Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-23
AbolishIng Slavery.

The close of this century ought to
witness the end of slavery on this plan
ct. For fifty years, there have been no
slaves permitted under the flag of Eng
land. The late Cz " Alexandria setfree
the serfs in his dominion, while the
war of the rebellion liberated 100000
black slaves in the United States. The
Empire of Brazil decreed in 1871 that
every child born thereafter should be
free. Cuba is getting rid Of slavery
very rapidly, and the interest taken BY
the commercial nations in the Congo
Valley, Africa, will soon bring about a
stoppage to the practice of men-hunt-
ing, ana thus slavery will die for want
ofnew slaves. The only step backward
has been in Egypt. where Gen Gordon.
order to pacify the country, sanctioned
slavery in the Soudan. Still the aboli-
ton of slavery in Cuba Is having n
unfortunate result. The newly eman-
clpated blacks do not care to work. and
the fine coffee and sugar plantations of
that island are going to ruin. The his
tory OF Jamaica after emancipation is
being re-enacted. Still. although the
plantation culture, as well as the COM
merce. may be injured by freedom, yet
the Cuhans themselves cannot be but
benefited hy the new state of things
Demorest's Monthly.
The chronic old bachelor of the West
Erd News, en- Devils Lake. in com
menting on the periIous and heroic
feat OF Miss Aggie Uowsey in stopping
a runaway team at that place and prob
ably saving life pays this gloomy trib-
ute to the young ladies Of Dakota. As
he is too bashful to ever propose to one
of them, the girls are wondering how
he has found out so much about them.
These Dakota girls are the marvel of
the nineteenth century. Modest as
they are pure, ~enterprising. charming.
upon the open prairie or in the fashions
able drawing room: holding down a
claim in the solitude of winter on the
frontier. or grazing the cultured social
circle, their queenly womanhoo( elicits
the involuntary homage of mankind
wherever they go. BY the bedside of
the invalid their caress is a S gentle as
the rustic Of an angels wings; in the
moment Of danger they exhibit the
strength OF an athlete and courage of
early Christian martyrs. AS some one
has said before they are something tan
gible to love, something delicious to
court; and in their golden maturity as
matrons, fruiting the territory with a
superior race, they are something
worthy to cherish and adore Woon-
socket News.
Dakota farmers will be interested in
the following suggestion found in an
exchange: Il have noticed in various
parts of the country about corn plant
ing time the numerous devices employ
ed to protect the planted corn against
the depredationsof birds. squirrels. etc.
and some of these proved effectllal. y
simple and perfect remedy consists in
mixing in each busllel of corn two ta-
blespoonsful of coal tar. The corn is
tirstsaturated With warm or cold water:
then the tar is added, and We'll stirred.
that every grain may become coated.
To prevent the grain from sticking to-
gether. q sufficient quantity of ashes or
plaster is mixed in it and We'll stirred
to dry the water and tar, When the corn
is as easily dropped as before the tar is
applied. The corn is not iniuredin the
least by the tar and is perfectly pro-
tected against birds, animals and in
sects. The tar remedy has ueen used
for some years by S ONE of the farmers
here with the most gratifying results
in every instance"
The Senate Committee on Commerce
has before it a curious project, namely.
that of surveying the headwaters Of
the Ohio. with a view to retain the wal
ter during floods for use during dry
spells
1t would certainly be stroke of gen
ils to batHe this terrible scoltrge-of the
West, in turning The very fury Of the
floods 70 account, and b0ttling up the
extra waters for the mitigation Of
droughts. in fact, two scourges Of the
West wcu1l be circumyented, by play
ing II against the other. But the