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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-06-29

my horse walked his to rs for year ~ writes W.
J. Iuckerman, the well-known horse man "his trou-
Bile being contraction Of the cords Els's SPAWN
Cure cured him.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-06-29

Kerosene oil will soften leather hardened by water
and make it pliable new.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-06-29
wells Trough On Corns."

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is swoet-IRoussca
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14
Western Rancllnen.
CHEYENNE, NYO., A,

CHEYENNE, Wro., April5 s.
The tenth annual session Of the Stock
Growers Association has closed, adjou1n-
ment being made to June 10. The session,
while nothing of great importance was
accomplished, has been one of unpre-
cedented interest, insomuch as it con-
gregated the leading stockmen of the
Territory, and, outside of public
work, united them upon a system CT
action that cannot fail in the future to
De OF advantage to all. A large number of
stock-growcrs have qeen interviewed, and
all are unanimous in saying that the loss
during the winter has been light, and that
next season will witness a shipment of beef
cattle far beyond that of any other year.
Estimates are made that the wealth of
s~tock-growers within the jurisdiction of this
association aggregates 500, 600, 0OC, and that
I'VE years hence an assessment of $500, OO0.-
600 can be made. The most of the session
was devoted to routine business, and tbs
greater encouragement is derived from pri-
vatc communication with leading stocklnen
who are enthusiastic in tleir predictions &c,
the future.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14
r1rH AND POINT.

-"what is philosophy" 1t is soma.
thing which enables q rich mai to saS
there is no disgrace in being poor.-T
Y. Herald.
Appearances are apt to be deceit. I
ful. The lawyers green bag, ostensi, |
bly, crowded with remunerative briefs |
may, after all, contain only that LAWYERS I
cold luncheon.
-"Oh, pa" said a young lady, "whv
don't you get a fir tree" 1t would b.
80 economical to raise our own furs, |
sand then we could raise whatever kind
we wish" Wheeling Journal.
-Teacher:-"Can you multiply to-
gether concrete numbers?" (Thev
appear uncertainty Teacher :-"Whst
will be the product of forty apples mul.
.tiplied by six pounds of beefp" Small
Boy (triumphantly) :-"Mince pies"
The number of people who saw
ssthem molasses," does not seem to de-.
crease despite the common school sys-
tenn. Perhaps if the schools were not
in existence folks would say 'them
water'' and ''those vinegar" Let US be,
thankful for what We overwhelmingly
News.
The King of the Sandwich Islands
locks himself in when he gets drunk. It
would be well if some Americans were
to initiate his example instead of going
out in the highways and byways and
offering to lick all creation and occupy.
ing both sides of the street at one time.
-Norrtstown Herald.
| Aooo~I:o- - <Lo law - Vornnock
the telegraph companies in that State
must paint their poles. We object to.
such a law in Iowa, at least, if the law
should require the painting to be done
i n red, white and blue. Consider the
embarrassment the citizen would be in.
who requires shave.-Bwlingtoa
Hawkeye.
-"Madam," he began, as he lifted
his hat at the front door, 81 am solicit
ing for home charities. We have hun.
dreds of poor, ragged and vicious chill
dren like those at your gate, and our
object is" sSir! those are my own,
children!" she interrupted, and the
way that front dooc slammed his toes
Jared every hair on his scalp-lock.-N.
Y. Post.
"A Numerical Courtship-
Flowers sat beneath the shade,
And ] un2 the other sayed:
"How 1873 that you b e.
Have smiled upon this suit of mino:. v
If b Il heart 1t palps 4 you .
Thy voice is mu6 melody
Ills I to be thy loved i, .
Say, Oy nymph, will marry me?"
Then lisped she soft, why, bly," ,
Eugene Field.
The boys were calling names and,
disputing on Larned street when a gen.
neman halted and said to the eldest:
"Boy, this isn't beginning life right"
"He sassed me fust!" "But he is the
smallest. How it sounded for you to
twit him with his father in the peniten-
tiary. He has gone away crushed and
degraded" swell, I'm sorry" replied
the boy, after a moments thought,
t'and 1 guess I'll run after him and tell
him my father is in the work-house!
That'l kind o. take his lonesome feelin'
away!"-Detrott Free Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14
NEWS

EIGHT arrests were made near Ennis, Ire
land, on the 18th, on the charge of conspiracy
to murder, and others were looked for.
A CINCINNATI court has decided against
the manager of a bucket-shop who sought
to enjoin the Western Union Telegraph
Company from removing the "ticker" from
his establishment. The Judge held that the
market reports furnished through the
ticker were used for the illegal purpose o.
deciding wagers, as neither the manager of
tho bucket-shop nor any of it's patrons had
facilities for handling grain.
SOUTHERN LOUISIANA was visited on the
It'll by the heaviest rain and hail storm ex-
perienced there in ten years. The Missis-
sippi rose rapidly, and several crevasses
wore made in the levees near New Orleans,
inundating a considerable area along the
river. The efforts of planters and railroad
companies, however, prevented serious
damage. The rainfall at New Orleans
measured nine II a quarter inches, the
heaviest ever recorded for any one day.
More than twenty bridges in that city were
carried away by the floods that the rain
produced.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR arrived at Sanford,
Fla, on the 18th, and was given a hearty
reception by prominent citizens.
THE funeral services in New York on the
eth over the remains of Peter Cooper were
attended by a large number of people of all
classes of society, and the streets in the
vicinity of the church where the services
were held were filed with persons anxious
to show their respect for rsle dead philan-
thropist.
ANOTHER arrest was MADE in London on
the 9TH, i'll connection with the nitro-glycer.
Inc plot, the prisoner being a man named
klrton, who claimed to lave only recently
reached England from the United States.
Bernhard Gallagher, a brother of one of the
men arrested III London OH the 9th. had
been taken into custody at Glasgow on sus-
picion Of having been concerned in the
explosion at the gas-works there. He
also claimed to have lately arrived
from America: The house of an avowed
sympathiZer with the conspirators at Bir-
mlngham was mobbed, and the man was
obliged to seek safety in the police sta.
tion. the police were experimenting with
the explosives found in the possession of the
men arrested i'll London IL Birmingham.
1sle des~tructiveness of the dynamite dis.
covered at birmingham had been demon
strated. A contrivunce was found in the
lodgings cf the London prisoners for
hlteling. s%ulphuric acid into chloride
OF potash, which would cause a disastrous
explosion; London dispatches Of the Sth
declare that the police had uneaIthed
proof of the existence of a conspiracy stu
pendous i'll its proportions and dia6olical
IN It's character, as Il resukj of the arrest of
Whitehead, Norman, Gallagher and Dial
ton. One additional arrest was made on
that day, said to be the most important vet
Ell ected, the prisoner being ii man named
States.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14
A Brave Girl.
PITTSBURGH, Pa,

. PITTSBURGH, fu., April D.
Butler County in this State has q
heroine. For some time there has been a
hot controversy for the possession of thirty,
acres of land between the heirs of William
Purviance and of ID. A. Renfrew, repre-
senting the Forest Oil Company. Miss
Dot Purviance claims a patent from
the Government for the property,
and recently the Board of Property at
Harrisburg decided that she was the right
full owner. She had a hut erected N the
property and moved into it recently. Tues
day morning a force of fifteen OF twenty
Lien, employees Of the Forest Oil Company,
attempted to eject the alleged intruder from
the premises. The first assault was made by
Renfrew and his two sons kicking in the
door. This raised the ire of Miss Purviance,
who displayed a greater amount of courage
than is generally possessed by the female
sex. Armed with an old AK she struck right
and left. Which unexpected and daring as
sault terrorized the combined forces
against her, resulting in a general STAN
pede and haSty retreat of the Forest
OH Company's men amid jeers, cheers and
laughter OF some hundred persons who were
present to witness the scene. The Renfrews
attempted to rally their forces, offering by
ISLANDERS five dollars for assistance, but no
one responded. At this point Sheriff Don
aghy came and commanded the peace. Miss
Purviance went to Butler and had the Rem
frews arrested for riot, and Renfrew had
Miss Puryiance arrested for forcible entry
and detainer. Miss Dot holds the fort and de-
Glars she will shoot if another attempt is
made. The property is worth $50, 900, was
leased to the Forest City Oil Company by
Eenfrew, and has two producing wells
mon it.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14
The liabilities of c. H. Coy & Co., bank

THE liabilities of c. b. Coy & Co., bank
ers, of Toledo, Ohio, who suspended a few
DAYS ago, are $l6S,000 in excess of the as
sets.
The verdict of the c%oroner's jury in the
case of the Braidwood mine disaster exon
crates the managers of the mine from
blame, and asserts that the accident was
such as "might happen at any mine under
similar circumstances"
INFLUENTIAL grain dealers of California
met at San Francisco the other day, formed
the California Grain Trade Association,
and appointed committees to draw up uni
form grain charters and cargo contracts.
THE suit of Herman Barwich against
Miss McLain, for breach of promise, is be-
ing tried i'll a New York City court. A
| physician testified on the 9th that Barwlch
became nearly insane by being Tilted, and
| had lost twenty pounds in weight since the
engagement was broken.
THE closing games of the international
| balk.line billiard tournament We're played
! in Chicago onthe 9th. DAILY and Dion were
matched in the afternoon, DAILY winning
with All average of Il 5-S5, his highest run
being So: Dion's score, $40; best run, l0l.
Shaefer and Vignaux met i'll the evening,
the former winning by 81 points, his highest
runs being 800, Jos and 50; average, eeS1aa
Vignaux's best runs, 139, 100 and Il. The
honors of the tournament are with Schaefer.
vignaux and DAILY, inthe orderof mention
THE report of the Pool Commissioner OF
the Southwestern Railway Association
makes a striking exhibit of the growth OF
the ca%rrying-trade in the territory of the
association. The first year of the exist
ence of the association, 1876, the business
done aggregated s., 900 1000, while in 1882 the
revenues amounted to $10,000,00O.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

"A blacksnake attempted to despoir
a beehive in Berkeley County, Va, when
the bees attacked the reptile and stung
him to death.
"A chemist in Germany has intro
duced a new system of preserving but
ter by covering it with a layer an inch
in thickness of a strong solution of sui.
phite of lime, which he also used to
preserve cider.
In Lyons, France, the cold-bath4
method of treating typhoid-fever has
been adopted with marked success. In
the civil hospitals the death rate was;
reduced from twenty-six to nine per
cent. and in private practice to one or
two per cent.
Speaking of indutry in Alabams,
the Mobile Register says: "Prosperity
to the laborer means prosperity to the
employer. In point of fact, our farmers
are now nearly all day laborers. The
bosses are few and far between, and the
drones are nearly all dead" J
Professor H. Carmichael, of Bow.
dein College, has recently taken out an
additional patent on waterproofiing pa.
per stock. His processes are now sue
cessfully employed in making paper
dishes indestructible by hot water, acids,
or alkalles. 1t is understood that he is
at work on a rofing material made Of:
paper pulp, which will be practicalyin -
destructible.-N. Y. Tribune. i.
] "A new French steamship company
will soon establish a line between New
Orleans and Havre. 1t is expected thai
eight vessels will be required. ALiver-
pool company is also prepared to put a
fleet of six steamers afloat to run be-
tween Liverpool and New Orleans. The
latter city promises to be an important
shipping point in the near future.-K.
0. Ptcayune.
Two gentlemen of Mexico have dis.
covered a plant which produces mate
rial that, in their opinion, will revolution
ize the present linen and silk industries.
The plant yields a fiber of great bril-
liancv, fineness and strength, possesses.
an admirable affinity for all kinds Of
dyes and resembles silk more than any
thing else known. Samples of this fiber
are twelve feet in length.
The process for making wrought
iron and steel direct from the ore orig.
mated by H. c. Bull, an English invent,
or, has been tested in Pittsburgh and
pronounced a success. At a recent trial
two heats were made, each of which.
only occupied the space of an hour from
the time the charge was put in till the
iron was withdrawn. The ore was
charged cold. The product cost the
makers less than six dollars q ton out
side of the cost of ore, which is ten dol'
lars in Pittsburgh. 7.
An American engineer, who, being
engaged in the construction Of e
railway in China, has had unusually
favorable opportunities of examining
the famous Great Wall, gives the fol'
lowing data concerning it: The wall i
l,12o miles long, eighteen feet wide, and
fifteen feet thick at the top; the founda'
ton throughout is of solid granite, the
remainder of compact masonry; at in
tervals of between 200 and 800 yards,
towers rise up, twenty-five to thirty tee'
Eigh, and twenty-four feet in diameter;
the wall is in a perfectly straight limo
from point to point
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14
7 COOPER E A
Shetch of His Life.

& NEW YORK, Aprflb.
Peter Cooper died of pneumonia at $3.50
Yesterday morning, aged 90 years. He had
been ailing sometime with a slight cold, and
last Sunday was compelled to remain in bed.
The family physician was summoned, and
at once discovered the patient suffering from
a severe attack of pneumonia. Mr.. Cooper's
| advanced years were a great drawback tohls
recovery.
About two o'clock in the morning, he
called his son, eX-Mayor Cooper, and Mrs.
Abram S. Hewitt, his daughter, and her
family, to his bedside, saying to them that
he knew he had not long to live, and they
must become reconciled to the fact. liis
death occurred exactly at three a. III. He
remained conscious up to the time OF his
demise, and made several remarks i'll re-
gard to family affairs.
Among the many who called to express
sorrow for Mr.. Cooper's death were Samuel
| Alexander S. Webb and Andrew IL. Green.
Information of Mr.. Cooper's demise
| quickly spread throughout the city, exciting
feelings of regret, and flags were displayed
at half-mast OH Cooper Institute the City
Hall, tile Post Office building, newspaper
of;oa. md othar n,,hlic and uriyatn huild-
mgs.
commsndery Of ths military order of the
Loyal Legion of She United States, under
command of Mnjor-Gencral Hancock, Wis
tied the New York Commandery at Del
monico's last night. Before the banquet the
committee drafted resolutions Of regret for
+ha do,th ut pater Cnoner
n1ocnAp1uc.1.
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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14
FOREIGN.

DARREST'S comet, which was expected to
appear about April 90, has been discov.
cred by DR.. E. Hartwig, of Strasbourg OBJ
servatory.
The trial Of the prisoners charged with
the PhoanlX Park as~sassinations has been
postponed because of the lack Of funds to
pay counsel for the defense.
The French Cabinet has decided upon the
establishment Of u protectorate in Tonuuin,
Madagascar.
MICHAEL DAvITr writes from prison to
the Young Ireland Society of Glasgow con.
demning the dynamite policy as only exas-
perating the democracy of England, and
playing into the hands of Ireland's enemies.
THa National Theater, of Berlin, one of
the principal houses Of public amusement
III that city, was entirely destroyed by fire
on the morning of the 4th. No lives were
lost.
The Cuban authorities have ordered the
Board of Health to thoroughly inspect all
American lard packed in wooden cases.
The principal pier at Nice was burned on
the 4th, involving a loss of 81, 0oO, 900.
A LARGE mine, evidently intended by the
Nlhllists for the destruction Of the Car on
the day of his coronation, has been discoy.
cred in Moscow.
ABOUT one thousand buildings were re.
Gently destroyed by fire in Iquique, Peru,
the loss ~aggregating $40, O00, 200.
The Bishop of Bohemia, alarmed at the
rapid spread of %Spiritualism, has declared
that amy one protesting a belief in Spirit
ualism is guilty of hercsy.
AT Birmingham, Eng, on the 9TH the po.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14

The Southern Railway Association has
rcduce:i the tariff on lumber from Chi
cago t. the Missouri River to Is cents. the
former rate having been 1917 cents,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14

A BILL was ordered to a third reading,
III the New York State Senate on the 5th tc
prevent any attempt to personate or repre-
sent Jesus Christ by any show, play OF
dramatic representation, whether free or fo1
an admission fee, and it declares the viola.
ton OF its provisions a misdcmeanor, pun.
ishable by a fine not less than 500, and
Imprisonment not less than six months.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14

A. W. SHELDON has been appointed JUS
tice Of the Superior Court CT Arizona.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14

MRS. DAVIS forbade John Doyle, a sa.
%loon-keeper at North Adams, Mass, to sell
her husband any more rum. LAS long as
he has money to buy with" said DOYLE.
che can get drinks at my bar" Davis
abused this privilege by getting drunk at
once, and while in that condition had both
legs cut off by a locomotive. Mrs. Davis
got q verdict for s., 800 against Doyle, and
the Supreme Court has confirmed it. Suits
with similar results are constantly being
brought in numerous States under civil.
damage laws, which are substantially alike
in their provisions. In San Francisco a
society has been formed to prosecute such
cases free of charge. ~
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-03-03
THE PRINCESS SMOKING.

A package of cigarettes was placed
before the Princess Louise, and, with
that ease that comes from practice. she
lit one and pulled as even a volume of
smoke from her sweet lips as ever came
from the mouth of a Spanish student.
She smoked cigarette after cigarette
and talked and laughed like a young
school girl on a lark. The Princess is
remarkably beautiful, her countenance
glowing in every feature with the
stamp Of royalty. She resembles strik
ingly the pictures of Queen Victoria in
her early womanhood. She has the
Prince Albert nose and eyes, however.
Her skin g'ows with changing t:uts of
pinky Wilderness, and when she laughs
the whole face becomes suffused with a
healthful bloom and the large eyes
sparkle with bewitching m%irthfoloess.
Her eyes are slightly darker than hazel.
and match her hair, which appeared to
be abundant. At the back it was
thrown into soft entwining braids and
gathered into a net, while from the
crown Of the head it fell in loose pufs
on her white. queenly face. A dark
brown satin bow served the purpo se of
a diadem. Her mouth il small and the
lips dark carmine. and a dimpled Thin
adds to the already abundant charms
of her face'~Louisvills Courier Jour
nal,
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-03-03
LONGEVITY.

IA very large number Of deaths are
attributed to old age" continued the
physician. yet few, even of the oldest.
die purely from exhaustion or gradual
decay. Some positive disease, in some
cases, overwhelme the small RENAME
Of vitality. Yet death from actua; old
age is net impossible. and must be the
sweetest death of ala sleep. indeed,
that wakes in eternity. In regard to
longevity, it is asserted that the United
States is more favorable to long life
than any other country. If l cannot
abide entirely by that opinion. I can at
least agree that this country has and
a produce ten c%entenarians TO one O,
ANY other land, and I think Washing.
tons body-servants affirm my state
ment. The average of human life is
thirty-three years. One quarter die
previous to the age of seven years; one
half before reaching seventeen ; so that
those who pass their teens enjoy a fell
city refused to one half the human spe
cies. In every 1000 persons only one
reaches beyond the nineties ; in every
100 only six reach the age of sixty i've,
and n0t more than One.in 500 lives to
eighty years. Ut upwards of the 1000.
100000 inhabitants Of tho globe, one
third die every year. 9l.a24, every day.
$3.50 every hour, and sixty every min
ute. Married persons live longer than
single; tail men longer than short
ones, and women have more chances of
life in their favor. previous to being fif-
~ years Of age, than men have. but
fewer afterward. Persons who are born
ip spring generally grow more robust
than those who como into the world at
other seasons. Deaths are more fire..
quent by night than by day.