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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-05
Our Young Folks.
SEVEN POINTS FOR BOYS.

Be honest, my boy, be honest, I say;
BE honest at work, be honest at play:
The same in the dark as when in the light;
Your deeds need not then be kept out OF sight.
The next thing you need is knowledge, my
boy;
These virtues, indeed, our time should en-
Let knowledge display integrity, too,
And you'll seldom say: live nothing to do
But work calls for action. muscle and will:
Boys must "get up and get,' their station to
fill;
And boys should be active as ever they can.
A dull, stupid boy grows to a dull, stupid
But simple activity will not %sufice;
Some shrewd, active boys are shirks IN dis
guise;
They mark all the moves the Industrious do.
But don care a fig to push business through.
The next thing in o~rder-avoiding display
Is boys should be careful to hear and obey,
Not even preSuming to make a reply.
Nor, muttering, say: "IIl go by and by"
But promptly obey, with a hearty good will,
Attempting, at least, the whole order to I'LL.
Again: Be not ftful, but stick to your work;
Never let it be said that YOU are q shirk;
But when any task is fairly begun,
Keep "pegging away" until it is done.
BE honest, be wise and Industrious, too;
BE active, obcdient, obliging and true;
BE faithful in all things, be clean as'you can,
Polite in your manners and you'll be q man.
Uncle AnadsG, IN The Baptist.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-05
Games of Chance.

Those who run games of chance are
usually beaten in the end. There has
been in New York but one notable ex-
ception to this rule. Dancer died a mil
lionaire, and had made it all as a faro
banker. "About q year ago." saws a
correspondent of the Chicago Her.
aid, "two young men of educa-
ton and respectable families con-
cluded to go into gambling as a bust
ness. They had lost a great deal of
money at the front side of the green
table, but did not doubt that they Gould
get rich at the back side. They learned
that the house in which Dancer had run
his most prosperous game could be
rented. They reasoned that the dead
gamblers good luck would remain on
the premises. During several months
they met with encouragement. Their
thousand dollars of capital multiplied
to fifteen, and they living like lords.
Then came the movement against all
forms of gambling. For ninety DAYS
not a card was turned on a faro table
except in private. In this interval of
idleness Dancers luck must somehow
have escaped from the building. 1t was
certainly gone when the doors were re-
opened. The two young bankers found
their pile Of money less at every davis
counting, and at length the last dollar
was paid out."-N. Y. Sun.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-05

carving, painting, embroidery. ETC.,
| which we associate with Japanese in
dustrv, are not conspicuous in the life
of the people. They must be sought
out in the private houses of the wealthy,
where they have been preserved as heir
looms, sometimes for many generations;
in temples, under the patronage OF
which the arts, and especially painting,
were fostered and its products pre-
served; or in small shops to which have
come many of the choicest articles from
the palaces of noblemen whose estates
have suffered the reverses of fortune in'
cident to the late political revolution.
Foreign customs are, however, gain
ing a foothold in Japan. All the gov
eminent buildings Of recent construc-
ton, including public offices, barracks,
school-houses, railway and telegraph
stations, are built and furnished in Eu-
ropean style. The residences of a large
number Of the official class, and some
private families of means, are likewise
foreign in style, and more OF less so in
their furnishing. Not only geograph-
ically, but philosophically, may the
Japanese be looked upon as u anti
podes or opposites. Their books, news
papers and manuscripts have the title
on the last page of the cover, and are
read backward and downward instead
of forwards and horizontally across the
page.
Pupils at school study aloud and re-
cite totheir parents al home. Thefamily
or precedes the given name.
| Carpenters draw the plane and pull the
saw on the cutting stroke. They hew
timber while standing on the side OPP
posite the face Of the stick. The ground
is used for a workbench. The black
smith puts his forge and anvil on the
ground, and stands in a hole when
striking heavy blows; at other times he
sits while pounding. The farmer beats
the grain against racks instead of beat
ing it with a fail. Hay is pressed
against the knife of their ~hay-cutters
instead of the knife against the hay.
The candle is impaled on a stick, the
hole being in the candle; the candle
tapers toward the bottom end. The
barber combs the hair back before part
ing it, while we comb to the front.
Housekeepers dust first, then sweep
their rooms. The left outranks the
right. Equestrians mount the horse
from Che off side, and, and on the road
they turn to the left, while we pass to
the right. Formal calls are made early
in the morning. japanese avoid sleep
ing with their heads to the north, but
their dead are buried in that position.
The Caucasian kills his enemy in a
duel, the japanese kills himself to spite
his foe.-New England Farmer.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-05
Japanese Customs.
Suned

The houses Of the people are of the
plainest character. They are usually of
one story, except hotels and some city
houses, which serve the double purpose
of shop and dwelling. All the wood
work is fastened exclusively by wooden
pins and wedges. Paint Of any kind is
never used, palaces and cottages being
alike Of gray wood. Color and gliding
is only found in temples, which indeed
exhibit wonderful celebrations also in
framing, w~ood-carving and metal orna-
mcntation. The rooms of all the houses
are of such dimensions that mats made
OF rice straw, three feet in width by six
in length, will fit any room in the coun-
try without cutting or piecing. The
size and shape of rooms are fixed bv
a law of the empire. Artificial warmth
is derived from charcoal burned in
open vessels, either movable or fixed in
a spare box filled with sand OF ashes
and set level with the floor.
Furniture is reduced to the lowest
terms. They sit on their heels, and
hence require no chairs. Their bedding
is brought from an adjoining closet into
the living room, and made up upon it's
mattress-like carpet, hence no chamber
furniture, unless we except the pillow,
which is of wood and about the size and
shape of a brick. 1t rests upon one of
its longer edges. while upon the upper
side is fastened a small round sack full
of rice chafl. Upon this %intractable af-
fair the back of the sleeper's neck rests,
while his head projects into space be-
You'd: thus the elaborate head-dress re-
mains undisturbed, and the services of
the hair-dresser are ordinarily required
only once or twice a week.
Their meals are set forth in little hand
dishes, arranged on trays, which are
mounted on a base about six inches
high, II tray to each person, hence no
dining tables are required. Their food
is cooked over the open charcoal fires
in the kitchen. therefore no stoves are
needed. A small writing-table about
one foot high, u %sword-rack and u
household shrine are the most common
articles of furniture in houses whose oc-
cupaEts are entitled to use or possess
them. The beautiful and dainty works
OF ar. III bronze, lacquer, porcelain,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-05
..Honest 1ndian!" said Ben. "May be

..Honest Indian!" said Ben. "May be
he wants to see you"
Now, Colonel Forney, who lived at
the village, and was a great friend OF
Uncle Joha's, had very lately bought a
nice carriage and a pair of black horses,
and had hired q black coachman to drive
| them. ia.
And because Uncle John had never
happened to see all this, he took a sec
ond thought, and looked down into the
earnest little face beside him; and then
he dropped his fail and opened N Of
the big b%arn-doors.
Such q shout! Oh, such a shout!
There sat Tommy-black as any little
real black boy could ever bc-perched
up in Ben's b~ox-cart, rolling his eyes
and showing all his teeth in a very
broad smile; and he was holding a pair
of rppe-reins over the old black sheep,
who, harnessed into the boN-cart with
pieces Of rope, stood placidly chewing
her cud.
cit is a turnout" cried Ben. "I'd
like to know if it isn't?"
"And I'd like to know if Tommy isn't
a black boy?" laughed Daily. 'Ain't
you, dear?"
"Wcll, well, wez!r' said Uncle John;
and then he leaned against the door
post and laughed until he couldn't
laugh any longer.
And then Ben and Daffy shouted
again, and Tommy, too, with all his
might. And Ben jumped up and
cracked his heels together.
At that, I suppose the old black
sheep thought that they had had
fun enough, for she finished chewing
her cud in a hurry and started for the
sheppard. .
Tommy bounced out first thing and
cried about it, though he wasn't the
least mite hurt, only scared; and the
cart brought up against the side of the
barn and smashed itself all in pieces;
and the black sheep squeezed herself
through a hole in the fence and went to
eating hay with the other sheep, with
the rope harness all dangling round her
feet.
cit beats the Dutch!" said Uncle
John, putting his hand in his pocket.
"Here, I guess you've earned your
quarters. Colonel Forney's turnout!
Ho! no! ho!'
And when Ben had gone to the vii
lage after the peanuts, and Daffy was
scrubbing Tommy's smutty face at the
kitchen sink, she heard Uncle John
Tyler laugh again, "Ho! no! ho!-Add
Carleton, IN Youths Companion.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-05
1t is said of Jaw Gould that bic w,

To 10 VI OIv OVUIU U1HI his Wlfo
is probably the only woman in whom
ne eyer fully contided. She knows all
his secrets and has never told a sincle
one. lmagi inc it. A woman with such
q lot OF important information and
never to give a hint of it. There arr
o than seven wonders in the world.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-05

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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-05

AT Las Vegas, N. NJ, is a court in.
tcrpreter who renders 'black-mailcrs',
into Conductors de corrco ncrron
(black letter-carriers.)
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-05

An unusual but highly successful
method OF self-slaughter was adopted by
a Norwegian miner Of the far West.
He held a giant powder cartridge in his
mouth, exploded it by mean of cap and
fuse, and thus caused his head to be
blown to fragments.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-05

Henry Cottle was tried before a Los
Angeles (Cal.) justice for cowhiding his
mother. The defense was that he had
been ''insulted' by the plaintiff
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WHEN
CLOTHING STORE.
THE TABOR WEDDING.
Mrs. McCourt Has Been the Senator's Wife
Since September-Who She Is.

ST. LOUIS March 5.-The Republican prints
an interesting item, involving Senator Tabor,
of Colorado, and his bride, the Belle of Osh-
kosh, Mrs. Elizabeth McCourt The country
has hardly concluded reading the accounts
sent out from Washington of the brilliant
wedding at Willard's, with President Arthur.
Secretary and Mrs. Teller and many other
notables among the guests, when it is discov-
cred that the wedding was only the retieing
of knot already tied before The records
in the Recorders Office here show that
license was granted to these same parties, and
the records OF John NJ. Young show that on
the 30th of September he married them pri-
vately in the Office of Colonel D. Pat Dyer,
a prominent attorney of the city. As near
.as can be learned the divorce suit of Tabor
VS.. Tabor had been concluded at that time
but the marriage was kept private, as the
senator's former wife had a suit pending
against him for alimony and Tabor thought
if the fact of his wedding was made public,
it would prejudice his case. So it appears
that the grand wedding at the national capi-
tai was only supplemental affair.
Oshkosh twis.) Special
The Mrs. McCourt-Doe who married Sem
ator Tabor, of Colorado, is an Oshkosh lady.
She is a daughter of Peter McCourt, a mer-
chant tailor. About six years ago she mar
lied II of Hon. W. H. Doe, then of Osil-
kosh, now of Colorado. Being a Catholic,
the relatives of the bridegroom objected to
the marriage, w. H. Doe at one time having
been Methodist minister, but the young
man was determined to marry the girl of his
choice and was baptized in the Catholic
church. The marriage shortly after followed,
taking place in ST. Peters Catholic Church,
Rev James O'Malley officiating. After the
marriage the young people went to Colorado,
where the bridegroom went into the mining
hnSinnSs with his father For short me
all went we'll, but the wife became tired of
her spouse and applied for a divorce, which
was granted. Since then she has visited her
relatives in Oshkosh
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how, treasurer of the city of Richmond, Va
brought here by appeal from the Supreme
Court of Appeals of Virginia. This was a
suit to test the constitutionality of an act of
the General Assembly of Virginia, January
A. 1882 entitled "act to prevent frauds,P
etc., popularity known as the "Riddleberger
bill" which forbade tax collectors to receive
in payment of taxes any coupons of State
bonds of 1919, until the genuineness of
such coupons should have been established
by judicial proceedings, This court holds
that the obligation of contract between the
State and its bondholders has not been i'm
paired by the law in controversy, which does
nothing more than make change in the ma
ture of the remedy for it's enforcement. The
judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeals
of Virginia is affirmed
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Mr.. Carlisle Thinks 1t Will Not Satisfy the
Country, While MIR. Randall Thinks
1t Will Do for Ten Years.
The Increased Pensions and How to
Secure the Higher Rate.
List of Failing Bills and Nominations
Aggregate of Appropriations
Supreme Court Decisions.
WHAT THEY THINK OF 1T.
Views of Prominent Politicians as to the
Effect of the Tariff Bill.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-There is variety
of opinion among politicians as to the effect
of the revision of the tariff Judge Kelley,
with great majority of the working Repub-
licans, believes that there will be very little
tariff tinkering by Congress for several years,
and the Democrats will not dare force the
further continuance of an agitation on this
subject which may be ruinous to the business
interests of the country. The Judge says that
the new law will effect a reduction in duties
on a large number of articles in most COM
mon use, and that this will satisfy the popu-
lar demand. He says the next step will be
the entire abolition of the tax on tobacco
by which means a further reduction in reve-
nue. may be secured.
The following interview had with Mr.
Carlisle, OF Kentucky, very correctly
represents the views of the free
trade wing of the Democratic party, which
is in favor of a renewal of tariff agitation.
'In my opinion, the bill will not be ac-
cepted by the people of the country as a sat-
isfactory settlement of the tariff. This opin-
ion is based not only on my own knowledge
of the crude and incongruous character of
the measure, but also on the views of many
intelligent gentlemen who have approached
me on the subject since it was passed. These
gentlemen represent all shades of opinion
many of them being protectionists and ac-
lively engaged in manufacturing pursuits
1t is evident that some important industries
have been greatly injured in order that
Others, which were supposed to have greater
power and influence, might be favored.
think the unsatisfactory result of this
prolonged attempt to revise the tariff
has demonstrated the fact that the
Republican party is, by reason of its numer-
Gus complications and embarrassments, in
capable of performing that work, and that
the country will be compelled to look to
the Democracy in Congress for just and
equitable revision"
He says, further, that the bill is a hodge
podge, and that the Forty-eighth Congress
will go over the work again.
Mr.. Randall, on the other hand, says that
the tariff question has been settled for ten
years at least These two gentlemen repre-
sent the extremes of Democratic opinion,
and as one or the other will, in all probabili-
ty, be Speaker of the House next session, the
purpose of the Democracy in Congress in re-
gard to the tariff will be pretty we'll settled
by the result of the fight between them.
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THE REPEALED TAXES.
Statement from the Commissioner of Inter.
nal Revenue.

Statement from the Commissioner of Inter.
nal Revenue.
WASHINGTON, March SIN reply to inqui-
ries to-day the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue said the effect of the law reducing
internal revenue taxation would be as fol-
lows:
The tax upon capital and deposits of banks
and bankers, and national banking associa-
tions, is repealed from this date except such
taxes as are now due and payable. The. re-
duction of tax upon checks, drafts, &C., and
upon matches, perfumery, medicinal prepa-
rations, and other articles, imposed by sched-
ule A, following section 3,347, Revised Stat
utes, takes effect July l. 1888.
After May l, 1888, the tax on manufac-
tured tobacco and snuff will be s cents per
pound; on cigars, So per thou
sand, and on cigarettes, so cents
per thousand. There will be a rebate on
tobacco, snuff, cigars and cigarettes of the
difference in the tax recently imposed and
the taxes as now provided for where claims
amount to $40. These claims must be pre-
sented within sixty days from May 1.
Regulations upon this matter will be i'm
mediately issued, and blanks will be fur
nished upon which claims can be mad e. The
law provides for large reduction in the
special taxes upon Dealers commencing May
l, 1888
The commissioner also stated that imme-
diate arrangements would be made for
changing the form of the special tax stamps
and stamps for payment of taxes upon to-
bacco, snuff cigars ETC., SO as to supply col
lectors with these stamps in time to meet
the requirements of trade prior to May 1,
1888
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A Thieving Broker.

New YORK, March 5.-Julius Marcus a
broker, is missing with $500 belonging to
customers Marcus made a speciality of
whisky. Having gained the confidence of
dealers" said a wholesale merchant to a re-
porter, Marcus said to them, in an off-hand
way, You don't want to be known in this
transaction; send me your warehouse receipts
and will attend to the whole business
A number of firms did so, and after the
whisky had been sold Marcus was missing"
The following firms are said to have been
victimized: Eising & Co., $4 500; Schlesinger
g. Sons, $1,000; Starkweather & Co., 81, 00O
two Philadelphia firms, $4,000 each. Firms
in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Boston are
also losers. Among other firms reported as
victims were Gallagher q Co. and Paris, Al
len & Co
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Notes and Personalities.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-The gentlemen
who kindly relieve the President of the re-
sponsibility OF making appointments have it
that Treasurer Gilfillan's successor is to be
New Yorker.
Ben P, Gaines, about whose appointment
as official stenographer of the House the
night before its adjournment such row has
been kicked up, will be remembered as an
old Indianapolis newspaper man. He is a
nephew of Speaker Keifer, who bounced C.
W. Tyson, who has done the hard work, to
give his relative soft thing during the Con-
gressional vacation of nine months at 500 a
month.
The whisky men are full of wrath. They
accuse Mr.. Butterworth of playing double
and of wilful mismanagement of the bonded
spirits bill, his Quaker constituents having
given him to understand that it would not
do for him to press the measure, which had
been placed in his charge.
Senator Fair, of Nevada, gave very swell
dinner at Wormley's tonight. Thirty-five
senator's, eight justices of the Supreme Court,
and several cabinet officers were present.
Secretary Folger to-day gave instructions
GhuV bhC hOlu SCilo DC DldCcQ On lll6 new
five cent piece in order to meet the require
ments of law.
Speaker Keifer has written letter in
which he denies the charge brought against
him by newspaper correspondents to the
effect that they were rudely treated by him
on the last night of the session. The Speaker
denies the use OF abusive language, and SAYS
he was not even spoken to on the subject
complained of by any member of the press
The issue of the standard silver dollars
from the mints for the week ended March 3,
was $143, ,495; the issue for the corresponding
period last year was $137 497.
Secretary Folger has almost recovered from
his recent illness He was at the Treasury
Department to-day, and received a large
number of visitors.
Second Assistant Postmaster-genera El-
mer, Superintendent Thompson, of the rail-
way mail service, and Superintendent Slater,
of the railway adjustment division have
been designated committee to frame and
submit to the Postmaster-general system
for gauging rates of pay for carrying mail on
on railroad routes, in accordance with the
provisions of the postoffice appropriation
bill for the next fiscal year. =.
B. f. Pritchard, of this city, has been
placed upon the postal fraud list The In
spectors report shows that he advertised
himself as pension and patent attorney
when, in fact, he had been disbarred from
practice before all the executive depart
mentS.