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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-12-26
PiTHAND POINT,

Brown, what did you clear byt
that speculationp" 1 cleared my pock-i
sts," said Brown. i
The revised Chicago grammar
teaches: Positive, corn; comparative,
corner; superlative, busted.-Pttsburgh'
Commercial Gazette.
Georges: Yes, a complete letter
writer" is a handy volume to have, but;
make sure that your girl hasn't the
same book.-P&i1a1slphia Call.
"A mind-reader gave a seance to q
batch of dudes the other day, and
threw up the engagement in disgust,
because he hadn't sufficient material
to work on.-Chicago Tribune.
81 never argy agin a success" said
Artemus Ward; ''when [ see 8 rattle
snaix's he'd sticking out. of a hole
bear off to the left and says 1 to mi
self that hole belongs to that saaix."
1.-THE New York market Is extern.
siyely supplied with foreign eggs"
We thought our fathers cast off the
foreign yolk for good more than q
hundred years ago.-Boston Tran
script.
"A solemn old scientist printed the
TACT that by bathing the feet in te-
pid water a man could double his
circulation, and now all the editors
are having tanks fitted to their Office
stoves.
"A thrilling adventure is thus de-
'cribed by a boy poet:
"a chubby little sister e.,
A chubby little brother
Clmn I'M tn helm hor rrphs
The chubby little brother
He fell in, with q cry;
The chubby little sister
She hung him up to dry"
"A gentleman whom it would be
aattery to call homely remarks to a
child at a house where he is visiting:
swell, my fine boy, what do you think
about me, eh?" The child gags him.
self with his fingers and remains si-
lent. "Come, now" says the visitor,
kindly. why won't you tell me what
you think of me?" "'Cause 1 don't
want to be whipped"
Admiral Duncan's address to the
officers of his fleet, when they came on
board his ship for his final instructions
previous to the memorable engagements
with Admiral de Winter, was couched
in the following laconic and humorous
manner Gentlemen of my fleet, YOU
see a very severe Winter fast APP
preaching, and 1 have only to advise
you to keep a good fire."
-''Hello, Smith, what's up?' cried
Brown to his friend, who, fresh from q
wrestle with a stove pipe which had re-
sisted all efforts to put it in place, stood
at the window with SCOT on his hands
and wrath on his brow. ..Nothing's
up" snarled Smith, 'sit's all down and
wants putting up" II see," said
Brown, "these are not piping times of
peace, they are times Of piecing pipe"
Current.
flock heah, RANSOM" said an old
negro to a young fellow, II doan' min
yer '%sociatingg wild my daughter, but I
druther yer wouldn' come roun' my
house no mo-. Time fore de las what.
yer was heah, I missed er water
bucket, an de las time de bride was
gone, an now, ez I has a use for de sad
die, Idruther yer wouldn't come heah.-
[ doan' say dat yer amt homes, fur de-
Lawd knows 1 b'lebes yer is, but such
cuts things happens while yer is in de
neighborhood, 50 jes' ter please er ole
man, what amt enjoyin' very good
health, please doan' come roun' dis
house no mo'."-Arkansaw Traveller.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-12-26
"DAN'EL's GONE TO RESI-"

lou kin hang de plow. line nm. fo,hs
An turn de critters out.
Lay oe ole mans AK up dar, folks.1
on de cross: sticks, by de spout.
'e1 Take d. de I hniter IN ot &c Isl shade, folks;
Don't do no york to-day, folks.
kase Daniels gone to res.
1knoM'd dat def was nigh, folks,
BY signs dat never fail.
DE dog laid on her back, folks.
An hist herlegs an tail:
DE screcch-owls in de holler
Dey screech dey very bes'.
An ue rooster on de door stem crowd
Fore DAME went to res"
Fou'lrmiss him when de horn blows
TO start de pillow hans goin':
Q l.! mss nm when de craps pitched:
You'll miss him wild de hoein'.
You'll miss him mos at ginnin time.
Fur de Quickes' and de bes'
wv an de ginners lef' dc STAINS
When Daniel wen to RESI-.
TIL miss him mos NV evenin, t,mes.
WnO' drive de cows home now
who'll cat his bowl of clabber mp
who'll feed de ole blue SOW?
Ote srag, his dog, she takes on badA
Sh wurrent much, ut bes':
but she amt no count mt ali. now.
Daniels gone to res,
me sun don' seem to shine, folks,
jus, like it alters does. $500
The house is still am lonesome like.
II hears dc skecters buzzN
ives in de Farder's hans, folks,
An 'spose He knows de bes';
Blu it's hard to stay behin', folks,
Wen Daniels gone to res.
Den step up to de House, Liz, Z
An tell 'em Daniels gomez;
An ak 'em fur a par Nv sheets;
Fur mine is, clean done gone.
An I'd thank de Boss's wife, too. -
Fur a secon' ham black dress.
"a like to look de mourner now '.
Dat Daniels gone to res.
1t seems fur all de worl,' folks, e.
Like haff Nv me wuz gone!
We've lived together, Dan an me,
Sence Sandy thar wuz BON;
IN de relums NV de best!
20 IN wait in lowly pashuns
Till we bof shill be at res.
Mrs. J.H. Walworth, in N. Y. Independent.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-12-26

One most enjoyable feature of the
legal anecdote is that the joke is gen.
orally at the %narrator's own expense,
instead of ours-as the law in other re-
spects is SO apt to be. This gives all
the charm of novelty, and it is cheering
to reflect that lawyers do have any
thing at their own expense, if it's only
a iOke.-SGn FrGHciScaa2
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-12-26

"A Georgia paper relates a case of .
fox standing his ground, fighting a dog
and a man in open ground until killed
the first time a fox Vas ever known
- face danger when there was . ohaa.s,
10 rIn away.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-12-26

Sdlus
''The simplest fare has always been
my choice and habit" he said, and then
added: ''This must be a lonely life for
you, though perhaps an exciting one."
''Not lonely when father and brother
are here and when there is no war"
''Your father and brother are in the
feld?"
eyes, sir"
cit is a pitiable lot for you, indeed?'
''No, sir; no., indeed! We are glad we
have a father and brother to fight for
our country"
The stranger looked at her for a mo-
ment with such admiration as could
give no otfense. Then he said: ''That
is, indeed, true patriotism"
She was silent for so long a time that
he stopped for a moment as he ate and
said: "Is there, then, to be fighting
near by?"
.Father did say to us as he went
away: There will be no general battle,
but we are going with the contingent
and regulars to cut off the approach of
the British They do expect by night
OF tomorrow to have thrown up such
forts or defenses as will head off the
British, and as it is but twelve miles
away where they do so at the Carmel
Cross Roads, may be father and broth
en- will be home Saturday"
Here the stranger seemed much Oc-
cupied with his meal, nor did he pause
in the eating Of it until, seemingly con-
scious that some one was gazing tiNedly
at him, he looked up and encountered
the steady eye of the little Ruth. He
smiled pleasantly and said: ''How,
then. little maid, do you, too, miss your
fAtherp'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-15
MR. CORBINS STEAMSHIP LINE.


HIS VIEWS IN FAVOR OF THE ADAMS BILL
Austin Corbin was asked yesterday for his
House Committee on Commerce authorizing the regstra-
ton of certain foregnbut steamships as vessels OF the
United states Mr. Corbn is the prime mover III pro-
ject 10 establish transatlantic line TO run between Eng
land and this port. Mr.. Corbin said: o.,,.oa Va
"Our company, as You know, Is already organized. we
simply ask the right of Congress TO do exactly the same
business as they permit foreigners to do. rms Govern
New-York with American passengers ana american
freight, and, indeed the Government sends upon ms
destined for British and Continental points we ASK the
right as American citizens to do the same class OF Dnsi
upon the same class OF ships We claim that II
these ships properly be allOwd TO come mere anu
take this business when they are owned ana sea eA
clusivey by foreigners, policy should he adopted
that would enable citizens of the United states las our
rs al are TO amy as i8 the pToecon Of for
egn flag but that should be permitted TO DO TINS pus
under own flag. Under existing laws ana Win
out the benefit of such legislation are asking Con
gress give U.S. absolutely prohibited from com
petng for this business unless we go to some foreign
Government organize company there and do business
under the protection of foreign flag ..,
Are you not requesting the country TO change us poll
=" To some extent. yes. But claim that it is high
time that this policy should be changed certainly to such
an extent will enable us to do portion OF the busl-
ness which is being taken from us by foreign COM
panies This policy has practically driven the American
4 Do you expect the Adams bill to become law'" 10
Certainly do. IL 1t does not then these ships VIII he
built and the line operated all the same put u VIII ne
very humating for to receive an answer from our
own Government that stockholders (who are all
American citizens) enter and leave the port OF New
YORK with similar SHIPS ana hctklig u tiduc
foreign flag and yet cannot do under our own col
No, the restrictions imposed in the bill as regards
speed cost etc. of vessels not prohbitDry The
bill is aud will be satisfied with It's passage
in its present shape"
"Will any special benefit accrue to the government
from the passage of this bil'
Undoubtedly The five or six ships that we purpose
build will certainly fine and rs staunch az any
vessel that Oaed II driven to England Tor
organization and compelled to sail them under the
English flag In ease OF war between country and
England under the British laws that Government would
have the right to take the vessels and use them against
vrl,ara ,ftap ~ ina n
States would have the right to take and use them Inc
will be built the Clyde In any event ana the
plans alrealY drawn for them'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-15
JAMAICA WOMAN,S STORY.

William Francis, age sixty. Isl wel-to,do far
mer living in Central ave, about mile from
Jamaica, L. |. His eldest son, Samuel j., owns
and lives small farm adjoining his fathers,
Hainze and for time lived with his wife
IN his fathers house. Two weeks
ago the wife applied to Justice Belts
for warrant for the arrest of her father-in-law,
whom she charged with assaulting her soon after
she was married. She said that he threatened If
she ever mentioned the matter, to put her and her
husband out of the house and cut them of without
penny. She kept silent until few weeks ago,
when she was taken alarmingly i'll and told her
husbands he brought his father into his wlfes pres
ence and she reiterated her statement Justice Belts
refused to grant the warrant, and on Friday Sam
uel Francis began action in the Supreme Court
of Queens County against his father for lO,OOO
damages. The papers served yesterday.
Since her second marriage Mrs Francis has had
fourteen children. William Francis denies the
purpose of extorting money.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-15
NEWARK.

City Surveyor Schaeffer has submitted four plans
to remedy the defective sewerage system OF the
city. The first is for carrying tho sewers to the
bay with covered cOnduts, to cost 81. 5OOO O0 the
second is TO drain the meadows be low Newark with
omen bitches and pumps and flushes, to cost $3.50,
coo: the third is to connect the sewers with
pump house on the meadows and carry iron sewer
pipes directly to the bay, to cost $3.50, 1000; and
the fourth is to construct ship canal to the bay,
100 feet wide and IS feet deep, to cost $5OO,OOO
All the managers of the Newark Savings Institu;
ton except President Dodd, Francis Mackln and
Vice Chancellor's Court at Newark to the allega-
ton that they had shown contempt Of the Chan.
Gerry Court by illegal investments of the funds OF
the bank The answers filed declare that the man
ayers had no knowledge of the loans to Fisk IL
Hatch and other parties contrary to the direction
of the Chancellor, nor did they know that the two
millions of Government bonds belonging TO the
bank were in the vaults of Fisk d Hatch: The
answers of President DOdd and Messrs. MackIn and
Mercer will be filed before Wednesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-15
NEWS FROM THE SUBURBS.
NO WORD FROM THE RECREANT LOVER.

The boys of Glen Cove, l.. L. who are a power IN
Themselves and terror to the recreant lovers who
In times gone by have riAed with the affections OF
the fair maidens of the Cove. are slowly stirring
themselves to a righteous Indignation. they vow
that when Elwood Lincoln comes back 10 the mouse
of his fathers they will receive him as they thlnk
he deserves TO be received. The details OF that re-
cepton are being prepared and one buconc lnol-
vidual struck the keynote of the general idea when
he told a TRIBUNE reporter that he knowed
speckled hen what tried to :, hatch
fourteen eggs and slipped up on all of them" Inc
boys anxiously scan the faces in every car wlnuoM
as train stops at the tiny station and on Inelr
cOuntenances there are expressions that would m
dictate to the most casual observer that MISS ld3
Montfort has half hundred champions VINO VIII
make the lists unpleasant hereafter for her vagraht
Knight. "
Mr.. Lincoln, Elwood's father, went to New.York
Yesterday in order to obtain news of his missing
son. He heard that Elwood had called on Wednes;
day upon Townsend Cox, of New-York, and tired
to borrow money from him, to buy out news,
paper" Mr.. Cox said that the young man seemed
to be at that time in good health and spirits.
Where Elwood went after his call upon MI. Cox
has not been ascertained. Mr. Lincoln SAID that III
was his intention, if he heard that his son
was in Washington, to go and bring HIM back 10
Glen Cove Meanwhile Ida looks and acts charm
ingly, and her friends are assembling about her
CONCENTRATING her on her narrow escape. And the
strange part of il all is that Ida looks rather
pleased when she receives the cOngratulatl0ns.
She is puzzled, however, regarding the weuulng
presents, whether to keep or return them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-15
DISCUSSING a CROSS TOWN RAILROAD.

The Aldermanic Railroad Committee yester-
erday listened 10 arguments on the proposed road
On attorney for the company said that out OF about
N3OOO,OOO Of property along tine route we company
ad secured the assent OF the owners OF S5OOOOOO ana
nat tie opposition was based Misrepresentation j.
b Gafney. Joseph Mcdonald and John D. Meagher
,oad A p Mann who lives IN Thrtieth-st., opposed It,
lie said that It not necessary and presented re-
Along the line j. AueTbach, part owner OF the large
.parlmcut house, at MadisOn-ave. and Thlrueth-st
10 opposed the road saying that he believed there was
Iomethlng back OF the scheme which had not been dl
vulRed A. g. Zabrske said that majority OF the prop
rtyOwners representing threefourths OF the property
we're opposed 70 the plan
Ex-senator Thomas L. Grady on behalf OF many prop
sry-Owners said that IL was intended freight
,n the road between the Long Island and the West Shore
Railroad depOts. W l.. EsterbrOOk said that when ne
refused sign petition IN favor % the road was told
hat n he called Jon certain persons he would probably be
tet into the railroad pool.
The hearing on the road closed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-15
ARREST OF MR. MUNDY's BONDsMEN.

William H. Mundy visited Jamaica, Long Island,
year ago, and had several grog shop keepers ar
rested for violating the excise law. The liquor
sellers are said to have fixed matters" with Nun
dy and they not prosecuted. few weeks
later Mundy went to Jamaica again and was ar
rested on the charge of barratry. He was
held in $500 bonds, and telegraphed to New
York for bondsmen. Charles H. SperTy,
"a patent medicine man" and one of Mundys most
Mundy's bond for $500 each swearing that they
were worth double that amount. Mundy was re-
leased but was subsequently indicted by, the
renewed by the same men. Mundy has
not been tried, but District-Attorney. Elem
ing saws that he will be tried In
july In the meantime Sperry and Zornt-
lein Continued in the employment of Mnndys
society and harassed the liquor dealers in the SUI
burban villages. They were arrested yesterday,
charged with perjury, and locked up in the Queens
County Jail in default of 50 900 each.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-15
VARIOUS NEW-JERsEY TOWNS.

BAYoNNF-The body of Robert c. Mcbride, who
disappeared from his home GU Monday, was foun
ill the Kill Won Kull yesterday.
observation-disclosures Buckner and Herman
Drewes who are employed by rival undertakers,
got into a quarrel yesterday and Buckner assaulted
Drewes with the butt of a er,indictlng severe
injuries.
LONG BRANCH-The enthusiasm for Blaine and
Logan along the line of the New-Jersey Southern
Division of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad,
and also along the line of the New;York and Long
Branch Railroad, is widespread and intense. Inc
Blaine feeling has always been strong there and
the nominations are more satisfactory than any
other that could have been made. The circulation
since the adjournment of the Convention, while
that of the boiling free-trade TINES has fallen off
fully % per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-15
A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS FESTIVAL.

Despite the gloomy skies and the chill wind
blowing from the west Washington Park looked last
night like bit of faryland. Fountains with many
cOored spray choruses singing old German and in
strumenal music stealing away IN the distance made
the midsummer nights festival OF the German Ieder
kranZ society thing TO be remembered by all who at
tended il. Approaching the main building maze
of walks powered by treesand lighted by Enthusiastically
shaped Japanese anters. The dancingpaviOn, seemed
floating III light, brilliant was the Illumination and
10000 friends Of the society wandered about the park
danced I'm the pavilion. The orchestra OF the society frat
gave some waltz music and then the Choral Union
two hours Of the night amid applause and shower
OF bouquets After the songs came the dancing and II
was not until the peeped over the Long Island hills
that tine sounds Of pleasure died away aud the last
dancer vanished.
Conklipg with his white locks floating from his
forehead and a Jacqueminot rose blushing In
his mttOnbole; then there Police Commissioners
French and Matthews, Excise Commissioners H0ughton
and Mitchell, Commissioner Thompson and his deputy,
Frederick Hamlin, Martin b. Brown, Edward Kearney,
Mr. Vanderpoel Charles f. MacIean, Judges Van Brunt
Joseph 4. DAILY Justices David McAdam and Stecker,
William steinway, Julius Hoffman,, Charles L. Wendt,
George Ehret Felix Kraemer, John Won Claim, Relnooid
steinaclSs, g. H. Witthaus, Richard Adams and Louis
BOchstoeyer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-15
BROOKLYN.

Eighteen substitute letter carriers have been ap-
pointed.
The body of man, age fOrty-fve, was found in
the river at the foot of Adams-st yesterday
Complaint has been made offs number of loungers
who modest res pectablc people in Prospect PARK.
One of them, John Murnly, of No. 0l6 Atlantic
ave-. was aTraIgned before Justice Bergen yester-
dav and sharply Teprimanded
The Rev. r. ID. Lord has been called TO the South
BAPTIST Church. at Hooper and Harrison SITS. TO
succeed the Rev. n. b. Thompson. Mr.. Lord Is
tUenty-six wears old and a member of the First
Free BAPTIST Church of New-York of which Mr..
Thompson recently became pastor.
Otto s. While age forty-fve, German who lost
his CHIT arm in the war, committed suicide yes
terday mogpIng at his home, No. 2S4 Myrtle-ave.;
by hanging himself to a gas bracket He received
, pension of $3.50 year and wor ked at odd jobs at
several houses Owing TO his drinking habits his
chief employer dismissed him, and he was despond-
INT in consequence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-15
DRESS GOODS.

100 pieces fine All-wOOl Pin-head
Checks at soc. per yard; re-
duced from 75c. This lot en-
braces the remainder of our
stock of these very desirable
goods, which are the best bar
gain of the season.
100 pieces 44-inch dag Onal
Chudda Cloth Suitings at soc.
per yard reduced from Soc.
70 pieces 52-inch AIl-wOOl Suit
ings, in all the leading shades,
at75c. per yard; reduced from
$1.25.
100 pieces 54-inch Atwood I'm
shrinkable White Lawn-Ten-
mis- Suiting Flannel at $1.OO
per yard reduced from $f.25.
800 pieces fine Check MOhair
Suitings at zoe. per yard; re-
duced from soc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-15
DRoWyIYG DOGS BY WHOLESALE

John Mcmahon, in whose keeping are the lives
Of nearly 800 dogs nodded his head a. three exeeutoners
srcs dsSord of hOwls and yelps. Mac has obtained
reputation among tramp dogs when cur see. him IN
even fha,Sh n be from q distance of six long
blocks, the knowing cur lowers his tall
hmits OF the island. Mac" has also attained
reputation among dog catchers as being the ineana
ton OF iustlce swift and for al the end OF Two
tsys lodging not dog its fate OF going down 70
death In the iron cage. Yesterday Mao was IN PAD
bu0r and when he nodded MS head his assistants and
the dogs knew that ne carry out the law In all
s details IL thirty minutes " sink III dogb OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-15
LuNDBoRG's RHENIsH COLOGNE.
DISEASES
o. THE
NERVOUS SYSTEM.

The Importance system its power life
and bearing which 10 has human happiness
thoroughly recognEed Its and the danger OF ovorsxns
IT, whether through intense mental application by tho
indulgence OF the sppetitos and propenses are
proper subjects for consideration When the system
deranged is absolutely necessary TO promptly seek advice
expert who for long series Of has devoted his
whole and attention this study and who from his
perence practice has learned discover at the
promptly apply the remedy thus avoiding the
painfully seeking for the truth common to the ineD
perenced aud annoying to the patient who naturally
without delay what is the matter the extent OF
the derang mcnt the probabilities Of recuperaon and the
time required.
II brain become exhausted by intense mental april
cation deprvng It Of tho power Of connected thought 1t
only its strength by being properly fed and noushed
by the certain sysemato methods It is precisely the
same with the that preside organic life The
value branch Of medical practice scarcely DO
rated for reaches marriage, the perpetuaOn Of family
names securing Of hereditary titles and the retention Of
estates In the family.
long and large experience in this direction have
been able command by my the thankful appre-
OF OF the first fames Of the city and Nation and
can that pertains the
every department OF the system and the Of
recovering It's power whether Of BRAIN appetite propensity
passion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-15
gTATEN ISLAND.

STApLEToN.-SchoO Commissioner Frean in tends
TO raise a fund among the teachers and school
children for the BarthOldi Statue pedestal.
PORT Reconsideration CrOak and Joseph Boyle,
LAWYERS have purchased the slOOp yacht Lotus, re-
Gently owned by Ferdinand Ward.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-15

various degrees OF responsibility in four descenu Oh inc
cage. The fur makers are reapng harvest ~ . SacL
quence and II is said that the market prices OF pcs
bear skin will be lower next fall than AZ any une
within the recollection of the Oldest furrer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-15
JERSEY CITY.

Frederick Hultz while at work on Mathiessen Il
Weichers's sugar refinery IN Westinghouse. yester-
day fell from scaffold and landed on the head of
John Cassens, a boy living at No 66 Essex-st. Cas-
sens had his thigh broken, but HultZ escaped IN
Jury.