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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24
The Exposure Of Thermometers.

A correspondent living in Missouri
writes to ask us why temperatures are
taken for meteorological purposes in
the shade instead of in sunshine. He
argues in favor of recording tempera-
lures taken in the latter, that grain
does not grow in the shade, fruit does
not ripen, and farmers do not work in
the shade. AL this is true, but the
temperature record is designed to show
the temperature of the air. As differ
ent soils have different conductivities
and radiate different amounts per
square foot of; the suns heat, it TO-;
lows that if thermometers were ex-
posed to the free radiation from the
soil or surrounding objects they would
not Register the actual air temperature.
10 give the air temperature the instru-
ment must be so protected from radia-
ton that it will receive no heat from
bodies warmer than the air and part
with none of It's own heat to bodies
cooler than the air. On August 8, 1881,
during a Western hot spell, four ther-
mometers in different parts of Spencer,
Ind, registered 1000 IN the shade for
five consecutive hours. But a Their
mometcr simultaneously exposed there
to the direct rays of the sun shining
upon a metallic background registered
loo, and upon the roof OF a wood
she'd registered 400. The real tenn
perature of the atmosphere was not
above 1860. For it has been shown
that if a thermometer is tied to string
and swung around the head for some
minutes, its reading is almost the same
whether it is swung in the sunshine or
in the shade. Radiation on this ''sling
thermometer" (Which was proposed by
Arago in 1s50to get the air temperature
more accurately is SO u%ninluential
that a German meteorologist has lately
found by experiments that "even in the
hot sum- the reading is only from
three to tive-tenths of a degree higher
than when it is slung in the adjoining
shade.-N. Y. Herald.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24
HOME n FARM.

Skinned milk, soul milk and but.
termilk are all good for poultry.-M Y.
Times.
To feed young pigs a little six
times a day is better than to do so less
often, says an exchange, By a "little''
s meant enough to Till the stomach mod
erately full, but in no caseto the extent
Of stuiling or gorglng. This latter man
aer of feeding will destroy the appe-
tlte or produce an inflated or poddy
condition and stunt the pig.-Chicayo
Journal.
Preserved peaches: Twelve pounds
ripe peaches, six pounds sugar, one
pint vinegar. Make a syrup Of the
sugar, vinegar and q little water.
When this comes to a boil drop in a
few at a time and cook until they are
SO soft that a broom splinter will easily
pierce to the stone. Do not think that
this is a recipe for picked peaches; the
vinegar will not be noticed except in
the increased richness of the preserves.
DO ton Budget.
Farmers generally have not watched
or studied the effects of change of feed
Is a corrective of ailments in stock.
The condition of the system may be
more etfectually and safely controlled
oy food than by condition powders or
any of the many patent nostrums.
sIhrow physic to the Dogs but not to
the stock. W. have laxative foods and
constituting foods. If the farmer who
feeds his horses and pigs every day.
himself, is at all observing, hewill vary
the feed to suit the condition of the
animal, and not wait until the animals
system is hopelessly deranged-OAio
Farmer.
The Grocer AMI Country Merchant
refers to the damage done TO wool by
careless marking with tar or paint.
which will not wash OF, and gives this
recipe, which is said to resist the
weather, but yields to warm water and
soap: "Take lampblack OF Spanish
red, and mix with strong vinegar; mix
it well to the thickness Of paint. The
sheep should be marked on some part
OF the back; by this means the mark is
not so likely to be obliterated by the
animals rubbing together, By employ
ing the above mixture, instead of the
wool being deprecated in value as it is
by the use of tar and paint, it will
bring its full value"
Apple Sage Pudding: Pare and
core a half dozen sour, Juicy apples,
and arrange them in a buttered pud-
ding dish; fill up the hollow of each
apple with sugar and put a pit of butter
or top. Cover the dish closely and set
in oven to bake till the apples are
thoroughly done. Meanwhile boil in a
double kettle a scant cup Of sage with
two cups of water and a little salt.
When done, which may be seer by the
transparent, jelly-like look of the sage
and by the taste, beat in a lump Of
butter, sugar to taste, and ilavorIng if
desired. Pour the sage over the baked
apples in the pudding dish and set back
in the oven to brown on top.-The
Household.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24
Curious Facts About Silk Worms.

A writer in Land and Water says the
ideas of the ancients upon the subject
OF the origin OF silk were rather vague,
some supposed it to be the entrails of a
spider, which fattened for years upon
paste, at length burst, bringing forth
its silken treasure; others that it was
spun by a hideous horned grub in hard
nests Of clay-ideas which were not
dispelled till the sixth century, when
the first silk-worns reached C%onstantl-
nople, introduced and cultivated, like
many other benefits, by the wandering
monks. From thence they were soon
imported into Italy, which for Il long
period remained the headquarters of the
European silk trade, until Henry w..
of France, seeing that mulberry trees
were as plentiful in his southern prov
inces as in Italy, introduced silk-worm
culture with great success. Kirkby
mentions the following interesting x
tract from the "Courierde Lyon 1910,
as showing the extraordinary quantity
of silk there annually consumed ut that
period: .'Raw silk annually consumed
there. one million of kilogrammes,
equal to 2.205, ia lbs. English, on
which the waste in manufacturing is
five.per cent. AS four o ons produce
n CRANE (grain) OF silk, four thou
sand millions of ocoon are annually
consumed, makingt the number of cater
pillars reared (%ncluding the average
allowance for caterpillars dying, Dad
ocoon and those kept for eggs2,
1922, 400 900. The length OF the SILK
of one cocoon averages 200 metres
G.526 feet English). SO that the length
Of the total quantity OF silk spun at
LYONS is $500, 900, 900, 0J0 (or six ana
a half t illions) of English feet, equal
to fourteen times the mean radius OF
the earth's orbit, or 5,49s times the
radius of the moons orbit, or 32.2oo
times the equatorial circumference OF
the earth, or ECO, 500 times the clfcum'
terence of the moon.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24
Fraternal Instincts.

dronn 3D. i; Paul travelling man. who
lies w r. ~ o swap a few fall STYLE
story: s'"n' olo US Till
v;t Three years ago 1 was connected
AL e York house that handled a
Voc amount of imported goods. and I
ats n+s STARTED off for Europe n day to
a o"H 10 some business matters. The
sIco day out l was strollinp about
NV. tne aeck of the steamer when I no.
s s,.eu w portly, tinely-dressed men
Iyelng each other att.ntively. Thev
uote every evidence of wealth, and t
pu' them up as two merchant princes
vi pleasure tour. l was within about
wv ieet OF one of them whep the other
came up to him and said:
'Golng to do Europe:?'
tour "N7 4u''o al extensive
"'Me, too. In fact 1 MAJ neve re-
Turn to America. Let us understand
each other and be friends on the trim.
: nave felt drawn toward you ever since
l hrst saw you b. a sort of a-ah-a
s9Tt OF a fraternal instinct, as it were.'
lHere he lowered his voice). NAV T
ask II your departure was a hastv one?
Is your absence an-ah-well. an en-
forced one":
"'oh, no: l am simply on a tour of
pleasure and sightseeing,
1.-The other seemed puzzled for a mo.
ment and then said:
81 can not but think there is an in
visible bond that draws me toward Won.
May ask what business you follow?'
Certainly. / am a New York
PLUMBER cried the other exc:tedly:
i knew that a fraternal instinct was
swelling my heart like a balloon. /
am the late President of a New JERSEY
bank, andhave brought the entirefunds
OF the institution with me to to helm me
enjoy my tour.
"Well, SIR" the drummer continued.
''you ought to have seen those two fel.
lows grab hands and shake and smile
and wink at each other. Then thew
went to q secluded portion of the cabin
and sat down and talked business for
0 solid hours. / went up to them
that afternoon and told them that I had
written another mans name to a draft
for a large sum and was going to Eu-
rope for my health, and the way those
fellows dosed me with champagne on
that trip was fearful"
And the c. t. smiled grimly and
ambled down the winding stairs to the
busy street below,-Sk. Paul Herald.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24
The BartLoldi Statue and the Colossus
OF Rhodes.

1t may not be without interest to
com, are this %curiously ingenious con
%trivance, evolved by NJ. Bartholdi from
a little statuctte one-third smaller than
life, with what is known as the Colossus
of Rhodes. M. Bartholdi's figure OF
Liberty stands, without reckoning the
diadem, lO5 feet high; but the extreme
hight from the feet to the upper end of
the torch held by the outstretchcd hand
is 1874 feet . inches. The statue will be
placed on q granite pedestal SO feet
high. To those who like to be told that
letters in the inscription, "Tu es Pc
trus," running round the Interior of the
drum Of the Dome of st. Peters at
Rome, are as tail as a Life Guardsman,
and that the pen held by the Apostle
st. Luke, in one of the spandrils OF the
arches of the dome is II feet long, it
may be interesting TO learn that a per-
son & feet in hight, standing on the lips
OF NJ. EartholdTs head of Liberty, can
only Just reach the eyebrow; that peo-
pie car Jump with ease in and out of
the tip of the nose. and that the eyes
measure G feet from corner to corner.
Turning to the old "Wonder Of the
World" we find that it was the largest
OF the 100 colossal statues OF the Sun,
which at one time embellished the city
of Rhodes. 1t was upward of lO5 feet
high: few persons had arms long
enough to embrace It's thumb; the
fingers were longer than the whole
bodies Of the ma GRITTY of the statues
then cxtant; the hollows of the limbs,
when broken, resembled caves, and in
side might be seer huge stones inserted
to keep the statue in position. 1t took
II years to erect and cost 800 talents.
The story that the legs of the Colossus
extended across the mouth of the har-
Dor is generally considered to be a tic-
ton, but that it stood close to the en-
trance Of the port of Rhodes, and was
made to serve as IL pharos or lighthouse,
seems certain enough 1t was over
thrown and smashed to pieces by an
earthquake sc years after its erection.
Tor 800 wears the fragments of this
Wonder Of the World strewed the mole
al Rhodes, and then they were sold by
the Caliph Omar to Il merchant at Enc
sa, who carried away these prodigious
marine stores on the backs OF 500 cam-
els. Hence Scaliger calculated thatthe
aggregate weight OF the bronze must
nave been 100000 pounds. Tile Metal
Worker.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24
A Hungry Python,s Breakfast.

"This is tho fellow who gobbled up
the Kitten" said MI. Burns, of No. lis
roosevelt Street, as he pulled a box
INTO the middle of the store and care
fully lifted the lid. A large python lay
contentedly coiled up in the bottom
and lazily lifted his head and blinked
at the observers, while a number of
monkeys who had spied his snakeship
from a couple of Gag es began jumping
wildly from side to side and set up an
unearthly screeching, in which some
three hundred parrots and cockatoos
heartily Joined. A black cat that had
cautiously crept up and shifted the box
bumped her back, thickened her tail,
and spit.
THAT'S the mother of the kitten that
the snake ate," added Mr.. Burns. The
python was a splendid specimen of his
kind. He was over twenty feet in
length and ten inches thick. The
kitten must have been pretty well
digested, for there was no abb
normal bunch in the snakes body to
Indicate where it lay. Mr.. Burns re-
ceived this and two other African
pythons two days ago, and neglected to
nail down the lid of the box that held
the East India snakes. Yesterday
morning when he entered the store he
noticed the old black cat walking about
as if in search of something and new
ing pitifully. He suspected that some-
thing was wrong, and soon after dis
covered that the python had made his
escape from the box. He found him at
last coiled up in an empty barrel in the
rear of the store. He was in a bad hui
NOR, and made a dash at Mr.. Burns,
but the latter was too quick for the rep
tile and seized it by the neck. "The
fellow then tried to coil himself around
me and give a Squeeze" he said, .'but
l know how to handle these animals
and didn't give him a chance. Iput
him into his box and shut down the lid.
He is quiet enough now, and will re-
main so until he gets hungry again"
The other two pythons are smaller
and their bodies are of a darker color.
MIR. Burns gently shook one box and
the snake raisedhis head, darted out his
forked tongue, made two or three
crooks in his neck, and gazed steadily
at the reporter. "He's going to make
a grab at you," said MI. Burns, and
slammed down the lid; 81 know when
these fellows mean mischief. Do they
bite hard? Well, they can draw con-
siderable blood and their bite smarts.
I've been bitten several times and have
had two or three tight squeezes, but 1
grab them around the throat and then
l know just how they intend to coil.
They can't fool ME now any more."-
N. Y Times.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

"A night marauder Of Mendocino
County, Cal, was recently traced to
his lair in the mountains. He had there
one of the most varied collections of
plumber yer seen. 1t included every
thing, from ladies' Undertaking 10
buggy harness, and from ten pairs of
blankets to u metal bound Bible. There
were several suits of clothes, o~vercoats
in all colors, sacks of salt. shot-guns,
grindstones and a hundred other equal
ly homogeneous articles.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

The American housekeeper will
soon need protection. A Gagged CHM
panzee at Central Iark, New York, re-
ceives daily lessons in housekeeping
ana is becoming quite an adept. tie
mas a bed, e table, q rocking-chair and
acommon chair. When he eats he sits
a. The liable, and when through eating,
gears lne tab 9 and sets it in the cor
ne'; he makes up his own bed and can
r'>is himself in his chair.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

DIR. Heartt, of Cohos, N. ", about
ten years ago, loaned $4,000 to the
Baldwins, who owned Adams Island.
As security, tw%enty-iour acres of the
best part Of the island was decided to
him. He however failed to record the
deed, and the property was mortgaged
and will be sold on foreclosure. He
will now lose the whole amount.-Az-
b0ny Journal,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

AMERICAN women are said to be the
most clever, active and energetic to be
found; and we'll they need to be, consider.
ing the enormous demands made upon
them by modern schools, housekeeping and
society,". Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, in pre-.
pairing her celebrated Vegetable Conn
pound, had in mind all these countless de.
mands on a woman's strength, and her we'll
known remedy proves every day its per-
feet adaptation to woman's special needs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

MRS. HARRIET CUMMINGS of Cincinnati. O..
writes: "Early last winter my daughter
was attacked with a severe cold, which set
tied on her lungs. She continued to get
worse, and finally raised blood from her
lungs. We called in a family physician,
had been cured by DIR. WIN. HALL's BALsAM
Q THE LUNGS, advised me to give it a
trial. She began to improve, and by the
use Of three bottles was entirely cured.O
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

~ YIELDED him the PALM" as the old
lady said when she spanked her erring
cAn
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

Trough on Itch cures humors. eruptions,ring-
worm, letter, salt rheum, frosted feet, chilblains
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

"Buchu-Paiba." Quick, complete cure, all
annoying Kidney and Urinary Diseases. 81.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

-Between six and seven hundred
dwellings are burned every month ID
Iis coun.ry.-N. 7. Sua.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

If you are sick with that terrible sick.
ness, Nervousness, you will find a balm
in Gilead" in Hop Bitters,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

A LOVER of the soil-The Chinese laun.
dryman.-BostOn Post.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

CHARITY A LA BARMuM-Giving every.
body a show.-LUe.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

VERY ~touching-The pressure of a pref
ty girls hand.-R0TbMy Advocate.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

own fault if you remain i'll. If
you are wasting way with any form
of Kidney disease, stop tempting death this
moment, and turn for azure to Hop Bitter2.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

PUBLIC speakers and singers use Piso's
Cure for hoarseness and weak lungs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

JENNY-Why are old jokes called chest.
nuts? Don't know, unless it is because they
are NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Folio.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

Colden's Liquid Beef Tonic
Should be taken by the weak, worn and
dyspeptic. Colden's, no other.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

Catarrhal Throat affections, hacking Irritating
Coughs, Colds cured by Trough on Coughs 25S
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

AlBosroN agricultural editor says that
the best way to preserve peaches isto keep
a bull dog in the orchard.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

you are a f~requenter. or a resident of,
"a miasmatic district, barricade your sys-
TEN against the scourge of all countries
Malaria, Epidemic, Bilious and Inter-
-mittent EeYers by the use of Hon Ritter0.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

WHEN a horse stops suddenly in The
street he shows his bringing up.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

AZURE thing-The cloudless sky.-Bos.
ton Bulletin.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

Enough OF Toothache." Ask for it. Instant
relief, quick cure. 15c. Druggists.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

"Rough..o o Rats" Clears out rats, mice, flies,
reaches, bed-bugs, ants, vermin, chipmunks. lac
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

Skinny Men. wells Health Renewer''restore
health s. vigor,cures Dyspepsia, Impotence. 81
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24
Words of Warning and Comfort.

Words of Warning and Comfort
eff you are suffering from poor health or
'languishing on q bed of sickness, take cheer
it you are simply ailing, or II you feel
weak and dispirited,
without clearly know
ing why, Hop Bitters
will surely cure you.
If you are a minister. and
have Overtaxed yourself with your
pastoral duties, or u mother, worn out
with care and work, or q man of business or
labor, weakened by the strain of your every
your midnight work, Hop Bitters viii most
surely strengthen you.
drinking, any indiscretion or dissipation, or
are young and growing too fast, as is often
the case,
"Or if you are in the workshop, on the
farm, at the desk. anywhere, and feel =
that your system needs cleansing, tom
ing, or stimulating. without intoxicat-
ing, If you are old,
blood thin and impure, pulse
feeble, nerves unsteady, faculties
waning, Hop Bitters is what you need to
give you new life, health and vigor.'
If you are c~ostive, or dyspeptic or suffer-
ing from any other of the numerous dis
own fault if you remain ill. If
you are wasting away with any form
of Kidney disease, stop tempting death this
moment,a and turn for azure to Hop Bittera.
If you are sick with that terrible sick
ness, Nervousness, you will find a balm
in Gilead" in Hop Bitters.
If you are a frequenter. or a resident of,
"a miasmatic district, barricade your sys- "
TEN against the scourge of all countries Of
Malaria, Epidemic, Bilious and Inter-
-mittent Fevers by the use of Hop Bitters.
# you have rough, pimply:, or sallow skin.
cad breath, Hop Bitters will give you fair
health. $500 will be paid for a case they win
not cur or help.
A Lady's Wish.
"Oh,- howl do wish my skin was as clear
and soft as yours said a lady to her friend,
You can easily make it so. answered the
by using Hop Bitters that makes pure,
rich blood and blooming health. 1t did it for
me-, as you OBSERVE"
az None genuine without a bunch of green
Hops on the white label. Shun all the vile, poi
sonous stuff with Hop" or "Hops' in their
name.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

If you have rough, pimply. or sallow skin,
bad breath. Hop Bitters will give you fair
sk1n,. rich blood, the sweetest breath and
health. $500 will be paid for q case they will
not cure or help.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

WHAT is always in fashion? The Letter
ssF,O
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

WHEN is a chair like a lady's dress?
When it is satin.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

Ifyou are c%ostive, or dyspeptic or suffer.
ing from any other of the numerous dis
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

II you are suffering from over-eating or
drinking, any indiscretion or dissipation, or
are young and growing too fast, as is often
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

The Germans are steadily increas.
ing their navy. They have lately added
twenty-five torpedo boats, and many
larger vessels ire now in course of con.
structiOn.