Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-02-27

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Secretary Teller sent the depntation
Of White Earth and Turtle Mountain
Indians home last week at government
expense. They had come on without
notifying the department. They told
Isecretary Teller that the game was all
gone on the reselv lions, and that they
suffered for food. He suggested that
tthey might 60 to work. They replied
that they were the childreuo of theigTeat
father, and they wanted him to support
them. The secretary said that the
great father did not support his white
children, but they had to work . fer. their
living. He thought that as they had
lGO acres of land they could liyeif, they
wanted to work. The Indians said
they wanted more land. but were told
that it would be impossible to give
them any more.
Alexandria Herald: r. C. Gingles
came here three years ago from Water
Hoo. Wis. At that time the sum total
in his possession was $3.50 in money, a
pair of sucking colts and a yoke of cat
lite. He secured a claim three miles
south of town and went to work, and
work means something with him. To-
Iday he has lis. acres under cultivation.
SIS fenced, a good frame house two sto-
ries high. a granary, six good horses, 20
head Of cattle and a number of hogs.
During the past season he raised 800
bushels of wheat, 400 bushels 1T oats.
300 bushels of corr and 280 bushels OF
flax. During the three years which end
this spring he has kept account Of his
cattle sales and has realized SOD from
them alone, besides he has sold several
horses and a large number Of hogs.
He has 10000 trees planted nearly
around his quarter and. they havegrown
from six to seven feet high. His farm
is one of the picest around here, and he
has accomplished what will look to our
eastern readers like a miracle simply
by clear grit and downright hard work.
A correspondent Of the New York
Evening Post thus ,portrays the sur
roundings of the polling places at Seat
tie, Washington Territory, where WON
en- vote:
The ways to the polling places were
fenced in, and the election precincts
adorned with green shrubs and flowers,
The urns were :tastefully arranged, and
garlanded in some cases, reminding one
Of church pulpits where the religi gus
sentimentality of women is given full
~"xpression. Many ladies were present,
Offering tickets and electioneering, gen.
orally, as 1t seems to me, for principle,
not men. It vas pleasant to see the
MISUNDERSTANDING, raftsmen and
loggers-many who had cot felt enough
interest to come out at the June elec-
ton, (and SO were ignorant of the new
order of things) exhibit their surprise
when they found what the order OF
voting meant. They would stop, step
on one side, shake out their clothes,
turn down the bottoms Of their pants.
regardless Of the mud. throw away
their guilds and wipe off the brown ira
ces before approaching the ballot box.
guarded by its new divinities. At Ia
coma the women were tellers. They.
however, became exhausted before the
count was done. and after twenty-four
hours work they retired from the jol.
and substitutes completed it.
"Words fifty spoken are like apples
Of gold in pictures of silver" When.
where and how to speak requires more
than ordinary tact as some term natur-
al gift or competency. To some true
courtesy and elegance of manner is IL
power they unconsciously WELD over
all they meet. They seem to possess
such magnetism to intuitively know
each ones peculiar circumstances and
greet them accordingly. They sit down
to 70 converse. strike the key note as by
magic, the ideal Of thought or the hob
by their companion rides. then courte-
ously assumes their part as listener or
talk!er as situation demands; to be good
in either capacity %insures success as u
conversationalist. Such people draw.
never repel. They scan you but not
with that severity that divides o up.
weighs or measures your capacity, and
disposes of you in a way you know the
decision, but with a kindly criticism,
honelike ip its sympathy, inspiring
confidence and respect. They seldom
feel regrets that so often sting us when
words Of coincidence and cheer come to
US, but the opportunity for speaking
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