Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-11
GENERAL.

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"A bicycle club in Hungary is o,,
Buda pesther Kerekpar-Ecrnaea ll
Whenever a member takes = h sle
he LAYS it to the name.--Rurunea0 d
Free Press. A9|
An Ohio farmer stepped on
tlesnake with his bare foot and
away without being bitten. hut ~ 3
he prefers a bar of hot iron'|nessa1
Free Press. O'"d
"A drop of liquid auric cblor;a.
argentic nitrate, mixed on a n;oo'
glass with metallic zinc or coppp tv.e
make an instantaneous growth of
and silver ferns Chicago Hcrald sY
The people of Crawford CON-.
Pennsylvania, give queer namos
some Of their towns. The follow.
are specimens: Stringtown. yolIoni
Kerrtown, Goose Haven, East Iibas
and Frogport.
Some of the most intelligent =.
les. basing their affirmation UPON
character of art exhibitions of ha y
few years. agree that English art
in a state of positive and visible den,
Chicago Current.
More is required of young lad;o,
society than of young men. A Won,
man need not be beautiful, need NJ n
sing, play, or say anything intelljcae
He may be positively idotic and
get on well in society. as is shown
numerous instances.--Chicago Hcral
-Tyrants and monarchs prots1
their subjects from the dishonest
food adulteration. whereas, in n
country at least. the people have bs
Indifferent and their leg .slatures ~
courts have proved useless in stayi1
an evil which has grown to alarmj1
proportion Chicago Herald.
The ''buffalo gnat'' is described \
Prof. c. V. Riley as Il small fy closal
related to the "black fly" of the NortI
v estern woods. At certain seasons
swarms in immense numbers, and
its poisonous bite causes great destru]
ton among sheep, hogs. poultry, catl
horses and mules.-dlbany JournqI.
"A colored man died in Chesterfp|
County, last week, '.leaving his thi
teenth wife to mourn his loss"
better evidence could possibly be 4
forded Of the vitalizing and bracinc >
fects of the salubrious climate of III
State. True, the remarkable powers
endurance displayed by the old ma
appear to have been Offset by the poo
health of his successive wives: but I'll
wives were probably drawn from Mort
Carolina, just across the line.-GAu
lesion Is. CO. Ncms.
Mayor Deering, of Portland, sal
two drunken men carrying on a run
ming fight through the street, a crow
of several hundred people follow.n
them. His Honor followed the men
see how long it would be before
policeman turned up. After walkin
a long distance, during the progress
which the men drew knives and mad
q lot of entertainment for the hood
lums, the Mavor. discovered the policd
men watching a game of baseball viii
much interest.-LcWiStom (Me.) J0vI
nal.
Paper made in 1853 was recentN
examined bya gentleman. who say
that it is in the most perfect conditiod
strong, flexible, of a pearly white coloj
and on looking through it is seen
water mark, beautiful for its c%iearned
and delicacy. The paper is aswhitc a
can be desire. and has a surface such d
is not seen now. The question is, will
a modern handmade paper stand til,
test of an age OF 400 years with e1ua|
results? The gentleman thinks nod
owing to. the presence of chloride q
lime in the modern article.-N. Il
Sun.
He Couldn't Sea- gentlemad
who had once been a member of thd
Texas Legislature was arrested id
Houston for theft. Said the Justice ID
the culprit: ''Y.ou were not satisfied ID
eat q meal at the mans house without
paying for it. but you went off withthd
caster and spoons beside" THAT so|
your Honor, but I took the easter AID
spoons from honest motives" ''Hon1
est motives?" Eyes, [ wanted to pawn
them, SO could raise money to pay
for the dinner. See?" The Justicd
somehow failed to sec lt.-1cras Si!1
aags.
"A Worcester (Mass.) doctor wa1
sent for in great haste to attend a BOY
living some distance from town, and
found the lad dangerously sick with a
diphtheritic throat. He left a prcscrp1
ton upon the table near the patient
and promised to call again. A few da!T;]
nfterward he found the patient mUeh
improved and the mother assured tha
good doctor that 1.-the prescription dq
him a world of good" She cleft it 81
him where he could hold it in his hanq
any time, and he could now read th1s
most of it." The boy is now in Usual
health. -Bostom Journal.
Twenty years ago the number og
insane persons in the United States wa'
only "a. 042. In 1870 it reached 5h4o-,
and in 1880 treatment was required ~.
81, 1853 3unat'cs. From 1870 to 1850 tns
increase of insanity was nearly 150 per
cent, while that Of the total populal op
was about 36. The proportion OF u: u,
sane is greatest in New England. Wh,s
the increase has been most RAPID in las
Western States. In the State OF NIa
York there are IS institutions nr Nv
care of these unfortunate people, Az
commodating 11,343 patients. whle y
is said there IRE 1000 provided f os ~
home. In America, apart from sesei@Sl
large county asylums, there are ~ h.
State and 40 private institutions 1oi 'D'
care of the insane.-N. Y. Tribune