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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-09
In that spirit ne should ende.yor !.

In that spirit We should endeavor :.
regard the seasons. We are not merai.
to consider them as meant for m,
economic convenience. They are on,
servants az well as our masters, W.
are not to exclude the lower forms "a
sympathy and poetic inspiration in
nature; these are right; but we are O..
pecially to see to it that We come into
sympathy with nature ON the high
side, as being veritably a revelation
from God. For nature is a. trulv
though differently, q revelation from
God as the Bible. The experiences of
human life, the account Of creation.
and the d%eclarative purposes of Cod
are recorded in this Book; but the BOOB
itself requires Interpretation. The
knowledge of the thing to which it re-
fers comes later in the history of man.
kind. This Book is the torch by which
we see our way back to read the book
of nature. And the more we come to
think of the natural world as being q
part of Gods record of his thoughts
and purposes, the more we shall lind
ourselves impressed thereby, and the
more company it will be to us. Not
only so, it will be a sanctuary to us.
and will convey to us, evermore, q
sense of the presence of Cod Christian
7T,a;0n.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-09
An Incident.

Over twenty years ago, when DR..
Henry Smith, q Professor in Lane Sem
mary, was temporarily supplying the
pulpit of the Lane Seminary Church, it
was my good fortune to sing in the
choir, and hence the following circum.
stance was strongly impressed upon my
mind: One Thanksgiving Day, after
going through the usual routine of the
church service, instead of the sermon
the Doctor said he desired to read a lee.
ture on Church Music. We soon learned
that he disliked music taken from op-
eras, or any other source, if it contained
"trills. shakes, runs or tremolos." All
who remember his impressive manner,
can imagine the scathing which such So
lections as the following, which he re.
cited, would receive from his mastery
hand:
1.-The tenor begins: ooh for a pi'-
The soprano sings, ooh for a pi-' The
base and alto follow suit. and after
chasing around singly for awhile, in q
grand chorus, altogether sing: ooh for
a pious hearth
As another example, he gave: "'Come
down sal-come down sal-sal-sal-
sal--Come down salva-salva-salva-
Come down salvation from on hight"
AS another specimen: oh for a
man--Oh for a man--a mana man
"a man--Oh for a mansion in the
skies!'
The choir had already executed two
difficult selections of music, reserving
the most intricate piece for the last but
when the time came, our leader, Mr..
G.. whispered: "We'N sing odd
Hundred which we did in the good
old-fashioned style, which DR.. Smith
thought suitable for church music; and
Tor a long time after such a lecture, We
sang only the style of music he liked,
ana 1t might not be amiss if some of the
church choirs in these days followed our
example.-Bapttst Weekty.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-09

house, to reveal his identity to get rid
Of Sam before Mrs. Choke came down.!
But, unluckify, they had no sooner en-
tered the hall than q severe looking eld-
erly lady appeared at the top OF the
staircase. The instant she perceived
Mr.. Choke, she threw up her hands,
and exclaimed;
.Good heavens, Martin! What is the
meaning of thisl'' :,
pardon me for intruding, madam"
said Sam, advancing politely. "but l
have q complaint to make against your
man. He has been hiding in my house
for the last two hours, and l am sure
YOU will consider his conduct no less
reprehensible than I do. I don't wish
to insinuate that he had any felonious
intentions, but I fear he came after my
maid servant, and 1 particularly. object
to love making on my premises
As Mrs. Choke seemed transfxed
with horror and indignation at her hus-
bands misconduct, Sam took the oppor-
tunity to retire, deeming that he had
said enough to leave Hon. Martin in a
considerable fix. He therefore placed
his card on the hall table and disap-
peared, perfectly satisfied with the issue
Of his scheme. -Lopdon Magazine.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-09
Thurlow Weeds Pigeons.

Chow are you progressing with the
biography of your father?" a reporter
asked the daughter of the late Hon.
Thurlow Weed.
just then the pigeon that was MI.
Weeds pet about six years alighted on
the reporters shoulder, and, cheerily
cooling, peered round into. his face.
Suddenly the bird became dumb and
flew into al adjoining room.
"He has done that to every gentleman
that has come into the house since
father died." said Miss Weed, with o
sigh. "He takes most kindly to Cen
eral Bowen, who visits me occasionally,
and who has been in feeble health some
time, and walks slowly. The bird will
coo and fly to the Generals shoulder,
but when he sees it is not my father he
will stop his cooling and find some other
perch. Since the day that fathers re-
mains were carried away, the Affection
ate creature has been seeking for his
master. He flies through every room
in the house and fairly ehaunts the Ii.
brary, where father spent most of his
time with his pet.
"He will tread over every inch of
space on the lounge and then 90 to the
rug, owe which he will walk repeatedly
as if in expectation of his dead masters
coming. He invariably does this at
meal times, when our table is set in the
back parlor, of which we now make a
dining-room. He can see our table
from the rug"
.'Then you do not put him in a cagee''
asked the reporter.
"Oh, never" was the response. 1.-The
run of the house has been his since he
came into it. OF course, in this warm
weather many of the windows are open,
but he will. not fly out into the street
nor into the large yard below into the
church which lies on the east side of
the study. But here he does CO." added
Miss Weed, as she led the way through
the dining-room and pointed out of the
raised windows. There was a large
yard in view, with arbors, running
vines and a profusion of other foliage.
''Other pigeons come here frequently,
and our pet sometimes joins them, but
he seems to take no pleasure in the free
dom they enjoy, and sits with dropping
head while they fly about or perch be.
side him and COO. He seldom remains
long with his fellow birds, but comes
back through one of the windows and
begins his search again through the
house for my father .'-Our Dumb An
mails.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-09
The Ebblng Of the Tide.

None but extreme evolutionists con.
tend now for the gradual evolution Of
man from the lower animals. The only
plausible opinion held atpresent among
those who derive man from a lower
form of life regards the transition as a
change which took place per saLtum,
and this is, in fact, equivalent to . crea-
ton, and comedies the whole point.
We shall get along after awhile. We
like to see an honest confession of En-
ror. (:
The evolutionists and the anthropolo-
gists are having rather a hard time of
It now. The sciences do not ''pan out''
| as we'll as were expected. At the last
| years meeting of the American Asso-
| citation Prof. Dawson struck the evolu-
tionists some very hard blows, and re-
Gently DR.. Carruthers, of the British
| Museum. the great authority in Fossil
Botany, has been saying that his science
does not bear them out. A number of
scientific men of great repute are TAX
ing ground also in favor of the recent
date of the glacial age, and by conse-
quence in favor of the non antiquity of
man. DR.. Schliemann comes along with
his Trojan discoveries and upsets at one
broadside all the fine theories of the
Danish psychologists on the n hand,
and all the destructive historical criti-
cism of the German professors on the
other. These German critics followed
by Grote,. had reduced the story of
Troy to a solar myth, and Agamemnon,
Achilles and Hector to certain persona
fed powers of nature. They had I'M
settled our faith in all ancient history,
and 10! the fabric which they reared
has suddenly vanished into smoke and
air at the touch of DR.. Settlements
spade! This is the more interesting
from the fact that the same school are
now trying to prove that Moses was
pretty much a "myth" and the Old
Testament a book gotten up in large
measure after the exile, just as they
previously proved to their own salts
faction that the poems Of Homer were
nothing but national ballads gotten to-
gether and edited by a coterie of Greek
scholars at a comparatively late date.
The Independent would do we'll to draw
out also from this maze into which it
has wandered. Robertson Smith will
not fare any better than the German
reconstructors of profane history
Central PRESBYTERIAN.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-09
Choice Extracts.

-Godliness consists not in a heart to
intend to do the will of God, but in q
heart to do it.-Jonothan Edwards.
On a u dial which stands upon
the pier at Brighton is inscribed this
most hopeful line: "'Tis always morn
Ing somewhere in the world"
In whatever we plan and under
take, let us see to it that we can consist,
emily and do ~habitually ask the Divine
olesslng upon it.-Erchang&
kind looks, kind words, kind acts
and warm hand shakes-these are Sec
ondary means of grace when men arc
IN trouble, and are fighting their unseen
The ideas as we'll as the children Of
~ youth often die before us, and out
minds represent to us those tombs when
we are approaching, where, though Iho
orass and the marble remain, yet tnd
inscriptions are effaced by time anu
' 1nally the imagery molders away
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-09
Il BUSY DAP

The idler may delight to sit
And fold his arms from hour to houI3
The epicure enjoy his meal;
The human butterfly his flower;
But he who looks around to seek
True pleasure in this world SO gaS
VIII soOn flnd out, all Ills to rout
There's nothing like o busy day.
A golden day, albeit the sun
May hide his face from morn till nighes
Aday to SOW, or day to reap,
With scarce enough of minutes bright;
For he who has enough to do
Meier wishes precious time away.
But looketh back along the track
And blesses every busy day.
Oh! helpful hands that make and mend
That hew and build, that bake and brew
Oh! ready feet that walk or run
Through shade or shine-all hail to you! =
With honey drops you mix the gall
You put new life in common clay
We joy, indeed, whene'er we read
The record of a busy day.
And when the days are multiplied,
A million banners all unfurled,
The flags of commerce n of trade,
They GO to make a busy work
And when the silent stars come out
And court repose, how blest to say:
mo heart I've panied, no act has stained
The brightness of my busy day"
Mrs. NJ. A. Kidder, n N. =. Ledger.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-09
Some Of Lincoln's Jokes.

President Lincoln has been maze
responsible for SO many Jokes that he re.
minds one of a noted Irish wit, who,
having been ruined by indorsing the
notes of his friends, used to curse the
day when he learned to write his name,
| as he had obtained such a reputation
for willingness to oblige that he could
not refuse. MIR. Lincoln might we'll
have regretted ever having made a joke,
for he was expected to say something
funny On all occasions, and has been made
answerable for all n of jests.
stories and repartees, as if he had COM
bined all the elements of humor, COM
mon-place heartlessness, and coarseness,
mingled with a passion for reviving the
jokes Of Joe Miller and the circus
clowns. Yet he did say many excellent
things. On one occasion when Senator
Wade came to him and said:
81 tell you, Mr.. President, that uu-
less a proposition for emancipation is
adopted by the Government, we will all
go to the devil; at this very moment we
are not over one mile from hell"
"Perhaps not" said Mr.. Lincoln, ''as
l believe that is just about the distance
from here to the Capitol. where you gen.
tlemen are in session.
On one occasion, at a reception, when
the crowd of citizens and soldiers were
surging through the salons of the White
House, evidently controlled by the some
what brusque Western element, q gen.
tleman said to him:
"Mr. President, you must diminish
the number Of your friends, or Con-
gress must enlarge this editice."
.'Well," promptly replied Mr. Lin
coin, 81 have nc idea of diminishing
TIE number of my friends; but the only
question with me now is whether it will
be best to have the building stretched
or split"
At n of these receptions, when a
paymaster in full Majors uniform was
introduced, he said:
':Being here, Mr. Lincoln, I thought 1
would call and pay my respects"
t.From the complaints made by the
soldiers" responded the President, Il
guess that is all any of you do pay"
Ward Lamon, when Lincoln had ap-
pointed him Marshal of the District of
Columbia, accidentally found himself in
= street fight, and, in restoring peace,
he struck one of the belligerants with
his fist, a weapon with which he wa.
VIGOROUSLY familiar. The blow was a
harder one than Lamon intended, for
the fellow was knocked senseless, taken
up unconscious, and lay for some hours
on the border of life and death. Lamon
was alarmed, and the next morning re-
ported the affair to the Presinent.
II am astonished at you, Ward"
said Mr.. Lincoln; "you ought to have
known better. Hereafter, when you
have to hit a man, use a club and not
your fist ."-Ben. Perley Poore, IN Bos-
ton Bud0et.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-09
Religious.
II o1D CHURCH.

Standing alone on the country side.
Calmly dtsdaining its walls to hide
Under the garb Of vine or tree,
Twas a barren church, devoid Of q sptre.
with a lofty gallery for the neG Gi io%ti.sr,on.
Who sang, with many an onu iHnuAi"ns
HYMNS from q very old cOiiectioh'
MANY a time / have sat, as q child,
n the hnsses and tenors with nasal SOUND,
Through the stately Ola 1ueue-1uues "Ao
ing round.
There was the pulpit, square and high,
A massive relic of days gone Dy,
With damask% hangings that once Were Breens
And q faded curtain OF reu Mofee"'
Pews that never were built to please
Modern saints. with their love OF ease;
Lined the aislcs, with taeir h s,e less so a. Saa al
I fear that the church was old and poor:
That it's creed and it's congregation pore
Marks of a time, they say. was not
"Up to the standard of modern thought"
The are Of the world they knew quite well;
Troublesome doubts of Adams fall
Never came into their minds at all.
They talked of election and God DEGREES,
AS il they could solve with perfect ease
All the questions that had their birth
In the complex condition OF man ON eartn.
Perhaps the sermons were somewhat dry,
And favored with stern theology;
But the preachers words were like Heavens
dew
To those who sat in the old square pews.
And I know that the barren service there
Filled many a soul with the breath of rayer
And into the life of Heaven led
Many q soul that had been dead.
For a church's measure of helpfullness,.
Its Heaven-sealed power to cheer and blesA
Does not lie in a faultless creed,
Or q service from imperfectiOn freed.
Farinto Heaven its towers may rise,
Every niche being q new SURPRISE,
Chancel and organ and window and roof
OF the artists delicate skill be proof;
Creeds be chanted with exquisite grace,
Vestments in harmony with the place,
| And vet the soul in its shame or grief
In the church's shadow find small relief.
| All TO! A church may be poor and plain,
|. Bishops and priests ignore its claim,
Many a flaw in its creed appear,
| And yet the presence of God be there.
| For he who kneeleth in earnest prayer,
| AT any altar, anywhere,
In sackcloth, or silk, or priestly dress.
Is a child whom the Father loves to bless.
Arthur W. Eaton IN Chicago Inter Ocean.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-09
Sunday School Lessons.

SECOND QUARTER.
April 20-Pauls Preaching. Ill Cor. l: 1881
April 27- Abstinence for the
k Of Others. .............1 Cor. 8: lib
May 4-Christian Love....:...l Cor. 10: Lib
May ls-The Uproar Mt Ephesus. Acts 10: 2-4l
& 70: 1-2
May 5-Liberal Giving ....... q Cor. g.: 1-15
June &Justiscation by Faith Rom. 8: 1881
June 15-The Blessedness of Be-
June les @s0hedicncc 70 law R Rom. q. s 1-1S
June 29-Review; or Missionary, Temperance,
or other Lesson selected by the school.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-03-07
INDEPENDENCE.
Sl@fch 9, 1884
& IlEgkMAEs.

We once nero take mp our Quill to
scribole - few briefs from this tourists
ing town.
The snow GO. crod hills IoIninds one
that winter has not ceased % leave ia,
trace, and while the beautiful Ohio and
the great Mississippi arc overlooking their
banks ana eaying thousands destitute OF
homes. It seems only e. he renewing its
efforts la our mountains 10 rcnew their
supplies Tor another flood
=. G. ohaw's school closed ON Friday
last. Nd $. is going 70 love here aiier
his school CLOSES.
Rev Simington, Of ihis place, is hold
ing p sores Of meetings at Nswbura.
Miss Auus Klauser's school closed last
Thursday. Miss Kiauspr commenced q
subscription school Wednesday of Gil.
week. Success TO You. Annio.
MoSsrs e.. Davis, G. johnson and E.b.
crt and Henry Fuwcett. aB of this place
have Purchased n saw mil Of J II. Smoot
aud are mafing preparations to con-
Wonco saving the first OF March. w,
wish the above company Of gentlemen
noat success iu their enterprise, which
NO think they viii have e. carefully and
slIlfully managed.
Cauhold AMI MWunply loa led several
co.'s of lumber yesterday at this place.
Lumber seoIds to be- ion good demand
and Judging from the number OF hou- e.
that has been washed away by the roa.
sent Hood, there viii be greater demand
for lumber than over before on tic o. TO
river
our singing school was failure last
IhuHday night. Some dissatisfaction
was manifest about getting the use Of the
church
n. N. Mathis sister arrived here l,.t
Friday. She oxpocts To remain with ns
for some time, ana .ir. NJ. can boast OF q
good h"uSo Keeper now.
Henry Snmps. our energetic merchant.
Of the fra of Harilel q sharps, is 3D.
FairmOut
Patsy you hile1 toyiyo as that bag
We often think ofyou iu your iiule Office
80 snug. Mus. LypA SCOTT
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-03-07

TIE Independence correspondent
OF the Journal speaks thusly Of
JACKSON s Assessment Order and
shows his utter ignorance OF law and
the constitution we are iust az
confident that il would be as consti-
sutiona! for us to petition the legis
lature to send whirlwind 20 lin
Jake Jackson over into Texas, as it
vas constitutional for him to pas,
his reassesement order"
1t would not be Unconstitutional for
US to send such petition to our
Legislature. It would be ridiculous,
but not more 90 than for such an ar.
rogant blatherskile as be y BIO peuned
the above article to rush into print
on . matter tsat he knows nothing
about. 1t becomes more apparent
every day that "fools will rush in
where angels fear 20 treai.'
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-03-07
Shoe Certainly Fits.


WEEK bei.re last we stated that
THE ARGUS is the bitter foe Of a
political organization known as the
Prohibition party. The West Virginia
freeman, published as Parkersburg,
clips our article and comments uron
it in a kind Of yindictive style. Now
the advocates Of the Fsrgrson-War.
ner-Johnson movement in this State
claim that they are not dabbline IN
politics, but /! this be true, Why does
he Freeman kick so vehemently
about the article above referred to ?
We made no mention OF WARNER in
tho article, nor the Prohibition
movement in this State, but referred
to a political Prohibition party.
The editor ofthe Freeman evident
= considered what we said a thrust
at his party and proves TO the world
or portion OF it at least, that he
does, by assaiIing usSthrough HE pa
per, 1t is held 40 true, that the
Warner Movement ing the State Of
West Va.,is not political movement,
but the very idea 10 absurd, aud The
people will learn, so,ne Of them prob
ably when too late, the folly of their
taking part in this tod and docep-
tive political scheme.
The Prohibitionist5 want to elect
man to office to control our Slate az
fairs, yet they say they have no
hand in politics. They want to
dictate the actions Of both the Re-
publican aud Democratic parties, yet
they wear q scanctimonious face a
yard long, and piouply remar k d.
ours is no political movement. 4"
Will Democrats be hood winked by
these sanity politicians =? We hope
not. When election day comes, let
every Democrat walk up to the polls.
and vote STRAIGHT ticket. The
Republicans will do THE thing, al
though they may make boist erious
pre'entions to champion the Pro-
hlbitiou cause.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-03-07

Mr. WIN W Williams, who Hvss
On the road between TunneIton aud
Klng~ooi told us Lace Friday. THAT
be bad refused togIys 30 The ezempt.
81 properly OF ms 60 the A SCISSOR.
10 The BJuIbors Uant TO tqke nv
land, JET them DO 10 nov, while 7 aD
yogng.' ssid Mr W journal
hr WlLLIAMs should Examine bic
tax receipts carefully, and be would
At once observe tbsti 81 not Tho
"Boufbous" 0ho are fo5biag bim OF
tbe fruits earned by ls daily TOLL
HIS State taxes amount DO ali 20 30
aealswhi.o thetazss be page 10 tb.s.
the saoasf Republican county OIL
West Virginia. am.uot to 1853 cent?
tisn5. Toe Boor53us bot the "eoon
ON zog Radiosl} who went 10 take
NH WILLIAMS land" &c isindeed
a sngu.ar thing that De doesu Q
view chs matter iu its tue eLl
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-03-07

The Republican aspirauts for the
Presidency are now beginning to
rise to the surface, and motley
crowd Of fellows the aarirants are
too when viewed politically JIM
BLAINE heads tine list OF Half bree g
and Arthur occupies the mcst
enqious position in the StalwIrt
ranks. There is every indication that
a regular hair pulling will take
place at Cnicsgo on the 5 / OF June.
BLAINE's wing is confident ofsuccess
and so is ARTHURs "Wnen Greek
meets Greek, then comes the tug OF
war"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-03-07
Continuation i-si tooek)
How Watch Cases are Roba

This process Of manufacturo VIZ invented
W james Boss who started in business /,
1904, and the methods and tools used !,
making these watch cases arc covered l.,
patents This Is che only patch oase mud
undcr this process. For many years the ir
PRODUCTION Of these goods was slow. OWN,
Unpopular prejudice against plated" goods
but gradually the public learned Tint a.,
James Bo'S Goid Watch Case was no, ,
cheap goSd-vosied or slcc,ro-plotsa articlo.
but was made Of genuine geld ylaiss Of
standard 9yaityand thickness Conscientious
adherence TO the determination 10 make
the bet woich case ever put on tho market
and the adoption Of every improvement,
suggested, has made the Ja,aes Boss' Coli
Watch Case the STANDARD. 80, " 49,.
In this watch case tho parts Z s
most subject towear the bon, croun. Iinges.
hHmb-catchcs, ETC., are made Of SOLID ooIp.
hnd 'ea' stap 60 Esys'ose wsth Geo rs,is,i., rtu
aopfih Pc, far hnudaoue Illustrated ranphi.t l, -
'a'e' boss' ard E'ystons wstsb ei,,s srs assa
tT0 Be continually
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-03-07

IT 3 thought that SAW V. Wooss
vii be the Democratic nominee for
Prosecuting Attorney in Barbour
county. He Is a thorough Democrat,
and will make thi2gs boiling hot
in the canvass Oi course he will be
elected, II he succeeds in securing
the nomination.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-03-07

TIE political oulGast who edits
the freeman advises the editor oil
tins paper to apply mush and mi Tx
poultcss until he Gao consa.t some
political doctor and fad out what e
the matter with him. The editor OF
this paper is hls own political doctor.
While he 10 at ali times willing to
council bis friends on political topics,
he is no mans Iick-spittle, and ne
would be unwillinR to vouch 60
much icr his ineud(?) of the Free
man.