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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-12

A good deal OF comment has been
csused becauss Georgia man broke his
back with sneezs; but how much more
wonderful il would have been had he
broken his knees with his back!
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-12

The New Hampshire Mirror says that
"the farmer who pays laborer from $40
to $50 per month, and puts him to work
with Q span Of horses worth 500, makes
a serious mistake. Farm hands, in order
TO earn their money, must have good
teams and good implements to work
with. Even ordinary hands often do
very good work when they have extra
good facilities for executing it. and it
pays to provide SUCH"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-03

Weep l say 'Ob COURSE and 1 goes
round. When de preacher he glib me dc
wink TO- to strike up ole Hunder,' I
jest say to myself, .Now's de time TO me
to git chen TO- dat 'sault and bat'ry
whatyou purpetratedw unst, and I gins
to whistle 'Marchin' Froo GawjahF TO-
all l was wuth. De ko%ngegashin look
sort OBJ solemncully TO- a minute or two,
but want no use. No niggah can set
still an listen to dat dar time without
he's perrylized in his legs. Poorly soon
dey gins to dance round, and de
preacher he got SO mad he mos white
in de face. But bimeby his ole numbah
fo'teens got to wobblin' bout, and befo'
was more'n half way froo dat tune de
ole man he frowed his sarmint on de
pulpit, kicks ober a char and lays him
self out TO- a regular breakdown. Jest
when l got dem all o goin' I shuts off de
steam and skips out de doah. 1 UNDER
stan dat dar was a wijjilance committee
OF seventeen niggah deacons 'pinted TO-
de purpose oh breakin' my head, whar-
upon adjourned myself to de Northern
States, an has been trabblin' on my un-
der lip ebber since. TIE bin in circus
bizness, and has whistled TO- ten hours
straight ahead in front of a Bowery me-
nagerie; but dis was de softest Job I hab
struck since the Emancipation procler-
nation"
"What is your favorite tuner"
"De .Mawkin' Bird Dat was de
sweetest music in de world. Oar amt
no tune what I cher heard wunst dat I
can't whistle straight ober again"
"Mr. Johnsing," as he styles himself,
is a composer Of no mean merit, and
can whistle off original melody by the
yard. He is strictly temperate in his
habits, and, it is said, has amassed
considerable money in Wall street spec
ulations. He is a favorite with the
brokers, is looked upon as Mascot by
theatrical people, and would whistle, It
is thought, if his leg was undergoing
amputation. There is only one person
for whom he entertains an antipathy.
This is ''Whistling Nose, the Quaker
City wonder" The latter is said to
possess eve a greater expanse of under
lip than MI. Johnson, and having both
lungs in proper working order, is re-
garded as a dangerous rival.
.If ebber 1 Koch sight of dat Mig
gah," said Nh. johnson, ''I'll break his
heart suah."-M Y. Morning Journal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-03

T Tieke xc,n Cards! also were condemned.
..se1c young people played "whist" or
,ilv - 1T secret places and gener.
troy reyt ~ q state Of delightful alarm and
Gin i ~ The boys committed this
sin IN thfs barn, amid the recesses Of Tho
hay-mo ~. Se'''' " tne
mo,od was a common article of fuel.
. Nv, family kept its .%'saw-buck" and
% Ick-saw."
IRON or brass ''andirons'' maintained
.he architectural formation of the wood
nre, built of the big s'back-log." the
smaller ''top-logg," and the ..fore-stick,"
on which were piled green and seasoned
wood combination of wet and dry
fuel that made the fire last longer and
send out more heat. Chimneys caught
hre frequently from the accumulation of
SCOT. Chimney-sweeps abounded in the
larger towns. In rainy weather our
grandmothers would set the chimneys
on fire, the wet roofs rendering the
sparks harmless. A blazing sheet Of
paper or wisp OF straw was held up
the chlmney's mouth on a stick, and the
roarlngo the flames when fairly kindled
was awesome to our childish ears.
Wood ashes were saved and sold to
farmers for fertilizing material; it
served also as an important factor in
the ''leach-tub." Every family kept a
~"leach-tub' for the manufacture of
"lye." ''Lye'' was made by allowing
water to drain through the ashes at the
top of the leach-barrel and accumulate
in a cavity prepared for it at the bot
tom.
Once a year the family called this into
requisition in the making of their barrel
of soft soap, for which the refuse fat
(soap-fat) had been saved.
S%oap-making, putting up sweet-meats
and hogg-killing were important periods
in the yearly family history. "Spare-
ribs" and pigs liver graced the table on
hog-killing days. Sausage-making fol-
lowed. The family sausage was put up
in long bags and hung in the cellar.
The sausage was cut off for cooking in
slices, the cloth %adhering to the rim of
each slice. Nor were these sausages
recklessly and mechanically put togeth
er. The proper fixtures Of beef, pork
(fat and lean) and the seasoning with
sage, summer savory and other herbs
were matters to the housewife of deep
and careful study.
The ''swill' for the family pig was a
clean article compared with the modern
town or city swill. For the last four
weeks of his life the victim was allowed
all the corn he could eat. -Pig-feeding
was then almost aesthetic in its meth
ods.-Premtsce Mu!tord, IN San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-03

facts which do not partake Of the MA
ture of physical form that are equally
true" MI. Stevens replied: .sWhao
are they?" To which Mr.. Terrence
answered: "Twice two is four. This
is purely intellectual and yet veritablej
fact; so likewise is Christian faith. The
fact of the atonement being settled, its|
acceptance becomes a matter of faith
and therefore a truth" Buffers canals
ogy of Religion was referred to, the,
evidences Of the truth and genuineness
OF the disciples as given by legal writ
ready assent to the force of the argu1
ments. MI. Stevens did not die from
that attack of serious illness, but lived
for months afterwards, and these inci-
dents are given now illustrative of his
general character.--IrUin II. Zorygnce,
IN Philadelphia Times.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-03
Gems Of Thought.

Purity, sincerity, obedience and
self-surrender are the marble steps that
lead to the spiritual temple.-Brad-
ford.
AS the sun does not wait for
prayers and lamentations before he rises,
but straightway shines forth, and is
hailed of all; so do o wait to do good
for applause and noise and praise, but
do it of your own desire; and, like the
sun, you will be loved.-Epictetus.
Cloudy days are many; bright days
are few. We must catch each ray Of
sunlight as it comes. The clouds gath
er, and as they roll they hide the dis
tant shores from our sight. The clouds
that hide our future never lift. Blessed
shadow! Who would wish to see one
step along the wayp An unseen Hand
will guide us safely to the other side if
we take firm hold and cast our care on
Him. 1t is better to trust than to see.
Exchange.
in every land of earth and in every
age of the world, every man who has
become unfolded into pre-eminent man
hood has passed through the noble or
deal of self-sacrifice. He has renounced
his own individual preferences in the
interest of universal principles. He
has been just in reverence for justice,
true for truths sake, and manly for the
sake of that magnificent manhood
which is SO royal in its full grandeur as
to seem to partake of the very majesty
of God. In short, the way up into
that eminent domain of character where
in eternal principles rule is a way of
self-surrender for infinite GOOD. N.
Weeks.
An inquiring friend says that many
who doubt the truth of q Divine revela-
ton, OF. even the existence OF God, care
as fearless in taking the sleep Of death
as in going to sleep at night, because
of their trust in Nature" and asks: ''Is
such trust or faith a blind trust after
alp" We do not pretend to know
what is meant by a ''trust in Nature"
Nature will take care of the body, after
the ''sleep OF DEATH is begun. But. if
there is to be an awakening of the inn
mortal part of a man, as Christians be-
lieve, what has Nature to do with that?
Must we not ''look from Nature to Ma
ture's God" to get a trust that is not
blind and q faith that is not insensiblea
christian Register.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-03
Two Christians,

In no place, perhaps, do the small de-
fects and virtues of men and women
come to the light more distinctly than
in the hotels and boarding-houses which
arc places of summer resort. The
guests have left home to gain health,
or to enjoy pleasure, and with this fixed
purpose in view they r apt to show a
selishness and ill-manner which would
be impossible to them in their own
homes. On the contrary, nowhere r
the gentleness, courtesy and sympathy
of a religious man or woman more eff
fective than in this mixed society Of
strangers. An example of this was Of
fered last season in q summering-housei
on the Allegheny Mountains. A middle-
aged, unmarried lady arrived one even,
ing. who was reputed to be ..Miss Blank,
Home Missionary" Unasked, she said
grace in a loud tone at the public table,
and the same evening enterd the parlor
where some young people were arrangg-
ing charades, and talked loudly against
their "criminal folly" proposing a
prayer-meeting instead. As she failed
to touch or interest the girls, they gig-
gled and behaved irreverently during
the prayers that followed.
The next day she lectured the fisher
men on their %"cruelty," and whenever
she could she took every prettily-dressed
woman to task for her wicked vani-
ty," even denouncing the crochet-work
with which two or three old ladies
amused themselves, as a 8. sinful waste
of time"
Of course Miss Blank became the bug
bear of the whole house, and much Of
the ridicule which her grim face, and
limp, untidy gown called forth fell on
the Bible which she professd to love,
and the hymns which she sang unceas
ingly in a loud ley. =
that I should ever accept it!' said a gay.
for two hours.
A day OF two later, a gentle, gray
haired old man came to the house with
out any introduction He was quiet and
unobtrusive. There was no installing
the simplicity and fine courtesy of a
thoroughbred gentleman, but the dis
guished trait in him was his quick SYM
pathy with others. Before a week had
passed the old people had confided their
ailments to him, the girls consulted him
as to the details of a picnic, the boys
discovered him to be an authority on
kites, boats and homemade telephones.
Wherever he went the children and
babies crowded about him.
When Sunday came, and the guests Of
the hotel repaired to the parlor to hear
a sermon, what was their surprise to
find that the quiet old man, whom they
had already learned to love, was the
famous DR.. -, from New York, whose
eloquence has not won so many
souls to his Masters service as has his
pure and noble life. If ever a
was listened to attentively, that sermon
was. Its simply told and impressive
truths will be remembered, and must
always be associated with the genial,
kindly man, who seemed to be the very
embodiment of its spirit of "good-win"
to men. !
1t is not enough that the light which
God has given us should shine; it should
so shine that it should guide the feet of
others to Him-not drive them away
Youths Companion.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-03
Whistling as a Fine Art.

A colored gentleman, in a tall white
hat, red, white and blue standing collar
and pink shirt bosom, stood on the
Morton House pavement yesterday
afternoon putting a fragrant five-cent
cigar. The bottom of his jack panta-
looms were strapped under his shoes,
and an enmorous watch-chain dangled
from his waistcoat. Several persons,
supposing him to be a cigar-sign for
sale, examined him critically. Between
purple puffs Of smoke he whistled.
lis this Mister"
.Ya-as, sab, Mr.. Johnsing. OATS
my name, suah.
"And are you the famous whistler?"
t.Iz'e de pusson."
Mr.. johnson curled his expansive un-
der lip until it resembled the big end of
a Broadway gas main, and struck a
note that brought out the goose pimple
on the reporters spinal column. Mr..
Johnson has been a traveller in his time,
and is known from Maine to Georgia as
the champion ''one-lung whistler" of
the United States. He was a soldier in
the wal of the rebellion, and carries a
bullet in his left lung. 1t is upon his
right lung, therefore, that he depends
entirely for his bellows power. He has
a blowing-machine record of three
hundred pounds, and there is no telling
what he might be able to do if his other
lung was in working order
"Did y'ever hear me whistle de Star
Spangled Banner?'
Cant say"
"Den you nebber hear me or you
nebber would 'spress dat doubt bout
you 'membrance. jest you kotch hold
OBJ dat orning post fo' a couple oh
minutes and I'll glib you a couple oh
inches of dat tune"
MI johnson drew his under lip to-
Whistle. When he reached that part of
the tune which describes the waving of
the banner DER the land of the free,
there was pothingt to be een but the
whites of his eyes. In his enthusiasm
he had elevated himself on his toes,
| and the music shot out of the aperture
in his under lip with the richness and
volume of a church organ. A crowd
soon collected, but speedily dispersed
when MI. johnson indicated his inten-
ton to pass around the hat.
.'Dat's allus de way,' said he, as he
gazed after his auditors with an express
sion of ineffable disgust; 'dere is no
show fo' a fust-class artist in dis kentry.
Tell yo' WHAT it is, boss, de man what has
wool on de top OBJ his head hab got a
hard row to hoe, and don't you forget
it. Where I was Dawn, way down in
Gawjah, dey used to say: Dat boy am
a jlnnyus, an will make his mark,
suah;' but times has changed since den.
['ze only a free niggah now, and has to
walk round de streets wild a pair of rat
eatin' Chinese doods, maxim a fool oh
myself for seven dollars a week"
.'Were you always a good whistler"
"Boss, I can't member de 'casion
when WANT able to whistle de har right
off yo' head. I was bawn dat way.
Wunst de parson kicked me out OBJ
church cause 1 jined in wild de kewire,
but when some bugglers got in de
church an stole de organ, dey was glad
huff to come round to de house and
say: .Mistah Johnsing, would you 'blige
by osmin' round and whistlin' de sar-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-03
Religious.
HE Careful

"Oh! ye of little faith!'
Dear Lord, know it: little faith have T.
Thy lilies of the field are clothed with care
Than even kingly Solomon might wear.
ny Lord has has sa %$ to R's me-,
Enough they take no thought for
They are Clothed most royalty"
"ohl We of little faith!" '@s8
Dear III, Lord 1 know it; shalt not Thou, my
Thou Who hast clothed Thy lilies, care for
If one small flower hath need of no good
What can THY children ask too great for
Thou clothest we'll Thy lilies
hast laid Thy glory down,
To lead me to Thy Kingdom
10 win for me q crOWn.
Dear Lord. 1 know it; trembling faith and
Though fral they are, and worthless to our
Thou feed's Thy little sparrows when they
They never doubt or count Thee as unkind.
Behold these little sparrOws!"
My Lord has said to me,
Enough they have no burn or store
~ house,
They are fel a%bundantly."
-OH! We OF nCt.e fa1th!"
Dear Lord, 1 know it; shalt not Thou, my
Thou who dost feed Thy sparrows, give me
food?
Il one small bird may range the world abroad,
Wilt Thou deny me any needful good?
Thou feedest well Thy sparrOws-
Thou hast left Thy Fathers side
That l might share Thy glory,
And my soul be purified.
"Oh! ye of little faith!"
Dear Lord, 1 know it.: if with royal hand
Thine Heavenly Father feedeth such as
these,
He knoweth surely all our needs, who stand
And wait upon His bounty with our pleas.
Our Heavenly Father knoweth
Our longings and our care,
AM His ear is ever ready
To hear the weake prayer.
ooh! We of little faith!'
Dear Saviour, If the Father spared not Thee,
But gave Thee freely for the life of all
His w~ell-beloved-shall not this love-gift be
A covenant for all things great and small?
IF Thou hast given, oh! Father
The greatest Gift and best
Shall we not like little children
Trust Thee wholly for the rest?
IN. Y. Observer.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-03

Two ostriches in California have
kicked their mates to death. The mules
in that country have discouraged look.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-03

j. W.. Seacrest is about to take a
new departure in gold mining by tap
ping the rock bottom of Broad River at
Smiths Ford, York County, S. G.
There is an old river bed at that point
which has been dry ever since the war,
and he will sink shafts through the soil
to the rock bed, where he expects to
find gold. The gold is found under the
sand on the rock, where it settles by
p%rayitation. There is an island near
this point, and Mr.. Seacrest proposes to
turn the river into one channel and
work the dry bed, and then to turn
the channel and work the other bed
N. Y. Sun.
Connecticut western news., 1883-05-09
CORRESPONDENCE.

Ag- CORRESPONDENTS are requested to send in their communications 80 as 10 reach us on Monday of each week as we cannot insure the insertion of any correspondence received liter that time.
 R5- Writo only on one side of the paper and send something each week if possible. Don't wait until you can gather full column to send "all at once, but let us hear from you from items at a time, remembering that nears is not improved by age.
Connecticut western news., 1883-05-09
nTET0

DIED. B1ERCE-At Lime Rock, April 30 Henry Bi rec. aged 6l years. WILSON At Canaan. May 3. Alice May wilso' aged Il months. WADHA NS.-At Cornwall Bridgr. May 2d. Lew Wadhams only son or Morton and Mary W ad ha ns aged years and months. E\N-A1 Marvsville, Penn. Apr'l 29. Theophilu' Fenn. A native of Canaan LYMAN-At Goshen, May 5. Noses Lyman, az, ( 73 years. STERLING-At Goshen. Conn. May 4 MT H. B Sterling. formerly of Cornwall. FUTILE At West Goshen, Conn, May 6, M William Futile,
Connecticut western news., 1883-05-09
NOTICE, ,
No 7! lCf:.
A COURT OF PROBATE holden ar Mort

A A COURT OF PROBATE holden at North "A Canaan in and for he district of Canaan on the 2oth day of April lsSs Present, Jacob of North Canaan in said district h wing assigned his property to Evardus Ives of North Canaan, County of Litchheld as trustee This court doth appoint the 3r day Of May A. D. 1883 al 10 o'clock a tn Probate uflce in said North Canaan a. the time aud place f'r the hearing relative to the acceptance approval of said trustee; and | is nrdered bv this court thal public notice of suck hearing be given by postn a notification up" sign p st in said district and by advertis- ing in some newspaper published in or nearest to said district least five days before the time as- signed and return make To this court
 Certified from Record
 JACOB B. HARDENBERGH, Judge
Connecticut western news., 1883-05-09
Enc Post mn 0Ster.

Wincheter, Mass, says: am personally acquainted with MT and Mrs Carlton, and was astonished at the remarkable effect of your sulphur bitters in curing their son, and it's large sale is undoubtly due to the fact that it is an honest med icine. I know of many others who have been cured by its use, and I do not think too much can be said in it's praise.
 Yours truly, George P. Brown, NJ.
Connecticut western news., 1883-05-09
ITO THE COURT OF PROB TIE for the
 District nf Gan an Iha uafltinn of Ed.

THO THE COURT OF PROB .TE for the N District of Can an. The petition of Ed ward t. Gillette, yman Dunning and Jane l.. Franklin, respectfully represent,
 1se That said Gillette and Dunning are now executors on the testate estate ol Charles Franklin late of North Canaan in said district deceased.
 2d, That said Jane L. Franklin ownes ab- soutely ma jor interest ill said estate, to wit: six tenths thereof.
 Sd, That sald estate IS now in process of settlement III said Court.
 4th. That the real estate belonging to said estate is so situated that it cannot be benet- clally divided and a sale thereof will better promote the interest of the owners. 5th, That the sad real estate is bounded and described as follows:
 All that certain farm of land with the build- ings tnereou situate in said North Canaan and bounded northerly by land of Charles S. Adam and Joseph Kegler, easterly by lands of Hen- ry c. Stevens and the estate of George c. E. Thompson, southerly by lands of a4rs Irene Cowdrey and the Barnum Richardson com pany, westerly by lands of Lyman Cunning, Edward Lorrain. Henry Smith and Charles s. Adam, being the homestead farm of sad de. ceased and which he occupied at the tune of his death, reference being had to the title deeds muniments of title Of said deceased on the land records of the town of Canaan and North Canaan and the probate records of the districts of Sharon and Canaan for a more full and particular description of said prem ises.
 6th That your petitioners therefore pray that said real estate may be sold in pursuance of the statute in such case made and pro- vided.
 EDWARD r. GILLETTE,
 LYMAN DuNNING,
 JANE l.. FRANKLIN. Dated North Canaan, May 5, 1888.
 At a Court of Probate holden at North Ca- naan, within and for the Distrlct of Canaan, this 9th day of May 1Ss3. Present, Jacob B. Hardenbergh, Judge. Estate of Gharlts Franklin late of said North Canaan deceased. Upon the foregoing petition of thls date pray ing that the real estate belonging to said es- tate be sold ln pursuance of the statute in such case made and provided.
 ORDERED. That sai., petition be heard at the probate office in said North Canaan, or the 2d day e June 1883 at ten o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice thereof be published i" the Connecticut Western News, paper published In the wn in which such real es- tate lies, at which time nd place all persons interested @ cited to appear and show cause. if any they have, why the prayer Of sad pe- titon should not be granted.
 JACOB B. HARgENgMRaH. V
Connecticut western news., 1883-05-09

Mir E. P. Kellogg, Nevada, Ohio, says II caught 8 very severe cold, which set tied on my lungs coughed necessarily until my brother gave me Dr Wishart's s pine tree tar cordial. One bottle cured me as if by magic.
Connecticut western news., 1883-05-09
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