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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-06-20

leave when the supper was brought in!
ana DIR. Ayrton invited me to take a
rev mouthfuls with him, and then he,
would drive me home.
:! expect it will be out of your way"
said, blushing a little as 1 felt the SCI
cret ofmy following her might now be
guessed by Miss Ayrton. Il lodge-at
at Burnwood Place"
"How strangeH'. said tho old lady.1
why, that was the very place Katie
went to this afternoon to inquire about,
q supper she thought she had left there.
we lodged there, sir, q little while, till,
we found a house to suit us. How very
strange! And l suppose you are in our,
old rooms?
81 have n parlor and bedroom on
me frst floor,' l said, quietly, but col
'ring to the very roots of my hair.
"Ah, yes; those were two of our
rooms; and we had a parlor down
stars as well. You don't happen to'
nave seen such q thing as Il little bronco
colored slipper, with a blue rosette,
anywhere about, the size for Katie?"
30, grandmamma, pleased" said her
granddaughter, cntreatingly; "of!
course, Mfr. Haley can't have seen it'll
what a funny question to ask a gentle-I
man?"
| looked confused, I suppose, and
the doctor noticed it.
Come, come, MI. Haley, there is a!
story behind this; let us hear it."
was in for it now, and protested
out bit by bit it was drawn from ME by
the amused little group round the sup
per table. Miss Ayrton listened and
laughed heartily, though her face was
covered with bushes, too; and soItold
Of my old aunt's friend in the omnibus.
Doctor Ayrton shook his sides With
laughter. l thought 1 had certainly
made myself foolish at last.
When we withdrew Miss Ayrton said.
with a roguish twinkle IN her eve: "You
will bring me thatleft slipper when you
But l made no promises, and I never
did return the '.little bronze colored
slipper with q blue rosette." 1 have it
still, locked away with rhy treasures in
q private drawer, from which even GIN
derella herself would not venture to
abstract her little slipper.
The cabman is quite recovered, and
is the owner of three cabs instead of
one: My aunt's wrath never showed
itself, if tho story came to her; and if
five thousand pounds should to extract
ed from my legacy, it will, 1 am conf
dent, only be done to confer itupon my
son and heir, now lying asleep in Gin
derella's arms.-Al6any argus.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-06-20
George and the Geese.

"Georgie, do you want to 20 10 tho
orchard with me while I hang up the
clothes?"
"Oh yes, yes, yes, Barbie," said
George, clapping his hands. He was
always glad to 60 to the orchard with
some one; but he was afraid 70 go
felt sure Barbie would take just as good
care OF him as mamma always did; but
when the clothes were hung up, Barbiel
went to the house without saying q
word to George.
The little boy very soon found that he
was alone, and set up a loud cry. This
drew the attention of a flock Of geese,
who were nibbling grass near by, and,
they all came around him. No doubt
they wondered what small thing it wa5
that stood so still and made such a
noise. 1t couldn't be a goose, though
George was not much bigger than a
goose, and, you may think, acted much
like one. Wa it something good to-
eat?
They quacked to each other these
questions, and then they began to nib
BILE his fingers. Georges cries grew
louder and his tears fell faster, andoh,
how far away the house seemed, and
there were no windows looking out
upon the orchard! He would run, but
he was afraid the geese would knock
him down with their wings. If he
stood still he wa afraid they would eat
him up, and mamm would never
know where her little boy had gone to-
Oh, he must get home to mammal;
and giving one great, big. frightened
yell, he started and ran, expecting the
next moment to feel the strong white
wings beating him to the ground; but to
his great surprise the geese made no
objections to his going, and he was soon
showing his bleeding fingers to. mamma
and telling the story Of his wonderful,
escape. Mamma listened, and kissed
the little finger-tips and bound them up,
carefully She rocked her little hey ia
her arms and sang to him. The.geese
in the orchard went on quietly nfb61ingj
the grass. They had forgotten all about
him.-Our Little Ones. =
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-06-20

height of forty feet. It ia beautiful
tree, and it's leaves and stalks give
off q pleasant aroma, and are sometimesI
used as well as the buds. 1t is a verY
important article Of commerce, and
thousands of pounds of the little buds
are gathered annually and shipped to
all parts of the globe.
The nutmeg comes all the way from
the East Indies and from South Amer
lea. It is the kernel of the fruit of the,
nutmeg tree, which grows to a height
of about twenty-five feet. The fruit
which ~incloses the nutmeg is of the size
land appearance of a small pear. Inside
of this fruit is q thin covering - the
nut, which is the mace of commerce,
also used as q spice; enclosed in the
mace isa hard nut, and when the she'll
is cracked open, out comes the nutmeg,
which thus has three separate cover
ings.
Ginger is brought over the seas for
our use from the East Indies and other
tropical countries. It is made from tho
roots of a little plant which never grows
more than three or four feet high. The
roots are taken up when the stems have
withered, and are prepared for the.
AhoiNSo SioACA Wy oCCGi1AuS tAAu oCoA04AE
in boiling water or by boiling and
washing. When dried it is ground in
mills to fine powder for use. 4
Black peapper, the most common kind
of spice, is made from the fruit Of a
climbing shrub which Crews in yarisus
tropical countries. It is extensively
cultivated in some parts Of India, wherd
large fields of it may be seen, the plants
being supported ON poles or trees. The
fruit is about the size of a pea, and of q.
bright red color when ripe. When the
berries are gathered they are spread ON,
mats, and separated FROM the spikes, or
outer covering, by rushing with the
hands. Cayenne paper, the sharpest,
kind, is the ground seeds of a plant that
has its home in South America and in
some parts of Asia.
We might take many other articles in
common daily use and trace their his
tory through all their forms and
changes, but I have told enough to-
prompt you to search out their histories,
for yourselves. Such study will reveal
to you the fact that not only what yeu'
eat and what you wear, but all the
comforts IN luxuries that surrouad you
and make your life happy, are each the
product of much labor, and that they
come from all parts of the world. In
quire into these things for yourselves.
and you will begin to understand what
a wonderful world we are living i'm,
7. Observer.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-06-20
Farm and Garden.

This month is a good time to pay the
interest on your mortgage and renew
the notes you gave q year ago 1t 10
also a pretty good time to take up the
notes you unwittingly gave to the cloth
peddler last Christmas under the i'm.
preston that you were only signing a
contract.
Oats thrive best in an elevator. A
farmer who has 8 1000 bushels of oats
in an elevator need not worry about
the weather. Always raise BATS in a
good elevator and keep out of . deal
with the Chicago man.
Lock after the bean poles you had
left owe from last year. You will look
a long time before you find any. They
have gone, partially into the insatiate
NAV of the all-devouring Fireplace,
and the neighbors have stolen the rest.
Raise chickens. If you have . nice
little garden by all means raise chick
ems. Your neighbors hens are the best
ones to raise. You will find them, from
$3.50 a. IN. until $500 p. m. on your let
tuce, onion, radish and flower beds. You
can raise them higher with a shotgun
than anything else. N. B. Always eat
the hen you raise. P. S. Cook the
hen before eating. P. SIS. Before eat
ing the hen, that is.
Crush 81 -shells and feed them to
your own chickens, if you are foolish
enough to keep any. Ii the whites and
yelks are removed from the shells first,
they will crush more easily.
If a good horse shows symptoms of
going blind and is developing . few
1lrst-class spavins, it is time to sell him.
Sell him out of the county, if possible.
Beware OF the deacon who has a little
blaze-faced sspacin' mare'' that he
wants to trade for ''just such a hoss."
Eternal vigilance is the price of the
potato crop. About ten hours a day
devoted to crushing potato-bugs with
hard sticks will probably save the up
per part Of the patch for you. BY the
time you dig the potatoes, you will be
so disguised with everything pertaining
t. potato culture that you couldn'tlook
a potato in the eye without a feeling of
nausea, and as for eating one But
this enables you to sell the whole BUSH
ell without a pang.
Young hens lay more eggs than old
ones. This is because the g1ddy young
things have not yet learned their value.
If a few years they know just how to
stand around on a strike when eggs are
Sl.75 dozen, and then rush out and
work double time when eggs are so
common the trampo won't eat Them
Darlington Hawkeye.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-06-20
Our Young Folks.
DOLL1'S TROUBLES.

VIII
Sweet little Kate, with flaxen hair,
Sat down, with Susie by her chair.
And, rs I reading sat that day,
lheard my pretty darling say:
oh, what q time my dolly's hadl
She's better now and I am glad.
she tried to walk and stubbed her toes,
And hen she fell and bruised her moss.
ashes had the measles and the mumps,
"For fear my dolly'd up and die;
Sometimes it almost mad me CRY.
1t don't do any good to scold;
she's just as full as she can hold
"Of mischief md such things as that;
guess I'll give her just a spat.
"she's cutting teeth-there. don't you see?
She'll have to take some catnip tea.
"They say the smallpox is in town.
/ hope dear dolly don't come down.
"She must be v%accinated straight
l guess 1T hasn't got too late.
"She's taken cold-do hear her sneeze; "
l hate to hear her cough and wheeze.
S had the Group quite.hard last year,
We thought she'd die, the blessed deari"
A %listener behind my book,
Iventured over it to look,
And wondered if that little tongue
Was in the middle deity hung.
But when sweet Kate and Susie shy.
A after caught my eye,
They both exclalmed: "Do GO away!
What makes you look and spoil our playr
-Egbert l.. Bangs, IN Golden Days.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-06-20
MOTHERS WORK.

..~;,o stewing and brewing,
nn""a.tins, frying and boiling, -
Iooaoning, busting and cleaning,
SnNN' .Ghii starching and ir'ning,
umtnninr. turning and mending,
Mt,ttirn.@s, bastipg and stitcning,
sIMakiug the old like new;
Shoc-strings to lace,
Faces to wash,
Buttons to sew,
Stockings to darn
While tho children play;
Stories to tell.
Tears wipe away,
Making them happy
The lvelong day;
II is ever thus from morn till night!
Who says that a mothers work is light!
PART II.
At evening, four
Little 70 ms in white;
PRAYERS all slId,
And the last goodnight,
Iucking them safe
In each downy bed,
Sileaty asking,
Der each head,
That the dear Father
In ave- will keep
Safe all my darlinss,
Awake or asleep.
Al. HIS IS easy to labor for those that we love"
IAhA ILL.,
All me, dear me! I often say,
As hang tho tumbied clothes away,
And the tear drops start,
While my burlencd heart
Aches for the mother across the way,
Where. oh where are
Hcr nestlings flown?
All, all are gone,
Save one alone!
Folded their garments
With tendcrest care.
Impressed the pillow
And vacat.t the chair;
No ribbons to tie,
No faces to wash,
No hair all awry;
No merry voices
To hush INTO rest;
God gave them,
Hetook them,
And He knowcth best;
BIT ah, the heart anguish the tears that fall!
Tbs mothers work is the hardest Of all!
-lPhilddelDhiG Sunday Republic.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-06-20
The Custom-House Conscience Fund.

Charles Reade maintains that it isl
"never too late to mend" The rec
ords of the Custom House illustrate the
theory Of the novelist. In May 1882, a
check for SS7 came to hand from q
troubled individual who had imported
silks, laces and linens in 1878, and
which he then believed to be. free, but
had since discovered to be dutiable to-
that amount; $50 to correct an under
valuation arrived the week before.
Collector Schell once received $1;5ee
from a burdened conscience, the owner
of which requested him to acknowledge
the receipt in a daily paper which he
did. Smaller sums appear in the list of
the Conscience Fund, such as $50, $40,
1927. Most commendable of all is an
item of $40 transmitted to the Collector
by an Inspector into whose pocket it
had been thrust by a passenger. Ten
would not allow it to stay there, and
the bride was covered into the Treas
ury." With these facts before him.;
Collector Robertson may still hope to
find out the author of the infamous Gel
ebrated ''forged telegram and moro
particularly he himself received
in the month of October, 1882, a check
for $40, 600 from a most excellent mer-
chant whose clerk, unknown to him,
had defrauded the Government of about
that sun by undervaluations. The fact
of u~ndervaluation had not been suspect
ed at the Custom House, and the length
of time that had elapsed since it took
place had placed the loss beyond tho
limits of legal recovery. New York.
has many such h~igh-minded and stern
~ly-principled merchant princes.-R4
WAeauy, IN Harpe,'s Magazine.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-06-20

Two New York policemen, dis
missed five years ago, have been reinstat-
ed by the Supreme Court, with the order
to pay each $4,000 back salazy.-M r
San.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-06-20

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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-10-09
a Canoe Race in Alaska.

At this season most OF the Indians
are off gathering their winter supply of
salmon or laying in stores of coin by
working in the canneries and packing
houses. Those remaining had been
practieing for great canoe race, and
on the arrival of the steamer the crews
were gathered in and the signal given.
Kadashaks, one of the Stickeen chiefs.
commanded one long canoe in which
sixteen indians sat on each side, and an
other chief rallied thirty-two followers
for his long war canoe. They were a
picturesque sight as they squatted in
the long dugouts, wearing white shirts
and handkercniefs tied around their
brows, While they waited each canoe
and its crew was reflected in the still
waters that lay without ripple around
the starting point near the shore.
When the cannon on the ships deck
gave the signal they shot forward like
arrows, the broad paddles sending the
water in great waves back of them and
sending the spray high on either side.
hadashaks and the other chief sat in
the stern to steer, and encouraged and
kurged on their crews with hoarse ,Irunts
nd words of command, and the In
dams, padding for life, kept time in
their strokes to q savage chant that
rose to yells and war-whoops when
the two canoes fouled just off the stake
boat 1t was the most exciting boat
race, and bets and enthusiasm ran
high on the steamers deck during its
progress, The money that had been
subscribed by the traders in the town
was divided between the two crews,
and at night there was a grand pott-
dtcb, or feast, in honor of the regatta.
st Louis Globe Democrat
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-10-09

During three years the secret service
OF the Treasury Department has cap
turcd 81, 800, 600 in counterfeit paper
currency. Ii will soon be burned. The
amount of counterfeit paper money
now in circulation is said to be less
than at any time in the last twenty
years. The most noted and skillful
engravers in the business have been
caught and put where they cannot do
any mischief for long period. The
amount OF spurious coin in circulation
Is, however, steadily increasing.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-10-09

William johnson, an athlete in water
kemployed by the Iron Pier Company
Coney Island, TO watch bathers. mas
Saved 800 people from drowning. Most
Of the accidents. he says, are caused
by cramps in the legs OF the SWIM
Msss.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-10-09

The use Of the term
"shOrt line" In c0nnec-
ton with the corporate
name Of a great road,
conveys an idea OF just
what IS required by the
travelling public-a short
line, quick time ana the
best OF accommodations
ighed bV The greatest rail.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-10-09
s no r I
|. I'M I:
Chicago, Milwaukee
and Saint Paul.

IL owns and operates over 600 miles of road
in Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa
and Dakota aud as It's main lines branches and
connexions reach all the great business centres
Of the Northwest aud Far West 1t naturally Gn-
swers the description Of Short Line, and Best
Chicago, Milwaukee, ST. Paul and Minneapolis.
Chicago, Milwaukee, Portage La Crosse and
WinOna
Chicago, Milwaukee, orontonyille, Aberdeen and
Glendale.
Chicago, Milwaukee Eau Claire and saltwater
Chicago, Milwaukee, Wsusau and Merrill.
Chicago, Milwaukee. Beaver Dam. Fond du Lac
and Oshkosh.
Chicago, Milwaukee, waukesha and oconomo.
woe.
Chicago, Milwaukee Madison and Prairie du
CHEN.
Chicago, Milwaukee owatonna, Mankat5 ard
Faribault.
Chicago Beoit, Evansville and Mineral p in,
Chicago, Elgin, Rockford aud Dubuque.
Chicago Clinton, Rock Island, Cedar Rapitatt
Chicago. Des Moines. Council Bluffs ana Omaha
Chicago Canton, Sioux city Sioux FAILS and
Chicago, Milwaukee. Albert Lea aad Southern
Chicago, Milwaukee, Mason city, Mitchell and
Rock Island, Dubuque. st. Pa L and Minnesp-
Davenport. Calmar. St. Paul and Minneapolis
Milwaukee. Bacine, Beloit, Frceport and Rock
Mitchell, wolsey, Ashton aud Aberdeen.
;JIm River Valley Liae.)
puti,gan SIeepers and the Finest Din
Ing Cars la tie world are run on the main
lines OF the Chicago, milwaukee IL ~.
PhuI Railway, and every attention is paid
10 passengers by courteous employees 81 the
s. s. MERRILL, Avn. CARPENTER,
i General Manager. Gen. YA~, Agt.
! J. T. CLARK, GEO. II. HEAFfORM
Cent Sup't, Asst bon. ~ y. Ast
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-10-09
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"l e history OF our Comfy Nation
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-10-09

Pullman sIeepers and the Finest Din
ing Cars In tie world are run on the main
lines OF the Chicago milwaukee d ~.
PhuI Railway, and every attention is paid
10 ,,nssengers BIZ couTteous employer al lhe
Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-14
Alabama Delegates Oh Record.

On Friday June 6. in the National Re-
publican Convention at Chicago the fol-
lowing occurred:
During the call Of the roll for the second
ballot, when the Chairman of the Alabama
delegation announced tie vote of that State
Mr.. Parsons, Of Ala, said: l challenge the
announce of votes as made by the
Chairman of the Ala, delegation and de-
mand that the roll Of the State be called.
The Chair-The roll Will be called.
The Secretary called the roll Of the State
of Alabama, and the individual delegates Of
that State responded as follows:
George Turner-Arthur.
G. W. Braxdall being absent, his alter
nate, Thos. j. Lake, voted for Arthur.
The Secretary also called the name Of al
ternate J. H. Thomason, when a voice from
among the alternates called out arthur. y
The reporters were assured by Mr.. Turner
that Thomson was not entitled to vote !,
his principal being present.
Childs G. Sheats-Arthur.
Mr. Parsons would like the rule TO be
enforced that delegates mast be in their
seats when the roll is called. We can not
tell whether the man who answered down
there Indicating the point from which
somebody had responded 'Arthur') is 4
delegate or not, or an alternate.
Mr. Turner-We will bring him up here
and exhibit him to the gentleman if he
wants to see him. Come up here, Mr..
Lake.
The Chair-If the delegate is present he
must vote Ii a delegate is not present, his
alternate is entitled to vote.
Mr.. Parsons-The alternate is here, and
the principal is not.
Mr.. Turnor-The alternate has voted,
and his principal is not here.
The Secretary proceeded with the polling
of tie Alabama delegation, as follows:
Jesse G. Duke, Arthur; e Slaughter,
Arthur; f II Threat, Arthur; G w Wash
ington, Arthur; Paul Strobach, Arthur; Is.
aac Heyman, Arthur; VIM Youngblood,
W. j. Stevens Arthur; Hugh Carson. Ar.
thur; Lewis E. Parsons, Jr., Blaine; W. j
Anthony, Arthur; A. A. MADISON, Arthur
Lewis Washington. Blaine; r. A. Mosely,
Jr., Arthur; Arthnr Bins ham, Arthur; A.
W. Mccullough, Arthur; 2. J Crenshaw,
Logan.
The Secretary announced the vote of Ala
bama as follows: Arthur, II; Blaine, 2
Logan, /.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-14
Awaiting the Gal.OWS.

Wilcox county has two hangings
set down for July next. Philip An
derson whose doom is to be sealed on
the 18th, the claws delays" not pre-
venting, was convicted OF the murder
Of Col. Boykin. He declares himself
innocent, fixing the murder on Caa.
yers and Meredith Boykin. His last
wish is to see his father and mother
and to have preacher. John Kelly
who shares with Anderson the same
cell, and who has been doomed to
prepare the way for his comrade on
the gallows July II, one week in ad-
vance. stands convicted of a gross
outrage. Already an appeal has been
taken by his counsel, and the laws
delay may save neck which Judge
Lynch would delight to break.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-14
Biain and Logan Club.

Resolutions passed by the "Blaine and
Logan Club" Of Decatur, at its organiza-
ton on June 7th 'S4
WHEREAS, The Chaplain OF the Conven-
ton at Chicago, assembled, besought the
Throne above, "that his Convention may
be left to name for the President of the
United States, the best man." that prayer
has been answered, the long pent up feel
ings OF the masses for the nomination of
that brilliant statesman, that valiant
knight in the Halls of Congress, and in the
Senate Chamber Of the United States, Jas.
G. Blaine, and that other, the gallant SOL
dier, who arose from the volunteer ranks
by his valor and skill upon the battle
field, and who has also carved name and
fame in the halls of legislation no less
brilliant, has been relieved, they have been
made the color bearers Of the Republican
party, for 1884, to plant the flag upon the
White House, to remain for four years lon
ger. Therefore be it
Resolred, That the thanks Of the Repub-
lican party are due the delegates to the
Chicago Convention, for hearing the voices
of those, whose interests are only for econ
omy in the administration of the Govern
ment. the security of life and property and
prosperity and glory OF this our common
great country.
Resolred, That we send greetings to the