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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28
Choice Extracts.

We walk upon the verge Of
worlds; at our feet lies the very a
that awaits us.
-Dost thou love life? then dol
squander time, for that is the stuff
is made of.-Frankli;m.
The power of a mans virtue shd
not be measured by his special ef1
but by his ordinary doing.-Pascd
An humble knowledge of thyse1
a surer way to God than a deep seq
after learning Thomas a Kempis'
There are times when these soul1
ours get under the shadow of the Th11
when we can almost hear the muse
Heaven, and there falls upon us J.?
like the echo Of an angels songs
Simpson.
The secret of Mr.. VIM. E. Doqa
power lay in the first hour OF ei|
morning. That hour he gave TOY
with his Bible and on his knees anl
he came down among business men
his face shining with cheerfulness
loving kindness, it was because ~
been up in the mount in commu'
with his Master.-Cuyler.
If there were no enemy, therseI
be no conflict; were there no trous
there could be no faith; were the's
trial there would be no love; were j.
no fear, there could be no hope. I.
faith and love are weapons
weapons imply foes and encoa1 a
and relying on my weapons | wllls'
in my sutfering.-Dr. Newmon.
There is very little danger tna,
too often, or too readily. at'ep,f'
divide and lessen the burdens u y.
sorrowing by our sympathy; pu' r ni ri
forget to increase the Joy OF tn e.. n
ing, to give to prosperity its lsa
satisfying sweetness, by re! olcln$
them that do rejoice. 1t Is e' ,od
weep with them that weep, tha nrr
the last half of the verse. lH
parts.-Goldem Rule. III
As the roots of a tree are =: III Il
sight. yet from them it derives lil
ness and stability, so upon INT S,hicb
life of the Christian, that lie ". id
out of the sight Of other men, n as i
ness and stability depend: anu h % nd
through the hidden roots thai .n au, \
ishment is drawn up to the cv
branches. and the leaf continue
and the tree does not cease ilo.;
ing fruit, even so in the Chr Is, lief Il
that life which is "hid ] u nj strepd
God" lie the sources OF hi9 N
and of his spiritual prospe''9'
Mshop Trench
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28
Real Power.

Wealth, we are told, is nou,o..
is power, and knowledge IS po,sa, ta !
there is a mightier force in tbs !
than either of these-a powe srs we
wealth is not rich enough to NM. Sh
nor genius subtle enough to re tutsha
knowledge wise enough to ovap,.
nor authority imposing enon@ sI'i s
lence. They all trembIe in its nro. %
1t is truth-the really most pp ptsseh
ment of social or individuallife, TThh' .te
tossed upon the pillows Of popnl ana
motion, or cast into the seyensfa1aeee
mace of persecution, or trampledi4n,, l
dust by the iron heel of power. trs0
the one indestructible thing H ~ !.
world, that loses in no conflict 81 nns
from no misusage and abuse. nv s al
tains its vitality and completenesam l..
every assault. All kinds Of consul
have been exhausted to crush i r sna
kinds of seduction employed to a vit
and poison it; but none has srcco Wy
and none ever will. We can he ' ea
dent of nothing else in this world ~
the safety and imperishability Of !.
for it is a part of the Divine MAJ, h
and invested with the eternity snd u
impotence of its author and source
may often seem to be in danger; it,
much set upon and assaulted now .,
eighteen hundred years of successful
sistance, as ever; but history and
p~erience ought to reassure our faith
has never yet failed, and it never,
It has always accomplished its end,
always will. We may rest serpr
upon it, and feel no alarm: we NAV
ticipate its success, and enjoy is
umphs in advance. In this struee
life, what encouragement and com on
is there in this thought-that the
of truth and the cause of truth
connected with the most potent
ment in the world, and have all
certainty of succeeding which God.
mutable nature and decree Afford
Bushnell.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28
A Cure for a Lazy Man.

'You are the LATEST man l ever saw"
said Mrs. jenkins to her husband, who
was waiting for his MONDAY meal.
which. as usual, was late.
Gam II" he murmured. carelessly.
Eyes, you are, and you will stand
more blowing up than ANYBODY l ever
heard Of without %resenting it."
Twill I?'
''Yes. you will. Amt there any,
thing that will move you?:'
Eyes, dinner might"
Then he, exploded in a laugh of de-
risive scorn, and his wife went out into
the kitchen wondering why she ever
married.-Drunmer.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28

The first solid brick and the first
three-story brick building erected in the
Red River Valley-a business block at
Fargo, Dak.-is being partially taken
down and rebuilt. one Of the walls hav-
ing settled ten inches. The building
was erected in 1880 at a cost of $50, 900.
The foundations are of concrete, laid on
piling, but as this is not the first serious
case of settling. the ability to lay a per-
manent foundation in the valley is open
to considerable doubt. The foundation
OF the pier of the Manitoba Railway
bridge settled and moved several inches
a few months ago, and such instances
are said to be not infrequent.-Micago
Tribune.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28
Religious.
THY WILL BE DONE.o

oh, soul! overwhelmed by grief and care,
Come to thy God and bow in prayer;
And know that every joy in one :.
is asked, when breathed: ''Thy will be done"
His will is best, His eyes can see
Whate'er the future has for thee;
Take neither joy nor grief alone,
But say in each:H'Thy will be DONE"
His will is often not like ours,
Thorns seem to come instead of flowers;
And rough may be the road to run,
But, soul, still say: "Thy will be DONE"
Sometime, in realms of glittering gold,
Where God each mystery shall unfold,
Well see twas best, when crowns we've won
That here we said: ''Thy will be done"
~, Y. Observer,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28

To keep an appointment to be
married. George Warrell, of Rapid
City, Mimi, swan the f~ood-swollen
Spring Greek with a rope around his
body, and, with the help Of men on the
bank, drew his clothes and two saddles
Zone for the LADY, over ON a raft. The
horses were then lowed over with tho
rope. The procession then formed again
and moved on to the brides residence.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28
Il CRADLE SONG.

Twas a soft, low tune that the mother crooned
Sleepy and cross, with a fretful toss
At having to pause IN his pretty play.
A sweet, low tune, and a soft caress,
The loving touch of a mothers hand,
Boon quiet the child from its sports begu1led
And carried it captive to Sunderland.
The restless fingers and feet are still;
The dear little drawbridges drop ere long
Ger the baby's eyes; and the baby lies
In the magic spell of its cradle song.
With Joy we list to the wondrous notes..
AS the prima donna performs her part
With a voice so clear that the birds appear.
Outdone by one who has learned their art.
But the Queen of Song, though she sing in
truth
With seraphic splendor, may lack the owe
10 bring rcpose and relief to those
Who fain would rest in in the weary hour.
And though many a melody be forgot
BY busy plOdders amid life's thrOng,
Yet they always hear, and they holdm most dear,
The old melodious cradle song.
The old, old song, that was half a prayer
When the mother murmuredit soft and low,
Again and again, with it soothing strain,
Comes back to whisper OF long ago.
And around our hearts and o our lives
These cords are woven SO firm ana strong,
That, when Death draws near, nothing else
well hear,
But a sweet voice grooming a cradle song.
Josephine Pollard, IN ~. Y. Ledger.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28

The fourth natural gas well in the
vicinity was struck near Wheeling, w.
Va, recently by the Central Glass
Works Company, which when lighted
at the opening, made Il blaze thirty feet
high. The well was discovered at a
depth of $40 feet. and the gas will be
utilized for heating and fuel. - lncia,.
natl Times.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28

bless His name. For the Lord :,
His mercy is everlasting; and p Is 60
endureth to all generatiens" ~ h1s y
Secyeta7u. ~ChraI
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28

A sweet, low tune, and a soft caress,
The loving touch Of a mothers hand,
Soon quiet the child from its sports begu1led
And carried it captive to Sunderland.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-21

The debate on the Railroad Com
mission Bill began yesterday. Senator
Linney and others argued against the
power of the Legislature to control the
charters. Senator Pinnex, ct al, hotly
opposed that doctrine.
Id Is known that a member Of the
Legislature has received a letter from
Hon. 4. Il. Vance expressing his views
on the peudng bill relating TO the w. N.
&. K. X, and hat its purport if made
pubic, would open the eyes of many,
aDd cause the weakened to stand upright
and for once see that the States interest
was properly protected. The letter, We
hear, states n~nequivocally that a failure
to make It A~ssisnees OF Best stand up
to their contract would result in serious
damage and loss to the State, that the
passage OF the pending b:l! would simply
act as a temporary support to a bank
rupt concern, which refused TO let Best
take back this property and pay all expen-
dltures up to tie time he made his offer
and in a bold All boasting manner pro-
claimed, the asaignces of Best knew what
they had, and Were amply able to carry
out the contract assigned to them. The
u ID. demand IS presented at a very
opportune moment, that is to say, when
Best Syndicate has been dissolved
and the State IL ,ffars fr,,, I'll.
quarters for the property.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-21

"A telegram from DIR. Jesse q. Wry-
al, IN extensive fishery owner, near
Washington, n. c., requests US to pub
fish an open letter TO Gov. Jarvis =
which had been sent to another % in
this city. For personal reasons we eau
not do So. But as a matter Of Kindness,
will state that 1t is a very vigorous pro
test" on the part Of some 90 tishery-m men
against the Legislative Act to prohibit
Dutch nets in Tar and Pamiico Riy-
ers.
Capt. Appleton Oaksmith (whose
poem OH Maj. Bob Wheat is being
widely published Capt. Jas. Il. Thig-
pen (who would accept a position on
the Railroad Commission. but will not
log-roll Tor it, Mr.. Wheeler. OF Wades-
horo, WHO went North in search of
immigrants, but found his efforts fruit
less because the Department of Agri-
culture had not given him practical am
munition.) Senator Isaac Il ~Strayhorn,
Col w F Beasley (who advocates the
tobacco weigLer' bill,} DR. Chaplin
(who says a large colony are talking of
leaving Chatham for the West.) Col l.
ii Y~eargan (who is one of the most in
telligent merchants OF tie ctJ) Mr. W
Pinckey Ennis (who has issued an lex
tra'' containing Col L Folks speech,)
Capt ] q Kennedy and numerous others
called this week.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-21
Office NJ Doors Below fuckers Hal.
sn,-We have received quite a shower

EEr-We have received quite a shower
ofletters and communications. and even
kilograms, kindly and warmly support
ing our views in respect to Gov. Jarvis
public attack upon us. Its very CRATE
full and comforting to know that there
are numerous intelligent persons who
can neither be seduced BY political IA
vor, nor intimidated by official irowns,
from standing by their friends; but our
friends will see the improperly of this
paper printing articles in either praise
Of its editor, or in further censure of
Gov. Jarvis. Ne have said all that IS
necessary on that point. We should
be pleased t. serve our friends referred
to; and viii be glad to hear from them
on any other subject, or not personal.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-21
FARMERS DAY."
Passage Of the Bill to Create q
ReaI Department Of Agricui-
ture md immigration"

On Friday last the Senate proved IL
self superior to official influences BY
taking up the Bill to remodel the Agri-
cultural Department. making tia Rep
resentatxe Board. composed of one
practical farmer from each Of the nine
Congressional Districts of the State. Ii
went through with an whoop.-by 30 10
6,-although the echoes OF the ten DAYS
specialization. anil pleading. and apol-
ogy. by the advocates Of the present
STRENGTHENING affair. Jarvis. Evans.
McGehee. Da bney. ct al,-were still
ringing n Il e ears of the Senators.
OF course the Bill was warmly OF
rosed. Mr.. Isaac K. Strayhorn WHO'S
understood to nave the K. & ID. sup
port. as the Republican member OF the
State Railroad Commlssion) trst moved
to postpone action. and make ii a "Spc-
cial Order" Then he moved that the
present officers Jarvis. Holt, McGehee.
and the rest.) be allowed TO hold on for
two years longer. This was fatty voted
down. as it would Of course defeat the
whole bill. If there is to be nc reform
for tro years longer, the people will say
Abolish the whole concern, DOT and
branch"
Mr.. Caho moved to strike out all of
section 30, after the word state"
Senator Alexander thought the defect
of the Department vas in not giving the
Commissioner full power. Senators
Pemberton. Jones, Linney. Pink.
VIM. Richardson, Hill, and others, made
ringing speeches. Senator Linney said
This is a Farmers Day. and a
Farmers Billiard, as a lawyer. he
favored giving the farmers control of
their own Department.
Mr.. Pinnix said he had promised his
people hat whenever he had a chance
to vote for a measure in the interest of
the farmer he would do SO. Now, this
bill is so purely a farmers bill-intro-
duced by farmers-by a Senator named
Farmer. and it being a farmer measure
all over. he would cheerfully vote for it.
Mr.. Scott, of Rockingham. brought
forward another amendment to save
Ills Excellency,'-viz. proposing to
the Governor, (Jarvis). the Presi-
dent of the University. (Battle), and
the President Of the Raleigh Fair. (Col.
Holt, members of the New Board.
men have been the Executive
or virtual managers Of
the present Department The Senate
saw i and voted down the proposal.
Finally. the Bill, on yea and nay'
vote. passed by 80 to 6! Well done!
Senators.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-21
STAMMERIkg, IMPROVEMENTS LlSPtsF ~
Aoee or gpEEcA AIsn nnpIn

The cure is affected by means at s
art of DIR. Moses discovery, HAVING tt
"A Stammcrcr for forty-thtce tgat
Hundreds of testimonials can be seen s.
the office.
RALEIGH, Feb. II,
This is to certify that in 1873 Ut
A. Moses cured my sister and myssI
stamInering. He is now in this cll7.
| advise all who are affected IN .a.
manner to call on him. His art wI0as
tainly cure them as it is very sim
and easy to learn, and chcerfuIIy Pee.
commend him. l. +. PE-.Ea
at 4. W illiams & CO. Book-t 20.
EXECUTIVE DErARruENrJ
STATE OF NORTH CAKOLINN
RALEIGH, October e. ie.t
Thomas r. Cam. Esq, 81 u.H.so.-
N. g., a brother-in. law Of MINI. who.
| have known from infancy, Ia. a5aa
been one the most inveteratc fauu
ers | ever knew. He has been uul.r ..a
treatment OF DIR. Moses Tor only "a '#
days, having taken not more than % .t
. dozen lessons, ana now he CouF.
huently, and seemingly without e'.
The cure is certainly the most Hon.r-
full one | have ever known.
ToD. k. CALDwTlI.
Governor If No.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-21

If YOU wish to buy coal, wood.
flour. meal. or fresh bakers bread. call
on Mr.. Job Osborne, in the Prairie Build
ing, Wilmington street. And no" u
will sound curiously, but is a fact. that
after the above was written there came
a boy with a box of jelly-cake. baked at
the Osborne bakery, that really cannot
be beaten. 1t is 'loo nice ID talk
about" except to say many thanks,
friend o.
Our acknowledgements To the Char
iotte Daily Otscrrer aid the Goldsboro
Messenger, for editorial remarks. Du
ring a journalistic life Of twelve or raore
years we have invariably treated our Ed
iturial Brethren with courtesy, and sought
10 create, SO far as one humble example
could goa professional feeling ard
comaraderie that would scorn petty jcai-
ousies, slurs, aud the like. We never
allow any one to assail a brother editor
in our paper: unless that editor refuses
to rectify a wrong he has done. We never
''pick-at'' any other paper, and will not
exchange with any one yho ''picks-at'
Us. Leave such conduct to crows and
jay-birds!
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-21
RaiIroa dey.

Capt. b. Il. Harding, of the r. s. G..
r.. H., acting as Expert. made a very
critical examination Of the Newbern T..
T.. a few days ago. So did Gen. Nc
Alpine. n Northern Engineering Ex-
lert. who has prepared very elaborate
report tor the Midland Syndicate and
the Journal says that w. j. Best, Judge
Carruth, Gen. McAlpine. and Col.
Yates have gone North. to seek for
financial aid to build the road. Mr..
Best spent the past week at the Var
borough. He is said to be looking bad
~. and complains OF bad treatment in
North Carolina. BY the by, it is pro-
posed. We hear, that if the Smithfiell-
Salis bury Il. X. prove a failure, then the
Fayetteville folks viii try to get the
charter changed to urn the road South
ward from Smithfield to their town, and
Oh Southwest. The plea for appoint-
ment of a Receiver for the N.wbern Il.
X. was argued by Maj. John eating.
All ID - 1oL- ONAolt OutzC l. IIllLDS.
in Raleigh. on Friday; Mi John
Hughes and G. r. Thomas for the Road.
The Judge took the papers.--Judge
McKoy will hear w, j. Best's motion
To dissolve the injunction against hiln)
in March.-Goldsboro Messenger
hears that a Receiver for the Newbern
Road is likely To be appointed, and that
Il r. Bridgers is mentioned. 1t says :
Whatever else may he said against
the Midland. we believe that the man
ayers have endeavored to so run Their
road as not TO Cypress the people along
their line. and that the commercial in
terests of neither Newbern. Kinston,
Goldsboro or Smithtield. have suffered
the least BY reason OF said lease. They
have completed the extension to Smith
field and Int for tie ertraord,no~y oupo-
sitioa from certain quarters. hoUing the
desired effect to create dStrust an tie
minds Of the Boston capitalists, we be-
lieye the terms of their lease would
have been carried out and complied
with.
But for some months it has become
more and more apparent, and greatly
to our regret. that our Midland friends
were in danger of being forsaken by
their northern money friends. They
have been INDUCED from time to time
hoping that matters might be adjusted,
but with but little prospect. Naturally
then. the application for a Receiver
brings on the crisis. They must act
and act promptly, or the courts will
have t o grant the relief asked for. Al
ready, there are more than a bakers
dozen of gentlemen who are perfectly
willing to suffer the Receivership to fall
on their shoulders, and the people along
the line watch the result with more than
ordinary interest. 1t is q matter of
great Importance to this section"
Mr.. Byrd, of Yancey, has intro
duced into the House of Representatives
a bill for a charter for a railroad to run
from Ashevilie via Weaverville, Forks
of Ivy, Little Ivy Gap, and down Bald
Creek to Cane and Toe River and down
these rivers to the State line. where it
is proposed to connec with the Tennes-
see Iron Mountain and North Carolina
Railroad, which is being built from
either London or Lexington, KY. |
through the Cumberland Noun tains, to
Tenn. and which has al
ready been located to Erwin, a point
thirteen miles this side oi Jonesboro.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-21

YOUNG MEN orr OF WoRK-lo yo,
want employment? Here is a chance /.
make good pay, and see the country in
this pleasant season Of the year. Mr.. W.
+ licnfon. tie General Manager Of the
W hec er X wilson Sewing Machine
Agency, at Raleigh, wants five or six
active and wide awake mel to travel lor
fifty miles around the capital. They W. !
be furnished a wagon, harness, machines.
&c.
The Improved Wheeler & Wilson sell
rapidly. Very little effort to intr,dutc
1t has heretofore been made in this re
glon; but the company now means to e.
me public compaie il with all OF Tiers.
Write, or call on, w. +. nENDoS,
Ra!eign, y. G
Sales Rooms at Madame Blossoms, D
posite Express office. Ladies invited /.
call ana see 1t at work.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-21
For Tie Farmer aud Mechnni

Meier before in the history of our
State. did the Democratic party stand
more in need of bold and able Demo
cratic K Itors = 4 y Won arc
welding sledge-hammer blows for the
oest good of North Carolina, 1t is a
matte Of regret all over the State, among
orr best men of hought and judgement.
that you have lot charge aud control Of
a daily Democratic paper instead Of your
weekly. 1he rcopte are for you, and
tc'th yoa, md II - because Mey befieue
yoa are for and ruth than = .
! he people arc bee ming more and more
Doubtful AMI su-uicious = 4
and you must bot succurnb either to
temptations Of ,%ilicial patronage, or to
the Sc ll>h power -four bosses and rings.
who have already wtl-ngn brought the
Democratlc party N our State u ruin.
There mus be a change aud reform in
i'eInpcratlc management. or the next
election viii insure a waterloo defeat 10
democracy.
FENDER DIMOcgAT.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-21

What under the son.-aud daddy,
likewise,-has got into people! The
account of the killing of young Griffin by
his father, in Martin county, recently. is
followed by the killing of an old man by
his son in Rutherford county. The Ban
ner says:
IAN old man named Ross, on the
Mat. Mckinney farm, was killed Sun
day night by his son. He had been
quarrelsome. and that night took his
shot gun, breaking down a door attempt
ed to enter his sons room, when the
son attacked him with a knife stabbing
him seven or eight times and killing
him instantly. The son was brought to
PRISON.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-21

From DR.. 5. W. Hunter, Baltimore,
Nd Having become familiar with Col
den's Liquid Beef Tone. | take pleasure
IN recommending it a. an excellent prep
a~ration, Combining as it does food aud
tonic in a r~enlarkuJle way, producing
COOL Gloo1, hoaM nnd strength" Re-
member the name COLD EA's-tnLe no
OF druggists.
Glenn Sulphur Scan is the most re-
liable purifier Of the skin in the mar
ket.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-21

Rev. j. w. McGilvray, a youns and
promising Presbyterian clergyman at
Rutherfordton, died last Friday night.
His health has been delicate for some
time. He died of consumption at the
age OF 80 years, leaving a wife and one
child. His flock has lost a noble, intel
lectual guide, and a good pastor.