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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-08
"Corneel" Vanderbilt.

II was much amused the other day."
said an intimate friend of the Wander
bilt family, at the Grand Pacific, ito
see that account in the newspapers of
how young Cornelius Vanderbilt went
into Wall street, lost .S5, 600, 600, and
how his father had to come to his res
cue and pension him off on "a promise
never to do SO any more. l thought
newspapers We're better informed than
that. 1t was not Cornelius at adj, but
William X. of whom that story is told,
though there is not much more truth in
it as applied to him. l don't believe
Cornell Vanderbilt eyer bought any
stocks for speculation in his life. His
grandfather left him $4,000, 900 and
that has been doubled since by natural
accretion. His father gave him his
magnificent house. ldon't believe the
world knows it, but that branch of the
Vanderbilt family aims to be q philan-
thropist. There is no man in New
York, perhaps, who distributes so much
money in quiet and transformations char
ity as "Corneel" Vanderbilt. He and
his wife are devout church people, in
fact, the young mans friends fear he is
becoming a little cranky on religious
matters: He intends some day to be-
come a second Peabody, and it would
not be a surprise to find him any day
endowing ONE theological seminary,
charity hospital, free college, or some-
thing: He probably discusses 500, 900
a year in small charities, and already
he employs a discussing agent by the
year to see that his benefactions are
not misplaced. This agent is an old
Chicago newspaper man, Fred Cooke,
who used to be city editor of the 1ele-
graph here. Cooke has gone wild on
~spiritualism, but he, too, is u crank on
charity matters and is devoting his life
to that kind of work. Vanderbilt paws
him $4,000 a year to devote his whole
time to the disbursement of the sums
he donates. 1t is a trustworthy place,
for the young millionaire never asks
what becomes OF his money. He ex-
acts of Cooke only judicious disburse-
ment and silence as to the source of
supply Chicago Herud Uuks md
Ty,j,.o
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-08
How sehuu,anntlsecan1c.a C%aa,Woser.

When the time came 1or. SchuEans to
graduate and determine his profession.
every emotion within him prompted
him to adopt Il musical career but his
mother was determined he should
choose the law. She felt how few
achieve success in so difficult and ,un-
certain u profession rs music, and she
feared her son would be unable 10 sup
port himself. .Schumanp, on, the other
hand. feared nothing so mach as TO be
untrue to his highest light, and that
light pointed steadily toward music,
Money was as nothing to him it only he
could devote himself to his art; and he
had faith in himself, he felt that he
should be successful. lie knew that it
would require steady aud persistent
toll, but he believed that in the end he
would make a musician OF himself.
Finally, he persuaded his mother to
place the decision in the hands OF, treid-
rich Week, q friend and w%ell-known
musician, Schumann agreeing that if,
after six years of work at the piano, he
gave no sign Of success, he would turn
TO the practice. OF law. Week, after
warning :Schuaiann of the incessant
and almost discouraging work (which.
lay before him, advised him, if he were
willing to brave all this, to. become Il
musician. Schumann now made his
home at Lcipsie, where he attacked his
work with great enthusiasm, practicing
all day. In his anxiety TO attain sue
cess, he invented a machine which was
intended for the equal training Of every
finger; by this contrivance, his third
finger remained up in a vertical posi-
ton, while he played with the others;
but the tendons became SO strained that
he famed the troublesome finger, and
all thought. of a career as Il pianist had
to be put aside. Poor Schumann! after
all his struggles and sacrifices, was this
to be the end2 We can we'll imagine
the gloom which oppressed him, as he
felt that his brilliant hopes were crush
ed, and everything pointed to the law.
But music claimed him, he could not
escape, and now he began to compose.
He had always been rather self-willed,
and suffered from having no one to
guide his musical education. Upfortu-
nately he had almost neglected musical
composition, but now he set about to
repair his mistake. He should have
grown up in this part of his art, and he
was never quite compensated for the
loss of early training.-Agdtha 1unis,
in "h'rom Bach to Wagner" st. Mich
olas for Novembe7.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-08
Josh Was Shrewd.

Inquiry of the several publishers of
Josh Billings humor.. since his death,
ELECTS the fact that he rivaled Mark
Twain in turning his output. of, humor
into cash. Carleton says: ''As soon as
Mi. Shaw found that lie had made a
hit with lis, fonetic pieces. he made Il
careful study of the question how to
get the largest money return from his
work. He said to himself: AVlat book
has the largest and steadicst sale in
American and his answer was, The
almanac So he resolved to make al
ana He came to me with theidea,
and told him that | would only pub
lish his Farmers, Almanax,' as he call
ed it. under q guarantee against loss.
He. was perfectly willing, for he had the
utmost confidence in the project, and
consequently lie got Il very liberal share
OF the prospective income. He was
not Il, whit astonished, but everybody
else was, when the first years sale
reached 12G, 600 copies. l believe that
in ten years the publication yielded al
together over 500, 0O0 clear" Francis
S. Smith, survivor OF the firm OF Street
a. Smith, relates that Shaw came to
them for q page advertisement for the
cover. of the ltiEtst. almalpac;; but, they
had no belief, in a,heavy sale, and We're
willing to offer only $50 for the space.
$50 you think it won't sell 500 copiesf"
he exclaimed. 'Well, sign Il contract
to pay 10 cents u copy for Your advcr=
tisement and I'll be satisfied" The
bargain was made on that basis, and
he got more than $1,000. His shrewd-
tess was also shown in his solicitation
of bids from the story papers for his
contributions, for. he obtained. 800 a
week for al average of 500 words. He
lived well, but not at all extravagantly,
and leaves an estate worth $3.50, O00.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-08
A6iieantic SAT-.

A gigantic strong-room. the largest
even constructed, measuring fifty feet in
length, and weighing close upon 100
tons, has Just been erected for the Ma
t;ana|, Bank of Scotland by Messrs.
Chubb. The entire structure is of hard
steel. The plates were specially rolled,
and, after the boring had, been COM
pleted, were again tempered. to render
them ,unassailable by tools. of any kind.
The safe consists of three rooms, each
entered by a separate door and grille,
measuring seven feet by three feet four
inches, and the doors weigh a ton each,
Notwithstanding which they TURF on
their two pins with the greatest ease.
The locks, of which ne less than
'forty-eight are contained in the struc-
oture, are all of the latest pattern, hav-
ing bolts all round, which shoot at
ahgles.of forty-five degrees, forming a
powerful dovetail into the frames. The
bolts in each door weigh 200. weight,
but by the careful balancing they are
shot with the greatest ease. In each
partition dividing the rooms is a man
hole, also guarded by locks and. bolts,
for allowing access to the rooms i'll the
event. of the door-key being mislaid.
The doors are seven inches thick, and
the plates are all treble. thus giving a
practically adamantine strength. The
capacity of the safe is sufficient to con-
tain l, $50 tons weight of gold. bullion,
equal in value to- .E1lO, OO0, 900 sterling.
The safe will be taken to pieces pre-
vious to being shipped on board steam
er for bcotland, and will be removed in
800 sectiuns, Each, of these sections
contains no less than 1000 rivet holes,
the bolt being in each case broken off
and filed down close, when it has been
home.-New lor& Tribune.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-08
Fighting q Sea.Elephant;

Up round Behring's Straits tile ha=
tives live mostly on whales blubber.
UP there they hunt the Walrus for his
ivory and oil, and also fur his hide,
which they make into boots. I've seen
sometimes as many as 500 of those ami.
mails on a cake Of ice, all believing like
thunder, So that you could hear them
for miles:
Then there's the sea-clephant, and
they are tough fellows, too. It's easy
enough killing 'em, but when thew are
dying they kick up a great fuss. With
their little short teeth I've seen 'em
bite OFT a piece of rock as big as a spit
toon and throw it at Il man with fear
tul force. | found one on a reef one
day, and as we needed some more oil 1
ordered the boat-stecrer to make forthe
gully-way in the rocks where he was.
we came I! ght up to him, put an iron
INTO HIM, and hauled him after us out
into clear water: Then l got into the
bow right under his nose, when he
grabbed the bow of the boat in his
teeth and tore away a streak fore and
att. He bit off the ends of three lances.
ana another he slapped out of my
hands and tried to throw it at us.
once he made a slap at ME with his
head, throwing me right into the boat
on my back. | picked up a Ratchet
and with MY two hands buried it III his
head Zip to the handle: 1t killed him
outright. He was rs feet long,, and
gave two dozen barrels OF oil: We
made blanket-shects Of bis blubber.
cutting it into pieces three feet square.
lhen piercing a hole in the center of
each block, and running through a
spun rope, we made a raft of them and
toWed it to the ship. The usual way to
XII Il sea elephant used to be to run
right up to him, hit him under the law
with an oar, which would make him
RAISE up his head, When we would fire
right up through lis. mouth into the
oraln.-Ae0 H0IeN NeWs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-08
The Wisdom of Josh Billings.

To learn yure offspring to steal,
make them beg hard for all that. you
give them.
lew remove grease from "a. mans
.karakter, let him strike some sudden
lie.
Angels handle the dice whendoublets
are thrown in the cradle.
Flattery is like colone water, tew be
ov, not swallered.
If a mar hain't got Il well-balanced
head l like to see him part his hair in
the middle.
There is only one good substitute for
the endearments oy u sister, and that
IL the endearments oy some other .phel-
lows sister.
lPiety il like beans, it seems to do the
best on poor sile.
Going to law il like skinning a new
milk COW for her hide and give the beef
tew the lawyers.
About the hardest thing a phellow
kan do il tew spark tew girls at onst
and preserve a good average.
L<had. rather undertake tew be two
good doves than one decent sarpint.
A good wife is q sweet smile from
heaven.
A lie il like q kat-it never Gums tew
yew in a straight line.-Farmeas' Al.
MInQI:
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-08
Chaunccy Depew's Last Cigar.

Tho Hon: Chauncey NJ Dcpcw was in
Albany one day attending tho mcetinsof
the New York Central Stockholders.
Meeting a friend, the tender OF d cigar to
Mr.. Depew recalled an interesting rem
iniscence, which we give in Mr.. Dcpew's
words: II was a confirmed smoker,
smoking twenty cigars a day. up to about
q dozen years ago, when l gave up the
habit. l o do not use tobacco. Twelve
or thirteen years ago J. found myself SUI
fcring from indigestion, with wakeful fits
at night, nervousness and inability to sub
nit to mental strain. / was in tho city
tive-cent Partaga. I was walking up
Broadway, and at the corner of State
Street i took the cigar out of my mouth
and looked at it. I had smoked about an
inch Of it. A thought struck me. l had
been reading a German s%avants book on
tho unhealthfulness of the use OF tobacco.
I looked at my cigar and said: You are
responsible for this mischief I threw
that Partaga into the gutter and TO-
solved not to smoke again. For six
months I suffered the torments OF the
damned. 1 wanted to smoke, but I re-
solutely refused. My appetite meanwhile,
was growing better, my sleep was growing
sounder, and 1 could do more work. I
ulu uo1 oHlOhc UP W wv VI IlIct years
ago. After l had worked for seventeen
hours continuously one day, late at
night I thought I would try a cigar as
a, soothing influence. l lit n cigar. II
wasI,delicious. I enjoyed the aroma Of
tho smoke and tho pleasure Of the cigar
moro than I can say. The next day !
smoked. four cigars and the next two.
[ found thetus of tobacco WIS affecting
my physical s.AsSstem and I stopped it
entirely md have not commenced again
and probably never SHALL"
Did YOU ever think of how much
work is required.to count a billion or
the length of time it would takep An
Iarithmetician makes this calculation;
Had Adam counted continuously from
his creation to the present day he
would not have reached a billion, for it
would take 0,5l2 years. Any enterpris-
ing person disposed TO doubt this state
ment can try the rxpcriment--IAilu-
aeLi hlU bN.tGGtn-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-08
Anecdotes of Annapolis.

There are about ninety-fotir Vacancies
at the naval academy this year, alarger
humber than USUAL. The fourth class
starts out with only about sixty-five
members. The examination was I'M
usually severe. Capt. Ramsey recon-
mends that the appointments be made
a year in advance SO that the candidates
will have a chance to prepare for the
rigid examination to which they are
subject.
The usual crop of courts martial is
on hand early. The hazcrs are not all
dead yet, noris the sovereign power of
congress able to subdue the deviling
propensities of the third class. Seven
cadets are accused of hazing, one has
been convicted and dismissed, and the
others will have Il tight squeeze, if they
pull through at all. Capt. Ramsey
started II not only to stamp out haz-
ing, but ever that milder form of guy-
ing known as running" His system
is perfect-only it doesn't always oper-
ate.
Lieut.. Danenhower, who is one of
the Instructors at the naval academy,
is a great ~favorite with the cadets.
They swear by him. They say '.Danny
is a square man" "Danny." however.
has a cl%airvoyant knowledge of the
fellows who put up jobs on the instruct
ors and can pick out the culprits at a
glance. His eyesight.is not very good,
SO the cadets concluded to s'take a rise
out of Danny thereby. One night
with great labor and difficulty they
hauled two small cannon on the grounds
over to the spot where DANNY would
stand during the morning parade. ex-
pecting him to stumble Yer them and
crafty the cadets with. the delicious
spectacle Of their superior officer rolling
in the mud. Everything went off beau.
tlfully until the parade was formed
not an officer had noticed the cannon,
and the chances were a hundred to one
that DANNY would turn a somer-
sault before tile battalion. But fust
as he ought to have carried oi,t his bart
OF the programme he called by name
every cadet who had taken a hand ii
the Job. Haul those gums Back where
they belong" he sung out, and every
blessed cadet who had tsugged at them
had to come forward and drag them Is
49, fN"SSos "hA1O q ouUOutu SUCKER
ran along the line tipped with steel.
The cadets, however, have been able
once to get ahead Of danny" to
their infinite delight. A gang Of them
rugged up a dummy in fill uniform
cap, gloves, everything complete.
They waited until Danenhower was
passing along the corridor, when, with
a loud scream, they launched the dunn
my over a fourth story baluster. 'tDan-
n.y." who has a heart as tender as a
woman's, stood paralysed with horror
for a moment, and then ran as hard as
his legs could carry him to. the hospital
for help. -Four sailors soon arrived
with a stretcher, and after the manner
OF blue-iackets they put the supposed
~lifeless cadet ON the stretcler and trun-
pied it oft to the hospital without ask
ing amy questions. The sell was not
found out until the doctors began to
make their examination. Then wrath
and dismay, fire and slaughter! But.
every cadet at the academy likes and
respects old "Danny.''-Cor. New Yorh
stOSHes ef " -. -. =-----
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-08
"A Wonderful Clock.

In the little town of Woodbury.; Pa;
resides a young mar noted for his me-
chanical skill, who is working at a
wonderful clock, which, when com.
pleted, will eclipse anything ever pro-
1uced in the clock line, not ever ex-
feepting the famous Strashure clock.
re has been working on this clock over
i've years, and expects to complete it
next sprlng. When finished this i'm
mense. time-piece will be twelve feet
nigh by five feet wide and three and
one-half feet deep, built entirely of
walnut wood. 1T is artistically design
ed and displays in its composition a
grandeur OF proportion, with its grace
tul holdings and Acknowledgement or
naments. On tie lower front of the
case is 4 circle Of eleven dials, with a
large dial in the center giving the time
at Washington, D. c., in hours, min
utes, and seconds, the month of tho
year, the date of the month, the week,
the day OF the week, the four seasons
OF the year, and the changes of the
moon. The eleven remaining dials
give the difference OF time in New York.
Chicago, San Francisco, London, Pc
KIN, Constantinople, Melbourne, Wen
na' Cairo, and St. Petersburg. One of
lhe most curious features of the clock is
lhe following: At a certain hour OF the
nay a figure representing William A.
Vanderbilt, the great railroad king.
arises from his chair, holding Il charter
IN his right hand, and in turn all the
great railroad kings Of this country
slowly enter q door at his LETT, pass and
DOW to him, and disappear in IL SUBJ
41'sslVc way at a door TO his right
f'1s0~1G- Commercial. .GazcMe.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-08
WASHINGTON HILLS

celebrated for their beautiful scenery s,ri,.
OF pure and medicinal waters, and an atnio..
5nere OF singular purity. making it withot'
s spas' f s"oI 3h to be one of the most popular =
site embraces within its limits tie WEI,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-08

Lend in the Island OF Jersey rents for
SIS =. year per acre.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-08
Sulphur, Iron, Magnesla, and Iine.

others are simply pure, limpid wafer. Tho ,,v
n ll'ily supplied with first, class hotels sinple. i"
siZs ;tiid appointments. for accommodating l,a ~
springs. ''"' "' 'h'
tension of lux VI ca
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-08
WASHINGTON SPRINGS

Justly praised by the Indians and ca,1v sot,,,,.
OF southern Dakota for their wonderful heajil3
properties. These Springs are varied. md viii
are medicinal, containing vi"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-08

Another large liver, ,hc Kasai, has
just been discovered in Africa. It's
length Is unknown. -Four hundred
mics apoveIts J%nncture with the Conoo
1t Is SIX miles wide. Thousands 81
ihlppopotami inhabit its waters. 1ha
panks OF This noble river are thicklv
people. ''sAiAe
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-08

The Wabash River, once one Of tile
finest streams in the country, is driving
up for want OF attention. Twenty
years ago scores Of steamboats, ascend
ed the river annually. Now the SIGHT
OF n is such a novelty us TO draw nlig
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-08

Gen. Sherman has written to 4 friend
that ne regrets having removed TO ST.
LOUIS, and that he often wishes himself
back in Washington.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-10-01

TIE PECAN TREE. pecan tree is
found in wild state in the woods of the
various sections of the South and West.
It grows to very large size, and bears
yearly many bushels of fine favored nuts.
Though little or no attention has been paid
to these valuable trees, cultivation greatly
improves them, the nut growing much
larger and improving 10 flavor. The pecan
tree lives to great age, and continues
long in bearing. There is no good reason
why it should not be grown extensively in
all parts of the United States. 1t is we'll
adapted to almost any kind of soil, doing
we'll even on rocky hills and waste land
There is no nut or fruit tree more valuable
and requiring so little attention: Every
farmer, in my opinion, should have his nut
orchard. and cultivate especially the pecan
for home use or sale. The nuts always find
ready sale at fancy prices. In planting the
trees, the only object is to obtain good fresh
nuts, and of good early variety, of large
size, from which to grow the trees. If it
is preferred to set out the plants, get healthy
trees of good variety one to two years
american.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-10-01
VACATION SEASON.

The attendance at the churches is growing very
thin,
Aud the pastor is disheartened who is seeking
souls TO win. srs ~
Whatthough 'gainst vice and sin he deals his
very hardest kn nocks2
IL brings but little money to the contribution
box.
What though the timely warnings aud tho texts
around he strews,
But little meets his vision but the rows OF
~ empty pews. RB3g4n re
what though of future happiness or misery he
breaches;
lis vain, his flock has scattered to the noun
tains and the beaches
Let the pastor fold his vestments and lay them
on the shelf
Aud to the beach or mountains take summer
trip himself.
Boston Courier,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-10-01

To laundry shirts to give the fine gloss
to tho bosoms, take of whitc wax one
ounce, spermaceti two ounces, melt them
together with gentle heat. When you
have prepared sufficient amount of starch,
in the usual way, for dozen pieces, put
into IL piece Of the polish about the
size of large pea, using more or less.
according to~largo or small washinss. Or
thick gum solution (madc by pouring boil.
ing water upon gum arabic) may bo used
One tablespoon to pint Of starch gives
clothes beautiful gloss. Scientific Amcri
can.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-10-01
Is THIS Hot ENouaH Pin 1903 and

Is THIS HoT ENOUGH ?-Iu 1903 and
1904, according to French periodical,
tho Rhine, Loire and Seine ran dry. In
1915 the heatthroughout Europe became
excessive. Scotland suffered particularly
in 1926; men and beasts died in scores.
The heat in several departments during
the summer of 1705 was equal to that in
a glass furnace. Meat could be cooked by
merely exposing it to the sun. Not soul
dared venture out between noon and 4 p.
%. In 171s many shops had to close the
theatres never opened their doors for
several months. Not a drop of water fell
during six months. In l773 the ther-
mometcr rose to 11s degrees. In 1779 the
heat at Bologna was 30 great that great
number Of people were stifled. There was
not sufficient air for the breath, and people
had to take refuge under ground. In
July, 1898, the heat became intolerabe.
Vegetables were burned up and fruit dried
on the trees. The furniture and wood
work in dwelling houses cracked and split
up; meat went bad in an hour. The
rivers ran dry in several provinces during
1911 f.; expedients had to be devised for the
grinding Of corn. In 1922 protractcd
heat was accompanied by storms and earth
quakes; during the drought, legious Of
mice overran Lorraine and Alsacc, CON-
mitting incalculablo damage. In 1882
the heat brought about cholera in
France 10000 persons fell victims to the
visitation in Paris alone. In 1876 the
thermometer marked 125 degrees in the
sun. -#.