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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-30
WIT AND. HUMOE.
Ayoune person of 1omahawk Blue
Carried pistols to make him look,tough,
When they asked, "Do you chewy"
he replied, "Yes, ! dos ="
wetth of a wougli."

I'm a wegular wetth of a woug1l,;" v
!, 20, where does beauty lingors" de-.
mands a Quaker City peetess. AS a
usual thing she fingers in the; .parlor
until her mother has cleaned up the
kitchen. -Bostom Post.
"A pea-shelling machine has been in.
vented which can,do AS much work as
several hundred women in, the same
length. of time. But then it never stops
to talk.-New York Tribune. vAi..
A Harrisburg widow recently: eloped
with two coachmen. Most women have
q profound admiration for.a man who
can drive q pair of horses without run.
ming into every other turnout on the
road.-Nsw York Graphic. ,,.r
"He'sh man of large calibre,i' re.
marked Jones to Brown, spesking o
an acquaintance 'IndeedPm wa the
reply; chow. do yon make that 'cut?:''
.'He's a great borc.' a"Ql!' mupn,ured
Brown, and tainted away.-M59chan'
IrGUelcr. .!"p::. sli1 a ~,
II declare, Mr.. Blank, lsaid a cues,
to the landlord OF u Bal Harbor hotel
'.your table is even worse than it wa
last year." And the indignant Roni
face answered without reflection
THAT is impossible: sYr. ''-Rostou Com
mercial Bulletin.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-30
Republican Simplicity in Wash.
ingtOn.

The Constitutional requirement that
Congress must give its consent to the
acceptance offoreign presents or honors,
is IN evidence of what foreigners call
our republican simplicity. This spirit
of simplicity pervades all insti-
tutions. The people are not disposed
to forget that they are the real sover-
eign, and they require that the man
agement of their affairs shall be open
to inspection. The citizens from the
backwoods Of the West, and the citi-
zens from the classic streets Of Boston,
may wander about the halls of govern
ment with equal freedom and impuni-
ty. The only restriction %are"those of
prudence or necessity. An American
should not complain because he ls per.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-30

In many English factories the girls
are robust as young athletes. An r.
A. once declared, that he never found
such splendid physical development as
among the factory girls in the slums ct
stepney:. Iah}ey work hard all day and
spend all their leisure in the open air.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-30

Dyer Townsend Of Rutland, Vt,
can Guido his grandson working in the
field, although 81 years DID, and never
uses q saddle in riding young colts.
He hauled logs from the woods all win
ter alOna.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27
The Art Of Acting.

To dofand not to dream, !is the main
spring of success. in life. The, actors
art is to act, and the true acting Of
OF any. character is one of the most
difficult accomplishments challenge
the acute student to ponder over Ham
let's Remuneration Sof Ophelia-one of
the most complex scenes in all the
;drama-and say that he has learned
more from his meditations than no
conldsbe taught by players whose in
present the man thinking aloud is the
most difficult achievement of our art.
Here the actor WHO has no real grip of
the, character, but simply recites the
speeches with q certain grace and in
stelligeRce. will lie untrue. The more
intent he,i Upon the words, 7andSthe
less on the ideas that dictated them, the
more likely he is to lay himself open
to the Observation-Disclosures
ton. Iii perfectly possible TO ex-S
press to an audience;alI the i%nvolutions
Of thought; the speculation, doubt,
wavering, which reveal the m%editative
but %lrres0lule mind. As the varying
shades Of fancy pass and repass the
mirror of the face. they may yield
more material to the studious playgoer
than he Is likely TO get BY d diligent
porting oyersthe text. In short, as we,
understandith the people around MS much
better by personal Intercourse than;b by
all tho revalations OF written words
for words, as2Iennysons SAYS, Ssssishalfsre-
veal and half conceal the soul within,
so the drama has. tho whole. In.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27
Vs ~
Caught II All Alone.

gOnthe boat coming down from the
Flats the other evening was q young
man and q black bass. They were a
pair. That is, the young man had in
some way accumulated the fish, which
was dead. Heawas suchg a! guileless-
looking young man thut several parties
thought to guy him ard his catch. The
u ns INV Ma ~ aman S, to peg n ,and with snah it
a fisherman to weigh His Victims, pro-
ylding they d oft gpp' oyer twenty
Catch it all alonep" asked one.
Noreply.
"Pull very hardp" asked a second.
s!Wers' you much soyorI three days
about itpn tqueriedt third, and SO It
went on for ten minutes, while the
fsherpan had nothing. to say. At
length one. Of tie crowd r%enlarked:.
"That bass will weigh all Of half a
pound. ii lgSy Ut Nm e $s5t
II doubt it. nreplied another.
a.snFs-rasheripnn, what. arethe4fig--
1.-Two pounds, y wa the solemn an
swer.s
sect outrIt i
The man pulled q $40 bill from his
vest, and laid it on his knee and said:
1T he don't the money is yours.
Put up!" a
After some hesitation-a shake purse
OF $40 was raised, the fish hung to the
scales, and he showed an ounce over.
The crowd kicked onstho scales, and
tho fish was weighed in the steamers,
pantry. The figures held good, but
he was weighed again when the boat
landed, and the money had to be pass
ed over.
"How did you do itPnn asked q
policeman when the crowd had dis
persed. }fff /
Simply poured seventeen ounces
OF, birdshot down his throat" was the
replyi;and he let the fish's head drop
and the shot battered out on the wharf
like q young hail:storm.-Detroit Free
/ IIG6Ss - s5g-EI2 80 1920
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27

New Jersey, mainly onaccount of its
small area, is frequently subjected to
sneering remarks, but her late census
shows remarkable progress in popu-
lation. In 1850 her population was
'672,o35; now it isreckoned at 1,277,-
600, OF nearly double the number
counted twenty-five years, ago. The
same tendency which is observable in
other Eastern States is noted IN New
Jersey, namely thai the growth III
population is almost entirely confined
to the cities, while the.country dis
,tricts remain stationary.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY.

Details of the Harold, OAK, Tragedy.
William NJ. Todd, who shot Cooper, his
brother-in-law, at Harold, Oak, is q
twenty-five # three years OF age, is fine
looking and hal one OF the characteristics
that indicate a desperate citizen. The fam:
lilies originally lived in Illinois, where Coop
er was married to a sister OF Todd. but
on account Of Cooper's rowing habits
and dissipation" she obliged to
leave him and return to her parents.
About a year ago the two families came
to Dakota AMI settled upon lands near
the meantime promised to reform. He had
been here but n short time when he had
trouble with his brother-in-law, Hurley,
had Hurley arrested for larceny, but the
case was dismissed. This caused trouble
in the Todd and Cooperfamilies, and Coop
er's wife again left him. This time William
Todd. the prisoner, and Cooper remained
friendly and last spring put in their crops
together. Recently Todd was digging po-
dered him off the premises. Todd went
away but soon after the parties met
at the postoffice in Harold. Todd spoke
and said, Cooper, we ought to settle that
matter about the potatoes. We willdivide
them; YOU take the long rows and I will
take the short ones, and you behave your
self and live with your WIFE" Cooper then
said, Il will settle the potato matter with
you, but will never live, with that womnn."'
will be trouble" and put his hand
into his pocket. Cooper then said,
swell, you will not make trouble" and
struck Todd in the iace, knocked him
down and continued to pound him about
the head. Todd then cried, s.Take him OF"
Parties interfersd and pulled Copper of,
whensTodd turned over, raised upon his ell
bow and pulled arevolverfrom. his pocket,
placed the muzzl6 ngainst Cooper''s side and
side, just below the lower rib, striking the
spine and passing downward, paralyzing
the entire lower portion ofthe body. Coop
era was taken to o room, lived eighteen
hours md died OF hemorrhage OF the
stomach. S'6 vi
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27
vieilante Ku K1ux in Georgia.

Aband Of, kuklux, supposed to be from
Murray county, went to Dalton, Ga. md.
cleaned up the lawless element OF the town.
They went to q disreputable boarding
house, kept 8by Armstead Mackin, and
beat the occupants. Tom Turner's
house Of similar character was Wis
tied. Turner offered, resistance and was
killed. Other houses were also visited and
the occupants whipped. A white man
boarding with negroes was ordered to leave
town or suffer the consequences. The party
visited the house Of William Kidd, in search
OF Bill Kidd, q notorious man, and twenty
five or thirty shots were exchanged! 1t is
not known whether, Kidd was hurt or not.
The Kidd establishment was demolished, it
being very disreputable. The mob took in
all the disreputable houses, regardless OF
the color OF the occupants, and then went
to the mayors Office andfleft nglist o fthose
under mob surveillance. The whole affair
was an effort to rid Dalton OF the bad char
acters that infest the town. l@>a'
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27
canture of an Iowa Defaulter.

' N - s-tF-
n. A. Tretz, the absconding agent OF the
American Express company and the Chi
caago, Milwaukee d St. Paul railroad at
New Albion, Iowa, has been captured, land
placed in the Jail at Waukon, Iowa.
lie was held \ under $4,000 bonds,
but being unable to procure bail waa
~ lodged in Jail to await the action
OF the grand jury. Tretz robbed the com.
pnnies by whom he was employed and fled
ON the 10th OF June. He struck out Tor
British America, and since he left has trav.
eled over a 1000 miles. He went to Winnipeg
and thence west on the Saskatchewan river.
Hebought o team o. ponies and drove across
the country to Dawson, Oak, where he wae
caught working in a wheat field. He was
pursued and captured by ohm Flynn, route
agent Of the express company, who Travelled
over 1000 miles alone in the British pos
sessions, 1--WE q .IlEE E&LnNnE NlTS
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27

They had SO much silver in the sub.
Treasury at New Orleans as not to
know how to keep*it safely, and &C
cordingly the warsteamer Swatara is
bringingto the sub-Treasury in New
York a cargo of it-2,5OO boxes, each
containing 5000 big dollars. 1t has
not been long since the vaults in Wash
ington had to be enlarged, and also
the vaults in San Francisco. The like
of this has not been known since the
oldSdays when the galleons used to bear
cargoes Of the precious metal to the
treasury Of the Spanish Kings.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27

SENATOR oiquitt has furhissled the
frstinstance in the historyof Georgia,
says the New York Sun in which father
and son represented the State in the
senate of the United States. Such oc-
,;currences are very rare. There are
only three on record. They IRE these
OF Senators Bayard, Don Cameron
and Colquitt. The Bayards haverep--
resented Delaware in the senate with
outinterruption neutrality-suspicious..
Don Cameron took his fathers seat.
2 here were 80 years between Walter
q. Colquitt and his son in the senate.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27
In England, as in the United States,

sEL+-%la T.LGE-.g. 'E- EsfEha E-..s = 49, Or
In England, as in the United States,
railroad reights r higher for short
hauls thanfor long hauls; andsmaller
towns complain that they are dis
eliminated against. The town fHull
Is Just now complaining that her mer-
chants and manufacturers are charged
as high rates as those Of Newcastle,
which is much farther from London.
They! demand that their rates shall.
be lowered, q those for Newcastle
raised, in proportion to distance,
Thus this question is not settled in
the oldcountries Of Europe, alter half
q century OF government regulation.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27
state Of 1reland-American Tourists,

State Of Ireland-American Tourists,
~ is pleasing to: notice that Ameri-
can public epinionshas not been terri
fed by the rlmors circulated by inter
ested persons insreforence to the nm.
settled state d Ireland, Such IN.
founded reports, says The Belfast News
Letter have done much*t to intimidate
tourists from visiting this country,
but the fact that these idle stories.
have not completely accomplished
their objecthas Just received a graphic
Illustration in Belfast, Avery large
number Of American tourists have !
recently visited Ireland, taking in this
town IN their tour. An instance show.
ing how thoroughly Intellectual mali.
clous reports have beensis afforded bv.
the fact that ttai party Of thirteen
American ladies, unaccompanied nv
what would perhaps be considered the
reassuring escort of gentlemen, arriy-
ed after q tour through the country.
at tho Queens hotel, Belfast. They
left Boston blythe Cunard Liner ,Cep.
halonia. Another large party of ladies
and gentlemen tourists arrived at
Queenstown on 1.-The 9th inst. by tho
Cnnard! steamer Aurania. They spent
the interval of twelve days in visit
ingssCork, the Lakes of Killarney,
Dublin, Enniskillen, Londonderry,
Belfast and other places OF interest
1t is an acknowledged fact that sIro-
land presents features of attractionatofl
tourists such as few countries possess,
butsfalseS public opinion has intimida-
ted many visitors who were only too
DESTROYS of becoming acquainted with
this island. That sucK Influences are
dying aSna.ural death is being demon;
strated daily. In addition to the facts
above quoted, itfmay be mentioned
that on Saturday last the Cunard
steamer Etruria landedtat Queenstown
nearly ono hundred loonpassengers.S
and thesSteAmsrs cSofFother translantic ;
lines are furnishing thor quota also.
The superstition that tourists might
not travel from Cape Clear to Main;
Head without molestation or dread
strikes anyone who knows Ireland as
o complete absurdity, and that, false
'runmors have been dissipated. IN the
minds sofSiAmerican travellers is now
amply proven. The party of ladies;
who have been staying at the::Queen's
hotel left for. Glasgow last night by
the Messrs.l Burns steamer Gorilla.
The Dromedary, also, on Thursday
evening conveyed alarge party Of
Americans. to tho same destination.
These facts possessa special interest.
astemphaslzing a neutrality-suspicious.
on the part Of fofeighers in Irish hos
pitallty and, the general state Of; the
countrv. =
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27
nisceraneous News Notes.

:! North Dakota has a population, of 1872
l49, making Ala, 1853 for the whole terrific
~: F
A package containing SO, 600, 900 gold
reaches the subtreasury III New York from
San Francisco. H,Srs .
The eighteenth annual reunion OF the So
ciety OF the Tennessee will be held in Chica--
60, Sept. 9 and'lO ;,'a" #LfS
Fall River (Mass.) mill stocks have adj
vanced in value $4,000, 900, owing to the
advance in print cloths.
Second Lieut.. G. B.. Edwards, OF the
Twenty-third infantry, and seven men still
guard the tomb OF the late President Gar
field, at Cleveland.
William s. Fall fled a pr4aecipe in the cir
cult %courtin Chicngeaghinstthe Inter Ocean
Publishing compRnysin afsnit for libel, the
damages being laid a t$25,O00. -; +
The Ohio Republican state central COM
mlttee at q meeting selected Judge w. T..
Spear OF Warren county as n candidate for
the vacancy on. the supreme bench.
ExsSecretary Robson and Gen. Butler
have formed an. Reorganization to establish a
large ranch i'll the southwest. The concern
has $250,O00 capital and 4OO, 900 acres Of
grazing land in New Mexico ind Colorado.
Billings, Mont. viii erect a plaintwo.sto-
ry brick court house atsa costo o. about
SIS, 900. With warrants at rs cents on
the dollar, this will bring the cost mp to
over $25 ,000. The valuation OF Yellow
stone county IL $1,000, GOO. and she is o
in debt $4,000.
There will be achange in the management
Of the Boston Post. The paper has seen
hard times during the past ton years, and
has made q desperate, struggle aftersuccess.
New stock to the amount OF S65, 600 has
deen subscribed and q great effort will be
made TO make theipnper pay,
a misery looking shnbtily dressed mar,
aged about firty-five years and d cripple,
who gave his name as Sam Turner. asked
permission Of the chief Of police Of Mexico,
Mo-, to beg onithe streets. The requestwa
SO peculiarthnt hewas takento the station
and searched. Upon his person was found
$780, aeWed up nshis clothing.
The freight department. Of the Omaha
company issues n circular to agents, In.
structing them that tabipments Gof live
stock, agricultural implements, machinery,
etc, for exhibition at any Of tho local Or
county agricultural fairs located on tho
Omaha lines win be returned free to The
point OF shipment. provided fproper3 owl
dence is presented that the articles have
been exhibited, and that noehange Of wn-
ership has taken place. The benefit Of the
circnfar is not extended 10 race horses, up
on which fpll tariff rates mustbe paid both
ways.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27
nlegallx on TIA Pension nom

Washington -Special.-The discovery 81 a
large number Of names on; the, pension.
rolls nj Philadelphia! and Washington,
OF persons no longer entitled to draw
pensions has induced Commissioner Black
to tart-a-Sxatep pl yDrifieltion OF pom.
sion rolls mt ptIer points. The Yeriifas
ton Mt the Chicago office has Just been poHlr
pleted, and tits alleged that $50 names
have been found that should not be there.
These are said to be the names Of persons
now deceased, and widows OF soldiers WHO.
have asain m,trried and thus forfeited their
to pension 1t does notnppcar, how
ever. that money has been paid out on 40
count OF these 5GO MINES. and the diB.
covery IL important only as twill enable
the commissioning to revise and reduce fh,
ture estimates for appropriations, Here
tofore it hnssbeen the custom to- make UP
the annual estimate on Tho number Of
names carried on the rolls for the preceding
year. The death Of q pensioDer Or
the marriage .of widow are not re.
ported to the office; and the names
tof such continue on the list, and perhaps,
in the case Of the latter classa few contin-
ne to draw pension The Everiication now.
in progress will purge the roflssoial names
that should be stricken of, and thus Ia;
more correct eatimate for future appropri.
ations will reached. 1t Is mot alleged that
any fraud exists at the Chicago office In,
connection With this matter:
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27
scIentiae Ball pIayIur.

A small boy with baseball bat
pveF his shoulder his goat hanging on
pig arm, perspiration panFlng down
bis face was asked BY "a gentleman.
.aea.r the Polo Grounds, recently how
the game came ont.
t~'Fo'ty-seyin ter afty.aix, said The
a.Ghe deace yau aayl' exclaimed tho
yentlemag, Yery much astonishedi
(which WOMB,
ps shantytoWnsi Wa heat de
Goatyillians by ninc rms
.sRnt;I mean the pnip game between
the ST. Louis and Metropolitan olabs.n
aDhp replied the boy with q look
at disdain npon ms face. "a dunno
Vha win dat gang. Dem fellera can't
play balln DrGse,a AEagasipe.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27
Record Of Casualtles,

HH-Eh.GL AIsgE=t
The round house OF the Providence &
Springfield railroad at Proyidence wns
burned. Loss, $45, 5000.
The spinning, drawing and combing de-
partment Of Richard Williamson & Co.'s
worated mills at Camden, N. j.. was de.
etroyed by fire. Loss is estimated at be-
tween STE, 900 and 500, 900.
At Helena, Mon, the Denver hotel, two
story frame owned By John Lamby, and
q two-storyirame occupied by =, D, Faust
Us a bakery; George Bellevtlle's butcher
shop, and Mrs. Larson's lodging house were
burned.
While cart were ascending and descend
ing the inclined. railway atCabin Creek coal
mines, Vest Va, a short distance above.
Charleston, loaded cars brokeloose andcol-,
shded with o on which were Layton Oak
lord, president Of the road, Thomas Peat
cock, Amos Mitchell. James Halland a man
named Thomsn, killing the four first-named
end seriously wounding Thomaf,
-
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27
4 a1innsapons D iyoroe Case.

Judge Lochren Of the District Court nt
Minneapolis, ordered q judgment for di-
.yorce in the case Of jerome H. Chute
against Mary E. Chute. II appears from
tbe papers III the cqse that both parties
are twentysseven years 0ff age and they
were married ID M~inneapplisin November,
1889, By Rey. r Forbes. Adultery Is
CHARGED, and tie c~ircnmslarces recited in.
detail: On tbc 18th Of September Mrs.
registered 1T tho. st. James hotel rs u. q.
Bradley and VILE mud occupied tie Banie
room during the night, Again on the 18th
the two stopped ut the Merrill house,
under Rim.lnr auspices Another case
is given when ahc vent with pPath.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27
The wheat crop Of the East Indies.

The wheat cropo Of the East Indies
is now estimated at 2s6,0oo,0oc
bushelsfor thepresent year. The {
age occupied by wheat in India is now
about one-hafs OF the United States
wheat area, and is said to be capable
Of al great expansion as the wheat
zone OF the Northwest, in the United
States, and British America, and rail
roads n being rapidly constructed
for the express purpose Of bringing the
crop to 1.-The seaboard. I'LL. ~.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27

The States which stand at tn ehead
Of the list as corn-producing States
are Illinois, 325, 792, 4s1 bushels;Iowa,
275, O24, PAT bushels; Missouri, 2O2,-
4s5,723 bushels; Indiana, 115,482,-
800 bushels; Ohio, l11,s77,124, and
Kansas, LOS, 729,s25 bushels. Ken
tucky,comes next, with over 72,OOO,-
600 bushels, and Nebraska follows,
with over IS, 600, 900 bushels.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27

er man To. a room belonging to John
Kingsley on Washington avenue lt.ii
chargedfurther that in the fall OF 1854 en-
committed adultery with c. Haines at hit
iather's house, and that the two are nov
iiying together in a log cabin on;the ,shors
81 Lake Mipnetonka in open and notorious
adultery. No defense or appearance was
made, blythe wife, and the judge sustaine
the charges and grants the divorce. Thert
are no children.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27
A I. PACKARD, Publisher.

The Current Number OF the North,
American Review contains the opin-
ons OF eight scu lptors and critics as
to what,th Grant monument should
be and all of them would involve the
expenditure ofyast; sums, one of them
calling for the outlay OF million OF
dollars. 1t will probably be some
time ere any of them are carried to
completion by voluntary gifts. 4