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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-28
AN OXFORD PROCTOR.
The Origin of the Term "Plucked" ~ Al"
piled to Failure in Examination.

Picture to yourself a gentleman be-
tween thirty-nine and fifty years of age,
dressed in a black gown, with ample
velvet sleeves edged with wasp
color, and white bands (such as cler-
gymen were wont to weary depending
from his throat, and you will have some
idea of the external appearance of an
Oxfo<d proctor.
His dress is symbolic. The black
gown represents the public ceremonies
in which he takespart: the white bSnds
denote the solemnity of his office; while
the velvet sleeves express the ~softness
of his manners, and the w~asp-colored
border suggests the sting that turks be-
meath.
In dignity he ranks next only to the
vice chancellor: he walks second in the
procession of magnates which files into
st. Mary's Church every Sunday to
hear the University sermon; he receives
the names and fees of candidates for
the public examinations, and plays a
conspicuous and highly amusing part
in the ceremony of comforting degrees.
After each batch of new-made graduates
have had a Latin incarnation mumbled
over them by the vice chancellor, two
proctors-in the presence not only of
university officials and students, but
also of any outsider who chooses to
look on-sheepishly stride up the long
room and back again without saying
OF doing anything. AT first there is an
attempt at solemnity in their gait, but
after the scnseless exercise has been re-
peatcd two OF three times they look, as
they doubtless feel, thoroughly
wretchcd; the effort to appear digniiicd
and the desire to get it over as soon
as possible combine to produce
one Of the most comical effects ever
seen.
The reason for this absurd perform
anc is not fair to seek. In ancient
days any tradesman who had money
owing him from an undergraduate
might arrest the proctor's course by
"p]ucking his sleeve, and so prevent the
defaulter from taking his degree till
his debt had been discharged. Few
people know that this is the real origin
of the term '%'plucked," as applied to
failure in examination.
But this is by no means the only &C.
casion on which the proctor has to 90
on duty. 1t is a sad fact that this
splendid dignitary, with his velvet
sleeves and snow-white bands, is COM
PEELED to prowl about the streets by
night, fulfilling the functions of a
policeman. He is supported by three
stalwart fellows in plain clothes, whose
official title is "proctor's men," but
who are popularity known us bull
dogs."-CasseW's F~mily Magaz,ne.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-28
Choice SeIectians.

-Through ages, through eternity
what yea have done for God, that. ara
only that, you IRE. Daeds never die
L. W. &obertscW..
-He.who can not feel the humaiLll
of his aeighbor because he is diiletah'
from himself in education, habits oP':.-
ions, morals, circumstances, obJecss, %
unfit, if nos unworthy, to aid hzn
Bapast Weekly.
We SHOULD not forget thai .lis
Kingdom Of Heaven is within; thai H.
tbs state and affections of the soul' 'ho
answer CT a good conscience, TIE sens 81
CT harmony with God. a condltioh :"
aime as well as Of eternity AA'fte''
1t is not given to any man al""ar
to walk in the sunshine of prosperity -
health, or gladness; but it is given
every man who will, in all the vlc1S :,
tudes of life, to preserve unru1lie1c ca Il
his heart of hearts the peace OF ,nv
which passeth all understanding. 1l"lri
he who, in his seasons of sickness , os
versity and discoaragement' no
than in his seasons Of %exuberan' h"!1.
ness, keeps his lamp of faith purn ms,
with a steady and undimmea hssn"
S. Times
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-28
AS WE ARE,
The Habit of Shaping Our World into On,
Own Image.

Own Image.
A mans world is pretty much what
the man himself makes it. Tt is true in
psychology that what the mind itself
contributes to the making of a conccp.
ton Is at least as important as what the
outer world supplies for that concep.
ton. And it is no less true that the
things which constitute our social OF
moral or religious world are affected a:
much by II own shaping Of them with.
in ourselves as by the bare materials Of
them which exist outside of ourselves.
Shakespeare is not the same to any Two
readers; each reader has his own
Shakespeare-a Shakespeare formed
by the growth into the readers mind Of
those elements in Shakespeare which
are akin to the mind of the reader. And
so it is with every single object which
is presented to human thought. Each
G G the object; but each puts something
Of himself into his seeing. The same
blue sky is shining with JOY for one,
and is calmly pitiless for another. The
world of nature takes on the aspect OF
our moods, and what we think Of the
world of men is but the reflection Of
what we know of ourselves. Ii we are
convinced that truth and faith and pur1-
ity have died out of the world, it is 4
sure sign that we are sadly in need OF
reformation ourselves. Ii we recognize
nobility in another, it is an evidence
that the best within ourselves is not yet
dead. This power, this habit, OF shap-
ing our world into our own image car
ries with it a certain responsibility;
When we are most firmly convinced
that what the world needs is somae sharp
reformation, we ought first to'questlon
ourselves how much of the wiakedness
VIC see is really the worlds, and how
nauch OF it is only the shadow OF our
selves. Before our world can grow bel
her, we must grow better ourselves; ana
we never have a right to insist that lie
world shall purify itself until we nrss
have done what we could Go toward It's
publication, by taking heedto the cor
rectlon OF cur own ways S. Times
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-28

Now frost has stripped the forest bare
An strew'd the earth wi leaves
An ilka thing seems how'd wi care
That trembles in the breeze.
The fiels a powdered DER wi frost
Which makes them look sac drear
As Natures verdant tints are lost
In sallOw, brown, an sere.
9he forests feathered tenants flee
To some muir temp'rate cline
Where plenty smiles to glad their ee',
An Phoebns reigns sublime.
Butt how sad the woodlands seem,
When a is hushed an still,
Except the wailing wins that scream.
Thro' leAf1ess branches Shrill.
The relique o. the vernal year
Lies in its ruStling bed,
An ilka thing God giles to cheer
Hath from our cc's now fed,
An we are lef' to stem the blast
o. desolation wild,
Till a the winter months have pass'd,
An spring mas on us smild.
Yet Autumn. dress'd in a her gold,
Is beautiful to sec,
When Ceres crowns us manifold
Wi harvests ripe an free,
An when It's pass'd away, away,
There's plenty smilin' roun'.
To cheer us thro' the dreary day
An make our sleep MAR SCUM.
VIC longing wait the coming spring
To glad our heart an ee,
When Nature spreads her verdant wing,
In ilka branch an tree,
When warbling Philomel returns
To greet the April morn,
An the cauld ice-drop gently turns
To amber on each thorn.
An if a mair the simmer suns
Shall glad my heart an ee,
May plenty smile on living ones,
An rest IN peace on me,
An o'er my narrow Gus o grOun'
Let angry winters rave,
But when the springs have come aroun'
May tlow'rs bloom OF my grave.
N. ]. ClO1fCltCr. IN Cu1TeAt.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-28
ORIGIN OF THE BEET.
Something About Il Delicious and Whole
some Vegetable.


There is a wild root in the southern
part Of Europe, growing spontane.
ously, from which the present cultiva.
ted beet derives its origin. 1t wa
originally rough, forked, and grew I'M
derground, throwing up a mass OF
leaves, and is still cultivated for the
production of a vegetable, the stem
and strong middle rib forming a deli
cate vegetable" which is delicious
and wholesome. 1t is from the seed
ling varieties of this plant that the
many kinds of beet roots now used for
feeding cattle have sprung. When the
beet was first put to use for sugar
making it contained only about fiw
per cent of sugar, ten per cent having
since been gained, and there seems to be
no eason why the amount of gain may
not still be increased. AS an expla-
nation of what has led to this fact, the
truth is cited that Government duties
in various parts of Europe differ. Ts
France the duty was on the sugar.
produced, in Germany the duty was
collected on the "root used" Conse,
iuCAC1y t4C IlCllCSU 1UOlS WcTC Iuo Ia
vorites in Germany, though the crop
produced from the soil might be very
small. Analysis has shown that the
lower part of the root is richest in su-
gar, while the upper portions, and par
ticularly that portion of the root which
grows out of the ground, not only con-
tains less sugar, but more of the inju-
rous salt, in sugar manufacture. This
stimulated the growth of those kinds
which buried themselves deepest in the
ground, and led also to the custom of
chilling up the roots with a pillow or
cultivator. The object of the farmer,
as he sells his roots by the pound, is to
devise some means of producing the
greatest number of pounds per acre,
and to grow that kind of root which is
the most EASILY pulled from the
ground. OF course the manufacturers
prefer the small roots. The eolor of
the root seems to be of little conse-
quence, though there is a difference in
the sweetness of different kinds.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-28
s%ABBATH-DAY READING.
ain MY FATHERS HOUSE,"

Ia beauty wanting to adorn our home.
This earthly dweiling-place 80 poor and
bare?
what matters it. the while we know that In
our Furnct's house are many mansions fair.
Ia if that space is wanting? Do VIC crowd
And ioetle in our narrow rooms, and charge
rDon orr fortunes all u~nkindnoss FORTH
Our Fathers homes hath many mansions
large.
Does darkness fill our hearts and gloom our
homes,
Despair and sorrow all hopes blossoms
blight?
Look up, faint heart! fear not, be undis-
mayed
Our Fathers house hath many mansions
bright.
What though unkindly fate a homo deny,
One howsoevcr dismal. poor or small?
The end not distant Is, thank God!-und then
Our Fathers house hath room enough for
all!
Ida Cotton, in Springfield CMass) Republican.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-28
TO

All Recommendations for this paper should be ACCOM-
panied by the name Of the author; not necessarily for
Iart Of the wri<tr. Write only on one side of the pa
yer. Be particularly careful in giving names and dates
10 have the letters and figures plain and distinct. Prop
cr names are often difficult to dccipher, because Of the
careless manner in which they arc written.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-28
CARRYING
An Interesting Collection of Ane, Aotcs,
Including One of Longfellow.

Including One of Longfellow.
In the matter of carrying bundles:
A gentleman of threescore years-a
millionaire-was once clerk in a book
store, and tells this story of the late
Jonathan Phillips. who came into the
store one morning and purchased Il
book. After doing it up, the clerk
said: ''Mr. Phillips, l will send this to
your house" No. said he; "young
man, | will tell you a secret. When
you get to be as old as I am you will
learn that the most independent man
is he who is his own servant" 1t is re-
lated of DR.. Parkman-the same who
was murdered-that whenever he
bought a leg of mutton he carried it
home himself. On being asked why he
did this, he said she wanted to be sure
OF the one he had picked out" There is
somewhere a dictum of Lord Eldon,
the famous English lawyer and Judge,
that a lawyer might carry q green bag
or a fresh fish through the streets. The
latter perhaps for the same reason that
DR.. Parkman carried his mutton. But
query, whether this would be good
law in Beacon street? An eminent ex-
Judge OF Massachusetts, who was born
In the country, returning to Boston
with a class-mate from a short Jour
ney, kindly carried the portmanteau of
the latter through the streets in order
to save his feelings in case they should
meet any B%ostonese of his %acquaint-
ance. This was almost half a century
ago. To-day so many men, women
and children are rushing about with
bundles to reach the cars that even an
undergraduate of Harvard might not
be ruined if seen with a portmantcau
especially one made Of alligator skin.
Whether the polite public would toll
crate Il fresh fish or a leg of mutton is
doubtful. Perhaps some of our read
ers may remember the horror ex-
pressed by al English traveller at see
ing President Lincoln with a parcel in
his hand. That such a mar could sue
coed in the wal then raging the Eng
lishman could not believe. That viii
40 Tor And this K
preston reminds US of a little story re-
lated of MI. Longfellow. A Partisan
once remarked to him that there was
one American word that he never
could understand OF find in any DIG
tionary. What is it?' inquired the
poet. "Thateldo,' was the reply. II
never heard Of the word" said LONG,
fellow: Presently a servant came in
to replenish the fire. After putting on
a little fuel Longfellow remarked to
him: s'That will do" HAL" ex-
claimed the ~Frenchman, ''that is the
very word which has puzzled me."-
Boston Every Other Saturday..
Honest looking countryman to
kearney street clothing dealer. 81 have
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-28

metz 1 Tue claim has hsad
"ln 4 mysterious wav,
lawyer, smiling.-Mrss' added III,
Cheeuer, IN CArisiian ill.,, Harriet ~
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-28

"A steam Touring mill at Madison,
t., uses hay for fuel, ct which it
burns three and a halt tons every
twenty-four hours.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-28

Honest looking countryman to
kearney street clothing dealer. "Ihave
brought back the secondhand over
coat you sold me yesterday" Dealer:
''Never takespack anything ven n
solt, mine fFient." Countryman: .That's
all right. 1 merely called to say I
found a five hundred dollar bill sewed
up in the lining, as the real owner
might call for it." Dealer: "Of gorse
he will; he call already, mine tear
trent" Selling the coat, ''you ish O
honest man; I give you feefty dollars
ash reward. Dot will pc all righs."
Countryman having gained the street,
soliloquises: "Guess l had better skip
to Portland before he discovers that it is
acountelfeit five hundred dollar bul.n =
San Francisco Post.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-28

Sitting Bull has cleared s $500 by
selling his autographs.-CAica9o Intel
Ocean
Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-22
THE SHENANDOAH GANG.

Sixty Precious Boys Who Tutor
 Themselves In All Sorts of Vices
 And Crfmes-Thefr Den On he
 Shore of the SOund-The Leader
 Supposed To Be a New York
 Tough.
 Fully sixty boys ranging in age from nine to seventeen years have been found to be members of the Shenandoah gang" of Stamford. Their object is to be ''tough D Each boy is known only by his number. The leader and organizer is known as tShenan- doah No. 1'' His assistant is dubbed Gro jam Other sobriquets were given the re- mainder, such as "Scar Eye" "White Eagle" :" ''Hank" and ''Old Sleuth ? but officially they are addressed only by their numbers. They steal and attack women at night. Each boy wears brass badge with his number stamped thereon. Two of them were arrested recently for petty theft and their arrest led to the un- earthing of the gang.
 Shenandoah No. 1" is supposed to be one Dennis Coggswell or Coggshall, jail bird who drifted up that way from New York two or three years ago and who has been tramp in that section ever since. He haunts the back streets and low groggeries, and has been very successful in initia- ting the children of careless but hard working people into life of crime. The gang's den is southwest of Stamford, about two miles out on the shore of Long Island Sound. Aledge thickly covered with brush and trees has been chosen as the site of their building, which is an old oyster shanty moved there by the united efforts of some of the more adult members of the gang. It is hoorless and furnished only with board tables, benches and rusty coal stove, while in the rear is pile of beer bottles of all kinds and sizes. The approa ch to the hovel is mass of oyster and clam shells from the Sunday roasts."
Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-22
THE RIVERTON MURDER.

A Woman In the Case-RamsbottOm
 Said To Have Been Intimate With
 Rose's Handsome Wife.
 Further light has been thrown upon the murder of James Ramsbottom at Riverton Wednesday night by Russell Rose. It now appears that the murderer has wife who has been separated from him for 8 few months and who was intimate with Rams bottom. Riverton is four miles east of Win sted. Mira. Rose has this fall been living on the Geno farm on Sandy Brook road, three miles out of Riverton. Her husband has been working in the village, but he has known of the growing intimacy between his recreant wife and young Ramsbottom For several weeks, it is said, the latter has spent days and nights at Mrs. Roses house. As a consequence bitter feeling has ranked be- tween the abandoned husband and his wife's lover, which has only waited for an oppor- tunity to burst out.
 On Wednesday night both Rose and Rams bottom were at the village hall in Riverton. The latter was drnnk and as the night wore away he grew boisterous and insulting to- ward Rose. He challenged him to fight and finally invited him out of doors. This so maddened Rose that he did go out with him and after sustaining one blow he drew his slung shot, it is supposed, and cracked Rams bottom over the eye. Ramsbottom fell backward, and striking his head on rock as he did so his Eeck was broken by the fall.
 Rose is still under arrest pending the de eision of the coroner. His wife is said to be much cast down over the death of Ramsbot- tom
Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-22
FAW HAVEN.
Personal, Social, Political and B1va1

Personal. Social, Political and B1vaI-
 Vular.
 MT. Marcus Hemingway, of Syracuse, N T., is spending week here with his people
 Mr. D. D. Mallory returned on Friday last from short visit to Baltimore, Mary land.
 barge loaded with brewery grain for feeding cattle is lying at Stevens coal wharf
 A steam spile driver was taken up the river under the Dragon bridge at low water on Saturday.
 Mrs C. w. Hemingway arrived homo last week from A1burgh Springs, Vermont, where she has been sojourning for some weeks.
 NIT. Luzerne Luddington, the popular ser geant of the Horse Guard, is out with new and fine wagon for the local wholesale trade of the old oyster house of Luddington & Palmer, which he is associated with. MT. Luddington ST., has been in the oyster bus mess for forty years. The new wagon has 8 carrying capacity of 70 bushels, and was made by Henderson at Grapevine Point.
 The orders from the country for opened oysters were very good last week, end some of the dealers were unable to get enough oys- ters shucked to fill the demand.
 Doctor B. 0. M. Hall was obliged last week to leave his practice in Branford to at tend to h1S father, Rev. E.. EdW1n Hall, who was very ill. The reverend gentleman was much better yesterday and is improving nicely.
 Mr and Mrs O. E. Maltby, of Norfolk, Va, are spending few days here with their people and former acquaintances. Their old friends are well pleased to see the visit ors, and hope their visits here will be more frequent.
 Lieut.. A. w. Brown of g engine of the fire department of Boston, Mass, and daughter Miss Lottie A., who have been on a trip as far south as Wilmington, Del, on their route home stopped over here on Fri day and Saturday and visited with their friends.
 Burns & Mcdonald, the blacksmiths on the east side, have sold out their business and dissolved partnership. Mir. Burns has &C., cepted the position of foreman in the horse shoeing shop of the Centerville horse rail road and enters upon his new duties to-day. MT. Lyman Johnson, of New Haven, was the purchaser.
 The H. H. Strong escort turned out on Friday evening for street parade with full ranks in their neat and attractive uniform. They were the recipients of much applause, and at many points the streets were bril- liantly illuminated with red and green fires. At Major H. H. Strong's there was large number of people present and the major made an eloquent speech, which was greeted with loud and hearty applause. Tomorrow Tuesday, evening this escort goes to Mon towese to assist in flag raising. They will march up and back as the distance is not very far
Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-22
NeV Haven and Northampton Railroad.
COMMENCING JUNE 3oth, 1884
7.45 am. 1.2Spm.
s. B. OPDYKE, dr., Supt. New York, New Haven & Hart

S. B. OPDYKE, dr., supt. New York, New Haven & Hart ford Ee. R., June l5, 1884. FOR NEW YORK-*3. .5s, *418 *4:28, 5:15, 6:3O *7:3O way train to Stamford, *1:30, *2:36 *3:56 (4:07 way to Stamford, thence Ex. to New York;, *5:O7, 5:42, 7:1O*, 7:15 milk train with pass ac- comInodation stops at all stations except Glen brook, Sound Beach, Cos Cob. Harrison, Larch- mont and PeIhamville. (SOO way to Bridgeport, ford, stops at ali stations except West Haven, Sundays, *3:5S, *4:18, 500 a. m., 500, 7:15, *S:3S D. m.
 WASHINGTON NIGHT EXPRESS VIA HARLEM RIVER-Leaves at *11:50 p. daily, stops at Milford, Bridgeport, South Norwalk and Stam- FOR BOSTON VIA SPRINGFIELD-*1:O night, 6:52 500, *11;05 a. m, *1:16, 3:12, *6:a6 p. m. WHITE MOUNTAIN EXPREssE11 o5 a. n through ,,e ears r for the White Mountains on this train FOR MONTREAL via Conn. River and c. v. R. R. FOR BOSTON VIA AN NEW 7iii LONDON AGD PRov1- , DENCE-*12:45 night, *10:25 a. m., fast express (*3:15 Newport Express, goes farther than Providence), *4:10 p. m Fast Express, Sundays FOR BOSTON 5s1:1 VIA HARTFORD AND N. VAN. F; R. R.-s2;3o 3. m. daily. FOR HARTFORD, SPRINGFIELD AND MERIDEN, aa njg6 S65 *1Gs5 *1Gs night ssG tS noon, *1:i6, 3:12, 4:5O (5:55 to Hartford), *626, SIP P; m. Sundays *1;02 night, *6:s6 p. m.
 this train Connects with Steamboat at S New Lon on don for Block Island), *10:25, 1O:35 a. m., *3:15 f f4;1o 5:o5 64s P m eco F. m st train n to Gull VIA B. & N: Y: AIR LINE DIVISION for Middle town, Willimantic, Etc.-Leaye New Haven for meet at Middletown with Conn. Valley R. R., and at Willimantic with N. Y. & N. E. and N L.. Branch. Trains arrive in New Haven at 500 a.
 ~ E M REED, Vice President. Express trains.
 fLocal Express