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BRAVE GIRLS.
Two Instances That Left the Question In
a .' Doubt. tH VIZ

Two Instances That Left the Question In
Doubt. ~
There is an old saying that one neve,
knows a woman's true character till he
sees her in moment of danger-and
seldom then, might well be added.
A couple of young ladies were on top
OF the Mills building recently. One
walked boldly to the very edge OF the
roof and gazed steadily into the street
below without the thrill Of a nerve or
the quiver Of muscle.
Brave girl that" observed the signal
officer. "Stout-hearted and fearless.
She'll make some man good wife.
Huh! Look at the other one," he ex-
claimed, in disgust, as the stout-heart-
ed girls companion shrank back and
cried Historically:
"Oh, hold me! 1 want to jump off"
"What little fool!' said the signal
officer. "A baby to be petted. Wants
to jump off You couldn't pull her off
there with an OK team"
They were just starting down the
narrow stairway when some one
shouted: 4t-..
There's q mouse"
The brave girl who had stood un-
fiinching at the edge of high roof let
out avid scream and rolled to the bot
tom OF the stairs, while her companion
laughed till she was almost hysterical.
"Girls are all FOOLS" declared the
cynical signal officer.-San Francisco
Post. -Tl''H -
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poY,s FISHING.

~ nsy TN about your fancy rods and null
tlplgine resls. =.
~ q ~ higher PLEASURE an arsistio angler
sss e. sonsa'is memories ana everlasting
olvs = = - ssAlas NAL A.a whsn snos !.
eantzy boy.
4 ious snd sissder uapls sprout grown IN 1
fnGnsee'n ahade,
Ssisetsd ND. ~ critics eye. pole Just per-
teot mad9. f6
Asd % its TOP tsu-focs iins wss tied and
VIA sl1kss, hook and cork sttached-all
Fsf1sss the trout
Arne0 With this homemade tackle, and the
bi6browa worms found
n .is11 sesore By iaassrn-lisat vpoa ~
RI s.ssE sssy through clover aelds ara dssss
end ieefy lanes.
~ blitne an4 happy - the birds that sang
thets eweet refrstns-
oeon n she Wild sad tangled woods. mid soli-
rA sak4 the trail knew 70 we'll and IND the
A-tun1llns ovsr mcssy rocks. o. gliding soft
and still
1ussn(prn-cled banks 70 distant pond beside
M - havmill
nss - deep. dsrk. silsns pool rd gently
A. alt1ys casch ncble trout. and altar that
Aad thG "a nsh the rapids and the spring
hoIes till had
~ nssy .'spsehied beauties" - litsis boy
co0A "a
ssns.s. I. .s,sss ,;s. ,,ss sss as's ponds enc
~ 49, he biggest pickerels ane sasppins
t15ess. 700.
And perak and bass and catfish. and great.
lols. fresh vatsr sels.
With ali the ksen enjoyment that youthful
sag1k feels. a.
Hsv lQrdp wsssA NJ s1<lss sq<s With
n went clean undor out Of sght-and then
With quickest skill
Bring up and land struggling prize and grab
Il tight before
n aopDed itssif s-dovn. the. hsaka and to the
wecdy shore
Al dark. % hungry - besr. back home !
Gayly hted
16show NY heavy string Of fsh with lots Of
boyish pride.
And mcskly take scoldins for remaining out
20 late
And leaving all my chores undone-when the
fishing was 70 great
Al. yesi The modern angler Of the fancy
tnckle kind 4
Wenld gladly give his fortune for the fun
used 10 and- 80 =
Aad 70 would for just . week Of boyhood
onoe again =
10 use my own made maple rod cut fl Fairy
Glen * 4EA
II G. Dodge, in Goodalls Sun.
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THE FLOCK.
The Question OF Better Sheep and Better
Wool.

The Question Of Better Sheep and Better
Wool.
Every advantage must be taken to
make the most out of the sheep, to re.
ceive the most and best mutton, as
we'll as the longest and best fleece. TO
a considerable extent this can be done
by careful selections. mating and
breeding, supplemented or aided BY
good feed and care.
By increasing the size Of the sheep,
not only can more mutton, but larger
fleece of wool be secured; then, with
care in the selecting and breeding, not
only can a longer length of fiber but
denser growth be secured. In all Of
these it is possible to go to an extreme.
When the extreme has been reached,
nature will call halt With the
length of fiber it is not best to go be.
yond well-rounded fleece, with fbera
OF such a length that they will adhere
out to their tips. Whenever
the length passes this point the
fleece becomes more open, and is not SO
desirable as close compact fleece. To
give good wool there must first be q
good sheep, and then it must be given
good treatment. Now is the time I'd
commence, as sheep are low and good
start can be made at a comparatively
low cost. Gull out all but the best ewes.
Let size, quality and growth Of wool as
we'll as vigor and condition be consid.
cred in determining the ewes 1t is best
to keep. While there isgood pasturags
fatten and market the others. Secure d
good ram; always thoroughbred. He
should, in addition, be agood animal OF
good size and growing q good fleece Of
wool, reasonably well matured and in d
vigorous, thrifty condition. In this way
a good start toward improvement car
be secured at a small cost. Then ar
range during the summer to provide
good shelter and good feed during the
winter. To give good fleece of WOO
and bring strong vigorous lambs it il
very essential that the ewes be kept II
good thrifty condition.
Generally the ram should be of ,
good size as the majority of sheep OF
the farm are too small, either for NUT
ton or the best weight of fleece. lik.
the Shropshire and good ram Of thii
kind mated to carefully-selected ewe
of good size will make decided i'm
provement, even with the first of
spring, and by carefully selecting ant
continuing to breed to thoroughbred
ram good flock Of sheep can be bull
up, and it is this class Of sheep tha
will pay even though the price Of WOO
is low.-N. J. Shepherd, In Farm ant
RauAh
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.reet depth. The reots Of many
plants go down TO depth OF many
feet Lucerne, it Is said. will send its
roots to the depth Of ten to twenty
feet The various elements OF plant
food found in the earth are attracted
to the surface In the greatest quanti-
ties by keeping the soil mellow to .
good depth, and this is done by deep
blowing and subsoiling. Besides the
plant food obtained In the earth there
Is also stored In the air large smouns
Of plant food, the use Of which BY
plants is greatly facilitated by keeping
the soil loose and moist. Deep plow.
ing, therefore, favors the appropriation
of plant food under all possible condi-
tions of soil and air.
By keeping the soil loose to q good
depth, the loss Of crops in extremes OF
season will be avoided. In seasons OF
drought, moisture is maintained by
an open and mellow soil, and when
excessive rains prevail the water
passes away readily from the roots OF
the growing crops. Deep plowinR,
therefore, Is great advantage under
all circumstances, and at all times.
While shallow blowing not only fails
to produce good crops In . general
way, but. II practiced any length Of
time, will result in rendering the soil
unproductive, and this condition will
be increased from year to year until
paying yields can no longer be real
ized. In shallow plowing the soil 10
simply turned over, and will soon be-
come as compact as before plowed.
BY repeated tramping by the team
the sub-soil becomes hard and is i'm
penetrable by rains, leaving an excess
of moisture to injure the plants by re-
naming in contact with their roots
and so preventing growth.
The action OF the air on the soil pro.
duces no desirable effect and moisture
and plant food can not be attracted to
the surface from depths below. All
crops require moisture and must be
supplied with the needed amount OF
plant food, and mellowness OF the soil
insures both.-Southern Farm
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DEEP FLOWING.
One Of the Means Of Restoring Apparently
Lost Fertility.


Deep blowing brings to the surface
for fertilization, by the action of the
elements, soil that has been lying DOR
mant for ages. Earth brought to the
surface from depth of several feet in
the earth is soon converted into pro-
ductive soil by the action of the ele-
ments Deep blowing, therefore,
makes the soil rich as deep as plowed.
A thin soil may be made deep by deep
plowings and subsoiling; by loosening
the soil by use Of the sub-soil plow,
the surface soil is washed down by
rains and becomes incorporated with
subsoil, making rich, deep soil, more
valuable for all purposes than a thin
soil.
Plant food sxists in the earth 70 .
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Uncle Hiram--''If yer want ter
have good dogs yer must edjicate 'em
to it. took as rnnch troubie to rear
my dog thar ez did with my son Ike"
But that dog is no good. Uncle
Hiraln-"Neither is Ike"
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The devil gets many boy by get
ting his father irst.-Rams horn.
The Van Buren press., 1895-08-17

IL VoOk StTOng men Wlun GROW oars 10
release my friend. BY good fortune
the rock that had fallen was conically
shaped, the smaller end uppermost,
else he would inevitably have been
crushed to atoms. AS it was both his
legs were shattered from the knees
down.
No sufferer was ever nursed as Archie
was. Dorothy, whose grief was pitia.
BILE, would never have left his side, if
had not forced her to do SO. Her aunt
was equally devoted. while /, of
course, hid what could.
For q month. he scarcely spoke.
Then he whispered to me one evening:
Il suppose it's all up with me, Jack?".
Nonsense, my boy" l answered
huskily, you're good for fifty years
yet" sfHas4 eetf
II know" he murmured wistfully,
but a cripple for life, eh Jacls?"
could not speak, and left the room.
Had not the great London surgeon told
ME on his last flying visit that there
were but two lternatives-amputa
tion of both limbs, or death? The de-
cision, moreover, must be made within
q week.
had, of course, written TO the Trey
or family Of the accident, and then,
one divinely beautiful August night,
Lieut. Guy Trevor, Archer's elder
brother, came TO Rose cottage to see
him.
His ship, the NewYork, was at Ports
mouth, and the moment he heard of the
boys mishap he hurried to him. And
the great big sailor-he was over six
feet, and looked like some giant of the
orient, with his splendid proportions
and tanned features-kneit by his
young brothers bed and spoke to him
with sobs in his deep bass voice.
Through the window saw the meet
ing between the sailor and Dorothy,
and have often wondered since then
why ! did not scent the trouble at the
time.
b Both stood for an instant perfectly
still, transfxed by each others won
derful physical beauty. Then Guy in
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-07-12
A DOCTORS YARN.
1t Is of Two Sisters Who Killed Their
Grandfather to Ease His Pain.

1t Is of Two Sisters Who Killed Their
Grandfather to Ease His Pain.
This is a bit of a true story a physi-
clan told me the other day, and it struck
me as being the text for a fascinating
story Of the Sherlock Holmes sort. We
were talking Of the ACCESSIBILITY of put
ting hopelessly ill persons out Of their
misery as soon as possible. DR.. B. didn't
believe in it.
Il was asked to do it once" he said.
1.-TWO sisters asked me to kill their
grandfather, whom I was attending.
He was old and could not ecover. They
seemed simply to pity his pain. I re-
fused Next morning when I called the
man was dead. The nurse told me the
sisters had sent her out on an errand.
When she returned the windows of the
sick room. were ope1. There was a
strong odor Of chloroform in the room
and the man was dead"
And what did you do?" was asked.
Nothing. The elder sister is now
under the care Of a specialist in nervous
diseases. She cannot sleep. She will not
allow herself to be alone a moment, and
she keeps the gas burning in her room
all night. I think she will end in a
madhouse."
Isn't that a priceless bit for some au-
thor's Observation-Disclosures Post.
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Notice Of Mortgage Sale


Whereas, default has been made in the pay
ment Of the interest on money secured by a
mortgage dated January 2, 1892, ack nowledged
on the 18th day Of January, 1892, given and exc.
son, his wife, Of the county of Lake, state Of
South Dakota, to John Ogden, etate Of Ohio,
and which moItgaee was duly recorded In the
South Dakota, on the 18th day OF January, 1892,
at B O'Clock p. m, recorded In book 1893 Of mort
cages. on page s5; and, whereas, no action or
proceeding at law or otherwise have been insti-
tuted to recover the debt secured by said mort.
gage or any part thereof: and, whereas, it is
stipulated in said mortgage that should default
be made in the payment Of SAID sum Of money
or any part thereof when due, then the whole
principal and interest should become due and
payable, and SAID mortgage might be foreclosed
and, whereas, default consists in the failure of
said mortgagors to pay the interest on said
mortgage, to wit, the sum of $500 interest due
being past due; and, whereas, il is stipulated in
said mortgage tha In the event Of the foreclos-
ure Of the same, $5O:O 90 shall be allowed as attor
claim ed to be due on said mortgage At the date
OF this notice 10 the sum Of $400. 90 principal and
81 80 interest and 5000 attorneys fees, making
. total OF 35o4s 30 now due. Now, therefore,
power contained in said mortgage, and in pursu
ance of the statutes In euch cases made and
provided, the said mortgage will be forecloscd
by the sale Of the said mortgsged premises
therein described, at public auction, at the front
door OF the court house, in the city OF Madison
Lake county, South Dakota, on the Sd day OF
August, 1895, at the hour Of one O'Clock in the
afternoon Of that day. Said mortgaged premises
are situated in the county Of Lake, state Of South
Dakota, and are described as follows, to wit:
The south half (sh) of the southeast quarter
(seA) of section thirty one (31) in township one
hundred and eight (l0e) north Of range hty.one
(51) containing 30 acres, more or less according
to the government survey thereof.
Dated at Madison, Lake county, South Daho-
June 18th, 1895.
JOHN OGDEN, MORTGAGE.
D. d. HOLDRIDGE b SON,
Attorneys for Mortgage.
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A Photographic Bullet.

A bullet provided with a tiny photo
graphic outfit Of its own is the late in
vention of a German named Herr Nee
sen. In carrying out this ingenious idea
Professor Neesen has provided a bullet
which carries a miniature Photographic
plate. This plate, which is very sensi-
tive, is slipped into a slit in the bullet
in such a manner as to receive it's light
through a pinhole in the comic or for
ward end Of the muslin. In this manner
a gyrating line is traced on the plate
which is a complete record Of the bull,
let's oscillations from the moment it
leaves the muzzle Of the gun until the
impact with the target.-St. Louis Re-
public.
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The Poets and Sunshine

One might fancy that there is some
natural affinity between genius and the
sun, seeing that so many gifted one are
attracted in such a peculiar manner to
the source Of light and heat. Shelley
loved to expose his small round head to
its intensest ardor and indited many of
his burning strains on the roof of his
house, near Leghorn, unscreened from
the pelting rays of an Italian sun-that
sun from whose supposed malign influ-
ence even the natives shrink. Byron,
whose early home was in the bleak north
of Scotland, was no less of a sur wor-
shipper. II am always most religious
upon a sunshiny day, he writes, las if
there was some association between an
internal approach to greater light and
purity and the kinder Of this dark Ian
tern Of our external existence" And
elsewhere he declares that he could
bear cold no better than an antelope
and never yet found a sun quite done to
his taste" in full accord with Cole
ridges saying, uttered, however, in a
symbolical sense, that 1.-The poets soul
appears to crave the sunshine"
1t is as by some passionate impulse of
affection that our men of genius are at
tracted toward the sunny south, many
of them being apparently more at home
beneath the clear blue skies of Italy or
Spain than under their native clouds.
Venice has Won q luster the more from
the devotion of Robert Browning, while
the memory of his wife has shed an
added grace on Florence. The names of
Keats, Leigh Hunt and Landor are as
ISOLATED almost as closely with Italia's
image as those Of her own immortals.-
Temple Bar.
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A DELAXe0 BRIDE.
She wouldn't He Welded TIL the Cendi
tions We're All Right.

h Wouldn't He Welded TIL the Csadl
tions Were All Right.
The company waited, hut the bride
was not ready. A bridesmaid was sent
to notify her that George Edward wa
in the oriel room and the band unde,
the stairs waiting to strike mp the first
strains Of the wedding march.
Il don't care" she. pouted as she
threw herself disconsolately ON q divan,
to the great danger of her veil: "I'm
not going to be unlucky all my life if !
can help 1t. Dear, dear. why didn't !
remember it sooner"
Remember what, dear?" inquired
the perplexed bridesmaid.
"Why. that everything I have on is
new. / did remember that if
Married in white,
You have chosen all right,
but I forgot the other:
Something old and something new.
Or your choice you'll surely rue.
Every stitch I have ON is new, aid I
just will not stir q step until I have
something old added to my dress"
Take lily handkerchief" suggested
n Of the girls.
What could I do with it?" whined
the poor thing. Brides don't have
pockets; neither do they carry handker-
chiefs in their hands. 1t would look as
If / expected to cry"
Il have a happy thought" said the
bridesmaid. Exchange shoes with me. -
"They won't fit. My feet are two
sizes smaller than yours"
Thanks, awfully. Haven't you a
pair Of your own Cinderellas?"
Eyes, I have" said the bride, jump
ing up in a hurry. "Your head is level,
dear. Look in the pink box in the chif-
fonier, or in the blue one. Oh, they
won't do, they're S awfully soiled!'
Get Inc some bread crumbs and a
box Of powder" said a practical soul in
the party. "Quick! I'll have them white
in a jiffy."
You're just dear" said the grateful
bride. Now I shall feel that I am
properly married, and that everything
has been done to insure my future hap
piness. Just n thing more for luck:
"Hurtle q shoe
After me-do."
When the bride descended the stairs
leaning on the arm Of George Edward,
the sweet serenity Of her face was a
subject of favorable comment. Her
friends felt that she was not entering
unprepared upon the future awaiting
her, and she felt that way herself. De
troit Free Press.
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U INSTRUMENT.

The brook which gurgles on its way
And whirls beneath the old brush fence
Makes music In my ear today;
IT'S one OF natures instruments.
seem tn hear 1t dash along,
Impatient ut the hind ring stones,
Yet ieaping gayly In Its song
OF mingled Joy and inonotones.
Fen when . boy If e'er I had
A softened sense Of worldly pain
The cadence Of that brook son glad
Restored my happy self again.
And now above the irksome round
To which this noisy world gives vent
l hear IA sweet, relieving sound,
The strain Of natures instrument.
Joe Con in Boston Traveller
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Notice Of Mortgage Sale.

Oefauit existing in . mortgage executed BY
Eiissoeth kukley; nee Honeggar, and Jacob G.
Eukiey, wife and husband, mortgagors, January
9TH, 1898. on the northwest quarter Of section
thirteen Q3l, township one hundred eigh. (lOe),
north OF range ffty.four (b4) west Of the Fifth
Principal Meridian, In Lake county, south Dako.
Ia, to Loan and Banking com.
psny; OF Madison, g. D., MORTGAGE; said mort.
gage having been given As security for the pay.
ment or certain lnstallment note of even date
Herewith, for $3.50; and said mortgage hsyinp
been died for record In the office of the register
OF deeds in Lake county, South Dakota. on the
ath day OF January, 1888, at 1919 O'Clock o. m.
and recorded In book 10 OF MORTGAGE. on page
lsl. There being now due on said noe and
mortgage the sum of SIC. %, principal and inter
est, besides an attorney fee of $50 stipulated ip
said mortgage; and there having been no pro-
ceedings at law or otherwise for the collection of
the amount due on eaid note and mortpape:
Therefore, the sheriff Of said Lake county,
south Dakota, will sell said premises at the front
door OF the court house in the city Of Madison.
in said Lake county, South Dakota, on the cath
day OF August, A. u. 1895, at two o'clock d. M.
TO the highest bidder for cash, to pay said debt
attorney fee, and costs of sale.
Dated At Madison, s. D., July IL, 1895.
COMPANY, Mortoaoee
j. q. WILLIAMSON,
attorney for Mortgage.
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An Awful Bite,

Speaking Of fishing experiences"
said the man in the negligee shirt, II
shall eve forget the day when Bob
White and I-you know Bob?-were try
ing our luck on Lake Squam. We had
fished for an hour o. more and had
caught only a few little fellows, when
suddenly I had an awful bite
"And then you pulled in your line,
hand over hand, only to lose a ten pound
pickerel just as you were about to land
him." interrupted the fat man sitting
on the -four barrel.
Il had an awful bite" the fisherman
resumed, without noticing his interrupt
er, land I mashed the fellow as fat as
a doormat. 1t was the biggest mosquito
I ever encountered. boston Tran
script.
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AURLALS.

when thou hast conquered in thin srranth heart
Evil desires, base passions bold or sly,
Fighting them till TO death at last they
yield,
Then bid Oblivion hury them apart
From a ! thy future and so let them lie
In their own iglsminious pottcr's feldl
But when sweet ali rs and acts that now con.
troll
Moods OF warm IA Imam pity and helpful care
Cease from thy days, by full achievement
crowned
Bid memory build for these. within thy soul
A mausoleuIn of majesty az fair
As any in earthly sculpture to be found!
Edgar Fawcett in Youths Companion.
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A funny incident-and not SO funny,
after all-occurred on the Fens the 9TH
er afternoon. Two cyclists met unex-
pectedly. The woman did not turn to
the right, and the man ran straight into
her wheel, upsetting both. They scram-
bled to their feet, righted their bikes,
and glared at each other for half a Sec
ond. Then the man coolly slapped the
woman's face, and jumping on his
wheel, rolled away with lightning speed
An eyewitness Of the scene was ungal-
liant enough to applaud the act, for, he
said, it was deserved. Boston Herald.
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Notice.

Notice.
State Of South Dakota,
In County Court.
County of Lake.
In the matter Of the estate OF Peter Olssop, de-
ceased.
Notice OF time appointed for proving will, etc.
The state Of south Dakota sends greeting to
Anna Person, Karin Erickson and Anna John
Bon, heirs next Of kin If Peter Oisson, deceased.
Pursuant to an order Of said court, made on
the 18th day Of June A. D.. 1895, notice 10 hereby
given that Friday the 5th day Of July. A. D. 1895,
an one o'clock o. N. OF said day. ut the once OF
county judge, at Madison, in the county Of Lake,
3. D., have been appointed As the time and place
for proving the will Of said Peter Olseop, de
ceased, and for hearing the application OF p. c.
swanson and Andrew Anderson for the issuance
to themselves Of letters testamentary, when and
where any person interested may appear and
contest the same.
Witness the Hon. J. II. Williamson, judge OF
the county court, and the seal Of eaid court, this
18th day Of June, A. .. 1895. at his Office in the
city of Madison, county OF Lake, state of South
Dakota.
}. H. WILLIAMSON,
Judge Of County Court.
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A Symptom.

He staggered to the door. "Your re-
fusal," he gasped, Twill drive me in
sane" She laughed mockingly. At the
moment she treated his words lightly,
but when upon the following day she
saw him abroad wearing q pink shirt
she ives startled and bethought her of