Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-12-12
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An Alteration.
Pshaw. Kate husband said one day,

An Alteration.
"Psha". Kate q husband said one day,
In some domestic row,
You used to be too awful nice,
Why ain. you that way MOVIE"
Its al your fault" she answered him,
THAT | am changed OF late,
You would not alter KATE, Sou know,
Did You not altercate.."
The Nihilists' motto. Come in out
OF the reign.1
Louisville Observation-Disclosures
has been settled for 254 years. Persons
in search Of The antiquity of the bean
will do well to note these figures.
The procession that will march cut,
OF Office on the 9TH Of March will cot
be half as solemn MOI one-hundredth
part rs large as the crowd that viii try
to ,narch in,
There is $4O,OOO,NO of unclaimed
money in the treasury vaults at Wash
ington. This fact may whe, the lnten-
'slty OF the chorussed yell, Turn the
rascals out"
All good democrats should make a
note OF the fact that Soloman w. Samp-
son, postmaster at Willis Grove, Ind,
has sent in his resignation. The office
navc thi 1T " a two odu+e, :, ,,,,+o
Burlington Free Press: Which
partof the cakewil you take, Johnny?o
."Oh, III take the soprano, I guess"
"The soprano-what do you mean?"
"The upper part, of course, MAJ"
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Recently enc OF Il preachers said:
"The little good any of us can do must
be done with vur hearts humping
against the hearts of our felloW-men."
And every young woman in church
looked at every other young woman,
and smiled approvingly.
The Western Farmer publishes the
item about p. 7. Barnum sending fifty
families to Barnes county, Dakota, and
adds: Nothing seems to effect pe5rma-
aently the Dakota boom. The growth
Of tie great territory, soon to beagreat
state, is something phenominal."'
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An exchange says: "The question
arises whether the dictionary makers
should be called together and asked to
insert in the appendix "mugwump,"
with its new definition, or whether it
is better to paste it on to the backs of
the living subjects, and let it die with
the race.
In japan a woman's position is read
lily told by the arrangement or her hair.
The maid, wife and widow, have a diff
serent style. II such q fashion could
only be introduced into this country
what a lot of trouble it would prevent.
But 1t would knock half the vim out of
asensational newspaper, as there would
be no excuse for a man flirting with
another mans wife, thinking her an
unmarried woman.
The following account is given of
the origin OF the term "eaves-dropper."
At the revival of Masonry in 1717, acu-
rious punishment was inflicted upon a
man who listened at the door of u Ma
sonic meeting in order to hesr it's Sc
crets. He was summarily sentenced
ito be placed under the caves of an out
house while it was raining hard, till
the water ran in under the collar Of his
coat and ont at his shoes" The penal
ty Was inflicted on the spot, and the
name has continued eve since.
The Vallejo Times tells in the fol-
lowing what the tramp will do to get a
square meal: - tramp will take a
cad cat under his arm and go to the
front door, ring the bell and ask for
salt. The lady will %curiously ask him
what he intends to do with the cat.
With tears in his eyes, he will say that
he has had nothing to eat for q week,
and intended to eat it. She must be a
hard-hearted woman that viii not give
him a square meal, and furnish him
with her husbands cast-otf garments"
Where, would be the victory If there
We're nothing to overcome-nothing to
fight against; ii the Christians life
were not q continual warfare against
all evil? If there were no obstacles in
our way, nc temptations in our path.
and if we had everything all our own
way, where would be and wherein
would consist the struggle Of life?
How or in what would the mar or
women be orethan conquerorif there
were nc WEAKNESS to overcome? But
when, feeling their W weakness,
they rise from their knees with the
meekuess OF the Lamb and the strength