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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-10-13
4 Conquered souatter.

A we'll known engineer, while engaged
in the survey of a railroad line through
a wild and sparsely inhabited part of
Arkansas, left the camp one day to|
make, as he termed it, a social cali on!
the natives. He suddenly ran upon a
small clearing near the center of
which stood an unpretentious habitation
OF "daub" and log. A raw-boned man
emerged from apateh of yellow bladed}
corn and exclaimed:
"Hello thar" 4
Good morning." said the engineer,
advancing. As / happen to be transact
ing perapatetic business through your.
community, | thought I'd call around
and see you"
The squatter looked at the engineer
critically for moment and replied:
81 had lowed ter keep the peace as Il
was boun' over by the Simmon boys,
but L reckin I'll have to break over, fur
l don't see no other chance" !
81 don't understand you" :
II reckin not, but turn about is fair
play, fur 1 don't understan' you. Efj
my boys wuster hear you they'd be Wild
afore night, an we'd halter blow the!
hon when we wanted to see 'em. Per-
atetic,' and he began to roll up hisl
sleeves. ],
"Imeant no insult by the word, sir,
and used it thoughtlessly.
eyes, 1 reckin so, but it won't do TOT
let a Teller go on that way"
"What do you intend to do?"
"Fight yer"
"What for?" il.
s.Partly becaseI don't like yer shape
partly case you come aroun' here like
a travelin' school house, an partly be-
case l want ter keep my han in. L,
amt had no jennywine exercise sence L
jined the church an laid by CON-"
"Well, if You must fight. replied the
engineer, II am with you. Come on."i
The two men ''pranced'' around each
other for q few moments, and began
pugilistic lodges and devices. /;
The squatter possessed the old time
knock-down theory, from which the,
science of boxing evolved, but the engi-
.neer was a man with all the modern
appliances. About the first thing the
squatter realized after the engagement
opened was q sudden jar, q giddinessI
about the head and a fall without hav-
ing made any special selection as to the
place. He quickly regained his feet,
but as quickly went down again.
"Hole on" he said. ::Ain't thar some
mistake here?:" !!
81 don't know replied the engineer.
.s:Look around. and if you discover an
error, We'll endeavor to correct it." !
The squatter approached again, butt
was again knocked down. Say,
blamed If things amt gittin' sorter tire
some ter me-"
"You'd better rest awhile"
.'Look here. amt yer one O. them,
:fellers what they read about:?" /
"Well, not particularly"
II b'lieve yer air. Come in the,
house" and they entered the cabin.
,.'Wife, this is the boss. Sot down, sab.
Come here, Tidy, an see the cap'n.
Whar's the boys? Out, yer say? Wall,
they're missin' a treat. Look un'er
the house. Moll, an see eff some O. the
boys amt thar, Capt, here's some red
Ticker. Help yerse'f. "-Arkonsow Tray,
eLer. /
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-10-13
The Best Bacon.

The best bacon is made from pigs
which will not weigh more than 1875
pounds dressed. The rashers or strips for
the bacon are cut lengthwise off the pig
and about half of the sides are used.
The portion next to the backbone is fat
ter and lacks in muscle, and is not 20
good on this account. When bacon is
made from small pigs-those weighing
less than 100 pounds-the whole Of the
sides are used. Red and black Berk-
shire hogs make the best bacon, because
they have the largest proportion Of lean
meat. Six pounds of salt and four
ponds of saltpeter should be used for
100 pounds of meat. Five pounds of
brown sugar may also be used, Or two
quarts of molasses. If the bacon is
cured in a barrel the salt, saltpeter and
sweetening should be mixed and a portion
sprinkled on the bottom of the barrel,
and some also between the layers OF
meat and on the top, and water enough,
after the meat is packed closely, put on
to cover it. In a month the meat will
be ready to smoke. Too much smoke
will color the meat and give it a rank
taste. Another way to cure bacon is to
rub the above mixture on inc Hesn Slde
of the strips of bacon and then pile up
n piece above another, and let the
mixture strike in. After three days
rub again and pile up as before. A
week after rub again and pile it up, put
ting the flesh side up every time. The
mixture should be divided into three
equal parts, to provide for the several
rubbings. At the end Of q month the
meat will be ready for smoking, or be-
fore if the salt has all struck in and the
surface has become perfectly dry, which
is an Indication. After smoking the
rashers should be sewed in bags made
of cotton cloth and hung up in a dry.
dark place. If the bags are white
washed on the outside all the better, az
this will keep the worms out.-N. r
Tribune.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-10-13
1t Was After That.

On a train coming up from Philadel-
phia, the other day, a New Yorker
Shared his seat with a stranger who
proved to be an ex-County Treasurer
from Ohio. After some little converse
ton the citizen inquired:
$50 you were a County Treasurer,
eh?"
II was"
"What was the amount Of your de-
falcation?"
'My books balanced to a cent; sirl"
was the indignant reply.
"Ah!' growled the New Yorker in a
disappointed voice, and it must have
been easy to see from his looks that he
was deeply ~chagrined. The stranger
doubtless felt sorry for him, and after a
few minutes Of painfnl silence re-
marked: .
.But I subsequently acted rs post
master and cheated the Government out
of 81, OOO!"
ooh! you did!' chuckled the New
Yorker, and q feeling Of quiet satisfac-
ton at once rested upon his face, and
friendly relations were again established.
Wall Street NeWs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-10-13
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Fishing.

Fishing was q far more earlier mode,
Of supporting human life than agricul-
ture. However far back in the stream
OF terrestrial events we may suppose,
it allowable to carry the date of man'si
appearance on the scene, still he must
have been preceded by fish. The riv-
ers, lakes and seas, when he FIRST
looked upon them, must have been peo-
pied very much as they are this day..
There was as great Il variety Of Species,
and probably much the same infinitude
of individuals in some Of those species.
And as a savage population must be!
always sparse, and in any locality few
in number, their supply Of food from
this source could only have been lim-i
tied by their inability to capture it.
What the wild game Of the forest and
of the open plains were to the inlandj
hunting tribes, the fish of the fresh,
and of the salt water We're to thei
riverine and the maritime tribes. Be-
tween these early days and the tirst'
beginnings of agriculture vast periods|
OF time must have elapsed. First, be-
cause in these, and more on less in ALI
ATTITUDES, nature offered to man moi
plant that in it's unimproved state was|
worth c%ultivating. The suitable form;
had to be evolved or created by long,
processes of observation and selection. +.
This is why we know nothing Of the
beans or maize, and why the tropical
bread-fruit, plantain, banana and sugar.
cane have lost the power of producing
seed, and so of reproducing themselves
this must have been a result of long
ages Of human selection. Nothing o.
tho 1-S~I l4I ~ 10 ~~ g.. Ia II
There it was as fit for human food on
the first day man stood on the river
bank OF the sea-shore as it is at this!
day. Agriculture also required imple-i
ments to clear and stir the ground
and to gather in the crops with. and
these implements we know were the
result of a long series of discoveries,
improvements, and advances. Prime
val man, therefore, as we now read
his history, could not have lived by
or known anything OF, agriculture.
Nor could he have lived by Wild fruits,
for they are not continuous throughout
the year. They have their season,
and that q brief one. He must then
have lived by hunting and fishing; and
of the two fishing would be the most
continuous and unfailing throughout
the changing seasons, the most valu-.
able of all qualities for those ill-sup-.
piled times. 1t would not be more,
difficult to hook, and spear, and net,
and trap fish. and to gather mollusksI
from the rocks and sandbanks, than
to trap II pierce with arrows wild
game. Our immediate comparison,
however, is with agriculture; and may,
be sure that not in it We're the founda-i
lions of society laid, but in hunting
and fishing, and that Of these two, asI
the great carnivors at first had posses-
sion Of the forest and the plain against,
intruding man. fishing was the main
primevnf occupation and means of sub
Observation-Disclosures Magazine.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-10-13
passes across the top, is fastened a,

passes across the top, is fastened at
each side by silver pins, and falls thence
as strings. There are also round hats
in the new Henri Trois shapes, covered
smoothly with cloth, and trimmed with
many folds of velvet, or a chenille and
silver galloon, or else with the repped
uncut velvet, and a large panache Of
ostrich tips.
70 more dressy bonnets, silver braid
q third Of an inch wide is plated with
mt chenille cord in the basket designs.
Paris milliners arrange of these q SYM
phony in gray, covering the coronet
with darker gray velvet, and flashing to
the top with velvet bands a swallow, a
s%ea-gull, or other gray bird; Renais-
sance brooches of old silver then fasten
the dark gray velvet strings on the
sides, and the bonnet is completed.
With others some bright relief of color
IS used, such as a dark red bird or a
deep yellow %oriole; the new golden
brown and the red maroon contrast we'll
with silver in feathers and in velvet.
One of the daintiest silver bonnets has
q large panache of white ostrich tips di-
rectly on the top, and is otherwise all
gray.
For early autumn wear are bonnets of
ecru lace laid over velvet. This is
hcelle lace in wide, open patterns, and
narrow velvet ribbon is drawn through
the interstices of the lace, giving the
effect of checks, blocks or lozenges of
velvet resting on the lace. These are
made in capote shapes, with soft, high
cap crown gathered to a stiff brim. "A
twist OF velvet ribbon across the top
and a cluster of loops holding a robin.
redbreast are the only trimmings. Tin.
sci laces, bronzed and red gilt 1aces are
used in the same way with velvet and
feathers, and chenille braid of some
quaint, dark color.-Harper's Bazaar.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-10-13
Collie.

This disorder is caused by %costiveness
structure of the bowels, tumors in the
mesentery, sudden change from dry to
green and succulentfood and vice versa,
sudden application of cold water to the
hot skin, drinking of ice-cold water
while the system is heated, etc. Its
symptoms are usually sudden, and
sometimes liable to be COMPOUNDED with
those of widely different diseases. A
horse attacked with collie suddenly
evinces great uneasiness, shifts his posi-
ton from side to side, paws his litter,
and impatiently stamps with his feet.
An observer with limited experience
might readily suppose him to be suffer,
ing with Inflammation of the bowels,
but may, by five well-defned points Of
diagnosis, readily distinguish between
that disease and collie. In inflammation
of the bowels the attack is progressive,
or passesfrom mere indisposition to VIC.
lent pain; but in collie the attack is quite
sudden; in Inflammation of the bowels
the pulse is very quick and small, but
in collie the pulse, though sometimes a
little quickened, is natural; in infam-
nation of the bowels the horse lies
down, suddenly rises, and seldom rolls
upon his back, but in collie he lies down,
remains sometime down, and rolls
abundantly upon his back; in inlam-
nation of the bowels, the legs and ears
are generally cold, but in collie the legs
and ears generally warm; in indamma-
ton of the bowels intermissions never
occur, but in collie short interm!ssions
are frequent.
The necessity of discriminating be-
tween Inflammation of the bowels and
spasmodic collie is very great; and be-
fore a remedy in any case is applied,
the discrimination ought to be fully,
satisfactorily and promptly made. When
collie is seen to exist without symptoms
contamination, an antispasmodic mix
ture ought to be speedily administered,
and, if requisite, repeated at an inter-
val, according to the severity of the
symptoms, of from half to one OF two
hours. Beside internal remedies, mod
crate exercise (galloping or sharp trot-
ting should be avoided as always inju-
rious) smart friction of the belly, relax
ing injections per rectum, and ample
space. we'll provided with bedding,
should be provided. When the collie
proves to be hatulent, and developes
itself in great and very painful disten-
ton of the abdomen, the accumulated
gas which causes it, and which is
usually a combination of hydrogen
with some other gas, must either be
chemically destroyed by some such
means as a drink of watery solution Of
chloride of lime, Or drawn off by pune
ture with a trocar; but the latter remedy
should not be used unless the former
can not be had, and the Isl appears to
be one Of imminent danger.-Prairie
Fngn1er.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-10-13

brown paper for this purpose. 81 out most
OF the smaller publications are content
70 use fragments of newspapers, circu-
lars, and the like. Amachine has been
invented for folding newspapers. but
.neH nave all to be wrapped for the
mall by hand. Young men who are en-
pEloyed for this business acquire wonder
iul proficiency, and can do up several
hundred papers in an hour.
From the foregoing facts it will be
seen that bundle-wrapping forms quite
an extensive industry, and in large
cities affords employment to q large
number of persons.-Kdnsns Citu Star.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-10-13
Pussy's Gratitude.

Cats have the reputation of being
selfish and attached to localities rather
than to persons. But the following
story, told in an English magazine,
shows that at least one cat possessed
gratitude and delighted to exhibit it:
"She lived in a gentleman's family, and
On the best possible terms with the fam
lily dog. The dog was especially cour-
teous to the kittens of madame. One
morning there was a tremendous storm
Of thunder and lightning. Pincher, the
dog, was in the drawing-room, the cat
with her family, in the garnet. The
dog was considerably disturbed-fright-
ened, indeed, by the repeated flashes Of
lightning.
G.'He had crept close to the masters
feet, when puss walked into the room
with a disturbed air, and, mewing with
all her might, she came up to Pincher,
rubbed her face against his cheek, gent
ly touched him with her paw; then
walked to the door, stopped, looked
back and mewed, all of which said as
plainly as words could have done,
Come with me, Pincher.' But Pincher
was too much frightened to give any
consolation to her. She returned and
renewed her application with increased
energy. The dog evidently understood
her meaning, but still crept close to his
master.
$50 puss went off to look after her
family upstairs. Presently she was met
coming down with one Of her kittens,
and she made it to be understood very
distinctly that she wanted Pincher to
watch this one while she went to fetch
the others.
"She was greatly disturbed by the
storm, and the master followed her,
m%itigated her cares, assisted her in put
ting her family into u place Of safety,
and remained with her until the storm
was over and all was again calm.
'sBut on the following morning, much
to his surprise, he found puss patiently
waiting for him at the door of his
apartment. She accompaniedhim down
to breakfast, sat by him and caressed
him in every possible way.
':She had always been in the habit of
going down to breakfast with the lady
Of the house, but on this morning no
coaxing could persuade her to go down
until the master made his appearance.
"She went to the breakfast-room with
him, remaining, as has been said, until
breakfast was over; then went upstairs
to her family. She had never done this
before, and never did it again. She had
shown her gratitude for the care be-
slowed upon her little ones, and her
duty was DONE"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-10-13
About BOnnets.

The plated camel s-hair bonnets in
troduced last winter are again largely
imported, as their rough surfaces and
dark colors make them appropriate for
the cloth and homespun costumes made
by tailors. The camel's-hair is almost
rs thick as felt, and is cut in strips and
braided with chenille cord in basket
patterns. The shapes are small, with
well-defined crown and q small coronet.
They are shown in all the new gray,
brown and dark blue shades, with also
red and green, and in some cases two
colors are combined, as green with
brown, red with green, or brown with
blue. They are trimmed with velvet
ribbon loops forming an irregular
rosette, and Il bird or cluster of wings
or of ostrich tips.
A novelty this season is blocked felt
bonnets pressed into small tiuted stripes
like corduroy. These have a very warm
and substantial appearance, and will be
used for morning, travelling, etc. They
have wide Astrakhan silk or plush bind
ing on the edges, and may be trimmed
with the new galloons, or with velvet,
birds and wings. The cloth bonnets in
troduced last winter will he used again
to match cloth costumes. They are
made of the cloth of the dress drawn
smoothly over a very light frame, and
have not the stiff, blocked-out appear
ance of felt bonnets. They are very
handsome when made Of pale gray
cloth, finished on the edge of the brim
with a roll OF twist Of many small folds
of darker gray velvet, which is entwined
with steel or silver cord, adark red bird
is then fastened to the top of the bonnet
by loops and pointed ends of velvet rib
hon. while a band or twist of ribbon
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-10-13
Bundle- Wrapping.

To do up a bundle properly seems like
a very simple and easy thing to do, yet
it is lot every n who can do it proper
ly. Bundle-wrapping has become one
of the important features of many large
businesses, and boys are especially
trained for that work. This part of a
heavy business has become an item of
considerable expense. Not only have
the salaries Of the young men to be paid,
but the paper and time used foots up to
a large figure, and in this city of high
rents even the space occupied by the
bundle wrappers is an item worthy Of
consideration.
In a large retail store the young mar
who manipulates the paper and Irvine
earns his money. He must be able to
work very rapidly and to do up his bun
dies in the strongest and neatest posi-
BILE manner. To do this, when the
goods are laid before him, he must be
able to decide instantly the kind of
Irvine and the size and quality of.paper
which should he used. No person, be
he gentleman or lady, likes to carry a
parcel insecurity tied, or awkwardly
done up. So much skill is required in
this line that boys are specially trained
for it. When placed in the wrapping
department., if they show an adaptable
ty for the business, they are kept there,
but only a small percentage of those who
are thus placed on trial are kept there.
They may be very smart at other things,
but in doing up bundles they are not a
success.
There are some lines of goods which
are difficult to do up securely and neat
~. In a music store in a large eastern
city, where forty clerks were employed,
there was only one of them who could
properly do up a violin. Books which
are sent by mail or in paper bundles re-
4uire a great deal of care in being done
up, in order that the string may not cut
the edges, or that their corners may not
DC broken by their being tossed about.
IN grocery stores very little care is used,
and no style whatever is observed. This
may be because it is thought that a man
who carries home his own groceries is
not very apt to be very particular about
me manner in which his bundles are
done up. But many an unlucky fellow,
whose arms were loadedup with parcels,
mas sighed to find his sugar leaking out
OF a paper bag, or his eggs dropping n
oy one on the sidewalk. Provision
stores also do up their goods carelessly,
and n has hard work to carry home a
bundle of meat without soiling his fin
gers and his clothing.
Not exactly under the head of bundle
wrapping, but nearly akin to it, comes
me doing up of newspapers for the mail.
me magazines and many large daily
ana weekly newspapers use the best
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-10-13

"A hole has been discovered about
five miles southeast of Fisher Island,
Conn, with only eighteen tathoms of
water ground it, which has in the CEN
ter a depth Of ninety fathoms, Hartford
Post,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-10-13

"A cat that had been carried in a
bag from Rome, Ca, to a new house,
{ tirty-tive miles away ove u country it
had never seen, returned home in twen-
ty-four hours. J
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-02

it the heighth of our ambition to be-
long to singing society who used 1t
only, and be able to read our parts.
But when We find that when we sit
at the organ at home it ceases to be
OF use to us, when we 60 to the sing
ing societies it is not there, and We
are intrudiug il We chirp in
do, re, mi as ell the rest
use the other notation, provided in
deed, We can gel copies of all OF the
pieces bting sung; il not we-though
readers-sre left to gaze at the little
black imps before rs (uotes) in ST.
lence. WbeE We 60 to the music
stores and ask for the latest song and
chorus. Duet, waltz or march-in the
new notation, the clerk stares at
US for moment and then We are told
''they are only published in the old
notation" we begin to wish-weil. L
need not say what. And then. of
what comfort is it to know thst it 10
used extensively in England, and
that il you were there your certificate
would admit you to their societies., or
that after travelling SO tar you would
have the privilege Of Learning the
''old notation" which will no more
be diff cult for you, ss Though your
having studied the new had changed
the old any. Some may think this
picture overdrawD, in favor OF the
old notation; I sincerely co not, and
those VIII will master il sufficiently
to make any instrumental use OF 1t,
or overcome any other difficulties
here pointed out will have to study
far more diligently in it than they
would to master the old notation and
avoid all the necessity OF this per-
plexity. It is 70 fault OF the notation
that American publishers will not
supply yeu With what you want in it,
but it is the fault Of notation where
We find that every key on pianoforte
may be represented by the one syl!a-
Bile doh, as they would be In different
keys (ditto every other instrument)
saying nothing of the impossibility of
reading or printing modern piano
of difficult grades in this music
way so as to be intelli-
gible. The Tonic Sofia, ia
excellent for what its inventors
intended it Ito assist in
vocal musio) AMI can be easily and
effectively taught in connection with
The old notation w!thoutinjury to the
student. But to uee it to the exclu-
sion of the other. any length Of time
would. in my opinion, be doing the
pupil an irreparsble wrong. Such
are my opinions and l believe | am
fra g Of prejudice against either nota-
ticn (as | uae both in my o!asses) or
their advocates. My motto Is, use
every honorable means to the best
Ultimate interest of the students and
he art. and rect confident IN the
results being good.
E. STEPHENS.