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

Several men were at Wabuska the
other day to say goodbye to one of
their number who was going North.
Just as the train was fairly under way
the departing vaquero shouted back
that he had left his o%vercoat. A short
search resulted in finding the article,
and a hurried discussion arose as to the
best way of restoring it to its owner,
when it was suggested that, had they
been quick enough, one of them might
have caught the train on his horse.
The suggestion was like a flash of fire
to powder. One glance after the fast
disappearing train and Dan Farley was
in the saddle, plunging both rowels in
his steed and away and away, over
bitches, through the s%agebrush, up the
hills and down the hollows, riding as
though for dear life, like a mailman or,
more reckless still, like a thorough
blooded cowboy. 1t was a hard run,
but in a mile and a half Dan overhauled
the train and the conductor slackened
speed SO that, he could deliver the coat.
1t is needless to say that Dan rode q
good horse. Enterprise.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-03-20
YOUNG MEN.
Stock-Breeding a Potent Influence to Keen
Them on the Farm.

Stock-Breeding a Potent Influence to Keep
Them on the Farm.
The farm devoted exclusively to
grain-raising, affords only as regards
money-making, and not in any other
way al entertaining pursuit. To keep
upon the farm ambitious young men,
better fitted by education than ormer
ly for entering other pursuits, some-
thing more attractive than holding. the
pillow, hoeing weeds, and binding after
the reaper must be furnished to them.
1t a be said of many young men, we
are well aware, that they have no taste
or liking for live stock, and regarding
these, it is useless to expect they will
meet with success in such a pursuit.
But, the surroundings, the convent
ences, and the character of the stock to
be handled has more to do with keeping
the young men on the farm, or. on the
other hand, making it distasteful for
them, than most farmers OF the old
school are willing to admit. We well
know that many young men are born
with an especial fondness for domestic
animals, and this follows them through
life. This is as much an inherited trait
as is the desire for music, or for fine
apparel. Yet these depend greatly
upon the direction which the taste OF
the young man is invited to take, the
incentives held out, and cultivation
given. This applies to nothing more
truly than the fancy for domestic AMI
mails; and this taste cannot be expected
to take q deep hold on the young man,
if only scrub stock be held out as the
inducement. 1t would be little to his
credit, and reflect little credit upon the
opportunities that are presumed to
have been spread before him from day
to day, if in these days of advance
ment in all the leading pursuits, he
took no note of these opportunities,
but loitered behind like a dronc. Boys,
and even the young men who have
ceased to be boys, as the term goes, "a
not be expected to reason from tho
staid standpoint of older heads. On
the other hand, after he has learned of
the attractiveness and the %alluring in.
tluences to be found in a life in the
cities, the young man of average ambi
ton and brightness will require the in
ccntives that are held out upon the
better class Of breeding establishments
throughout the country, or at least a
respectable approach to this.-Na-
ti0aGl Llcc Stock Journal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-03-20

:'Did he?" Said Mrs. Jones, in sur.
fs;se: Its funny he didn't say any
sn,tig TO me about it. Well, 1 am much
ool.ged to you for telling me-"
"ihanks, dear. I knew.youwould be
glaa to hear it. What! Going so
Yes, it is getting quite late. By
the-way, who was the man Mrs. Smith
was flirting with?"
ut was Mr. Jones, dear. Good by!
come again, that's a ear."-Benja-
MN N0rthr0p, IN Puck.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-03-20
The Rio Horn (Mon+.n NAY sea,n,

The Big Horn (Montana) Sentinel
illustrates in the annexed paragraph
how the freedom of the press must be
upheld occasionally in territorial Sec
tions: Thomas Beecher, alias the
a.Kid,' attempted last Saturday even
ing to suppress the freedom of the
press by attacking our local scribe with
a deadly weapon, which resulted in the
kid" finding himself laid out under
n of the Star of the West billiard
tables.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-03-20

old Liberty bell was cracked in
1928 while ringing in honor of a visit
of Henry Clay to Philadelphia
New-York tribune., 1885-03-01

water the season advances becomes than tho
ocean water the shad migration into continental water
begins II the northern area should be than the
southern, then an unusual proportion Of shad
will DO thrown into our waters. II,
the other hand, cold waters should
sweep down from the northern rivers then the shad Will
make dead for the Chesapeake and our fisheries
Will prove o failure Warm rams and the abssnce or
In the mountains at the beginning or the hshing
will also determine the movements OF these hsh
IT. in the early spring. they get 10 the mouth OF river
ana lind the water warm then tumutuous rush OF
markets will be gutted. trust this will prove the case
this season."
How about the Southern shadi"
We'll tho shad are not possessed OF the flavor OF
our fish, because they are natives 80 10 speak, OF
the Southern waters They are not me
migratory shad Of that imaginary ocean plateau 10 the
north These Southern shad begin 10 run In the 81
Johns River, Florida III the middle Of December Jney
running high up the coast now rs the Cape rear
River. in North Carolina. Owing to the cold weather or
this winter they have been shipped and reached mere I'D
excellent condition. At present the Florida roe s ca u
be had for so and the North Carolina roe for vi %
each. Tho male shad from Carolina brings oniy ~
cents. But you will have wait until the hgh mats anu
shamrocks bloom before shad what Is shad."
New-York tribune., 1885-03-01
SUAD AND THEIR HABITS.
RUNNING IN SHORE TO FIND WARM "ArEE-EA
PHCTED ON ST. PArRiCK's DAY.

RUNNING IN SHORE TO FIND WARM "AiEh-EA-
PECTED ON ST. PArRiCK's DAY.
"In the spring." said Fish Commissioner
Blackford yesterday. tho young mans fancy hSh'iy
to thoughts OF broled shad It's generally around
St. Patrcks Day that shad make their nrst
I'm the North River and there Is tradition among Wee
hawken fishermen that the Saint was himself mytnicai
shadow" and the Commissioner spoke nc inaa-
verenty stuck the lighted end Of his cigar In MS mouth
Recovering quickly from the surprise which this act
occasioned, he resumed:
Tho experts tell that the temperature OF hc ""'c
governs tho appearance OF shad III THO f"o'S
and harbors along the Atlantic coast 80
that there Is really no accurate mothoa
of determining when they will appear OBSERVATIONS
taken In 1881, 49, and 's3 showed that on an nnsh,y
plateau out In tho deep sea. extending IRON, .no
capes Of the Chesapeake TO the Delaware ss o ~
the temperature Of tho water much higher lnsn m
the rivers and bays along tho shore, Tho
therefore, s that schools of shad belonging TO the
ne axe tho Delaware and the North Rivers nave ,noI
common winter quarters this plateau wasn the snoro
New-York tribune., 1885-03-01
4 GOLD CON MAsQUER1DING rs 4 CENT
PASSING FROM ITS owSER THOUGH THH HANDS
OF TWO OTHERS.

PASSING FROM ITS owSER THEoUGH THH HANDS
OF TWO OTHERS.
THAT iive-dollar gold piece has had queer
clroer said the OF the coin ycsterfay to TRIB-
JNE reporter "One day last week crossed from New
York to Brooklyn by the Hamilton Ferry. | had this
coin IN my pocket with lot OF silver and pennies The
bell rang was approaching the ferry house Twas
in n great hurry aud wanted to catch this rarcu ar
boat. rushed up TO the ticket onoc and plunging my
hand into my pocket pulled out two cents, as Thought
Later In the day 1 found that had io't 'no
nivc-dOlar gold picco, aud IN speaking OF IL
to a friend hc advised to inquire about IL at the
ferry. promised to do but didn't got an opportunity
for several days Finally found myself at the liaIn-
ton Ferry. Tho was In the oifce toid
him had rushed through the gate In hurry some
days before. and had given hi - gold piece TOT
cent. He opened small drawer and took from u inc
identical coin" / recognized IL from q pecuIiur
.ndcntation the rim. l to!i that wus
the coin Well he said. this piece mas aha ah
q queer didn't know who left IL mere IN tne
first place remember taking in plaoea ,b ~ & az Ur
side. but not In tho drawer thinking that tue owner
would return for IT, In the afternoon tlero was pls
rush. and nearly every passenger wanted chahEa IN ny
hurry passed out the gold coin for cent tuousnt
had the last OF IL. The following morning mum
rushed past NJ In great hurry aud siappca aomn
a cent and the same old gold coin again doh hnow
whether he did IL 10y mistake or whether ne knew ho @
cot IL from and supposed wOuIu DC pa W ou' VI
pocket At any rate. here II is.' H.
That's the history Of the coin to- date Tmsone 20 We
careful In the future that It doesn't have any more hf
breadth escapes"
New-York tribune., 1885-03-01
ONCE HE WORKED But NOW HE 1RAMPS
HOW Ills EYES WERE oPENED-SEEKING THE IN-
CONSTANT NICKEL.

HOW Ills EYES WERE oPENED-SHEKISG THE IN-
CONSTANT NICKEL.
ayes. used to work." said the tramp as he
toasted bis feet before warm stove ia a Ninth
dram-shop on cold night last week. and explored his
rockets for some stray bits Of tobacco. used to put
I'm eighteen hours day in bakery. and was continually
on the linp at that Well it broke all up until now
can scarcely get any sleep at all what's the use OF
working anyway find the popular caper Is To make
fools hustle the benefit OF the upper ten thousand
and played fool long enough. This reminds ine now
my eyes opened.
1t was in the month OF January 1869. The weather
was so cold you could taste the air in breathing It,
WAS delivering bread like IDIOT when came TO the
corner Of Fourteenth st. and seventh ave Twice l
attempted TO get around IT, and twice was hurried back
by the piercing blasts that swept down the avenue The
third time made up my mind TO succeed or freeze to
death in the attompt As got around what should see
q roll OF bills rolling toward mo. IL looked ike
thousand dollars / gave the young fellow who was
with push that sent him into the gutter and baggcd
it, There 81 900 sure said he. sent him to deliver
the last loaf IN the OF saloon. and while he was
gone hurriedly counted the bills There was just 800
put $55 into OF pockets and showed the rest to
Jim That makes s22 so for me-" said he. and we
divided He set up tho hampagne and blew IN the
rest knew he would do 1t when kept more than nall
IN the first place.
That very same. lind that get along Just IA well
by taking things easy Before eot aowh 70 rags MAD. made
taking from the railways OF Ptown houses. a sk
coal I bad enough for "a week. Things have changed
some what IN later years People have become more
Everv boseho der now has his front door fastened 10y
chain that will permit 1t TO DO forced ajar only few
nnon FOR their lack Of discernneDt II knew Of
thing better would checrfuly abandon tramp ie Dut
don't" .-,, . n,ooo y, o..
ham from the lunch counter, and again sailed iorth 10
seek the inconstant Nickel
New-York tribune., 1885-03-01

frstproduced at the Haymaket Theatre II enjoyed but
moderate Revived at the Court Theatre nnder
the management Of Mr.. John Hare it was. with Miss
Ellen Terry In the cast Luidn Vacosour, great hit
Its subsequent fortunes have been various. To-day 1t
seems little Old.fashioned. its heels having been
trodden on by more modern illustrations OF tho dea
which was. perhaps, originally suggested by Jules
sandeau's MademOisele de Ia scgliere."
New-York tribune., 1885-03-01

Tho sudents of Berlin we're obliged to celebrate the
birthday Of tho Emperor William on tho 18th sf te
present month instead OF waiting for the date March
81. ..on account Of vacation coming at that time.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-01

asked DIZZY" And look at Wo have made even
| Stanhopc an undersecretary :"
Everybody knows that Lord Ioscbery made
Child daughter OF 1.-The Baron Meyer de Rothschid.
| a most agreeable and accomplished woman worIi
is very popular. although little overfond Of what Is
G1SS Sa woTs Of his e Is o Sa wilson
Barrett not excepted He is thrIyseycn years old ana
looks twenty-Iour at most lie was Mr Hladstonc
paI" in the Mid lothian campaign. which inaugurited
the long series OF disasters for which tho present Govern
Enshen Kin ",n Of the bold Buceieuch." vital blow
lGsr yous ysy ya WSsher he he will develop Into
statesman or remain " clever young man all his me-
like Lord George Hamilton, remains 10 be lie ls
evidently becoming serious Tor he does not bet on os
or pay oaa -, az a,r ,o DaS ,uous Th"s of poor
Lord George Bentnck /
American artists are becoming very popular here MT
work well received Everybody admlres Mr.. Sargent
pictures and all In town who respect themselves VIII be
Ten O'Clock appears likely to make palpable mt,
and Mr. whstlers solitary snowy tut of hair will be
| more to the fore than ever.
All the newspapers are full OF memories OF Gordon
Nearly all these taken from shert ana well written
memoir by Mr. Archibald Forbes and from compilation
OF letters with connecting memoir by Mr.. EgmOnt Hako,
gentleman who s believe. asort Of cousin 10 Gordon
| and has written unsayory novel called Tho New
Dance Of DEATH Ia which appear sketches OF persons
well known In society, and capital Is made out OF ths
hdeous circumstances which accompanied the death OF
/ the Late Lord Lonsdae.
"The Hermit OF Holloway" better known Mr.. Ed
Inund Yates. Is sorry 10 say, suffering severely
from imprisonment. lie Is terribly hippcd and de-
pressed by the restraint imposed upon him. agra
yated by the visits and letters ocous friends tor
pd yo unreievc by exercise. adds to his msiortuncs
once again the tide of popular sympathy has turned
| completely IN his favor.
Our National Gallery Of pictures r. undergoing kind
OF rearrangement, many Of the pictures being already
rehung afford space for the purchases
| HogaTth's Miss Fcnton. the original Polly Peachum,
afterward Duchess OF Bolton, would hold In any
COMPANY save that OF Titan and Vclasquez But the
costly picture By sandro Botcei bought at tho Hamil
dt.ulou nhi hat tg ahs
| a .domical armament" resembles nothing much as
| an 0meiesie jambon.
Miss Evelyn Dubourg, married on the 10Th instant 70
Captan Alexander Is the daughter OF Mr. Dubourg, the
auihor OF Men and Old Acres" tho Progenitor OF
long list of plays concerning the relations of the
landed interest and freshly made capital tho last OF
which " The ironmaster." Mr.. Dnbonrg In pre-,
paring hts ceverly play for the stage received
The valuable assistance OF the late MI Tom Taylor
The play has had q curious whcn it wac ~
New-York tribune., 1885-03-01

pr6tessor Swing declared in.:a recent sermon, thai
chicago liz religious city, ontainng .breadth aio
sweetness OF the Christian faith not coianSn non ra m
roans ret aboard Their breadth and swee,ncss VII
never be properly, appreciated In this e'infui word
iB,ston Transcript.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-01

ca,rgs Eliot Will be long remembered and always
aeeov respected; but her fatal mistake WAS that OF
I,,y "a II the last words Of wisdom had been spokep
Modern science IL neither hdeous farce - some tneo.
iosans imagine nor thing 70 be shsn "a ssossn Snos
chaeter in the complex philosophical Human Liza
lIobert buchanan IN The Independents
, 1885-12-11
G. A. r. Monument to Grant.


WASHINGTON, Dee. lO.-A general or.
der has been issued from headquarters Of
the G. A II. of this, informing the mem
bers of that organization that Washington
has been selected as the site proposed for
the G. a. r. monument to Gen. Grant.
To suitably mark the event and to evi
dence for all time an equal share of all
comrades OF the Grand Army in this work
Of commemoration, the various posts are
requested to prepare rolls containing the
name, rank, regiment and post Of each
donor. which, when returned to national
headquarters, will be bound into volumes
and properly cared for and provision will
be made TO furnish each post a litho-
graphic or other suitable form of engray-
ing Of the finished monument The quar-
termaster has been directed to deposit the
funds received as contributions with the
Trust company, and it IS to be solely ded-
icated to the erecting OF the monument
and subject TO no other charge, save only
the cost of printing aud distributing the
rolls and the proposed engraving of the
finished monument, and all time and labor
expended in this behalf by the Grand
Army or any OF the comrades or authori-
ties shall be without cost.
, 1885-12-11
Want to Stop the Coinage


NEW YoRK, Dec. l0.-There was to-
day a meeting of the Board of Trade and
Transportation, and a committee on sill
yer coinage submitted the following
Resolred, That the compulsory coinage
of the silver dollar should be suspended
and that the coinage ofthe silver dollar be
resumed only when demanded by the gen
eral interests of the country, or when sill
yer shall be restored rs good money
through its interchangeablility and equal
ity with gold before the the law among
the leading commercial nations.
This resolution was recommended to the
National Board of Trade for consideration
at its rex January meeting.
NEW York, Dec. l0.-The chamber
of commerce held a special meeting to-
day to take.action upon the suggestions
contained in the presidents message in
relation to a repeal of the law regarding
the coinage of the silver dollar. The
committee on finance and currency re-
ported that, after careful consideration,
they had unanimously agreed TO support
the president of the United States and
the secretary of the treasury on the stand
they had taken in relation to the suspen'
sion of coinage Of the present silver dol.
lar, and recommended the adoption Of a
resolution to that effect, and the memoir
alizing of congress to have the compulso.
~ act of February. 1878. repealed. The
report was adopted, and copies ordered
printed and sent to members of congress.
Tickets for Carleton will be on sale this
manning nj Masi'a hook aore.
, 1885-12-11
The u. s. supreme Court.

WASHINGTON, Dec. TO- Attorney
General Garland annual report includes
a statement Of the business OF the supreme
court and the court of claims. During
the year, l,65S civil suits and 1877
criminal prosecutions were terminated in
the United States courts. leaving 2,l46 of
the former class and 3,S0S Of the latter
class now pending, The court expenses
paid during the year were 81 Sc, 900.
The Encouragement recommends that the
fees Of marshals in Montana, Wyoming
and Idaho be doubled, and that the com
pensation of United States attorneys for
New Mexico and Arizona be increased.
The Encouragement adds that a motion
will soon be filed by the government in
the supreme court to advance the appeals
on the dockets in the Union Pacific case;
that it will doubtless be granted, and that
the matter will be disposed Of at An early
day
, 1885-12-11
CONGRESSIONAL

WASHINGTON, Dec. l0.-Thc following
is to-day senate proceedings.
Alter the reading Of the journal. Mr..
Edmunds introduced a bill to provide for
the establishment of a postal telegraph;
referred to the committee on post Offices
and post roads.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Morrill, was
agreed to, ordering the payment from the
contingent fund of the senate OF the actual
and necessary expenses of the senate com
mittee appointed to attend the funeral Of
Gen. Grant.
Senator Mcpherson presented a Joint
resolution of the Legislature of New Jer
sey. recommending a congressional inquiry
into the fitness of a portion Of the terri
tory of Alaska for the purpose of a penal
colony for long term or life term OF con-
victs. Referred.
At 2:07, on motion Of Mr., Allison, the
senate went into executive session, having
first resolved that when it adjourned to-day
it shall be to Monday next.
, 1885-12-11
A Mnrdarons Idiot.

JEFFERSON CRY, Mo, Dec. 10. Mea.
ger particulars have been received here Of
atriple tragedy that occurred to-day at
Lynn creek, in Camden county. Dr..
Lyons, residing on a farm near that place,
has tor several years past-purely as a
matter of charity-cared for an imboeile
named Williams, who has hitherto been
considered harmless. To-day, without a
word of warning, the idiot snatched up an
ak and struck Dr. Lyons ON the head,
c%leaving his skull aud killing him in
SANITY. He then attacked the doctor :
IA year-old daughter and killed her also
A young son Of the doctor, hearing the
disturbance, came upon the scene at this
iuncture, and procuring a rifle sho. the
IDIOT dead.
, 1885-12-11
A Horrible Murder

ROME, Dec. l0.-The trial commenced
here to day Of a butcher named Tozzio,
and bis wife, son and daughter, who are
charged with the murder Of one Poggi,
also a butcher. The motives for the
crime were trade, Jealousy and family dis
putes. Poggi was entrappel in Tozzio's
cellar, where the murder was committed
The body OF the victim was u into
pieces, aud the remains were scattered in
a suburban wood. The blood was boiled
into black buildings, which were sold in
Tozzio's shop. The son made a coufes
sion 10 day. He narrated the story in
court with cold bl5oded cynicism, which
provoked a howl Of fury, tho audience
yelling, away With him to the scaifJld %
In reply the murderer tauntingly screamed
here | am. tear me to pieces" The ter
rible story has created intense excitement
! throughout the city.
, 1885-12-11
Knitted In Her Parlor.

NEW YoRK, Dec. l0.-Bella Sims. a
beautiful young girl, residing at 400 Sew
ent avenue, was fatally stabbed last night
10y a young man IN whom she was former.
ly betrothed.
The assassin is Joseph B. Lewis, a
clerk in a Fulton street, paper warehouse,
who lives at 25S Thompson street. -Four
years ago he fell in love with Miss Sims
and they became engaged. A year later
Lewis, who was a clerk in College Point,
lost his situation aud the engagement was
broken off.
AT that time Bella went to live with her
grandfather, Richard Pauling, in a fat at
Seventh venue and Thirty-ffth street.
where she has remained ever since. Her
mother is dead and her father is captain
of a tugboat.
Lewis has recently endeavored to renew
his engagement with Miss Sims, but the
young lady refused to listen to his plead.
lngs. Last Thursday he called at the
house and after again being refused. he
caught Bella by the throat and threst-
ened to kill her if she allowed any other
young man to call on her.
Last evening Charles l.. Marsh, an oil
friend of Miss Sims, called to see her.
Lewis came to the hall door of the fat an
hour later and demanded admittance.
which was refused. He went away. but
a short time after returned and burst open
the door of a bed room aud gained admit
lance. He rushed to the parlor. Here
he was met by young Marsh, and the two
men grappled. They fought desperately,
Marsh for his life. for his opponent had a
knife in his hand. Tho two men finally
got out in the hallway. Marsh, inding
he was overpowered, called to Miss Sims
tn fly, and darted down the stairway.
Lewis entered the parlor and rushing
up to Miss Bella stabbed her four times
near the heart. The young lady fell to
the floor and the assassin was about to
the knife into her again when Of
fcers Lee and Stephenson. of the Twenty
ninth precinct, who had been summoned
by Marsh, entered the room and seized
Miss Sims was removed to tho Roose-
welt hospital in Il dying condition, and
vas locked up in the Twentieth
precinct station house.