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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04
PLACING AN ADVERTISEMENTS:
An Editorial Oasis That Turned OFT to
Sand.

An Editorial Oasis Turned OuS to be,
Sand.
STRANGER Ito Country Edisrr).-I
dropped in this morning to see you in
regard to placing an advertisement in
COUNTRY EDITOR (rubbinQ has h1nds).'
Yes, sir; be seated, sir.
SrRANGER.-I like your paper. I
like its principles. and the bold stand it
takes on the subject of Prohibition.
and
COUNTRY ED1ToR.-You will find our
rates for advertising as low as
SrRANGER.-I like its independence,
of the Sabbath, its fight for the poor
and lowly. and it's fearless d%enunoiation
of the rich and mighty. its =
COUNTRY EDITOR.-Yes. sir. An adj.
placed in u paper will be read by
thous-
SrRANGER.-In excluding from your.
columns. sir. everything of a sensa-
t;onal nature, or that can not be read
by every member of the household
without bringing the mantling blush Of
shame. you set an example, sir, to the
newspapers of this country that can
not but bear fruit, and
COUNTRY ED1ToR.-Well, about that
advertisement you we're
SrRANGER.-The mission of your;
journal, sir, is q noble one. upward
and Onward is q glorious sentiment.
In putt ng aside all sordid thoughts of!
gain, and battling for truth and Justice
alone, you elevate your paper, sir, to.
the highest realms of journalism,
and
COUNTRY ED1ToR.-About how much
space will your advertisement occupy
STRANGER.-Well. I am not quite
prepared to say this morning. 1 hap
pened to be passing through your
beautiful little village, and l thought T
would step in and get your rates. If
YOU will kindly state in your next issue,
that Mr.. Obadiah R. Tomlinson, al
prominent G tizen of Posey County,
spent a few hours in town last week
and made us q pleasant call, and send
me a marked copy of the paper, I will
be much obliged to you, sir. Coed
morning.-Pxck.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04
7 N POINT.

-
-Book-worms are of use to fish in
the forgotten streams Of knowledge
ST. Paul Herald.
"a Superior Woman Is the title
OF a new novel. Every sensible hus-
band Will present his wife a copy and
say: "This is your autobiography, my
dear"
1t is said that late hours tell on .
man: Ih 8 is especially true if the
clock strikes three when he is attempt
ing to get into the house without his
better half discovering it. Boston
Post.
1t is claimed that the highest fac
ulty of language is to conceal thought.
1t may be, but when a man falls over q
wheelbarrow in the dark it seems to
loose its grip somewhat in that par
ticular.-1oledo Blade.
"A Texan who has lived for wears
among the cowboys says that many Of
them are graduates of Eastern colleges.
And some persons think a college edu-
cation IS of no great benefit to a young
man.-Chicago Times.
-Teacherto title girl pupil: "Where
are you gong, Nell e?" Papa is going
to take us to Florida again" "Can
you tell what the capitalof Florida is?"
'Yes'm. 1t the money they get from
boarders."-M. Y. Sun.
Some n asserts that a horse that
is shod ''all around'' lifts twenty-four
thousand pounds of iron in travelling q
mile. Yes. and the man who talks at
the very slow rate of one hundred
words a minute, in seven hours fires off
an unabridged dict onary. or the raw
photographic material to make one.-
Chicago Current.
"A Kentucky girl was struck BY
lightning while dressing for her we'd
ding. She recovered i n time for the
ceremony, and less than six monthsI
afterward her happy husband thought
that a sim lar experience had befaiien
him when he came softly in at the front
door about three o'clock one morning.
,-Somervalle Journal.
{" Mrs. Sapph;ra Coon. of Smiler-
vile. KY, obtained a patent on an at
tachment whereby a woman may hold
twelve extra clothes-pins in her month";,
and at the same time keep an animated,
conversation with the woman in the,
next yard, thereby saving hours Of,
valuable time.-LosisvsUe CosrIer-t
journal.
Mother: .Always saw please
Bobby, when you ask for ANYTHING.
Never forget to say please even to,
the servants" Father (getting ready!
to go down town).-"Yes. Robert, nv;
son. bear in mind what your mother
has told you, and always say please
It's q little word, my boy, but full OF
meaning. and the use of it marks the,
gentleman. Now. wife. nv o~vercoat,
and hat. and be quick about TN.
Y. Mail.
= Erudite grocer balancing q can Of
peaches in his handy: my dear
madame, did you know that we really
knew nothing about canning; fruit
and vegetables until the ruins
Of Pompeii were uncovered, and
splendid specimens were recovered.
canned owe twenty centuries agoP',,
Snappish lady customer: mo. Ididn'tI
know it. But l did know your canned
goods were very old. How long be-;
fore you VII have your stock from;
Pompeii worked oR:?"-Chicago Tyib-;
une .
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04

Gus De Smith was quite late in ar
irving at a so rec given recently by a
prominent Austin lady. When he ar
rived he Immediately sought her pres
ence, and, having found her. sad: Il
beg a thousand pardons for coming so
late" '.My dear ST." replied the
lady, ''you can never come too late"
Gus thinks this is a hint to stay away
altogether. -2'eSas S;j1tugs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04
A TRUANT EPISODE.
How Two Aged Children Enjoyed
a Day of Liberty.

She walked lcisurely along Sixteenth
street in San Francisco Il morning
last May. u very stately looking OLD
lady, with sllvery curls about her 1ace'
Upon her head she wore a Widows cap,
shaped like q coronct. and her tull
black dress fell in soft folds about her.
AN old gentleman, bowed and dccreplt,
us bald head covered with q black
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-11-20

CIScISxAn.-The Times Star says: a
remarkable discovery made last wintsr q
attracting widespread interest As it IN
wolves most important question-thsx Of
public health-it i being discus sed By emf
neuf physicians and public men It Is
shown conclusively that throat and lung
troubles can be cured without resortinc to
the use Of morphia or opum-especially
dangerous in the case Of children as ar
resting development, and poisoning the
system. The 0ovsrnor o. Maryland and
all the officials Of that State endorse the
remedy; the State chemist OF Delaware
pronounccs Il the purest and most effect
i've. and hospitals and charitable instifu-
lions in Philadelphia and other cities use
Il with remarkable results. The remedy,
which is only twenty i've cents bottle, Is
Red Star Cough Cure Il il purely vege-
table; Il contains no poison or narcotics,
and il q positive curA
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re ueaoeoes - npglsg 80 asmmes q
kertheru nsgtoas.
When the little creek by the house
hurst its Icy chains b May. The noise %
Is ripping and IeapIng over the rocky
obstacles seemed like music 70 our cara
accustomed . they were 70 the silence
Of the past winter, ard IL murmur like
welcome 70 the coming spring How
lovely are the evenings Of the Arctic
springfield The sunset Is followed By
pale yellowish tint on the western
horizon. under which tho Ice CLEANS
and glows like field Of gold. Fading
away. this yellowish light Is succeeded
BY : soft grayish tint which does not
deepen. but enables ore 70 read
throughout the entire night So evenly
diifusci Ii this light that there is not
the faintest approach 10 shadow and
= solemn sense Of calm rcpose rests on
land aud sen. the birds and animal.
seeking rep0se as II total night pre-
vailed but brief space and the sun
rises again in full glory. touching the
eastern sky with roscatc hues. and the
merry chirping and singing OF our
feathered visitors j. again heard. Man
alone in these regions hecds no rest
Ing time. The natives sleep
but little during the spring and
summer. Fer 10 them spring is the
whaling period the time for laying in
= stock Of whale meat and blubber
for the winter. time to chase the fieet
bowhcad TO obtain the precious bone
for barter with the white stranger. At
this period men and women remain on
the ice for days. eating raw zeal meat
or blubber, cooked food being inadmis-
sible vixen they are engaged catching
whales When the biz ilsh Il caught Il
is hacked and cut up and taken by sIeds
TO the village. every one receiving a
piece cf flesh or blubber. Young whale
meat i not to be despised. and the thick
black skin. with super-tissue OF
creamy white fat. is good when fresh.
So. too, the white cartilagcnous matter
IT the base Of the gums. Is eaten. r.
sembling in taste the flavor Of hazel
nut
But even the Arctic spring has its IN
pleasant side. The heat Of the sun act
ing upon the dark and soggy lands and
upon the vast ice fields causes dense
vapor 70 rise. rendering navigation
hazardous and troublesome. Then,
too, the continued prevalence Of south
rely winds drives the ice into acompact
mass in the distant whaling grounis.
and unless a northerly wind sets in the
ships are prevented from working their
way 70 the limits. So the brief sum-
mcr steals over these inhospitable re-
rions. lasting but three months. when
the snow begins to fall again and the
ICES embrace i once more over sea and
land. Cor. San Francisco Chronicle.
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SMILING eOok-cLERks.

The Funny Demands Made Upon Them BY
Some Customers.
"You have alluded 70 the humorous
side Of the book trader"
oh. yes. and it's good. broad side,
too. The fun is generally furnished BY
the ridiculous mistakes people make in
the names Of books. A lady residing
on Walnut street sent her maid here
one day for AnEie Thomas novel Of
He Cometh Not, She Said, but the
dAmsel asked for He Combeth Not
His Head The little boy Of q promi-
nent Episcopalian divine came in to
procure for his father religious book
called The Hour Which Cometh.' but
he inquired for The Hen Which Crow
eth At the time that Thomas Hardy's
clever novel. A Pair Of Blue Eyes
was 81 the height Of its popularity. We
had clerk who was as new to the bus
mess as he was slow Of comprehension,
and when LADY came in and said 70
Have you "A Pair of Blue Eyes, he
blushingly stammered out: No. miss.
my eyes are black One day one Of
orr errand boys brought up from the
cellar trap containing large rat just
as = well-known society belle. wishing
to look ut one Of Anthony Trollope's
most popular novels. said to the clerk:
4 want 70 see What Will He Do With
II" Very well. miss was the reply:
If YOU viii walk to the back part 81
the store aid look out Of the window
you will see him drown it2' "-B0sfor
Globe.
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MIX your cooked food oncs : das
Iresn' Don't give the poultry sour
.eal oough and stale messes. 49, ox on
S~
MANY Of our leading berry grower.
approve Of the practice II running I
cultivator between the rows az Their
strawberry vines IN. " Times.
How many farmers know that .
Wcll-managed garden ~ A single acre
may be made u furnish half t6e susis-
nance Of the family p Chicago Tribune.
Blow CAYENNE penner ;r,c $500 y
where ants conereynte Ant dcr,s
like II Mice viii aiso feel ;rsul,ed s.S
turn Their tails upon hau,,s ths, 49,.
been rcd-peppered. - Frehr.oe
Orange pie. .Iuice 20 49,, -. -.
one CUP II SUGAR. one Gun - go
two eggs and one "a bIesnoars,,I - a..
Prepare similar 4. Iemor M "a ~.
without tor ernst ~ dn. w. .,, 'a>s
Snow-drocs. ~. L.
two c,ns ~ s,,.~.~. 10. up :" Du''cr'
one small cur - nil q - ny eggs;
prenarrd Go,i-' &C.. ..';.s 49, aui rurs 2,
nutmeg RAJ. - 4, , ma1n sam,l,a anu
.ir'n DaAe ~ smai. round tins.
YER, pretty. ~ roy>,sr go '''''''' =
W,,er ,..,-.,;..s -. W.
! I'M V.ss.i. - sne smell O
newly r.;.sa.s - ~. vi, Placeu - 2
smsli .srao;.I,. y Vii l.1nove me
l,tIe s,i,,hnr;s IA ''1In Ky ua.cu WIN 9
wall ..snrs,a@ '.;,, ' ~ s'fn ~ am nsy
N lim~ ma 80. ~" IT, a'. II cnior'ue
49, a'yo'a 'o"'""s'
~r.'er 10 the London Garden
s'a"s .na' - has found sulph:de OF
Mill. 49,. :. 'n.c'ua' rrmeuy 'ot
~ 49,. s,... - ts $500 !: '"e iola9e o.
- .,.,,;sd :. ~. .'''o. 4" P''s' ~. =!
: o,,nn.. 's = 49,. i. 'nu ~ - quarter o.
MARI =, ia 80 -. sa = ~, !" ~saer' ana =
-, .a'' = '''A =" ounce
r'su ONs'ers' for this dish
400. . sne hnes' ana latest fish and
80. ~ -nem I,vm the'r moisture Dip
Ill careIuiiy ~ egg and bread
clu"'us' nase the trying pan quite hot
anu plenty o. butter N it-enough.
'1st :. 70 cover The oysters Fry very
I1'ck'y ana delicateiy, browning both
sues ms makes very nice .enfrse
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COMETS.
rhe Psrt They Play 10 AstroIogie super-
stitIon.

TIE Psr They Pisy IL AstroIogle super
ssition.
Eclipses. comets and conjunctions q
me superior planets. play a great part
In state astrology- Some well anthem
ficated cases Of success in this depart
memt are on record One astrologer.
BY name Landino. according to villari
drew the horoscope Of religion. and
predicted. from . conjunction Of Jupi-
ts- and Saturn. that on the 18th Of No
vcmber. 1884. q great reformation Of
the Christian religion would take place:
and Il ~ very singular that Luther was
horn In the very month II November Of
l4s3 or 1854 some doubt existing a. to
the year Iycho Brahe predicted. from
the comet OF l577. that In the north Of
Finland there would be born . Prince
who should Law waste Germany and
vanish IN 1852. Now. Gustsrus Adolph-
~ Il Is well known. was born in Fin
land. overran Germany and died II
1862 Il Is also very singular that dur
~ ne very worst period Of the late
HSuo'es IN Ireland. Saturn should have
been passing through Taurus. sign
which astrologers say rules Ireland. and
Inor 20 the pass ng Of the Land Act
Jupiser and Venus should have been IN
coawnctlon with Saturn in the same
sign Also. just before the assassina-
a'on Ut President Garfield two comets
frsf seen IN the United States ~ an
reared IN right ascension. corresponds
fny to Gemini. = sign. again. said by
ssiraiogeH TO rule the United States.
Now. i y an old astrological doctrine
that comet. visible to the naked eve.
appearing IN the ruling sign Of coun-
Try. portends the violent death Of The
ea'rf ruler There Is no doubt that II
= BECAUSE Of chance condolences 81
this sort that astrology maintained ~
place Tor such long period ~ time.
and that even at the present day
many, otherwise well-cd1cated people.
are Ied T. think ''there ID Aamethin9 10
t'-lR The Year Round
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rhs story - nsj~cs~a vasrass Whs w.
Nes Allowed % Dss-
4 tough-looking old chsp stood shiv-
ering In the rain and wind It the ferry
dock the other day. His every look
and move showed the vagrant and By
and BY he summoned courage TO ap-
proach citizen and say:
mister. can YOU spare me- Ten
ccnts?''
For whatr'
ITO get bite 10 eat"
"Humph! II l were you I'd jump
into the river and end my DAYS"
They won't let me end my days
I've tried L. and they stop me-"
The police"
''Bosh! They'd be glad OF it,''
They would. eli! Here. YOU police.
man. come over herer'
There was an officer across the street.
and he came over.
Didn't try 70 hang myself In the
station the other nightr' asked the
vag.
.You did,
Didn't | jump into the river this
morning.
Yes, sir, and pulled you out y
Don't you believe l want to die?'
II certainly do"
There Was I lyingr' demanded
the vag. as he turned to the citizen. II
told You wanted to die. but they
won't let me. What am going 10 do;
can't die because Of the police. and
can't live without money"
They made up shake-purse Of sixty
cents for him, and he started of on {
new career Detroit Free press
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Vie Heroic Dc~d Performed - - I'm.
Eiish Cos~t-Gasrssss.sa-
The other evening gallasa rescue Of
ok children from . pcrilo1s position
was affected by coast-guardsmau
named Thomas White. stationed at Nv.
hope. near Sunderland. Eng
Iond. White bad just leff tho
house on his beat when his
attention was called TO group of pco-
pie near TIE road leading from the toll
bar Ia Ryhopc Coilicry to the beach.
lie proceeded to the spot. when he
learned that six children were missing.
and that Il Was thought that they were
on the beach in hole Of the cliff No
one dared to venture down owing 10
the incom ng tide. hat White got some
lines. and having takes oil his coat. fas.
tened the rope round his waist. and Wa
lowered over the cliff. which is about
seventy feet high 10 the beach below.
when he got safe footing, he heard
tnc cries Of the little ones. but was una
Ole to get near them until he had d.
vested himself Of the whole Of his cloth
ing and wadcd through the water. On
entering the cave he found those he
va ~ search ~ crouchcd IN the cor
ner. benumbcd and almost scnsclcss
about waist-dccp in The water, every
Dash a the tide into the cave splashing
their heads. White took them one by
one, fastened rope to them and the
people at the top hauled them up. Thus
al were sent safely up, except tho
youngest hov ahout tn va.rs x,1d
who was 50 exhausted that White
thought y advisable to carry him along
she beach. IN y. Ftsk
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MARKETING HONEY.
The Advantage of Neat and Coavssss.a
Packages

The Advantage os Neat and Convsassa1
Packages
With those who make bee culture .
speciality. the marketing OF their honey
becomes q matter Of much concern
Even those who produce honey in mod
crate amounts are sometimes puzzled
how 10 dispose Of 1t 10 the best advan-
tage With surplus product Of from
one thousand TO six thousand pounds
the difference Of half cent per pound
in price amounts to quite sum in the
aggregate. STYLE and neatness in pre-
pairing either comb or extracted honey
Tor market have an important bearing
upon the results. II taken into markell
- a sOsled state. and dealt out in
slovonly manner. no one need expect
rcmuneratiye prices This was well
Illustrated recently in an adjoining city.
where marketing from wagons l. still
- vogue. One producer offered his
oDc-pound sections Of honey neatly
placed in paper boxes. with fancy labels:
being both attractive to the sight and
handy for customers 10 carry To t.eir
homes. His honey sold readily. while
that Of another producer. scarcely half
block away. dealt out in br0~en
lsasses and . clumsy manner. hardly
sold ut all. even though offered Mt much
cheaper rates.
Bal the main object Of this article j.
to suggest and impress upon those who
prOdnne honey the importance of crcii-
ing honey market for honey. II l. ~
wild assertion TO state that scarcely hall
the American people make use OF hone.
as An article Of diet Its virtues and
medicinal qualities are. in fact, but lit
tie realized: the fault lies IL the door Of
the producer. The introduction Of
honey into general use, as a staple ar
ticlc Of use- only need be accomplished
70 create SECULAR and continued de-
mand for &. This has been accomplished
in various ways. Some bee-kecpers
have sent smaIl, free samples to each
family. with statement az price per
pound and 10 quantities. Others have
small. neat pamphlets (got.
ten up for the purpose). giving the sir-
tues and the nd antages OF honey yer. I
sus the glucose and similar products.
Again. enterprising apiarists have put
Up their honey u small pound aud half
pound jelly glasses, which neatly
labeled. generally meet with quick sales
4 placed in The country groceries
comb honey. il produced In small see
ions. can likewise b. offered in the
'amc way. placed in twcniy-pound
'ascs with paues u glass inserted in
me skio To show the snowy comb. A
little pains on the part u the store.
sccpcr in calling attention to the honey
will generally result in the disposition
4 good quantity Of L.
All the methods given above may be
with success A little
mercy and push will accomplish much
D creating home market. even in
mall villages When the miserable
'luc0sc mixtures. falsely termed
golden drip. etc, are superseded by
he daily use Of pure honey, then will
he many forms OF disordercd stomachs
nd kindred complains (supcriDduccd
> the excess Of acid in these sclf-samc
lucose compounds) cease. and health.
'calth and happiness ensuc Is . copss-
ucnce. Practical Farmer
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-11-20

The late Mr.. Calverley has told u
that those who smoke tobacco grow
hrainless Is cLimpanzees and nerveless
as lizards, and that most Of them "a
mad and heat their wives. and plunge,
afser shocking lives. razors and carving
knives into their gizzards- On the
other han |. two German savants. after
minute and exhaustive investigation By
the most approved scientific methods
arrived at the conclusion that smoking
. nothing At all except watching shs
smoke. Boston Bndgcl.
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The former proprietor Of DR.. 6age's Co.
tarrh Remedy for years made . standing.
public oder IN all American newspapers 81
no reward for . case OF catarrh that be
csould not cure. The present proprietors
have renewed this Offer. An the dru sgists
sell this Remcdy, together with ths
Douche. /" and all other appliances ad-
vised % he used in connection with Il. No
can not Be cured" You get 500 in case Of
failure.
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why, Brown, how short your coat Il, ?
sid Jones one day to bis friend Brown,
Uho wittily replied: ~Yes: hut Il viii b
long enough before get another Some
men spend % much for medicines that
neither heal nor help them, that new
clothes II with them like angels visits-
Few and far between Internal fevers
weakness Of the lungs, shortncss Of breath
and Lingering coughs. soon vsrii 20 the
magic influence Of that royal remedy. Dr.
=. v.Plerceb Golden Medical Discovery. =
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- Stricturs or the urethra n IL
wcr1t forms, speedily cured By our new
and improved methods- Pamp6lets- ref.
erences and terms, two three cent sfampa
Worlds Djspensary Medical Associafiou.
- Main Street. Buffalo. NY.
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THEvoLrAIc BELr Co. Of Marshall, Mich,
offer TO send their celebrated ELECTRO voL,
TA1c BELT and other ELECTRIC APPI.fAxcrs
on trial forU days, TO men lyoung or odd
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cAE : deep voiced nsale singer. Who =.
companies himself on : piano. be called Z
bass-bawl player!-N. 4 Grapkic.
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NEvRR praise your wife's bonnet untG
ycu have seen the bill for iI-Fdu Rtv9
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xor ewenfy years
have suffered frorn e.
EN- 's,ra; Cd Eu .'s, !, I
DAwson = Son. which
has % eHecfuAiiy cured
my headachefhsf I fee
eltogefhera new man.
! have recommended
90 many With like rood
resuils--M. y. RRx,
Dds Rochesser. Ind
! Co011 oeareoay
opeaks q vas alDosl
impcesfble 70 breashe
through my nootrilG.
Using Eiy6 CreaU
trouble entirely dlsap-
peared. -. o. frcHRx.
On shoe Merchan3
Elizabeth. n. J.
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ONE who thinks he knows about farming
says the best way 70 raiss serawberries &
UitA . spoon