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The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-05-17
rs Dis,ric, Attorney Speaks

Col ii. Walters, U. s. District Attorney
Kansas City, Mo-, authOrses the follow
I ing statements: "Sdmar-itda Nereine cured
my niece of spasms." Get at druggist
| al. SO.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-05-17

Mr.Jno O'Donrell, Mayor of WAYNsBoRo
MISS, says: Browns Iron Bitters is pre-
scribed by physicians, land 1t is considered
good medicine"
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-05-17

Illustrated Book Of Cage Birds mailed for
B Cent stamp. BIRD, FooD co 231 south S'h
st., Philadelphia, ta2G -l889-1m.)
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-26
A Proper Use Of Wives.

1t is not to sweep the house, and make
the beds, and darn the socks, and cook
the meals, chiefly that q man wants q
wife. If this is all he wants, hired serv-
ants can do it cheaper than q wife. If
this is all, when a young man calls to
see a young lady, send him into the
pantry to taste the bread and cakes she
has made; send him to see the needle
work and ~bed-making; or put a broom
in her hands and send him to witness
its use. Such things are important,
and the wise young man will quietly
look after them. But what the true
man most wants of a wife is her COM
panionship, sympathy and love. The
waysof life has many dreary places in
it, and man needs a companion to go
with him. A man is sometimes over
taken by misfortune; he meets with fall
ure and defeat; trials and temptations
beset him, and he needs one to stand by
and sympathize. He has some stern
battles to fight with poverty, with enc
mics and with sin, and he needs a wo-
MAJ that, as he puts his arm around
her, feels that he has something to fight
for, will help him fight; who will put
her lips to his ear and whisper words of
counsel, and her hand to his heart and
impart new inspiration. All through
life-through storm and sunshine, con-
fiict and victory; through adverse and
favorable Winds-man needs a woman's
love. The heart yearns for it. A Sis
ter's and mothers love will hardly SUP
ply the need. Yet many seek nothing
further than homework. Justly enough
half these get nothing more. The other
half, surprised above measure, obtain
more than they sought. Their wives
surprise them by giving a nobler idea of
marriage and disclosing a treasury OF
courage, sympathy and love.-Chicago
Herald.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-26
Mosquitoes VS.. Malaria.

In a paper read before the Philosoph-
ick! Society Of Washington, February 10,
1883, Dr.. A. +. A. King ~endeavored to
sustain the thesis that malarial disease
is produced by the bites of insects inoc-
u~lating the body with malarial poison,
the mosquito being considered in this
country the most active agent.
Whatever value may be ascribed to
mosquito bites as a cause of disease
(and there are several very strong and,
TO our mind, fatal objections to the
theory, and especially the fact that
malaria prevails at seasons when nc
mosquitoes occur), it is interesting to
observe how the properties and phe-
nomen usually ascribed to malarial
vapors become susceptible Of explana-
ton on the above insect theory, and
how easily condolences are made out.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-26
San Francisco Cable Roads.

The San Francisco householder, and
the Croesus particularly, has a ''station
like the herald Mercury new-lighted on
. heaven-kissing hill" How in the,
world I have asked, does he get up
there? Well, then, by the cable roadsl
1 should consider the cable road one Of
the very foremost in the list of curiosi--
ties, though I have been able to refrain.
till now from bringing it forward. It.
is a peculiar kind Of tramway, quite AZ
useful on a level, but invented expressly
for the purpose of overcoming steep.
elevations. Two cars coupled together
are seen moving, at q high rate of
speed, without jar and in perfect safety,
up and down all the extraordinary un-
dulations of the ground. They have no.
horse, no steam, no vestiges of ma
ton. The astonished comment of the.
Chinaman, observing this marvel for
the first time, old as it Is, may be WORTH
repeating once more for its quaint
force: "Melican mans wagon, no"
pushee, no pullee; all same GO top.side-
hill like fashee." The solution of the,
mystery is an endless wire cable hidden
in a box in the road-b bed and turning
over a great wheel in an engine-house-
at the top of the hill. The foremost of
the two cars is provided with a grip or
pincers, running underneath it, through,
a continuous crevice in the same box Is;
the cable, and managed by a conductor.
When he wishes to 90 on he clutches:
the always-moving cable, and goes with,
it.; if he wishes to stop, he simply lets;
90 and puts on a brake. Fortunately
there is no snow and ice in this climate
to clog the central c~revice, which, by
the necessities of the case, must be open.
The system has been applied, however,
with emendations, in Chicago, and NO
doubt could be in New York.
The great houses on the hill, like al
most all the residences Of the city, are;
found to be of wood. 1t seems a pity.
to the outsider, considering the money
spent, that they should be. The fact is,
attributed to the superior warmth and
dryness Of wood over brick or stone in
a moist, cool climate, and also to it's.
greater security against earthquakes.
Whatever the reason, the San Francisco.
Cresuses have reared for themselves
palaces which might be swept off by a.
breath, and leave no trace Of their exist
OhSS. A1C4L "LS1IICSlulC 1itto AOCAAluH W
commend it to favor. They are large,
rather over-ornate, and of no particular"
style. The Hopkins residence, which is.
a costly Gothic chateau. carried out like,
the rest in wood, may be excepted FROM
this description. The basement stories,
however, are of stone, and there is a
deal of work in these and in foundations
which would build many a first-class
Eastern mansion alone. To prepare
sites for habitations on these steep hills
has been an enormous labor and ex-
pense. The part played by retaining
walls, terraces and s~taircases of aP--
proach is extraordinary. The meresef
wooden cottage is prefaced by works %
this kind, which outweigh its own im
portance a dozen to one.-W. Il. Biaho1
in Harper's Magazine.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-26
ssDude'' vs.. Tiger.

A tall "dude," with c~anary-colored
s~ide-whiskers and q dollar-a-yard silk
smile, amused himself and a crowd in
the menagerie of j. B. Doris Inter-
Ocean show last night by teasing the
Bengal tiger with a cane. The royal
beast submitted to the indignities for
some time, and p%layfully patted the stick
of his tormentor. Failing to arouse the
beast with gentle pokes the "dude," in
the absense of the keeper, switched the
animal across the nose. That was too
much, and, with a roar that startled the
immense crowd in the menagerie tent,
the huge beast threw himself against
the bars of the cage. Failing to break
them, the animal roared so with a
and bounded about the den so viciously
that the crowd became panic-stricken
and fled to the exits. The tiger finally
raised himself on his hind feet and
grabbing the top of the sheet-iron which
lined his cage stripped a yard of it of
at the first attempt. By this time half
a dozen keepers surrounded the cage
and as many more employees of the
management endeavored to prevent the
crowd from DESERVING the place. The
enraged tiger, in spite of the humping
he was getting from the iron rods Of
the keepers, continued ripping the cage
up, and was making such Roadway that
he was in a fair way of escaping when
Nat Davis, who has charge Of the animal
department., arrived. Mr.. Davis caught
up a bar of iron, and opening the door,
entered the den. The tiger turned on
him and was met by a stunning blow on
the head. The brute hesitated and the
man took advantage of the stop to an
minister half a dozen whacks on his
skull. This subdued the tiger, and he
was at once transferred to a new cage,
which, by the way, he began tearing up
before the night was over.-Bu0a1o
Commercial A1yertiseT.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-26
Hon. POkydemus White.

"Iwould inform de club" said the
President, as another s%tarch-box was
dropped into the stove to warm up the
back townships, 'sdatde Hon. Pokydemus
White, of Grenada, Miss: am in de anty-
room. De gem'lan arrove heah las
night on top of a freight car. His OBJ
jock in wisitin' de MORT am to deliber
his celebrated lecktur' on How to
Economize-' He has offered to deliber
it befo' dis club fur de sum of seventy
five cents, which am cheap huff for
any sort of q ]ecktur' on any sort of a
subject. But 1 has informed him dat
we doan' want it. It am plain to me
dat he has bin economizin' RAIDER too
much In place Of an obercoat, he has
a yard of brass watch-chain. In place
of three meals per day, he seems to pre-
fer one meal an two drinks of whisky.
While de heels of his butes am all III
ober, he wars a glass diamond under
his chin. While his trousers I'M patched
befo' an behind, he sports a galvanized
watch dat probably cost six dollars.
Gem'len, de way to economic am to
save s~eventy-five cents by not 'ceptin'
de offer of dis leckturer. What de
moas' of us doan7 know about econo-
my no stranger wild a stiff knee kin cum
along an teach us. When a member
of dis club keeps TO chill'en in skule,
pays rent, has Il Sunday suit, eats oys-
tiers twice a week am doan' owe de
butcher or grocer, am all on Il salary OF
six dollars per week, 1 reckon he has
got de economy bizness down to as fine
n pint us it kin be worked.
"De Committee ON Recepshun of
Statesmen will purceed to de anty-room
an remark to de Hon. Pokydemus
White dat we has decided not to h'ar de
lectur' at any price. Hint to him dat
he had better leave de city on some of
de night trains. Tell him dat his lect-
ur' will probably draw crowded houses
in Toledo an Clevelmd.''-From Pro-
ceeduqgs ot'Me Limehim Club, IN Detroit
Free Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-26
Fashion Items.

he'd or green silk pompon trimmings
are ~tashionably worn on walking cos
INK OF tweed or nuns gray ladies'
cloth.
The new zephyr plaids make jaunty
ia~~n-tennls costumes, and the colors
o1tenest combined are olive, the new
shade of cranberry-red, and pale prim-
rose yellow.
Pale amber and gold beads, orthose of
pearl and gold, are used to outline silk
embroideries on Grecian house-robes
and matinees of white albatross clotho or
vigogne.
Long Jersey gloves, ten-button length,
IN silk and linen, or finest cachemire,
are highly favored for spring wear.
!hese gloves can be found in every de-
slrable street shade.
haw silks and pongees. in novel tints,
quite different from the old gray and
ecru shades, will be worn this summer,
~ polonaises or redingotes owe short
underskirts of velvet or best brand of
Louis" velveteen.
balbriggan stockings abound in the
new varied tints of strawberry, amber,
lerfa-cotta, drake's-neck blue, laurel
green, bronze, elderberry, anda deep rich
shade of violet. Each of these colors
~ cooked with old gold or cream white.
Lllacs, crocus and arbutus blossoms.
lna 'n snowdrops, and, above all,
"!1lodils and jonquils-pale harbingers
vi spring, "all sprinkled with dew"
npa'e OF powdered crystals-are the
ooysage and couture bouquets par CO
''uence with dressy evening toilets.
among other pretty dainties which
thasnlonable young ladies are preparing
l"r summer wear-works of their own
nands-are garden-party hats of ficelle
h }se, lining the inside of crown and
s min with pale blue or '~rose-colored
iaiah or Canton Grape. Another fancy
~ 10 run black velvet ribbon through
y yaH neshes, finishing with a knot of
'ei'et on the top of the crown.
An heirloom of a dress, wrinkled with
"se and the weight of the clothes
psess, lately brought to light to utilize
d costume for a fancy dress party by
s e youthful butterfly Of fashion. was
s mana to be Of a shade exactly CORE
a poholng with the modern one known
efra-cotta. But the owner of the
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-26
An experiment with dynamite was

An experiment with dynamite was
recently made by one of the officers of
the Washington Navy Yard. A quantity
OF dynamite was confined on the top Of
a stone five feet square and five feet
thick by a wooden box one foot square
and three inches high, without top or
bottomas the explosive being placed
loosely inside the impromptu fence. A
fuse was applied, and the assembled
officers scampered off in different direc-
tions, fully expecting that the wooden
inclosure would be blown into frag-
ments. The explosion took place. and
upon examination it was found that the
wooden box had not been injured, while
the dynamite had exploded downward
in the direction of the greatest resist
ance, shattering the stone throughout.
-WUSkiNQtOn Post.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-26

The canal through the Isthmus of
Corinth will probably be finished in four
years. 1t will be four miles long and
of the same dimensions as that of Suez,
or s%eventy-two feet wide and twenty-six
feet deep at low water. By passing
through the canal vessels from Adriatic
ports will save 1856 miles, and vessels
from the Mediterranean ports will ave
ninety-fve miles, besides avoiding the
dangerous coast around Cape Manta-
pan.-Chtcago Herald.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-26

The Notifications of Strasburg are
just completed. The construction OF
the first series of outer forts was begun
in 1872, and that of the c~ircumvalation
of the city in 1876.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-26

This is a recent ordinance in the
town of Bellary, India: "Resolved.
that as the loose monkeys in the town
have become exceedingly troublesome,
by attacking women and children car
rying eatables, and overturning the
tiles of the roofs of the houses in the
town, these animals be caught and sent
out into the jungles, and that arrange
ments be made that monkeys may not
receive any injury while being SEIZED"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-26

Delaware has increased the salary OF
her Governor to the sum of $2,5 o ayear.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-26

France a put 5000, 900 armed and
trained men in the field.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-03-28
Comfort in Sickness.

A minister in d. blin, some years
ago, made a call OH one Of his flock,
a lady, who was feeble and rather
responding. Wh,l asked very
tenderly about herself, her reply
was, "Weak, oh, - very weak y
and then she added, shat she had
been that day mucl troubled in
mind because she had found it i'm
possible to govern her thoughts in
meditation and pray r, SO much SO,
that ''she had kept over the same
things again and again." "My dear
friend" replied her nastor, "there
is provision in the gospel for you
here. Our Lord Jesus Christ, when
his soul was exceed. ely sorrowful,
three times prayed, and spoke the
same a0ord5." In IL moment her
face lighted up. He roubles were
gone. In similar rcumstances,
Dr. Stoughton, of London, entered
the room of one sinking under pull
monary disease. g. low are you
feeling to-day ?" "Weak-oh, so
very weak !" He looked at her
pale, sad face, and, with a half
smile on his own face, repeated two
lines of a hymn we'll know to her :
"When am weak, then am strong;
Grace is my shield, and Christ my song"
The effect was remark able. Her
countenance changed, lighted up
with gladness that never left it,
but shone from it even in death.
81 am useless now-quite laid
aside" said a devoted Christian
man in time Of sickness to a friend
who came hoping to speak word
in season. The sick man was calm
and patient. The words of his
friend, however, seemed to aid him
in no way, till, in going away, he
said. with true feeling, "You
think you lie there useless; but
the sight of you to-day has taught
me what will send me on my way
with stronger faith and confidence"
The idea of having helped another
at once touched a chord in the heart
Of the sick believer, who was left
in his chamber with his cup brim-
ming over.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-03-28
All Sorts Column.

William Fuwcett, veteran Of
Waterloo, died at Hagerstown, In
diana, a few days ago, and last
week the death of Daniel Woods,
another of the Duke of yelling
tons soldiers occurred in Indian
apolis. Both were over a century
old.
The Monitor-Journal says:
The only business that has ever
attemp pied to close the ballot box
in the faces Of the people, is the
smurderous whisky business. 1t is
not satisfied with robbing and
plunderlng the people and defying
all laws human and divine, but
says, "You shall not vote"
1t was Southern clergyman who
remarked recently that many peo-
ple seemed to have no use for re-
Iigion except as a fire escape.
A Missouri bee raiser transfers
his one hundred and fifty hives to
Florida that his bees may keep
I busy all winter in that land of
flowers; and on the Mississippi
there are bee boats that carry
hives up and down that river to
keep pace with the blooming Of the
flowers.
Gambetta's dying words were
AZ am lost. 1t is useless to dis
simulate, but | have suffered SC
much that it will be a deliver
-ance"
1t is easy enough to destroy and
there are always destroyers enough
1t requires skill and labor to erect
a building; any idle tramp can
burn it down. God alone can form
and paint a flower; any foolish
child can pull it all to pieces.
Government fnanciers now con
finently predict that the nationa
debt, which reached its maximum
of S2,S44, 3d. 26 in August, 1865
will all be paid up, principal anc
interest, before the year 1890.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-03-28
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN.
Fact and Fun.

The sunfower is being made use
full as well as aesthetic. The oil is
said tomake an unequaled soap for
asoftening the skin. The flower,
some think, has shown tendency
to produce softening OF the brain.
Facts are what some people call
4'fanaticism. Monitor Journal.
Grumblers never work, and work
ers never CRU nble. This is true
In politics as well as business cir
cles.-State Tribune.
Rev. DR.. Hall said that every
rock was a sermon, when boy was
stealing apples from his or
~chard. When the boy father sub
.sequcntly asked him why he limp
ed, he replied that he was struck
with one of Mr.. Halls sermons.
A bank president left a Southern
town the other day forever, without
taking cent Of the banks money
with him. He died.
No SoLDIER-The bar has long
been celebrated as an arena of hu-
NOR. Mr. Jeffrey, in addressing a
jury, was speaking freely of mill
tarv officer who had been a witness
in the case. Having frequently
described him as "this soldier" the
officer, who was present, could not
restrain himself, but started up,
calling out. Don't call me sol
-dier, sir; Pm an officer" "Well,
gentlemen" proceeded Mr.. Jeffrey,
~''this officer, who is no soldier, was
the sole cause Of the whole distur-
bance."
TEACH HER ROUND OR SQUARE,
"Don't you have any school here p
"Had a kind of school here last
chowder season, but the teacher
was too willing" Chow ?' ooh,
some of the blue fishers asked him
if he taught that the world was
round or square, and he said, seem
as he was out of job, he'd teach
her round or square-just as the
school board wanted it teached
Said it was immaterial. IN Y
sStdr
HONEST MANA countryman
stepped into a Broad-street fruit
store and invested in nickel's
worth Of chestnuts. In half an
hour he returned and handed the
proprietor one of the nuts. "What
does this mean ?" asked the dealer
"Well," remarked the customer,
."that is the only sound chestnut |
found in the pint, and SO thought
you had put it in by mistake. l
am an honest man and don't want
to take a mean advantage of a tel
low. "-Athens (Ga.) Banner.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-03-28

The Chicago Inter- Ocean is anus
ing itself and horrityiny its home
readers by the publication Of the
statistics of murder in the several
large cities of the Union. For the
time between September, 1881, and
October, 1882, it shows that there
were 55 homicides in New York,
Is in Philadelphia, II in Brooklyn,
Is in Chicago, 10 in Boston, Is in
Baltimore, 20 in Cincinnati and 81
in San Francisco. The percentage
of murder to population, therefore,
was one to every 47,244 persons in
Brooklyn, one to 10000 in Phila-
delphia, one to 36.253 in Boston,
one to %, 400 in Chicago, one to 81
932 in New York, one to 81 SAG in
Baltimore, one to 1856 in Cincin-
natl, and one to 500 in San Fran
cisco. The danger of sudden death
from homcidal violence is, therefore,
less in Brooklyn than in any other
of the cities named. Philadelphia
maintains its name for brotherly
love by its position as second on
the list, but Cincinnati and San
Francisco are regular slaughter
pens
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-03-28

A BEAUTIFUL TESTIMONIAL
young lady rose in a meeting re-
Gently, and in a low, clear voice,
betraying profound feeling, said,
81 have taken for my New Year
text these words of Scripture ::
Whatsoever He saith unto you, do
it, | have taken this, not only to
apply to testifying in place like
this as opportunity offers, but also
to the performance of little home
and household duties every day
task not always so easy in these
days of attractive Christian activi-
ties in the outside world. To this
text l have added this. strength
enod with all might, according to
His glorious power Obeying, in
His strength the first, and trusting
implicitly the second, | enter with
glad heart the unknown path of
the new year" Happy heart! to
have found in early life the way of
rest and strength and usefulness.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-03-28

CLEAN MoNEY.-After all, the
money made by farming is the
cleanest, best money in the world.
1t is made in accordance with Gods
first law, under honest and genial
influence, away from the faint Of
trade or the fierce heat Of specula-
ton. l. fills the pocket Of the
farmer at the expense of no other
man. His gain is no mans loss
but the more he makes the better
for the world at large, Prosperous
farmers make prosperous people.
Whatever benefits our agriculture,
benefits the commonwealth -Tele-
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-03-28
Laurel Fork & Sand Hill Railroad

W. Va. Transportation Co.. Lessee
VOLCANO, w. Va. May q. ISM
an an after this date trains will RIM 90
Ofollows:
No. l leaves Volcano at 0:l5am, conpecti,s
with Express mail West. s
No. 2 leaves Laurel Fork junction at lO:I5ar
No. 4 leaves Volcano at PIN, conuecrin,,
with Express mail East.
No. 4 leaves Laurel Fork June. at 6:l5pm.
Extra.-Monday mornings only Leaves
Volcano at :40am. Leaves l.. +. junction az
S:e5am.
No. will wait so minutes for delayed Er.
press from the East.
No. will wait hour for deayed Express
from the West.
NJ. &C. CHURCH, Secretary.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-03-28

Going South Gong North
STATIONS. Nos. and g. Nos. : and 4
p. NJ. A. NJ. A. NJ P NJ