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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28
The Growth Of New York.

Two hundred and seventy years ago
the good ship. Tiger, commanded by;
Captain Adraien Block, was burned to
the waters edge as she lay at anchor,
Just off the southern end Of Manhattan
Island. Her crew, thus forced into
winter quarters, were the first white
men who built and occupied a house ON
h land where New York now stands;
then, to quote the graphic language
OF Mrs. Lamb, IN her history of the city,
Sin primeval solitude, waiting till COM
merce should come and claim its own.
Nature wore q hardy c~ountenance, as
wild and as untamed as the savage
landholders. Manhattan's twenty-five
thousands acres of rock, lake and roll
ing tableland, rising at places to height
Of one hundred and thirty-eight feet,
were covered with somber forests, and
old, decayed and withered limbs con-
trasted with the younger growth Of
branches; and wild flowers wasted their
sweetness among the dead leaves and
uncut heritage at their roots. The wan
ton grapevine swung %carelessly from
the topmost boughs of the oak and the
sycamore; and blackberry and rasp-
berry bushes, like q picket-guard, pre-
sented a bold front in all possible ave-
nues of approach. The entire surface
of the island was bold and granite, and
in profile resembled the cartilaginous
back of the sturgeon" This primeval
scene was the product of natural forces
working through %uncounted periods of
time, the continent slowly rising and
falling in the sea like the heaving breast
Of a world asleep; glaciers carving pa
tiently through ages the deep estuaries;
seasons innumerable clothing the hills
with alternate bloom and decay.
Tbs same sun shines to-day upon the
same earth; yet how Transformed!
Could there be a more astounding exhi-
bition of the power of man to change
the face of nature than the panoramic
view which presents itself to the spec
tator standing upon the browning arch
of the bridge whose completion we are
here to-day to celebrate in the honored
presence Of the President of the United
States, with their fifty millions; of the
Governor of the State of New York,
with its five millions; and Of the
Mayors of two cities, ag%gregating over
two millions of inhabitants? In the
place of stiffness and solitude, the
footsteps of these millions of human
beings; instead of the smooth waters,
''unvexed by any keel" highways Of
commerce ablaze with the flags Of all
nations; and where once was the green
monotony of fo1estcd hills, the piled
and towering splenlors of a vast
metropolis, the countless homes Of
industry, the echoing marts of trade,
the gorgeous palaces of luxury, tho
silent and steadfast spires of worship!
To crown all, the work of separation
wrought so surely, yet so slowly, by the
hand of time, is now reversed in our
own day, and Manhattan and "Sea-
%wanhaka" are joined again as once
they were before the dawn Of life in
the far azoic ages.-From Abram S.
HeWSt's ADDRESS on ''Ihe Great Bridge
md its Lessons.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28
THE MzLKMA1D.

-:,,,majd who poised a full pail on her head,
lnn, mus, on her prospects In life, it is said:
1s ". me nc see-I should think that this milk will
bP,n,ndred good eggs, or four-score, to be
sure.
Lro1, ~then-stop a bit-it must not be for
-. s Of these may be broken, and some may
|. + r. twenty, for accident, should be de-
I'll, fa leave me just sixty sound egss to be
hatched.
"A, sixty sound eggs--no. sound chickens I
..,o nses some may die-wen suppose seven
.-on,pcn, not so many-say ten at the most,
ES!ab viii leave fifty chickens Il boil or to
roast: -
s.. sbil,inrs a Observation-Disclosures and six.
bprcvent all INSTANCES Iu"t low prlce1 Will
,v WIN What will that make? nifty chickens, 1
nv time three and sixpense-1nask brother
Ned.
twenty-five pairs oflfowls-now how tiresome
hat 7 can't reckon up 50 much money as this!
Ell, there's no use of trying, SO let's give q
!, say twenty pounds, and it can be no less.
twenty pounds, I am certain, will buy me a
hirty geese and two turkeys-eight pigs and
a SOW:
NV if these turn out well, at the end Of the
shall lpf iii both my pockets with guineas, It's
clear"
~orgetting her burden, when this she had said.
he maid superciliously tossed up her head;
hen, alas for her prospects! her milk pail
descended,
nd so all her schemes for the future were
ended.
his moral, I think, may be safely attached:
Reckon not on your chickens before they are
hatched."
-Jerrys Taylor.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28

AT Austin, Tex, in excavating in
the Colorado River for the water-works,
the workmen brought up a spur of Curl
Gus workmanship and of evident Span
ish origin. From the description of a
fine spur said to have been lost by Gen.
Bustamente in the river when he was
~retreating before Santa Anna, many be-
lieve this to be the same spur. And, near
the same spot, was unearthed the Frame
work of a clock. 1t is of metal, and,
though oxidation has marred its luster,
of course, traces of a high polish can
still be seen on it, and practices of rich
and valuable pearls, with which it was
OVERLAND, are still sible.-Chicago
Times,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28

Emily gave . little gasp. Carl burst
derstood.
"Thou does understand" he cried,
ioyfully. Thou will forgif, and thou
will luf me? Thou will forgif me?"
81 will forgive you," she murmured,
with her eyes IN the ground.
"And thou will luf meo"
She looked up into his face.-Helen
Dawcs Brown, IN Harper's Bazar.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28
The old Steamboat Trayeler. bu

The old steamboat Traveller, built
in 1845, by Commodore Vanderbilt, and
long one Of the most popular boats ON
the sound, running out of New York,
has been sold at auction to the Della
mater Iron Company, and will probably
be broken up.-N. ?, Sun,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28
At a large gathering of people nea,

At q large gathering of people near
Lenoir, in North Carolina, at the flu
neral of William Shell, an old andpromi-
nent citizen, a curious incident occur
red. The clergyman announced that
as soon as the funeral was over there
would be a marriage in the valley nea.
the cemetery. There was a regular
race to the scene, and in a few mo
ments John Hoover and Emma Wike
stepped forward and ware married on
the stump of an immense tree Macas
40 Herald.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28
1T would be difficult to compress

1t would be difficult to compress
more of the technical language Of the
diamond into the same space than oc-
ours in the following from the tele-
graphic report of the Boston-C Cleveland
game recently. ''In the second Sutton
got his base on balls, went to second on
Glasscock's tumble of Wise's hot one,
and took third ON York's wild throw-in
of Morrill's fly to left, only to die at the
plate on a beautiful double play of
Burdock's grouhder to Muldoon to
Phillips to Briody.-Boston Transcript.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-03
The Presidential Succession.

There is pending in the United States
senate bill providing for the performance
of the duties of the office of president in
case of the removal, death, resignation or
inability of both the president and vice.
president. In this contingency the existing
order of the transfer of the executive duties
is first to the president of the senate, and
secondly to the speaker of the house. This
bill proposes to change the established order
of the government, and in the event named,
provides that the functions of the office Of
president shall be annexed to the offices of
the cabinet in succession, beginning with
the secretary of state, then the secretary of
the treasury, and so on. Senator Hoar is
the leading advocate of the hill Senator
Edmunds opposes it, and prefers that the
order of succession established by the
fathers, an order based upon the will of the
people, shall remain. The cabinet, he says,
is appointed by the president by and with
the consent of the senate. If the contin
gency contemplated by the bill should oc
cur during the first year of the presidential
term, under this proposed bill there would
be in the presidential Office for three years q
man in whose accession to that office the
people had had no voice. The senators
though elected by the states, are senators Of
the United States, and in their election the
people, or some portion of the people, had
concurred. The same element of popular
selection existed in the speaker of the house
and in any event these officials would per
form the functions of president only till &
new election could be held. A president, OIL
the vice-president succeeding him, may
choose for secretary of state or an attorney
general man who could not get bakers
dozen of votes in any state or in any con
gressional district, and yet this bill nigh
make that man president for a larger Of
smaller part of full term of four years
We believe the people will agree with Sen
ator Edmunds that this is change which
ought not to be made.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-03
Passage Of the Civil Service Bill.

The civil service bill passed the senate a
week ago. There were only five votes re-
corded against the measure, but ten other
senators who were paired would have voted
against il. This opposition came en-
tirely from the democrats. OF the thirty
nine votes for the bill, twenty-five were re-
publicans and fourteen democrats Among
the latter are number who have made
speeches against the bill and have evidently
been insncere in their position with refer
ence to it. Undoubtedly the support of
some republicans was Of perfunctory char
acter, but they have favored the bill in
body, in their speeches as well as by their
votes. Their course has been marked by
consistency and by determined opposition
to amendments insidiously designed to
weaken the bill. The bill was taken up
December 18th, and the senate daily
wrestled with it till its final passage. Nine
teen set speeches were made upon 1t, and
these, with many interminabe talks over
amendments, plainly designed to delay final
action, consumed time which should have
been devoted to other important matters,
but which was sacrificed to the democratic
policy Of obstruction. The democratic de-
sire seems to be to transport on flood Of
talk to the next congress all measures the
enactment of which would inure to the re-
publican credit. The civil service bill,
which should have been enacted after a
brief debate, presented itself as suitable
for that purpose. Senator Brown of Georgia
maintained his partisan opposition to the
bill to the last, and even after its passage
moved to amend the title so as to read An
act to perpetuate in office the republicans
who now control the patronage of the gov
eminent"
Briefly stated, the changes in the bill are
as follows: The number of commissioners
is reduced to three; the examinations are
to be held in each state and territory, and
the Offices are to be divided pro rata among
the several states not more than two men,
bers of one family are to be appointed to
the Offices to which the bill relates; no one
is to be appointed who is addicted to the
use of intoxicating liquors no advice is to
be received from congressman except as to
residence and moral character of applicant
An addition, in FIVE sections known as the
Hawley amendment, provides that no per
son connected with the government in any
capacity, in any branch of service, shall be
concerned in any way in soliciting or re
ceiving assessments for political purposes
from any officer or employe of the govern
ment. Government employees are protected
for refusing to make such contributions
and, further, are strictly forbidden to make
them to any one holding any position il
the government. Fine or imprisonment are
the penalties by which violation of the pro
visions relating to political assessments are
punishable. The house after having uset
the measure to block other important leg
islation, it is expected, will pass the bill.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-03

TERRIBLE EXPLOSION IN READsBORo. Tues
day of last week about ten A. NJ the boilers in
Hon Silas Mason's chair mandatory at Hart
MELVILLE blew up with terrific force, killing the
fremen, Fred Williams and Marshall Mason, only
son and partner OF Mr., Mason. The engine house
was entirely torn to pieces, part OF the boilers
thrown over on to Philip Smiths meadow, one
part lodging in the second story of the new shop,
which was very badly damaged. Mr.. Williams
was blown all to pieces and at date Of this one
arm had not been found. No other person was
badly hurt. Joseph Goddard's boy was splitting
wood near the outside door of the engine house
and apparently the door took him in Its outward
flight carrying him about forty feet into the
driveway OF the old mill, He escaped with only
a few scratches and bruises He is the only per
son THAI can give any light as to the cause of the
accident lie says that he noticed a strong
smell of gas or something for several minutes be-
fore the explosion, and men here of the most ex-
perience in these matters think that one of the
boilers was without water. Conjecture in the
matter is that as the boilers had been overhauled
by an expert and properly repaired, the man fin.
ishing up Saturday, they were not started until
Tuesday, that probably the pump did not work
satisfactorily in filling them and only filled one
There was no connection between the boilers
only by means of the pump which should throw
water into each alternately and that the explo-
sion was caused by heated air or gas in the empty
boiler. Marshall Mason was found under the
part thrown down, his head badly smashed and
one leg pulverzed, with no signs Of lie evidently
killed instantly.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-03
FOrty-Seyenth Congress.

WEDNESDAY, December 27-The United States
senate passed the Pendeton civil-service reform
bill in an amended form by vote of 80 to b..
The house adjourned until Saturday, without
transactiDg any business.
THURSDAY, December 28-The senate discussed
and passed the bill to prevent government Off
GERS and employees from collecting or paying tc
each other money for political purposes. The
bill for the relief Of Fitz-John Porter was consd
cred, Mr.. Sewell of New Jersey advocating the
measure. The national bankruptcy bill was as
signed for consideration on the 10th proximo.
FRIDAY, December 29.-The senate passed q
bill appropriatng $4,000 for a monument to De
Kalb in Baltimore The presidential succession
bill was discussed during the morning hour
Messrs. Hoar, Garland, Edmunds and Morgan
participating in the debate. The balance of tn,
session was occupied by Senator Logan in oppo
siton to the bill for the relief of FtzJohn Porter
Without concluding his speech an adjournment
was taken until Tuesday next
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-03

In the southern states the negroes, instead
Of dying out, as was prophesied, are inoreas-
ing at rate altogether unequaled in his
tory. They have increased "a 81 per cent
during the past decade, and the whites
Notwithstanding immigration from Europe,
only 2O,20 per cent. The mortuary reports of
the southern cities show an exceptionally
high death.rate among the colored popula-
ton, nearly double that of the whites.
Here is very curious contradiction-an in
creased death rate, and yet heavy increase
in population.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-03

SHARON. -Charles Morse finished work for A.
NJ. Wiley & Son last week. f ii. Noyes takes
his place and drew n load Of maple logs with two
sled, weighed 8 $50 pounds. The load was drawn
from S. D. Fales' to W. II. Blake's mill, While
butchering the other day, C L, Pitkin hurt the
wrist which had been recently broken. A sing
ing school commenced last Wednesday evening,
taught by Professor IIeman Bugbee of Pomfret
The prospects are good for a good school. Lee
Bugbee started for Gilman, Ill. Tuesday of this
of his brother in-aw, who is an expert dentist.
White River Valley Pomona grange will meet the
grange in this town on Thursday, January II, at
ten a. N. Worthy Master Colonel A franklin
]. B Baldwin's health is much improved since
being at Stones air cure, in Rochester, n. Y. ..
Downer g. Cowen go to market this week with
three carloads of sheep and D.Robinson with a
tanned, the ladies doing their part noby by hav-
ing a paper every week.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-03

PLAINFIELD-Ch was observed by gath
erings-by the Congregationalists at Tinkham' $
hall and the Methodists at their church The
Methodists presented their pastor and his wife
with fine marble topped center table, The Con-
gregationalists presented Mrs. Swlnnerton, wife
of their pastor, with S27 for "A sewing machine; o.
L. Hoyt, of the Sunday-school with one of Web
ster's unabridged dictionaries and c. B, Gale
with purse of $40 as an appreciation of his
especial care of the church -. Last Sunday the
Uniyersaists made their pastor, Rev. l. l. Green,
a present of a purse of S32 ....A V. Taylor lost
a valuable COW last week ..We notice that
since 1876 all the mercantile interest and business
in this town has changed hands, excepting that OF
Mrs r. d Richards. Wyoming lodge, No so,
Free and Accepted Masons, elected and installed
thelfollowiDg officers December 2Sth, W K Cove,
worshipful master; J. w. Fowler, senior warden
D. N. Mosess junior warden; A. NJ, Batchelder,
secretary; Nj. 4, Page, treasurer; +, G, Hoyt,
senior deacon; c. B, Gale, junior deacon NJ L,
Burnham and L. j. Whitcomb, stewards; d. j,
Norcross, tyler.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-03

HARDwIcK Quarterly service was held at the
Methodist church here on Saturday and Sunday
last Presiding Elder Granger and Rev MI
pastor, Rev W. c. Robinson in the services
The Sabbath day sermon was by Mr. Granger
and discourse in the evening by Mr.. Tucker. Fiji
ty-four persons joined in the communion service
80 Dr. Ward is putting in a stock of groceries in
addition to his provision business w. S Rich
our tin and hardware merchant, has rented part OF
the store rooms in Way & Titus block recently
vacated by z r. Hunty This change greatly
improves his facilities and convenience for bust
ness....B. + Thomas has sold most of his Far
rand lot to Joseph Gcrease, Price reported
81, 700. About fifty couples attended New Years
ball at Thurbers on Friday evening last. Adams
Phibrook OF this place has received the appoint
ment of deputy sheriff from Sheriff Sulloway,
There was no school at the academy during
Christmas week, Professor McLoud improved
the time, we understand, in inspecting the various
district schools under his SUPPLEMENTARY.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-03

CABoT.-Miss Celinda Lyford died December
80 at the age of eighty-one years. She was the
daughter uf Captain Fifeld Lyford-a soldier of
the revolution and one OF the first settlers in the
town of Cabot. Her mother was the actor in the
famous bear story, related in the town his
tory. Cenda was never married. She followed
the occupation of seamstress e II. Clark of
East Cabot was suddenly taken sick last week
Wednesday but is now better. Dan Hall of
South Cabot is minus one finger because he let it
pass under the knives of a planer,. The board
of agriculture will hold a meeting in this town
during this month. Due notice of the time aud
the programme will be announced 49,. Thinking
it not best to run the new hearse during the win
ter, the town authorities have purchased new
sleigh for use at funerals.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-03

CoNGREssMEN have custom of sending
round their albums by pages for signatures
of their fellow-members. The other day
Congressman Moore of Tennessee thought
the little fellows who brought him the books
were soliciting for their own collections So,
in kind, fatherly way, he put some good
advice, of the copy-book-maxim style, in
each album. In Senator Edmunds' he
wrote with a flourish, BE good boy and
you will become good man." and the Green
Mountain statesman is making it one of the
Jokes of the season."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-03

A SERIOUS fire broke out at Ludlow, last week
Monday night, in a meat market 10 the basement
of Barrett's block, totally destroying that block
and q small tailor shop near by The firms burned
out are II Barrett groceries, loss 81, 500 insured
for 50 800 c. S Wheldon, hardware loss S4 600,
insured for 5000; NJ j Stowe, jeweler, loss
81 300 insured 81 200, w. W Stickney, station
cry and books, loss 81 200 insurance $3.50; b F.
Wheldon, tailoring. loss SO, 800, insurance 81 600
The losses Of nine other tenants make an aggre-
gate of $500 on which there is an insurance Of
= 100
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-03

EAST HARDwlCK Chrstmas was duly OBJ
served in the Congregational church, both soce-
ties uniting, having two trees, and appropriate
musicand Rotations. The children were all re-
membered, and some of the older ones were made
happy by pleasant tokens of remembrance. Rev.
Mr.. Chandler received a purse If $50 from his
Pensioners and j. d Goodrich, organist another
containing SIG 80. Misses Hattie and Sarah Ad-
gate are home from Massachusetts, spending the
went TO Boston for medical treatment has re-
turned much improved in health. Keith and
Lawrence have taken the job to build bridge
across the river near J. Hancock Albert Fort
has returned from the west and gone to work in
the blacksmith shop. -. The Whipple farm and
stock was sold at auction last week j. Barr
bought the farm. paying $500 Hay sold for
S15 per r. L French has a very bad
hand; think it is caused by erysipelas.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-03

MoRRIsvILLE "A Good Templars lodge with
forty-four charter members was org tnized at
Grange hall on Wednesday evening OF last week
The following officers were duly elected for the
the present quarter: W. G. T, S. Abbott; W. V.
T, Miss Hattie liickok; W. s.. A. A. Niles; w.
w. c., J. Tabor; W. NJ, viii fl. Robinson !;
w. G., Miss 4. A. Terrill, W. Sen, J. B. Hyde
7. W. c. T.. Evin Borden; L. D., c. W. Fitch /;
r ii. 5, Miss Evvah Waite; L. II. S., Miss
d. NJ Miss Nettie Fitch. Major D. j. Stafford
-leIt tsss-S-4or Aas.rsts, Maine. on MONDAY wharA
he will have headquarters rs special agent for
yer wedding was held with Mr.. and Mrs c. W.
Fitch on Friday evening, and a tin wedding with
Mr. and Mrs Charles Hadley on Saturday even
ing. Both were well attended, and much en-
loved.