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Western Kansas world., 1885-05-02

"What ground have the Wylders for op-
posing this claim? Why, simply this:
It was Raymonds grandfather who
loaned the money to Guy Wylder, and
took mortgage on the Rock. He and
Wylder were old and close friends. Wyl-
der claimed that he paid the money the
very day Raymond Searle was stricken
with the mortal illness of which he died
before the following morning. Searle
could not at the moment put his hand
upon the mortgage-he was q notorious
ly careless man with his papers. But
the men were easy natured and they
trusted each other implicitly. Searle
was not feeling well, and it was agreed
that Wylder should come the following
day and finish up the business.
That day never dawned for old Searle
and the mortgage never turned up till
years afterwards"
This was the truth of the matter, but
this was not exactly the way the father
told it to his son.
"The money could not have been
paid" he insisted. ut was all nonsense
about the mortgage having been mis-
laid"
Young Raymond listened and grew
graver and graver. He believed that the
Wylders had the right on their eide, and
that the money had been paid as Guy
Wilder had said, and died fighting to
prove his word true.
OF his fathers part in the business he
could not bear to think.
Philip Searle was watching him. Il
went hard on him TO have the son of
whom he was 80 proud have one i'll or
suspicious thought of him.
Father" said Raymond 1t last ''there
is one way in which this matter may Be
settled honorably. FL can win Miss
Western Kansas world., 1885-05-02

A. B. JONES.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04
GoIdsmith's Grave.

On the north side of the Temple
Church is a plain tomb of stone. hex
agonally shaped, and rising very slight
ly above the ground. On the south
side of this simple monument runs the
legend: Here lies Oliver Goldsmith"
On the north side the inscription is
''Born 10th November, 1928; Died 4th
April. 1774." The letters are in good
preservation; but they might with adj
vantage be cut out more deeply and
filled IN with metal. Yesterday stray
visitors to the tomb-of whom there
are many. especially Americans-found
it tendery decorated with flowers.
There were roses, carnations, large
white water lilies with their long
stalks and great wreaths of moss. It
is pleasant to find that the obscure and
out-of-the-way grave of Goldsmith is
still known and remembered. Gold
smith himself did not exactly make a
fortune by his ''Vicar of W%aketield,''
although-such is the irony of fate
dramatic reproductions of mere por-
tons OF the masterpiece draw in a sea-
son profits which would have made
Goldsmith rich beyond his widest
dreams OF avarice. The recumbent
statue to the east of the tomb is a de-
cayed disgrace to the neighborhood,
and ought to be either restored or else
carted away.-& James Gazette.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04
gathered her energies for one last and great
effort.
Aunt Kate, what am that going to are?!''
philadelphia CuU.
Investigating the Childreu.

II amt gwine ter stay in dis heah coun-
try no longer den 1 ken hep" said an old
negro whose general good humor and salts
fed condition rendered his observation sig
nifcant.
"What's the matter, Eli?" some one
asked.
"Never mine whut's de matter, I KANT
stay hyar.n
"Yas, sab, da is"
'Infringe on your rights?"
'Sah?"
"Trample upon YOU rights?"
sYas, sab, da did. Tramped on me wifi
bof feet" r.
Tell me about it,"
"Wall, yer knows, sab, dat Use a mighty
ham fur chillun. Pse got twelbe ur fifteen
at my house, yer know. Dis mawnin'
while da wuz ali out in dc yard it struck
me dat dar WIZ er powerful chance o.
them, so I COUNTER count. Wall, sab, 1
counted twenty-three. Look heah, wife,
81, how come all desc chillun in heahY9
She sorter 'vaded the subjec, but at las
she 'knowledged dat de extra chillun
'longed ter her sister whut wuz dun run
away. Now, boss, how long does yer
reckon L had been er totin' dat extra load?'
81 have no idea"
mo, sab, / doan' 'spoze yer has. I'd
been feedin' dem chilIun fur two munts.
sab. l thought dat it tuck a powerful
chance ter eat, but l didn't think, sab, dat
my wife wuz er strffin' de ballock box dat
er way. No, sab, 1 amt gwine ter stay
heah."-Arkd1tsGW TfaVeler.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04
A DETROIT INCIDENT.
How a Newspaper Ma ProtectedHis Fam
lily From a Burglar.

How a Newspaper Man ProtectedHis Fam.
lily From a Burglar.
An all-night newspaper man was
persuaded by his timid wife to take a
night or two off in order to protect his
little family from the invader. He
didn't of course believe that a burglar
who knew his business would waste his
time or risk being caught by trying to
find anything worth steal ng in a news
paper mans house. But his wife was
a bit nervous and so he decided to
crafty her. AS he had not for wears
been in the habit of going to bed before
sunrise, he. of course, had no inclina-
ton to sleep during the long hours of
the night. So taking a book he sat
down in his front DOR on the floor
ready for an all nights siege. He was
soon SO deeply interested in his book
that it was past one o'clock when he
was startled by a loud ring at the front
door. He went to it, opened it and
confronted a policeman. The moment
the door was opened the policeman
crowded in. closed the door, stood
with his back against it and with a
revolver pointed at the editor, said:
''Don't move, I'll put a bullet
through your head:'' The journalists
first thought was that the daring burg
lar had tried a new guise, had bought
or stolen a policeman's uniform and
that he expected to rob and escape de-
lection by means of his disguise. But
a mor careful scrutiny of the mans
face assured him that it was the patrol
man of that very neighborhood whom
he had recently seen, and who himself
knew the journalist well by reputation
but not by sight. 'What do you wantp"
asked the newspaper man, whom we
will call Jones. What do you want?'
retorted the pol conan. What are
you doing here?" 81 don't know that
that is any of your business" said
Jones. Il suppose that a man has a
right to sit in his own house without
having to give an account for it,"
''What is Your name?" asked the DO
liceman. with a smile of increduf. ty
that at once provoked Jones. "Open
the door and you'll find out-if you
can read" said Jones. Come, now.
don't put on any airs with me-" said
the policeman. II know what's on the
door-plate. What 1 want to know Is
who you are. If you can't satisfy me
as to that you'll have to go along"
''l'm the a who lives here, and my
name is on the door," said Jones.
''Pshaw' said the policeman, don't
give yourself away like that. Jones
IS a night editor, and he is never at
home at this hour-never. You'll
have to go along with me-" AS he
spoke he raised the pistol again, which
he had forgotten during this dialogue.
Jones refused, and a struggle would
probably have begun then and there in
behalf of the great truth that a mans
house is his castle. But at this mo-
ment q loud female voice came tumb-
] ng over the banlsters, falling upon
the ears of the disputants below: Il
say. George. if this is the way you're
go ng on with your drunken old cronies
I'd rather have you stay at the office
and I'll take carr of the burglars"
The policeman withdrew, and George,
with muttcred imbittercdness about
woman's gratitude, returned to his
book.-DetroU Free-Fress.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04
IT'S WFULL SWELL.

Ladies Now Carry Their Parasols
as the Princess Carried Hers in bIre.
land.
THE society women of New York
are very quick to catch the fashion,
especially if it be English" said a
English actor, as he stood
in front of the Windsor Hotel ycster-
day, while watching the stream of car
riages that rolled toward the park.
Nearly every victoria that passed was
occupied by one or two ladies, and in
every instance they held their parasols
in both hands stra ght up and down in
front Of the + faces and within an inch
of the tips of their noses. Their hands
and arms were precisely in the position
in which a soldier places his when he
presents arms. 1t impresses the OBJ
server at first with the idea that
the woman is afraid that the para
sol will blow out of her hands
If she does not hold it firmly.
'.Do you see how common the fash
ion is?" continued the actor. ''Well.
that is all the result of the Prince of
Wales trip through Ireland. Ameri-
can ladies formerly carried their para
soils gracefully and easily while driving.
but when illustrated London papers
came over here with pictures OF the
Princess of Wales and her escort driv-
ing about the Irish C ties, and hold ng
their parasols like tlagstatfs, an in
Simultaneous change swept over New
York, and within Il month all the
women were carrying their parasols as
the Princess of Wales carried hers.
And it's awfully swell, too, don't you
think?"-N. Y. San.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04
"was George hurtp" Jennie ,

"Was George hurtp" Jennie mol i
family. aSked.4
mo, my darling. You have CO...
his life by your courage and p%resen sasea !.
mind" OF
Jennie smiled, and there BEING no4,:
better to do fell asleep. ''as
Jennie was a long time recov0,,.
from the injuries she had received Ing
horse had, just as he reached tho o ias
dren, suddenly taken to the street 'u Il
turning, the wagon had dashed ~
lently against a tree and been hrol ,ao'
Some portion of it had struck .Ions:la'
bruising her head and breaking o os,
arm. oae
Little George was unframed. IT,.
courage of his little sister had s,r us
him. Rob and Max we're very Kind 1a ,ea
attentive to her during her illness. T aas
never called her a coward after tha:
Their father had a very serious ' tan..
with them the day Jennie was hurt tD :
which he showed them how truly br,l ~
their sister was. '
They had nothing to say, for from ~.
danger she had faced so brayely thug s0
had III away.-A.M NJ. Ialcou, IN GolJ.y
D0US, wiz
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04
THE OLD DOCTORS STORY
A Fathers Last W"rds-.You've Alive.
Been q Good BOv tn Me.v

Been a Good Boy to Me-"
81 have a little story to tell Won
boys" the old doctor said to the youn.
people the other evening. Zone dayo
a long. hot day it had been, tool met
my father on the road to town.
81 wish you would take this packac.
to the village for me, JIM be sai5
h%esitating.
Nov, 1 was a boy of twelve. M.
fond of work, and was just out of ths
bayfield,, where l had been at worl'
since d%aybreak. l was tired, dustr
and hungry. 1t was two miles inta
town. wanted to get my supper and
wash and dress for singing school.
my first impulse was 70 refuse, and
to do it harshly, for I was vexed that IL
should ask this of me after nv lons
days work. If l did refuse, he woula
60 himself. He was a gentle, patient
old man. But something stopped me-.
one of Gods good angels, l think.
"'Of course, father. I'll take it. 4
said. heartily, giving my scythe to ope|
of the men. He gave me the package
"'Thank you, JIM he said, i wal
going myself, but somehow l don't feel|
very strong to-day
"He walked with me to the road tbsI
turned OF to the town, and, as he left
put his hand on my arm, saying agaipj
Thank you, my son. You've alway]
been q good boy to me. Jim.' i
Il hurried into town and back agaip.l
"When l came near the house / sav|
a crowd of farm hands ct the door
One of them came to me. the tears roul
ing down his face.
"'Your father he said, fell dead
just as he reached the house. The last
words he spoke were to YOU
'Im an old man now, but I hayd
thanked God over and over again in aid
the years that have passed since that
hour that those last words wereI
You've always been a good boy ID
me-"
No human being ever yet was sorr1
for love or kindness shown to Others
But there is no pang of remorse 20 keeu
as the bitterness with which we rememI
Der neglect OF GOODNESS which we havd
sho wn to loved ones who are dead.
DO not begrudge loving deeds and
kind words, especially to those Wild
gather with you about the same hearth
In many families a habit of naggingl
%crossness, or ill-natured gliding. gradu1
ally covers the real feeling of love thai
lies deep beneath.
And after all it is such a little way
That we can go together. - BaptS4
Weekly.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04
THE EARTH IN A TREMelE.
Interesting Discovery by Some italian As.
trODUmers.

trODnmers. '
There is it seems a perpetual earth
quake shaking this earth of ours. a fact
that was first discovered by a company
of astronomers who were studying the
stars. The Italian Government keeps
employed a corps of experts to record
these involuntary motions of the earth.
These, tremblings are too feeble to be
noticed by the senses, but the instru-
ments employed show that the move
ments are constant and not regular.
NJ. Daubree, a French savant, accounts
for earthquakes. Volcano eruptions
and the constant tremors OF the earth's
surface to a single cause, to-wit, super
heated steam. The waters of the earth
fall into the molten material at the in-
terror of the earth-steam is produced
and tn S steam is su%perheated, develop
ing such enormous power as to cause
the violent eruptlons and earthquakes
which in times past have : rent
the earth. Other scientists have
held that the gradual shrinking
of the earth's crust and the conse-
quent contraction from loss of heat
will account not only for earthquakes
but for the upheavels Of mountains and
the appearance OF valleys and depres-
sions. Pc haps both causes may be at
work; but M. Daubree's belief that
superheated steam is the one cause of
the tremulous motions his many adj
herents. When on a steamer we are
conscious of a pulsat;on, as it were,
made by steam, but this tremulousness
is regular, while the vibrat ons of the
crust of the earth are irregular; hence
it is surm scd that the earth imme-
diately under lis is a great steam boiler
acting irregularly but never at rest. In
some port ons of the earth it is known
there is a constant connection between
the water of the surface and the m
ternal fires. This is proved by hot
springs in numberless places on the
earth. At Carlsbad. in Bohemia, for
instance, it is known that a large sec
ton of country is a huge caldron of
boiling water covered with a thin crust
of earth. From certain vents come out
highly m%ineralized hot water of great
medicinal value. These hot springs
have been known to exist since
the seventh century, and it is
believed there has been no
material change in the character of the
water. 1t is known there has not been
any for five hundred years. Should
the vents at this place be closed up for
any aus it would result in a violent
explosion and the people of Carlsbad
would be plunged into a DO ling cald-
ron A part al eruption of this kind
took place in 1903. but fortunately no
lives were lost. This topic is interest
ing just now in view of the earthquake
which has devastated the famous
and beautiful Vale of Cashmere,
in India. A town was destroyed in the
valley and many lives lost. Volcanic
disturbances occurred about the same
time IN other parts Of the world. 1t is
not ceable, by the way, that every seri-
GUS earthquake in II part of the world
is apt to be contemporaneous with a
shock at its ant podes. These mighty
imprisoned forces affect enormous
areas of the earth's surface.-Demov.
eSt'S MOHfhku-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04
READING FOR THE YOUNG.
THE FLOWERS. REPLIES.

"Hey willow-waly! wish I were q daisy;
A merry, laughing daisy" q Little maiden
.sThen hey wiilow-waly! when life is bright
or haZy,
Keep a cheerful spirit" the daisy gay re-
piled.
"Hey willow-waly! a buttercup I'd like to be,
A bright, golden buttercup," the little
aid sighed.
sThen hey willow-waly! little maiden, draw
to thee
Life's golden sunshine" the buttercup re.
piled.
"Hey willow-waly! that I could be a clover,
A sweet, crimson clover" the little maiden
sighed.
''rhen hey willow waly! ere thy youth is
owe
Treasure all its honey" the clover sweet
replied.
"Hey willow-waly! If only Icould be a rose,
A dainty, pretty, wild rose," tho little
maiden sighed.
'sThen hey wlllow-waly! every little maiden
knows
How to be a rosebud" the dainty rose re-
piled.
-G,uce +. Pe%nnupacker, IN st. Nicholas.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04

How Good n Bad Qualities Grow and
Arc Developed-Ihe Right Time to Build
for the Futuro.

How Good II Bad Qualities Grow and
Arc Developed-1he Right Time to Build
for the Future.
You know, dears, there are shops ID
our large cities where one can 60 and
buy a suit Of clothing all ready to ID
put right on and worn; but have any q
you ever heard of a shop where ''ready1
made" characters were for sale? MOI
indeed! Character is something that
grows and develops in every boy aud
girl little by little every day, grow1
with their growth and strengthens with
their strength, until, at last, like a cloak
orcoat, it envelopes them. Look al papa
lie is an honest, upright man, prompt
conscientious and reliable in business
and at home tender, atiectionate and conf
slderate. Now, do you suppose he walted
until he became a man to develop these
qualities? And did mamma gain herwln1
someness and gentle manners, her pa
tlence and forbearance, alter she nag
groSAn to w~omanhood? No, my dears'
these admirable traits were cultivated M
youth and encouraged until they bel
came fixed and permanent qualities
Show me q boy who likes to lie AIDED la|
the morning, who is always behind 81.
breakfast, late at school, neglectful ol
his lessons and duties, and always max
ing excuses for his hardness, and VIII
Show you a man who is lazy and unre1
liable, and who will never prosper
one whom no n will honor or respect
And the girl who is idle, careless III
her appearance, snappish and snarllsn.
and inclined to procrastinate and Pu'
OF, will become slothful, untidy, eross
dllatory woman whom none viii au
mire, but whom every one will shuD
But the boy or girl who is prompt IL
d%ustrious, persevering, honest ana
amiable, who works, plays and st!as1
with a will. will make a reliable, PROF.
porous, noble, generous gentleman, v
q bright, clever, winsome gentlewonan5
Now is the time then, dears. to puDS
for your future, and grandma hopes sn
any OF you have formed habits thai ean
not fail to bring unhappiness w aan
you are older, you will get rid OF lush IL
at once before they become too deepaa
rooted. Somebody has taken the Mv vsr
habit and worked it out in this cIe, vi
way, which shows how a bad n u ~
sticks, and how hard it is to get liu NJ
"Habit is hard to overcome.
take OF the first letter it is "a bit
you take off another, you still nav tba
bit LETT If you take off another, Il
whole Of it remains. You take
another, it is not It. totally useu uP
So be sure and form good hapi's'
"Gramdma," ~ Christian at Wo'N'
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04
rect question, but to wait until it was cor

LOU QucStlOu, UuG W WALL uuIll IL Was COI-
rected.
One day the two sat together, Aunt Kate
busy with embroidery and little Jane over
her doll. Presently doll society became
tedious, and the child's attention. wa at
tracted to the embroidery frame.
"Aunt Kate" said she, ''please tell me
what that is going to be-"
But Aunt Kate was counting and did
not answer. Fatal word, be! It was her
old enemy, and to it alone could the child
ascribe the silence that followed.
"Aunt Kate" she persisted, with an
honest attempt to correct her mistake,
''please tell me what that is going to ami"
Still auntie sat silently counting, though
her lip curled with amusement.
Jane sighed, but made another patient
effort
"Will you please tell me what that is 60
ing to areT'
Aunt Kate counted on, perhaps by this
time actuated by a wicked desire to know
what would come next. The little girl
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04

New YORK struggles for the honor of
having the monument of a great man
Within her borders, and Immediately
assumes the burden of erecting one at
great cost. Ohio has the remains of a
General and former President of tbe
United States buried on the top of a
knoll at North Bend, a great man, whom
she has permitted to rest for forty years
in a grave, unmarked by any monument
whatever. Yet Ohio was once very
proud of General Harrison, whom the
whole country honorcd.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04

LAST year Indian Agent Dyer bcnevo-
lently distributed about SIS, 900 worth in
plows among the Arapahoe and Chey-
"enneI Indians. One who knows asserts
thai not half a dozen of them can be
found in use among the redskins. They
put their money into Winchester rides
and good ammunition, and leave the
pl"ws to rust. An uncivilized Indian
"oald rather shoot than pillow.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04

AN experienced river man claims that
the large number of boys annually
drowned in the streams about cities
shows the necessity of bathing-houses
and swimming schools. He says young
boys seldom take cramp in WISER; they
get into holes where the water is over
their heads, and becoming excited, sink
and drown. There appears to be wis
dom in his remarks.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04

The terrors of the cyclone have ms-
terially lessened to a certain Dakota
farmer since he arranged a trap-door
and a system of pulleys SO that when he
hears a storm coming in the night he
can pull a cord and his bed will sink
into the cellar.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04

The information received by cable
from London makes it appear as if Il
war between England and Russia would
come with the first frost or sooner
Both countries are steadily preparing
and are not far from ready.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04

HEAVY crops of corn, beef and pork
are promised. 'tThe fairness of the
land" is a phrase full of meat this
year, and having a flavor of corn
bread. Nobody will starve even though
the wheat crop did t"rn up partially
missing.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04
JAMES GRAMMAR.

The Meandsrlngs of the Childish Mind
Through h Intricacles Of English
Grammar.
Little Jane had repeatedly been %reproved
for doing violence to the moods and lenses
of the verb 'to be-" She woull say Il be-
instead of 81 am" and for a tine it seemed
as if no one could prevent it. Finally, Aunt
Kate made a rule not to answer an incor-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04

FIFTEEN million horses are now own
ed in America, and more than one mil
lion a year must be bred to keep up the
supply. The largest portion of these
are used for agricultural and heavy
draught purposes, and such horses
bring from $175 to $3.50 each.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04

The cattle kings are preparing to obey
the Presidents order to vacate the
leased lands in the Cheyenne and Arap-
;ahoe Reservations. Orders have been
given the superintendent Of the great
herds to ground up everything" pre-
paratory to migration.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04

MONEY at interest at six per cent. will
double itself in twelve years, at five per
cent. in fourteen years, at four-and-a-
half per cent. in sixteen years, and at
four per cent. in eighteen years. The
main difficulties lie in getting the
money and finding safe Investment for
it while the doubling-up act is in prog
rcSS.