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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-23

q hNph 81 e@tufr. NrpHfttt ~ az the ea-
q where iHe Giihruliy occurred. then
iulk the stand. Dc was exceedingly usle
9nd. bfirg sick, was permitted 10 occupy
seat while giving bic testimony. Mooss-
nor aiid that DO bad known the
deccaefd about three years. He idon-
out in the court room. Ab.ut
1l.l0 O'Clock on the night Of March
- he said Charles Moehrke. John Honig,
Charles Helwig and Peter OF came into
bus place and began playing cards.
Pnueer also came In with the party and
sat down near Toe table, but did not play.
WHO he was looking on Deyiue and
Oheilly came In, and walked up 20 the
counter aud took drink, taking 10 each
9lner as they were drinking. The witness
dld not hear what they said. O'Roilly
after drinking turned around and Walking
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-02
&Cnrntr Qmoars,
Ever Since Then:

Nhero did ! meet thee? in garden of roses,
Long ere the summer and swallows had
flown,
Watching the death of the day rs it closes,
Lost in the lilies you wandered alonel.
What did / tell thee? / whispered ii only, .,
4. Breathed "0h, my darling" in silence OF
night;
Tou We're SO holy and I was so lonely.
/ i'll the darkness and you in the light!
Night on the mountain and light on
the fen,
Win you not;cal toner cbme to me7
When? u
How l have worshipIed' thee Ever
Since Then! ;
When did l lose thee2 One night in Decem.
Dazed by the darkness andlost in the gloom!
Waiting alone ] was left to remember
All the despair of that desolnto room
Where did / leaye'thee? Once more in the
Kissed by the breezcs and lulled by the
deep;
There l must wait while my darling reposcs.
Guarded by ancels-in garden OF sleepl
Mist on the mountain and night on
the fen.
May ] not call to thee? come to thee?
When?
How ! ave prayed for thee Ever
Since Then?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-02
An Old Roman Question.

In his "Roman Questions" that de-
lightful storehousc Of old-world lore,
Plutarch asks, "When q mar who has
been falsely reported to have died
abroad returns home alive, why is he
not admitted by the door, but gets up
on the tiles, and SO let's himself down
in the house?" The curious custom to
which Plutarch here refers prevails in
modern Persia, for we read in "Hajji
Baba''.(c. 1S) of the man who went
through ':tthe ceremony of making his
entrance oven the roof, instead Of
through the door; for such is the GUS
tom, when a man who has been
Thought dead returns home alive"
From a passage in Agathias iii, 23) we
may, perhaps, infer that the custom in
Persia is at least as old as the sixth
century of our era. A custom so re-
mote from our modern ways must nee
essarily have its roots far back in the
history of our race. Imagine a mod
ern Englishman, whom his friends had
given up for dead, rejoining the home
circle by coming down the chimney
instead of entering by the front door!
In this paper I propose to show that
the custom originated in certain primi-
tive beliefs and obseryances touching
the dead-beliefs and observances by
no means confined to GREECE and
Rome, but occurring in similar if not
identical forms in many parts OF the
world.
The Importance attached by the Ro-
mans in common with most other ma
tons to the due performance OF burial
rites is well known, and need not be
insisted on. For the sake Of my argu-
ment, however, it is necessary TO point
out that the attentions bestowed on the
dead sprang not SO much from the
affections as from the fears. Of the sur
vivors. For. as every Il knows,
ghosts of the unburied dead haunt the
earth and make themselves exceeding
~ ~disagreeable, especially to their un-
dutiful relatives. Instances would be
superiluous; it is the way Of ghosts all
the world over, from Brittany to Sa-
moa. But burial by itself was by no
means q sufficient safeguard against
the return OF the ghost; many other
precautions were taken by primitive
mar for the purpose of excluding or
barring the importunate dead. Some
of these precautions I will o enum-
crate. they exhibit an ingenuity and
fertility OF worthy Of a better
cause. james q. Frazer, IN Popular
Science Monthly for September.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-02
Love-NIaking.

Thus saith a Boston philosopher:
The wise man decides that love-making
is an art, andSnlay be cultivated. More
women are won by .judicious t~iattery
than by any other means for every
woman is more or less vain, and she is
naturally fond of the man who finds
her weakness and handles it with skill.
Let a woman once imagine she has
pretty eyes, and if q man will tell her
so constantly and artfully she is GER
tain to have q weakness'fo for him which
may be easily famed into a flame Of
love, and ardent love at chat. This is
merely an example. All women pro-
fess to hate men who are Jealous, but
in this they belle themselves extrava-
gantly. No woman loved q man vio-
lently whom she was unable to infect
with a sting Of the green-eyed monster.
1t is true that some women are fond Of
complacent, casy-going, impassionate
men, but as a rule such fellows can
never inspire the genuine emotion. 1t
is your h%ot-headed, passionate, and I'M
pulsive man who can drive d woman to
distraction. A man must be more or
less hot-headed, he must be more or
less jealous, and more OF less passion
ate to inspire a woman with the love
that burns. The man who wouldn't
kiss a woman under favorable condi.
tons is an idiot. / don't mean by this
that kissing is at all necessary OF even
proper, but it is certainly a part and a
parcel of love-making. l heard a pretty
girl say once that she had been devot-
edly sought after by young MI. L.
for four years. She was fond OF him
and admired him for his many excel
lent qualities, but she finally let him
go, because, as she put it, he never
had the courage to once squeeze hel
hand. To my knowledge, there never
was a purer OF better girl than that
one, but she was too full Of mercury tc
ever wed Il man who lacked the spirit
to at least squeeze her hand in a Iowa.
Die way. Real women, | protest. care
nothing for milk-and-water men, MOI
do they always worship heroes; but, as
| have said, it any intelligent man will
make a judicious combination OF flat,
terry and ardent devotion he can wiz
ANY Woman in the world who doesn'l
hate him for Il cause in The beginning.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-02

Four miles back from the coast of
Southern New Jersey, are the ruins of
the deserted village of Allaire. The
place was the Utopian dream of James
D. Allaire, a wealthy visionary, who
built it about 1910, embodying various
reformatory and socialistic ideas. He
intended that it should be a manufac-
turing center, with stores where the
inhabitants could buy at low prices,
and with schools for the higher educa-
ton OF all the children. The enter
prise was q quick and total failure.
The walls OF the factories are lumbled
down and oyergrown, and q cracked
bell lies at the foot OF the steeple from
which it fell years ago.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-02
In a-r,ornert~mo he hau 1rtt The,

tn-a moment more he hHU 1rff 1ha
room.
Left alone, Doctor Hepburn lifted
the oaldron from the fire, and turned
the contents into an iron basin set in q
pan of snow.
Suddenly Amy was startled by his
cries. She fastened into his room.
The metal was cold. He had broken
the lump and held a fragment in bis
hand as he lay upon the floor.
"At last! at las1!" he whispered.
For his strength seemed failing
him. He was stricken with paralysis,
but showed distress that she did not
understand that the lump held threads
of the coveted yellow metal.
She saw it at last, but cared only
that her father seemed dying. She
called for Frank, and he was quickly
by her side,
The old man sank fast; lie was quite
unconscious, while Amy wept passion
ately at his feet, us he lay upon the
bed, past help, the physician said. =
in. a few hours all was oyer. Frank
tried in vain to comfort Amy.
elf he had lived but to enjoy his sue
cess!" she sobbcd, "But to die now!
Oh. poor father! poor father!"
''My darling" said Frank, Success
never came l threw a ring of fine
gold in the cauldrop, having planned
to buy the discoverytof him, and thus
break up the vain search. The excite
ment was too much; it brought on the
condition with which he has long been
threatened. Dear child, he is pastpain,
and has left you free. You cannot re-
ioice. poor darling, but Heaven knows
/ do!"! 80 z
Worn and ill. her will was gone.
She resisted him no longer; and 20
Frank Leslie brought home his prom
ised wife out of shadow into light.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-02
g. Professional Engineer.

IL don't want to pass through an
other such a season as the one through
which | haye just passed." said Dan
Farkright, the actor. : u
"Have had q bard time, eh?" some
one replied. " +"
Eyes. about as tough time as q white
man cares to sec. Our'company went
to pieces ia Tcxarkana.. Having done
some little work in Il newspaper way, 1
decided to play journalist untiFtimes
got better but, sir, couldn'ttget q
place. | offered to work for my board,
but no, l couldn't get in. After awhile
giving up the journalistic idea, 1
struck out afoot. l wanted to avoid
the regular lines of travel so that
my chances of getting something
to cat would be better, consequent
ly l went through the country.
Houses were few and | came very
nearly starving to death. One day /
came upon asmall saw mill, situated
in a dense forest. | stopped and just
eat, a man-who, l soon discovered
owned the mill--turned to mo and
asked:
":Do you understand this bust
ness?"
"Ah. a chance for work. 'Ies, sir,'
| replied. Il am we'll acqaaiAial with
it,
"'Know anything about running au
engine?'
ooh, yes, it's my business"
"'NVcll, I'm devilish glad to see you.
My engineer quit me yesterday and I
can give you regular employment,
What will you work for?:" .
"'Twc dollars q day.
"That's pretty steep, but as you are
a professional engineer l reckon YOU
are worth it. Come in and have some
dinner, and then you may go to work.
- went in and proceeded to devo1r
his dinner. l was a tri!le nervous in
view of my coming responsibility, and
l tried to think of everything I had
read applicable to machinery. ! knew
how to start the thing and Iknew how
to stop it, but that was about all.
After dinner l boldly walked up, and
when everything was in readiness,
turned the little hot wheel. Away she
went. One of the hands, an old negro,
remarked to some one who stood near
him: Dat white man Understands his
business, sho's yer bornd, he do I
vas getting along finely, and I saw
that the proprietor was pleased. A
| spring of cold water gushed ont Of the
ground a short distance from the mill.
I went down to get adrink. Just as /
stopped down an awful jar shook the
earth. My gracious! the mills boiler
had exploded. The proprietor, who
escaped unhurt, rushed ut ne with
dangerous fury. | thought 1 would
cool him off with a pleasant remark,
and l said to him:
".Eold on cap'n, why didn't you
tell me the thing was loaded?'
"The pleasant remark was a failure,
for l saw that he could not take a Joke
He rushed into a shanty, brought out
a Winchester rifle and shot at me rs
long as l was in the ncighborhood.
The firing, l think, stopped about sun
down that evening. | was glad when
l came to the mill, but l was a deylish
sight gladder when / got away."--Ar-
kansaaO Iraveier.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-02

"What is the origin of the sign So
for the American dollar~" was the
question propounded at a London din
ner not long ago. The American con-
sui did not know; neither did anybody
else. An extensive research resulted
in this theory: The American dollar is
taken from the Spanish dollar, and the
sign is to be found, Of course, in the
associations of the Spanish dollar. On
the reverse side Of a Spanish dollar is a
presentation Of the pillars Of Hercules,
and round each pillar is a scroll, with
the inscription PLUS ultra" This
device, in the course of time has degen-
Grated into the sign which stands at
present for American as we'll as Span
ish dollars-S The scroll round the
pillars represent the two serpents sent
by Juno to destroy Hercules in the
cradle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-02
N Spring

Justly praised ny the Indians and early ssrlu
OF southern Dakota for their wonderful hpsh
properties. These Springs are varied, and WGi
some are medicinal. containing @
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-02
-----aH . -

Ramsing Bungit Sing, one Of the
sepoy contingent in Egypt, objects TO
the criticisms of q Correspondent on
the Indian force and writes to a Lon
don newspaper: lie got no nolage OF
Native sepoy. He no read nothing
what General Chief Woolsee Saheb and
Gram Saheb Badoor say Of my brother
sepoy. lie no think good of native
man. We fight like European soldier
OF our Kaseri. Hind. Why II O give US
credit? We reddy die for Queen, but
get no abroo from bad hart SaAeb
Loga.'
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-02
WASHINGTON HILLS

celebrated for their beautiful scenery. srrirc
OF pure and medicinal waters. and an a KIM.
hlere or singular purity. making it wilIGr
s apao' soc soon to be one. Of The most popular re-
town site embraces Within its limits r;i tia w., ~
known ~ i"'' 'it VIZ.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-02
1ATEMAN G.
REAL ESTATE,
Lo an and Insurance y,
AGENTS.

Conveyanci1gand all business hos,,.
the q. =. LIND Office carefully aty
promptly attended to. W
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-02

M. Gagarin, who lately attempted
suicide at Monaco, belongs to one of
the best families of Russia. He had
lost 100000 francs at the gambling
table.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-02

Correspondence gsziostaa.
Wl:sslNGToS SPRINGS. .
,Jcra,Gd County r,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-02
Sulphur; Iron, NaggGsia, and LinJ

2tlserS are simply pure. limpid water. The toa
Is luliE supplied With tlfst-class hotels ami
SIS sias ana appointments, for accommodating a
springs. ''"S at VI
tension OF va q" ." ~
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-12-27
BITS or NEWS,
Picked Up Here and There By Register
Reporters.

Picked I'D d6fo anu hOh
Reporters.
Four marriage licenses we're issued
yesterday.
THE laying of the gas main on Twenty
fourth street was finished yesterday.
THEopHILus CAMP fell on the street
Christmas day and fractured one OF his
arms.
THE Second ward market received the
poorest patronage OF the year yesterday
morning.
BEFORE Justice Arkle. yesterday, John
Medley was fined one dollar and costs Tor
drunkenness. .
Az election OF officers and trustees OF
St. Pauls church on the South Side, Will
take place today.
TIE Powers Bros. closed q five weeks
engagement at the Alhsmbra Palace Rink
last evening, to a good-sized house.
The residents of Wet2el street below
Thirty-seveuth, are complaining about the
oil lamps on that street not being properly
attended to.
MR. HARRY FRANlHEM was agreesOly
and immensely surprised by being present
ed with q handsome gold headed cane on
Christmas day.
PAT CAMPBELL, an employe OF the | PIPER
Riverside mill, had the fngers of his right
hand crushed badly Yesterday afternoon
while working at a crane,
EDDIE COSTELLO was before Justice
Ankle last evening charged with commit
ting an ass sult upon Pat Donovan. The
hearing of the case was postponed until
Monday evening at six o'clock.
OK Thursday afternoon a horse attached
to a buggy, in which q brother and sister
were seated, ran of in alley IL. Both oc.
cupants vera thrown out. the lady receiv
ing serious bruises and cuts.
THE big double attraction at the Chap
line street rink yesterday afternoon and
evening drew immense crowds. The per-
formanccs of Miss Gertie Gould and Mr..
Robert Aginton were applsuded heartily.
THERE will be a Christmas tree this eve
ming at Arion Hall. All that come are
expected TO bring q present for some one.
The Arion amateur orchestra will make its
appearance on the occasion for the first
time.
Mr.. W. A. MmLIGAN, OF Banner music
store, has received a patent on a door bell
that takes the place Of the electric bell,
With the electricity absent. 1t is an inien.
ious contrivance and will no doubt be q
grand success.
The orphans OF the ST. Joseph Hospital
had their share of merry Christmas, too.
DR.. C. NJ. Frizzell had Martin Thornton
make a huge plum pudding for their delec.
tation, while Mrs. Leigenfelder furnished
the ice cream.
The music at the Immaculate Concep-
ton church Christmas day was unusually
good; Millard's Mass in G being excellent
ly sung by the excellent choir, at 10
o o'clock, under the direction OF the new
orgsnist Mrs. NJ. j. Scott. The Incsmatus
BY Mr.. R. Y. Arkle, was finely retd ered,
as was also the Sslutaris in the afternoon.
Mr.. Dorsey NOBLE, the popular ~janitor
of McLsin building was presented with a
handsome walking stick by the employees
OF the establishment on Xmas day.
Through misintormstion it was stated yes-
terday that the recipient was a colored
man, but Dorsey is whita and a good Dem
ocrat besides.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-12-27
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
To the Memory of the Late Mrs. Joseph
Emsheimer by the Ladies' Hebrew Be-
~neyolent Society.

To the Memory of the Late Mrs. Joseph
Emsheimer by tue I.adies' Hebrew Be-
nevolent Society.
WHEREAS, God has called to everlasting
life, Sister Fannie Emsheimer, o lady
bound to US by the triple tie Of Church,
association and society; one endeared to
US blythe practice of those virtues that
adorn the Church; foremost in those ACTS
OF charity and benevolence that brighten
the annals Of our association, and alleviate
the suferings Of those around us, and the
exponent OF those couttesies and amenities
that heighten the charm of social inte:.
course; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That in the death OF Fannie
Emsheimer, our association has lost a
valued member; one whose couusels
guided and whose voice encouraged u
in the performance Of our dVtles;
whose fortitude during months OF
pain and anguish; whose resignation
10 affection, together with her msny v'r'
tues, should blazou her memory in immor.
tai honor. and inspire us TO brighten oar
pathway through lite with good deeds and
kind words and lead us TO Join aud meet
with her forever in the Messiah's Kingdom.
Resolved. That our sympathy be extend,
ed to the bereaved and ~sorrowing husband
and children. May they, like the Sweet
Singer OF Israel, in the resignation Of sor,
row, feel that though she may not come
beck to them, they one day may 90 to her
Resolved. That these resolutions be en-
crossed upon the records OF our s5:ocia
ton, aud a copy thereof presented to the
family OF our deceased sister.
Mas. VICTOR ROs~ENpUR,,
Mas. MEYtR HEYMAN,
Mas. CHARLEs kRAUs,
Committee.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-12-27

On January It'll, at the Opera House,
Col. Jake kemple will deliver his lecture on
Baked Beans and Bigotry." The Colonel
stated to q reporter yesterday that while
be would try to be both just and generous,
much Of his lecture would be q surprise to
his friends and the people Of this city.
Said the reporter
"Will you deliver a Farewell Address
to the Republican party?'
No, sir, said the Colonel with empha
sis; Il am still firm in my political con
victions and have no intention of changing
them, out nv lecture will be interviewer
with meiuteresting political history which
will be plain enough for all parties to un-
derstaud, though the principle features Of
the lecture will be my experience among
the way down east ankles, AID | shall
eudesvor 10 serve them up in g variety Of
styles
As an orator, humorist and %sstirist, Col.
Jake is to we'll known in this city for COM
ment. Aud now that he has thoroughly
indicated himself Of all the rumors and
sensational reports, bis friends should give
him a rousiDg audience as a mark Of old
time friendship.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-12-27

friends, Mr.. jacob Dick. president OF the
church, making the presentation
Mr.. J. b. HoBBs lately lost a very vaIua-
horse.
Miss Lizzie, daughter of County Com
missioner Sroker, who was convsleec'pg
from a spell of sickness, was taken with q
relsp.e aud ia now in q precsrious condi-
ton at her home.
Mr.. Geo A. Korner, formerly OF this CITY
but recently of Detroit, Mich where he
has been attending college, is spending HIS
vacation with friends in the city. George,
we wish you success in all your laudable
undertakings Also q happy Christmas
and a happy New Year.
Miss Katie Merits, of Rsvenns, . IL the
guest OF her sister, Mrs. ChGs. W. Frau
zhelm, Of South Chapline street.
Mr.. Steve Casey, of the Lizzie Evans
Company, is a member OF the Buffalo
Lodge, B. P. .. Elks.
Messrs. D. B. Welch and d. Cunning
ham, of Csdiz, O., are at the Mcclure.
A. n. Oxuard, formerly Of New Mar
tiusville, now a resident OF Colorado, Is
home on > visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. John c.. Riheidafer are
expected home on Monday and will lake
apartments at Mrs. Bonhsm ! Gu Main
street.
Miss Zanna Frssher is the guest oil
friends in Akron, Ohio, and will remain
until after the holidays.
Mr.. Wm. Leighton, Jr, Miss Mamie
Leighton and Miss Flanders are home
from Chicago for the holidays. Mrs. Mey
er, of Boston, is the guest of Miss Leigh
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Armour Johnston and
children, Of GAINESVILLE, Ohio are the
guests of Mrs. W. j. Johnston, 727 Market
street, for the holidays.
81. B. McLain and Robert McLsin and
family are at Tallahassee, Florida. Mr..
Robert McLain writes that the weather
there ia delightful, the flowers being in tulI
bloom, and the temperature IS bslmJ as
May.
Will Wright is at Washington. Pa He
will return to morrow,
Charley johnson, of the Louisville Com.
mercial, is visiting relatives in PlttsburE,
Misses Laura Lukens and Carrie Brues
leave for Baltimore on Wednesday where
they will remain for some time.
Mr.. Charles r Ebert, of Parkersburg, i:
the guest Of friends 10 the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al. Glass have returned
from their bridal tour and are stopping u
the residence Of the brides parents.
Miss Carrie Brues is the guest of friends
10 Cleveland, o.
Mr.. John W. Hill, editor Of the Quaker
City Independent, i.a guest OF Mr., j.. Har
yey Devore.
Miss Lizzie kVaus and company ar
chartered at the Mcclure. They lew,
this evening for Baltimore.
Mr.. Ed Wells, the we'll known architec,
is oil on a two weeks tour through th'
West.