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have gone out, the smoking of cigarettes
has come N. Perhaps the change is not
for the better. Certainly, if all the dole
full stories we hear and read are true, it
isn't. But the little paper wrapped roll
of smoking tobacco seems to have come
to stay. and if American women ever
get TO be smokers they will begin on
cigarettes. Indeed some of them have
already made a very fair beginning in
that direction. though none of the fair
eek has Yet been brave enough to smoke
in the sight of strangers or on the streets.
1t is a common notion that one of the
chief reasons why more women do not
smoke is because tobacco affects their
nervous system more directly than it
does mems. but many readers of rural
origin can remember the time when al
most every one of the older women in
the neighborhOod" used to smoke, and
they usually smoked clay pipes at that.
sometimes hlacker than oblivion and
stronger than Samson. Strangely enough,
according to the theories of those who
hold that the use of tobacco has a tend
ency to shorten human life. these smok-
ing DANES We're generally much longer
lived than their sisters who did not in
dulge.
Snuff taking lasted longer with the
women than with the men. but few of
the younger generation understand how
universal the habit used to be with all
classes and both sexes. In those good
old days the snuffbox was a personal
possession held in high regard. 1t was
made of wood, horn, ivory, silver or gold,
according to the financial ability of the
owner. Often it was studded with jew
els; often ii was adorned with exquisite
painting. The lover sometimes had his
sweetheart's miniature painted on the
cover Of his box.
Not many persons are aware probably
that among the perquisiteS %arrogated to
themselves by the United States sena-
tors in the early daysof the republic was
snuff at the expense Of the government.
The snuff - still furnished, but none
now partakes of it save Captain Bassett.
the ancient attendant upon the august
upper house.
Among the class known as the nobil-
Try abroad the precious cigarette case
has taken the place. of the jeweled snuff
box. These gilded persons take more
kindly TO cigarettes than do grown men
i'll America. In Europe the cigarette is
not thought to be out Of place between
the lips Of Il lady, and most of the pres
ent expresses and queens and princesses
smoke them. The women who have
been prominent i'll diplomacy, including
Mime. de Novikoff, Princess Metternich
and Nine. Nubar Pasha, are devoted to
cigarettes. The Austrian empress smokes
big black cigars constantly.
Almost all the famous diplomats of
Europe prefer cigarette smoke to that of
cigars, and Russian diplomats are said
to have the most exacting taste in this
direction. Russians generally are great
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Raising the Hat,

In Great Britain and in certain ele-
ments of New York society which
endeavor to initiate English man
ners, the men, when meeting ladies
Of their acquaintance, refrain from
dotfing their hats until the fair one
has bowed first, the theory being
that it is necessary that, by SO doing,
the lady should grant permission to
the man to salute her. Everywhere
else, however, the men bow first,
leaving the lady to acknowledge their
salute or not, a. she may see fit.
Thecontinental practice of slightly
raising the hat when either making
way to permit a woman to pass by or
else when surrendering to her ones
seat in a public conveyance has been
pretty generally adopted in this coun-
try, though not in England, and
should be practiccd no matter what
the appearance or status Of the WON
an. The mere fact that she is a WON
an entities her to this courtesy, be
she II of the Four Hundred or a
scrubWOman.-New York World.
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cigarette smokers, but the common peo-
pie use cheap black tobacco and roll the
cigarettes as they consume them. One
of the Russian newspapers has just dou-
bled its circulation by printing on paper
of a quality that may be used for ciga-
rette wrappers. The late Mime. Blavat-
sky. the Russian high priestess of that
curious cult, theosophy, consumed ciga-
rettes in great quantities.
Whatever i'll may be said Of cigarette
smoking, it is a cleaner habit than snuff
taking. which could not be practiced
with any degree of neatness by any one
not an artist. Snuff dipping, now hap
PLY almost forgotten, vas undoubtedly
d more uncleanly form of using tobacco
than any other.
The tobacco plant, as every one knows,
is of American origin. 1t seems to have
been used for smoking purposes from
time immemorial by the a~borigines. The
pipes used in different localities differed
somewhat in design, but were nearly all
prototypes of the designs adopted by
civilized man, save those used by some
of the Caribbean natives. Their pipes
were like the letter Y in shape. The to-
bacco was put in the hollow of the tube
represented by the stem of the letter.
The tubes represented by the arms were
inserted in the nostrils. and the smoke
vas inhaled through the nose. Just
when cigars and cigarettes began to be
smoked Is a question. 1t is considered
likely, according to some authorities, that
they originated with the savages. The
modern smoker, by the way, is more and
more inclined to forsake the pipe for the
cigar, especially in this country, if he
can afford it, and the extensively carved
meerschaum, colored with infinite pride
and patience, is not nowadays half as
common as it was 90 years ago.
The controversy as to whether tobacco
is injurious or not began in the sixteenth
century when Jean Nicot whence nico-
tine), lord of Villemain and master of re-
quests in the household of the French
king, got some of the plants in Portugal,
whence they had been taken from the
new world. and introduced smoking to
the members of the French court. This
controversy has lasted ever since and is
as far from being settled now as it was
when Sir Walter Raleigh carried the
habit into England. From France and
England the habit spread overthe world,
and today tobacco is almost as universal
IN article Of consumption as bread. 1t
is not for this writer to say whether it
has brought good or evil to humanity,
but he is of the, opinion that the people of
today are as strong, as large, as hand
some and AS intellectual as were their
forefathers of the days before tobacco
was an article of consumption.
|. d. MARSHALL.
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to stop. You'd regret it. I've made MP
my mind that whatever Il man does
about tobacco he'll be sorry for"
The habit of smoking tobacco is now
we'll nigh universal among civilized peo-
Pile. But the use Of the American weed.
pulvecized as snuff and shredded As fine
cut or caked in plugs or twisted as pig
tail for chewing purposes, has greatly
declined. The falling off of the snuff
ing habit began many years ago. though
1t still huyers III some quarters, the So
lace Of the aged. Chewing began to 90
out in the seventies. but it still main
tains q much stronger hold than snuff
ing. Butchewing in public or by public
men is nowadays a rarity. Not many of
the younger readers of this newspaper
can remember the time when this pen
picture of an American public man
limned by the author of Martin Chuzzle-
wit bore even the slightest semblance
of truth:
Their new friend said no more Just
then, being busily employed in cutting IA
quid, or plug, from his cake of tobacco
and whistling softly to himself the while.
When he had shaped it to his liking, he
took out his old plug .snd deposited it on
the back of the seat between Mark and
Martin, while he thrust the new one into
the hollow Of his cheek. where it looked
like a large walnut or a tolerable pippin.
Finding it quite satisfactory, he stuck
the point Of his knife into the old plug.
and holding it out for their inspection
remarked. with the air Of a man who had
not lived in vain. that it was used up
considerable Then he tossed it away"
1t was General Choke who perform
ed in this fashion before Martin Chuzzle-
wit and his cheerful friend and servant,
Mark Tapley, and, though the picture
may perhaps be justly written down a
carlcature, yet it was. as older readers
know, ''founded on fact" as was also
the description Of Mr.. Chollop. who ap-
peared to Mark and Martin farther along
in the book. Martin saw Chollop rid
himself once of the juice of the delicious
morsel he was masticating and drew
back.
can .alc'late my distance, sir re-
turned Mr.. Choll0p. TO al inch. | re-
quire, sir, two foot clear in a "circ'lar di-
rection and "a engage myself toe keep
within it. | have gone 10 foot in a circ'-
lar direction. but that was for Il wager.
| realized the stakes, yes. sir
He was silent for a time, during
which he was actively engaged in the
formation of q magic circle round the
chest on which he sat"
1t has been stated by the doctors that,
however much more disagreeable to the
nonchewer than smoking the chewing
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Evolution aud Partridses,

A striking example of the effects of
environment and changed conditions
of life upon the forms of animals Is
furnished by a species of partridge
living in the Canary islands. About
400 years ago the Spanlar1s intro
duced the red legged partridge from
Europe into these islands, and the
pird has continued to flourish there;
but, us recent examination proves, it
has undergone notifications clearly
brought about by the conditions I'M
der which it lives.
It's back has turned from russell
color to gray. This looks like a case
of protective %coloration, since the
bird passes its life amid gray volcanic
rocks.
Then it's beak has become one
fourth longer and thicker than that
of its ancestors and of its European
relatives, and its legs also have in
creased i'll length and grown stouter.
These changes are exactly such as
were needed to suit it to the life that
it is now compelled to lead amid the
rocks and or the mountain sides Of
the islands, where a more vigorous
physical development is required
than was needed upon the plains Of
England and France.
AS has been remarked. if such
changes can be wrought by nature
in tho animal form i'm lOD yno,s W., at
might not have been accomplished
in 400 centuresI-Iouth's COmpan
ion.
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He was a speculator', and for year
past nothing had been coming his
way but expenses. One day his daugh-
ter informed him in an unfeeling
manner that if he did not give her Il
diamond bracelet worth at least $3.50
she would elope with the coachman.
Come to my arms, my darling
child he exclaimed as the tears of
Joy coursed down his wrinkled
cheeks. Come to my arms!"
DO | get the bracelet" she asked,
h~esitating.
"Of cours not" he smiled delight
edly. You get the coachman. |
owe him eight months wages"
That ended ii. -Exchange.
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Cam phOrated OIL.

Camphorated oil occupies a prom.
inent place in the household medicine
closet. Mixed in the proportion of
two parts oil and Il part spirits of
turpentine, it is one of the best of ap-
plicatiOns for the relief OF chest colds.
Apply hot on a flannel cloth and
cover with a piece of cotton batting.
Here is a suggestion to make the
camphorated oil. Get the common
cottonseed table oil, which is sold for
sweet Gil. Small bottles at retail
stores usually cost 10 cents. Half
fill Il six ounce bottle with gum cam.
phor, then fill with oil and let it
stand in a very warm place over
night. The oil will take up only just
SO much of camphor, and when it is
used off fill with oil again, repeating
the process until the camphor is dis
solved. This is cheap and clean and
will not soil clothing.-New York
Times
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Notice of Mortgage Sale.

Default existing in u mortgage executed by
AIber;inc BohI aud Henry BOIL, wife and hus
hnnd, mortgagnrs, dated April =, lHSS, and exc
Henry Bohl April II, lH>s, to Charles 3. Ken
nrdy, mortgagce, on the souih west quar-
ter &. ". IA Of section ~, township lO1, north OF
range -, west of the 9TH p. NJ, in Lake county,
Dakota Territory (now State Of Sonth D4kotn),
said mortgage having been filed for record in the
office Of the register of deeds in and for Lake
county. ID. 7. April *, 1928, at II O'Clock m ,
and recorded in book st" OF Lake county rec
ords, on page rs: there being now due on said
mortgage the sum Of s. 81, besides an attorney
fee of S25tD stipulated IN said mortgage. There
fore, the sheriff OF said Lake county will sell
snid land at the front door of the court boure in
the city OF Madison, In said Lake county. ). d,
on thy 34th day Of March. 1894. at , O'Clock y. m,
To- satlAfI sElo debt and attorney tee, and costs
of sale.
Dated ut Madison, S. d.. February :, 1894.
CHARLES Is. KENNEDY, Mortpagee.
j. II. WILLlAMSON. Atty for Mortgagec.,
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THE TOBACCO HABIT.
THE USE OF SNUFF AND ZINE
CUT" DECLINING.

Chewing In Public IL Far Less Common
Than FornerIy-Hoid of the Cigarette
Among the ''Clas-"s' In EurOpe-The
"Y" shaped Pipe of til" ~Caribbeans.
1t is reported by the newspapers that
,x-Speaker Reed has gone back to his
cigar; that he nowadays puffs the fra
grant Havana with all the gusto of for
mer days. He is probably sorry already
that he has resumed the soothing habit.
One day last summer when at his Port
land home he offered me a cigar, but
failed to take n himself, he said in ex-
PLANTATION:
II stopped smoking some five years
ago. l don't know why. I've always
been sorry | did. | wouldn't advise you
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Whereas, default has been made IN the. pay
ment OF the principal aud interest ON the money
occurred by a mortgage; dated the 18th day of
November, 1879, executed ty Martha V. Wait
and Lor'n A. Wait, to The Ballou state Banking
Company, which mortgage is recorded in the
Office Of the register of deeds of Lake county,
the 18th day Of december, 1881, at 2:aD p. m;
And. whereas, said, The Ballou State Banking
company, has duly assigned said mortgage to
The Winchester Savings Bank, who are the pres.
recorded in the office Of the register Of deeds of
Lake county, south DakOt9. on the 18Th day of
April, 1892, in book II of mortgages, on page -:
and, whereas. no action or proceeding at law or
otherwise has been lIstitutcd to recover the
debt secured by said mortgage, or any part
thereof; and, whereas, default has been made in
the bny meit OF the principal sum-, together
with the accrued interest secured ny said mort.
gage when due; and, whereas, the whole amount
Of the principal and interest has become due
and payable; and, whereas. it is stipulated in
said mortgage that in the event of the foreclos-
IRE of the came, $4,000 shall be allowed rs at
tOrncv = fees; and, whereas. the amount claimed
to he due on said mOrtHrge At the date OF this
notice i- 81 ,035.CN, and the a,torDey's fec of 800
Now, therefore, notice IL hereby given, that by
virtue OF the power OF sac contained i'll said
mortgage and duly recorded as aforesaid, and in
pursuance of the statutes in such case m de and
provided, the said mortgage i'll be forccloscd by
a sale of the mortgaged premises therein de.
g ribed, at public au ctiun, by the Sheriff CT
Lake county, :. d., at the front door of
the court house, i'll the city OF Madison. county
OF LHkE, state Ol south DaEDt2, on the 3lrt day
OF March, 1891, ut two o clock in the afternoon of
tina. day. The mort gaged premises ar" situated
in the county OF Lake ard state of S"uth Dakota,
and described as follows, Ia wit: The southeast
quarter Of section No. eight 80, IN township No.
one hundred ami five 0G5l north, range %ffty-tour
(5i west, OF the fifth =. m.
Dated Ut Madison. South Dakota, this 18th day
Of February. A. d. 1894.
TIL WINCHESTER SAVINGS BANK,
Assignee of NOrtGuGec
d. HOLDK1DGE II SON,
! Attorney for Assignee OF M"rtgugcc.
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Danger In Phonetic Spelling.

An extraordinary story Of the dan.
ger of phonetic spelling is told by an
Australian paper. A scandinavian
named Ole Baumgartz, who is estab-
lished in Australia as q schoolmaster,
was astonished and outraged one day
by the receipt of the following mis-
sive: odd Boom CUTS is queer. Cur,
ass, you az a man of no legs, | wish
to inter my bowie in your skull" A
conference was held. and the writer
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PRINCES M"ETTERNICH AND CIGARETTE.
of tobacco may be, it is less harmful.
We have all heard and read of persons
who smoked themselves to death. but
did you ever read or hear of a mar who
chewed himself into an untimely grave?
Be that as it may, there are times when
even the quid has its uses. used to know
a reporter WING never chewed save when
he went to report horse races. He was
so much of d slave to nicotine that he
felt the need of it whenever he had to do
work in "A hurry. He could not smoke
at the races. for the smoke got into his
eyes and made it hard to\see the horses,
so he compromised for the time being on
a bit of cut plug between his teeth, with
perfectly satisfactory results.
AS the habits of chewing and snufing
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In the county court Of the CGupty OF Lake
State Of South Dakota. In the matter of the
estate Of William Barton, deceased. Notice 10
hereby gwen by the undersigned, administratrix
OF the estate Of VIM. Barton, deceased, to the
creditors OF, and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to ex hibit them with
the necessary vouchers, within four months after
the first publication of this notice, TO the said
adm'nistratrix, at her place OF residence, in tho
city OF Madison, IN the county OF Lake.
Dated at Madison, y. D., January ~, 1894.
ELLA BARTON,
AdminI-tratrix Of the ettatc Of William Barton,
deceased.
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Ia he county court of the county Of Lake.
state of south Dakota. III tie matter of the
estate OF Alfred =. Anderson, deceased. Notice
is hereby given by the undersigned, admini.tra.
tor OF the estate of Alfred 7, Anrersnn, deceased
to the creditors o: and ell p-r-ons having clam =
against the said deceased, To exhibit them with
the necessary vouchers, wi'hin four months after
the first publication OF this notice, to said ad-
ministrator, at the Office of the county judge, in
the city OF Madison, IN the county of Lake, S. D
Dated at Madison. :. D.. Feb. /, 1894.
SOLOMON ANDERSON.
Admiplstrator of tn" estate of Alfred +. Ander
son. NtsraSed.
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a newcomer, was visited by a BODY
of inhabitants and asked Indignantly
to read his letter aloud and what he
meant by it. He read: 'Ole Baum
gartz, ESQ. Sir-As you are a man of
knowledge, I wish to enter my boy
i'm your school"
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The German mother says that
should she by accident lose the heel
of her shoe one of her children will
die before the year is out, while
should a French lady meet with such
an accident to her high heeled slip
pers disappointment in love is sure to
Observation-Disclosures Press
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Notice

Ohtcc Of Commissioner school aud Public
Lands. Pierre. south Dakota, Jan ~. 1884
Notic" IL hereby given that Oh the 18th day of
April 1881, ali OF the unItused and ulsU'd school
lands IN Lake county will he offered for lease, to
III" highest bidder, at public auction, al the front
door of the court house in said county. The leas-
lug VIII be held between the hour o ten O'Clock
ii. IN. End tv" O'Clock y. N. each dav until all
trA"'- 4, ( -thnoi lands have been offered for lease.
THOS. q. RUTH.
Commissioners of School and Public Lands.
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Notice.

Office OF Commissiorer, School and Public
Lands, Pierre, South Dakota, Jan. =, lNH4.-No-
ticc IL hereby given that on the 10Th nAy of April,
1884, all the unsoid school lands in the county OF
Lake viii be offered for sale at prblic auction, to
IN" hightst bidder, at the front door OF the court
house Ia snid county. said sale viii be held ne
tween the hours of ten O'Clock a. IN. and five
o o'clock p. m. each day until ali the tracts Of
sChoo land have been offered for sale.
THOS. II. RUTH.
Commissioner OF school and Public Lands.
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Volatile CNmpOunls OF Lead.

Several Now volatile compounds Of
lead have been brought to the atten-
ton Of the Royal society, London,
the discovery OF Wnic;l, it is repro
scented, >gives a key to the solution Of
many difficulties which have hitherto
beset investigation, and by cXamin-
ing the various furnace reactions of
lead compounds IN the light of these
discoveries the result is claimed to be
a true explanation. for the first time.
Of the m~rtuliIrgy Of lead, founded
upon accurate knowledge. The proc
esS involved in this discovery consists
III passing a stream of air through
the lead ore Ill BeE>emer converter,
by which simple means the whole Of
the ore IS converted into pig lead or
lltharge or >ulphate of lead, as may
be required. thus enabling manufac-
turers to insure the product, which
at TIE time Is most profitable. No
fuel IS necessary. Is the oxidation of
the ore supplies all the heat that is
essential for the purpose, and not
only Is all the lead obtained without
loss, but the silver also without eX-
pense New York Sun.
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NI fanny 'hN
They who arrive at TN" ">hIdy
side" of life
WITHOUT \. HOME
are indeed to be pitied. Contrast
the condition of the person who
owns his own home with the one
who r"ntS. Which will You Select?
You can have either condition: it
remains for you to decide. The
wi1r>; and most prosperous people
IN this country are purchasing all
the real estate their means will
admit of. and are advising their
friends to do likewise. \ very
intelligent and wealthy old gen
t!emun who resides in Illinois, and
who has travelled extensively and
been very observing, wrote us a
few days ago, and in his I"ttrr he
said:
"RraI estate III your section Of
country must very soon BE- in ac-
nv" demand at much advanced
!,rIrrs. as all Of the good, cheap
lands aye gone. and YOUR lands
thnsn 81 t,nStatas inst east Of Won
l.
BUSINESS, c"nters as Madison. must
gro" rapIdlV and cltN lot advance
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