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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09
Dogs Wanted.

~ ~ ~
advertisement in a morning paper
which reads as follows:
WANTED-Bya gentleman going South, i
w Dogs, of various ages and sizes; the ami
mails must be intelligent. as they are for do
mestic use on a p|2ntsation in the ESQ South IT Az
Pier Al, South Delaware ave.
At daybreak the river front was vocal
with canine warblings and the bicker-
ings and impromptu fights of one hun
bred gamins, who f1ocked from every
quarter of the city, dragging every va
riety of dog in the fancier's catalogue
as well as out Of it. The officers of the
Macon, disturbed from their mornings
nap by the din of canine yelps and boys
yells, rushed on deck to find the deck a
conglomerate mass of ours and street
arabs. A few inquiries were made and
a brief counsel was held to determine
measures of relief. A pool was made
and one of the officers appointed to buy
up the pack to be handed over to a
committee of destruction. Sales were
brisk at prices ranging from five cents
to a quarter, and as rapidly as the sales
were consummated the miserable ours
were kicked out into Delaware avenue.
This scheme worked satisfactorily Until
it was discovered that the demand in
creased faster than it diminished, and
as both the pool and destruction COM
mittees were about exhausted the meas
ure of last resort was determined on
and the police were calledto the rescue.
A squad of blue-coats finally succeeded
in clearing the dock, peace was restored
and the joker was probably satisfied
PHILADELPHIA Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09
The Grand jury for Pike Coul
Observer.

The Grand Jury for Pike County,
Ga, in its last presentment, delivered
itself of the following philosophical
abstraction: "Bad roads, like bad
whisky, not only make bad morris, but.
like bad whisky, impose upon the peo-
pie taxes heavy, onerous and, if We
only pause to contemplate them, per-
fectly appalling
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

The difference between a rope
walker and u bookkeeper is that a rope
walker takes a trial balance before he
begins business and the bookkeepez
afterWart.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09
Our Young Folks.
THE ELEPHANT SOLDIER.

Long, long ago. on India tp1ains.
There ragged a battle fierce and strong;
The dim of muskctry was heard,
And %cannOn's roar was loud and long.
Old Hero marched with stately tread
His part to act in the ARRAY;
AND on his back above all heads.
The royal ensign waved thai day.
Fond!y, the soldiers viewed their flag,
Which shook its colors to thesair.
Proudly the mahout rode and sent
His watchful gaze now here, now there,
Till "Haltl" he cried; and Hero heard,
And Instantly the word Obeyed,
When, 10! a flash, a shrek, and then
His driver with the slain was laid.
oh. fierce and hot the conflict grew!
Yet patiently old Hero stood
Amidst it all, the while his feet
Were stained, alas! with human blood.
His ears were strained to catch the voice
Which only could his steps command,
Nor would he turn when men grew weak,
And palic spread on either hand.
But yet the standard waved aloft;
The fleeing soldiers saw it. "Lo!
We are not conquered yet" they cried,
Then turned the tide of conquest, and
The royal ensign waved at last
Victorious DER the blood-stained field
Just as the weary day was past.
Yet waited Hero for the word
or him whose sole command he knew
waited, nor moved one pOnuerOuS foot,
To his W Captains orders true.
Three lonely nights, three lonely days,
Poor Hero "halted." Bride nor threat
Could stir him from the spot. And on
His back he bore the standard yet.
Then thought the soldiers of a child
Who lived one hundred miles away;
1.-THE mahout's son! fetch him!," they cried;
His voice the creature will obey"
He came, the little orphaned lad,
Scarce nine years old. But Hero knew
That many Il time the masters son
Had been the little driver" too.
Obediently the brave old head
Was bowed before the child, and then,
With one long, wistful glance around,
Old Hero's march began again.
Onward he went. The trappings hung
All stained and tattered at his side,
And no one saw the cruel wound
On which the blood was scarcely dried.
But when at last the tents were reached,
The suffering hero raised his head,
And trumpeting his mortal pain,
Looked for the master who was dead;
And then about his masters son
His trunk old Hero feebly wound,
And ere another day had passed
A soldiers honored grave had found
-MaryD. Brine, in Harper's Young People.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

We were not rich tourists, and we all took
lodgings in a small holel to which we had
been recommended. 1t was in the Latin
Quarter, near the river, and opposite the
vast palace of the Louvre, into whose laby:
rinth of picture galleries Euphemia and ]
were eager to plunge:
But first we all went to the Office of the
American Consul and consulted with him
in regard to the proper measures to be
taken for searching for the little Corinne in
Paris. After that, for some days, Jonas and
Pomona spent all their time, Il Euphemia
and l part of ours, in looking for the child.
In spite of the attractions of the city, our
sojourn in Paris was not satisfactory.
Apart from the family trouble which OPP
pressed us, it rained nearly all the time.
We were told that in order to see Paris at
it's best we should come in the spring. In
the month of May it was charming. Then
everybody would be out-of-doors and we
would see q whole city enjoying life. As
we wished to enjoy life without waiting for
| the spring, we determined to move south
| ward and visit during the winter those
parts of Europe which then lay under blue
at present, for Pomona and Jonas to enjoy
life anywhere, and they would remain in
Paris, and then, if they did not find their
child in a reasonable time, they would
join us. Neither of them understood
French, but this did not trouble them in
the slightest. Early in their Paris wander.
ings they had met with a boy who had
once lived in New York, and they had
taken him into pay as an interpreter. He
charged them a franc and a half u day,
and I am sure they got their moneys worth.
But before we left Paris we determined to
go to the Grand Opera, which we had not
yet visited, and Euphemia proposed that
we should take Pomona with us. The poor
| girl was looking wretched and woe-begone,
and needed to have her mind diverted
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-06-14
ARRIVALS.

VESSELS LEAVING THIS DAY
Blk Elsinore for San Francisco
Bktnc w II Dimond for S L
Stmr Jas Makee for Kauai
Schr Jennie for Kekaha
Schr Kauikeaouli for Honokaa
Schr Halcakala for Hilo
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-06-14
To Ladies and Gentlemen

A BOUT to visit the Coast or the East.
IA BY special arrangements with the
General Agent for the Pacific Coast of
the g. b. & Q. Railroad, Mr.. T. d. Nc
Kay, am enabled TO grant splendid IA
cilities in the way OF tickets and bag
gage checks. Amy desired information
about routes, stopping places, hotels,
places of interest, charges and fares, can
be obtained on application to
]. WILLIAMS,
Fort street.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-06-14
To NV Customers

A ND the public in general, beg to
N inform you that have rented my
horsc.slioeing shop to John McLain, who
has been in my employ over tour years.
Thanking you for your favors hereto
fore, hope you will continue your pat
ronage. Yours very truly,
41S 2w G. WEST.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-06-14
Lost,

A DRAFT, on or about the 9th April,
n No. $50, for $3l.74, in favor of G.
w. Norton, and drawn by E. Hoffman,
of East Maui, on G. Brewer s. Co. Pay
ment stopped. A reward will be given
on returning the same to CHANG HUNG,
No. 40 Nuuunu street. 418 Inns
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-06-14
VESSELS IN PORT

u. s. s. Hartford, G. c. Carpenter
Stmr Madras, Bradley
Blk Hermann, +. W. Rugg
Blk Kalakaua, Miller
Blk Elsinore, jerks
Blk Forest Queen, Winding
Blk Estella, Poole
Blk Lilly Grace, Hughes
Blk Hormodius,
Blk Caibaricn, Hubbard
Blk Nonantus, Foye
Bktne w II Dimond, Houdlett
Bgtnc Morning Star
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-06-14
PASSENGERS.

From windward ports per Iwalani,
June 13- d w G Jones, G X Jones,
ir. Il Smith, G Meinecke & wife,
d Peddy, A Herzog, f d Whitney,
L p Hanson, j U Kuhia. w X Moi,
and 20 deck.
From Kauai per Jas. Makee, June
13-Mr Dryer, wife and family, II
Purvis, and As deck.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1883-11-09
Diversified Crops.

Mr.. w. III. Evans, one Of our best in
formed Pee Dee farmers, writes to the
" Darlington News
The production Of diversified crops
is necessary to us, because from our
present system Of labor and the de-
manu for monthly payment Of wages,
it is necessary for us either ro have 4
working capital or crops reaching ma
tul'ity at different seasons of the year
and growing us in each season some
thing to sell. Oats, wheat. fruit and
Vegetables, in the Spring; corn, cotton,
potatoes and peas in the Fall, will keep
lis always supplied to pay, or some
thing to eat to barter for labor. II we
live on y lien it is almost impossible to
get money on it, or ii we are fortunate
enough to be above Il lien. we q" not
want to keep an amount OF ready
money enough to supply our wants,
lying idle for such lcAyth OF time.
Diversity of crops is also necessary for
us in having something to suit all sea-
SONS. \ dry Spring lniures th" small
grain but pays back in the cultivation
OF the corn and cotton. y wet Spring
IS an injury to the corn and cotton
crops in preventing cultivation and as
Si>tinT the consequent growth of grass.
but suits admirably ;hc small grain.
especially oats. As we Go hot Grnpr-
ally have excessive dry spells except
in Summer when the small grain crop
is already harvested, we should regard
it as independent OF the seasons ii
planted IN time, an almost certain crop
if put H. good orr|rr and property ma-
nj, IL bIlr ,.iI iS tn ri,-
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1883-11-09

CANDID ADvICE.-'I can swim the
whirlpool at Niagara" said a stranger
in confidential whisper to q hardware
man on Woodward avenue yesterday.
"Can you?'
IL feel that I can. | should like
some advice from you. Would you try
it if you were me 20
mo, sir-no, sir, | wouldn't think
Of such a thing. A man who hasn't
been in a bath-tub for a year, nor had
on a clean shirt for month, wouldn't
stand the ghost of show with a
whirlpool. You'd better go and tackle
a drink of water and gradually work
up to it !;'-Free Press,
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1883-11-09
Mr.. Wesley Compton. who lives

Mr.. Wesley Compton, who lives
near Fair Play, in this County, COM
mitted suicide on the Goth Of Octo-
Der. S. II. Johns, the Coroner, held
an inquest the next day over his body,
and the verdict of the jury was that
the deceased came to his death by an
overdose Of laudauum. Mr.. Compton
had been threatening, it is said, to take
his own life for some time past. .--Kco-
wee Courier.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1883-11-09
TINE CAMPAIGN GROWS HOT!
\ Serious Race Riot in Danyillc, Va.
--MnhOne's MiniOnS &Outed-- -ScV-
ernl Men Killed.
DANVILLE. VA, Nov. 3.

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The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1883-11-09

SUBLIME CHEEK. The other day.
during a rainstorm, Col. Monroe met
"a chap on the street WHO accoStcd him
with
81 say, old fellow, give us Il
match.'
The coloncl'wcnt down in his pocket
and produced three matches, which the
man took with profusc thanks. The
colonel then turned to go away, and
had gone a few feet when the man
agaiL hallOed to him.
II say, see here, my 'stccmed
friend?''
"Well," said the colonel, "what do
you want:'
MY esteemed fl'icnd.' said the
other, 81 say Qic) am all wet, you
know. now just raise yonr leg and let
me scratch this match on it. >-kings-
ton Freeman.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1883-11-09

hATtIElS NJ NED.-ln other (laV q
women shipped her husbands remains
and u dog over the Central. At Al
bany she appeared at the door Of the
baggage car to see how they we're get
ting along.
"How does he seem to be doing 20
she asked with a sniff.
"Nho, the corpse ?' inquired the
baggage c-master, kindly.
mo the dog"
son, he's comfortable" replied the
baGGa ge-mastcr.
"Anybody been sitting down on
him?"
"Who. the dog?"
mo, the corpSr.'
"Certainly not,' answered the bag
gage man.
Does it seem cool enough in here
for him?"
For who. the corpse %
"No. the do%.'
81 think So,'' grinncd the baggage
master.
"pocS the jol,iiiy appear to effect,
him any?'
"Atlrct who, the dog!
mo, the corp>c.'
II don't believe it tlO.>'
"Enu' III keep an eye on hiM. wont
you:' she asked, Wiping Il tear away.
"On who, the cOrpse?'
mo, the dog"
And having secured the baggage
m;m'S promises she went back TO her
coach, apparently contcnteu.- Travc-
InrS Magazine.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1883-11-09
a WORD
TO rYEAE EU UKSTHC
FROM
oWNBE1 BROS

a visit to Ownbcy Bros. will con-
vince yo,, that we can sell you GOODS
rs CHE AP as the CHE "a PEST. Our
stock is now complete, consisting of
Flour, Bacon, Lard, Coffee, Sugar
Canned Goods Of every description,
Plain and Fancy andics in endless.
variety, Hardware. Tin ami Hollow
ware. \ full lilIc Of
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1883-11-09
$ IT. O " FL S

that compete with Grcenvllr prices.
Our line Of Tobacco aud Segars is
large and varied, and will be sold ut
prices that will induce all to Duy. If
YOU need anything in the shape OF
Farming implements, we keep it. We
X ccp a full line of Clocks, and will sell
them cheap. .Jcwclry to please all
both in style and price.
And please to remember that we pay
the highest market price for produce.
We have no house rent nor clerk hire
to pay, and can sell You any thing we
keep at the very lowest prices.
Very resp ectfully,
OWNBEY BROS.
Oct12---12m
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1883-11-09

ENGAGED.-A travelling man. no.
ticing pretty girl alone in the car,
went over in her direction, and sniling-
ly asked:
us this seat engaged. miss 20
mo, sir, but am, and he is going
10 get on at the next statiOn.'
"Oh--ah.- indecd-thanks--b
don--n and he picked up his feet, af-
ter stumbling over them, AMI went into
the smoking-car to be alone awhile
Observation-Disclosures.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1883-11-09

DD" Subscribe for The MESSENGER.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-06-10
A Ticket for 1884.
An esteemed correspondent In Salem, Orc
con. favors us with tho following inquiry:

An esteemed correspondent In Salem, Orc
1on, iavors us with tho following inquiry:
ss Idesre 70 ask you one question in regard to the
next national election Do you think this Ticket with
sound platform. could he elected In 16S4f
FOR President JosspH +. MCDONALD Of Indiana.
For vice. Trssidents HSsRY W. sLocun Of New York.
You will greatly oblge and many others Of this vi.
cinty II you viii the above in Tus SUI Yours
truly. h. D.
We have no doubt that the candidates
named by our Oregon correspondent would
DO elected II they were nominated. But
there Is the difilcalty.
The chief Democratic politician In Indiana
Is Mr. HENDRICKS He has determined that
Mr.. MCDONALD shall not be the candidate OF
the party In 1880 MCDONALD might have
boon nominated, II he himself had been
he was q friend Of HENDRICKS; that
he had come to the Convention In
Cincinnati to do what he could for his
nomination; and that he would not put him.
self In an ambiguous position by consenting
to take the nomination himself. With much
trouble all this was communicated to MIR.
HENDRICKS at night by a special messenger;
but he stoutly refused to let MCDONALD
have the place. and so HANCOCK was nomi
uatcd In his stead.
This was tho situation In 1880, and In 1884
1t lie the same This settles the case against
the ticket proposed by our Oregon friend;
for II is certain that no man can be NOM
mated for the Presidency in any national
convention with divided delegation from
tho State to which be belongs.
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From the Philadelphia Record.


1t Is not upon party platforms that this off,
year campaign In Ohio will be made but upon the
Of the last State Legislature. Among the acts Of this
Legislature the submission Of prohibory amend.
ment to vote Of the people, and this action Is heartily
approved In the resolutions Of the Columbus Conven.
tion by putting the Scott License law in resolu
ton and the proposition to submit . prohibitory
amendment in another. the shrewd purpose 10 to
catch all the gudgeons in tho political pool. The
liquor sellers expected to eagerly" rush to the
embrace Of the Republican party and the Scott law
in their dread of = prohibitory amendment, and
the squarians are already charged with obstinate
insratuds IL they refuse to support the party which
submitted their question Of prohibition to the people
When MephstOphees took hold OF the spigot In Auer.
bachs wine cellar his diabolical skill enabled him to
pour out for his guests variety Of liquor from the
same cask The design OF the magician OF Mansfield In
this platform is to afford something for the
OF all tastes In Ohio from to rain water. But he
has overresched himself In his cunning The customers
who want suspect he has nothing to offer them but
rain water; and those who insist only rain water
suspect that his platform smells horribly Of When
subjected to close inspection the Ohio platform found
to be . bad compound Of rum and rain water.
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Second Assistant Elmer is represented
THE OUTLOOK IN NEW JERSEY.

PRINCETON, June 9.-Ncw Jersey was swept
by the tidal wave OF 1874. Judge Bedle. the
Democratic candidate for Governor. received
a majority OF 10. OOO at the same time that
Samuel ]. Tilden defeated Gen. Dix in Now
York bya majority OF $4,000.
Last fall New Jersey did not feel the effect OF
the tidal wave. There was no State ticket to
be chosen. On Congressman in the whole
State the Democrats got a majority Of only
2,O93.
The contest In New Jersey this year will be
spirited. A Governor is to be chosen. He dis
penses large amount Of patronage. The
October election in Ohio will exert good deal
Of influence upon results in New Jersey. II
Ohio should 60 Democratic New Jersey would
respond by q heayy majority; put II the 10 y.
lines Of the New Jersey Democracy would DO
shaken. though they could hardly fail to carry
their nominee for Governor unless he was a
very weak candidate.
The State abounds in ambitious gentlemen
OF both parties who are eager to fill the chair
now occupied by Gov. Ludlow. There is q
sharp rivalry for the nomination. especially
among Democrats. but as yet there is no con-
centration upon any one In either party.
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statements Of provincial commanders, and
We have under our eyes the TRANSLATION OF .
report published . year ago In tho Pektr
Gasctte by an imperial censor. whose investi-
cations provo that POPULATION and absentee
Ism and contempt OF discipline are as rife as
they ever were In tho military system. On
paper, indeed, tho regular army OF the Mid
die Kingdom numbered In 1880 six hundred
thousand men exclusive OF the garrisons sta
toned In Mantchuria. There Is reason to be-
lieve. however. that nearly half OF the names
registered and for which the officers draw
pay have no owners In tho ranks, and that
most OF the soldiers actually performing ser
vice under the oolors-some three hundred
thousand In nll-are needed for the mainte-
nance Of ordcr In tho large towns and along
the public highways. It is well known that
the nucleus Of tho military force consists OF
the hereditary soldiery Of Mdntchu. Tartar.
and Chinese origin distributed under twenty
four banners and nominally comprising
about 100000 men. II 1t be true, as We have
often boon told OF late. that there are already
$4,000 Chinese troops armed with breech-
leaders and thoroughly trained In the use OF
such weapons by European instructors. we
should naturally look for such improved
equipment and discipline to the ban
nermen who ore Quartercd at Pekin,
and In the metropolitan province OF Chill.
As matter OF fact, however, we find that the
Imperial Guard itself. numbering some 1900
men, and socially charged with tho protec-
tion OF the Son OF Heaven, includes six bat
talions, only four Of which arc armed with
breech- leaders, tho other two being still
dependent upon matchlocks so cumberous
that two men are required to carry and
fire each piece. Tho backward condition OF
the rest of the army in.respect Of weapons
may be inferred from the imperfect equip
ment even OF the Guard, which, by the way, tho
French would never have to face unless they
should again attempt an assault upon Pekin,
which, in Wow OF tho vastly strengthened
Notifications OF the capital, is improbable.
Not only is tho greater part Of the Chinese
army unprovidod with modern munitions Of
war or uninstructed in their use but, II we
except few European and American volun-
teers, most OF whom are connected with the
artillery. there is a total dearth OF competent
officers. OF scientific strategy and tactics
the native commanders are utterly ignorant,
and absolutely no thought Is taken
for transportation or cOmmissariat In
fact the Chinese private, while individually
he Is one OF the bravest men on carth-all
current fallacies on this head have been dis
PEELED by those who have witnessed his
prowess on the battlefield-is the worst-fed,
worst-housed, worst-armed. and worst-led
soldier in tho world. With such admirable
raw material 1t is possible, no doubt, that
man like tho Viccroy Ii might create an
efficient army, II he were given time. But
the French, II they are wise. when once col
lision Is seen to DO inevitable, will strike q
blow at some vulnerable point OF China It.
self, and thus compel the Middle Kingdom
to let them alone in Tonquin.