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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The experiment is being made in
Massachusetts, of raising ivory hickory
trees for the purpose of disposing Of
them for hoop-poles.
"A new industry in Japan is said to
be that of lacquering plaster SO as to re-
semble marble. On a basis of clay this
lacquer work is especially novel and eff
fective.
"A letter from st. Johns, N. F.,
says that this seasons sealing voyage
will be me Of the best for many wears,
the number of seals taken being esti-
mated at 100000, valued at ST. 500, 900.
IN. Y. herald.
"A Brooklyn tN.Y.) man is reported
to have obtained an interest in a dis
covery by which common vegetable
tbers can be converted into a substitute
for wool. The discovery was made by
a German chemist. -Brooklyn Eagle.
A process by which planks can be
manufactured from straw has been per-
:ected, and in Chicago u building six
stories high, and occupying an entire
block, is being erected for the new in
dustry. The board is manufactured by
converting straw pulp into thin paper
IKE sheets, which are passed through a
oath containing certain chemicals in
solution. They are subjected to enor-
nous pressure, and finally to a thorough
orylngg proeess.-CAscago Herald.
Captain Holstein, of the Danish
army, has invented, for the use Of in
lantry soldiers, a shield, which, though
weighing but seven pounds, is bullet
proof and handy. It is of steel, twenty
inches long by eighteen broad. Two
spikes at the bottom enable the soldier
10 lx it firmly in the ground, and a hol-
Low i at the top can be used as a rest for
MS rifle. The experiments that were
made with the shield at Copenhagen a
snort time ago were deemed highly sat
isiactory, but will be repeated on q
.aiser scale before the Danish Govern
army.
Albany has the only celluloid bill
,.ail oall factory in the world. 1t al
aeaay does a large business, and the
SMhers are confident that in a little
ulnc their product will drive the ivory
sa.lcle quite out of the market. The
Inventor has another composition called
consulate which is even better, and it
sald that balls made of it are often
t mistaken for. ivory by experts, while
s sh cost is much less and there is no
f farlaklng and change of shape. The
sS.'ory works from twenty to twenty
hne men, and has a capacity of three
lm',hared to four hundred balls a day
a0any IN. ~ Journal
o;-..The Women's Silk Culture Asso-
s'a,lon of Philadelphia is composed Of
Number of wealthy and philanthropic
dh nan OF that city who desire to intro
sma e and encourage this industry
T pioh American women and girls.
f tnes are glad to furnish all needful in
ann1;lon concerning the business on
aappneatlon, and will supply eggs at
" n'out tive dollars an ounce-ths ounce
yyoonaa'nlng 10000 eggs. In former
s sunls good deal of disappointment re-
,b Hi.'.'' from the attempt to grow silk in
in ipS country. Recent experiments have
Nm.sahy cases met with better success
>NtaQsIpAia Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09
p1Tn AND POINT.

,-o ;s one search that'is never an.
~ .atf,,l-namely, the search for
rouble. s,onaor ,orso,.
-I hecome great friends? Because
lycr riH"lways be slight acquaintances.
ny Mrs. Darlington, dear old lady, says
MO- More are very few people nova
B na: who suffer from suggestion OF tho
a., The monograph is like the small
thor Of u young lady. 1t will repeat
ron,tbinc said in its presence without
ward to bushes.
"Anv fule kin kick agin circum-
..nccs.' says Uncle Nose, "but it am
1an u,;sp man who conquers misfortune
e.]anits on his hands to tackle advar-
A clergyman asked some children:
,Whv do We say in the Lords Prayer,
,bo art in Heaven since God is every
.shsre9' A little drummer boy an
'1ared. because it's headquarters
4. Y. Ncws.
what a bore Jenins is?" ex-
,,,imed Connery; ''just met him, andhe
,Iked about that COMPOUNDED horse of
Is for half an hour, and l couldn't get
word in 'edgeways about my new
g."-Boston Transcript.
An Easy Job.-Robinson CATER a
orc whist bout at the club): ''It's aw-
|nIjy late. Brown. What will you say
your wife?" Brown Gin a w~hisper):
s0h. I shan't say much, you know.
Good morning. DEAR OF something of
rhat sort. She'll say the rest."--Conti-
n0uta1 Magazine.
An unfortunate, who was climbing
tbe steps of the scaffold upon which he
was about to be executed, slipped and
fell headforemost, but was caught be-
fore reaching the ground. "Good gra-
%cious!" he exclaimed, "but that was a
narrow escape. l might have beeu
killed. Washington Critic.
ooh, my dear, noble, generous hus-
band." murmurs the fond wife, chow
grand you are! l only wish I could be
You for just one day!" "Why, dear
est?:" asks the unsuspecting man. 'Be-
cause, then 1 would buy a new bonnet
for my loving little wffe!" replies the
designing creature - Cleveland Herald.
1t is said a bill is to be introduced
in the Legislature, looking to an amend
ment of the State Constitution, giving
the dude the right to vote at constable
elections. The dude, it must be con-
fesscd, does resemble q human being
somewhat, but not enough to bestow
upon him the rights Of citizenship to
that eXtent.-NOr7ISt0Un Herald.
Very curious, very curious" NUT
tered Farmer Furrow, as he stumbled
into the house late n evening, after
attending a protracted meeting at the
grocery. "What's curious, John?"
asked his patient wife, who was waiting
for him: "Why, old oman, S l $
comm long, 1 heerd a dog howl s.
much like a man that 1 cud most tell
what it said. Whatteryer think bout
it, old lady?" II think you tarried toe
long at the whine, john" said his help.
meet, rs she gave him a Boost that
ent him sprawling over the woodbox.
~. Y. 4AduertiSer.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09
HOME AND FARM.

Plant your corr in hills unless you
can make your drills so straight that the
%cultivator can work up close to the
stalks.-M Y. Herald. /;
Almond culture is quite successful
in California. Four varieties are grown.
The crop of 1881 was 100000 pounds,
about half of which was used to supply
the home trade and the balance shipped
East. i
Ewes Pudding: Crate three-fourths
OF a pound of bread, three-fourths of a
pound of suet, three-fourths of q pound
OF apples, three-fourths of a pound of
c%urrants, four eggs and the peel of q
lemon grated. Put into shape and boil
three hours. Serve with sauce.-Chica-
go Journal.
-Medium-sized onions cut in quar-
tiers make a good addition to a slender
stock of cucumber pickles; pour the
vinegar off the pickles, heat it, and after
mixing the onions and cucumbers, turn
the hot vinegar owe them.
Put a couple of bushels of WE'LL
rotted stable manure about the trunk of
each tree, scatter q little grain upon it
and turn in the poultry. They will
scratch among the manure, making fine
and mixing it with the soil, and will de-
strQy multitudes of destructive insects.
Exchange.
When the blossoms fall from +
rant bushes it may be suspected that
the borer is at WORK in the stems. To
discover this, cut off the branch, and if
the borers are in it q slender hollow will
be found where the pith has been eaten
out. All this infested wood must be cut
out and burned, and new shoots grown
to succeed it, Continental Magazine.
When a horse, for example, wishes
to listen to a sound supposed to be in
front the ears are thrown forward to
catch the sound more easily. If a noise
is heard from behind the ears are thrown
back, while, if there is any doubt about
the sound, whether in front or in the
rear, one ear is directed forward, the
other backward, that the sound may be
heard at any rate.-M. Y. Times.
-Top-dressing, unless with very fine
manure, says a writer, is of doubtful
advantage with the clover plant. The
%cloveris easily smothered by anything
SoNSlAAS u ACoVCo' IL AlbSs AOWCfC1i
pay if the clover is to be turned under
early for a corn or potato crop this sea.
son. The best time to manure is be.
fore the seed is sown. A very light
top-dressing then will secure a heavy
growth.
"A delicate omelette is made thus
Beat the yelks of four eggs, and while
beating mix with them a teaspoonful O
flour, two tablespoonful of. pulverizet
sugar, a pinch of salt, and any flavor
ing extract that you choose; this, o
course, can be decided with reference t.
the other dishes which make up tn
dinner. Beat the whites Of the four egg
to'a froth and mix with the other. Bak
this on a buttered dish; a deep plat
will answer; it will rise very light an
brown nicely in a very few minutes
Send to the table hot. If you pleas
you may sift powdered sugar over
before sending it to the table.-M. \
Post.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

"A Connecticut mar is credited with
making apple-jelly from sweet cider at
the rate Of two hundred pouad!s per
hour. That is, a ''great sight better
than turning it into hard cil,r he the
making of drunkards withAl.-M Y.
Examiner.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

There arc "raisins'' why something
about Malaga should be interesting to
Americans, for a million n a quarter
boxes of them are shipped to the United
States every year, being half OF the en-
tire crop produced in the district
SpyinqfsM (Mass.) Republican
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09
A BAGGAGE-MAsTER,s PRAISE.

Mr.. H. BARNY baggage.master on Eastern Rail-
road, Boston, says:
: II have used Hunts Remedy. the great kidney and
live- medicine. in my family for months. II was rec.
commended by friends in Portsmouth who have been
cured of kidney troubles, and 1 find 1t just as repre-
sentcd and WORTH its weight in gold. My wife is using
itfor dyspepsia, and has improved 30 rapidly that I
~chcerfuAy lndorse it as a family medicine of real merit,
and / would not be without It,"
April q, 1888.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09
Wrecks of

who have wasted their manly vigor and
powers by youthful follies and pernicious
practices, inducing nervous debility, inn
paired memory, mental anxiety, despond.
ency, lack of self-confidence and willpower,
weak back, and kindred weaknesses should
address with three letter postage stamps
for large illustrated treatise, giving unfail-
ing means of cure, WORLDS D1sPENsARY
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Buffalo, n. Y.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

THOUSANDS of women bless the day on
which DR.. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription''
was made known to them. In all those de.
rangements causing backache, dragging.
demonstrations, nervous and general de.
bility, it is a sovereign remedy. Its sooth.
ing and healing properties render it of the
utmost value to ladies suffering from in.
ternal fever" congestion, Inflammation, or
liberation. By druggists.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09
A cure of

Mr.. D. H. Barnaby, of Owego, N. Y, says
that his daughter was taken with a violent
cold which terminated with pneumonia and
all the best physicians gave the case up and
said she could not live but a few hours at
most. She was in this condition when q
friend recommended DR.. WIN. HALLS
BALsAM FOR H LUNGS and advised her
to try it. She accepted it as a last resort,
and was surprised to find that it produced
a marked change for the better, and by
p%ersevering in its use a permanent cure
was effected.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

A GENTLEMAN from Orwell, Pa, called
remedy for Catarrh, Hay Fever, etc. He
was SO earnest in asserting it to be a posi-.
tive cure (himself having been cured by it)
that I purchased a stock. The Balm has
already effected a number of cures here. P.
F. Hyatt, M. D., Bordentown, N. j.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

ONCE try Chrolithion Collars and Cuffs
and you will wear no other kind. They fit
so we'll and feel so nicely.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

PEOPLE who think themselves smart go
about asking questions like this: "Can a
rope walkw We say, yes-wheni it is taut-
San Francisco NeWs Letter.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

Rock HILL, S. C.-Rev. j. s. White saws
~ used Browns Iron Bitters for general
debility. 1t restored me to strength and
vigor."
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

A CALIFORNIA man choked himself to
death with a tape measure. The Coroner's
verdict was that he died by inches.-Bur-
Hngton Free Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

The Conundrum Clubs latest: "Why is
death like the tag attached to a dog at the
canine show in this city? Because they are
both boundeto a cur."-N. Y. Advertiser.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

FRED says that there is in New York a
horse so balky that he "won't draw his
own breathe
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

REMARKABLE for overcoming diseases
caused by impure water, decaying vegeta.
ton, ETC., is Browns Iron Bitters.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

New BERN, N. C.-Rev. G.. w. Ofley
says: 81 nave taken Browns Iron Bitters,
and consider it one of the best medicines
knoWn.O
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

The Grecian authorities now exclud
American pork. Greece without porkm mus
be almost as bad as pork without grease
Boston Transcript.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

Smother Swans Worm Syrup for few.
e%rishness, restlessness, worms. Tasteless.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

WHAT did the paper weight for!-Ne,o
South. Probably for its ink-come.--
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

AeMAN in Rochester has such a cracked
voice that he rarely says anything with
out breaking his word.-RocHester IN. W
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

Skinny Men. "Wells' Health Remover"
restores health and vigor, cures Dyspepsia.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

THIS will be a year when harvest apples
won't contain any collie. The main thing
win be to get the apples.-Detroit Free
Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

Wells CROUCH on Corns." 15c. Askf for it.
permanent cure. Corns, bunions.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

CoUGHs, COLDS AND SORE THROAT quickly
relieved by " Bro,on's Bronchial 7roches."
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

Glenn's Sulphur Soap
Is simply without parallel for wholesome.
ness, and in it's purifying effects.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

r. '. PIERCE, NJ. D., Buffalo, N. Y: Dear
Sr-Twenty years ago I was shipwrecked
on the Atlantic Ocean, and the cold and ex-
posure caused a large abscess to form on
each leg, which kept continually discharg-
ing. After spending hundreds of dollars,
with no benefit, Itried your " Golden Medi-
cal Discovery" and now, in less thar three
months after taking the first bottle, 1 am
Thankful! to say I am completely cured, and
for the first time in ten years can put my
left heel to the ground. am yours,
WIN. RYDER, 81 Jefferson ST.. Buffalo, NY.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

A LADY writes: "Painful menstruation
was the bane of my life. 1 dreaded those
feelings of bearing down and that pain in
the side md loins. OF late 1 got in the
habit of using DR.. Guysott's Yellow Dock
and sarsaparilla: 1t goes right to the spot,
gives me strength and frees me from ali
pain. think it is worth its weight in gold"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

ONE pair of boots or shoes saved every yearly
using Lyons Patent Metallic Heel Stitfeners.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

"Rough on Rats" Clears out rats, mice,
flies, reaches, bed-bugs, ants, vermin. loo.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

"Buchu.paiba." Complete cure, all an.
noying Kidney Diseases, irritation. II.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

Could the pitcher of a baseball team be
spoken of as "the power behind the
thrown ?"-Life.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09
TIE MARKETS..

w1sE's Axle Grease never gums.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09
Twenty years a suH.rer

The musician, like the cook, makes his
bread out Of his do.-Boston TRANSCRIPT.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

AN old butcher way out in Missouri,
With neuralgia, he suffered like fury,
st. Jacobs Oil banished
The pain which all vanished
And prevented a ~coroner's jury.
A cranky old man named Blake,
Says st. Jacobs Oil "takes the cake"
He gave it one test,
And says its the best,
Cure in the world for backache.
WHEN Twas ayoung man." he said,
as he walked up and down the platform,
we did not depend on our fathers. We
made u own start in life. There is q
much better show for young men to-day,
n yet none of them strike out for them.
selves" do you know Of a good open
lng!" timidly inquired a young man with
q sample trunk under him. Eyes, sir; 20
to tennessee, sir; there are mountains Of
iron in that State which can be had for fifty
cents an acre." els that SOP" "It ISL
IN tell.you what In do" continued the
young man, as he bit off the end of a
twenty-center, eff you'll buy two or three
Of those mountains, set up a blast furnace,
and get things booming, I'll come down
and engineer a set of books for you at $3.50
per month. The self-made man took q
walk down the track to hide his disgust
Val Street Mems.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

ALL recommend Wise's Axle Grease.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09

1850 YEAR.
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How 1 manage my poultry; how to make n
poultry profitable; how to make an Incu-
bator costing lessthan IS; 100 thingsf for the
poultry yard-a new book. II you want it.
send ne the address of IS OF your neigh
bors who are interested in poultry. G. G. E
BEA1EY, Abilene, HANS, breeder
Of Plymouth Rocks. ~
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-28
state Colored Teachers Association.

AUSTIN, TEX, June 26, 1883.
The State Teachers Association
met at 10 o'clock q. ~, in accordance
with the Iyertisement or constitu-
ton. Meeting called to order by p.
III. Collier, president. Owing to the
non-arrival of the delegates, the meet
ing adjourned until o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The association met at o'clock D
m p. ii. Collier, President; Wade H
Rector, Secretary.
Roll called. and the following dele
gates were present:
n. r. Rainy. OF Red River county
Mrs. G. Z. Garland, of Austin, Texas;
A. A. Williams, of BraZos county; G..
l.. Versa, of BraZos county, and Miss
NJ. NJ. Vaughn. OF Karnes county.
On motion of w. II. Rector, the
hour for opening and adjourning the
daily session of the association was
designated.
The morning session to convene at
8 O'Clock a. III. and adjourn at IL 80 d.
m, and the afternoon session to con-
vene at p. LII. and adjourn at $50 p.
IN. Night session to convene at Z p.
N. and adjourn at p. N.
The convention will continue four
days.
The object of the convention is for
the purpose of efrecting one grand
state association.
All delegates, Tor persons interested
ia the cause Of education) are expect
ed to attend.
i. ii. COLLIER, President,
Of Fort Bend county.
WADE II. RECTOR, Secretary,
Of Austin, Texas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-28
Of Dallas. "a Plea for the Union. by W. A

Smith, of Elgin
Mnsic-"Gaiety of heart" by Misses Corne-
LA Evans and Ella Freeman. Texas" by
George c. Mckinney, of Dallas. 'sRum-Ma-
mac by r. Z. L. Knight of Dallas. 'B. III.
Hill" by W. L. Mcdonald. of Anderson county.
Music itania" Miss Beulah Rector Cen
tennial Grafton, by T L. Crow. of WOodville.
"SpartacuS to the Roman envoys," by w. f.
HAWKINS. of LeeSburg. MY mother. my country,
my God, by L. A. John, of Galveston Music
diamond sehottische"-NIiss Fannie Baker.
Mr.. j; b. Tullis, presentation of T. X. Bonner
medal. BenedictiOn. After the speaking. and
while waiting for the decision of the judges,
Miss Table Hudgins favored the audience
with pretty song. Also, Miss Maggie Mood
sang song very sweetly, with pleasing effect.
THE Storm" played by Mr.. FurneauX,
was well given in about fifteen minutes. The
judges came in. and Rev. Davis. in few fit
ting remarks, presented to Mr.. X. A. Johns,
of Galveston, the medal that as being the re-
81 1t of the judges deliberations. The speak
ing was all fine and it was a hard matter for
the judges to decide who was the best. Mr.,
Johns and Mr.. Mcdonald both brought tears
to the eyes of the ladies through the effective
manner in which they delivered their speeches
Many fine floral tributes were bestowed up
ON the young speakers and each and every
one were heartily applauded. The Alamo is
much elated over the success Of their mem
Der, and loud were the shouts when the medal
WAS rewarded
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-28
Rescued From Death.

VIM. q. Coughlin, of Somerville,
Mass, says: I'm the fall of 1876
was taken with bleeding of the lungs,
followed by a severe cough. 1 lost
my appetite and flesh and was con-
tined to my bed. In 1877 l was adj
mitted to the hospital. The doctors
said L had hole in my lung as big as
a half dollar. At one time time a re-
port was around that l was dead.
gave up hope. but a friend told me of
DR.. VIM. Halls Balsam for the lungs.
l got a bottle, when to my surprise,
commenced to feel better, and to-day
1 feel better than for three years past.
81 write this hoping everyone af-
fiicted with diseased lungs will take
DR.. William Halls Balsam, and be
convinced that consumption can be
cured. can positively say it has
done more good than all the other
medicines have taken since my sick
nacc -