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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-07
The sharp contrast between theiowi

The sharp contrast between theiowt
bare living room and this pretty itt4
nook gave another twinge to the aleadt
smarting conscience Of the awakniK
penitent. Here were books, piclr4,
games and toys for the children-app}n
melodeon, with a music book OF tie
rack, stood at one side of the r%oom-lpin
the table lay a goodly supply of sell AID
miscellaneous reading for the older hafs,
and in one corner, carefully coerd,
stood the pride of Mrs. Greene's cart,
the sewing machine.
After the weather and farm mttrs
had been duly discussed, politics toc4ed
upon and various items Of neighbch0od
interest interchanged, there came aoatlse
which was broken by Mr.. Gregor! WHO
said, with a shy glance at his wifeand q
little awkward hesitation:
81 say, Greene, I've come over ere to
make a sort of confession. I've been
having a little experience meetini with
my own thoughts tonight; been Joking
at myself as l s'pose others look atne, in
a sort of looking glass, IS it wee, and
I'm free to confess that I've nd the
pleasure of making the acquaintare of a
cantankerous Old c%urmudgeon-so to
speak. I've been agoing on, yeain and
year out, %trampling on the heats and
feelings of my wife and childra (keep
still, Mary, you've no call to den it, it's
just the truth Pm telling); hcdening
them and hardening myself, toe until l
seem to have forgotten, somebw, that
the good Lord, when He made meintend-
ed me to be a man! IdontIknw what
it means, but I seem to be just tuned all
about! l recon may be it was thinking
of my mother that has melted md so to
speak! You can just mark thishown,
neighbor Greene: Giles G,ego4 has
looked at his own heart to some purpose
tonight! I'm going to begin ote! again
and try to have q home like yours, here.
My children shall have books md toys
and gimcracks, too, and my wife(s going
to have a sewing-machine; yes, sill two Of
'em if she says SO! There, the9 Mary
(sho', now-ifit amt a curious this that
a woman will cry just as hard wien she
is glad as when she is sorryD NJ sir, ]
amt crying myself either! ~ got a
resky cold in my head, and it ma1es my
eyes troublesome, that's all."-1ra Lucy
McBHnn, IN Detroit NeWs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-07
Romantic Marriages.

The son of a leading lawyer in New
York, about thirty years ago, wal at
tracted by the innocent face and qtick
wit of a Welsh chambermaid in his fifth
er's house, and declared that he prefe4ed
her to all the fashionable beauties 1ho
had courted his notice.
His family protested, but to no pur-
pose. The only concession he wotld
make was to consent to 60 to Europe Tor
three years before marrying the girl. In
the meantime, having an independent
fortune, the lover placed her at one of
the best schools in New York.
The girl was ambitious, and devoted in
her affection to the nan who had chosen
her. He returned, found her more lovely
than ever They were married, and the
lady is now n Of the leaders Of society
in the city where they live-a noble, re-
fined charming woman.
An eminent jurist, we'll known in
Pennsylvania in the early part of this
century, was "making the circuit on
horseback, and stopped for dinner at the.
fs4mef q Waited a tedr on the en- and aiT5 the judge ID s.'s
who had been a cynic about women
observed the peculiar gentleness of her
voice and a certain sweet candor in her
face. After dinner the farmer said:
"Mary, bring the Judges horse"
Mary started to the field, which was
inclosed by a barred fence. Laying her
hand on the topmost rail, she vaulted
lightly over.
II saw" said the Judge afterwards,
"for the first time, q woman with the
mind and body l should require in my
wife. l called again and again at Farmer
C's. At last 1 sent Mary to school for a
couple of years, and here she is" nod
ding to the stately matron who presided
at his table.
The sons of the Judge and this real
Maud Muller all attained distinction;
one, like his father, at the bar; another
was al eminent divine, and third was q
Southern candidate for the Presidency.
ALI were noted for their fiery eloquence,
their high sense of honor, and a certain
appetite for fighting which was we'll sus-
tanned by strong physical health. The
Judge had not been mistaken in Mary's
qualities of mind and body.
1t must be acknowledged, however, that
where n hasty, romantic marriage
proves happy, ninety-nine such marriages
end in misery. A sudden passionate pre-
objection, or love, will not long bridge
over a great disparity of social condition,
OF manners. tastes and habits of thought.
The love fades, dies out, and the antago-
nistic couple are left %irrevocably bound
by a hated tie.
How many boys at college, charmed
by rosy cheek or bright eye, fasten them
selves to women whom they soon outgrow
and who hang ever after like dead
weights on them, Gripping and lowering
their whole lives. .
How many girls, grateful to the first
mar who chooses them from out of the
world of women, mistake gratitude for
love and marry a tyrant or a boor!-
Youths Companion.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-07

was not what he ought to be! But, ~,
turns out to be another MIR. A. rs.oousoasS
originally referred to, whose repntaas. y
ever, has suffered all the samel TSh.aooa
better habit to form than that OF 1rnneefs
listen to scandal; or If this is im tstas
habit Of speaking well Of ones alq
Several young ladies were once critiaaeesa
absent friend in the presence Of aesS
They declared that she was very Odd ia
gular. He listened and then said: 1ssSNaa
deed, very odd, extremely singular sI
never known to speak i'll Of anv
friends" "n!
What are the causes of these No.
habits? First there is the human heeeeNH
"Out of the heart" said Christ. aasca0
thoughts. wickedness, deceit, b,ansya@as
Much of the lying we deplore is h,,npSNNd
ishness seeking to gain its end by tho ~
cut. Men who lie imagine it is for flag
talsehood is a bargain with the devin1 f =
mentary selfish advantage. @
~Insincerity of speech is begotten, Ton +,
other form of evil, namely, excessive so,s
or the lust of tiattery. How many yo an,1
think it a higher compliment 10 be strIIsI1
good fellow" than ga good man." nyoea
low too frequently is one who out Of ttb II,
to win the cheap regard of everybodv Y
less of truth. Then there is the foolish
conceit, which thinks it very "smart"a u
dence of n high order OF intelligence ", y
able to reveal and show up the week.-mrs.
ridiculous aspects of other peoples
acters. This, however, is a mistake. M
of finding fault and finding faults is tho )" y
right or achievement of the race, and sos
the smallest minds are the most expert y.
Other causes of these bad habits ara
lessness about the beginnings of evil
education, and bad example. '
Let me say, in conclusions: First, mst
yourself a clean heart, if you care to Dr.
a'clean tongue. Secondly, form good habGs
speech early in life. And this mespss
simply to avoid lying, profanity, impurt!
unkindness, but to use words of truh
evil by planting good. 1 should utterh
of my purpose If ] sent YOU forth with d.
ton that the only safe thing for you was,
eternally dumb. That is not the Chi,
way of moral Improvement in anythin,,
fool may deceive the world into thinkinp,
wise by keeping silent and looking phil,
ical, but you will never arrive at saint
or eve the reputation of it, by keeping
mouth always closed. Speak forth as
gives YOU opportunity the words of trut
h%clpfulness and kindness, which are the
of life.-ChcdDO Inter Ocean.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-07
Wise Sayings.

BE at peace, without thinking Of theI
future; there may be none for you!-|
Feneion.
Never swerve in your conduct from
your honest convictions; decide bel
u you have reason for decision,
and then act because you have del
cided.
Culture yourself in a worshipful
spirit both in church and out. He who
is not %reverent, who knows not how 10
worship, lacks one of the grandest es.
sentials Of Misunderstanding Rale.
"A good conscience as to motive, 3
child-like will as to purpose, a devou'
heart as 0 affection, help to make light
in which Christ walked with His Father,
and in which He would have us walk
with Him, ever trying to do such things
as please Him. Watcheoord.
When we ask for strength for the
day, our thought is usually of that
Which is needed for our most important
work. We should not so limit it. The
grace that shall save us from evil
thoughts. hasty speech, i violent tenn
per- or censorio S spirit is as much
needed as the other.
me has somewhat quantity, but
very truly, sad: "God looks not At
the oratory OF your prayers, how elo'
quent they are; nor at their geometry,
how 'ong they are; nor at their aritl'
metic, how many there are; nor at TIER
logic, how methodical they are; but lie
looks at their sincerity, how spiritual
they are.
We speak of business and pleasure
as companionable. Indeed, the only
real pleasure has Something OF service
in it.. Is it not true that business and
religion may and should go hand IN
hand? We do our work better for the
element of religion we put into it; and
without doubt religion must be bust
ness-like if it would accomplish any
thing. Here is a good word which DR..
MacArthur, OF New York, in the last
Home. Ct,c|c. speaks in the ear of busl.
ness men: eff your business destroys
your religion. either your business i
very bad, or your religion IS very weak
Attendance on your religious duties
ought to make you a better man.'-CM'
cago Standard.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-07
Make 1t Short.

A story is told of a school the pnI
of which, on the eve of a summer val
ton, got very weary of the long spee1
es with which the committee ENTERTAIN
them. When the President of
Board of Trustees at last arose to
dress them, he commenced by sayn
"Well children. what sort Of
speech sha'lI make?" and then hall,
a little, as if waiting for an answ]
While gathering up his thoughts, to
surprise up went a little boys hand
a distant part of the room. Thinki1
that there might be an idea behind
which could be turned to good accom-
he invited the owner of it to speak al
but was somewhat taken aback wild
the boy said:
"4Nake q short 0nc!"
He proceeded to act upon the suge3
ton, to the great satisfaction Of
children.
1t requires great wisdom to sped
short, and sometimes still greater VI
dom not to speak atall. We rememt|
a missionary meeting where an efl
was being made to raise funds for d
purpose of scattering gospel light M|
truth. At this meeting, after an earnd
appeal had been made, and we thous|
that the prospect was fair for raisil
two or three thousand dollars, one 4
two men arose, and instead of oierin
their own liberal subscriptions, mad
speselies which seemed lengthy m
tedious, exhorting other people to gi
money, some of which they nigh
perhaps, have given themselye
But before they had finished, the i
terest and enthusiasm of the meetil
was so dead that it was utter
impossible to %resuscitate it. Y
should Judge that these speeches dar
aged the subscriptions to the extent
perhaps five or ten dollars a minut
Some man complaining OF the hi.
prices at Niagara Falls, said that it CO
a dollar to pay q man for opening
mouth and another dollar to get him
shut it. In this case, we Judge that
dollar invested in shutting each OF the
mouths would have been a profitable i
vestment, so far as the interests of Il
collection were concerned. Blessed
the man who speaks short, for he sh;
be asked to speak again; and whit
work is to be done, and a number
persons are to speak, the man wi
wearies the audience and absorbs an Il
due proportion of time, needs to be i
structed in the simple elements of col
mon sense, as well as to be reminded
the command: Thou shalt love Il
neighbor as thyself."- Church Onion
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-07
Umbrellas as Weapons.

In reading the evidence which Town
Councillor Carey gave as to the Phoenix
Park murders-or removals." as the
Irish Invinicbles call them-it is i'm
possible to avoid wishing that the heroic
victimsof hired stabbers had been armed.
To carry arms is repugnant, in all cir.
cumstances, to the character of the
civilized Englishman. In the old shoot
ingdays in New Orleans our countrymen
found it to be wise, as we'll as congenial
tothelr ideas, to wear no pistols. Proba-
bly, MI. Forster went unarmed among
the Williams who were plotting against
his life, while Englishmen at home were
conspiring under Irish influence, against
his reputation. Mr.. Burke carried no re-
%volver, and Lord Frederick Cavendish
was equally unarmed. Had it been
otherwise they might possibly have
scattered the mob Of cravens who hacked
them to death. In days when gentle
men wore swords, a skilled fepcer would
have a chance for his life against men
armed with knives. Lord Frederick
had only his umbrella; with this, when
Mr.. Burke was assaulted, he struck one
OF the ruffians across the face, thereby
sealing his own doom. An umbrella j.
worse than useless as a striking weapon:
but the point can be used with deadly
effect. A thrust in the face may kill,
and will certainly MAIN and mark a
rutfianly assailant. One of our M
in the Alexandria massacre, drove the
point of his stick through the mouth and
on: at the back of the neck of an Arab
who attacked him, and afterwards fought
his way to the ship. This value of the
umbrella may sometimes be usefullv re-
membered by Englishmen who carry no
other weapon.-London Graphic.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-07
A SU B. WEDDING.

'.Thie is my silver wedding~day!".
And stood on her happy hearthstone,
Dausters that ima1 e her Uns own W M pur s,1 Youth,
Fair as roses, and Just as sweet,
Sons that honored their fathers truth,
Handsome lads that were hard to beat.
Many a gift they had brought for her,
Silver gifts that were quaint or grand;
s9 %f an ana s@ aasEnae mof how p R1o oI tb see isn mere
And Willy and May, her eldest born,
Gave her again the marriage spray
OF orange flower and of scented thorn,
For this was her silver w~edding-day.
Her face was fair and her eyes were bright,
Her soft brown hair unlined with gray,
Her heart was glad and her steps were light,
Mother and Wife was proud that day.
She bent to her children, one by one.
Kissed them al with a tender pride,
And thought of the years SO quickly gone
Since the day that she was a bride.
She heard a step in the garden way,
And she stood in her bridal joy,
Crown'd with the orange and hawthorn spray,
On the arm of her eldest boy.
She STOOD with a smile to meet him there,
Lover and Husband through happy years,
And surely bliss must be hard to bear,
For no gazed in her face with tears.
.0h, wife of my hearth he said,
nth little gold band, if it could speak,
Would speak Of the day we were wed.
With it l married your fair, sweet face;
I married your beauty and YOUTH.
Your perfect form and your witching grace,
n your heart full of love and truth.
s'Tp-day 1 marry you, wife, again!"
Then he slipp'd on her hand a ring;
II be had bought it in fairyland,
He had bought no lovelier thing.
ssfo-day I marry not Beauty, wife,
Though you're fair as a wife can be:
1marry the Love that has BLESSED my life,
Your truth and your constancy;
ssYour helping hands and your cheerful heart.
oh, but the love of my youth was poor!
Now I know that we never shall part;
Now l know that our love is sure.
Children, you are our witness to-day.
Time may pass, but our Low shall stand.
Wife, you are mine for ever and aye;
Here is my troth, my heart, my hand!"
Lille E. Barr, in N. Y. LEDGER.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-07
Sunday. School Lessons.

SECOND
April 1-Simon the Sorcerer ....Acts 8:14-es
April S-Philip and the Ethiopian. Acts 8:26-40
April l5-Saul's Conversion......Ac Acts 8: Ills
April 22-Saul Preaching Christ. Acts 0:19-3l
April 29-Peter Working Miracles. Acts 9:3243
Gentiles .'.... Acts 10 1904
Act 11:1g-ao
May @-Herod and Peter........Ac Act IL: LII
Cyprus. IL: liz
June 3-At Antioch. Act IL: l3-16a and 1850
June 1O-At Iconium and Lystra. Acts IA: 1-l8
jun TEND of the First Mission
airy Journey. Acts 1A:19-20
June 25-Review.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-07

Henry Sleeton, a cook in a Los
Angeles hotel, died suddenly a few DAYS
ago under peculiar circumstances. lie
mad a tooth EXTRACTED and, as is usual,
the dentist applied a strong liquid to the
cavity to kill the nevre. Pyamia, OF
blood poisoning set in and he died,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-07

One hundred match heads pulverized
is the tavorite dose for suicides in Ger
many at present. 1t has replaced paris
green. Turpentine in small doses is the
antidote for phosphorus.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13

A terrible fire occurred in MiIwau>
kie last Wednesday morning. The
Newhall house, six story hotel, was
burned. and about one hundred peu>
ple lost their lives hv suffocation aud
leaping from the windows. Many
Others were crippled. The luss was
$500, 900.
Lebanon suffered from another fire
last Monday. The jackson House,
the largest hotel in town, the Odd
Fellows hall and number of law
offices burned. Supposed to lie the
work of An inccndiary.
Lebanon. Tenn, suffered from an.
other destructive lire last Thursday
morning, in which nine business
houses burned. Our friends in that
town seem doomed to destruction hy
fires. There have been several there
in the last year or two.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13

Senator Thompson has introduced
bill in the legislature requiring that
every man tweLty-one years OF age
be compelled to vote, or pay fine Of
S25, except in eases of sickness. 1t
won't work. Any man who doesnt
want to vote can easily vote blank.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13

1t is said that Capt Fleming, Col.
Folks clerk, knew about the Treas.
urer's defalcation long ago, and urged
him To make the deficit 9, cd. If this
he true, why did he not report the
fact To the Governor Was it not
his duty either to do this Or resign?
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13

Folks deficiency. at the time he
made hi> settlement. April -. 1882,
was 1922, 80, nitside of the fifty
United States bonds of : 600 each,
aud the interest collected IN the same.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13

Col. Buford was elected Mayor Of
Jackson last Saturday. He is one Of
the best citizens of that city, and
better man for the place would be
hard to find.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1888.
The whole state was thrown into

AhO "hOtO bbaVO Wao 1htV"b INV
excitement last Saturday by the an
nOuncement that State Treasurer
Polk was defaulter to the amount
Of $500, 200. As is usual, the legis>
lature appointed committee to ex.
anime his books. While this was be.
ing done, he skipped out for Mexico,
staying on Wednesday night of last
week at the Southern Pacific Hotel
here. The servant who attended his
room said the party were well armed
with pistols and knives, and he was
afraid to go to the room. Col. Polk
and his nephew, Van Leer Polk, &C.
companied by Mexican servant,
went from here to New Orleans, and
thence to San Antonio, Texas, where
he was arrested by detective; but
owing to the laxity of Texas law, he
was released.
When Col. Polk a few days since
announced that he would not pay the
interest on the state debt, no one
thought or suspected that he had
squandered the money IN speculations.
as is claimed Ivy his friends; hut it
seems there was deeper reason for
his refusal. L. is indeed sad affair,
and humi .i,tes oae OF the most promi-
nent families IN this state into the
dust 1t is but the result Of the pres.
ent wild mania for gambling specula-
ton INDUCED in 10y people all over
the country. No man should lie al.
lowed to hold an office of trust who
speculates ih stocks, bonds or futures
to the value of one dollar.
1t seems from later developments
that Col. Folks default and flight
was premedita,ed affair. He turns
ed over to his attorney, John w.
Childress, drafts, checks, due bills,
etc., Oh various persons aggregating
considerably over one hundred. thous,
and dollars, with. iustructigns.to col
lect them and pay A. S. Horsely,
r. p. Cole, j. +. K. Carpenter,
VIM. Polk and j. X. Polk, sureties
on his bond, the amount they were
bound for. and and to place the bal
ance to The credit Of the other sure
ties. 1t is thought he carried abou,
$4,000 away with him.
Later news develope the fact thai
detective Price and his assistant
Cameron, were bribe by Polk to re-
lease him, he paving them S25, 900
He was arrested the next day 10y
Deputy u. S. Marshal Sheely neal
Webb station. He tried to bribe the
latter officer, hut failed. Vanleei
Polk csc ped into Mexico. it is sup
posed with II large sum Of money.
Cameron and his assistant were ar
rested and jailed.
Col. Polk, after his arrest, wa
loud in Remuneration Of the high off
cials of Tennessee, ana says he vii
make revelations when he gets HON
that will startle the people of renne-
see. He says his victims will com
prise all classes from the suprem
court Judge down. He will proha nl
reach Nashville to-iay or to-mOrrOS
We hear it rumol ed that two bank
and several private citizens are deel
" involved in the Polk scandal, an
that the legislative committee wi
make IA report which will he thur
der clap. The END , not yet.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13

A bill has been introduced in the
legislature to prohibit the sale of toy
pistols. Let it pass, and include fire.
crackers and Roman candles. They
are all Nh abominable and dangerous
nuisance
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13

Judge 10. G.. Guild, one of the
oldest, ablest and best-known lawyers
and public men of the state, died in
Nashville last Monday. He was eigh-
" years Of age.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13

1t seems the state of Pennsylvania
has been swindled out $1,000, 900 res
Gently. That is just about three times
the amount IF Tennessee's recent loss.
Big frauds seem to be epidemic.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13

Hon. Spl, Hill, Of Trenton, re-
ceived SIS, 600 from Col. Pol. He
says it was his fee in the 1908 case.
Pretty good pay.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13

U. S. Marshal Gosling telegraph
ed Governor Hawkins from Laredo,
Texas. that be could capture Polk;
hut he wanted $4,000 to do it, Gos>
ling is evidently II goose.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13

Having been afflicted for ten wears at inter-
walls with at distressing malady, the piles,
aud after many Intellectual trials + the rene
dies in common use, ] comm ne n short time
immediate relief. From the relief eX perienced
Il my cas- as well as from the reputation So
rapidly acquired By your Ointment in this vi
cinity, | have no hesitation i" expressing the
opinion that l. the IN st efficient remedy for
niles ever invented. q. A. Bull.
LaGrange, Ga.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13

The Nashville spoke and handle
factory was burned Wednesday morn
ing. Loss $685. 900. Insured for $50,
900.