Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1893-08-17

An exchange says the best and only
thing to do when your horse is excited
is to calm him down. This is best done
by getting to the horses head and talk
ing to him gently, rubbing his face and
otherwise diyerting his attention from
the subject of his fright. If the horse
is found sullen and angry the same
treatment will be found beneficial. In
the high state Of excitement the horse
does not comprehend what you want,
and it is useless, worse than folly, to
attempt to beat the fright out of him.
The man who thinks he can play bill
liars, pool and cards during business
hours and make a success Of the busi-
ness he is in, hasn't arrived at the age
of maturity or is laboring under the
false notion that the purchasing public
are fools. The business man who has
monopoly in any line might succeed
for while. but competition will enter
his field in time and then. he will grad
ually decline to a point where he can't
pay freight and his underwear will
trail in the dust.-Wessingto Times.
Nearly every family has or should
have a good monthly magazine, and
what is there better than The Cosmo-
politan. AS will beseen by ad in an
other column we have made arrange
ments with the publishers of this popu-
lar magazine so that we are enabled to
offer The Cosmopolitan and the Herald
to all subscribers who pay spot cash
(and all arrearages to the Herald) for
$3.50 year. This is the best oppor-
tunity you have ever had to secure a
strictly first-class magazine at a low
figure and we know many OF you will
take advantage of it.
1t has been customary, says an ex-
change. ever since sheep shearing, was
first inaugurated to commence clipping
at the head of the animal. In passing
through town in this country a short
time age where farmer was shearing
sheep, we noticed that the operator
commenced shearlng at the reverse end.
This strange proceeding caused the
writer to inquire Why he did not COM
mence clipping at the head in accord
ance with the established custom; with
a feeling of remorse the farmer replied
that he had voted for Cleveland last
fall and since that time he had not had
cheek enough to look a sheep in the
face.
Farm and home says when tradil g
horses never take the word of your
brother. Buy the horse on your own
responsibility and then there will be
no one but yourself to blame if it shows
defective joints after purchase. Don't
buy horse in harness. Strip every
thing off but the halter and lead him
around. Trot him, back him, run him
up against building to see if he is
blind-a horse with the brightest eyes
is often blind as bat and do every
thing in your power to bring out any
tricks or other shortcomings that
would not be noticed under ordinary
circumstances. Try as hard as you
may, you'll get caught sometimes. AL
ways look for the worst.
When times get dull, the merchant,
baker and banker do not work very
hard. They loaf around talking finance
or else go fishing, but with an editor it
is different. The duller it is the harder
he must work. It is more difficult to
get news and then he has more space
to fill, for the fellows that go fishing
stop their advertisements. No wonder
a fellow says whole lot OF things che
had not ought to-" and gets a lot of
people in his hair. He has to say some
thing, and there are so many people
who don't know joke when they meet
it in the road. 1t is really an exciting
business, this running a newspaper
through the dull season. We would
not tradeit for any other job on EARTH
Alton Democrat.
The Free Press wants to give little
fatherly advice to those people who are
keeping their money hid away or locked
up. In the first place, pay your debts
if you owe any, and thus give some
body else chance to also pay debts;
they will have to be paid sometime any
how, and by paying now you may save
some less fortunate person great loss
and suffering. After paying your debts
you should invest your money in some
thing that is absolutely safe. 1t you
are afraid of bank stocks and other
stocks, mortgages and other paper Sc
curities, simply invest your money in
real estate. Buy well-located lots in a
good town, or farm land, and you have
something that you need not worry
about. You may possibly have to wait
awhile for returns. but they are as sure
as the sun is to rise. There is another
thing: real estate is SO cheap now that
there is hardly possibility of loss If
ordinary judgment is used in the in
yestment.-Pierre Free Press.
According to Prof. Fosters predic-
tions the next storm wave will reach
the Pacific coast about the 18th, cross
the western mountains by close of the
18th, the great central valleys from the
18th to 10Th, and the eastern states
about the Goth. This disturbance will
be quite severe west of the Mississippi.
The fifth storm wave of the month
will reach the Pacific coast about the
goth, cross the western mountains by
the close of the 21st, the great central
valleys from the 22d to Oath, and the
eastern states about the 25th. This
storm wave will be preceded by very
high temperature. and the drouth dis
tricts will reach their worst periods.
UP to this storm wave drouth condi-
tions will be on the increase in the
drouth districts, and following it drouth
conditions will decrease. The rain
belt is expected to move southwark