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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-08
A S7'RONG OBJECTION.

Several years ago while the country
was somewhat wild and election was be-
ing held in Dakota county. The man
who was candidate for the important
Office of Coroner was so stronly OPP
posed by prominent local politician
that some Of the formers friends called
on the later to see him about it.
"Why is it you are making such a
strong fight on Col. Snatcher, our can
ditate for Coroner?" they asked.
II don't think he is q fit man for the
place"
"Well, we low he's just as good a
iedge of what busted man up and sent
him over there as any of 'em. Besides
the interests of the party demand his
election"
"May be, but I object to him on other
grounds"
Estate EN-"
"You know we appointed Bill
Snatcher, his brother, chairman of the
vigilance committee"
EYES,"
"Well, I'm agin punching offices that
run together so in the same family. It
may be all right to have one of 'em run
around with the boys on his committee
during the night and string up citizen
for his brother to cut down the next
morning and set on, but / don't look at
it that way. If we could know that
they would confne their attention to
tenderfeet it would be all right, but what
assurance have we that any of us might
not be called on to dangle from tele-
graph pole to furnish fees for the
Snatcher family? No, sir, shall vote
against him. "-Estelline Bell.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-07-09

The following letter, sent by Gov. Vance, of
North Carolina, to the Governor of Tennes-
see, combines point with the finest humor;
having, it is believed, all the essentials
of notification that upon proper requisi-
ton the parties would be delivered up
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, State of N. c.,
Raleigh, July 9th, 1S-
My DEAR SIR 1T is officially reported to
me that two men lately citizens Il grieve to
say of this law-abiding commonwealth, nam
ed respectively William Reece and Noah
Reece, recently made hasty visit to Union
county, Tenn, on foot, and disregarding the
rights of hospitality, and the comfy OF the
States, returned into North Carolina mount
ed-Wiliam on a mule and Noah on a gray
horse. Close upon their heels came one Bar
rett Ray, from Union county, Tenn, who
made oath in due form that said mule was his
property, and that said William had obtained
possession thereof by certain carpet-bag
methods in direct contravention ofthe eighth
commandment. At the same time and place
came also one Robert Love, of said Union
county, Tenn, who made similar affidavit
in regard to said Noah Reece and the gray
horse; whereupon the said William and Noah
Reece were arrested and lodged in the Jail of
Mcdowell county, N. c., to await further
proceedings
have the honor, therefore, to await your
Excellency's pleasure in the premises, and to
assure you that it will afford me no little
pleasure to intrust upon proper requisition
these erring sons Of North Carolina, to the
correcting hands of your judiciary and with
assurance of very high personal and official
regard. am dear sir,
Very respectfully,
Your most obedient servant
2. B. VANCE.
Governor Porter promptly sent requisi-
ton for the two "erring sons of North Caro-
lima"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-07-09

Theu Chippie lay down again, and spent
some time in wishing, as great many mil
lions of grown people had done before him,
that he might be able to think q little quick
er. A few minutes thus spent taught him
that the ground was more cold than comfort
able, so he arose and started for home to tell
his father and mother all he had SEEM Just
then, however, he again heard noise in the
direction of the hole in the cliff; after that he
heard shrek, and turning his head, he saw
again the great bright, blazing eye.
"l'll bet an car OF popcorn that I'll catch
that dragon this timer exclaimed Chippie.
"He iuns pretty fast, but l can head him off. "
So saying, Chippie ran as fast us he could
in the direction the dragon had taken. His
steps were suddenly stopped by a cut in the
side of the hill, but by that time the dragons
head was so far out of the hole that it could
see anything near by, so Chippie snatched his
red cap from his head and shook it at the
monster, ready to throw it as soon as he
could be sure of his aim. And all the while
he roared, as only seven-year-old boy can :
"Be thou destroyedp
In an instant the dragon gave two short
screams, but they were long enough to reach
from Chippies ears all the way to his toes.
1t did not seem at first as if the monster
would be killed by make-believe scarf that
was only n red cap, but it seemed to slow its
motion, and just as Chppie was about to
throw the cap the dragon wheezed and groan-
ed and ratified, and then became as still as
DEATH
Instantly a number of people appeared
from the inside of the dragon. In the fairy
story these people all knelt at the feet of the
brave youth who had rescued them from Il
horrible fate, and they gave him gold and
jewels, and begged him to marry the kings
daughter. Chippie had no desire to marry a
princess or any one else, but he was just
thinking how nice it would be to carry his
mother some gold with which to buy all the
things he had heard her say she would need
at the new house, when he noticed that none
of the people who were approaching had
seemed to think of kneeling down. Then a
sharp. eyed man in striped shirt and dirty
hands, said: "Well, youngster, what's the
matter?"
Nothing" said Chippie, modestly, Tex
cept that I've slain the dragon"
"Oh, drop your ancient history!" said the
sharp-eyed man. as anything the matter
with the track around the curve?"
TRACK ?" said Chippie. He did not know
what else to say for a moment, and suddenly
the sharp-eyed man took him by the throat.
Then Chippie shouted.
ooh, please don't! Twas that killed the
dragon and saved your lives"
dragon ?-saved lives?" exclaimed the
sharp-eyed man. II didn't know there was
lunatic asylum in this neighborhood Why,
you little idiot, do you know what you've
donep You've stopped the Lightning Ex-
press, and she was thrty-fivc minutes behind
time already"
Chippie wasn't any wiser then than before,
but some one shouted: "All aboard p upon
which the ppOnle includinp the sharn-pvel
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-07-09
VOL. XXXI----NO. %.
VARIETIES.

Does any man wound thee2 Not only
forgive, but work into thy thought intelli-
gence of the kind of pain, that thou mayest
never infict it on another spirit.
-Remorse of conscience is like an old
wound man is under no condition 10
fight under such circumstances The pain
abates his vigor, and takes up too much of
his attention.
"A lady of charitable disposition asked
tramp if she could not assist him by mending
his clothes. YES, madam" he said, 81 have
a button, and if you will sew shirt and
pair of pants on it l will be greatly oblig-
ed"
-"What lovely COW, Uncle James" ex-
claimed a Boston girl the morning after her
arrival, "and how comically she shakes her
head" "Yes, but don'tye get too near tibet
cow" cautioned her uncle. Hes an ugly
critter."
Physician with his ear to patients chesD
-"There is a curious swelling over the region
of the heart, sir, which must be reduced at
once" Patient (anxlously)-"That swelling
is my pocket-book, doctor; please don't re-
duce it too much"
II was never exactly buried alive" said
an old clerk, recounting his experience, "but
| once worked week 10 store that did not
advertise. When | came out my head was
almost as white as you now see it. Solitary
| confinement Qld IL.
"A boy down at San Juan gained an en-
yiable religious reputation by committing to
memory 1000 verses of the Bible and was re-
warded by the present of shotgun. His
reputation was somewhat smirched, however,
when four days after he shot his grandmother
in the right leg.
Are you going to make f1ower-bed
here? said the Brooklyn girl to her fathers
gardener. Eyes, miss, them's the orders."-
why, it'll spoil our tennis grounds |"
Cant help it, miss. Your pa says he's bound
to have this plot laid out for horticulture, not
husbandry."
Sunday School teacher TO class "Now
this man Methuselah was very good and
pious man, and therefore the Lord allowed
him to grow so very Old" Precocious girl
when did he live?' "Oh my dear, ever so
long ago" Little girl, cycling her with an air
| of mental arithmetic: did you know
him."
The lasso commonly used by cowboys is
made of sixty feet of rope, third of which
forms the loop When thrown, it is swung
over the head and left shoulder, with pecu.
liar turn of the wrist calculated to keep the
loop open until it encircles the object at
which it is flung. Expert throwers do not
pride themselves on catching steer by the
horns, but try TO so hurl the moose in front
of the beast that he will step into it, thus
entanglng his legs and throwing him. In
Wyoming exhibition a cowboy repeatedly
caught bull by any leg the spectator nam
ed
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-07-09
He Timed the Waiter.

Late in the afternoon we stopped at Cleve-
land, Tenn, for dinner, and there an incident
happened the like of which had never seen
or heard. At the table where l sat were five
persons, one of whom guessed to be the
drummer of some wholesale establishment.
The spread did not suit him, and he demand
ed some cold meat of the waiter. The waiter
shot into the kitchen and reappeared, assert
ing there was none there.
"Oh, yes" interrupted the drummer, "thcre
must be; hunt around; bring me piece of
cold chicken
Out again went the waiter and returned
with just what he wanted. The drummer
was satisfied and began slashing into the
chicken with renewed appetite; then he
paused. dropped his knife, ran his fingers in
his vest pocket, looked around at the smiling
waiter, and then, without changing his coun-
tenance, handed the latter a-match.
"You see what 1t is9"
"Yas, sar"
"Well, when you get cigar, you'll be able
to light it,"
Then he resumed his eating. 1t was posi-
lively the meanest return for Christian-like
act that ever saw, but l had to laugh in
spite of myself. 1t was such burlesque on
the habit of feeling hotel walters.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-07-09
2netical.
THE PRAYER SEEKER

BY q. WHITTIER.
Along the aisle where prayer was made
A woman, all in black arrayed,
Close-yeiled, between the kneeling host,
With gliding motion of ghost,
Passed to the desk and laid thereon
a scroll which bore these words alone:
Pray for me-"
Back from the place of worshiping
She glided like guilty thing,
The rustic of her draperies, stirred
~ hurrying feet, alone was heard;
While, full of awe, the preacher read,
As out into the dark she sped:
Pray for mel"
Back to the night from whence she came,
To unimagined grief or shame!
Across the threshold of that door
None knew the burden that She, bore;
Alone she left the written scroll,
The legend of troubled soul:
Pray for me"
Glide on, poor ghost of woe or sin,
Thou leav'st common need within;
Each bears like thee some nameless weight,
Some misery inarticulate,
Some secret sin, some shrouded dread,
Some household sorrow all unsad.
Pray for us?"
Pass on! The type of all thou art,
Sweet witness to the common heart!
With face in veil and seal on lip,
In mute and strange companonship,
Like thee we wander to and fro,
Humbly imploring as we go:
Pray for us ~
All! who shall pray, since he who pleads
Our want perchance hath greater needs?
Yet they who make their loss the gain
OF others shall not ask in vain.
And heaven bends low to hear the prayer
OF love from lips of self-despair:
Pray for us y
In vain remorse and fear and hate
Beat with bruised hands against fate,
Whose walls of iron only move,
And open to the touch of love,
He only feels his burden fall,
Who, taught by suffering, .pities all.
pray for us"
He prayeth best who leaves unguesscd
The mystery of another's breast,
Why cheeks grow pale, why eyes o'ertlow,
Or heads are white thou need'st not know.
Enough to know by many a sign
That every heart hath needs like thine.
Pray for us!"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-07-09
GAY Street Column.
NO 7 ICE.
MY STOVES AND TINWARE

After the expiration of this advertisement
there will not appear any future advertisement
from me in this paper.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-07-09
Poor Columbus.
Washington Star.

washington Star.
This is really too badf An archeologist
in Europe has discovered that Christopher
Columbus was not born at Genoa but at
Calvi, in Corsica. Now all the scnool-books
will lave to be changed, and those of us who
have got beyond the school-book age will be
forced to unlearn all we learned in youth
about the great explorer. Was ever man
so treated before or since Sent home in
chains after discovery which revolutionized
the science of the whole world buried, no
one can positively tell where; his name
stolen from the hemisphere whose christen-
ing he made possible, and now robbed of the
birthplace which the tradition of centuries
has assigned to him! The next move in this
kaleidoscope record may be the proof that
no such person as Christopher Columbus
ever existed.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-07-09
Rain-Charms.
Youths Companion

Youths Companion.
There are many bits diverse still repeated
in England and Scotland to make the rain
cease. This usage is mostly confined to chill
dren, and probably it is not now practiced
with any serious thought of effecting the pur-
pose. Like the custom of wearing beads,
which has lived on from time when beads
were regarded as amulets, having the power
to keep off disease or other bodily evil, this
practice of repeating rain-charms has come
to us from very early times
We know that in Greece, some two thou
sand years ago, the children at play used to
call out to the sun to come back again when
ever it was hidden by passing cloud
In England, where rains are more frequent
than Greece, and where they interfere Sc
riously with out of-door-pastime, the chill
dren bawl out in chorus, during the shower,
the rude couplet:
Rain, rain go to Spain;
Fair weather, come again."
This hearty wish for good and final rid
dance of the disagreeable rain is always ac-
,companied with an imprecation of the evil
upon some unpleasant neighbor. Spain, of
course, was chosen as the unfortunate coun-
try, because of the jingle of the rhyme with
rain. Here are some lines repeated during a
hailstorm. They are clearly of Scottish
origin:
Rain, rain, rattle-stanes,
Dinna rain on me;
But rain on Johnnie Greats house,
Far over the sea-"
There is one of the rain-charms more ami
cable than the others, since it wishes no ill
to any one else, reported from Northumber-
land From the childish good-nature of its
plea, il ought certainly to prevail:
Rain, rain, go away,
Come again another day;
When brew and when bake,
I'll gle you little cake"
Sometimes in the summer, rain falls fast
through the sunshine. At such times, when
the boys have their sport broken off by this
peculiar and beautiful exhibition, they call
out ::
sunny, sunny shower,
Come on for half an hour;
Gar a the hens cover,
Gar a the sheep clap;
Gar ilka wife in Lammermuir
Look in her kail-pat"
The Scottish origin of this is evident from
its dialect. The reason on looking in the
"kail pat" (cabbagekettle) must be easily I'M
derstood by many. The rain generally
washes down some particles of SCOT from a
wide chimney, of the old cottage fashion of
Scotland. The pot, smmering over the fire,
with its lid half raised is of course apt to re-
ceive a few of these which it is the duty of
the good housewife to look for and remove
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-07-09

Prejudice is hard to combat. 1t cannot be
overcome in day. More than likely it wasn't
formed hastily. Indeed it may have been
gradually strengthening its hold for years.
Forinstance, some folks believe Rheumatism
cannot be cured. Their fathers believed SO
before them So did their grandfathers:
Now, RHEUMATISM CAN BE
CURED, Notwithstanding this prejudice,
but the trouble is to make people think SO.
The only wayne know to meet popular UNI
belief is to state the PLAIN FACTS, and
then present the POSITIVE PROOFS
that they are facts. 1t is fact that the
RUSSIAN RHEUMATISM CURE
not only relieves but banishes Rheumatic
Pain. There Is positive proof of it too. 1t
comes from those who have suffered untold
agony with Rheumatism and have been COM
pletely cured by this remedy All who have
tried it have had this experience Some Of
them permit US to print their testimony. 1t
makes quite little book, which we send free
toany who are interested enough to ask forit.
A complete Russian Rheumatism Cure,
costs So. 50. If mailed, Ioc. additional. If
registered, Ioc. more: You'll never need but
one, so the price isn't high Who wouldn't
give 81. 50 to get rid of Rheumatism?
As yet it cannot be found at the storcs but can be
had only by enclosing the amount as above, and
addressing the American Proprietors,
PFAELZER BROS. & CO.,
91o & Bal Market ST., Philadelphia.
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-29

ToPIc for August l, 1SS6.-Are yoat
honoring the Lord 'oith yOatr substance9
Prov. 8 8, 10. IL: "a. . Cor, 8: g.
IL.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-29

"Men too busy to be saved" was the
topic for the devotional exercises last
Sabbath conducted by Bro. w. W, Faw.
Much good thought was elected and
the interest Of the young men present
was manifested by requests for prayer
for themselves and friends. All the
boys and young men in town are es'
pecially invited to attend these Sab
bath evening services. Don't think SC
much of the world and its allurement'
that you cannot give one hour out o
the Sabbath day to the work OF thu
young men for the young men.
"Amid all our varied, practical anC
splendid agencies in reaching an(
saving young men, the fact remain
always that the best agent we have ii
reaching young man is youni
man. Tile Wdtchmdn.
The Y. NJ. G. A. in the city OF New
York own buildings valued at $3.50
600. In that city they have 597 work
ers on the Association committees.
There are 900 Associations in tn
United States owning from 100000
to $5OO0,OOO Of property and having
membership Of $4,000.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-29

The Y. NJ. C. A. is not run by or in
the interest of any church or denomi-
nation. Its aim is to reach the young
man and bring him to Christ, The
efforts of all young men are here uni-
ted for the accomplishment of that
one object, all feelings of self interest
or sectarian bias are laid aside The
young men meet together pray,
plan and work for the salvation OF
young men.
A broad liberal spirit that recOg-
nizes all who are interested in the
cause Of the Master as brothers per-
vades the organization throughout the
world. Followers of the same great
leader, workers in the same great
cause. looking to the same high end
all is love, harmony and unity.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-29
Powder Injurious TO the skin.

Some time ago ! formed one of the
chorus in an opera given in this city.
1t was necessary for all to make up
somewhat for the stage, and we help
ed each other in the process. AyOung
society belle attented to my case, and
with the first touch exclaimed; "Why,
HUNS your face is just as soft as a
baby's." The next evening another la
dy performed the operation and made
the same remark. | had not thought
Of it before, but could tell them the
reason why. No woman can have a
soft, fine skin who habitually uses
powder. She may say ooh, some
kinds are not injurious--only those
that have acids in them" but wheth
er it be liquid or the simplest Of pow
ders, the result is inevitably to clost
the pores Of the skin, roughen the face
cause it to wrinkle prematurely, ant
take from it the freshness which
form the greatest charm of counte
nance. Does it pay to be old befor,
the proper time.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-29
AN EXTRAORDINARY OFFER.
To All Wanting Employment.

Wewant Live, Energetic and Capable Agents
in every county in the United States and Cana
ia, to sell patent article of great merit, ON
ITS MERITS. An article having large sale, pay
ing over 100 per cent profit, having no compe-
tition, and on which the agent is protected in
the exclusive sale by a deed given for each and
every county he may secure from US. With all
these advantages TO our agents and the fact that
it is an article that can be sold to every house
owner, it might not be necessary to make an
EXTRAORDINARY OFFER" to secure good agents
At once, but we have concluded to make it to
show, not only our confidence in the merits Of
our invention, but in its stability by any agent
that will handle it with energy. Our agents
now at work are making from $3.50 to 5000
month clear and this fact makes 1t safe for us to
make our offer to all who are out Of employ
ment. Any agent that will give our business
thirty days trial and fail to clear at least $Ioo
IN this time, ABOVE ALL EXPENSES, can return
all goods unsold to us and we will refund the
money paid for them. Any agent or general
agent who would like ten or more counties and
work them through sub-agents for ninety days
and fail to clear at least $3.50 ABOVE ALL Ex-
PENsEs, can return all unsold and get their
money back. No other employer Of agents ever
dared to make such offers, nor would we if we
did not know that we have agents now making
more than double the amount we guaranteed;
and but two sales day would give profit OF
over $I2s a month, and that one Of our agents
took eighteen orders in one day. Our large de.
scriptive circulars explain our offer fully, and
these we wish TO send to everyone out OF em-
ployment who will send us three one cent
stamps for postage. Send at once and secure
che agency in time for the boom, and go to work
on the terms named in our extraordinary offer.
We would like to have the address Of all the
agents, sewing machine solicitors and carpen-
tiers in the country and ask any reader Of this
paper who reads this offer, to send us at once
the name and address Of all such they know.
Address at once, or you will lose the best chance
ever offered to those out Of employment to make
money, RENNBR MANUFACTURING Co.,
1I6 Smithfeld ST., PittsbuEg, Pa.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-29

rhe international Committee Of the
Y. M. G. A. was Incorporated by an
act of the legislature of New York
passed April Is, 1883:
The general purpose OF the commit
tee as declared in said act is "to estab
fish and assist Young Mems Christian
Associations and to promote the spir
itual, intellectual, physical and sOcia
well being OF young men," This com
mittee has its place of business in the
city of New York. 1t consists of q
members, one third OF whom go out O.
Office and one third Of whom are elect
ed at each International Convention
of the Y. M. G. A. Of the United States
and British Provinces. Any books
papers or information relative to thu
Association work can be procured o
this committee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-07-29

Ben Butler says that he will not run
for Congress because there is no
"glory in it." This is the first in
stance on record when the public has
been permitted to promptly know why
Benjamin did not or why he did run
for anything The reasons usually
come like a thunderclap, but long
after the event. Wien Butler doesn't
go in for glory there is always some
money in the neighborhood.
w. G. McKensie the eighteen-year-
old bigamist, who married two Brook
llyn girls within six months has been
sent to the Almira Reformat0ry by
Judge Moore.