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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-04

a wretch near VINO could be tempted. 1
have denied them nothing-they have
only to ask me for help."0
Old master took bis candle ard went
to his room. There were some few
whispered words between the Young
people under the mistletoe, and Master
Roland asked Miss Agnes to hold her
candle a moment on the stairs. l don't
knew how long it was after the Colonel
had retired. hut the house was still as
the church-yard, except the loud ticking
OF the hall clock. Miss Agnes thought
Roland was up to some trick, and only
smiled as she took her place near the
lower landing. just by the niche in the
wall where the statue Of Sleep stands
with a wreath on her neck. AS she
stood there the flames cast an un-
earthly glare on her face and threw
down the long black shadow of herself
which filled the whole vestibule.
Suddenly, with a loud whirr, the hall
clock began striking, and struck thir-
teen just as l was on the stroke of
twelve, and frightened me so I forgot to
strike at all. This was a fatal SIGHT at
Edgeworth. Young master rushed half
way down the bedroom flight, and the
old master fired q shot oyer the balus-
trade, and young master fell headlong
past Miss Agnes, and lay in the shadow
below in a little pool of blood, the rent
money clincked in his stiffening fingers.
The temptation was too great.
That tableau was awful. 1t was given
out that young master shot himself ac-
cidentally, and yonder he lies under
that big thorn tree, where the nightin-
gale sings on summer nights. Next
day old master never moved or spoke.
He was peralyzed, especially in that
hand and arm which fired the shot.
Miss Agnes never left him until he
got tired and gave up one day sitting
here in his rolling chair. She touched
everything lovingly with her hands be-
fore she went away to nurse in a hos
pltal, which was her choice, as she
hadn't a soul in the world. She wound
me up and kissed me gently, while her
tears fell and dropped on her long black
veil. 1t was the last second of her life
that I should record. THAT had marked
away so many. A new Edgeworth, one
OF the heirs-at-law, came down and
took off the covers and painted the park
lodge, and stormed around, discharing
servants who had grown gray under
this roof. l kept on in my regular way
just to keep myself company, but the
hall clock. which you can't blame, it as
was a 'airloom, cut up dreadful and
took to striking at all hours, as high as
thirty-six, until the new master threat
ened to cast it off for r%ubbidge, cut he
heard some queer stores about the old
clock, and grew afraid to break it up.
All, how lonely l am now at holiday
times, and 1 always expect something
horrid to happen when tho hour of mid
night falls On New Years eve.-Amnie
Robertson No1on, IN ST. Louis Repaid
licGn.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-04
Trimmings for Dresses, Cloaks, Etc.

The feather borders used on cloaks
during previous seasons are now seen
on the skirts of dresses as we'll. Flat
borders of very small COG plumes are
made to represent a dropping fringe
on the lower edge, with a narrow ruche-
like row for q heading; these are hand
some in black and very dark green
shades for trimming the lower skirt of
a velvet walking dress, and there should
be - similar row OF the long coat, the
jacket, or mantle that accompanies it,
and also on Il mu!f of the material of
the dress. Another feather garniturc is
made of the ironds of ostrich feathers
stripped from their quilts and woven
into u galloon, instead of being sewed
there, and some of these are on rubber
bands to make them more durable.
There are new fringes of feathers with
insertions to match, and separate feath-
er ornaments, in some OF which the
head, neck, and breast of birds are seen
at intervals. Another novelty is a
feather material, q fabric three-fourths
of q yard wide, made Of soft downy fea-
theirs taken from under the wings of
birds and woven into Il soft, pliable
background, which is now used for the
entire cloak, especially for evening
cloaks and small shoulder capes.
Ostrich-fcather borders of their nat
ural gray-brown shades are used for
trimming Titan red, blue, and gray
velvet costumes, and are from three to
seven inches wide. The chenille
fringes, with each sharply pointed
strand tipped with Jet, are in great
favor for trimming handsome wraps;
iridesccnt beads sometimes take the
place of the black Jets, and there are
also tips of balls or acorns OF satin
which give u very rich effect, and are
not heavy, as they are made over cork.
New galloon of chenille in many loops
has the appearance of glossy Astrakhan
borders, and is woven closely to pre-
vent drawing or falling out. The pass
ementeries are in various combinations
for trimming silks. ~velvets, and CASH
mere dresses; for instance, the plainest
gimps are Of twisted cords without
beads, then there are others with beads
added, also the glossy satin cord gimps
with beads or with chenille, or perhaps
merely OF the satin soft pliable cords,
while others are of chenille with Jet, or
OF jets with scarcely anything else Wis
IDLE. For rich black dresses of velvet
or latin there are palm-leaf gimps of
chenille with satin cords interwoven
with jet; for trimming velvet panels are
detached flowers entirely of Jet or com
bined with chenille, or else they are
plaques or blocks, diamonds d. palms,
of beads to be applied to the velvet at
intervals. For colored garniture are
single ornaments of colored pearls in
cashmere tints, or all one color, with
gilt or silver braid intermingled. APP
piled tlowe~s Of many colors done in
floss, chenille, and beads are also much
used. -Hu1pey''s Bugar.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-04
Mary and Dog Carlo,

Little Mary and her great blaekMew>
foundland dog, Carlo, were. a, very
familiar picture to me.
l often stopped to look at them as
they ran about the yard. If it, is: .
warm afternoon, they lay asleep under
the large evergreen trees. Maryis light
curls made Il lovely contrast to CARLOS
shaggy black sides. His loving gentle
ness made him seem as good as he waas
handsome.
Little Mary had a naughty habit OF
running away from home. Carlo
would not leave her for q moment.
He seemed to try to get her home again
He ran before her, keeping her. from
getting oft the walks, and trying to coax
succeed, and then l heard his Joyful
bark when he saw her once more safely
in the yard. If he could not get her
home, he would never desert her.
When she was tired out she laid her
curly head against his neck, ready to
go wherever he led. Then you may DO
sure he led her home just as straight an
he could 90.
One day, when I came out Of tho
gate, Carlo met me, barking and Jump
ing about in a most anxious manner.
He ran a little way and then came back
to me as if coaXing me to follow hina.
l thought him too wise a dog to be. mis-
taken, SO | followed him.. though a little
slowly. He seemed to notice this and
to beg me to hasten. In u momcnt
more l saw dear little Mary toddlins
along the railroad track.
1 felt sure that the dogs quick cars
must have heard the train, which was
coming around the curve I hurried
fast enough, | can tell you. Carlo had
never before allowed me to pick herups
even for a moment. Now he seemed
fairly wild with Joy when l caught her
in my arms. He led me home in a
perfect dance of delight.
After that l was u privileged friend.
for Carlo never forgot that mornings
To the day of his death he thanked me
in his mute, loving way every time he
saw me.-Mrs. Frances Smsth, IN OuS
Little Ones.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-04

be laughed at by the passengers who seo
J, them wiping the perspiration from their
heated brows. I knew a Georgia
preacher who was holding forth in an
asylum to q congregation Of the %insane.I
He described a man. on a senfold about
to he hung, while in the distance comes
q messenger on horseback bringing q
pardon. But the hour Of fate was Just
at hard; a minute or two and 4swould
be too late. The preacher drew out The
agony, by talking and talking, ilH ono
of his cl7azed hearers cried: Cant YOU
hurry up a littlee They'll hangNtha
man if you don't.' And when L see;
people dily-dallying, wasting prec5bus
time in doing nothing. l long to tall
them to hurry up, for life, soul, saliva.
ton may be- lost if shey are only a litsi6
b%ehindhand. 1t is SO in every relations.
+. calling and iatty in Fife. 1t is the ons
principle on which the. prize of success
in this world depends. and immortal
glory beyond. Now is the accepted
time.
''There, children dear. you have had
the the sermon T promised. The New
Year begins Tomorrow, and tie reselu,
ton l want you 20 makers thss, With
Gods good help, for which 1 vJll daily
pray. ! will always be on. hand, at tha
moment, ready for. every duty, and
Will; do with my might Whist LAM called
to do.'"
While the ermo1 was in prsgress,
the child who gave the conundrrza had
quietly climbed into her g5andfauher's
lap. She vas one offthe' irrepressiblo
sort of children, and could hardly wait
for him to make an end, when, She ex-
claimed: s'Grandpa, it's just the. other
way, isn'tit? If a mar 7aecer~gets ~ lit
tie b%ehindhand, he has three hands or
four, anil does more work aad! better
than clay fellow who is u1ways be-
hindhand.."
"That's so," said the old man, and.
''if you had said that at the beginning.
you might have been spared the SER
mon."
EYES," said John, the. oldest boy.
''but that would have been sa4great loss
to us, and for one 1 promise. o t;to,be
little b%ehindhand, If L can help it. a.
long as [ live"
Goodnight, ALL" said the grand
father. Good bless you all with a'hap<
Ply New Year!''
"Happy New Year to you, grandpa,
they cried in chorus, and went Off To-
bed.-''Lrengus." IN N. Y. Obseruen.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-04
A Jealous Little Horse.

Mr.. N. G. Lynch, Superintendent Of
Sheepshead Bay Race Course, related
an incident that occurred while he was
connected with q Massachusetts battery
during the rebellion, showingt the strong
jealousy Of u horse. He rode a little
horse that was equal to all emergencies
and possessed of remarkable strength
and STAYING powers. He had become
attached to the animal, and, although
frequently requested to change his
horse for a larger one that would APP
pear more warlike and more in propor-
ton to his w great size, he invariably
refused to part with his faithful and
tried companion.
AT last his superior officer commanded
him to take q charger which he named
and retire the lighter horse. The rules
of war obliged Inn to obey the order.
When he first appeared with the bat
terry on the new horse the little fellow
was pickcted near by. Falling back on
his launches he pulled himself loose.
galloped alongside the fresh arrival,
and wheeling around planted both hind
hoofs in his rivals side, just missing
his masters ,egs.-M. Y. San.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-04
NEW YEAR.

why do we greet thee, o blithe New Ycar2
What arc, thy pleasures of mirth and cheer?
CONTEST, knight-errant, the wrong to right,
Wherefore the thrill, the sparkle and shine,
In heart and eyes at o word of thine2
'Tho old was brave'when the old was new.
He crowned us often with grace and gift;
His sternest skies had q deep blue rift.
Straight and swift, when his hand unclasped.
With welcome and joyance thine we grasped.
% tell us, .Year-wc are fain to Know
.Dost promise much that is fair and sweet
The winds low stir in the ripping wheat,
The waves soft plash on the sandy floor,
The bloom of roses from shore to shore,
Glance of wings from the bowery nest,
Music and perfume from east to west,
Frosts to glitter in jcwcld rime,
Blush of sunrise at morning S prime,
Stars above us their watch to keep,
And rain and dew, though we wake or sleep?
These, o Year, we shall have from thee,
For the thing that hath been aye shall be.
Sowing and rcaping, from seed to sheaf,
The waiting long and the fruitage brief.
What beyond is thy guerdon bright
To us who stand i'll thy dawning light?
Canst drop n balm into sorrows heart
Till the aching wound forgcts to smart?
CanSt comfort the mother when tcmpests beat
On a mound with stone at head and feet?
And give the penitent bliss for dole?
Thu other years have been rich in grace,
Have dried the tears on the furrowed face.
o. day oy day, and from sun to sun.
Wilt thou, good Year, do what they have done?
A whisper, such as an angel drops
When oyera Graded babe he stops:
1t says: ."Oh, never to grief or pain,
To anguish or ycarning, loss or hane,
Hath any such ease to bring as Time.
Listen, how softly my joy-bells chime"
So ont of the winter and through the snow,
The New Years promises flash and glow.
Once more a voice, and I hear it call p
Like a bugle note from a mountai wall;
The pines uplift it with mighty sound.
The pillows bear it the green earth round;
a voice that rolls in a jubilant song,
A conqueror's ring in its echo strong:
Through the ether clear, from the solemn sky
The New Year bcckons, and makes reply:
"I bring you, friends, what the years have
brought,
Since ever men toiled, aspired or thought
Days for labor, and nights for rest;
And ! bring you love, a heaven-bOrn guest;
Space to work in and work to do,
And faith in that which is pure and true.
Hold Inc in honor and greet me dear,
And soOth you'll find me a happy Year"
Margaret E. Sd1,gster, in HdTpcr's Bazaar.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-04
Our Young Folks.
THE NEW YEAR.

Little children, don't yoa hear
Some mi knocking at your door,
Don't you know the glad New Year
Comes to You and me ~ more
Comes with treasures ever new
Spread out at our waiting feet2
High resolves and purpose true
Round our lives t music sweet.
Ours to choose the thorns OF flowers.
If we but mind our duty;
Spend Alright the priceless hourE.
And life will glow wish beauty. +.
Let us, then, the portals fling,
Heaping high the liberal cheer;
Let us laugh, and shout ;A1d sing
Welcomed! Welcome. glad new yeari
-Elizdheth a. Davis.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-04

Under North Cardinals new code
of laws, which went into effect on No
vember l. the young IN who wishes
to secure q partner Tor life will have to
pay three dollars for the necessary "
ceuse papers.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-04
In Hartford. N. c., Cloud Saunders

In Hertford, n. c., Cloud Saunders
and Il friend were playing ball. They
were standing about twenty feet apart.
Saunders threw the ball with consider
able force, and the other lad struck it
with a cypress pale about four feet Long.
The pale broke near the center, and the
broken end struck Saunders in the eye,
penetrated the forehead, and entered
the brain. Saunders pulled the stick
out and then fell back, and died in
about two hours.-N. O. Times.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-04
An Excise Commissioner in ALBANY

An Excise Commissioner in Albany
County, N. Y, signed the following
document: ''Whereat Frank f. McCu1-
lock has this day purchased OF me five
hundred cigars for $12.5 so, and whereas
said McCullock is indebted t 0 the Board
of Excise for excise license, now, there
fore, l., as Que Of the Commissioners, in
consideration of the purchase from ma
Of the aforementioned cigars for the
cash price above stated, do hereby ex-
tend the time Of payment Of said license
until such time as said McCullock shall
have succeeded in selling said cigars in
his store. ALBANY Express.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-04

George Augustus Sala, the distin.
guished London journalist, admits that
his grandmother was a. squaw.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-03-28
Why Uncle Pete Lett.

"Uucle Pete, were You present
at the recent affrdyi" asked the
justice OF the peace.
"l war, jedge. Dat is to say, not
'zackly present, hut kinder con-
spic'us rom de subwubs oh dc
crowd.n
How do you know there was O
fight going on ~
"W'y wen de crowd commence
to run ober me an de pistils begah
to crack right libely, an dc bullits
war flynn monsus thick 'roun my
habyus corpus, / jess 'cluded der
war q gittin' agitated, SO l retained
to de saddlah shop.n
"Did you remain In tho shopF
"Not berry long, jedge. Arter
arrovin' dar l dun look ont Do win
der, an wen l seen free men shot,
an bullit come in an' Craze dc
side oh my head, ] 'spected dar war
gwine to be a furse; so kinder
santered ont de back way, an went
to tend to some biznis In do coun.
try.n
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-03-28
Black Gum.
Mobile Register.

Mobile Register.
A few days ago the Register com.
mented upon q paragraph in the
American Lmmbnman, of New Or,
leans, relative to the so-called SOLVER
wood, or black gum OF the South.
ern swamps, and its peculiar fit
ness for the manufacture OF furni-
ture. The Bibb Blade, in copying
this, says: "If all the black gum
now standing in Bibb county
saying nothing of the amount that
is being destroyed every year.
was converted into this extraordi-
nary "olive' wood aud manufac-
tured into furniture, iG would more
than double the wealth OF our pop.
ulation. There is scarcely q piece
of woodland In the county but
abounds with it. Take good care
of it, gentlemen, the time will come
when we will have a factory in our
midst, making furniture from this
now valuable, but heretofore worth
less, timber.'
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-03-28
NUMBER


Chicago News.
There Ia but one standard bearer
for the democratic party in 1854.
His name is Winfield Scott Han
cock. His behavior after
bis defeat won him admirers In all
parts OF the lani and from republi.
cans as well as democrats.
His position on the tariff is the
only one on which the party can
harmonic. He said In 1880 that
the tariff was "A local issue, and a
loud gutfaw went up from all over
the country. Tie tact was thst he
uttered a truth which little refiec-
ton exhibited in It's true light to-
all thinking men. Where a CON.
munity is interested In establishing
manufactures they want the tariff.
When q community is wholly agri-
cultural or has manufactures thor
oughly established they do not
worry about the tariff unless It In
over having 1t abolished. The wool
interest OF Ohio wants q tarir on
wool, but it cares nothing about
iron. Pennsylvania wants iron pro-
tected, but cares nothing about
wool. Louisiana wants sugar pro.
tected, but is Indifferent to irou or
wool, aud the lumbermen OF the
Northwest cry for a tariff on lum.
Der, but are Indifferent to every.
thing else. What Is this but q local
question Hancock was right.
He was ahead OF his party, aud In,
deed Of both parties. .
Nominate Hancock, aud the people,
Who know him better and admire
him more now thar they see his
real manhood, will come up TO his
support aud will come nearer elect
ing him than any other democrat
who can be named.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-03-28
Misdirected Mail Matter.
Boston Herald.

Boston Herald.
People In general have but a
faint conception of the enormous
amount OF misdirected mail matter
which passes through the mails an
nually. In the Boston Office last
year there were $4,000 letters
wrongly addressed, and in all these
cases the proper addresses we're
ascertained and the letters for
warded to their destination, aud
yet people wonder why their letters
are delayed, although 1t is owing
to their own careIessness. OF
course the post-office officials are
not responsible, but many people
fail to zee where the trouble lies.
In further evidence of tue want of
care on the part of the public, il
Is stated that the number of letters
sent to the dead letter Office during
the last year was nearly 4,5OOO,0OO
or an average of 1900 per day
These letters contained no less than
/ SAC, 900 IN cash, and checks to the
amount OF ~ 500 .ann.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-03-28
A NOVEL TENEMENT,

Boston Budget.
Mrs. Rhoda Carpenter, at the
age Of seventy, found herself In
predicament. She had always been
a .witted, shrewd woman, but
she had, at last, done one of those
foolish things which even keen
witted, shrewd people will do in
their old age sometimes. Five
years before this her husband died
and left her the old homestead,
which was situated on small but
rater valuable farm.
After the funeral expenses we're
paid her stock OF ready money ran
low. Their income had been OBJ.
tained by the sale of hay, veget-
able, eggs, ETC., from the farm, but
these means of support failed after
Mr.. Carpenter died, for Mrs, Gar
penter, or aunt Rhoda, as she was
generally called, was too feeble to
attend to herself, aud she had no
money with which to hire help.
The only relative she had In
world was a niece, who had mar
ried a wealthy gentleman, and had
been travelling abroad for the last
tour years. Aunt Rhoda bad not
heard from her in some time, aud
she had no prospect of immediate
assistance from that quarter,
though it would probably be given
readily had her niece known Of her
troubles, for on the death of her
parents her aunt had been like q
mother to her.
II guess if Annie Carpenter
Mather was here,' Aunt Rhods
used to say, when her sore perplex
itles began,, II shouldn't be 81
bothered in my old age"
| But-Annie Carpenter Mather die
not come. She probably had no
received Aunt Rhoda's letter In
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-03-28
A Thriving Place.

A letter from the C9ur d. Aleue
mines, dated February IL, says:
al do think there will be 100, 600
people here this summer. The
snow is about five feet deep on the
level. Men are now wadiug 10 here
daily by the hundreds. Two Of
the fair sex, the ilrst In the camp.
came in to-day. / to-day took a
walk up Pritchard creek. Therc
Is q town laid out for every fifteen
miles, and l think saw 1000 men
at work building houses. Over
fifty Armstrong sawmills are run.
ming here. The lumber thus saw.
ed by main force of muscle selIs
for $500 per 1000 feet. | would
say that this has indications OF
being camp for q poor man for
years. am cutting house logs at
95 per day. Carpenters get e8 per
day any kind OF o man can get 81
per day"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-03-28
Chancery Court Seventh Dist.
sYLvANUs EVANS, Chancellor.

Jackson county, first Monday Of March aud Sep
tember. continuing six days.c
Harrison county, second Monday IN March and
September, continuing six days.
Hancock county. third Monday In March and
September, continuing six days.
Greene county, second Monday N April and DC.
tober, continuing six DAYS.
Marion county, fourth Monday in March and
September, continuing six days.
Perry county first Monday after the fourth Mon.
day in March and September continuing ak daya.
Wayne county fourth Monday after the fourth
Monday Of March and September, continuing isir
days.
Clarke county. first Monday in May and Novem-
Der, continuing six days
Landerlale county. third Monday Of May and
November, continuing twelve days.
Kemper county, second Monday In Nay and No
vcmber continuing six days.
Monthly ruiesef chaneery Court on second Mon,
dny In eoc month.