S. Bisell, of New York, post
master-general
Richard Olney, Of Massachusetts,,
attorney-general.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-03-03

Hawaii is pronounced Hah-wy-ee.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17

Also, house bill No. 3, establishing a
| northern hospital for the insane at Redtield
| provided eighty acres Of land are donated
| 1t was passed by vote Of forty-three to
| thirty-ona.
| Bills introduced;
No. 222, by Mr.. Withee: Regulating sale
| Of nursery stock.
No. 223, by Mr.. Hall: Defining the public
examiners duties and fixing a penalty for
| neglect.
No. 224, by Mr.. Hall: Repeating the
| authority Of state auditor to print public
| reports
No. 225, by Mr.. Hall: Amending the Oil
inspection law.
THIRTY-NINTH DAY.
SENATE-The following senate bills were
passed:
No. %, making court stenographers' rates
10 cents per 100 words for longhand tran
scripts
No. As, making the term of supreme judges
six years and of circuit judges four years.
No. Sc, for advertising delinquent lots in
abandoned townsites by posting instead OF
| newspaper publishing.
A substitute for No. 1872. memorial for
| amendment of the military code. The SUBJ
stitute provides the desired code.
No. 146, requiring officers selling mortgaged
personal property to take up evidence of
obligation.
No. 176, relating to continued payment OF
taxes on land held under color OF title
No. POS. making the public examiners SAL
airy Sl,5oO
Also the following house bills:
No 35, introduced by Mr.. Box. paying
presidential electors per diem and mileage.
No 3d. introduced by Mr.. Smith. enabling
cities of the second and third class to bond
for grading.
No g. introduced by Mr.. Cleveland, for
construction of fireguards by townships or
counties.
No. 81. introduced by Mr.. Gold, for an ap-
preparation of 81 200 for expenses in selecting
public lands.
No &c. introduced by the appropriations
committee, for deficiencies in the funds for
printing and legislative supplies.
HoUsE-The house passed senate bill No
l27, a memorial to congress against repeal OF
pension legislation.
Also house bill No. Isl, worlds fair bill
appropriating $4,000 altogether
Bills introduced: No. $780, by Mr.. Hosmer:
Providing for registration Of births and
deaths.
No. 227, by Mr.. Price: For formation Of CO.
operative building and loan associations.
No. 22s, by Mr. Lynch: Regulating tolls Of
grist mills.
No. 229, by Mr.. Preston: Giving common
carriers only proportionate rates over routes
including two more lines.
No. go, by Mr.. Stuverud: Making the
,,f
twelve per cent
No. 231, by Mr. Bean: Legalizing the
township organization of Douglas county.
Adjourned till Tuesday.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17

boys that their comrades would be
very glad to meet them here on the
22d. While on this subject, there are
many of your readers who will be in
terested to know that there were lO1.-
2e2 soldiers in the American army
during the Mexican war. 1.O49 of
whom were killed in battle. In 1887
congress enacted a service pension
law for the survivors, giving them
eight dollars a month. And here
comes in the shadowy side of the
story: On the Goth of last June only
1925 of these survivors could be
found! In A years all had dlsap-
peared except this little squad of l5,-
2l5.
Captain J. J. S. Hassler Of Forest
City, S. D., and Washington, D. c.,
is a candidate for sergeant-at-arms of
the senate in the next congress.
There are nearly $50 positions at the
displosal Of this officer, and Mr..
Hassler could do we'll by his South
Dakota friends if he secures this
honorable and influential position.
Col. r. J. Bright of Indiana was the
very popular sergeant-at-arms when
the democrats last held the senate.
He is candidate for reelection and
Mr.. Hassler will need to rustic more
rapidly than he did in building the
Forest City and Gettysburg railroad
if he hopes to defeat him.
SUNSHINE.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17
"A Bonanza Farm.

There was shown recently detailed
statement of the receipts and expenses
Of the Grandin farm, located in
Trail county, n. D. From it are
CLEANED the following interesting
statistics of the 1892 crop: There
were 10,72l acres in wheat, which
yielded 165,7S5 Is bushels, or an
average Of 1858 bushels to the acre.
There were l,031 acres in oats
which yielded 38,979.O5 bushels, or an
average of 1925 bushels per acre.
There were 600 acres in barley with
a production of 14,7O2.29 bushels, or
an average of 24.24 bushels per acre.
The total expenses for 1892 were
s63, ,5O3.0l cost per acre, S. 06a;
average cost per bushel of wheat,
333cts: average cost per bushel Of
barley 2lcts- The crop was sold as
soon as threshed, when-the market
was higher than it is now, so the
wheat crop brought no less than so
cents bushel. For the year 1898
there will be II, 900 acres put in crop,
or l ,657 acres more than this year.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17
TWO GREAT REMEDIES.

There are two things that lie in
wait for man. One foe attacks
the system in the form of a cold
This can be met and overcome
by the use of Reid's German
Cough and Kidney Cure. The
other is the stomach and pro-
duces dyspepsia and indigestion.
This can be defeated by the use
OF the Laxative Gum Drops. If
your druggist does not have
these two great remedies, write~
to the Sylvan Remedy Co. PeNria.r
ILL.,, mention the name of this.
paper and we will send you q
trial sample by mail free. We
want you to use them. We knew
that they will meet your case.
and are just what you want.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17

A joint resolution for a constitu-
tional amendment calling for the
election Of United States senators by
popular vote instead of by the legis-
latures of the states has already
passed the national house of
representatives. This is one of the
changes that the Twentiethy century
will probably witness. Then differ
ent political parties in a legislature
can no longer lock horns and stay
locked till warm weather thaws them
out.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17
ABR AHAM LINCOLN.

Feb. II, 1809-eighty-four years ago
saw the humble birth of one of the
most remarkable men in all history
a man Of as broad powers and wide
humanity as the world has ever
known. When that mastery orator,
Col. Robt. lngersoll, was asked on
the occasion of Lincoln's'birthday an
niversary to pay his tribute to the
martyred president, he did it in the
following beautiful and sublime
words:
Lincoln did merciful things as
stealthily as others committed crimes.
Almost ashamed of tenderness, he
said and did the noblest words and
deeds with that charming confusion,
that awkwardness, that is the perfect
grace of modesty.
A great man STOPPING. not wishing
to make his fellows appear small or
mean.
BY his candor, by his kindness, by
his perfect freedom from restraint,
by saying what he thought and say
ing it absolutely in his own way, he
made it not only possible but popular,
to be natural. He was the enemy of
mock solemnity,of the stupidity respec-
table, of the cold and formal.
He wore no official robes either NOn
his body or on his soul. He never
pretended to be more or less or other
or different from what he really was.
He had the unconscious naturalness
of natures self.
He was neither tyrant nor slave.
He neither knelt nor scorned. With
him, men were neither great nor small
they were right or wrong. Through
manners, clothes, titles, rags and race
he saw the real-that which is. Be-
yond accident, policy, compromise
and war he saw the end.
He was patient as destiny, whose
undeciphered hieroglyphics were so
deeply craven on his sad and tragic
face. Nothing discloses his real char.
acter like the use Of power. 1t is easy
for the weak to be gentle. Most peo.
pie can bear adversity. But if you
wish to know what man really is
give him power. This is the supreme
test. 1t is the glory of Lincoln that.
having almost absolute power, he
never abused it except on the side of
mercy. Wealth could not purchase,
power could not awe, this divine, this
loving man.
He knew no fear except the fear of
doing wrong. Hating slavery, pity
ing the master-seeking to conquer
not persons but prejudices-he was
the embodiment of the self denial
the courage, the hope and the nobil-
ity Of a nation. He spoke not to in
flame, not to upbraid but to convince,
in benediction.
He longed topardon.
He loved to see the pearls of JOY on
the cheeks of.a wife whose husband
he had rescued from death.
Lincoln was the grandest figure of
the tiercest civil war. He is the gen.
tlest memory of our world.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17

Among trees the elm reaches an
age of 335 years, the ivy $50, the
chestnut 600, the olive 700, the cedar
800, the oak 1900, the yew $500,
while Humboldt computed the age
of boabab tree, a species of banyan,
to be $500 years.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17

The cocoon of a well-fed sill = worm,
it is said, will often yield a thread
900 yards long, and one has been pro-
duced which contained 1896 yards.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17

Judge Torrey declares that he has
not yet given up hope for the success
of his bankruptcy bill.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17
Great is Dakota.

There is no more talk of failure of
crops in South Dakota, says the Sioux
City Journal. The drouth scare has
passed. 1t has gone to hunt the
grasshoppers, the fear of which. was
constantly in the minds of the farm
There is hardly an issue of a country
paper in the state which does not
record the sale of land at advanced
| figures. Although the organized
rush of land seekers, which was SO
prominent in the fall is over, individ
| uals are constantly crossing the bor-
ders of the state to look for locations
preparatory to move in the spring.
| And it is natural that it should be so.
Such land was not made to lie idle.
1t was designed for more useful
purpose. Illinois, Wisconsin, eastern
Iowa and parts of Minnesota are al
| ready reasonably filled up. So the
| overflow is into the states to the
west. The enterprising farm hand
and the renter of the older states are
going where they may own land Of
their own. Anyone who has travelled
through the several states knows
that there is no reason why land
should be worth $35 and $40 in one
section and less than half that in the
other In productiveness and fertili-
ty the new is as good as the old.
Men Of business sense, whether of
small or large capital, are seeing the
| truth of this, and the investments
which they want to make are, with
| the other causes, slowly but surely
prying up the price. The Journal,
on many occasions, has advised it's
readers to buy land. 1t can only re-
peat it. Buy land; if not great
deal, then buy some. Its worth will
never be less than now. 1t is certain
to grow greater. And in buying
there is no place where so much can
be obtained for SO little as on the
| fertile praries of the northwest.
| That is an excellent plan for
relieving the poor that was devised
by the Cincinnati chief of police.
Instead of opening souphouses to
feed both the just and the unjust,
this shrewd chief had all the needy
apply to the city department for
help The worthy poor were sent to
the city intirmary, the unworthy to
the city workhouse. BY that means
the tramps were enabled to earn their
living in the workhouse.
| EX-Minister and Deputy ROuvier,
ex-Minister and Senator Paul Deves;
Senator Albert Grevy, brother of the
late president, and Senator Leon
Renault have been discharged from
the accusations against them in con-
nection with the Panama proceedings,
on the ground that the evidence does
not warrant putting them to trial.
Grover Cleveland has informed a
well known chess journalist that he
would dedicate gold medal for the
winner in an international chess
masters tournament to be played in
New York in the month of May or
June. DR.. Mintz, of the Manhattan
Press club, has undertaken to
arrange for the event.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17

He loved to see the pearls of JOY on
the cheeks of,a wife whose husband
he had rescued from death.
Lincoln was the grandest figure of
the tiercest civil war He is the gen.
tlest memory of our world.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-10-06

ANARCHY in Europe has had another
outbreak. Bombs, internal machines,
and other death.dealing agencies are
being unearthed by the police, and all
persons implicated or suspected with
having anything to do with them have
been thrown into prison. The attempt
to murder Gen. Campos has been fol-
lowed up with a conspiracy to blow up
the reichsrath building in Vienna when
parliament had assembled in October.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-10-06

REPEAL senators are now actively en-
gagged in arranging the terms of "A com
promise. 1t involves concessions on both
sides-the repeal Of the purchase clause.
the coinage Of a specified amount two
or two and "a half millions per month";
until the total coinage is S700,O00,O00,
and then the coinageo Of all the bullion in
the treasury and the sale of gold bonds
to increase the gold reserve to the
amount which is deemed sufficient to in
sure the maintainance of gold and silver
money at parity. The president is the
only person that is now likely to block
the scheme.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-10-06
~MACKNIGHT's SCARE.

Helena Independent: II j. A. Mac
Knight, late Of the Helena journal and
Great Falls TRIBUNE, wants to turn g
dollar here and there by selling inter.
views with himself to Chicago and Wash
ington newspapers, nobody will object,
but he is doing great injury to Montana
and to his W reputation for veracity
by his wild and unfounded statements
regarding conditions IN this state. There
is no total collapse" nor are there
"thirty thousand destitute families" as
Mr.. MacKnight tells the Washington
Post. In fact there are not thirty thou
sand families all told in the entire state.
And we will send Brother MacKnight a
handsome chrome IL he can muster 1900
persons in the entire state, outside of the
professional tramps, who are recipients
Of charity.
AS to the mining industry, while there
is depression there is not entire suspen-
sion. With two or three exceptions the
biggest mines are all running and u
great smelter at East Helena, one of the
largest in the United States, is buying
ores and running to its full capacity.
Brother MacKnight's picture of empty
railroad trains and absence of traffic is
equally wide OF the mark. The trains
over the Northern Pacific both ways are
crowded-so much so in fact that the
west-bound through train is regularly
in two sections, and an extra train has
been added in the last week to accommo-
date east-bound travel.
We appreciate Brother MacKnight's
desire to help along the cause of silver in
the east, but he is quite OVERRIDING the
doleful dumps. The situation in Nor
tana grove better every day; bar IS are
preparing to resume; work is starting up
the mines, and two new railroads are
being built. Everybody now knows that
tbe worst is over and that better times
are near at hand.
Come back, Brother MacKnight and
the urn Of the tide! You are
BADLY frightened. but when you come TO
ook yourself over you will find you are
lot hurt.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-10-06
NEEDS INVESTIGATION,

a 'T~aNpayer" WANTS. Some Enlightenment
a> to Sewer Matters.
To The EDITOR OF The TRIBUNE: As
the board of trade has appointed a com
mittee to investigate the affairs of the
city and county | would like for them
not to overlook the affair of the so. called
''sewer scandal"
| noticed a few weeks o that the
city council went into "exective session
to consider the status of the Mark Tuck
sewer contract. The "city engineer
about whose competency there has been
20 much %wrangling, made a statement to
the council that the lateral sewers have
cost 2l,T32GJ and that there had beer
paid to Tuck 81 ,2Gj37, leaving a balance
due Tuck OF SGG7.28.
by examining the city clerks books
anyone can discover that the amount
paid Mark Tuck in the aggregate
amounts 10 SD, 1880, which the lateral
sewers cost the city.
Now, taking the "city cngincer's' est
mate Of the cost Of tho laterals. 52l ,g31 O..
shows that the city has overpaid Tuck
@lGO.9l instead Of owing him $GG7.2s.
There is another thing for the city G
gincer TO explain. How is it he accented
a check for so, drawn on the First Ma
tlonal bank by Tuck for fourteen sewer
connections: The city engineer still
holds the check which is unpaid. Now
does 1t not state plainly in the drainage
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-10-06
A NEW PROPOSITION.

SENATOR Cameron Of Peonsylvani,
comes unexpectedly to the aid OF tn
silver men with a startling proposition
A proposition, however, that is bound t
command a respectful hearing and on
that may result IN the entire oblitera
ton of old party lines. He proposes t.
unite the interests of silver and protec
ton and thus prevent adverse tariff leg
itaaion aud secure more liberal termt
for the white metal. A large number oil
the leading manufacturers OF Philadel'
phia have drawn up and signed a propo,
sition offering the silver senators aid in
their fight against repeal Of the silver
purchase law, provided the latter will
combine to prevent any tariff legislation.
The circular contains these three pro-
positions:
/. That the United States shall adj
NIT silver bullion from American mines
to coinage in it's mints upon the pay
ment by the owners Of a seignorage alb
sorbing three-fourths of the difference
between the London price of bullion and
its value when coined.
=. That foreign silver shall be admit
ted only for coinage purposes at a seign-
orage absorbing all OF the differences
between the London price and its value
when coined.
3. That the United States shall in
vite at once a conference of those ma
tons of the world which have not com
themselves to gold monometal.
ism. This would include especially the
nations of North and South America,
Japan and China, and in Europe France,
and others. These nations are
As deeply interested as we in resisting
The attempt to increase the power of
gold through the degradation OF the
power of silver, and many of them, par
icularly those of America and Eastern
Asia, are those to whom we may most
and adv%antageously sell the en-
ess of our manufacturing industries.
such a conference should exclude Eng
and and Germany. 1t is the conclusion
hat without them it would direct the
money policy Of the world, preserve the
integrity of bimetallism and prevent the
nslavement of the United States and
theirs by the capitalist classes Of the
great creditor nations.