Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-16

sLoulU enter these families to ascertain
This fact, but we have only to see the
of the children to confirm us in
conclusion. We Judge a school by
the kind of students it sends out into
the world. If they are unruly and I'M
developed we conclude at once, and cor
too, that the school is not worthy
the name, and has been a curse instead
OF a blessing. What kind of homes
produce so many bad young men and
young women as we have inthe world?
1t is very evident that the homes from
which they come have not been homes
in the true sense of that word. Home
training and proper home culture never
make bad children, but good children.
The tendency of this age is apt to let
the children have their own way. and
many of them are growing up in idle
ness and disobedience. Many parents
think that it is a kindness to children
to bear with them and permit them to
have their own way when they are
young, that it is barbarous to punish
children when they persist IN error.
Ii, during the first years of a child's
life. no training is given and no correc-
tiohs are made and no Establishments
administered, ten times out of eleven
the child will go to ruin. Many chill
dren are ruined before they are grown
and sent out into the world. They are
ruined by those who love them, out of
a lack Of discipline and proper training
at home.
1t is stated in a Washington telegram
of the Both; that the house committee
on public lands has agreed upon a bill
to repeal the presumption law and tim
Der culture acts and amend the home
stead laws. The amendment as deter
mined upon, provides that every home
stead applicant shall make final proof
by two credible witnesses %ofcontinuous
residence upon and cultivation or per-
manent Improvement Of his claim for
four consecutive years Next succeeding
his entity. Proofs shall be in duplicate,
one set to be filed in the local land office
and the other to be filed in the general
land office. If within One year after
the presentation Of such proof no con
test shall be filed and no notice Civ
en- supported by affidavit made before
some officer authorized to administer
the oath, charging and specifying fraud,
either in the original entry or IN proofs,
the secretary of the interior shall cause
patents to be issued on the entry; but
if a contest be fled or atfdavits made,
or if there be, from any catse, reasona-
BILE ground to suspect fraud iii a case,
the secretary shall direct the commits
sioner Of the general land office to in
stitute an investigation thereof. The
act of March Sd, 1879, requiring the pub.
LEGATION Of intention tomake finalproofs
six weeks in advance of the event, il
repealed. Representative Cobb was di.
recteu to report the bill and authorized
to ask its passage, under suspension OF
the rules, at the earliest opportunity.
The Yaiktoh Press claims that ga
new and startling plot is develeping it.
self here upon the soil Of southern Da-
kota-a plot conceived in the councils
of the Northern Pacific capital commits
sion combination, and given birth in
the extreme southeast. The purpose
of the conspiritors is to secure 4 major
ity of the next legislature, and already
active operations for the accomplish
ment of this end have been instituted.
Through THIS majority the design is to
secure a confirmation Of the work of
the capital commission and then levy
an appropriations eff $150,Ooo upon the
taxpayers of Dakota to pay for the
building erected by The people Of Bis
marck. This structure has been built
entirely on credit. Net one cent of
money has been placed in the territori-
al Treasury, as is requireaby tie alleged
act under which the location YVES matte.
The campaign by which it is hoped to
accomplish these ends is to be made
with vlgor, and the barrel which the
sinews Of war are re to be drawn from is
already open"
Philadelphia Times:-When MI. Ord
way went out from New Hampshire to
become the governor Of Dakota he
made the little mistake 50 often made
by eastern politicians, If supposing
that The Dakota people were all knayes
or fools. 50 he FIRST went to Work to
fill his. hand with knaves and Thought
he had the game. He made uphis'c cap
ital commission mostly of this class of
gentlemen, and proceeded to take tricks
right and left. The last word from
him is that two. indictments for corrup-
ticn have been sound against him, and
it all probability he will soon be obliged
to go to the Indian country OF tto.return
to New Hampshire and give up gov
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