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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-14
HOME AND FARM.

,., a hcaping half peck Of pota.
-bol, them. add two quarts of
3, llias If bran and shorts, b table,
sa"ful Of salt. hot water enough toI
ooG INTO . stiff mass, and you have :
Istfast for your forty towls. :s-ast
Enl Witness.
" G. advises farmers to make
rrcater useof copper wire ire . Itscan be,
a to easily mend tools. a spool 81
Gu aarried in the wagon will be 81
assistance in case Of an accident
e = trace or other parts Of the wagon Or
rness.-Ifoy Times.
potato salad is more generally liked
-, formerly. Boil the potatoes with
~ jackets, then slice thin, salt, pep
ei ard either add q dressing or
sn,r salad oil and vinegar. Garnish.
itp. parsley, olives and capers. -1osedo
lade. !.
Mfr. D. M. Lewis mentions as
,,one objections ostin packages. in
.aS of wood, in which to ship but
T. ~ "They are not so easily opened,
u If not sold at first, always advertise
tbe next buyer the fnct that somebody
ss has looked at them.-N 7.
11lbunc.
"A sloppy wet floor III ! hen-hou.se
IN abomination and invariably brings
, tramp, colds anderonp. II may be
Ia late now to raiselyour door IL It isol
,.t description, but you can putboards
/, and cover them with litter.-WestSrpI
RNral ri
ome large potatoes; three-quarters Of
n hour before a piece 81 roast meat IL
ken from the oven, skim the tat from
he gravy, dredge the potatoes with
our. and put themwitht the meat; haste
ften with the gravy and bake till
rown.-CincinndN Times.
-sanded Cookies: One .teacup 81
inter. one and q half cups lot sugar,
Mo eggs well-beaten, four teaspoons 81
rster, u half teaspoon Of soda, flour
noueh to roll them, Brush the tops
rith partly-beaten egg and sprinkle
ranulated sugar on them and bake.
Le Caterer.
Fried Bread: Cut the crust from
liccs of stale bread; dip each in thin
after made of q cup Of milk,two eggs,
md a heaping tablespoonful Of flour
alcd slightly. and fry in lard OF clari-
led drippings to q yellow brown. Drain
hi the fat from each piece as take
up. Serve hot. Chicago Tribune.
The craving for salt in animals is
katural, and not a result of the care of
han. When this country was wild
kvery salt spring was hequented BY
eer, a fact that wastaken advantage 81
by tile huntersSf for their capture. Near
he ocean less. salt is required than
urther inland, owing to the fact that
he atmosphere is in degree charged
Nth salt, and this is impaired to The
rowing crops through the dews and
sin.-PrGirie Farmer.
Mrs. L. Harrison, in the Indian
Earmer, states that honey made from
pple blossoms is dark, but fine favored;
bat from the raspberry is light, hut Of q
dcate flavor. White clover honey,
Ft, with the comb delicate; that from
hlinden or Eastwood ii light brown
nd rich in vegetable oil; golden rod
boduces thick, goiden-colored honey.
Each source apparently gives the honey
Pbtained from il some particular char.
(cteriStic.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-14
True
@htracts From r. w. Hinrfch's Lecture On
the Companlonship in Books.

h companlonshipin Books.
There is an especial value and pleas
ire, said the lecturer, in the compan-
oas whom we find upon our book
elves. They come when we want
hem; they never stay too long,; they
ever tell old stories, are neversdul or
Fresome, andnever bore us withnntime-
visits or irksome companionship.
Where could we find q more noble
ompany than the worthless Of ancient
nd modern literatureP They come IN
olltude, but they never rob us Of its
weets. They are friends who never
ome without solicitation. Not only
pust we invite a book, but we must in,
lite it in a friendly way Is we would
ave a true friendsin il. Reading, says
aeon, makes afull man. Some books
re to be tasted, some TO be swallowed,
md some to be digested. The latter
must be taken deliberately and lassimi-
ated thoroughly if we would receive
ne full benefit Of them.
Speaking of novels, the lecturer said,
g enjoyed them when they were good.
the English school Of fiction was to-
e found a great deal more than the
lere story. From the time Of the
erllest romance Of Etlivalric days down
the last piece Of realistic fiction the,
[ng!ish novel was a picture Of the times
which it was written and the state OF,
pclety in the age in which the
Plaracters moved. From the old ro-a
lances were obtained glimpses Of the
ays of chivalry. Smo1lett and Field
g g told Of the state Of English
oclety in the eighteenth CEN
lly' and so on down to the present
ay. In the pages 81 Scott were por-
Fayed the pomp Of the tourney the
ASKING of the lances, the waving Of
ahners and the clash of mail-clad war
Pors in tho lists. The battlements Of
fenllworth rose before the reader as he
aught gliI:pses Of Scottish life 3 hum
RED Years ago. Plutarchshowed to the
slgghted vision the great leaders q
nclent times. Lessing-crNic and
taflatlst-brought q feast 81 good
Iuhgs; With Goethe one looked upon
Il wlld revels of 9 Walpurgis night,
men men battled with tho forces Of
w. Schiller brought QpeentMary and
u Pltliess enemy, Elizabeth 81 En-
laad, before his readers. What throng
[asaered around Dickens, and how
eatly Irving led through many pleas
T. ~ and delightful paths. ,.9ss
~ Shakespeare the reader found an
~ friend, whose companionship never
Nv Wearisome, so infinite was his
;;rllety. Persons wonder'esdhow Byron,
iol SO beautiful q face, could Is DO
lSked at times. The, lecturer drew d
vsu picture of his library, noting the
a a,s OF great men that adorned the
% avs 2 quoting Of their works. The
az .a'in Of such companionship, he said.
W., ~ last,ng;; it exceeded the chat Of the
aus, the gossip of the sociable orSthe
eursl " talk of the chance acquaint-
az. sl:o The old friends 81 the book
o stes, NJ: Hinrichs declared, w,eretho
az satisfactory friendships 81 ones
:" 1me'-Brookys Eagls. sSs5
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-14
QUEER WRINKLES.

Carefully Selcctcd for the Edlncatfongof
Philosophical Readers.
AsPuNsrBR asks whether, if Titian's vito
had been named Polly, that fact would
made her . politician. ss s sa
BIB. CoBB, OF Athens, Me.,Shas ) family
@ ivelchildrsn, whose aggregate weights
1904 pounds.
a sPARRowsnAwK new az d canary whoseg
cage hung in an open window IN Augusta,
Me-, and pulled it's headof.
TIE depot clock In the New York 3 New
England station at Plainville, Conn, u
over one hundred years oil
a sTIKING point OF resemblance between
the busy editor and the Industrious burglar
issthe common dislike OF long sentences.-
Chicago Tribune.
ARocKi4AND (Me.) dog struck the trailofA
2 hedge hog q day hst week, and when
he returned home HIS owner pulled 600
quilts out d 1.-THE dogs nose.
HENRY THoMpsov, of Greensboro. CA
kept q sheep.fnsa pen with fouroxen. After
2 companionship Of several weeks the sheer,
refused to be separated from the oxen. II
walked beside them constantly for thrse
day while they we're hauling wood from i
distant forest.
= CArTAIN CARRAwAY, OF Halifax, drew out
OF his well y live moccasin snake about 8
foot and e half long. It was taken Is che,
house and fed with insects. soon H.
came very anne and ID now : great pet
among tho Children. who play with8it q;
they do With their Kittens and dolls.
battle took place between ] bull
and o buck, the latterSweiRhinr over two
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-14

5-A woman in Walton County, Ga.
,assa rolling-pin that has been IN CON
stant nae for one hundred and seventy
and is still As good g new.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-14

pleasantest way 70 take cod liver,
oils to fatten pigeons with it, and then
eat the pigeons.--N. 7: Telegram.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-14

P1kE,sToOTHACHE DROPS curein1minute, se5
Glsnn's SUI hsi Soap heals and beantifles. &c
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-14

DR. PIERcE''s HFavorite Prescription Ii
everywhere acknowledged TO be the stand
ard remedy for female complaints and
weaknesses. II Is sold by druggists.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-14

THESNshoe-maker will certainly be- the last
MANY. r Nail.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-14

u is difficult thing to make the lens Of
large telescope. It's also often asdifhcult
thing whom man lends his last dollarSto
get it back again.--PGcifc lester.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-14

P1so's Remedy for Catarrh Is agreeable
to use i 10 not q liquido or q sn6. SOC.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-14

HAND organs-The fingen.-Boston 7sds-
s6leT. #8S
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-14

ToorHAcHn, headache and other aches
are cured by ST. Jacobs Oil. Price, 50 centa.
Prompt to cure and safe to take is Red
Star Cough Cure. No poisonss no opiatea.
Price, twenty-five cents q bottle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-14

0Soly OEulAAFy S0lt. @
We have, therefore, to consider only
the articles first mentioned. OF these
iagnesia, lime and snlphuric acid are
commonly, though not always,supplied
=. uAilhlcc,,een quan!tles ~ even poor.
SOILS Inc remaining substances, nitro
gen, phOSphoric acid and notash.arathn%
ones mo apJato pc lacking our soils,
1910. suPpiy nese,s suiphate g a!l-
~ 1890. mstaah n. NV 8 soaa Pnospnates1
s alu. po.ssns saiIs aTel cnleny nsed; except
yWnens sgaDles manure ~ ~ nad. which
~ ~ 9 Piete 1ertilzer NE ~ contains az
3 sne ingrealeh1s g plant e It's
cagd;+;on a 81 thaal w. Iae M
IT will be seen, however, by the fol-
lowing, that # enough stable manure is
used TO supply the phosphoric acid and
ior ton Ct grain, the potash
would &c far q excess at its require
\ ments; while or 9 potato crop ct eight
or nine tons; requiring ninety-six
pounds 81 potash, to supply sufficient
lung to secure this ingredient would be-
giving g great excess ofthe others.
ms shoWs,sln using dung, the i'm
portance q using with 4, according to-
tne crop grown, the other ingredients
the crop requires Y this IS not done q
rotation 81 crops is advisable:
The average OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
manure none ton OF 2,24O pounds is:
Organic natter. soe pounds
Mlnsgai matters matte t e pounds
$50. 100
...... . 2,,sl0 pounds
This contains of potash Ill pounds:
phosphate! Of line, s pounds; nitrogen,
l2 pounds. n
a comparison between one ton 81
farm-yardmannre and one ton Of grain.
each 5,24O pounds. is as follows:
Potash. pl,1 lime N,trosan
1ton manure i pounds 5 pounds i pounds
ton wileat'.i pound 80 pounds z pounds
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-14

bell are you ringingl'' he asked
{ the colored sexton. sssDis is de seconI
ring Of de fusg bell.ns
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-14

ALWAYS what it is cracked mp to be--Ics
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-14

THERE ne some things harder to keep
than g diary: a three.dollar pocket-knife,
for instance.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-14

BKAsH and wiry hair becomes soft aud
plant by using Halls Hair Remover.
Many = mother has found Ayers Cherry
sIectoral Invaluable In cases Of Group.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-14

WHEN the ca~r-drivers strike, they do not
brake any thing.-N. Z. Graphic.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-14

IVA BUTCHER Ii known to be very PROMPT
~ his engagements, especially those Ii
sh5ch. he promises to meat . mans--GAtcago
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-14

YES, dear girl, the man to whom yous
gave the mittenls Is free. He's a man-you.
mitted--N. Q. picayuns. ss
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-14
Ruckeye Folding Binder.

MISUNDERSTANDING elevate binder In the world
Foids % g to pass through farm gatee. Rsquireslees
et0reger0om. Never miBseeS 9 Dundio. fAeNk50R ~
|p0peT when You send for our Catalogue.
1 q. AuitnIan q 0o.s oantonsS Oht0s
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-14

II d girl wantssto get married she gener.
ally says 80 TO her popper.-Chicago To-
gram. z
IF afflicted with Sore Eyes susesDr.Isaac
Thomps0n,sE Eye later. Observation-Disclosures
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-14

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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-07-14
FACETIE.

"TuEY had been to see the 'lIady o'
LYONS. and had returned u the cot
lare occupied by the damseFs parents.
Leaning over the front gate he toiu hei
of his love, and described the lnaSln-
alive palace beside his Lake Como tiiaI
he would lead her to, did not cruel pow
erty prevent.
"But | tell you what / will do, ny
dearest. Like Claude Melnotte L Will
90 away. 1 will ere the sun rises IN
the east over 'beyonst' Water Cure
hill, HE me to the far west. There
will search for gold and fame, ana
with thy sweet face to urge me on L
fully believe that in two years L can ne
elected to the United States Senate
She looked up into his 3x4 face, and
with commendable display OF prac-
tlcality inquired:
"How much of worldly wealth do you
earn now, my dear?"
Alas, Pm ashamed to own 1t, but
eleven silver dollars a week, and the
tears dropped from his chin on to the
stony pavement with such rapidity ana
force as to awake the house dog.
"Eleven dollars a week." size re-
piled meditatively, you'd better hang
on to it, Charlie. Don t give up a sure
thing Ike that for any chances to gam
paltry Senatorship. Stay III Elmlra
and you may be elected an alderman
some day."
Then he left her, and after he Shad
got around the corner and lighted q
plpe that he had left carefully repos-
ing on the fence post, meandered home
ward, gaily whistling "Wait till the
clouds roll by"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-07-14
The Mock;ng Birds Song.

Mos Southern people are familiar
with the habits OF these birds, but 1t
will be news TO many to be told, as in
the "EGcyclOpedia Britannica" that
they 80 " New England in the summer
to breed and return IN the fall. Audu-
bon's statement was that some of them
''go nOTth,n and this term applied
TO the migration or birds means with
him nOrthward. In Maryland and Vir-
ginia the bird can be found IN summer,
but lie comes southwark in the autumn.
l am inclined to think that some pass
US and 90 to Florida in very cold
weather. ! have seen them late in the
autumn flying southwark high in air
and northward early in tie spring.
Audubon says that the Stay-at-home
birds of the family, fight these migra-
tory birds upon their return.
MOcking birds can Letaught almost
anythlng in the way of tunes. Macon
used to boast of bird that whistled
'DXia,' and years ago FTenchman
Travelled about the country playing airs
upon the piano which his bird followed
accurately. At the Pulaski House in
Savannah, a negro used TO keep a bird
that wCuld whistle good alto to tunes
his master whistled. One of the most
popular errors concerning the mocking
bird is the belief that he has no song Of
his oNn; that he adopts and blends
only the notes Of other birds into
a song. THIS is pure nonsense. The
young mOcking birds reared in the gar
rets Of great cities, and beyond the
reacl of the songs of Others, sing as
natives in their freedom, though not as
strong, since they lack the inspiration
of mates, the mellow sunlight, and lb-
erty. Their song is, in fact, a number
of songs, but entirely original. No
man ever heard the divisions of the
mocking birds song in any forest
That he inteTSpecSSs them with cat cal :,
the hawks scIeech, the whirr of the
bull bat, and tie chickens melancholy
peep" and notes from other birds is
true, but these are only characters III
bis TecItatiye ballad, features In the
romance OF his summers. That he
sings his parts backwards and forward; ;
and combines them anew IS also true.
The mOcking bird song is to the ear
what a Kaleidoscope Is to the eye, and the
combinations OF his songs areas endless
as the glass forms III the toy. But The
song notes are the same.
The bird is probably the most cOa-
tinuous singer in the world. but there
are two weeks i'll every GIty-two when
nothing can tempt him 10 sing, and
that is when he is moulting. At such
times he may he found moping i'll
a secluded spot, lost in raylesS melan-
chOly. He looks then hot and sick, and
the only no,e lie utters is short, low
whistle, not unlike that which the fat
man makes as he removes his hat
and mOps his brow. Perhaps during
tLis season the bird lays aside mOckery,
repents, and makes good resolutions.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-07-14
4 Protestant Dog.

i gentleman of Kansas City OWING a
dog of remarkable sagacity. The gen.
tlenian is a member Of the Catholic
Church and does not. therefore, have
meat brought into the house on Friday
The dog soon discovered this, as he did
also the fact that the next door neigh
Dor was nut an observer OF this ancient
custom. Every Friday for years the
sagacious canine would ignore the food
given him 10y his master, and make
a friendly visit TO his Protestant neigh
Dor, who never failed to supply him
with meat. These weekly visits were
kept up regularly for years, the dog
never falling winter or summer to put
in an appearance At his neighb0r' S
on the day his master failed to supply
him with meat. Recently the family
owning tie dog removed 10 a remote
part of the city, but the following, Fri
day, faithful to his custom in the past,
the dog appeared at the home of his old
neighbOr and made his mute appeal foI
dinner. He is still good Catholic dog
six days in the week, but every Friday
he turns Protestant long enough to
feast on meat.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-07-14
ACTRESSES PETS.
Some of the Queer Birds and Beasts
Carried Over the Country by Stars.

Ethel LyntOn, Philadelphia favor
tie. was, when in San Francisco, the
queen of local comic opera artists. She
would spend hours entIcing pigeons to
her window and in training them
to light upon her shoulder.
Miss Jeffreys-LewiS has 4 little dog,
well known to all her friends. 1t
weighs about twenty ounces, and
through old age has tecome nearly hair-
less, toothle. and blind.
Nine. Judic is said TO be perfectly
happy when she can pass her leisure
hours with her horses.
Mckee kankin AMI wife (kitty
Bla. chard) have a practical fancy for
thoroughbred cattle. On an Eastern
farm they keep herd Of Jerseys.
Kate CaStleton is accompanied on all
her travels by q huge st. bernard dog
that she has taught 10 fetch or carry
and perform many amusing tricks.
1t Is two years since Louise Lester
was presented in TEXAS with an infant
alligator that stopped growing when
eighteen inches Iona
In his play called Love and Law, F"
Milton MOBILES has d character that
frequently exclaims, 80. low l 'ate'
dorgs." The author made that speech
an escape valve for his own antipathy
TO CANNES. Mr.. Mobiles will engage no
one who carries u dog.
TS tuty years ago Nine. di Mursha
headed the lyric world. Critics who
for half a century have watched the
rise of OpeTatic stalS aie unanimous IN
declaring that for brilliancy. dash and
execution her yOcalizing has never
been eaualed. She was the terror OF land
lords and managers on account of her
pets-twu Australian magpies and a
monkey. The birds would steal from
other guess every sparkling thing
on which they could lay claws. From
Some dark corner would suddenly come
a sepulchral voice, saying: "Pipe your
eyes there, Gully" ''Shp ahoy," or 4
series of ShrekS and sailor slang calcu-
lated TO shake the strongest nerves
when taken of guard.
SOma inquiSitiye person sent sara
BernharJt a set of printed questions to
fill out. Among them was what S
your favOrite animali'' She answered
"Man."
During her last Western tour Ellie
Ellsler carried dreadfully ugly English
pug, 4 black-and-tan terrier and = St.
Charles spaniel. Her husband had
a bull pup, and one of the supporting
gentlemen ilada hunting dog, a pointer.
Wmie al a little town in Montana,
with the Thermometer marking A.
degrees below zero, an addition OF
three baby dogs happened TO one of the
CANNES, 50 that "HaZaI kirke" had u
hands iull Of family cares.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-07-14

An ingenious contrlyance forthe speedy
removal OF snow from the streets now,
writes correspondent, is now exciting
some interest among the Vestry author
tiles of the metropolis. The apparatus,
which is the invention of Mr.. L. Lyon,
consists of wrought-iron pipe, having
at one end a furnace and at the other a
chimney. The furnace is lit and the
heat thrown through the piping, so that
the snow melts as rapidly as it is shovel
led on, and disappears into the nearest
gully. In this way the inventor claims
one machine will melt a thousand yards
of freshly-fallen snow within about ten
hours.
A crumb cloth is an article that can.
not be dispensed with in the dining
room if your table is set over a nice car.
pet.