Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-03-31
GENERAL.

"A 1aLllly IN ! OK, Ia., OWNS part
of a silk balloon taken from the Con-
federate gunboat Teaser in 1868. There
were about twenty different colors and.
shades in the balloon. This was &C.
ounted for in the fact hat the South
ern ladies sent their silk dresses to be.
made into wal Observation-Disclosures.
Press.
The moral effect of what are called
modern Improvements is we'll character
lied by Harrison, who wrote, in 1871.
and his words have a perhaps distant
reference to us also: s'When our houses
were builded of willow then had we oxen
men; but now that our houses are come
to be made of oke our men are not onlie
become willow, but a great mamie al
togither of straw, which is a sore alter
ation."
The champion mean man of Boston
was seen in a horse-car a few days age.
Noticing that his neighbor, evidently a
hard working, poor woman, was about
to pay her fare with six cents he pro.
posed to her to use one of his tickets
and give him the money, remarking
that he might as well make the profit as
allow the company to make it. And
the most remarkable part of the Incl
dent was that the accepted the
offer.-Boston Post.
1T is refreshing to hear of a girl who.
is willing to be married in white muslin.
A charming young Buffaionian DEMON
strated to a number of invited friends
the other day how sweet and gracious q.
modern bride may be without my of the
encourages of a fashionable wedding, by
wearing a soft, white organdie muslin,
With a bunch of n~iphetos roses in her
belt for her only ornament. Some one.
with a keen eye for the beautiful de.
scribes her as specifically attired."--
Buffalo (N. ~ Cypress.
OF the Cinnamon in San Francisco.
Mr.. E. V. Smalley writes: 'sThe China
man appears to be as secure in his
rights of person and property as any.
body. Instead of being differential and
timid he is often pushing and insolent.
He does not give way in the street. He
hustles you as rudely as an English
navy. A body of Chinese laborers
marching down a narrow street will
crowd ladies into the gutter"
Colonel j. Ross Green, one of the
wealthiest and most prominent citizens
If Bastrop, Tex, died a raving maniac
in New York a few days ago. 1t was
The end of a terrible tragedy. A few
weeks ago Colonel Green's wife COM
mitted suicide by pouring oil over her.
self and then setting it on fire. Her hus-,
band witnessed her horrible death,
'ainly attempting to extinguish the
flames, until he tainted. He was then
taken to New York for a change of scene,
and there became insane and died.
N. Y. San.
"A Georgia woman, who is the
mother OF twenty-one children, one day
when a storm was coming up blew the
horn Tor them to come in, and she stood
and counted them as they entered.
Somehow she made the number TWENTY
two. This mystiied her, and she de-
clared that she couldn't remember hav-
ing but twenty-one. To satisfy herself
she turned them all out in the storm and
let them in n at a time, and a visitor
Keeping tally as she recounted them.
There were but twenty-o and the
anxious dame felt relieved.-Alanta
Constitution.
a woman recently applied for State
aid and the blank was produced and the
usual questions asked. She answered
them freely until it came to "Your age?'
"Have | got to tell that?n she asked.
"The blank requires it, ma'am," was
the reply. ''Well, then," she said, II
don't want any State aid," and she
bounced out of the office in high
dudgeon. This is a fact, and shows the
necessity for reform in the office of the
State aid examiners. Such prying Gu
rlosity should be frowned upon and dis.
.couraged.-BosWn Transcript