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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-14
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The Lig%htning-rod Conference lately
held in England decided that copper is
the best material in use in rods.
The favorite hat of the Kaiser is an
old gray affair he has worn, spring and
fall, for twenty-five years. : The En-
peror of Germany is no dude.
Although London is a great center of
evangelizing schemes, it contains 6,O00
gin mills, 10000 known thieves, and
more than 100000 people who never
enter a church.
The last census of India shows that
there are 21,OOO,OO widows in the
realm. This large number is accounted
for by reason of a law preventing wild
ows from marrying.
AS a further means of preventing
any explosives being carried into the
House Of Commons, all boxes and port
manteaus which may be brought for
use in the committee rooms are searched
/ by the police at the door of st. Stephens
| Hall.
I'm Vienna the law compels a mar
ried man to obtain permission from his
wife before he a go up in a balloon.
Up to date there has not been one APP
plication refused, and the authorities
are beginning to think the law might as
we'll be repealed.
The following odd advertisement
is from a Roman paper: ga gentle
man who suffers from ennui invites a
lady, married or single, to breakfast or
dine with him, without ceremony once
a week. If desired he promises as a
gentleman to keep the secret. If the &C
quaintance should ripen into affection,
all the better. Ladies in want of q din
ner may apply % Rome"
One day recently Meissonier called
at Detaille's house, and finding him
out, went into the billiard-room to have
some practice. In making a difficult
stroke he cut a whole in the cloth, and
being unable to repair it, pasted a bit of
paper over it and made thereon an ex-
quisite little sketch. An art collector has
offered 5000 for the patch, but Detaille
will not part with it.
General Villegas, of the Argentine
Republic, who has been conducting a
campaign against the Indians, s.has''
says a Buenos Ayres paper, s'not, only
SSOAS viz SOuAOAJ SACuA vi 4uOltuSS
but has discovered the long-lost pass of
,Bariloche over the Andes pass that
for the last 100 years has been held by
thu Indians, and which facilitated their
ronberies of cattle on our estancias, az
the stolen cattle were swept off and
driW.n over the Andes through this very
pass, which is the best of all, and is in
fact a carriage road over the Andes.
The Argentine Government now holds
this historic pass. and the Indians can
no longer avail themselves of it."
"A stern reformer is the Prince Of
Montenegro. Some time ago he closed
all the cafes and drinking Shops in his
dominion, regarding them, as schools
of effeminacy, extravaganza and corrup.
ton. Then he abolished all titles. 50
that while formerly every other mar in
Montenegro was an "Excellency," now
even the Ministers have to be content
with plain tMr." And now the Prince
has issued an interdict against all ..lux.
urious wearing apparel, Including era.
watts, gloves, walking-sticks, parasols
and umbrellas. And no one dares com
plain, because the Prince himself lives
up to the strictest letter of his laws.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-14
SuM.Fish Shooting.

The sun-fsh is, as regards its general
appearance, truly a caution to the
fish tribe. One of it's most frequent
haunts is off the wild and rocky coasts
of the west of Ireland. Its length va
ries from five to nearly seven feet from
the nose to the tail, if, indeed, such an
apology for a caudal a~ppendage may
be called a tail. 1t is from three to four
and a half feet in depth, from seven to
nine feet in girth, and its extreme thick
ness varies from one and a half to two
feet. When full-grown these fish at
tain to an enormous weight, specimens
having been killed which were esti-
mated to weigh W a ton. The sun
fish make their appearance on the west
coast Of Ireland as soon as the warm
weather begins. They are gregarious
for the greater part of the season, NOV
ing about in schools" in numbers va
rying from five to ten, but as the au-
tumn draws on they are morefrequently
to be met with singIy.
On a warm day. When the sea is calm.
these fish may be observed lazily gliding
through the water, with their great DOR
sal fins projecting from the surface. Or
they may as frequently be seen basking
on the surface with %sea-gulls perching
on their backs and pecking at the
parasites which they find upon the huge
monsters. When struck with a bullet
just at the butt of the dorsal fin, the
movements of this great fish are truly
wonderful. At one moment he will
turn round and round, churning the
water into masses of foam. Bullet after
bullet is then fired into the fish, the shots
being easily obtained, since the fish
usually remains at the surface, if the
first shot between the fin and backbone
has been successful.
In the case before us the fish, after
receiving five shots (tired, by the way,
from a double-express rife), disap-
peared bodily, leaving a large part of
the sea white with foam and tiecked
with blood. Yet only for a minute.
Not many yards in front of the boat our
piscine friend, 0 miratile elsa! sudden
ly burst up from the water and rose four
or five feet into the air, and then strik-
ing the water with it's expansive side
caused a tremendous report.
After receiving eight shots, the fish
finally succumbed, and while one of the
boats crew held up the defunct brute
with a gaft,, another fastened a rope to
one of its fins, and then the prize wal
lowed to shore. Yet the fish is COM
paratively valueless; for, notwithstand-
ing its great size, very little oil is OBJ
tanned from its liver, the average guam
tity being about four gallons.
AS a sport sun-fish shooting takes a
prominent place among its votaries.
and, moreover, little skill is required,
for if one can affirm his ability to hit
a fair-sized haycock at the distance of
ten yards. be may make pretty certain
OF hitting the ugly sun-iish, if he be not
overcome by excitement. Lna'1oy
! Graphic.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-14
Literary Piracy in Japan.

Literary piracy would appear to be
one of the institutions of the West to
which young Japan has taken rather
kindly. According to the Japan Gazette,
the practice of pirating patents, stamps
and labels, in forder to palm off spu-
rious limitations for the genuine article,
evil is extending in every direction Re-
Gently a native company, called the
Toxic Bookselling Company" was
established in the capital, and its chief
business appears to be the pirating of
English and American school-books.
Todhunter's w%ell-known Elementary
Algebra, Euclid and other mathemat-
ical books have already been repro
duced, as we'll as several American
books, Mills LIBERTY" and other vol
umes. These are published as much
like the originals in size, covers, etc.,
as possible. The company afixes its
imprint to the title pages, but offers no
explanation as to the publication in
Japan, and indeed they have no hesita-
ton in reprinting probably through
i%gnorance) the foreign publishers no.
tees, such as entered according to the
Act of Congress in the year." ETC., etc.
An examination of the reprint of Tod
hunters Algebra shows letters upside
down. wrong-font letters, letters mis-
placed, and words improperly spelt,
testifying to the %slovenly way in which
the books have been printed. There is
said to be scarcely a page in the book
which does not contain one or more err
rors in photography, and the mathe-
NAUTICAL formule, which always require
such care at the printers hands, must
be in a bad state when ordinary words
are so neglected. The direct damage
to foreign authors, patentees and manu-
f%acturers by these petty thefts can not
be very great; the real injury is to the
Japanese people themselves. Among
well-known English labels, that of Bass
& Co., has for many years been the
subject of innumerable depredations.
The striking red diamond on white
ground lends itself easily to imitation,
while to people who can not read
English letters at all, any strange
marks below the diamond are sufficient
to represent the names of the eminent
brewers. Large quantities of some de.
coction brewed in TOXIC are thus passed
off in the interior as Burton ale. A
patent law is wanted in Japan, not so
much for the protection of foreign in
ventors as for the protection Of the
pockets and stomachs of the Japanese
Observation-Disclosures,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-14
Thoroughness.

A young New Highlander, whose
knowledge was more snowy than deep,
went many years ago to teach a district
school in Virginia.
Among his pupils was a small, rather
dull and insignificant looking boy, who
annoyed him by his questions. No
matter what the subject under discus.
sion, this lad apparently never could
get near enough to the bottom of it In
be content.
One warm August morning, tho
teacher, with no little vanity in a knowl.
edge universal in those days, began to
lecture to the boys on the habits and
characteristics of a fish which one Of
them had caught during recess. He
finished, and was about to dismiss the
school, when his inquisitive pupil asked
about their gills and their use.
The question answered, others fol.
lowed, concerning the scales. skin, flesh.
The poor teacher struggled to reply
with all the information at his COM
mand. But that was small, and the
day grew warmer, and the Saturday
afternoons holiday was rapidly slip,
ping away. "The school will now be
dismissed, he said, at last.
s'But the bones! You have told us
nothing about the bones!" said the anx.
ious boy.
MI. Dash smothered his anuoyance
and gave all the information he could
command on the shape, structure and
use of the bones.
"And now the school"-he began.
what is inside of the bones?"
stolidly came from the corner where tina
quiet boy vas sitting.
Mi. Dash never remembered what
answer he gave, but the question and
his despair fixed themselves in his
memory. Thirty-five years afterward
he visited Washington and entered the
room where the Justices of the Supreme
Court were sitting.
The Chief-J Justice, the most learned
and venerated man of his day, was a
man like st. Paul, whose bodily presence
was contemplate.
The stranger regarded him at first
with awe, then with amazement.
cit is the boy who went inside of the
fish's bonesr' he exclaimed.
If he had not tried to go inside OF
every "fish's bones u he would never
have reached the lofty position which he
held.
1t is the boy who penetrates to the
heart of the matter who is the success
full scholar and afterwards lawyer, ply
sician, philosopher or Statesman.
It is the man whose AK is laid to the
root, not the outer branches, whose re.
ligion is a solid foundation for his life
here and beyond.-Baptist Weekly.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-14
A GREAT CALAMITY.
Forty-seven Out of an Audience of Only
Ninety Perish in q Burning TheateK NJ
Dervio, Italy.

Dervio, Italy.
LONDON. June %.
The intelligence of a frightful calamity
at a place of amusement in Devvio, on tho
shore of Lake Como, has just been received.
While a performance was in progress at .
puppet theater the structure took fire and
was entirely destroyed. Forty-seven per
sons lost their lives and twelve others were
injured.
The performance was given in q small
hall over a tavern. Ninety men, women
and children composed the audience. A
Bengal light wa used to represent fire.
Sparks from this ignited a quantity of straw
and ire-wood in the adjacent room.
On perceiving the flames the Snowman
cry was merelya realistic detail of the show,
and remained seated. Cries of fire were
soon raised outside the hall. The audience,
thinking an affray had arisen in the street,
barred the door leading from the hall. They
did not discover their mistake until the
flames burst into the room. After the fire
had been extinguished, forty-seven charred
corpses were found near the table, including
the bodies of the Snowman and his wife.
The greater number of the remains
are those of women and children. The
wounded were hurt by leaping through win
dows. A child was flung out of a window
by its mother, and fell upon a pile of straw.
This is the only one present in the hall not
hurt.
Deryio is a charming little village On the
borders of Lake Como, very sequestered
and picturesque. 1t is about six miles north
OF Ballagio, a charming seaside resort much
frequented by English and American
tourists, and about thirty miles north Of
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-14
Under q Rock.

"I'm going to try 'em," said Grand
pa Gray; and his eyes twinkled. Grand.
pa Gray's eyes were always twinkling.
He meant his three small grandsons,
Hal and Herbie and Had.
So. at dinner grandpa said to grand
ma:
II wish had time to. take that rock
out of the yard there. It's a real eye
sore to me-"
''Can't we, grandpa?" asked the
boys.
s'Well-yes, if you want to-" said he;
land III be much obliged to you"
So directly after dinner they set to
work. 1t didn't look like a very large
rock. But it was a good deal larger
than itlooked, really.
stPooh!" said Herbie; t.I'll take it
out in NO time?' and he got a stout
stick and tried to pry up the rock But
the stick broke and Herbie got a fall,
from which he jumped up red and
angry.
"Mean old thing!" said he; and he
put his hands in his pockets and
watched Hal and Had tug at it until
their faces were red, too.
1ucu tAc SuIcc VI Guem lIGeO COSeIu'
er; but it wasn't a mite of use.
"Let's get the hoe!" said Had.
tAnd the littlest crowbar!'' said
Hal
"And the Shovel" said Herbie.
So Had hoed around it and Herbie
shoveled and Hal pushed the crowbar
under the rock, and bore down on it
with all his might. The afternoon was
very warm, and the three little scarlet
faces needed a great deal of mopping.
But the boys wouldn't give it up.
"Poor little fellows!" said grandma,
looking out through the vines.
But just then agreat shout announced
that the work was done; and there
there where the rock had lain were
four silver dimes; one apiece and one
for luck.
"Hurrah for grandpa!" cheered the
boys; and at that very minute grandpa
walked out of the house.
"Pretty we'll done!" said he, giving
each little head a pat as he came to it.
Observation-Disclosures"
And now the boys are anxious to dig
out another rock; but grandpa thinks
may be silver dimes won't grow under
the next one.-Youth's Companion.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-14
Suffocated by an Explosion Of Fire.
works.
JACKSONVILLE, III

JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, June 20.
At four O'Clock Saturday an explosion of
fireworks occurred in Lou A. McDonald's
store and set fire to the building. Lou A.
Mcdonald and Leonard G. Lott were stifed
by the smoke. Mcdonald was rescued by
citizens, but Lott was %suffocatcd and died as
he was being taken out on the roof by the
tiremen. A. N. Mcdonald, father of the
%proprietors escaped from a rear second
story window, but was also seriously hurt.
AS the fire was on the square a whole block
gered, and there was much excitement,
thousands of citizens turning out. A Coro-
ner's inquest was held over Lofts remains,
and returned a verdict in accordance with
the facts. The loss on McDonald's stock
is about ST., 900, and on the building about
$500.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-14
Dur Young Folks.
MOTHERS MAN.

Buttoned boots with doubtfultoes
Knee pants, short and striped hose;
Hat with somewhat tattered brim,
Blouse with pockets for each within;
Curly locks, and laughing eyes
In their blue depths mischief lies
Freckled nose, and cheek OF tan,
Freddie. boy-his mothers man.
Common lad enough to see,
Quite like other boys is he;
This remark / made aside,
Freddie is his mothers. pride;
And a none such" to her eyes.
Thus she dreams: "Great, good and wise.
An honored chieftain is her plan
For sun-burned Freddy-mOther's man.
May the blessings, little Fred,
That she Graves fall on thy head.
Her heart will be kept proud and glad,
If thou art wise and shun the bad.
The truly great men are the good,
Then be thou kind, as all boys should,
And be an honored chief; you can
By doing good, mothers wee a
-Ars. n. C. Dtckerson, IN Golden Dogs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-14
A Pet Dog Dies Of Grief.

Those of our citizens. who were per-
sonally acquainted with the late, Mr.
Sidney Davis would know that for tho
last twelve years Of his life the lament
ed comedian was inseparable from his
favorite dog. Mr.. Davis would 90 no.
where unaccompanied by his little
canine friend-a queer-looking rough
haired Dandie Dinmont, very small in
size and peppery in temper. MI. Davis
dog enjoyed a privilege in this city de-
MED to all others of the canine race
he was admitted with his master" to
every public entertainment, and few of
the habitues of the Tyne Theater, Thea
tire Royal or Circus, but have seen his
rough-haired head peeping from the
breast of Mr. Davis coat. while his
large eyes were constantly turned up
ward to seek the attention so readily
bestowed upon him. Our" readers viii
be aware that Mr.. Davis died at his
residence on the night of Saturday,
March "a, and we have. now to an
nounce that his dumb companion has
survived him only four weeks Mrs.
Ingles, the daughter of the deceased
gentleman, took change. Of the poor
animal and tried every means which
care and Affection could pronapt to, con-
sole him for the loss Of his master. The
grief of the faithful little fellow was
only too painfully evident to every
member of the bereaved family. For
days he sought his master about the
house, and finally settled down in his
armchair to- await his coming. Small
quantities of food could only be admin.
istered to him by stratagem or semi.
force, and he gradually pinned away, ex,
piring Saturday night-NcwcasM
(Eng.l Chronicle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-14
Large Cattle Purchase.
TEy1Ncr0N x,

LEXINGTON, KY, juno "a.
Probably the biggest cattle transaction of
the age is the purchase just concluded in
this section by r. E. Edmondson of LOO
high grade and short-horn bulls for the i'm
provement of the 100, 900 Texas cattle on the
half million tract of the Franklin Land and
Cattle Company, located in the Texas PAN
handle. The company is an English syndi-
cate, associated with B. B. Groom & Son,
late of this locality. Fifty-four head Of
Jersey cattle imported by Alexander Nc
Clintock & Son, of Millersburg, direct from
the Island of Jersey, arrived in fair condi-
ton, considering their voyage.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-14

Carriage horses are becoming very
scarce in and around Kingston, Canals.
and a number of gentlemen there have
combined together to procure two nun.
bred mustang ponies from Texas l"
carriage use.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-14

There is a RAINBOW in the domestic
sky. A society paper says that next
year it will be fashionable for young
ladies to make their own dresses
N 7. Graphic.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-14
.Cantain L II Nichols

Captain j. II. Nichols, of Ma.
cooche, Ga, claims to have the oldes'
and best-preserved pair of horses in the
State, aged respectively twenty-ons
and twenty-three years. They attract
ed considerable attention in Macon al
the fair in 1869, and the following yea1
in Atlanta. They have trotted 10"
down in the forties.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-14

Lynch, alias Norman, the informer who
testified against the dynamite conspirators,
has been released from custody because Of
his services to the Government
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-14

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lump, 81 80; Iowa nut "a 80; Rock Spring
W 90; Anthracite, S11 60@12 00I Canor
City, 81 90 per ton.
Horses and hauses.
Extra draft horses, e175. 10 22b., Com
mon drait horses, e10V. TO 1907 Ertrf
farm horses, e110. TO 1871 Common &C
good farm horses. $50 to e100.j Extra
to Go.
MULES.-IEttra. SIS. TO $780,, good,
500, to 40 fair, SIS. to 100, common,
$50. to 70.
Liquors.
ALCOHOL 1888 proof, 3 Is per wine
gallon, extra California spirits, 1S7 proof,
l 25 per proof gallon; triple refined spirits
1877 proof, l % per proof gallon; re-distnled
vhiskies, 1 00@1 So: fine blended i SOC
2 30; Kentucky b%ourbons, 200@7 90; Ken.
tuoky and Pennsylvania ryes, 200e7 90.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. % ooSi6 oo'
GfNS-Imported, . bo0s 90, domestic,
RUMS-Imported, 4 5000 o., New
England. 2 00@4 90; domestic, l b0@S 80
PEACH AND APPLE BRANDY
CRAMPAGNEs-1mporssd per ease,
rs o03s! o. Amw'na. ease. IL 900
i6 co..
CIARETS- or case, 4 60@1S 90
WINES--Rh ne wine, per case, 0 COO
2 90; Oatavbs, per Gaze. 4 0007 90.
Cigars and Tobaccoe.
FINE CUT-Iu ils.-Common, 50@
55c; good, t0@75o. In tin toi-Cal-
Inns O. S.. S lb boxes, per ID $50, Lon.
lizards Tiger, Coo; Diamond Grown. Eco.
SM0KING-Al grades--Common, rs to
$50. Granulated-Backwells Durham, 1f
OF 49,; Dukes Durham, 16 OF, 46o, Seal Of
North Carolina, 16 OF, 46; Seal Of Nebras.
Ia, 16 OF, $50; Lone Jack, 4 OF, linen bags
per ID, OF. IS; Marburgs' Puck 2 OF, Tin
oil, b5c; Dog T oil CSC.
WOOL.
Merino unvas ed, light, l40l6c; hesvy,c G,
@I9l6ci medium unwashed, light, 1920
wasbod, choice, s2c, fair. SOC; tub-ding
and W., 2Scj bury, blaoksnd cotted WOO
2Eec ipas
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-24
Nebraska National Bank.
OF Omah,, Mob,

aio mp Capital. s26o.ooo
DIRECTORS:
JOHNSON, President, Of steols, johnson 4
u.
f. rouzALlN, Vice President, Of O., b 10
h. r., Boston.
v. MORSE, Of W. v. Morse q %.
Ohm 8. COLLINS, Of @. Il. 81. g. Collins.
J. N. wooLwoRTH, Counsellor and Attorney.
At.Law.
I. 8. REED, Of Byron Reed d Co.
II. W. YATES, Cashier, late Cashier OF the First
National Bank Of Omaha, and connected with
no active management OF hat Bank since lite
organization In 1853.
OPENED tor business April q, 1882, with che
geet cse!lS q say bans la Ne brssks
COLLECTIONS receive special attention and chaS
ges lowest obtainsble here or elsewhere.
ISTsRKsr allowed on time deposits upon favor
able terms and upon accounts Of banks and bank
20.
FoRTan EXCHANGE, Government Boads, and
Count" and City secties bought and sold.
1t Is prep red to do a general banking business
oil iss details and In the treatment Of custom
ers In will pursue the most liberal policy con"s.
tsnt with'sa'e banking.