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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-27

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among men-hlls calling is by no means
an unimportant one. That collection
of many colored bits OF filthy paper in
his basket will be ground To pup, pre-
pared, and turned out as rough, ser
viceable material in less than Il weeks
time, The leaves CT the last new ro-
nance, turned over by the dainty fin
gers OF the japanese belle in her bot
CON, the yellow proclamation of the
Imperial Government, the white, semi
transparent windows of the great cas-
ties, the gorgeous lanterns ef the big
tea houses, are all maHefr from the scraps
picked up by the c%hiitonier; while for
llsh-boucs. pieces OF broken metal, aud
cinders, there are endless uses. More
over, it is Il lucrative calling, for pick
ers-up of old scraps and fragments
have risen TO wealth "ni position; and
one OF the most famous restaurants in
the gay quarters of the great city is
owned by II who, for forty years.
slouched about back slums with his
basket and prong ct bamboo.-4u Ms
car H0M40.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-27
.xt for l'omilies on the power OF the


text for homiiies on the power OF the
human will. His pen being his fortune,
his chosen profession that of Il man of
letters, he maniuiiy trained himself to
the production OF literature that he
loresaw would be welcome and remun-
eratiHe; this, in Il series of works,-at
first descriptive, then inventive,-con-
SANITY advancing in perception, in
management OF incidentanu character,
until he now stands where we find
him, III the front rank OF those whoim
press observers with Il sense of our lit
erary progress. His poetic gift serves
him we'll in translation. dramatic adap-
tatIon, and with respect to the feeling
and artistic effect OF his tenderest cpl
sodes. Waving discussion of Mr..
Howells's method as Il novelist, vino
eau question that he has Judged wisely,
and has done far better Tor The public
than if he had pursued the art that
was his early choice?
"Ry such examples more light is cast
upon the reduced Importance of our
song-makers, and ground discovered
fer Il belief that this is transitory and
that a fresh departure win anon be
made. Fancy and Imagination are
still rife, but tncir energy finds vent in
new directions. Accomplished crafts
men, some OF whom thirty years ago
have been numbered among the
poets, now supply the public with its
rations in the guise of
fiction and romance. Through
instinct or Judgment, they have occu-
pied the gap in our literature. The
lime has been opportune; famous in
were made by the elder.min-
'trels; our school of fiction had been
represented only by a few rare and ex-
,eptional names. So Keen has been
he new impulse, that the young neo-
'hyte OF to-day. instead Of shaping his
,ague conceptions into rhythm and
initiating the poets within his knowl-
'dge. longs to emulate the foremost
lOyelists,n
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-27
The Trus Use of Money.

But very few young people know the
true use for the money they earn. 1t is
first to pay for subsistence; second in
aid to those needing charity: third, and
last, as a source of income or accumu-
lation. To spend money for any other
purpose is to waste it. Everything pur-
chased should be of real and substan-
tial value, convertible into other and
greater value if possible. No one can
afford to give his time and genius to
earning money and then cxpend what
he has earned for that which is not sub
stantial. Far better is it to accumulate
and hold ones earnings until the time
for death comes, and then turn it over
to some worthy charity, where it may
do good for the unfortunate. Every
one can earn enough and more than
enough to meet all his wants and needs
if they be as moderate as they should
be, and ii he finds he has Il surplus,
which he is certain OF, he can bestow it
upon those who have been unfortun-
ate. In %eXpending money the young
man should always ask himself-.'do |
need this?' He should not ask edo l
want lhis?n Wants are, too often, the
children Of children. There is nothing
manly in giving AWAY to desires and
being governed by them. To do so is
to become the slave OF morbid appetite.
How many men, in the evening OF their
days looking back can see that they
have earned millions Of dollars, even,
and Yet have not managed TO save 10
themselves a single hundred, 1t is this
which embitters the close Of IL life. The
man sees that he has beeu not only less
frugal than he should have been, but
Wastetul. His hard-earned money has
slipped out OF his hands in driblets as
fast as he could carr it. He has spent
it fol- useless things. He has evcn dam
aged his health in indulgencics which
We're poisonous to his physical and
mental systems. When u young man
secures employment he should firmly
resolve-''out Of my earnings all nee
essary expenses shall be paid. The re-
mainder | will rigidly reserve for fu-
ture uses in the same direction" We
aver that all young men will meet a
period when 5000 would prove the first
step to i competence to suplort them
i'll old age. Then ii should b. re aim
OF every mechanic OF other ....,ustrial
to secure that sum. ltmay ane TWO or
three Years TO secure it. III SO, all the
more reason for securing ii. Money to
one so long accommodating such a sum is
OF tar greater value to HIM than 10 one
who gets il ahead il one year. But,
above all, the pursuit OF this course
makes Il better citizen and better man,
in all respects, OF the one engaged in
it, than does the so-called ''liberal and
open-hearted generous" life. The lat
ter is the life OF Il spendthrift who be-
comes besmirched with all the evils of
humanity, and too often ending in
wreck, ruin and disgrace. The "pop-
ularity' is among his own class, and
not worth having albany Press and
Hnic&Crb0cGcY.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-27
MISSING AlNAS.

In Roumelia. nov much talked OK
there are 1890 gypsies,
There is a building in New York in
which 5000 persons find Office room,
Lord Wellesley is declared to be one
of Tie most unpopular mon i'll England.
II. w. Shaw (.'Josh Biilings,l is re-
ported to have made 100000 by his
writings.
Cannon Farrar's sentences sometimes
contain 800 words, almost az many rs
do Mr.. Evarts'.
A monument to commemorate eman-
cipation is TO be erected by the colored
people Of Nicksburg, 1t a cost of 500.
0OC.
A crank. accordin" to DR.. Howard
Crosby. is "a man VINO has 4 capital
idea without sense enough to work 1t
out
The 800 Lords Of England have an
average income of $1,000 0 each.
Their united income is about SO, 000,-
600.
Professor Bartholow says that choral
is the most effective remedy for cholera,
and that its power is much increased by
the addition OF morphine.
Moncure d. Conway defines his re-
ligion in the sentence; "God is good,n
and says that the first task of religion
is to convert Christianity.
Beacons1ield talked in a soft, low
voice. Gladstone talks distinctly in
medium tones, and Lord Salisbury
often boisterously.
The latest musical freak is a surgical
operation for the benefit Of piano play
ers-clipping Il cord between the third
aud fourth fingers to improve the touch.
The story Of the Sartoris estrange-
mept is said to be confirmed by an in-
timation from Mrs. Grant that her
daughters marriage has resulted UNI
English soldiers in Egypt are housed
mud huts. The ease with which they
were constructed shows that there is
no special difficulty in making bricks
without straw.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-27
Die II We're inspired with tha .lrna-

-.--,-n . 40
able II were inspired with the dreaa
belief that it brought with it a spirit of
pestilcnce and famine; but if these peo-
pie would only call to rcmembrance
the wide prevalence of mcteoric visitors.
they would conclude that the most nor.
sistent spirit which their Imagination
would attach TO them must be quite ex-
haustcd by this time. d.. kleiber. Of
st. Petersburg, has calculated thai
1850 pouuds OF meteoric dust fall IL
the earth every hour, which woulJ
make ftty-nine tons q day or more than
2l,500 tons i'll 4 Year. while Professor
Proctor thinks eve this estimate is loo
small. Yet very little damage is done
10y the fall OF these ''@ir stones" for
the most part OF them fail upon unoc-
cupied ground OF into the sea. Belle
hunters are reported 10 be already at
work and carrying otf The mctcorite by
plcemeal. This seems to Indicate either
that the mass was very much shattered
by It's fall or that it has a large pre-
dominance of stony matter which
would enable fragments to be broken
OIL, fcl the most accomplished vandal
would End difficulty in securing q sou
from Il piece of meteoric iron.--
ScICItgHC .1JgTyfrHB.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-27
Wonderful Wheat from Pugctsound,

Mr.. Olive Counter, who resides on
the northeast quarter Of Sec. 81, Town
ship II north, Range 4 east, about five
mlles from the city, brought IN some
samples OF seven-headed wIlcat, raised
this year on his creck-bottom clay loan
land. The stalks are the products Of
two kernels and are six feet high from
the root to the top head. The heads
are very peculiar, resembling Il pine
one being thick and clumpy. One OF
the heads OF average size was shclIed
out, and the grains counted from the
nj head We're l6l. According to this
the IL kernel OF wheat. yielded 9GG
plump, lat wheat grains, or nearly
1000 iold. The yield per acre to MI.
Counter Of this wheat was eighty-iiYe
bushels. On the same kaQd ot soil he
has raised reu-top cloYer this year six
feet in height. Those who arc ac-
qua:nicd with good milling wheat say
mat liiis VIII make = No, ! quality OF
llou3,. One Of mo heads. which was
weighed. tipped The spt!as 1T over half
an oulct. lnc21tt ATett:ay AeWs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-27
Noyelisf-poats.

.t
From Edmund c. Stedman's literary
critique, entitled ''lhe Twilight of the
Poets, in the September GeaturY, we
quote the following:
ut must be borne in mind that note
few OF our idealists are directing their
man efforts to prose composition.
Among our noyeiists, however,
Atdrlch always seems the poet,-an
author with whom song has the preee-
dence. lis tales are the prose OF a
poetic artist, and owe 10 this fact their
airy charm. Howclls furnishes an in
stance OF the apt recognition OF exist
ing tendencies. The wisdom be has
displayed in his generation goes FAR
10 justify the diversion we arc oIsery-
ing. lis early verse. issued conformity
with that OF his friend Piatt, bore IN.
usual MARKS OF promise, aor has he
quite broken With the muse or ceased
TO hold her image in his h4art. Other
wise his heart, like Mr.. James's, was
that OF q critic, scholar. analyst; and
the determined evolution Of . masterly
novel-wIiter, IRON II youth of the quail
lilcatlons involved, might serve us a
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-27
BRIGHAM AND AMELIA


BRIGHAM AND AMELIA.
While the majority of the "faithful,
are agitated and excited over the tur,
affairs have taken, and not a few q
them are packing up preparatory I,
journeying to the new Mormon shono
hold, wherever that may be, Ameli,
Young, the twenty-third and last wifi
of Brigham Young, goes quietly AM
serenely about her household duties a
usual. She has no love for the Nor
mons, and she takes no trouble to con.
ceal the fact. Her present residence i!
Il OF the most desirable and hand
some in the city, and yet it cannotcom.
pare with the palatial mansion which
old Brigham had built and presented tc
her, and which still bears the name
"Amelia's palace" Old John Taylor
holds forth in it at present. But his
time, as we'll as that of the rest oi
them, bids fair to be short.
The story of Amelia's marriage to
Bingham and a few Incidents of after
HE are very interesting. An old lady
who at II time was Amelia's school
teacher at Council Blulls. H., tells me
the following tale.
Upon one occasion when Brigham
Young was passing through Council
Bluffs. on his way to Salt Lake, he
caught sight OF Amelia's pretty face
and tine figure, and immediately re-
solved to add another one TO his haren.
The glrl's parents We're good Mormons
and their consent to the union was joy-
fully given. Not SO with the giri. She
had q stout will rs well us It handsome
form and pretty face, and she declared
that She would not marry '.that ugly
old hcathen." Her parents. however,
were determined not 10 lose the chance
or getting so near heaven by such an
alliance, and slernly commanded Ame-
4la to don her robes and take The hand
OF the all-poweriul Brigham. Seeing
that she would be conpelieL to marry
nm II She Stald al HON . The oirl made
hef way to Il neigAbor's uul them her
story, and received their sympathy and
protection. Her parents instituted a
search, during winch Amelia hid in a
root-cellar. over the door vi which was
a wood-llouse. The kind p uplc carried
her meals TO her Wnttcut attracting
suspicion, until the ti!ill c4y one of the
spies employed observe. stem arising
IRON a basket which the gentleman
was carrying 10 the wood-nousc.
Ibis led TO her d.scovaI,. and, as she
was under age, her par,l,i took CHARGE
of her.
After a hard STRUGGLE An,si, finally
consented to marry l2e e}.. Mo,mon
but declared: ..lf / do n..rlI. him ia
have my own way, and ny W;lI find #
out" He did.
Several Years after ,!,e;r marriaoe
upon one occasion Amcl:. told Brinham
to buy her a SINGER s.win.-m,shinn
The old man PROMISED 10 se,d il nm
that day, and walked OH yx,in ,ishandes
in his pocket, thinana. aonn.Jrss how
many lilhes it would i:ne to @gy fo. IS
BY the time he 90; doyyG-. ,. Ne fa,-
got what kind OF a ,n.c,,n n.,s u..nt-
cd. consequently ii WA, " WnprIar s,
Wilson that the mon btn,.., nn1st,;,s
to Amelia's sitting-rool... a. soon rs
that lady saw thar h,i. 0.ti.,.. lad not
been obSyed ia WA L,,.,. 10. It'' Ivy
lv nu11.,, ~, q. -:
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-27

The navy OF the revolution was very
small and inefficient. Thirteen vessels
were built by order OF Congress, Of
which V We're captured by the
British, five destroyed TO prevent them
from falling into the hands OF the ene-
my, ana one, the Rnndolph, exploded
while in action with the Yarmouth,
not Il soul on board escaping. Oh the
thirteen vessels Dot one VIZ, III the pos
session 81 the Anericlns ut the close
OF the Nar.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-27
Ben. Wade's Strong Prayer.

A story told me by Senator Hender-
son about the Late Ben Wade, of
Ohio, sounds enthusiastically true to
the popular portrailure of that sturdy
old abolitionist. Chief Justice Taney
was in feeble health about the close of
Buchanan's administration. 1t was
feared in Washington by the abolition
lists thatlhe might die before Lincoln
was inaugurated and give Buchanan
the appointment of his successor. Iii
fact. he lived along until near the close
Of Lincoln's first term. AT his death
Lincoln. it will be remembered, ap-
pointed Salmon p. Chase, who had
just been nominated for president by u
convention at Cleveland, and was thus
Il rival. Some time in 1868 Henderson
was sitting beside Wade at the capitol
when Chief Justice fancy walked by.
Wade spoke up with much vigor: "Just
look at that old sinner-how erect and
firm he walks. Why. along in 1859
and go L was praying night and day
that he might live over into Lincoln's
term. Say, Henderson, it strikes me
] must have prayed too strong, CHIP
Ac}0 I0aN tribune.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-27
A correspondent who has been stndz

A correspondent who has been study
ing the personal characteristics Of
Vanderbilt and Gould says there is
something wonderfully alike in the
manner of Vanderbilt and Gould, in
spite Of the fact that one is large in
physique and the other small; and 1
presume it arises from their distrust of
mankind, based on the supposition that
everybody who approaches is reaching
for their purse. They are visibly merry,
Gus, their speech is similarly jerky, and
they instinctively avoid looking any
body squarely in the eyes. This shy
ness OF their fellowmen is shown in
their summerings. Vanderbilt had it
given out that he would spend the hot
months at Rlchtield Springs, but had
really engaged quarters at Saratoga,
under a proviso Of secrecy until his ar
rival. Gould sent forth the assertion
that he would make u journey across
the continent, and then steamed of
suddenly in his Yacht.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-27

ll5v; 0UU cons postage. and "JSs BY iiiajI oe ynl, Us MiI T
s:I nee a l'achageof goods Of large vain, ,l,.,t
MY Siiff YOU III Worllt>at willat once brine ' van
y fnHje\ ihSter then anything else in .l,,lrriirn
4 ( :. a. 5,,'',. ~, I-Jt.'"p ~ presents With each pny
~ h,h.n "n,,.Ho r.EefFWlerp, OF either say. ~ III
a&lS. 10Y al i%i1eti1ne. "rspare time only. 10 wo a.!
VI ~ t!irll avn homes. Fortunes f6r .III" ,,h
I IT, ,.rg; at !, rn insured; Don't delay, ii. Hli.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-27

WN/ 81 nj more money than at anything else
Wy .&~h% by taking an agency for the hest
Sellllls p9ok out. Beginners succeed gr;uldly.
None fail. Terms free. HA1LETT Book co.
Maine.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-27
~WEssTNGToM sPRrwrs

Justly praised by the Indians and early se,,,
OF southern Dakota for their wonderful holt
properties. These Springs are varied. and MI
some are medicinal, containing "'''
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-27
MEsssMcToM HILLS

celebrated for their beautiful scenery. s,,f,
OF pure and medicinal waters. and I'm at hnl
nnsre OF singular purity, making it withn,,,
u ON, soon TO be one OF the most popular ny !.
town site embraces Within its limits To Nh ltr
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-27
Snlplur. Ir0n, MagleSi2, and lima.

Others are simply pure, limpid water. The ,o,,
Is iltllN supplied with FIRST class hotels ann" i,
siAs and appointments, Tor accommodates ,'a,.
springs. N"' at avg
tension of nv VI w
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-27
e SIN TON
- SPRINGS -

The new town of Washington SPRINGS L..
nlatIed,b by BURR, SCOTT, BOURNE 3 nane,,,,
county Of y" 'he it'
EER A7Irn
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-04-22
A Moving City.

The Virginia Chronicle says: From re-
cent surveys it has been ascertained that
the entire city of Virginia has moved
over thirty inches to the east since the
big fire of 1875. The Maynard Block in
Gold Hill is known to be gradually
sliding down in the direction of Gold Can
Won, and has moved nearly two feet since
its erection. This movement is so grad
ual that it does not affect in any manner
the safety of the buildings, as the ground
to the depth of nearly 100 feet to the bed
rock is known to be continually sliding:
1t is a well-known fact among practical
miners that the ground on which Virginia
CITY is built is what is termed a slide,
and It is necessary to sink nearly>lOO feet
before finding the natural bedrock.
These slides are caused by the constant
crumbling of the rocks on the mountain
sides. The debris thus accumulated
through incalculable ages is constantly
grayitating downwrds, and in Jew
hundred thousand of years what is now
known as the site OF Virginia City Will be
nothing but barren bedrock, worn as
smooth by the action of the elements as
the southern slope Of Sugar-loat Noun
tain, and were it possible for structures
huilt bv human hands to stand the decay
of time. the entire city itself would then
have been forced out on the fiat between
the mouth of Six-mile Canyon and the
Carson River.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-04-22
PATENT NOTICES.
Application for Patent.
Notice No. 1904.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, April 9, 1885,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ Grizzly Flat Mining and Milling Company,
by Moses Kirkpatrick, of Salt Lake City, Utah,
its attorney in fact, has made application for
United States patent for the Huron Lode mining
claim, situate in Little Cottonwood Mining Dis
trict, Salt Lake county, Utah Territory, consist
surface ground one hundred feet wide,
being Lot No. 175 and described In the field
notes and plat of the official survey on tile lii
this Office with magnetic variation at Is de-
grees 10 minutes east as follows: Commencing
at post No l. a corner of the claim, and running
thence south SO degrees 50 minutes east 100 feet
to post No. 2; thence south SO degrees ten min
utes west |, l59 $40 feet to post No. 3; thence
north 53 degrees so minutes west 100 feet To
most No. 4; thence north SO degrees 10 minutes
east 159 $40 feet to post No l, the place OF be
ginning excepting and excluding from the
above described area so much thereof as IS IN
conflict with the Honey Comb mining claim,
Lot No 81 in the same mining district, the area
claimed being 41-100 acres. From the centre
of the northerly end line of said Huron Lode
mining claim, its discovery point bears south
50 degrees ten minutes west659 5-lOteet distant,
and from its said discovery point U. s. mineral
monument No 3 bears south Y degrees q min
utes west 8 go 40 feet distant. The said min
ing claim being of record in the office OF the
Recorder OF said mining district at Alta City,
in Salt Lake county, Utah. The nearest known
locations being the Honey Comb, Lot No. 81 the
Jayinia Lot No. 10, and the Ontario NO 3, LOT
No 173 all being mining claims within SAID
mining district. .,.-t, J., .to
SALT LAKE EVENING DEMOCRAT, the newspaper
published nearest the said mining claim, LOT
the period of sixty days.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-04-22
Four Dollars a Day.

There is a good deal OF trouble T, az
Eureka. Nevada, about wages, Inc
Miners Union, composed of four. dollar
a-dav men, is seeking to force into lts
ranks certain men who do not desire 10
belong to the Union. The Union does
not seem to have the entire sympathy 0,
the community of Eureka, for cluzens
companies have been formed to ASSIST the
local authorities in keeping order, cue.
We do not know what the particular liar
situation in Eureka is, but there is one
principle, as regards wages and unions 40; -
that holds good everywhere. That pIln n
chile is. that trade unions are benenclal as
long as they do not try to make wafer ,
run up hill. It is not for unions, coni,
posed of sensible men, to attempt 70 KEEP ~
wages higher than the state OF trade VI
the condition of affairs warrant. Ii IL
their place to simply keep them where
thew ought to be. Mining work is very
largely done by money levied by assess assess.
ments. The question Miners Unions
have to consider is whether 81 day VII
xiii the golden goose or whether tne
GOOSE can stand it. The goose could no.
Stand it in Virginia City. 1t may pe