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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25
s sion with a slow trot which tba bor.o,

s ws1, with a slow trot which the horse.
r;dnrs accustomed to carrying experienced
,ons execute with q sort Of contemnt.
uous gentleness. oon'ciip'-
me new-fedged cannon;ors ,ood +ho;,
tons ses to the stable, where thev ara
"a tau l5I 7 use the curry-comh and Ir,sh
~ nii the rack with hay and straw +n
t t,e"ssre out the ration Of oats. to rena;r
.1e stalls, to arrange the litter ond 5 W
tLean the bridle-bits. All this file lie r "
.ne time until eleven o'clock. whom +dhp
oarrack courtyard all at once becomes
Sely animated. The men on fat;a,e
eMty pass around carrying tin bowls
nlled with q savory-smell;So sou Wv" Is
tne ktchens of a French barracI arc
the h hoiicN as clean as they should be,
t tho po,lea beef is of good quality and
W.. poea1oes nave a fine flavor to the
young fellows who have appetites sbarn.
ehga ny four hours hard work.
Dy quarter to twelve o'clock. the
Ionserlpts have got into clean Jackets.
ouekled on their belts and are ready for
instructor in mancuvers on foot. ;rhev
are taught that the length of the stride
Is liked, and that they must take inst as
many per second. En- ovont, nnyaycheI
11aHc! and each time the brioadier or
other sous officer corrects the alion-
ment. This drill goes on until two
o clock when the bugle sounds the ..re-
~ Is necessaryytto instruct the recruits
Pthe KB c of their profession. They
must learn that Il Colonel wears five
gold stripes and a Lieutcnant-Co Colonel
three gold and two silver stripes, and
that the former must be addressed
as ''Mon Colonel" All this is in
termingled with such maNims rs ..Dis-
cipline is the true strength of an army"
anu such appropriate comments as the
instructor feels called on to mako.
This afternoon lesson is not popular
with the recruits, besides the hcu7' dc la
scope is approaching, and empty stom-
achs have no cars. Accordingly, the
officers and non-commissioncd officers
whose duty it is to impart this instruc-
ton have any thing but a pleasant task
With the end of the week comes q
welcome change in the monotony of the
recruits daily life. At two o'clock on
Saturday the Colonel, accompanied by
his whole staff, passes in review the
regiment. The conscripts are already
beginning to feel proud Of their uni
forms. AS briefly as possible the Col
one expresses his satisfaction, lets the
men Off from such pun;shments as they
may have incurred, and If he is really
pleased, gives all hands permission to
stay out of barracks until midnight
j. H. Haynic, IN San Francisco Ch,ona
Gle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25
FREAKS OF hATuR
Strange Stories About Reptiles, Birds, G,
mines. Insects and a Heifer.

strange Stories About Reptiles, Birds, Ca
mines. Insects and a Heifer.
SEVERAL trained rats attract crowds in
front of a store in Danville, Ill, by catch
Ing flies in a show window.
Ton WHITLEY, of Hawkinsville, Ca, saw
a rattlesnake and shot it in two a few
inches from its head. His dog then ran ND
to the snakes head and was bitten and
killed by it.
DAVID LATouRETT, of New Castle, O., saws
a snake nearly twelve feet long has it's den
In a stone pile near his farm gate. 1t can
jump eight feet into the air, and thinks
nothing of making a running lump of TWEEN
ty-four feet. 1t is the terror of the neigh
borhood.
s~TREAToR, ILL.,, has a cat that delights in
killing snakes; but she nearly met her
match the other day when she tackled q
big garter snake. 1t coiled her body.
and the two rolled around on the ground
until the teeth and claws of the cat got her
the victory.
G. c. WEST, Of Butler, Ga, went fishing
two weeks ago, and wore an old vest. After
getting home he hungi it up. On Wednes-
day Mrs. West was feeling in the pocketfor
a match when a rattfesnake two feet long
dropped from the torn lining. 1t must
have got there the day Mr.. West went fish
ing.
JAMES II. WAnDER, of Nokesville, Prince
William County, Va, says: "My wife's old
turkey hen was sitting beside the garden
fence on thirteen eggs. About a week ago
a large black snake came along and ate
A., ,,.Ia -.-y-J l.---1
staid there until they Matched out, and then
ate the whole brood at once"
CHARLES W1cKs, of Northport, L. L., has
a tub of water in his barn for watering
horses. He placed seven or eight big bull
heads i'll it. The barn is full of rats which,
when they are thirsty, climb up on the
edge of the tub to drink. No sooner does
a rat dip his nose under water than the
bullheads grab him, pull him down, drown
him, and eat him at their leisure.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25
SCHooL-BoY FUN.
The Practical Joke Which Some Frollc-
some Youths Played on One of Their
Fellows.

III Practical Joke Which Some Frolic-
some Youths Played on One of Their
Fellows.
kansas City Journal.l
A remarkably neat practical joke was
played by a number of the high school
boys on one of their fellows a few even
ings ago. One Of the boys, and the victim
of the joke, has a tender feeling for girls
in general, and is never happier than when
playing the gallant to a pretty high school
miss. His companions were we'll aware of
his weakness, and depended upon it for the
success Of their plot. A dainty scented
note written in true feminine style was
the beginning of a correspondence between
the young Lothario and his mischief-lov-
ing companions, the former all this time
under the impressien-that he was writing
to and receiving notes from Miss, who
had recently arrived in the city and had
been smitten with his charms. A few days
ago the correspondence terminated in an en-
gagement for a clandestine meeting at the
corner of Fourteenth stEeet and Troost
for a nice quiet buggy ride by starlight.
At $40 O'Clock a few nights ago the
young gallant, in a natty buggy n driv-
ing a stylish looking horse, arrived at the
trysting place. 1t seemed almost too good
to be true, but there, just as she had prom
ised, was the young lady whose %acquaint
ance he was to make so romartically. As
he lifted her tenderly into the buggy and
drove off a couple of the conspirators
looked over an adjoining fence, g1inned
and hurried off to apprise the remainder of
the gang that the plot was working well.
A few moments later the entire party
was in ambush on extreme East Eighteenth
street, waiting for the couple to approach.
They did not have long to wait. In, a few
minutes the buggy appeared and with it
the happy pair. just as it got opposite the
ambuscade one OF the braves rushed out,
seized the horse by the rein and command.
ed the driver to halt. The young lover,
whose arm reposed on the young lady's left
shoulder was put at a great disadvantage,
owing to the fact that his cuff button had
caught in the lace work on her neck. Be
fore he could extricate himself or make
any defense he was torn from the buggy
despite the frantic appeals of the young
lady not to tear her loved one from her.
Taking enough to show him at school on
the morrow, the desperadoes released him
just in time to catch his charmer, who had
tainted in the most approved style. Then
the robbers Withdrew. .
The whole affair was carried out in q
very clever manner The robbery was ex
ecuted in professional hi~ghwaymen's style,
and the other boy in the buggy, who, it is
needless to say, had borrowed his sisters
dress for the occasion, acted his part and
tainted as naturally as any timid young
lady in tho city could do under the Cir
c~umStauceS.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25
HOME N FARM.

One who has used it says that the
manure from stock that has been fed on
ensilage is of better quality than that
made by feeding hay.
-Toads are very fond of bees. and
destroy large numbers Of them, patient
ly waiting near the hives for the pur-
pose of securing those that come within
their reach.
Put five drops of chloroform on q
little cotton or wool in the bowl of 4
clay pipe, then blow the vapor through
the stem into an aching ear, and in
slant relief will be afforded.-Cincimmah
Times.
"A capital method Of administering
castor Oil to children is to pour the oil
into q pan over a moderate fire, break
an egg into it and stir up. Then flavor
with a little salt, sugar or current jelly.
Exchange,
In planting trees it should be re-
membered that a tree is not q post, re-
quiring only a small, deep hole. To
insure success with trees q broad hole is
required, and this should be filled up
with rich. friable earth. Chicago Jour-
nal.
1t is told of a kicking horse that lie
was cured by suspending a sack behind
him filled with hay. At first his kick
ing was something terrible, but he
subsidized entirely when the hay returned
toward his heels every time.-7rov
Times.
Bread Pudding: Pour half a pint
OF beef tea, boiling, over the crumbs of
q French roll, beat well together and let
it soak for half an hour; add two eggs
beaten up in milk; beat an together,
add salt and pepper, put the pudding
into a buttered pie dish and bake quick
ly for three-quarters of an hour
Westerm Rural.
Farmers who have been in the habit
of drawing potato vines to their barn
yards to be worked up into manure
had better omit the practice this year,
especially in places where the potato rot
has been prevalent. The rot is un-
doubleday produced by a fungus growth
which originates in the leaf, and carry
ing this to the manure heap is the most
certain mode of spreading it over the
farm.-M Y. Telegram.
-Beets and Butter Sauce: Take two
bermuda DcetS OF medium size. Wash
and dry them without breaking the skin.
Boil them for thirty-five minutes in fast
boiling water, slightly sailed, which
must entirely cover them. Then scrape
of the skins, cut the beets into slices,
and the slices into strips. Melt an ounce
of butter: add to it a little salt, pepper
and a %teaspoonful of vinegar. Pour it
oyer the heets and serve.-Boston Globe.
Rice Pudding: Wash a cupful of
rice, put into a deep baking dish which
will hold a quart and a pint of milk;
add four tablespoonful of sugar and a
pinch of salt. Bake in a Slow oven
three hours, stirring frequently, so that
the top does not brown till done; as the
milk cooks away add more, using that
which has been kept hot on the stove.
This is a nice dish for children, as it is
simple and more palatable than plain
rice.-Ihe Caterer.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25
FRENCH
How a Raw Recruit Is Transformed Into
an Artilleryman.

an Artilleryman.
The conscript has listened to so many
stories Thai in his eyes the regiment has
come to assume the aspect of Il sort of
ante-chamber to the penitentiary, The
way he is received at headquarters is
not calculated to remove such ideas or
10 please a lad of twenty. fresh from the
tender solicitude of q mother. From
the storchouse, where he is furnished
with an ill-titting and ugly uniform and
scout stogies that hurt his feet, he is
.aken to the artillery school, where he
Is armed with a saber and a brace Of re-
%'oITcrs. of which he is, of course, very
much afraid.
lie knows from hearsay that he owes
respect to his superiors, but how is he
10 Know the Colonel from the Adjutant,
a''d If he makes a mistake he is not
merely severely reprimanded. but also
becomes the butt of no end of imperti-
A''t ridicule. Never has he experienced
sps1'erely us during the first days of his
'''iltary life that he is alone and ADAM
'ohed He lacks the experience and
%gooiness necessary in order to make the
oSI OF every thing. and no matter how
;ae*ious may be the corporal whose duty
:, IS 70 instruct him, he is apt to think
:na' no one takes the slightest interest
~ nm. What really is the matter is
u. .nat he Is homesick and disguised with
he PTomlscuity of barrack life, with the
1ood he is forced to eat, and with the
way 1t has to be eaten.
HlttoOaI ,o -: ..l:ol,
m'peoe their movements, the con-
81, ~ 'pls are drawn up at the entrance of
l Ie ridlng-school, a gloomy-looking
i; H':Iuing which has nothing re~assuring
:; 4 us aspect. The solitary horse which
ABOUT to serve as the "piece de
..sH"ohstration' assumes, in the eyes of
n"e raw recruits, the proportions of a
m'hsler; the track runs around bare
1ItoAe walls, and each young fellow asks
In'l'seIf what will become Of him if he
m'pPehS TO he thrown from the saddle
TT :" s.rikas his hosd against the wall.
~ i'o'hgg master has not an unkindly
m' iii and all the sous officers are
m,.llhg' SO it a not be so very dan
scrous after all.
me 1lrst lesson consists of instruction
lno t'1aiing . I'd unsaddling a horse Sc
a mr'tl Tor its quietness. The Lieuten-
NJ constructor James the different parts
wrle saddle. s'This is the pommel;
l E'sn you are afraid of falling off catch
VII OF 1t with both hands; but try to
aN Yourself of this bad habit as quickly
1ho possible" and 30 on. Two days later
'Tbo eonscrlpts are placed on horseback:
nv spurs have been carefully wrapped
mo" "aa their caps are strapped on. They
whilee around the riding-ring at a walk
HOW the Instructor explains to each
tho ne must hold the reins, throw back
elho1pper part of the body and keep his
''"s close in to his hips. The lessons
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

Jon mill, at Niles, the other day is
Min as a sheet Of ordinary paper. 1t
M'uld take $50 sheets to constitute one
Inch in thickness. The mill made this
piece just to see how thin they could
roll.
The French Senate offers a prize of
from $4,000 to 10000 francs to any
chemist who shall discover the best
practical method of making researches
with the view of ascertaining the tonic
principles and impurities contained in
T"yinic alcohol"
The British Government have be-
Gun to construct at Castries, on the
lsland of st. Lucia, the dock-yards and
other works needful to turn that OBJ
pure port into a naval station This
larbor is the only one in the British
West Indies Except that of Kingston
ljamaica), where steamers can 90 to
the wharves to coal.
Teak wood is said to be the most
Valuable of all the woods grown in the
East. 1t is neither too heavy nor too
hard. 1t does not warp OF split under
exposure to heat or dampness. 1t con-
,ans an essential oil which prevents its
ro:ing under wet conditions, and at the
same time acts as a preservative of iron
and repels white ants. There are vast
forests of teak in Rurman.
Several kinds of quadrupeds in the
London ZOO suffer from corns on their
feet, due to the hard floors, and these
produce boring ulcers, which may ex-
Tend clear through the foot. Hernia
occasionally atflicts the monkeys, and Il
tiger has lately been killed by an accu-
imitation in his intestines of sawdust,
Swallowed with his food. These are
new diseases in menageries.
The following are the latest figures
II the strength of the French army.
|1hNy are taken from the book 'Avant
Ia Ba%taille!" which vas published a
week or wv ago by the patriotic
League and has been a sort Of nine
days wonder in Paris. There are eighteen
corpsd'armee, comprising $50 b~attalions
Of infantry, 1853 squadrons of cavalry,
and 324 batteries. The total effective
force is said to be-: Officers, IS, 73S; men,
6l.292; horses, 200, 092; guns, 1874;
carriages, 2s, 754.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

Two years ago, at Philadelphia, a
bououet containing a two-hundred dol
lar diamond ring was thrown on the
STAGE to Lolita. The woman who threw
II. Mrs. Isabella Jennings, was shortly
aftcrward sent to the lunatlc asylum.
Her estate has now brought suit against
Lolita to recover the rins.-tAaadsL
phlQ Pres.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

&c Patrick's blue" is a new tint
nm BY Wing girls in England.
Faster Monday and Whit Monday
40 been made legal holidays in Paris.
If is proposed to celebrate in Lon
- next year the tercentcnary of the
.rention of shorthand.
Bombay physician expresses the
oninion that civilization in India is
ele s5G11lly having the effect of increasing
.izc of the human skull among the
bativcs.
IA japanese paper says a vein of
| .,1 has been discovered on one of the
'1ards of the Riu Kin group, which. it
: synected, will yield 100000 tons of
loal annually.
"A man in London has been arrested
k,r Systematically starving his aunt to
E.,,i. For yearsit has been his custom
10 lock her in a room every other day
Without food.
"A steamer for Australia recently
nosscl through the Suez canal by night.
RRninr furnished with electric lights. re-
lrring the passage by several hours, as
The steamers usually tie up at night.
two members of Parliament have
fofIen heirs to -, 900 apiece, ~bcqucathed
10 them by a lady with whom neither
lal an acquaintance, and who did not
Fen state the grounds of her apprecia-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

PIXIES ooTHACHE DROPS cure In minute, 25o
Gsnn's Sulphur Soap heals and beautities. Csc.
GERMAN Corn REMOVER kills Corns & Bunions.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

MAIDS in waiting-those beyond twenty
fve.-SL. Paul Herald.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

You've or middle-aged men suffering
from nervous debility, loss Of memory,
premature old age, as the result Of bad
habits, should send 10 cents in stampsfor
cure. Address Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

DR.. SAGE's Casarrh Remedy cures when
every other so-called remedy fails.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

ALL played out-Open air concerts.-N
O.. Picayuae.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

VILLAINS in the play are always caught
in the act.-Indianapois Journal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

SOFT, plant and glossy hair results from
the use Of Halls Hair Remover.
For imparting tone md strength to the
stomach, liverand bowels, take Ayers Pills.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

Is A man open to the charge of assault
and battery for cudgelling his brainsl
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

"A cHAsM that often separates friends:
Sarcasm.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

''TnIs is a very paneful affair."" remarked
the man as the sash fell on him.-Peck's
San
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

If afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac,
Thompson'sE Eye Water. Druggists sellit Csc.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

BURNING out the oil makes a lamp
lighter.-N. O. Ptcaywne.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

"The Slough of Dependency"
in which you are wallowing, on account of
madame, and which hsve robbed you Of
the rosy hue Of health, and made life a
burden to you, you can easily get out Of.
DR.. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription will
free you from all such troubles, and soon
recallthe rose-tint of health to your cheek,
perfect specific for all the weaknesses and
Irregularities peculiar to your sex. It
cures liberation, displacements, "internal
fever" bearing-down sensations, removes
the tendency to cancerous affections, and
c~orrects all unnatural discharges. By
druggists.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

II the night air is unwholesome, why do
owls live so long?-Natiomal Weekly.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

No Opium in Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton. Cures where other remedies fail. Csc.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

EoME-nulE-Wipe your feet before you
come in.-New H1yeM News.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

THE strawberry shortcake is not long fol
this WORLDLY. Y. Journal.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-05
A Resolution

For the construction of q sidewalk on the east
side OF BROADWAY from Sixth street to the
front of and along lots ]. 2, 8, 4, 5, 81, 3 and 8,
in block SO, and lots :, 8, 40, 6, 7, 8 and 8, in
block n, Iodd's fankton, and thence north
IN front OF land owned by ...... ....., to
the said broadway bridge.
BE 1t resolved by the Mayor and Council of the
City of Yankton:
Section l.. That it is, and is hereby declared
necessary, that the following sidewalk should
be constructed in the city of Yankton to-wit:
On the east side of Broadway from sixth street
to the Broadway, bridge across the Rhine creek
In front OK and along lots /, z, y, 4, 5, D, 7, 3 and
9, in block 50, and lots 2, 5, j.. 6, d, 4, 8 and 8,
in block u, Todd's Yankton, and thence north
IN 'front.' or Iana ownuo uy-------= go ssid
Broauway bridge,
Section 2. that said sidewalk shall be six
feet wide the outer edge thereof TO be laid up
Oh the curb line of said Broadway street, ......
feet distant from the adjacent lots above des-
crlbed; and the said sidewalk shall be con-
structed OF wood and IN all respects in accord
ance with the requirements of the ordinances
of the CITY, and plans and specifications to be
prepared by the city engineer, and approved by
The Mayor and Council. The said side Salks
alongside, or in front of any of the aforesaid
lots, situated on a corner, made by the inter
section ut Two streets, shall be extended To the
curb inc OF the crossing street, or SO as TO
meet and connect with any sidewalks now laid
down, or that may be laid down hereafter,
l upon such crossing streets.
SECTION s. That the cost and expense of
making the aforesaid Improvements shall be
betrayed by special tax, to be levied upon the
aforesaid lots, or parts of lots, bounding or
eouttlng on the same, in proportion to the
feet front oil the said lots or parts of lots 30
Astounding or abutting.
Section 4. That said sidewalk may be laid on
grade AS designated in the said plans and spe-
clncatlona TO be prepared by the city engineer.
Seclion D. That this resolution shall be ub,
llshed for four consecutive weeks in the official
newspaper of the city.
Adopted September 18th, 1886.
u. NJ. o'BRIEN, 0-sy Clerk.
Approved this 18th day of Sept. 1856.
JAMES DROVE, Mayor pro tenn.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-05
Cure For Piles.

Piles are frequently preceded by a sense
of weight in the hack, loius and lower part
of the abdomen, causing the patient to
suppose he has some affection of the kid
news or neighboring organs. AT times,
81 nptoms of indigestion are present, as
aatulency, uneasiness of the stomach, etc.
A moisture, like Precipitation, producing a
dissgreeable itching, after getting warm is
a common attendant. Blind, bleeding
and itching Piles yield at once to the ap-
plication of Bosanko's Pile Remedy, which
acts directly upon the parts affected,
absorbing the tumors, a~llaying the intense
itching, and efecting a permanent cure.
Price fifty cents. Address, The DR.. b.
sanko Medicine Co., Piqua, o. sold by
Purdy & Brecht.