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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

nanmoles, while his wife drcsaos y,
oes's''Ss' and wears lovely imported bon
ne'upon which is mounted beautiful bird
.na' evidently was stuffed before it died.
anu after criticising the dress OF the minis.
= . w'ie listens to her f~avorite preacher
VIC delivers "a discourse upon the sionif.
canoe OF the day.
a separation OF the family follows in the
"..erhoon in the celebration of the Fourth
otJuly, in a good nan cases, for "a us,a,
there is great excitement over a running
race or that celebrated baseball match. to
tahe place on the village common or in n,
p'cketed field, between the Ininciblcs and
ehe lnsurmountables, and it is always a
eoss-up how the struggle between the two
'eatns can end except in u draw, al
though the record shows that on different
occasion the Invincibles had defeated the
lnsurmountables. and vice versa. But no
one but an expert can understand a bas e.
ball record, and probably in each case the
decision was the fault OF the referee. The
ladies are glad to be rid OF their lords in
ohe terrific heat OF the afternoon of the
Fourth OF July, with the mercury in the
shade h%ugging one hundred degrees OF
Fahrenheit, for in their elegant loose
wrappers and the demi-d eshabille per.
mitted in the privacy OF the home, they
are able to read the latest novel or
d-o-z-e. Generally, sub rosa, the latter.
But the glorious Fourth OF July is
chiefly enjoyed to it's fullest extent among
the rising generation, the boys and girls.
Unlucky and disgraced, indeed. is the boy
who. at the end of the bombardment o.
the day, has got off without q powde,
burn, or a shot finger, or even his toggery
unsinged. Probably the greatest hero is
the boy who not only has, with his toy
pistol, carelessly and adroitly winged
another boy, but who, in the melee, has
also been able to do-what is by no means
q rare feat-wound himself with his owl
weapon, for many a grown-up man has
toolishly looked down the muzzle of 6
gun, and the generous spirit OF the boys
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09
GARMOYLE JlLTEp.
/ An American Lady Wisely Refuses to
Marry q Prontgate Nobleman.
IN, Y. Speciall

Marry q Pronigate Nobleman.
IN. Y. Spccial.1
A cable dispatch states that the engage
ment of marriage between Earl Cairns and
Miss Adela Grant, of this city, has been
dissolved by the lady, and the reason given
is that the Earl insisted on a loan of
money from the mother of his prospective
bride, SO that he might meet his creditors.
Earl Cairns is better known in this city as
Lord Garmoyle, and was popular here two
years ago among q certain class of society.
He has achieved notoriety because of the
successful breach of promise suit brought
against him by Miss Fortescue, the act
ress. Earl Cairns has large estates in En-
gland and Ireland, so entailed, however,
as to preclude him from raising money on
them. His income is also $4,000 a year,
and it is all he has in the wide world to
live upon. His expenditures have been as
high as 10000 a year, and his creditors
are importunate. Itcost Lord Garmoyle's
father $4,000 to settle with Miss For.
tesque.
Miss Grant is a daughter Of Mrs. Beach
Grant, of this city. She is about twenty
two years of age and was introduced tc
New York society two winters ago at 9
party given at the house of her mother
Miss Grant is q niece of Mr.. r. Suydan
Grant and of Mr.. George de Forest Grant
Last summer she was the guest of Mrs. Ed
ward Wolseley, at Lenox, Mass, and wa
said to be the most beautiful woman a
that charming resort. She first met Lore
Garmoyle in this city.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09
SURVIVED II SHOCK.
How y Rich Lover Won tho Girl Who Hat
Tilted Him.

How n Rich Lover Won the Girl Who Had
Tilted Him.
A tall nan with a somber look on his
face entered Major Mackelyane's private
office, and stammered:
"Major, 1 have most unpleasant tidings
to communicate; try and nerve YOURSELF"
what is it? My house on fire?"
'No, Major, worse; far worse. Your
daughte-my dear sir, prepare yourself
your daughter has brought disgrace on
your proud house by clipping with the
gardener"
"She has, eh? Take a cigar with mo
I'm going to have a holiday. That
gardener she refused three weeks ago
when he was an honored guest, worth
eight hundred thousand dollars, SO he dis.
CURSED himself with a hoe and. q straw hat,
and inside of two hours she asked him to
elope with her. I desire to say hurtah."-
st. Louis Whip.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09
ANCIENT AMAzoNs.
A Woman Aged One Hundred and Forr
Years Arrested for Fighting.
louisville (Ky.) special1

louisville (Ky.) Special
Two old women, whose combined ages
are one hundred and e%ighty-one years.
were arrested for fighting in this city this
morning. Ono was Mrs. Walters, aged
seventy-seven, and the other Mrs. Raphael,
a somewhat famous local character be.
cause of her great age of one hundred and
four years. The old ladies, who are quer.
ulous with age live in the same house, and
have occasional squabbles. Mrs. Walters
charges that Mrs. Raphael whipped he,
yesterday. and that this morning, after
going out for a pail of water, Mrs. Raphael
stopped up the key-hole of herroom SO that
she could not enter her abode. She tackled
the ~centenarian, and a pugilistic encounter
ensued, in which Mrs. Walters youth anc
endurance turned out to advantage. She
used Mrs. Raphael up considerably before
two officers arrived and put them unde,
arrest. They were conveyed to the sta
ton in a carriage and released upon thei,
W recognizances.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09
Calico Was Dead.

Avery dull man, by some chance, sat
down to a dinner given by a circle of as
tronomers. When the wine began to flow
he arose and proposed the health of Cali
leo. A friend pulled his coat sleeve and
whispered that he was dead. Gentle
men, /" said the dull man, with moistened
eyes and a tremor in his voice, my friend
has just conveyed to me the startling
intelligence that Calico is dead. Imove
that resolutions OF respect be drawn UP
and passed by this body, and a copy OF
them, together with a letter Of coincidence,
be sent to the stricken widow. '-GoodaHs
ISun.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09
Verse Than Conscience.

Galveston, Tex, is much infested with
mosquitoes, which are almost as big as
English srarrows, and whose sting causes
the sufferer to imagine that a honey bee
has strolled over an exposed portion Of
his body. They make almost as much
racket as u girl playing on the piano.
With this explanation the reader may
comprehend the point OF the following:
What" asked q Galveston Sunday.
school teacher, "Is that invisible power
that prevents the wicked man from sleep.
ing, and causes him to toss upon his pill
low?"
"skeeters!' shouted the bad boy at the
foot OF the ciass.-Texas Siftings.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09
The Profit In Fruit,

Brown Ito his wife)-Did you notice that
apples?
Mrs. Bro wn-Yes. a
Brown-She has stood on that corner
every day for ten years with. her basket Of
apples. How much do you suppose she is
worth?
Mrs. Brown-H-1n! A thousand dol.
lars?
Brownie.
Mrs. Brown-A hundred thousand?
Brownie.
Mrs. Brpwn-A million? She can't be
worth more than q million, John?
Brown-Not q cent, and she owes for the
basket.-M !. Sun.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09
woman's Face.

"What furniture can give such finish to
q room, as a tender woman's face," asks
George Elliott. Not any, we are happy to
tempers the tender expression. The pale,
anxious, bloodless face of the consumptive,
or the evident sufferings of the dyspeptic,
induce feelings ofsorrow and grief on our
part and compel US to tell them of DR.
Pierce's Golden. Medical Discovery the
sovereign remedy for consumption and
other diseases of the respiratory system as
we'll as dyspepsia and other digestive
troubles. Sold everywhere.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09
gun, and th'

is shown by the greater number Of times
in which they shoot themselves instead OF
others. The boys and girls who get up
with the lark, and are on a lark all the
.day, and keep up the lark until the
night shades are falling, what q
glorious time they will have! 1t
is the Gaping climax, the kernel of
the nut of delight-the greatest OF the
great joys OF the Fourth OF July. The
squares and streets become alive with
burning fire OF all the colors OF the rain
bow, lighted by the smoldering fuse held
by every boy and girl, while, rising high
Grand higher the sky-rockct cleaves the dark
heavens and fills the sky with more radi,
ant and varied colored stars and comets
than can ever be seen even on q clear star
light night. The incessant rattle of mus
kerry coming from the burning, cracking
punches OF exploding il e-crackers: with the
heavy flash OF light sparks as the sky
rocket flies from it's prison, the exquisite
pleasures of the wildly revolving spinning
wheels, and the noise as of a clap OF thun-
der, which makes tho boys and girls trem.
BILE, clinging to each other or their mothers,
and hiding their faces in their dresses, as
an immense pot OF powder shoots up into
the dark night air, displaying it's lovely
bouquet Of flowers. while every face radi.
ates with Joy in the suddenly and beauti-
fully illuminated night darkness, add to the
destinations OF the glorious night.
And then, how, down in the great pub
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09
pi.graced Herself shamefully.

Disgraced Herself Shamefully.
In the club window.
"Pretty girl, that" #
"Yaas."
"She looked at you as if she knew you
"Yaas."
"Does she?" .z-I.
well, the fact is, my bay, she's my SIS
taw. But she mawied q fellaw that wunsu
staw, aw something OF that sawt, and they
live in a clearinghouse, SO Icawnt afiawd
to wecognize haw in public. But 1 al
ways send haw my cawd at New Yeah's.
Paw girl! She has been foolish wathaw
cwiminal, don't chew ~know."-Town
Topics.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09
A Natural Conclusion.

Cora (reading)-Here's a story of a dog
that knew when it was time to bring the
sheep home by looking at the clock. What
kind of a dog do you think it was?
Merritt (smiling)-A watch dog, I sup.
pose..JuHgea .
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

lie halls, the roofs. are raised with the
shouts OF applause led and sustained by
the thunder of u brass band, as some
silver-tongued orator discourses of the
glorious deeds OF the heroes that fought
for the creation OF a freeman's govern
ment, and of those that shed their blood
for it's preservation. Then as the proceed.
ings close the flags OF tho various delega'
tions. who h9ve marched in their rcgalia
through the thronged streets. are waved
aloft amid the vast wave OF song-har-
m5ny that sweep up the vast audience
in it's power with the soul-stirring national
hymn "America."
Glory and honor, then, to the boy George
Washington and his little Ratchet. In
how many thousands OF thousands OF par
lors in this country from the Atlantic to
the Pacific. from the forty-ninth parallel
to the Gulf, have the pictures come to
mind OF tho hero OF the cherry tree,
the ~creastor OF the glorious Fourth
of july" and OF the sweet. admirable
woman who WAS then q little girl
and besame the first OF the first ladies
of the land in the newborn empire OF
the West! Aud not only in parlors,
but in the cabins, huts and little
rooms where old couples ard the
poor veterans are passing their lives
away, are found these portraits, and
twigs OF evergreen trees are trimmed every
Fourth of July about the fac-slmiles OF the
man and woman, testifyfng the general,
never-dying gratitude of q patriotic people
for the patriotism and wll-powercelebrated
on thisMation's natal day, and which, but
for them and their ~co.patriots, might
never have been known; and the noisy
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09
ConversinE with Himself.

schamburg Ito Jacobs)-You vas q liza.
und Il %schoundrel. Do you. hear dot?
Jacobs Ito Schamburg)-I hear you al
ready. und l drinks may be you vas talking
to yourseluf.-1exas SiftAugs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

Best Goods arc Put in Smallest Parcels.
The old proverb is certainly true in the
case of DR.. Pierce's pheasant Purgative
Pellets" which are little, sugar-wrapped
parcels, scarcely larger than mustard seeds,
containing as much cathartic power as is
ing pill. Unlike the big pills however,
they are mild and pleasant in their opera.
tion-do not produce gripping pains, nor
render the bowels costive after using.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

DIf AohSS w piAS StlbtS
4 was ever known before on this auspi-
day.
he ebullition of patriotic sentiment
finds its outlet in exploding torpe-
tre-erackers and toy pistol-shooting.
ISOLATED with the incoming. continu-
and departure OF Independence Day,
bora long ago, for there has always
something exhilirating in proclaim
oneself an American patriot by resort
o either fiery oratory or burning gun
der.
be day is one OF boisterous. noisy mer-
int and ofmuch gaseous carnations. 1t
ebay OF the year for the young raga-
ms, the Fourth OF July orators and
actors, either with ball or buekin. 1t
rman's-land in this country from the
n that announces the approach of the
ter light until in the earth's revolu-
the gray light OF the dawning shall
cen again. 1t is the Nations birth
andtherefore the birthday OF every
within the Union, SO that an occa-
arises for mutual pledging of
y body's good health. Some of
"t%hee.thou" good old leather-breeched
ems who celebrated the first anniver-
OF this glorious day are probably
joining in the recurring celebration OF
triumph each and every year, for
hotic sentiment, love OF country and
rs to celebrate its natal day never die
ere physical death, nor reach a state
aocuous desuetude, whatever becomes
: body. Standing and silently the
Re Nation drinks to the ever-cherished,
pred memory OF the patriots who, in
agony and travail ri their souls, and
their blood, gave birth to our great
pnndence Day, whether it be from out
knll or the drinking horn OF the ancient
rior, or from the silver, gold-lined
karl OF today. For we should all re.
hber the men that gave us the chance
e excuse for-and set us the example OF
6 oil kicking, jumping. rafting crack.
and indulghg in fireworks and a gen.
hullabaloo!
he Fourth OF July is a red-letter day
the lads and lassies. Look at them as
are on the way and at picnics, and
ut the green swards OF the commons
Iarks. The young man sports a clean
ar and a celored neck-tie, shaven face,
ed mustache, and in his Sunday-go'
Meeting clothes, he walks erect and
Ks with smiling face and open, candid
AT the fair young lassie who, dressed
modest white calico, which sets off a
~ Inquire not yet warped and disfigured
,afa labor, and wearing a natty hat
'e and remade by her own nimblc fin
smiles and laughs in return. And as
walk on and on, gay and festive or
great holiday, they are full OF fun and
nc spirits, for the oxygen OF the air il
P'ring, and they laugh and chat and
and romp, and have q good time
orally.
~ all the racing, tearing, shouting
oa'ng, swinging and walking is not
4neu to vOunr cOunla sweeter as be
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

r~ausketry of the fire.cracksr, the glow Of
the patriotic orator, tho loves and langh-
ter OF the picnic, and the genial hail-fel-
low and hu'labaloo might not have moved
q nation to such universal enthusiasm
on every recurring glorious Foasth OF
July.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

themselves than molasses on bread
, au on both sides, but is being Joined
al The Demonstrating men, women,
ana girls that long for the excite
music and dance, and roundabouts
''nSs and mineral waters" so pro-
provided at picnics and parks,
s"y on such heated and extraordi-
:, 'ays as the. great national holiday
svVs Tree all the working people and
| curse the day has it's great distrac-
ou' alter breakfast and the discus
'ot'ee, and while the children, and
n%a snooring children, and the neighbor.
oas euoor'ng children, are firing off tor
nre-crackers or toy-pistols, and
on. the noise and distraction pos
10 old man" lights his cigar, goes
Dc luce or store, reads his mails and
over to be attended to by hu.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

DELICATE diseases of either sex, however
induced, radically cured. Address, with 10
cents in stamps for book, Worlds Dispen-
sary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

PLEASE remember that GLENN's SULPHUR
Soar presents all the advantages of Sui
phur Baths at a cheap rate. HILLS HAIR
AND WuIsKER DYE, Black or Brown, SOC.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

For restoring faded and gray hair to it's
original color, use Hall's Hair Remover.
S~ufferersfrom malarial disorders will find
a specific In Ayers Ague Cure. Try it.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

The Texas Strings suggests that this is
the season of the maiden all for Lawn
tennis.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

THERE are two things a woman likes to
get into papers-her front hair and her
name.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

TALK is cheap-except through the tele
phone.-New Brunsaoick Fredonia.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

"sT1cK to it." as the fy-paper observed
to the fly.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

A NEW YORK paper says the milk sold in
that city is a "white lie"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

MUST your kitchen fire be of a dissipated
disposition because it goes out every night4
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

used the slumberers, and every old
:, who rolled uneasily at this sudden
,+enation ofnoises, and, in his agony,
i his heels through the clothes, had
enough left to exclaim: "Well, 1
70. l iorgot7 why, it must be Fourth
,y,n And in half an hour the whole
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

THE best thing yet discovered for sea-
sickness is port.
P1so's Remedy for Catarrh is agreeable
to use. 1t is not a liquid or a snuff. SOC.
BACK PAY-Kicking a book agent out Of
your ofice.-NerchGAt Traveller.
If afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson'sE Eye Water. Druggists sell it. Csc.
The skeleton man travels on his shane
Indianapolis Herald.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09
OF JULY.
,av of Patriotic, Roisterous,
Noisy Merriment.
1T Is Celebrated by Old and
Young, Male and Fee.
&SA male-A Ncver-Dy-
W ing Sentiment
[Original.1

rap, bang, twang,
Gswang, piff, poof, rattle,
" boom! ran on from
street to street and al-
ley to alley and awoke
~ A,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09
ELY'S
CREAM BALM

I haze used tue
bottles Of Ely
Cream Balm ana
consider myself car
ed. I Suffered q
gears from catarrl
and catarrhal head
ache ana this is III,
first remedy that Gf'
forded lasting relief
ID. z. Htggimson
f45 Lake Street, Chi
| cage, III.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-08
Born to Marry and Keep House.

The WomGn's Journal saws: The end of
woman is to marry and raise up family.
She starts ont in this direction when she
carries doll in childhood Your girl who
leaves home and goes out for herself does
so because she has failed to find the man
she wants to marry. BY and by she does
find him. and when she does she drops
everything and goes with him. She stops
short IN her music, her acting her art
her literature, or whatever it is, because
after all her instinct tells her to marry. and
she follows her instinct instead of her
reason.
A man can marry and go ahead in the
particular pursuit or profession he has
chosen, but the woman stops and subjects
everything to the one duty of wifehood.
That is the reason women do not succeed
as well as men. They fall short Grant all
this for the sake of argument. Admit that
ii is the general mission of woman to
marry and raise up family. But | am
now writing about the exceptions. There
are exceptions to all classes, all rules, all
theories and all PHILOSOPHERS. Most women
do marry young, and that is right. That
is as far as most of them want to go. They
are fitted tor this sort of life, and have no
desire or fitness for another.
But are you going to make one kind of a
Shi w tuis Mneii IL Is Il stTaignt.ldcket ana
au abomination to her? In other words, is
she to marry simply for the sake of marry
ing, and settle down" simply for the
sake Cf settling down? Why not allow
her to follow her natural bent as well as
the young man? True, she may, as my
ohjector says, find some man while herself
following a successful career whom she
will love and whom she will marry, thus
cutting short work that might otherwise
have been rounded out and made COM
p,ete. True, women are not as completely
successful as men in the more independent
pursuits Of life. But the point / wish to