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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-03-21
Mr.. Moody in London.

The accounts of Mr.. Moody's labors
in London the past winter all show that
never before was there a deeper inter-
est taken in his evangelistic work, and
that never before has his preaching
made a deeper impression upon tho
masses. The two great buildings which
have been moved from one quarter of
the city to another, AID occupied alter
nately, have been constantly crowded.
The London Christian World says:
"The South side of the Thames
seems more susceptible to the influence
exerted by Messrs. Moody and Sankey
than the North. Remarkable as were
the gatherings at Highbury and Step
ney, those at Wandsworth were much
more so, while Battersea thus far fur
nishes the most striking chapter in the
history of the campaign. 1t is one of
the peculiarities of the missions con-
Quoted by the evangelists that the inter-
est deepens and the success grows.
Messrs. Moody and Sankey very soon
become quite an institution in the local
ity where their tabernacle is pitched.
The services prove an almost irresisti-
BILE attraction. People go, and the more
they 60 the more they talk, and the
more they talk the more the hall is be-
sieged. 4,
"The gatherings in the Lavender
hill hall during the week have been re-
markable in many ways. Not only has
the building been thronged, but the
horny-handed o n and daughters of
toll have come well to the fore. The
evangelists and all concerned in tho
working of the mission are much.
cheered by the impression which is be-
ing produced. On Sunday something
like thirty thousand people found their
way into the vicinity Of the hall, which
necessitated the holding of three over
flow meetings at night-one in the open
air, another in the n%eighboring Wesley
an chapel, and yet smother in York
road Baptist chapel. The day was by
far the most memorable that has been
experienced since the London campaign
opened. At the hall alone in the even
ing the inquirers numbered close upon
five hundred"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-03-21
Wise Sayings.

Heaven is never deaf but when
mans heart is dumb--Framcis Quarles.
We grow broader, not by seeing er-
ror, but by seeing more and nor of
truth.-Janaes Freeman CLARKE.
Many of the Psalms begin mourn
FULLY and end triumphantly, to show us
the prevailing power of devotion and
convince us of the certain. return of
prayer.-Bishop Hooper.
"A definite belief is good for anv one.
even as an intellectual exercise. for il
gives tone and vigor to the faculties:
but it is infinitely more valuable as a
moral one, since it gives form and di-
rection to ones living.-United Presbv-
terrain.
-kev. b.. w. Landrum, in the Chris
lnder, says: ''The Christian heart
which is not twenty-five thousand miles
IN circumference is not as large as it
ought to be. We must take in the
whole world if we are worthy of Him
whose name we bear"
The Buffalo Christian Adyocnte
trusts ''that our German friends in this
country will keep well posted in regard
10 n movement in Germany which
SEEKS tor the better observance of the
sabbath. 1t is assuming quite large
PpoPortlons. Since the beginning Of
900 nearly two hundred centers of
population have declared in favor of
closing OF shops and the cessation of all
work on Sunday. In Berlin 12. 900
traoesmen have petitioned the Govern
day." o'A III oun-
-frot. Morse tells the PRESBYTERIAN
that the rich in Japan send their chill
oren to school in inferior garments. in
order that the children Of the moor
may not be ashamed to year their shah
Dy Go hes. 1t would be max mo- the
VOWEL" = a ensample" leaiing to good
WORKS II our Christian ladies would
,uave ,helr splendid attire in their
G Gaiurooes and come to the house of
mou IN palmer garments, that the poor
nnY not oe shamed by the comparison,
anu AVOID the sanctuary where such
CANDY displays are made.-Cnicaoo
vo u . calm' selF,possessei Captain of q
vessel was asked: Captain, [ sIppose
you know where every rock and sRoai
q. ~ along TINS whole coast; do o notP''
know where they are not" was his
,eH,y' which is a more important
fa ain Admirable answer. II our
% "e.i Is nSe !! on God, and your heart is
w wleo 10 His service. you will know
mnele the dangers and difficulties and
ptyE.elles n contradictions are not.
~ tI AZ peacefully upon the great deeps
th ms love your greatest 1oy will Be
hn on no longer live by doubts. ont
" anrmatlons. DR.. n. j. Gordon.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-03-21

was burnin' on the hurth. After they
wa burned up, Mirandy took my hand
and put it into Jim's, and then Aunt
Ruth brought the little 'un, and Mirapdy
says; Ben and Jim, alters be good
friends when I'm gone. Take a OF
the little 'un between yer. He's got
both yer names,' (she'd called him
James Benjamin,) sand 1 hope he'll
yef"
I'VE was to full too speak and only
nodded. This seemed to satisfy her.
Then they luke away the baby, and she
lay quiet, with her eyes shet, for a long
time. At last she says: Sing, won't
We, .'There if land of pure delight"p'
Now Jim was purity good at the tenor,
and I could manage the bass, SO we be-
gun to sing, although twas a purity
hard matter, seein' our hearts was in,
our Threats a most of the time. While
we was a singin', boys, Mirandy opened
her eyes, smilin', oh, so beautiful, gave
a little sigh and was gone.
"What happened next, or how the
funeral went of, [ never could tell exact
ly. Folks said to me afterwards that
everybody, Almost, was a-cryin', SEEM
us two youngfellers in the first carriage.
with the little 'un, knowin' how much
we'd both sot by Mirandy.
cater Mirandy'sd death, although Jim
and me was alters good friends, he
never seemed the same, specially as we
soon laid the little 'un to rest by the side
of his mother. One day when Jim and
1 was a standin' by their graves, Jim
says: Ben, there amt nothin' more fur
me to live fur, in this world; the sooner
I'm laid here the better, and I hope it
ull be before long, And in a few years
he got his wish. And there" continued
Uncle Ben, his voice broken with emo.
ton, "they have laid for fifty years
a-waitin' for me, and so, boys, when ]
have done with this old craft, and got
safe into harbor, you must lay me along.
side of Mirandy and Jim, and the little
'un. I often think, as I set alone al
work, of the time when I shall meet
'em all. in the place, where, as scriptu1
says: They neither marry nor are given
in marriage; where the wicked cease
from troubling and the weary are at
rest. '"-Sprisgtfed (Mass. J Republican.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-03-21

Reform has touched the far West.
The San Francisco Chronicle says:
..There is an apocryphal story going
the rounds of the coast papers that two
of Nevada's prominent officials are tenn
perance men. It has always been the
popular opinion that capacity for hold
ing a good deal of whisky was the prime
requisite of political advancement in the
Sage-brush State of late years, but it
may be that there has been a change of
heart recently"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-03-21
How the Fair Sex Impose Upon Knight
Of the Razor.

Although mcu are SuppOSeu 10 KNOW
all about barber shops, few have any
idea Of the number Of pretty girls and
charming women who climb into the
big chairs and have their hair trimmed
or cut and their heads shampooed every
week. 1t was about two o'clock yester.
day afternoon that a couple of ladies
and a little girl entered a West Madison
street barber shop and asked the pro-
prietor if he thought he would be free
from male customers for an hour or SO.
II want my head shampooed," said
the lady patron, and Bessie's hair must
be cut, but I should die if a man came
in. Now, if you can lock tho door OF
put somebody outside to say that you
are engaged, We will get ready"
The barber treasured them and be.
gan at once to s'shingle" Bessie. A
woman stood on each side of him, and
from the number of questions asked it
would not have been surprising had he
taken off one of Bessie's ear in the
operation.
"Now, do be careful and cut it even.
Don't you think you r cutting off too
much from this sideP Try and leave
enough to bang, if you can. Hasn't the
child fine hairP What do you do with
the hair you cut?" were but . few OF
the interrogations with which he was
piled.
When the child's head was satisfac-
torily arranged the younger of the
women sprang into the seat, piled her
arctic up on the highest rest, and pre-
pared to be washed. The razor-wieider
had some difficulty in taking down
the Langtry knot, but succeeded after
dropping most of the hair-pins on the
floor. She had brought her own comb,
brush, towel, sponge and soap. and
although she made him wash his hands
right there, and clean his finger nails
a luxury he had not INDUCED in for more
than a month-she had n objections to
the colognes and toilet waters on the
stand, which she helped herself to.
II have heard that you BARRIERS clean
the head beautifully, but the scalp
is perfectly awful two days after. Now
I don't want any such work, and ifyou
make the dandruff come out on my
head Ill be back again and make you
give me another shampoo for nothing.
So look to your laurels."
When her hair was washed and dried
as well as towel, bay rum, and a pair of
big. strong hands could dry it, she
| called for a fan, which Of course, was
| not to be found.
~ If m,1t had thought hsn u + to bring bring ope w Well ell.
morning sheet was creased into a fan
and handed to the astonished tonsorial
artist with which to ''dry fan" her hair.
While this operation vas in progress the
man was asked how much money the
business yielded, the ':price of such a
Jolly big chair" what men talked about
when they were getting shaved, what
the strop was good for, and who got
the green tickets. After the tanning
process the exhausted man was COM
PEELED to comb out the tangles, and, as
he said to his partner when that tardy
individual returned, my headfo afoot-
ball if she didn't want me to do up her
waterfall. "-Gicago News.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-03-21

john Connors, of Portland, Mo .
supported by the city as a pauper. was
found to be the owner of six dogs
Rutland Herald.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-03-21

. -Twenty~eight years ago Patti sang in
this country to ffty-cent bouses
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16

Always contemplate when coherent it has
descended to still lower depths, from which it
jeers at an honorable man who has dared come
to the defense of wife and children against
the most dastardly assailant in all the category
of offenders against the sanctity Of home and
the chastity Of woman. The suit for libel
will in the order of things have to go to the
federal court; but the great court Of the peo-
pie will pass on the merits of the case long be
fore the formal trial is had. If the popular
verdict be not in favor Of the outraged hus-
band and father, then, indeed, is morality at a
low ebb, and it is a vain thing to plead for in
dividual morality and personal purity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16

WHAT is the Sentinel editorial on James G..
Blaine compared with the unqualified accusa-
tions brought by Republican prints against Mr..
Cleveland Why didnot Cleveland bring suits
against these papers2 Does anyone suppose
that merely because he is unmarried he is not
jealous of his reputation Indianapolis Sen
tinel.
Well, why did he nota And why have not
he or his friends entered unqualified denialG
The Journal, for one would be glad to have
him rise to the occasion, and, in the words Of
Blaine, denounce the story as utterly and
abominably false in every statement and in
every implication" In the interest Of truth
and decency, cannot his Independent friends
do this much for him9
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16

about to be chosen will select successor to
Senator Voorhees,, and for that reason it is
peculiarly urgent that the candidates named
tomorrow should one and all be men who
will add strength to the ticket What is said
concerning legislators applies with equal force
to candidates for county commissionerships.
This is an Office involving the largest interests
Of taxpayers, and should be filed by men in
every respect equipped for the duties Of the
responsible position. The Republican nomi-
mating convention must demonstrate that it
has the best interests Of the whole people in
view in the work it does to-day This DONE
and the support Of the people deserved, there
viii be no doubt Of the outcome of the cleo
ton.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16

A DANIEL come. to Judgment Verify the
time is out Of joint, and the people have other
marvels than quakings Of the earth and won
ders by land and sea- If the reader doubt let
him read the following from the Cincinnati
Enquirer:
'1f disgusting personality and character
wrecking must be introduced into politics, it
is time for the press to assert dignity and re-
ieve itself Of the dirty work of the campaign.
1t is time for it to refuse to be the vehicle for
ISLANDERS for the benefit Of those who expect to
reap profit, or who set scandals in circulation
for the mere vulgar enjoyment of seeing them
in print. Why should newspapers be the
conduits for the filthy products Of malicious
ndal-mongersg'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16

The necessity Of naming good men by the
Republican convention to-day ought to be APP
parent without argument. For the Legisla-
ture the Republican party wants men not only
popular among the people, but personally
qualified to discharge every duty that shall
devOlye upon them. The demand is for men
who will favor the passage of wholesome laws,
such as will inure to the good of all classes.
Their records should be such as to command
the confidence Of the people, and their charac-
ters guaranty Of good work The Legislature
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16

THE Atlanta Constitution, which it is need
less to say supports Cleveland, rises to remark
as follows:
Everything seems to invite the United
States to take charge of Cuba If we can't
buy it we can take it; but for such movements
as this we shall have to wait for a Democratic
administration"
Had one Of Blaine's supporters given utter
ance to such iingo speech every Democratic
and independent organ in the country would
have been attacked with hydrophobia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16
TWELVE PAGES.

ST have just now received the atrocious Ii
bel of the Indianapolis Sentinel. The story
is utterly and abominabIy false in every state
ment and in every implication. Political
ISLANDERS do not stop to notice, but this ed
itor assaiIs the honor of my wife and children.
desire you, without an hours delay, to em-
Ploy proper attorneys and have the response
BILE publisher of the Sentinel sued for libel in
the United States Court of Indiana. 1t is my
only remedy, and am sure honorable Demo-
Gratis, alike with honorable Republicans, will
justify me in defending the honor of my fam
lily, Kneed be, with my life.'-ME BLA1NEs
Telegram, Aug. IL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16
THE immaculate George William Curtis bal

THE immaculate George William Curtis has
communed with the editor Of the New York
Evening Post, and adopts the remarkable code
Of morality lately promulgated by that profess
edly yirtuous sheet. Having thus consulted,
or, as he prefers to call it investigated, : Mr.
Curtis resolves that Cleveland is vindicated,
and that revealed truth leaves the candidate
entirely free from any just charge Of base
conduct in the past It is evident that the
difficulty encountered BY these gentlemen in
bringing the public to their point Of view is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16

WITH consistent contempt for womanly
modesty and morality, the Sentinel indorses
the sentiment of the woman ~ who carded
the New York World to the effect that ''men
who have not been immoral should be placed
in a glass case and consigned to a museum
This beautiful sentiment was uttered at the
conclusion of an apology for Governor Cleve-
land The head of the Democratic ticket is
probably in the woods now praying to be de-
livered from his friends.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16

owing to the fact that the ''plain people
stubbornly refuse to understand the English
language as the Performers do, and persist in
retaining their own opinion as to what
constitutes base conduct # Mr.. Curtis, Mr.
Beecher and Others had only been thoughtful
enough to put out an amended dictionary and
to secure the insertion by the Testament re-
visers of new plank in the moral law pre-
yious to the campaign, their success might be
oraatar
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16

A TRUTHFUL Democratic exchange tells
about an organization Of the national veterans,
who, aided by numerous members of the
Grand Army, win do active campaign work
for Cleveland in western New York Perhaps
they want to assist man who would be a
comrade if he were old enough. He is forty
eight now, but was too young to go into the
armv
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16

Mr.. joseph HARPER, JR., will never feel
called upon to bare his head and ego down to
The sidewalk to meet Grover Cleveland and
relieve him Of any manuscripts Mr.. Cleye-
land seems incapable Of writing letter, to
say nothing Of book.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16

The awful necessity Of having to resort to
cannibalism ought to relieve the Greedy party
from all blame. That the revolving details
should be demanded and hawked about as
morsels Of food is disgraceful to our ciyiliza-
tion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16

MAUD s., queen Of the turf, whose aristocratic
nose goes under the wire a quarter Of a second
sooner than the next best oyer holds daily
receptions at Saratoga, and from $50 A M to
4:3O twhy not 2;O9l) P. NJ her stall is besieged
with admirers, principally ladies' who crave the
sweet boon of touching her dear little nose, and
leave testimonials of admiration in the shape Of
floral offerings. How sweet
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16

HAMPERS Weekly holds up Grover Cleve-
land and admiringly compares him to Frank
lin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Webster and Clay.
Heavens and earthl What sort Of a brass
image have these deluded independents set up
for their private and exclusive worship, any
wavg
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16

Few die and none resign especially from
Democratic Offices N. G. Barnett, who has
just been renominated as Secretary of State in
Georgia, was first elected to that Office in 1872
and has held the place continuously, with the
exception of the brief period Of Republican
supremacy. He is ninety years old, and sen
sitive about his age
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16

WITH Cleveland's star on the wane and
Buffers rising, it is believed that Goldman and
other alarmed Massachusetts, mugwumps are
getting ready to support Pomeroy. Their in
fuence and chances Of success will be just as
powerful in one case as the other.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16

AN old custom has been revived recently in
Europe for dinner parties, thatof conversing for
quarter of an hour in verse. The scheme prob
ably originated with some host whose viands
were scanty as neat and certain way of de-
priYing guests of their annetitas
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16

WILLIAM G. RHMELANDER, scion of the arts
tocratic family of that name, living in New York
city, is now on trial to determine his sanity
That he will be proved non compos admits
Of little doubt. He was insane enough to fall in
love with a very pretty and very estimable young
lady, but she was penniless, and of course the
family knew by that that he must be insane #
he is committed to asylum, through the iniu-
ence of his family, it viii be an outrage
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16

servance of Sunday arrivals and departures on
that day being virtually forbidden. The pro
prietor of the hotel has found these rules not
only moral, but profitable to himself and has at
tanned wealth in the fourteen years during which
he has conducted the enterprise. These are
pointers for Acton
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16

Ar summer resort In central New York the
leading hotel is strictly Temperance house, no
one being allowed to have wine or liquor in his
room OF at table, even though ordered by ply
sieian Another regulation is the strict OBJ
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16

Now that quinine has got down to living
rates, druggists are inclined to complain because
there are no more buyers than before. This is
economy. The American people are learning
the folly Of INDUCING in Injuries merely because
thew are chaan
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16

He is wise Democrat who does not abuse
Ben Butler. He may have to vote for him yet
this year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16

THE people ask that the best men to be had
be nominated to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16

Of the other parties The Captain is sanguine in
his expectations for this fall, claiming Louisiana
Maryland and Florida, and possibly Virginia