Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-03-20

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lIstelline Bell: 1.-THE legislature has
established a school Of mines at Rapid
City, in the Black Hills. One of the
prominent courses will be a series of
lectures on How to salt a claim"
While crossing Tyronza river, Arkan-
sas on g mule, the rider, anegro fell off
and was drowned. The mule came
safely to shore and was taken possess
sion of by the local justice. The river
was dragged; the Negroes body found,
and on it a pistol. He had been dead
three days, but the squire fined him $50
and Costs for carrying concealed weap-
5ns, and c%onfiscated mule and pistol to
pay the same.-Ex.
The seven stages of woman: at twelve
she wants to wear long dresses, with a
trail that will sweep up cigar stumps;
at sixteen she wants to be a"great &C
tress;" at eighteen she wants a sweet
heart; at twenty-one she wants a hus-
band at twenty-five she wants himto
stay home in the evenings; at twenty
eight she wants to have her own way;
At thirty she wants a divorce.-Pitts-
burgh Chronicles Telegraph.
"A Nebraska editor Zone of the hard
Shell persuasion, probably placed the
following inscription upon his wife's
tombstone: "To the memory of Tabitha,
wife Of Moses Skinner, Esq, gentle
manly editor oe the Bugle. A. kind
mother and exemplary wife. Terms,
50 a year invariably in advance. Office
over Cqleman's grocery, up two flights.
Knock hiard. We shall miss thee, moth
er; we shalt miss thee. JOB printing
Solicited
An exchange Gays S5l;s tthf5aat no sensible i,
man should '".get mad" because a news
paper "duns" him for money. A dun
is not all Impeachment of a subscribers
integrity, but is simply an outcropping
Of a publishers necessities. For in
stance, a thousand men w us from
two to six dollars each. We have to
dun them all in order to get enough to
pay IL expenses. Instead of getting
angry and stopping the paper because
the publisher asks him for what is hon.
estly due, the subscriber should thank
the editor for waiting on him so pa
tiently, and pay up promptly like a
little man.
Belva A. Lockwood got as mad as a
wet hen because the committee in
charge Of, the inaugural ceremonies did
not extend an invitation .tc her nor
make arrangements for her entertain
ment, al one of the recent candidates
for president. She accordingly wrote
9 tart letter to,the committee, express
ing the opinion that she had been in
suited. The dear creature should not
kick so strenuously. Woman's rights
should not always be considered to the
exclusion of those of men. If she had
been elected then she would have been
allowed. to exclude the defeated candi-
dates from a, share il the honors. Keep
q stiff. upper. lip, dear, you may get
there next ~time.-sioux Falls Press.
I Ii. speaking of. the contemplated
Homestead Monument that the people
OF Mitchell are so anxious about, the
Chicago Herald says. 1
."The homestead law needs no monu-
ment, and if it did, one place west Of
the Mississippi Is as appropriate as an
other. Wherever there is farm taken
up under. that law there will be a suffi-
cient i1onument,to be found. Marble,
granite or brass cannot more a%ppropri-
ately or, successfully commemorate a
Legislative. enactment. 1t would be a
very fine thing,for the little town OF
Mitchell tic have a. great monument
built within its limits by public mu-
ni6cence, and SO it would for MANY
other towns, but nothing of the kind is
needed. anywhere. ..Some centuries
hence, if it shall then he found that
cattle companies, railroad corporations
and nonresident noble1ten have in n
way and another dispossessed the small
farmers of their holdingsnand gained
title to enormous estates OF which the
people live as tenants, it may be agood
Sdea to erect a monument to Che home
stead law, but not now.
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What He Found.
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Chicago! Tribune, d: What did You
sind at Washington?" was asked Of
Mr.. Dave Aittler, OF Springfield, ILL.,,
who arrived in Chicago yesterday d.
rect from the national capital. ri
found he'city filled with about 100000
lean, lanky men who wore their pants
In their boots, none Of whom rank be.
Row a major" he replied, and added: 81
Understood that there were more Of
this class coming"