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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-26

"A coal dealer in aConnecticut town
presents half a ton of coal to every new
ly married couple in the place.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-09-13
What Frightened a Diver.
Cleveland Leader.


"No. l never was frightened but
once in my life, and you will laugh
when l tell you how it happened.
have been in some mighty ticklish
places, as you know, but never knew
what kind of feeling it was to have
the cold chills run up my backbone,
making my teeth chatter a thousand
times a minute and my knees knock
together like pair of drumsticks. -
The speaker was L. S. Wilson, the sub
marine diver. The occasion was when
he descended to find out what had
caused the wrecked of a large lake
steamer. "When reached fifty feet, -
he said, 81 began to feel the pressure
considerably. But this was nothing,
for l had been below that depth num-
Der of times. Sixty feet, seventy,
eighty! Great Caesar! Where was +!
1t was darker than pitch, and l couldn It
see an inch before the glass in my he'll
met. thrust out my arms and touched
something cold and hard, which seemed
to be all around me. At first 1 imag-
ined that / had gotten into big hole In
some way, but just what kind Of hole
| couldn't say. l climbed up little,
but my cylindrical tomb still surround
ed me. climbed ten or fifteen feet
further down, and it was the same.
Stories of extinct species of immense
and horrible sea serpents that were still
found in the ocean began to float
through my mind, and / felt my hair
begin to rise little as l thought that
possible l had gotten into one of their
dens.
"'By the shades of my fathers, 1
must get out of here,' said /, and
L yanked that signal-rope to come up
for all was worth. Up I went, and
when | was pulled up OF the scow and
my helmet taken off l was met with a
loud burst of laughter from every side.
whats the matter?' asked l, trying to
look unconcerned.: ooh. nnthin', Tom,
except we guess, you got down the
by mistake, didn't you?'
said the other divers. l loo4c,i down
at myself and, sure enough, | was
caked over with SCOT from head to foot.
well, yes, l replied, that ladder fell
in the wrong place, and | didn't find it
out till l had gotten down step or
two. But hand her up said |,
bravely, 'and we will try it AGAIN
They suspected that l was a little
scared, / guess, but tried mighty hard
to make them think differently. So,
assuming an off-hand manner, l began
Lhe descent again. This time steered !
clear of the smoke-stack and accom-
plished the task that had been assigned
to me.''
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-09-13

has gone crazy, for Miss Carlotta
comes from the parlor, papa comes
from the library, and in a moment
there is such laughing and crying both
together, that poer Trotty is quite be-
'wildered. By-and-by she gathers from
what is going on that she has really and
truly found ler uncle Fred, and brought
him home safely to grandpapa, who is
now holding him by the hand as if he
never meant to lose sight of him again.
''Dear little puss!" says Uncle Fred.
eff it had not been for her l should rot
have found you for a long time; YOU
have moved so far from the old home. e"
+ tsShe's a perfect little angel, says
mamma, STOPPING to kiss her. Do you
ever expect to see sweeter, FredP'
But Uncle Fred looks at Miss Carlosta.
Trotty goes off to the nursery, and find
ing poor Jemima, tells her all about the
wonderful day she has had Harpers'
Young People.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-09-13
The Value of Manner.
London Spectator

bOnoOn spectator.
We have heard it said that you can
do everything, however unpleasant IT
may be to those around you, if YOU
only do it in the right way; and the in
stance given to prove the truth of this
assertion is taken from humble life. A
cat walks daintily into room on a cold
winters day, and with a benign glance
at the company and melodious pur-
ring sound she walks leisurely round,
selects for herself the warmest place in
the roon-perhaps the only warm
place, right in front of the fire-curlg
herself up and goes serenely to sleep,
secure that no one will be so unreason-
able as to question her right to sleep
wherever inclination prompts her to
sleep. No one calls it selfish, no one is
annoyed, because she has done it SO
prettily and gracefully. Indeed, every
one experiences an access of warmth
and comfort in themselves, from be-
holding pussy's blissful repose Now,
imagine the same thing done in differ
ent way, and by a.less self-possessed in
dividual-it it were done hurriedly, or
noislly, or clumsily, or efficiently even,
or in any way obtrusively, what storm
of indignation it would excite in the
bosoms of all beholders! How thought
less, how inconsiderate, how SELFISH
No, it must be done as the cat does it,
without sound or gesture to pro-
woke criticism, or it must not be done
at all.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-09-13
A Parvenu Princess.

Mrs. Parvenu had recently furnished
her new house, and it was gorgeously
done. Everything was in style, and the
carpets were woven in one piece to fit
each room. Mrs Paryenu has dauph-
ter, and of her she was talking ia a VS.
itor. "Ah, Mrs. Parvenu," said the
lady, your daughter doesn't 20 out
much. mo, not great deal. 1t
tires the poor dear SO much" .In-
deed! Isn't she well?" '.Oh, yes,
well enough; but, you see, at so many
of the houses where she must call she
has to walk over the seams in the car
pets, and it hurts the poor dear's feet
and makes her so tired.''
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-09-13
A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY.
BY S. d. A.

Trotty is standing at the window
looking disconsolately up at the clouds
and wondering if it will ever stop rain
ing. She is so tired of the rain, and Of
hearing mamma and Miss CARROTS
talk!
show long they have been at it's
thinks Trotty. "Most the whole after
noon"
Then she leans her golden head against
the curtain and listens attentively, with
vague hope of hearing something that
may be interesting.
1t is such pretty room she is look
ing into. The wainscOted walls have
lovely plaques hanging on them, the
shelves of the mantel hold many rare
bit of porcelain, and the hangings and
the furniture are so bright and warm
with their rich folds and soft coloring.
Mamma sits in her low chair with her
slim foot resting on the brass fender,
idly smoothing her pet kitten Royal as
he lies curled up like a great white
caterpillar on her soft dress.
Mammals friend Miss Carlotta stands
at tho end of the mantel-shelf, where
the lamp, with its globe covered with
gold butterflies, sheds a soft light on
her golden hair and the pale blue folds
of her dress. She looks, as she stands
there tall and straight, like the angel in
the church window, thinks Trotty.
The fire flashes up, and seems to put
some of its own life into the locket
mamma wears around her neck, so
brightly does it shine 1t catches Miss
Cariotta's eye.
"Whom have you in that locket,
Heien?'' she asks.
"Fred," simply answers mamma.
But a shade comes over her sweet face.
SHAY see it?' says Miss Carlotta,
coming closer to mammals chair.
Mamma unclasps the chain, and lays
the locket in Miss Carlotta's out
stretched hand. Miss Carlotta looks at
It q little while in silence.
"Have you no clew to him yetP"
she asks presently.
ssNone at ALL" replies mamma, so
mournfully. "Oh, Carlotta, how I
wish he would come back! think
fathers heart is almost broken"
s'I am sure he WILL" says Miss Car
iotta ssIndeed, Helen, cannot help
thinking he will come home. You will
certainly see him some day-when your
ship: comes in"
ayes" repeats mamma, smiling sadly,
"when my ship comes"
"Has mamma shipP" thinks Trotty.
'sHow very Interestingly"
But what follows is more interesting
Sill.
esWhat handsome face" Miss Car
,otta says, s.and. how much it is like
your little Trotty!"
But before mamma has time to an
swer, papa's voice is heard at the door,
and she and Miss Carlotta 60 out into
he hall to get the letters he has
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-09-13
The Remedies for Sleeplessness.

The remedies for sleeplessness, it is
found, must be varied according to its
causes. If occasioned, by grief, NOR
phia, narcien and codien are prescribed {;
if from nervousness or arterial excite
ment, bromide of potassium, if the pa
tent is not anamic If the cause is
pure nervousness, chloroform in small
quantities can be applied. Hydrate of
choral suits nearly all cases where
there is no dyspepsia or heart disease.
Sleeplessness in the aged or in debilita-
ted persons requires tonics, such as
wine, bitters and the like.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-09-13
A BUNDLE OF LETTERS.

Strange how much sentiment
Clings like fragrant scent
To these ioye-letters pent
~ In their pink covers; s.
Day after day they came
Feeding loves tickle flame B
Now, she has changed her name
Then we were lovers.
Loosen the silken band
Round the square bundle, and
See what dainty hand
gf Scrubbed to fill it
Full of facetious chat;
Fancy how long she sat
Molding the bullets that
Came with each billete
All, remember still
Time that used to kill f
Waiting the postman' s shriil,
Heart-stirring whistles,
Calling vague doubts to mind, 81
Whether or no I'd find
That he had left behind
One of her missais.
Seconds became an age
Atthis exciting stage;
Two eager eyes the page
Scan for a minute;
Then, with true lovers art, 80
Study it part by part,
Until they know by heart
Everything in 1t.
What is 1t all abouts
Dashes for words left out
Pronouns beyond doubt!
Very devoted.
Howells she's just begun;
Dobson her heart has won;
Locker and Tennyson
Frequently quoted.
Criss-cross the reading goes,
Rapturous rhyme and prose-
Words which I don't suppose
Look very large in
Books on the "ologies";
Then there's tiny frieze
Full of sweets in squeeze,
Worked on the margin.
Lastly dom It pause to laugh
That is her autograph
Signing this truce for half
Her hearts surrender.
Post-scriptum, one and two
Desserts-the dinners through
Linking the ''I' and "You"
In longings tender.
Such is the type of all
Save one, and let me call
Brief notice to this small
Note neatly written.
IT'S but q card, you see,
Gently informing me
That it can never be!
This is the mitten!
Frank Dempster Sherman in the Century.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-09-13

What costume ought to remind a
lady of her. washerwoman? Why, her
lawn dress, to be sure.-[Carl Pretzel's
Weekly
The slowestt hing-An amateur drama
by amateur performers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-11-09
NO. 265.
timately Southern California will. it 10 ex-
pected, supply all the cotton needed.
Shsd which were nlantad in the wafara of

| timately Southern California will. it 10 ex-
pected, supply all the cotton needed.
Shsd, which were planted in the waters of
California few wears ago, are naturalixing
themselves along the whole Pacific coast
They are now caught in Puget Sound, aud
the Alta believes, will soon frequent every
river and harbor between San Francisco and
Alaska,
Canada is making great progress as man.
ufscturing country. Official statistics show
that her production of cotton fabrics has
trebled since 1879. that her woollen trade has
nearly doubled in the same period, and that
whereas in 1878 most of the sugar consumed
in the Dominion was refined elsewhere,
Canada now refines more than 10 sufficient
for her own needs. But perhaps the best test
of the prosperity of State is the condition
of her railway traffic. From 1875 the train
mileage run in Canada increased from H.
$50. loo to 27,S46,4l the earnings from
Sl9, ,470, $50 to S29, ,027 ,7S9. and the weight Of
freight carried from 4,670,S36 tons to 49,
575. .7S7 tons.
Ancient ruins which surpass anything Of
the kind yet discovered on the American con-
tinent, have been found in Sonora, about four
leagues southeast of Msgdalena, Mex. There
is one pyramid which has base Of 1850 feet,
and rises to height of $50 feet. 1t has q
winding roadway from the bottom leading by
an easy grade to the top. wide enough for
carriages to pass over, which is many miles
in length. On the sides of this mountain q
people of an unknown age have cut hundreds
upon hundreds of rooms, from five by ten to
sixteen or eighteen feet square. These rooms
are cut out of solid stone, and 50 even and
true are the walls, floor and ceiling, go plumb
and level, as to defy variation. There are no
windows to the rooms, and but one entrance,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-11-09
DaiIp Ke1nfhfr Journal.
Ephemeral Planting.

The tendency in all branches of .orna
mental gardening, says A. ). Fuller. il
the n. Y. Weekly Sun. has been for man,
years immediate effect, without the leas
regard for permaneney, or how grounds
may look after the lapse of a few month.
or years. This is not only seen in the
gaudy display of bedding plants in city
and suburban gardens, but even in oui
great parks, where, at the very outset
trees were so crowded to make an imme
diate show that in few years the natural
beauty of all were destroyed in their
struggle for existence. Our much talked
of and costly Central Park has been ruined
by this very common error of close plant
ing for immediate effect. Everything for
to- day. taking no heed for the morrow,
appears to have been the ruling idea in
the planting of our great public parks, as
it is in majority of private gardens.
This ephemeral style of gardening has
no doubt been greatly stimulated through
the introduction of the hundreds of differ
ent species and varieties of ornamental
foliage plants which are now so popular
and while these are certainly valuable ac-
QUESTIONS in the way of materials for max
ing our gardens look gay in summer.
there is something about them that looks
flashy and gaudy-a bright bit of coioring,
and nothing more. But where the hardy
perennials, biennials. and even ANIMALS,
are cultivated, there is continuous change
all through the season. every day bring
ing out something new in the way OF color,
"a kind OF natural progression from the
first Anemone in spring until the last one
is cut off by the frosts of autumn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-11-09
Personal.

General and Mrs. Grant intend to spend the
first week of 1884 in Washington.
Herbert Spencer's most important works
have been translated into Japanese.
Rev. DR.. Talmage is to lecture in Mississ
ppi during December.
Mr.. J. b. Lippincott, of the well-knowr
Philadelphia publishing house, has just re
covered from severe attack of pneumonia
Minister Wallace, it is now stated has NJ
intention of resigning his post in Turkey t.
be a candidate for gubernatorial honors in hi,
native State.
but his daughter, Mrs. Bright Clark has
nevertheless, taken the platform in favor Of
it.
Henry Irving, Ellen Terry and Madam,
Nilsson all received invitations to make th'
Vanderbilt house their home during their stay
in New York. and all declined them.
Mr.. Edwin Booth and his daughter are liv
ing at the Parker House, Boston. while thei
newly purchased house in that city is being
reitted and refurnished.
President Arthur looks thinner and is some
what paler than before his summer vacation
says Washington correspondent. He il
working hard at his annual message, bu
otherwise takes life easy at the Soldiers
Home.
James COLES died Monday in Morristown
N. j., aged 80 years. He was a native o
New York, served in the war of 1912, ant
saw the fight in Portland harbor between ths
American ship Enterprise and the Boxer. HI
knew Hamilton, jefferson. Aaron Burr
Webster and Clay, and was personal frient
of Jackson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-11-09
The Oranges.

Equity Grange. Belfast, is taking meas
ures to get funds to erect new hall.
Comet Grange. Swanville, is in yer.
flourishing condition. and is admitting
new members at every meeting.
Franklin county Pomona grange hold:
its next meeting with New Sharon grange
Nov. 10th.
A new grange was instituted at Soutl
Brooks, Monday evening. Oct 22d., with
80 charter members, to be called Crescent
grange; Lorenzo Jones, master and Sam
uel Elwell, secretary.
Union Harvest Grange. Montille, is in 4
very flourishing condition. 1t now num-
bers 81 members, and is initiating new
members at every meeting. The grange
is running a cooperative store in which
they keep everything that is usually sold
by country retail stores and are having s
very successful trade. This grange con
tains some of the leading men of ofMontviile
and officered by such men as II. z. Baker
Master. and Oramel Murray, Lecturer
their future prosperity is assured. They
have lately erected stable containin.
seventeen stalls, and more are to be add
ed soon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-11-09
General News.

1t is estimated that there are 10000, 900
people of Irish blood in the United States.
-Four years ago the railway mileage in the
IL Southern States was 1900. 1t is now
26,OO0.
The cattle plague is raging furiously in
Bessarabia, over 80 per cent of the focks
being affected.
Mr.. w. +. sutton, a Scotchman liv-
ing in London, is acknowledged the
champion long distance bicyclist, he having
gone over 255 3-4 miles in one day.
Probably the oldest negro in the United
States is John Hanning, of Austin, Tex, who
is LOG years old. He belonged to Mrs. Han.
ming, of Alamo farm. for many years, and
took her name on being freed.
Another ''crank' is haunting the White
House and making the employees there un-
happy. He seems particularly anxious to gel
an interview with President Arthur, to di.
vulge important state secrets" but has moi
yet succeeded in doing so.
The first cotton factory in California is to
be erected in Alameda County. The com
pany's capital is $500, 900. Most of the cot.
ton il to be transported from Texas, but al
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-11-09
Plum Trees i'm Poultry Yards.

The experiences at the New York Agri-
cultural Station furnish additional and
convincing proof that the effect of poultry
about plum trees is very beneficial. by
hindering the work of the curculio. All
the plum trees are, with single excep
ton, in the poultry yard. OF one hundred
specimens of iruit taken at random on
different trees in the yard, but three were
found stung by insects; while in the same
number on the tree outside, thirty-seven
had been stung. Nearly all the trees
within the poultry yard produced a good
crop Of fine plums. while the outside one
bore but few specimens.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-11-09

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Well N EYer.

Lottie Howard writes from Buffalo, N. r.,
"My system became greatly debilitated
through arduous professional duties. Suf-
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iousness. Tried Burdock Blood Bitters with
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-25
No Rescue for Joe Young.

LITTLE Rock, May 24.-Joe Young, to be
hanged in Richmond, Little River county,
tomorrow, for rape, was not sent from Texar-
kama Jail to-day, as intended. owing to re-
port of an attempt to rescue by negroes at
Odensfed ferry. The Gazette special says;
Sheriff Allen and posse arrived last night
from Richmond. and Tomorrow will be rein
forced by Sheriff Dixon and large posse.
including City Marshal Lane and Regain, of
Texarkana, and the whole party will leave
with the prisoner at daylight. The officers
told Young that if he had any confession he
had better make it here, for if there was any
disturbance or excitement among the negroes
at Richmond when they reached there he
would be taken from the wagon and hung
without ceremony. He then sent for the
Gazette reporter and made full confession"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-25
SENSATIONAL STORIES.

The Slender Ground Which Some of
These Rumors Are Based.
Washington Special.
1t is mighty funny to read some OF the
highly-colored sensational matter sent out
from Washington. This morning read in a
New York paper a hair-lifting sensation
about the arrest of man named Looney
who, it was said, had attempted to enter the
residence of the British Minister and blow up
the elegant house and lordly household with
dynamite
Now, all there is in this horrible story is
told as follows by Lieutenant Guy, in charge
of the precinct in which the British legation
live: There was nothing more unusual
happened at the British Minister'S in the ar
rest of that man than is liable to happen at
your house or mine. Everybody knows Bill
Looney, worthless Idle vagabond, who has
been living on the charity of this city
Tor years. He lives down along the
canal on b street, His wife is
drunk half the time. and the old man is gen.
orally in the work-house. He has been in
the habit of begging about the city. and the
English minister's is one of the places where
he goes, and he has been getting things to
eat there. His wife is now in the alms-house
and the man. by neglect and hunger, is af-
ie0ted III MS ihliu. hecently Ine agent OF
the property turned him out of his house for
non-payment of rem, and he got together a
few boards and built him a shed on the
wharf. Here he has been staying and has
nearly starved. One Sunday night he started
to go to the British minister's for something
to eat. One of my officers found him near
the grounds and arrested him. He was per-
fectly wild and crazy. I sent him down to
police headquarters, and as he was a resident
ne could not be sent to the insane asylum
without some one signing his papers He
was therefore sent to the ams-house. where
he now is, poor old man made crazy by ex-
cesseS and hunger"