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The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-01-20
PLAYFUL RATS.
They Enjoy Playing at Toss and Catch
with Eggs.

"Do you want to see something
funny?" said drug clerk to re-
porter last evening. Of course the re-
porter was not averse to seeing some
thing in the humorous line. and so in
formed the mixer of pills and powders,
says the Washington Post.
well, if 10 one comes in for a mo-
ment I'll show it to you," said he, plac-
ing basket of eggs, used in making
egg phosphates, from the top of the
soda fountain to the counter. "Now,
stand here and watch the rats" and
the newspaper man stood where he
could get view.
1t took but moments silence, and
then out popped hoary old rat, soon
followed by three more. They seemed
to understand their part, and elm bed
nimbly up a box about a foot high,
used in covering pipes, and from that
to the tray under the counter where
eihe glasses are washed. Up on top OF
another box they went, and then to
the top of the counter.
The first descended to the floor, the
second remained on the box, the third
in the tray and the fourth on the high
box. Seeing they were all there, the
old rat on top walked to the eggs and
picked up one, carrying it with his
front legs. walking on his hind feet
like squirrel. He dropped it over
and it was caught by the rat beneath,
who in turn gave it to the one beneath
him.
This rat jumped down and rolled
the egg under the soda fountain. In
this manner they carried down six
eggs in exactly one minute, when,
thinking the fun was expensive, the
clerk drove them away.
"They will steal them by the dozen
if I'll let them," said the clerk, land
we have to keep them on top of the
fountain"
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-01-20
HE BREWS COFFEE.
AND DIRE TROUBLE COMES INTO
FIELDNC's HOUSEHOLD.
The Result of Neglecting a Warnins-He
Lost a Friend and Was Subjected to
an Everlasting 81 Told You So.''

The average man is never SO sur
prised as when he suddenly discovers
that something he has been told from
his youth up by parents, teachers,
pastors, newspapers, funny men, car
toonists and other high authorities is
true. TO take the very commonest
Illustrations, do you, gentle reader.
really believe that an ice mans scales
will rise and testify against him at the
last day; or that Jersey mosquito ca "a
bite mans wooden leg so hard that it
will itch? But the day may come
when these things will be made clear
to you. l was once equally incredulous
myself. | did not believe that there
was anything in these stories of the
trouble which comes to man when he
tries to show his wife how to cook.
Nlnety-nine out of 100 men who will
read these lines do not believe it. Fate
is waiting till they are ripe, and then
she will shake the tree and they will
fall, as l did,
We had never had any trouble with
cooks, and | had filled the servant-girl
stories away in the pigeon-hole marked
"iles." But our girl went out to view
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-01-20
Hello, Howdy; is it time to

ms sleep. Hello, Howdy; is it time tc
get up?"
told him that it was and added that
some real old-fashioned coffee was
awaiting him. Presently we three were
seated at the breakfast table and ready
to taste my stimulating decoction.
"Howdy made this himself" said
Maude,as she lifted the coffee got. "lt
is different from mine"
Yes, it was very different from hers;
it was not like any that | had ever seen
before, but | was the architect of it
and | didn't propose to go back on it.
When Maude started to pour it she
found that the spout was plugged with
about four ounces of egg, cooked to
the consistency of dried mucilage.
took the coffee pot into the kitchen
and removed this obstruction with the
thing which we use to clean lamp
chimneys. | tasted it. also. while | was
out there and was tempted to throw
the whole business out of the window
and call it an accident, but my pride
withheld me- Sam was sure to like it
for politeness' sake and then l should
have the laugh on Maude.
"This is the sort of coffee" said /,
returning, that puts new life into a
man after he has lain four hours in a
swamp waiting for ducks that have an
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-01-20
He Knew.

A school inspector was examining a
class in grammer and trying TO eluci.
date the complex relations of adiec.
tiyes and nouns by a telling example,
says the Boston Globe. snow, for in.
stance" said he, what am I?" That
was an easy question, and all the chill.
dren shouted: "A mani" and then
looked around triumpbantly, as much
as to say ASK another" "Yes, but
what else3" said the instructor. This
was not so easy, but after a pause a
boy ventured to suggest: "A little
man" Yes, but there is something
more than that" This was a poser,
but at last an infant phenomenon al
most leaped from his seat in his eager
ness and cfied: "Please, sir, know,
sir-an ugly little man?"
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-01-20
SLAVE TRADE IN MOROCCO.
Thousands of Boys and Girls Sold at
From $50 to $40 Each.

The gentleman who furnishes the
London Times with the following in
formation is an old traveller in Morocco
and is known as one of the best known
authorities on the internal policy of
that barbarous country:
al must now tell you of the caravan
which arrived at Tendouf from Tim
buctoo at the end of March last. 1t
brought scarcely any merchandise, but
there were 4,0O0 slaves, principally
young girls and boys. So great was
the influx of slaves at Marakesh mo
rocco City, that instead of holding the
market twice a week, as is usual,i was
held daily from April 25 to May IA, and
the prices were comparatively low,
ranging from G10 to GA head. Dur
ing the feast of Ramadan the Kaids,
who come to Marakesh in order to
present gifts to the sultan's son, who
is the khalifa of his father, agreed that
the most acceptable present would be
some of these young slaves from Tim
buctoo. There were forty-three kaids,
and each of them gave this young man,
only Is years of age, three slave girls
and two slave boys--oyer 200 slaves in
all! AS the khalfa had bad reputa-
tion for cruelty and other vices, it is
not pleasant to think of the fate OF
these young captiyes.
1t is said that more than 800 slaves
were sold at this market in ten days
to merchants who had come from Riff,
Tanlat and other distant places to OBJ.
tain a supply of human chattels, and
besides this many were sold privately.
l was myself the witness of sad scene
in this market, where three little
negresses, from to 10 years old, who
had evidently come from very dis
tant part, as no one there could speak
their language, were ruthlessly parted
from each other and sold to different
owners amid tears, pitiful cries and
such resistance as the poor little Great.
ures could employ. Each had to 60
Oft alone among strange people, not
one of whom understood word she
said.
| could give YOU many particulars
which would shock you respecting the
purchase of male and female slaves
simply for the purpose of increasing
the stock. as was not at all uncommon
during days Of slavery in the southern
states of America. This is found tc
be very profitable, as the offspring o!
this connection are carefully reared
and fetch very high prices as presents
to men in authority. AS you, are
aware, there are no banks in Morocco
Everyone who has money that he
wishes to take care of buries it in the
ground. 1t is necessary that no one
should know where this treasure lies
hidden. Therefore. Incredible as il
may seem. old and wornout slaves,
male and female, are said to be EN-.
ployed to dig a large hole to hide the
wealth of their master, and the I'M
fortunate negro may almost be said to
dig his own grave, as he never sees
the light of another sun. A cup OF
coffee, tea or some native drink con-
tains the deadly poison so often adj
ministered in Morocco, where. it must
be remembered, coroners' inquests are
unknown"
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-01-20

the Columbus parade, ard she was SO
impressed by the record of the great
discoverer that she Immediately dis,
covered new place to work and did
not tell us anything about it. Then
Maude assumed the responsibilities of
the cuisine, and / paid myself the SER
wants wages for three months in ad-
vance and bought a winter overcoat
with it. | did no other work in the
culinary department during the first
week of our girls absence, but on the
following Tuesday morning | made the
coffee. 1t seemed very simple matter.
Coffee is among the most surely fieeting
and ephemeral of our earthly joys. |
could not suppose that a pot of it would
become immortal in our family just be-
cause | made it. But am now certain
that it will never die, writes Howard
Fielding in the Chicago News.
We were to have Sam at our house
Monday night. He had come to the city
to attend an important business meet
ing, SO he told his wife. He was right.
The meeting between Judge" Lynch
and Billy the Kid was strictly business.
They did not hammer each other three
hours for fun.
Sam is good judge of coffee and
several other drinks and | knew that a
cup of the amber fluid, if made by a
competent person, would be especially
grateful to his palate on the morning
after the important business meeting.
So arose early and built fire in the
range. Half an'hour later | built an
other, because the first had gone out.
Then l prepared the coffee. had made
barrels of coffee in my day, but never
before within the confines of civiliza-
ton. | had brewed it over driftwood
free on half the islands off the Maine
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-01-20
TRIED 1T ON THE ELEVATOR BOYS
What the Guests of the Card Party Missed
by Not Partaking.

A socially inclined young couple,
who are comfortably quartered in one
of the large apartment houses up town,
says the N. Y. Times. invited few
friends to a card party last week.
Owing to a misunderstanding regard
ing the date, not one of the expected
guests appeared on the evening in
question.
The young wife was greatly vexed.
She had prepared tempting little
supper, and her economical soul re-
volted at the idea of its being wasted.
One of the features of her table was a
large ornamental cake, which she had
purchased at a neighboring confec-
TONER'S. She cut the cake and en-
deavored to induce her husband to eat
portion of it, but he did not like
cake.
She was determined, however, that
somebody should eat it, and she offered
it to the hall and elevator boys, of
which there were four. They accepted
it with enthusiasm, and quickly dis
posed of it.
The following day every boy was
sick-very sick. A doctor was called,
Gnu ICu W tliC Suo-
picion that something was the matter
with that cake. He said that the
boys had undoubtedly been poisoned.
The confectioner' shop was visited
and the story of the mischief breeding
cake was told him. He had evidently
heard a similar story before, for he
hastily exclaimed:
''Oh, it was part of that varnish
batch of cake. l am SO sorry. You
must excuse me. My cook took too
much liquor that day and put in a cup
OF varnish. That is all. You see l
have been having the woodwork in my
store vanished. Yes, that was it. He
put in some varnish. That is ALL"
The boys got well and the story of
the "varnish cake" has been repeated
all over the neighborhood. When the
hidden guests who stayed away from
the card party heard of it they were
glad that they had misunderstood the
date.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-01-20

back and rounded in front; or it may
be turned back in revers in front, which
are extended over the shoulders in
deep point in the back, while the bot
tom of the jacket is straight around.
Combinations of gay wool plaid with a
plain twilled wool are frequent this
season. Such a froci, relieved with
rows of braid on the skirt and waist
coat, makes pretty and effective cos
tune for young girl of 16. The jacket
of plain goods, opening over the waist
coat. should be sleeveless and caught
back bv wide reverS.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-01-20
fres on hal


coast. Hot and strong l made it ir
those days, SO that a single cup, dranE
standing, would draw the salt water
out of the Innings of my rubber boots
and the steam from the spout of the
coffee pot would wrestle with the sea
fog and "down" it. / could not fee
quite at home in a kitchen, kut vet il
was with considerable confidence that ]
measured out the usual dose and broke
an egg into it for richness.
Mande had appeared upon the scene
by this time and she began to criticise
me in that feminine fashion which
never does the victim any good, but
leaves vast opportunities for g told you
so" afterward. On such occasions a
woman does not wish to convince II
would break her heart if one followed
her advice. She would much rather he
should go his own way and fail and
never hear the last Of it.
II wouldn't put that egg in" Maude
had said; "it will taste"
Then | had hesitated, and she, for
fear | wouldn't do it and would make
good coffee after all, had hastily add
ed: ooh, put it in il you want to.
Here's another one; we've plenty OF
eggs, DuC now tie egg was lfretrlev-
ably in" remember that told you not
to do it,. "
The coffee did not cook very fast.
There's difference between a stove
lid over feeble, struggling coal fire
and the blazing heart of a cord OF
driftwood. My theory of coffee is that
it should come to boil in hurry, but
this remained calm and threatened to
simmer for an hour. However, ]
opened all the draughts and then called
Sam.
"Give it to him, Billy; hit him on the
point OF the jaw" he was muttering in
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-01-20
Tennyson's Two Bottles of Port

1t would be a mistake to suppose that
Aldworth or Freshwater was a her
mit,s cave, or that hospitality was un-~
known to the poet. There We're GER
tain friends whom he liked to have
with him; sometimes old, sometimes
new. 1T was one of the latter who paid
him visit no great number of years
ago, at a kind of crisis in his poetic
life, when "The Cup" had been or was
about to be produced at the Lyceum
Iheater Dinner over, the butler, hav-
ing filled this guests glass, placed the
decanter of port before his master
The talk was on subject which deep
ly interested Tennyson; none other [
imagine, than the production of this
same play, from which the poet fondly
and vainly hoped his fame as drama
tic writer was to take it's rise
AS he talked he drank, and. not
noticing his friends empty glass, filed
his own till the decanter was drained.
Then he said: "1hat was very good
bottle of port, don't you think? Shall
we have another?" And, the guest
asserting, the butler brought in sec
ond decanter, which went through
just the same experience as the first,
Mr.. --- having one glass from the
butler and Tennyson, entirely engrossed
IN talk. as before, consuming all the
rest. Early next morning his guest
awoke to find Tennyson standing by
his bed and regarding him with sort
OF friendly solicitude.
How are you this morning?" was the
hosts query.
"All right, thanks"
sure you are all right?"
"Quite sure !"
"Ah: but pray, Mr.. -, do you al
ways drink two bottles of port after
dinparon
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-01-20
BLOWING SOAP BUBBLES.
How to Make One Within Another
Other Valuable Points.


Other Valuable Points.
There are many ingenious and pleas
ing tricks to be played with soap bub-
bles. of which one is illustrated here.
Take wire ring and hang large
soap bubble from it. This may sound
hard, but is easy to do. Be careful to
remove with your finger the drop of
water which will hang at the bottom
of the bubble and which will weaken
it. Put your blowing tube through
the bladder gently and blow a small
bubble. 1t will fall to the bottom of
the other and stay there without break
ing it. You must be careful to blow
the smaller bubble lighter than the
larger. In order to do this shake out
the water from your tube before blow
ing the smaller bubble.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-01-20
Tides Caused by Electricity.

A Canadian electrician states that
electricity causes the tides and demon
strates it by electrifyiag a rubber comb
by rubbing it through the hair and
then drawing it over the top of glass
filled with water, the result being that
the tidal wave follows the comb.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-01-20

when Mrs. Parvenu was poor they
used to say she was great talker, but,
since she became rich it is different. ("
Indeed! What do they say she is,
now?" "a brilliant conversationalist. y
IN. Y. Press.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-01-20

Here are some hints for getting a.
good mixture from which to blow bub-
bles. Dissolve about an ounce of the
strongest washing soap in pint of dis
titled water, or, in the absence of that,
rain water. Cork it we'll and keep it
in d cool place. At the end of eight
days it will be In good condition for
use. Only pour out as much at one
time as you need for your experiments.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-01-20

There are said to be 200 American
women who practice law or edit legal
publications.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-01-20
WHAT SCHOOLGIRLS ARE WEARING
Pretty Frocks of Serge and Cheviot That
Will Stand Rough Service.

VIII SIHHU INUUSH SeTVICes
Girls from S to IA wear school dresses
of twilled serges and mixed cheviots,
trimmed with velvet or silk, or heavy
rows of wool braid. These dresses are
made this season, without exception
in some variety of the jacket form.
The bodice over which the jacket is
worn is made soft and full, usually in
blouse fashion. The jacket quite often
is of the Mikado style, split up the
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-01-20

Yucatan is said to rival JERSEY in.
giant mosquitoes.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-04-20
N.ekIratsarg soaat,.

WAgREAs, The Alliance being born
free and independent of all political
parties aud for the benefit of the la
boring people. And, whereas. the
boss politicians of this State have
attempted 10 injure and disorgantEe
the Alliance by legislation.
Resolved LIST. That We condemn
the action of the last Legislature. in
emphatic terms, as base aud COW
ardly.
Resolved md. That We condemn
those members OF the Alliance who
wished 10 withdraw their money from
the business Agency for not doing il
legally.
Resolved 3rd. That We denounce
the introducer Of the bill in the Leg
islature 10 repeal cur charter. the way
in which he did il, as a traitor aud "A
coward.
Resolved Ith. That copy of these
resolutions be sent The CArCAstAN
and Progressive Farmer.
Resolutions passed by Mecklcn.
burg County Alliance, 18th April.
1893.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-04-20
MIR. BETHUNE AND THE "DEMOCRAT.''

MIR. BETHUNE AND THE .sDEIOCRAT.'
Its with mingled feelings Of plea
sure and regret that we see that Mr..
L. A. Bethune has bought the Samp-
son Democrat. 1t gives us pleasure
because it is guarantee that the pa
per will not only be edited with abil-
ity, but conducted on high and
decent plain of journalism. We have
known Mr.. Bethune for years and
known him intimately, and it gives
US pleasure to state that we have ever
found him to be heightened gentle
man of a rare type. He is a young
man of fine talent, but his diffidence
and modesty is SO great that we
doubt if he realizes his own worth.
Having said this much, our regrets
can be readily understood by those
who know anything about the paper
and the plane on which it has been
conducted. Mr.. Bethune deserved
better. but, nevertheless, we wish our
friend the success he SO richly de-
serves.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-04-20
Brother uoo,.rtn sa,n,s,n

kEEHERs, n. c., March -, 1894,
Hon. MARION BUTLER Dear Sir
and Bro: According to appointment.
Bro. j, 7. Is. Hoover met with Keen
er's Alliance on the 2Ith. Owing Ia
the threatening weather there was
not as many out as would have been.
Bro. Hoover made US an excellent
speech. lie showed lis why il was
necessary for the Farmers aud labor
ers TO be thoroughly organized. lie
stated that all other classes were or
ganized for their protection. and that
our enemies were doing all they could
TO disorganize as. He dealt with
trusts and combines with gloves of.
He then took up the Business Agency,
showing the advantage Of buying
through our State Agent. We would
be glad 10 have Bro. Hoover with uS
again soon. He is the right man in
the right place. j. a. +.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-04-20

tais. with the sheriff ia she lead. going
nuvth and waving their hAss - they
vanished hey0ti The distant hiIltofs.
Gale SAL Ia the car. cd and calEa. an.
swvFtng with ps.atei WESTERN sarcasm
ihc bausrr1n- 81 the crowd Aad rather
anxious e. l-s 81. while Pssrxa nervous
~ tssstesl with the iass arrangements
Az thr~~ o'clock he carefully scrusi.
nt=z~l the car and it, coafvnis. took q
last ies1k sloff. slrang into The Cssailai-
tug basket, and In another moment the
balloon vas shooting up Ia = sweeping
.lant toward the clouds and toward the
White mountains The shssuts grew
fainter AMI fainter a. the earth EecsSis~i.
apd the men below Ervw into moving
siecks and disappeared entirely ~ a
gray veil - cloud int.rvened. and they
aoatsd alone ia the ether.
The search had begun.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-04-20

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any ease of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Datarrh
Cure.
+. J. CHESES d Co. Props. Toledo, o,
We the undersigned, have known
+. j. Cheney for the last - years.
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and fin
ancially able TO carry ont any obi
CATION made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Brug d SITS,
Toledo, o.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. Testimonials free.