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The Van Buren press., 1895-12-14
POSTAGE STAMPS AND CARDS.

The different countries of the world
now use 13,400 different kinds of pos,
tage stamps.
A postage stamp of Mauritius issue,
two-penny blue, unused, sold in London
for 500.
An average of 12,OO0,0O0 of postage
stamps are used by the people of the
United States every day in the year.
Austria has seized all the Italian pos
tai cards printed TO commemorate the
taking OF Rome at the frontier, and n,
fuses to allow them to circulate within
her territory. Italy has protested, al
the cards comply with all the regula
tions of the postal union.
In 1913 postage rates in the United
States were: 'Single letters, by land
40 miles, eight cents; ninety miles, ten
cents; 150 miles, 1874 cents; 300 miles
II cents; 500 miles, 20 cents; over SOC
miles, % cents; double letters, twice the
single rates; ounce at the. rate of fouj
single letters"
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POTATOES.

Potato Stew.-Place three or four
slices of salt pork in kettle and fry un-
ill brown. Then add about two quarts
of water and six or eight potatoes,
which have been previously peeled and
cut in small pieces; add three common
sized onions, cut in small pieces; boil
about half an hour, or until tender; add
dumplings. and boil about is minutes.
scalloped Potatoes.-Pare and slice
them. mince two or three onions; put
a layer of potatoes in pudding dish,
cover with fine bread crumbs, scatter
on few slices of the onions, bits of but
ter and salt and pepper to season; then
add another layer of potatoes and so
on until the dish is nearly full; then
pour over new milk enough to moisten,
cover and bake one hour; remove the
cover and brown.
To Cook New Wash, scrape
and boil about ten minutes, pour off tho
water, and put on more boiling water to
cover. then add a little salt and cook
until done. Drain off all the water. add
half-pint of new milk in which has been
mixed smooth one teaspoonful of flour,
add butter. pepper and salt; let boil
and serve. If you use cream instead OF
milk omit the flour, but use plenty OF
butter.-Housekee
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A story of stony Grief

Right up to the horse rack rode Bunk
Weatherford that day, but he never
turned his head or spoke word. l
told him to 'dismount and git down and
hitch and come in, which he went on to
do, but he didn't say nothin.
l have seen the mettle Of that man
Bunk Wealth erford under fire and on
trial, you understand. | have seen him
when the air was full of bowie knives
and pistols-with fools and whisky a
plenty at both ends of the game-stand
up flat-footed and never move a muscle
or bat his eye. So when went out
that day and met him at the gate and
took his hand and felt it tremlin in
mine and saw the tears big as glass
marbles standin in his eyes, l knowed
good and we'll what 1T meant. Fate
had laid his hand on little Mittie, and
she had went the final way of all human
flesh. ,It 1883 &-'
1t was some time befr.e Bunk could
unlimber himself sufficient to open up
and do any talkin to speak of. Then
he would have to stop oncst in while
to take long breath and keep from
chokin.
"You can see / am all busted and
broke up, Rufe," Bunk went on to say
presently "and l reckon you know
without any tellin from me how it come
to rass. l can't understand it, Rufe-
that little new grave which they have
made down there in the orchard
blamed if | can understand it, They
took and buried our little Mittie
there this mornin. They say it is we'll
and right-that it will all work out
right somewheres down the line-but IL
don't look right, and it don't feel right
to me now, and hanged if can see how
1t will ever come out that way. But
me and Aunt Nancy and all the doctors
put together couldn't help it. rode
down two young mules huntin up doc
tors and goin after medicine, and Mandy
(that's Bunk's wife) she didn't shet her
eyes in sleep for whole entire week.
But we couldn't keep the little one
with us any longer.
Remember, Rufe, she was the onIy-
est gal we had in the family, and the
baby at that. And it is the hardest and
most strangest thing in the world to me
why we couldn't manage no way to keep
the little thing on the earth till some
other and further day. The world was a
heap more brighter and better place
with her than it ever will be without
her.
"But l reckon you must be about
three-thirds right, Rufe, in regards to
one thing-man horned of woman is
mighty small potatoes and few in the
Mill. with the rows six feet apart by
rracious, brung in the best doctor in
the country and told him l would
rive him clear deed 70 our farm and
Ill the stock on it If he would but
,nly pitch in and go to work and stop
hat fever and cure our little Mittie.
And Mandy lowed she would fling in
.er cows and chickens and all the house
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"Till Death Do Us Part.o

Over there in the hill country lives
man by the name of Bunk Weatherford.
Through childhood and boyhood he was
my side partner in thousand clost calls
and tight places. He is now my fellow
citizen and my friend till death do us
part
Well, Bunk he rode by one day last
week and throwed some new light on
the subject at hand. Soon as ever the
man hove in sight | knowed good and
well that somethin terrible had come to
pass over in the hill country. He was
ridin of the onlyest ball-face mule in
the country, which l would know that
mule II | was to meet him in Halifax
with linen duster on. But the man
was ridin in a slow walk, and that didn't
look like Bunk Weatherford He want
singin and he want whistlin, which
that didn't have the usual sound and
appearments of Bunk. But it was Bunk.
The news had went the rounds some
days before to the extent that Bunk's
baby girl, little Mittie, was mighty
sick. 1t was my place to of went over
there to see about it, but somehow
every time got ready and started to GO
I didn't go. If there is anything in
this wide and wicked world which | do
love it IS women and children. But in
case of sickness l reckon I am the
blamdest most onhandiest man you ever
I'D tn11 3 A j
is sick l am as awkward and bad ont of
place as blind mule at a shootin
match. So hadn't went over as yet to
see about little Mittie. They told me
that Aunt Nancy Newton had come up
from Panther Creek, with verbs in her
hands and healin in her wings, as it
were, and I was plum willin to leave
the little one with Aunt Nancy and the
good Lord.
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COMMON SPICES.
sUFUs SANDERS.

Ginger is said often to relieve seasick'
ness.
Sumatra pepper is said to be the
cheapest.
The nutmeg tree is native of the
Moluccas.
The ginger plant grows from two to
three feet high.
A preserve is made from young roots
of ginger.
The nutmeg is the seed of tree of
the laurel family.
The fruit of the nutmeg is often made
into a sweetmeat.
Ten varieties of plants are known to
produce black pepper
The red pepper plant belongs to the
deadly nightshade family.
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Boys a Plenty and to Spare.

"There Is another pint, Rufe, which
sticks in my heart and keeps up a
monstrous hurtin there" Bunk went on
to say in his sad and solemcholy way.
.'You know we have got boys plenty
and some to spare at home, and how 1t
ever come to pass that Providence had
to take our little Mittie and leave nine
of them healthy, hongry yearlin boys
around the place passeth all my under
standin. Some of our boys are all right
and some of them amt worth havin. In
bunch of nine we raley couldn't ex-
pect to get more than five or six to
show up all right. Hit maybe mought
sound ruther rough and pecurious for
me to say so, Rufe, but there are three
boys at home which l could spare a
blame sight better and more easier than
can spare the little thing they took
and buried down there in the orchard
Now, if the good Lord had but only
called for one of them triflin boys-or
even all three of 'em in bunch 1T
would not hurt so awful bad nor look so
mighty strange to me.
'Oncst upon time, when you was
over to our house, Rufe, recollect you
told me and Mandy how proud and hap
py we ought to be with that baby girl.
You went on to say somethin-and
Mandy she amt forgot the words till this
day-about the sunshine of her pres
ence and the PATTERN music of her feet
That's the idea, Rufe, and it covers all
the ground, though never could of put
it in that way. And now the sunshine
and the music hit amt there. I can see
the baby duds and doll rags, and the
title shoes and stoekins, and the like
of that scattered all around the place.
Rufe, but the sunshine and the music
hit aint there"
Before he went away Bunk lowed he
didn't know for certain which to do
whether to go back home, or go crazy or
git drunk. But l finally at last put him
in the notion to go on back home to
Mandy and the boys, like man, and
suffer, and be strong.
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aRe Thankful and say N6fhln..

Naturally, of course, felt mighty
sorry for Bunk Weatherford that day.
l wanted to make him feel better in
stead of worse, if could and | didn't
bring the subject up with him. But it
is my own private, personal opinions
that him and Mandy use to brag and
take on too ovarlastin much about their
boys. For long time they made out
like they didn't want nothin' but boys
at their house. Bunk he preached forth
the doctrine that poor folks didn't have
no business with anything but boys
They wanted pillow hands and wood
choppers and rail splitters, and, to hear
them tell it, they didn't need nc girls
in their business, But bye-and-bye the
good Lord took and give them one little
girl baby, anyhow, which they called
her name Mittie, and then, by gracious
they thought it was the onlyest one in
the round created world. No wonder it
was so powerful hurtin on them to give
up little Mittie.
My notion is that people ought to
take what shey can git, and be thankful,
and say nothin. 1t don'tma blessed,
blame bit Of difference with me how
many babies the good Lord and the doc
tors bring around by my house. l
wouldn't feel natural and right, and
wouldn't be happy without gang of
them around the place, But will never
stop to put in no questions as to whether
they must be boys or girls. And it
wouldn't jar my hand any whether they
come one or two or three in the burr.
"As arrows are in the hands of a
mighty man, so are the children Of the
youth. Blessed is him that hath his
culver full of them"
RUFUS SANDERS
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youth. Blessed
Is him that hath
his quiver full
of them" Here
lately h We
done piles a n d
piles of thinkin
along them gen.
eral lines. Nat
urally of course
believe what
the Word says
in regards to
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that and everything else, But some
times the more I think about it the
worse l git all mixed and muddled up
with myself touchin the great question
of children.
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hxments into the bargain. Well, the
doctor he pitched in and went to work,
but that was all. He couldn't do nothin
with the fever, and he couldn't put off
the diggin Of that little new grave down
there on the orchard any more than me
and Mandy and Aunt Nancy could"
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Large Muns.

The Marie Antoinette muff is the ex
treme novelty of the moment. 1t is
more than yard in width, is quite
soft and is perfectly fiat, the ends be.
ing left open instead of being drawn
together. The arms can be thrust in
it to the elbow, though it is too widely
open to be very warm. 1t is mostly
made in sable and other costly furs.
All muffs are larger and the round
muff of increased size with a fur lining
will be most comfortable and probably
most popular. A large round muf
and collar of fox bleute will give an
attractive finish to black and dark
colored costumes, as its blue-gray
shades contrast well with many of the
prevailing colors for cloth and velvet
gowns. Fluffy furs are most effective
in muffs of the new large sizes, but
Persian lamb and sealskin muffs are
similarly made -IIarper's Bazaar.
The most intense cold yet produced
artihcially exceeded 400 degrees below
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The Richest of Fnhrics.

Velvets, brocades and satins will
each be largely patronized this winter
for entire gowns, capes, coats and red
ingotes. The varieties of velvet are
endless; plain velvets in superb color
ings, crocodile velvet, chameleon, Rem
aissance, moired, plaided, striped,
lowered, and also 'velours de BEN
gale" generally used in combination
with costly furs. Small perlines and
.arger capes in single, double and
triple effects are sent out with the ma
jority of walking and visiting costumes
for present wear, their shape much
like those worn last spring, their nov
slty consisting chiefly in their greatly
varied fabrics, two and often three
materials being used, in addition to
spangled galloons, jewel or jet beaded
arabesques, braiding in elaborate pat
terms, and Turkish and Persian passe-
nenteries. Plain tailor made coats or
capes are easily and very beautifully
elaborated by these garnitures, and
the modiste can produce thereby a
small wrap of special distinction.--N.
Y. Post.
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FROM OLD ROCKY.
The One-Gallus Statesman "In Re-
CARDS" to Children.
Bunk Weatherford and the Little New
Grave Down There in the Orehard-A
story of stony Grief-Boys
Plenty, and ome to Spare.

Copyright 1881
Somewheres in the books it is writ
ten, "As arrows are in the hand of a
mighty man, SO are the children of The
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Though every old man has been
young, and every young man hopes to
be old, there seems to be a most un-
natural misunderstanding between
the two stages of life. This unhappy
want OF commerce arises from arro-
gance or exultation in youth. and ir-
rational dependence or self-pity in
Age.-Steele.
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The Frank Answer Inspired Wrath.

The Frank Answer inspired Nrath'
Board School Teaeher-Which letter
is the next one to the letter Ii?
Boy-Dunno, ma'am. n
What have 1 on both sides OF my
oose?"
''Freckles, ma'am. Woman.
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The most intense cold yet produced
artihcially exceeded 400 degrees below
zero.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-04-15

companion during their enforced separa-
ton. A few months before his death he
apparently could bear the boys absence
no longer and sent for him. The boy re-
turned, and during the novelist 3 fatal
sickness was a constant attendant at
his bedside. He was present when the
famous romancer breathed his last and
was nearly heartbroken when all that
was mortal Of the author of "Dr. Jekyll
and Mr.. Hyde" was laid to rest ON the
lofty summit of Vaea mountain.
The boy has inherited considerable
talent for art from his father, and it
was Stevenson's intention to educate
him to be an artist. Part Of the proper
ty to which he has fallen heir is one
half Of the great plantation owned by
the novelist in Samoa and q half inter-
est in valuable Oakland real estate. He
is q nephew Of Dwight Strong, Jr.,
curator Of the Oakland library, and his
grandfather, Dwight Strong. ST., leads
the life Of a hermit in California.
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Mortgage Sale.

Whereas default has been made in the condi-
liens OF q certain mortgage dsted the !th day 81
April A. d. 1892 executed by David K. HOWE and
Ellen 3. HOWE his wife NOR, gagOre to John W.
hutchinson MORTGAGE. which mortgage was re-
corded in the Office ofthe register Of deeds in and
for tie county OF Lake, state of South Dakota on
the sth day OF April A. D. 1892 at B O'Clock p. m.
in book . Of mortgages on page i34, and whereas
such default contests in the nonpayment Of In
terest upon the debt secured by said mortgage
which interest came due and payable on the 7th
day of October 1894 and the Eth day Of April 1895,
and also in failing to pay the taxes assessed up
year 1894, and whereas, 1t was stipulated In said
mortgage that In case default shall be made In
the payment Of the said sum Of money or any
part thereof. at the time or times therein speci-
hea for the payment thereof, or in case of the
nonpayment OF any taxes before the same shall
become delinquent, or for u breach Ut any cove
nsut contained therein, thea or in either
Of the debt secured by said mortgage
shall at tie option Of the holder there
Of Immediately become due ard payable, aid,
whereas, the owner and holder Of said debt aud
mortgage has declared and does hereby declare
the whole Of said debt both principal and inter
est due and payable by reason Of above mention
ed defaults, and whereas no action or proceeding
at law or otherwise has been instituted to recov-
er the debt secured by said mortgage, or any
part thereof, and whereas, the amount claimed
notice i. , heV ann a, OF FHrtGai Hnn .ins a ans q s,r sf,s
Ave Dollars and Two Cent?, principal and inter
est, besides fifty dollars attourney's fees stiputat-
eu In eSid mortgage TO De pald In case or FORE
Closure or the commencement OF forecloe.
ure. Now, there ore notice lie hereby given,
that by virtue Of the power OF sale contained In
sald mortgage and recorded Herewith, and in
pursuance of the statutes In such case provided
the said mortgage will be tore closed by a sa'e Of
the mortgaged premises therein described NJ
public auction by the sheriff of the said county
OF Lake or his deputy, at the south front door OF
the court house In the city Of Madison In the
said county OF Lake on Saturday tie Sth day Of
June, 1885, at 10 O'Clock In the forenoon ofthat
In the county of Lake and state of south Dakota
and are desc -ibed In said mortgage a. follows:
thirty hour (34) in tow nehip number one hundred
and five (lO5) north of range ~ffty-twO (52) west
OF the fifth (5) P. VI. containing one hundred and
sixty (16O) acres more or less according to gov.
ernmeDt survey thereof.
Dated at Madison this 18th day Of April A. D..
1895.
JOHN W. HUTCHINSON,
A.. FRIZZELL, Mortgage.
Attorney for Mortgage.
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STEvENSON'S FIDUS AchATES.
He Is Little Joseph Strong and Gets Half
the Novelist's Property.

He Is Little Joseph Strong and Gets Half
the Novelist's Property.
Joseph Austin Strong, q boy of 10
years, was n Of Robert Louis Steven
sons dearest friends, and when he died
the novelist willed his youthful friend
one-half of his entire estate. The boy is
the son of Joseph d. Strong. an artist
and newspaper caricaturist who married
the daughter of S~tevenson's wife and
made his home in Hawaii. A number
Of years ago the novelist and his wife
paid the Strong family q visit, and it
was then that Stevenson became 50
strongly attached to the boy. The
strangely assorted pair were almost con-
stantly together and wandered hand in
hand over the hills and along the sea-
shore. Stevenson loved the boy as he
would have loved a son, and when he
purchased al extensive plantation in
Samoa he induced the Strongs to make
it their home. They did so, and in
nearly all his romantic voyages among
the islands of the Pacific the boy was
the novelist's favorite companion.
About a year ago Stevenson reluctant
~ sent the boy to Oakland, Cal, that
he might secure a good education, and
it is said was very lonely for his boyish
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Mortgage Sale.

Whereas, Default has been made in the pay
ment of the money secured by Il mortgage dated
the first day of October, A. ID. 1857, executed bX
John Zentner and Minnie Zentner, his wife, OF
the county of Lake, and state of South Dakota,
to the American Mortgage COMPANY Of YanktOn,
South Dakota, and which mortgage was recorded
of Lake, state of South Dakota, in book II Of
mortgages, on page $50, on the 18th day of De-
cember, 1892, at $3.50 a. m; and, whereas, no ac-
ton or proceedings at law or otherwise have been
instituted to recover the debt secured by said
mortgage or any part thereof; and, Whereas, It
was stipulated in said mortgage, that If the said
mortgage, should fail to pay the said promissory
note secured by said mortgage, or any part there.
of, according to the conditions of said note, or to
ses, described In said mortgage, before the same
became delinquent, then the said note and all
sums of money secured by said mortgage should
and, whereas, default has been made in the pay
ment of the second installment of the money BE-
cured by said mortgage; and, whereas, the whole
amount of principal and interest has become due
by reason of such default; and, whereas, the
amount claimed to be due upon said mortgage, ut
the date of this notice, is the sum OF seventy-six
Of afl pa,ne apa ai sSd ss.s ssn Sf i Gsss;ssl, t SSM. s Sos;ss
fore, notice IL hereby given that by virtue of the
power of sale contained in said mortgage, and
the statutes aseS.ae IN n such alU esss made a1a and d p p%gsSsSse the Ss
said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale OF 1.-THE
mortgaged premises therein described, at public
auction at the front door OF the court house in
the city Of Madison and county of Lake and state
Of South Dakota, on the 9Th day of April, 1895,
at ten o'clock In the forenoon OF that day. The
said mortgaged premises are situated in the
county of Lake. in the state of South Dakota, and
are described as follows, towit: The southwest
quarter (swk) of section eighteen t18) In town
ship one hundred and five 1851 north, OF range
hfty-four t54) west.
Dated at Yankton, south Dakota, this 18th day
of March, A. ID. 1895.
AMERICAN MORTGAGE COMPANY,
K Mortgage.
T CRAMER 4 HOLMAN,
( ATTORNEYS for Mortgapep.
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Aninsls 81 Plav.

Animals have . keen sense Of max
ing believe" which is the essence Of
play. A child's first game is bopeep-
make believe. When a couple Of dogs
have q jolly tussle, they make believe to
engage in deadly combat. A striking
instance Of this occurred to q writer
some years back. He gave a dead mouse
to a kitten. 1t was tho first time she
had seer one, and she shifted at it in
quisitive'y before deciding to toss it
about.
A pair of slippers lay on the floor.
She dropped the mouse into one Of them
aud Immediately proceeded to look for
it most Z~ealously in the other slipper
till l took MP the first, which contained
per booty. Incl she showed that 1t was
no real lack or I,-uy that had seut
her on tho hootlcss search.-Dulalo
ENpr~c.
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Whereas, default exists In . mortgage made
and executed by Edwin A. knight, Of Lake
county, y. D.. rortgagor, dated and executed
January 4, 1890, to James A. Trow, mortgage e,
on the northesst quarter (ne - of section 10, IN
township los, north Of range "a, west OF the 9TH
p. n, IN Lake county. 8. D., given tn secure the
payment Of . certain note Of even date there
with for $4,000 dine January !, 1895, with inter
est thereon Of ! per cent, per annum from
date and with interest at12 per cent. per
nanum Alter due, said mortsAgs having
register OF deeds in and for Lake county,
>. D, January s, 1880, and recorded in
book Ak on page 215; and said mortgage hav-
ing been assigned by written assignment, dated
January IS, 1890, and acknowledged January 20,
1880, to A. d. Forbes and said assignment hav.
ing been recorded in the Office Of the register Of
deeds Ia and for Lake county, 8. D., January d,
1890, In book "25" Of mortgages, ON page los;
aud, whereas, said note is now nue aad unpaid.
and there is now claimed to be due thereon the
sum of 1886 36, principal and interest, besides
the sum OF $50 AZ, taxes paid by the said as
rignee, md the further cum Of $1,000 attorneys
fees as stipulated In said mortgage, and there
having been no action or proceedings 81 law or
otherwise for T. e Collection Of Q Id note: nov
therefore. by virtue Of the nower VI eale IN said
mortgage contained. the sheriff Of said Lake
county will sell said premises and real estste at
the front door VI the court house, In the city Of
Madison, In said Lake county, 3. D., on the nth
the highest bidder for cash, to eatiefy said debt,
taxes and attorney fee and coets Of sale.
Dated at Madison, s. d March q. 1895.
A. d. FORBES,
Assignee Of Mortagagee.
j, II. WILLIAMSON,