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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-11
EXPRESS SERVICE.
The Methodb by Which Millions are Handled
Daily with Safety.

lie Method Dy which MILLIONS are n
Daily with Safety.
A mar entered the office of the ex-
press company yesterday, and, placing
a small package on the corner, said:
81 want to send this to Auckland,
New Zealand. When can it go?"
Without hesitation the clerk answered
him and gave a receipt for the pack
age-which contained money-saying:
II will forward it on the Philadelphia
mail tonight" Curious to know how
an express company could thus control
delivery at such a distant point, the
reporter sought out the superintendent
of the company's business in Pittsburgh,
and learned the following facts in re-
gard to the express business:
I: Eyes. sir, that is a common occur
renee here. We have packages come
in here for all parts of the world, and
we give a receipt for them, no matter
where their destination may be, and
we forward them by the most direct
route, and have yet failed to
make, a delivery. In one case, which
happened when I was in the eastern
part OF the country, a man came to me
and said he wished to ship a bible. to: a
missionary friend in South Africa.
We took the package and forwarded it.
Some weeks after he called to know if
lit had been delivered, and wO sent out
a '.tracer." We began by calling up
the various offices through which it
passed after it left us. and finally
traced it to Jul agents at Cape Town.
in South Africa. After two months, he
wrote the home office that he sent the
package out only to find that the COZ
signee had been murdered by the. saw
ages, and his mutilated body was all
they found. Did they deliver the
book? Why, of course, they did; and
when the remains OF the missionary
were brought home and the case
opened the first thing that met the
sight of the bereaved relatives in the
ease was a package bearing the name
of the express company.
1--WE will forward that package you
just saw delivered to San Francisco,
Cal, and there our agent will way bill
it to the. agent at Auckland, New Zea-
land, and in due time it will arrive
there by P. NJ. S. S. Company's
steamer just as surely as it would ge
to East Liberty. Lost on the road?
Nc. If IL employees attend to their
instructions it can not be lost, only
through %shipwreck, and then, if in.
sured, we make good the loss.
II entered the service of this com.
pany over thirty years ago, when stage
coaches were in common use and fire.
qusntly robbed. 1 had a bag of gold
dust to take from a northern town into
Elmira. and ! put the dust into a bottle
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-11

and g'Eas who wear their hair banged.
annr .ue Eyes OF an owl would be very
appropriate for girls who are fond Of
tn!lsht excursions. OF course. the
frnaI hIne fashion in eyes will change
rom m to time. and settlers ewes.
when may be fashionable next wear,
my pc decided to be VULGAR. a
year later when peacock,s ewes come
into fashion. Indeed, it will probably
W necessary for a fashionable. lady to
oe her eyes with her dress. and We
sa ~; near dlsparaging remarks made
:; :. sn's OF Una girl to the effect that she
~ Wearing the anne old eyes that she
"Gre at MI. Smiths party last winter.
Long ago it was discovered that
teeth' a and skin could be trans
painted. Now that we have learned
.aaC we can wear the eyes of animals.
lei Is reason to believe that we can
supply ourselves from the same source
win other organs. What an unspeak-
able benefit it would be to the freuuent-
er OF boarding-houses could he provide
himself with the stomach of a genuine
ostrich. He could then eat boarding.
81 -N opAiuS culckcn as easily
ana comfortably as he could eat a Gro
quette OF carpet-tacks or a tillet of
prlck. Imagine the improvements
winch could be made in any army were
the rank and file to be fitted with mules
legs instead of the weak and harmless
legs supplied to men by nature. DR..
Chabret's operation opens to us almost
unlimited possibilities of improving the
human race and of forming what would
really bea new type of man, made up of
Ju1dicious selections from the best limbs
and organs in use among the lower an
imals. 1t is earnestly to be hoped that
DIR. Chabret is not a myth, and that his
patient, with the practicable rabbits
eye is not an invention of some.imagin-
alive and unscrupulous Partisan jour-
nalist.-N. Y. Times.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-11
THE RACE.

Eestions Which Carried to Their Log
Conclusion, Indicate Startling Possi-
|ities.
all modern surgical operations,
recently performed by DR.. Cha
in Paris, is perhaps the most re-
hable. He removed a diseased eye
P young girl and replaced it with
eye of q rabbit. The transplanted
has accepted the situation, and
misses to be an efficient substitute
the lost one. OF course, it may
rm focus length from the girls
|lnal eye. but that is a defect that
De remedied by spectacles.
hls operation is apparently destined
ut an end to blindness among men.
Perto the loss of an eye has been
parable. but if. our missing eyes
oe made good by the eyes of the
animals. no one need be without
II OF good, substantial eyes. The
ny OF eyes which can be made use
OF this purpose is inexhaustible,
us the cost of production is practi-
nothing, the cost of supplying
self with new eyes will be very
DI only can blindness be thus rem
unnecessary, but persons who
lost their original eyes can more
supply their loss. In fact, we
al' greatly improve our powers of
ov providing ourselves with
ana desirable eyes. The eff
OF the police force would obvi-
We greatly increased were every
F'lnan to be supplied with a pair Of
Eyes. He would then be enabled
T. a cashier or other criminal on
sarAest night without the aid of a
Ill., while his eyes would be at least
r.0aole in the daytime as are or
ponce eyes. The eyes Of hawks
o.ner far-seelng birds would be of
"se advantage to sailors and
n pItsons whose occupations make
E M,'iy good eyesight necessary, and
4o'able that within the next few
no sailor will be able to receive
".,ef S certificate unless he can
lara mat he is supplied with the
ha. marine eye-whether that
y, 'he eye of a hawk, an eagle, or
purposes Of personal adornment
fin " plan OF supplying girls with
Eyes Is sure to be popular.
n fan could resist the pleading
or a glrl wearing a pair of settlers
("o me eyes of a deer !? What could
Of attractive than a girl with the
pink rabbit The eyes of a
"'f'er would be just the thing
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-11
INTERMITTENT SCENERY.
How the Tunnels Between Genoa and Piss
Interfere with It's Enjoyment.

How the Tune Between Genoa and Pisa
Interfere with It's Enjoyment.
The scenery between Genoa and
Pisa is very beautiful. lying along that
lovely coast of the Mediterranean
called the Riviera de Levante, but
there are reasons why we shall not en-
joy it as much as we. would like. These
reasons are eighty in number, and Qpn-
sist of tunnels, some long and! some.
short. and all very unceremonious in,
the suddenness with which they cut off
a view. AS o on as we sight a'queer
old stone town, OF a little village SUR
rounded by lemon groves. or a stretch
of blue sea at the foot of olive-covered
mountains, everything is, instantly eN-
tinguished, and we sit in the ,dank;'
then there is another view which.ii s'
just as quickly cut of, and so this
amusement goes on for. the whole dis;
lance, which is only a little over q
hundred miles. There is. an old story,
one told to'a s~tory-loEing King, about
an immense barn, filled: to- the top with
wheat, and a vast swarm of locusts.
There was a little hole, in the roof. and
first one locust went in and took. a
grain of wheat. and then another took
a grain, and after that another one
took a grain, and then another, locust
took another grain, and then the next
locust took a grain, and SO, ON for ever
SO long; until the King jumped mp in q
passion and cried outs, ~. 1,
''Stop that story! Take, my daughter
and marry her, and let us hear no more
of those dreadful locusts."@
The tunnels on the road between
Genoa and Pisa remind one very much
of that locust story.-Frenk r. Stock.
ton, IN st. Nicholas. 4. .5s.. t..i5 ~
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-11

The practical joker is one Of the
least tolerable members Of the COM
munity. In his juvenile state he is y
nuisance in his adult state he is often
as dangerous as the wilful criminal
PHILADELPHIA Bulletin.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-11

From the beginning of the English
colonies in America the Importation OF
indentured white servants was carried
on. Sometimes immigrants came as
such, and were sold for a term of years
to defray the expenses of their trans
portation. This arrangement was
Voluntarily entered into by the parties.
and was legitimate. The limit OF the
time of serVitude was fixed, seldom
exceeding seven years, except in the
cases of very young persons Chicago
Herald. tf7
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-11

Rev. T. A. Green, speaking of love
and weddings, says: NYoung people
fall in love and talk OF weddings and
tours. with little thought of such COM,
monplace things as boiled potatoes or.
carpet,sweepings. To imagine that
any condition lower down than moon
light and stars would ever toAch or
make their happiness, is Ia sharp dis
cord to their melody of lore They
would be happy anywhere OF on any
thing so he had, her and she had him.
And yet a badly cooked dinner or un-
tidy room in a little while may turn a
paradise into a purgatosy. We are not
fit to live on moonshine nor ia grow
strong on poetry. ''-ChicaQo Jearnal
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-11

Two Memphis thieves We're re-
leased on condition that they enlist in
the regular army, but after looking
the case over they returned and asked
to be sent to jail. Louisville Courier
Journal. ...'|." 81 4.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-12
Donation from Japan.

WASHINGTON, February 5.-The Presi-
dent transmitted to the House a commu-
nieation from the Secretary of State rela-
tive to the japanese governments offer to
donate valuable piece of land at Toxic to
the United States in fee simple for legation
purposes In his message Of transmittal
the President says:
II earnestly recommend that the Execu-
tive may be Immediately authorized to ac-
cept the gift in the name Of the United
States and to tender his imperial majesty s
government suitable expression OF this
governments thanks for the generosity
which prompted the presentation Of so de-
sirable site of ground. This step cannot
but be favorable to the United States in
every honorable way while disinterested
motives Of friendly foreign government
deserve from the United States proper
and Just recognition"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-12

LONDON, Feb. 6.-Arabia seems TO have
had something to do with bringing about
Gordon's downfall, if the story told o-dsy
by prominent London clergyman is to
be credited. This clergyman publishes
letter in the afternoon edition Of the Lon
don Globe, about meeting in that city last
November an Egyptian who had been
prefect Of police under Arabia. The pre-
feet and preacher became well acquainted
and on Christmas they had long conver-
sation concerning the Egyptian situation.
The clergyman expressed the hope that
Lord Wolseley would soon enter Khar
toum. At this the prefect laughed, and
said that Gen. Gordon was pretty safe
where he was, and that Wolscley would
not enter Khartoum. Wilfred Blunt, the
prefect continued, was the only living
man able to effect for England a peaceful
solution of the Soudan question: FL Mahdi
had confidence in him and would acce!t
him as a mediator So far as Lord VOL
seleys expedition was concerned, the pre-
feet said, I'll Mahdi had arranged to allow
il TO approach khartoum without any reg
ular opposition. The prophet might fight
at or near Shendy, but il he did it would
merely be for the purpose of tempting
Wolseley on into further and greater trials;
on no account, however, would FL Mahdi
fight decisive battle until the British
forces were massed.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-12

WASHINGTON, February 5.-At a meet
ing Of the River and Harbor Committee
to-day it was decided to report amend
ments TO the river and harbor appropria-
tion bill, eliminating that which proposed
TO make Captain Eads consulting engineer
for the Mississippi river commission, and
placing him in charge of the improvement
of Galveston harbor. The amendments
will reduce the appropriation proposed for
Galveston harbor from S150,000 TO $780,
900, anl will provide that no part of this
sum shall be expended until the harbor
commission provided for in the bill ex-
anime the harbor and make a report to the
Secretary of War.
The legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill, reported to the House
to-day. recommends an appropriation Of
S21 .2l3, ,10l, which is 81 ,0ss, ,46S less than
the estimates, and S212, ,902 less than the
appropriation for the present fiscal year.
The bill reduces the salaries of 100 spec
ial examiners in the Pension Bureau, pro-
vided for at the last session at from
81 900 to 81 400 annually, on the recon-
mendation OF the Interior Department 1t
also provides that the President shall dis
continue the appointment and services OF
officers at ports of entry where, for the two
successive years last past, the revenues
collected are less than the salaries and ex-
penses of the office. The President may,
however, appoint deputy collectors for
such ports. who shall he compensated by
fees not exceeding 81 800. The Office of
OF Foreign Mails is abol-
ished and the supervision of the foreign
mail service is placed with the Second
Assistant Postmaster General. The COM
pensation of special agents of the internal
revenue service is limited to So day, ex-
cept the chief, who is to receive - day.
The bill further provides that judges of the
Court vf Claims shall prescribe system of
fees similar to that in the u. ). Circuit
Courts and shall enforce their collections
against litigants unsuccessful in their
causes of action in court.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-12
Inland TRANSPORTATION.

NEW YORK, February Sat meeting
of the Chamber Of Commerce to-day, the
question of Inland transportation was re-
ferred TO by Cornelius y. Bliss, who moved
a reconsideration OF the motion adopted at
previous meeting, which recommended a
change in the method of collecting customs
in the interior. He thought in the pas
sage of the resolution the Chamber had
stultified itself.
Jackson /. Schultz, in speaking on the
question. said he thought II probable they
would hear something about their own
custom house with week or two. When
our committee was in session. said Mr..
Schultz, Il asked for an explanation of the
manner in which goods were brought into
the country, and little fellow said i
will explain. / take a sample under my
arm and 20 to the different merchants and
ask them for the price, when / get one
cable to Lyons and the goods are sent on. ~
Mr.. Bliss-"How is il that these foreign
agents 90 home after three years in this
country and buy a castle on the Rhine 2"
Schultz replied that it was the'sweating"
process.
Mr.. Waters attempted TO read from a
pamphlet when Bliss snatched it from his
hand, saying he objected TO it being read.
Bliss motion 10 reconsider was then
carried, despite the protests of Schultz, who
claimed that il was not right nor courteous.
The text of the motion reconsidered is as
follows:
Resolred, That in the opinion of this
Chamber the system of Inland tIansporta-
tion within the United States is unjust to
the seaboard merchants and detrimental TO
the revenue, and should be abolished.
Pool Commissioning, Fink, when asked
to-day what should be done TO further
satisfy the merchants, who complain of his
decision in the matter OF the diversion of
freight, and who ask that written guar
antee be given that no n ore freight be di-
verted in that way as complained OF,
said, mo written guarantee will begiven." Il
have promised that there shall be 20 more
cause for complaint. and with this think
the merchants will be satisfied
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-12
A Laughing Plant.

This is not flower that laughs, bat one
that creates laughter, if the printed stories
of travellers are to be believed. 1t grows
in Arabia and is called the laughing plant
because its seeds produce effects like those
produced by laughing gas. The flowers
are of a bright yellow and the seed-poGs
are soft and woolly, while the seeds re-
semble small black beans, and only two or
three grow in pod. The natives dry and
pulverize them, and the powder, if taken
in small doses. makes the soberest person
behave like circus clown or madman,
for he will dance, sing and laugh bolster
ously, and cut the most fantastic capers,
and be in an uproariously ridiculous con-
dition for about an hour. When the ex-
citement ceases the exhausted exhibitor OF
these antics falls asleep, and when he
awakes he has not the slightest remem-
brance Of his risky doings.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-12
Interstate Commerce Bill.

WASHINGTON. February As passed
by the Senate the interstate commerce
bill provides for commission to be COM
posed of nine members, one from each ju-
dicial circuit in the United States, to hold
Office for 6 years, except that o! those first
appointed three shall hold Office two years
only, and three Others four years only. Va
cancies TO be filled by the President, and
not more than five commissioners shall be-
long 10 one political party. The duties
of the commission are defined 10 be to eN
ercise the powers and duties granted by
the general bill pertaining to the methods
and regulation and operation of all trans
portation companies engaged in Interstate
commerce. and take into consideration and
investigate all the varicus questions Ielat-
ing to commerce between the States, es-
pecially in the matter OF transportation so
far as may be necessary to establish just
system OF regulations for the government
of the same. The bill being in its present
form a substitute for the House bill il goes
lack TO the House for its action.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-12
LORRAINE, LORRAINE, LoRKEE.
By CHARLIE KrNcsLFy.

Are you ready for your steeple chase, Lorraine,
Lorraine, Lorree
Barum. Barum. Barum, Barum, Barum,
Barum, Baree.
You're booked To ride your Gaping race to-day
al Coulterlee.
You're booked to ride vindictive for all the world
to see,
To keep him straight, and keep him first, and
win the race for me.
Rarum, Barum, etc
She claspcd her new born baby. poor Lorraine
Lorraine. Lorree,
n cannot ride Nindictive, as any man might see
Hes killed 4 boy. he's killed a man, and why
must he kill me -
"UuIe-s you ride Nindictivc, Lorraine, Lorraine.
Lorree,
IT, YOU may keep your baby for you'll get no
keep from me-
That husbands could bc cruel, said Lorraine,
Lorraine. LOrrec,
That husbands could he cruel have known Tor
seasons three =
But Oh, to ride Vindictive while baby cries for
me,
And Lc killed across fence at last for all the
world TO see ,'
She mastered young Vindictive-o' the gallant
Aud kept him straight aud won the race as near
a. near Vould be-
But he killed her at the brook against a pollard
willow tree,
on BE- killed her at the brock the brute. for all
the world To see,
And 10 one but the baby cried for poor Lorraine
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-12
SPIRIT TO SPIRIT.

Dead Not To thee, thoa keen watcher mot 81
lent, not viewlcss, To thee,
Immortal still wrapped In the mortalf l. from
the mortal set free,
Greet thee by any clear tokens thon smilest to
hear and to see.
For T. when thou wakest at dawn, to thee am the
entering morn;
And l. when thou walkest abroad, am the dew
on the leaf and the thorn,
The tremulOus glow OF the noon, the twilight on
hsryests Of corn.
am the flower by the wood dpath-thou needest
to look in my eyes;
The bird In the nest in the thicket-thou heedest
my love-lsden cries;
The planet that leads the night legions-thou
linest thy gaze to the skies
And am the -oft-dropping rain, the snow with
IT. huttering swsrms;
The summer-sisy cloud on the hilltops that show
eth thee manifold forms;
The wind froln the south and the west tile voice
that sings courage In storms!
sweet was the earth TO thee ever, hut sweeter by
far To thee now
How hast thou room for tears, when all times
marvelest thou,
Beholding who dxel- with God in the blossom
ing swards aud the bough@
once a. "A wall were the mountains once dark
emed between us the sea;
No longer these thwart and battle, iorbidding my
passage 10 thee: -.
Immortal still wrapped in the mortal, lingcrtill
thou art set free
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-12
ROssa'S Condition.

NEW YORK, February 3.-O'Donovan
Rosa continues to improve. At 10 o'clock
tonight he was slumbering peacefully ut
the Chambers Street Hospital, The au-
thorities agreed with Captain Phelan that
Rosa would be safer somewhere else as
the hospital was thronged with ROssa' 5
friends and an attack was apprehended
from them by Phelan. Rosa was removed
tonight to the New York Hospital, where
he will remain until able to appear against
his assailant, Mrs. Dudley.
New YORK. February 4.-Rossa, at the
suggestion of his wife, was removed from
the Chambsr street hospital to ST. Vincent
hospital. which is under the charge of the
Sisters of Mercy, where he was given a pri-
vate room. The bullet is still embedded
in his back.
NEW YORK, February 6.-ODOnovan
Rossa rested comfortably last night. The
doctors say that if his condition continues
as it has for the past day or two, Rossa
will be able to leave the hospital within
ten day. There were quite a number of
callers to-day.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-12

INDEPENDENCE, Kansas, Feb. 6.-The
coroner returned this evening from Rad
ical City after holding an inquest on the
bodies of MIR. Canham, son and daughter,
who were murdered Tuesday night Some
are inclined TO suspec, the elder son, who
maintains that he was, at the time of the
murder seventy five miles away. Ii is
generally believed that he will prove him
self innocent. The mother was sleeping
down stairs and was struck on the head
with a hatchet and had her throat cut
with butcher knife The bedclothes
were undisturbed Her son, the next vic
tim, was asleep up stairs and was killed
with a hatchet and never moved after he
was struck. The daughter, agea about
p, sleeping in the next room from her
brother, was aroused and got up. She
made desperate fight. receiving sixteen
wounds from knife ard Ratchet, and
at last started down stairs and was killed
at the door. The fiend then examined a
drawer in a bureau and left spots of
blood on the clothing in the drawer.
The young lady's room is covered with
blood and shows evidence of great strug-
gle. The excitement runs high and should
the young man fail to prove his where
abouts since Monday he will be In great
danger of hanging. The county will offer
$500 reward and the State $500 more.
Appearances indicate that the murderer
secured hatchet at the stable and knife
in the kitchen, and when through with his
work washed and wiped his hands before
eaving the house.