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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05
KEEP
Why Every Farmer Should Have . Day.
Book and a Ledger.

why Every Farmer Should Have . Day.
Book and a Ledger.
The day-book and ledger are tho
business mans guide, to success. 1t is
by these he knows day by day and year
by year his exact balance of profit or
loss, and by these he so arranges his
business as to keep out of lines that do
pay profit, or at least that is his inten-
ton and desire. How many farm
ers keep even the simplest regular
booksp Not one in a hundred, probab-
ly. Why not? Does not the farmer
want to know just what his farm pays,
and what crops pays best year by yeare
Is there a farmer who can not keep in
parallel columns what is received for
produce and what is paid and how? If
not, the sooner he educates his boys
and girls in this direction the better il
will be all round.
Now is your time to turn over a new
leaf. Begin by taking an account
of the value of the farm, stock,
implements and produce on hand.
Give each a price of some kind
and let that price be as near as you can
Judge what you would ask if you were
going to sell. This is your stock in
trade-your capital. Then, if you have
anything to buy, put it down in your
memorandum book and transfer it at
night, or at some regular time to your
permanent account book. You will
soon come to be ashamed, perhaps, of
many items of foolish expenditure, and
here will begin a great saving. If you
have anything to sell, fix its real mar
ket value and sell it when the price
suits. Get out of the habit of asking
the dealer "What will you give?"
Keep yourself posted OF market
values of the property you have to sell
and never carry a load to a market
when you must come under the thumb
of any n ruling man in trade or any
set of men who monopolize the making
of prices in a town. Go further, or else
organize in a neighborhood to cooper
ate and ship to a more distant and
better market, where there is direct
competition in buying and selling. 1t
is not a good plan in any business to let
somebody else set the price both ways.
1t always operates in favor of the mar
who sets the price. 1t is enough that
the owner sets the price on goods he
has to sell. When you make a sale the
cash is to be carried to the credit of the
seller. If you seek to buy and the price
is beyond your views, wait, but when
you do buy let tho price go down in
black and white to your debit. Then
at the end of any week. month or year
you may know just how you stand as
compared with any other week, month
or year. You may know what is the
gain in live stock, implements, build
ings, acreage or crops--what are the
depreciation, veal and tear, and at the
end of the year what the profit or loss.
Thus you may change your line of
crops from non-paying to paying ones.
You may find certain classes Of stock pay
better than others. Ii so, increase
those that pay and lessen those that do
not. Yes, this is a good time to i'm
prove your system of doing business,
but the improvement must be in action
as well as in thought Chicago Tribune.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05
HISTORICAL REFLECTIONS.
h Great Results Produced by Seemingly
Triffng Causes.


A singular point of current history
has just been brought to light in En-
gland which shows that the late Bur-
mese war may be referred to the wear
ing of a pair of earrings. The boring
of the ears of a royal Princess in Bur-
NAH is regarded as an cvento of as much
Importance as her coming of age would
be were she the heir to the English
throne. 1t is the occasion when she
first assumes the rank and state due to
to her. King Theebaw, it is stated,
when the time approached for this GER
emory in the case of his eldest daugh-
ter, conceived the idea of inviting all
the crowned heads of Europe to wit
ness it, and was eager to entertain
them with becoming magnifcence.
Hence, he made an enormous demand
for duty payments in advance on the
Bombay-Burmah Trading Company,
an English corporation. The company
refused to submit to this extortion and
the result is a matter of history.
A woman's vanity and the wearing
of a jewel have been at the foundation
of more important events in civilized
countries than the Burmese war. All
readers are familiar with the part which
Marie A%ntoionette's' famous diamond
necklace played in the French Revolu-
ton.
~. The report that Marie de Medicis, the
mother of Queen Henrietta Maria, wife
of Charles the First, had obtained from
her daughter some of the crown jewels
of England, gave a strong impetus to
the movement which cost Charles his
head.
When the Gar Peter visited England
in disguise, to study the art of ship
building, he was treated with bare civil
ity by King William until, being one day
at dinner with the Queen, he s:took out
of his waistcoat pocket a little package
wrapped in a piece of dirty brown pa
per and gave it to her." 1t contained
a ruby Of fabulous value. After that,
the King and Queen in his plans. They
sent home with him over four hundred
skilled workmen, shipbuilders and Cap
tains, carpenters, masons, gunners,
surgeons and scientific men. The eff
feet of these men upon the civilization
of Russia it would be difficult to esti-
mate. The priceless ruby was as
suredly wisely invested, and yielded an
incalculable interest.
Ralph Waldo Emerson's study in
the pleasant old Concord residence is
kept just as the sage and poet left it.
Over the low mantel hangs a fine copy
of Michael Angeles "Fates." There
is a curious old Egyptian idol, choice
engravings on the walls, and busts of
celebrated men here and there about
the room. On either side of the fire.
place two doors open into the sunny
south parlor. In the center of the
room is a large table. 1t is piled with
books. On one side lies the little blot
ting pad with sheets of paper, and by it
a pen and an ink bottle. This is all the
paraphernalia of Emerson's writing
materials. -Boston Journal
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05
A BULKY WILL.
A Colored Woman Draws Her Will on tho
Blank Pages of a Family Bible.

A Colored Woman Draws Her Will on tho
Blank Pages of a Family Bible.
A rather bulky will was filed for pro-
bate in the Orphans Court at Baltimore
in the shape of a large gilt-edged family
Bible. The will was written on the
blank pages usually used to record
marriages, births and deaths. The will
was that of Winnie Harris, colored,
and was very we'll written and in per-
fectly legal form. 1t is of date Sep
TENDER 8, 1885, and bequeaths all her
estate. after her things are sold and
her debts paid, to her mother, Katie
Jones, of Paramount or Clairmount, Va.
Should the mother BIZ dead, then all is
to go to the Second Christian Church,
Dolphin and Etting streets, except a
gold chain and locket to A. D.. Minds,
and the Bible in which the will is writ
ten to Rev. D. R. Wilkins. her pastor.
By a codicil written on a separate piece
of paper, but glued in the Bible, the
testatrix disposes of certain death bene-
fits from lodges to which she belonged.
She desires Mount Sinai Lodge, No. IS,
of the Order of Moses, to give her de-
cen burial, and if anything be then
due her, the remainder is %bequeathed
to the lodge. Whatever is due her
from St. Paul's Tabernacle, No. II,
Order of Galilean Fishermen, and from
Queen Esther Court, No. 6, Order of
Nazarites, is to go as the will directs
first to the mother, or, in case she is
dead, to the Second Christian Church
for the advancement of the cause of re-
ligion. A. D. Minds, William F. Allen
and John Mitchell are named as adj
m~inistrators. The court officials say
that the leaves containing the will can
not be torn from the Bible, but the book
itself must be filed. In that case Rev.
D. Wilkins will not receive his legacy.
- RuJHn, o,.p .SaLo
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05

A scientist nov states that a cock
roach has three hundred teeth. From
the facility with which the cockroach
gnaws through everything, from the
fire-clay backing of a range to a Brus-
sells carpet, the popular impression has
gone abroad that the domestic roach
has five hundred teeth tipped with steel
files ~ Chicago Inter Ocean.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05

Chicago now claims a population
of $50, 900, and the Times of that city
thinks she will outstrip London in 1910
'.if the present ratio is maintained"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-10

The scene is o-ealnn, 50 ballowed, SO
full of romance, that both their hearts
beat madly for awhile. They are alone;
any one still awake within the house Is
far distant.
Never has she appeared So spiritual.
so true and tender: so full of sweetness
that is almost unearthly. All pride
seems TO have gone from her. and in its
place only gentle melancholy reignS;
She looks so far removed from HIM, Sit
ting there in the purity Of her white
robes. that, at first, be hesitateS TO ad-
dress her. To the excited Imagination.
she Is like an angel resting on its way
TO the realms above.
At last. however, his heart compell-
ing him. he speaks aloud.
Florence, YOU still awake, when al
the world is Sleeping?"
His name falling from his lips touch
eS a chord in her breast. and wakes her
to passionate life.
You too" she saws in a whisper that
reaches his strained ears. There seems
to her 4 subtle joy in the thought Jnau
they two Of all the household are
awake, are here talking together alone
III the pale light of the moon.
Yet she is wrong Ill imagining that
no others are up i'll the house. rs his
next words tell her.
1T is not matter of wonder in my
case" he responds; "a few fellows are
still in the smoking-ro0m. 1t is early.
you know-not Yet three. But you
why are You keeping Il lonely vigil like
thiS:"
The moon tempted me to the VIM
dow" answers Florence. See how
calm she looks riding majeStically up
there. See'-Stretching out her bare
white arm until the beams fall full up
on it, and seem to change it 10 pureSt
marble-"doeS it not make one feel as
if all the wofld were being bathed in
its Subdued glow"
\ pale tremulOuS smile widenS her
lips. Sir Adrian, plucking Il tall pale
lily growing near him, filings it upward
with such an eager aim that it alightS
upon her WindOW-Sill. She sees it. Her
fingers close upon it.
Fit emblem of its poSseSSor," saws
Adrian softly, and rather unSteadiIy.
DO you know of what You remind me.
sitting there in your white robes? \
medieval saint cut in Stone-a pure an
gel, too good, too far above all earthly
passion to enter into it, or understand
1t, and the grief that must ever attend
upon it."
T., l., ]
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-10

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sound comes to mar the serenity or the
night, all is calm and silent as the
grave.
Yet, bark, what is this2 \ footstep
on the gravel path below arouses her
attention. For the first time since Do
Ta's departure she moves and, turning
her head, glances in the direction of
the sound.
Bareheaded. and walking with his
hands c!asped behind him as though
absorbed in deep thought. Sir Adrian
comes slowly over the sward until he
stands beneath her window. Here he
pauses. as though almost unconscious
II his spirit had led him thither, and
brought him TO a standStIH where he
would most desire to be.
The moon. spreading its brilliance
all around, permits Florence to see
that his face is grave and thoughtful.
and-yes. as she gaZes even closer, she
can see that it is full Of pain and vain
longing.
What IS rendering him unhappy on
this right of all others, when the wo-
man she believes he loves has been his
willing companion for so many hours,
when doubtless she has given him
proofs Of her preference for him above
all men?
Suddenly lifting his head. Sir Adrian
becomes conscious of the face IN the
window above. and a thrill PUSHES
through him as he recognizes the form
of the woman he loves.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-10
ATTORNEY GENERAL GARLAND's REPORT.
A Statement of the Business Done By the De
partment of Justice

Abatement of the Business Done by the De-
partment OF Justice.
WASHINGTON. Dec. THE annual re-
port of Attorney General Garland con
tains a detailed statement of the business
of the department of justice during the
last fiscal year, together with the stats
tics of crime against the United States.
During the year 624 suits, aggregating
in amount, S3,500,o00, have been brought
under the ordinary jurisdiction of the
court of claims. The total number
of such cases pending is 691,
involving S25,000,000. Under the
Bowman act 1928 cases have
been transmitted to the court by the com
mission of congress. These involve a
large amount. There are now pending
lao cases; the amounts involved being
$50, 100000. Under the same act %
claims, to the amount of S4OO0,OO0 have
been transmitted by the heads of depart
ments. OF these, 8 cases, involving ST.,
100000, are still pending. In addition to
the above there has been filed under
the French Spoliation Act" 1850
cases, amounting to S12,0oO,00O.
1t is thought 500 more cases will be
filed and that tho amount will be increas-
Gu 10 dDOuk s~obUo,ObO. The year
425 suits claiming S17,7O6,42S were
brought to trial. In 1876 suits claimingS16
996. 55+ Judgment was for claimants for
1867 ,589. During the year 1874 civil
suits to which the United States was
party, were terminated in the circnit and
district courts of the United States. The
aggregate amount of judgments render
ed in favor of the UNITED States ii civil
suits was 1921, 138.
The attorney general briefly urges the
importance of legislation of the follow
ing matters, the necessity for which was
printed in his last annual report: Fees
for marshals in territories, pay for
deputy marshals, revision of fee bill,
substitution of fiscal for calendar year,
chief supervisors of elections, protection
of civil officers and witnesses, fees of
witnesses and jurors in terri
tories, and a reorganization of the
jury system In the district of Colum bia.
He devotes a chapter to the subject of
United States prisoners and the general
question of convict labor, and advises
the building of a government peniten
tiary and reformatory, at an early day.
The number of United States prisoners
in custody June 30 1856, was 1929.
1t is impossible, the attorney general
says, to Over-estimate the necessity that
exists for change in the judicial system,
to meet the constantly increasing bust
ness of the country; and he urges that
something be done to remedy the evils
com planned of on all sides.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-10
PRICES SUCCESSOR
The Call for an Election to be Issued About
the Middle of the Month

The Call for an Election to be Issued About
the Middle of the Month.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. chairman Taylor,
who Is IN Milwaukee to-day, says that he
was in consultation with Gov. Rusk yes
terday, concerning the call for an election
to choose successor to Congressman
Price. The call will be issued" he con-
tinued, "about December 18th. The law
requires that at least twenty days notice
be given. That would bring the election
early in January. One man will be elected
to fill the term expiring in March, and
also for the term commencing at that
time" Mr.. Taylor says he is not a can
didate.
There has always been a prejudice
against Eau Claire in the district, and
this, coupled with the number of candid
ates, will probably give the nomination
to some other county, probably st. Croix.
1t is also proverb that 1.-The
trouble With the Eau Claire fellows is
that if one of them wants anything the
rest all turn around and knife him for
fear his success man hurt them some 9th
er time.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-10
Just Plain Hash.
New York World

| heard a story of high social life the
other day which may interest people fond
of studying the lights and shades of
Washington life. The wife or certain
millionaire who is we'll known in Wash
ington for her lavish social eccentricities
was calling the other day upon the wife
of a prominent Washington resident.
The call was made just before luncheon
hour. The lady who was receiving this
call is very plain and matter of fact. She
hoped all through the call that lunch
would not be announced. She had heard
so many stories of the Oriental splendor
of the feasts served each day in the
lavishly furnished house of her caller
that she did not care to have SO distin-
guished a guest without some special
preparations in her honor. That day
hot hash had been prepared by the cook.
This was the main feature of their lunch,
and the Washington lady thought with
horror of asking the distinguished caller
to go out and lunch upon common vulgar
every day hash. But before the caller
was ready to go the servant opened the
door between the parlor and dining room
and announced Lunch" The lady of
the house could not do less than invite
her caller to take lunch with her, hoping
that she would refuse and go. But the
latter accepted and sailed out with great
dignity to the bright, modest dining
room. Hash was placed in front of the
great lady. She tasted it first with great
caution and then she exclaimed with
great vivacity, 'Oh, what delicious dish!
You must tell me what it is. l must have
the recipe for tina. for my cook"
Thu lady Of tpe hauEa aaid in rArly
at is hash" The visitor then repeated
word "hagh," as if to fasten this hitherto
unheard of word describing the unknown
dish in her mind. But this is not the end.
The lady sf the house was surprised a.
receiving tho next day note from the
rich lady IN which she said: ''YoE must
surely send the recipe of that delicious
dish-hash, l think you called it. / am
going to give lunch party to-morry and
| wish TO introduce that delicious dish in
NV menu
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-10

CHICAGO, bee 1.-FIous-S eady and unchang
ed Wheat Unsettled; the market after an early
advance closed weak at 3407sc lower; 767s for
seller cash, ;1s for seller January; 1sls for se,-
Ter February: ST 1916 for seller May. Corn
Quiet aud demand light; closed 14G3sc under
yesterday; S1}s for seller cash; 379s for seller
January 3Sl4 fer seller February; % SIC for Sci
Ter May. Oals-Quiet and dun, closing about
steady; 2634 foe seller cash; 267s for seller Janu
airy; BIZ for seller May Rye-Firm at IS,
Barley-Steia lay at 81 Prime tin othy-11S1l79
Flax Setd-92la- Whsky-1lS. Pork-Demsnd
active; opened at yesterday $ close and after
ducturat ug closed easy; 10 50 for seller cash
II % for seller January; II l2Ia for seller Febru-
airy; ll.42ls for seller May. Lsrd-Fair trade
reported with decline Ct So 7lac; Is for seller
cash; III for seller January; 6s5 for seller
February; 6.35 for seller May. Shou ders, so
50; short cl ar 500 1595; short ribs, 552le Ter
re Ter January. Buuer-Firm; creamery, 23G
27ls; dshy, 2O32S. Cheese Firm: full cream
cheddsrs I21 1919; young Americas, 12s.GIS;
SKINS, sG9ls Eggs-11a26 Hides and tallow
Unchanged.
frour-Recepts, 1900; .hipmen's, .,oN
wheat-Reeeipts, lss ooo; shipments, 5000.
Corn-Receipts, I25.ooo, shipments. $1,000.
Oats-Rsceipts, les 600; shipments SO0oo
Rye-Receipts, sooo; shipments. :, 600.
Earler-Recepts, 50 900; shipments 81 oce
CHICAGO, Dee. 7.-rhe b, overs journal re
ports: Cattle kscerI t. a000: about steady;
Ssek: Christmas beeves, s0Sls IS; ship
ping steers, 5o94 IS; stockers and feeders o.
as IS; COWS, bulls and mixed, asa s 10; bulk,
OoG2 IS; through Texas cattle, weak; s52
Sao q, SIS Receipts. 80 900; slow; Sc lower;
rough and mixed, s594 o5; pacsins and shir-
ping, sS5a4 80; light, 45uSSS skips, sio1
$50. Sheep-Receipts, 1000; steady; naires. IS
Gt.ss; western. 50; Texans. ooGs 10;
LAMBS 8 S0a5 q
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-10
STATE News

Diphtheria is gaining ground at Wau
kssha.
Waupun has $500 volumes in her pab
lie library.
Iron ore has been discovered west of
Chippewa Falls.
The insane asylum buildings of Iowa
county will cost about $4,000.
There is much talk of establishing a
democratic daily in Eau Claire.
A Milwaukee man thinks that the red
granite of Montello is the finest monu-
mental granite in the world.
The Ripon rifles are making arrange
ments for holding a fair January "a, %
and rs, 1887, to raise funds to defray
their expenses
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-10
Hold Taylor Talks About the Election
for Choosing Prices Successor.
Eighteen Inches of Snow ia the Piner-
les. and Lumbermen are Happy.
THECASE OF HENRY MILLER

Great disappointment Caused by It's Dis
missal.
LA CROSSE, Dec. THE case of Henry
Miller, charged with selling Intoxicating
liquors on the Sabbath, came up before
jury in Justice Grinders court yesterday.
1t was the first jury trial in the series of
cases under the excise and Sunday laws,
and the room was crowded with specta-
tors. The prosecuting attorney com
mences by asking that the case be dis
missed, saying that the testimony on the
side of the state was utterly insufficient.
The court then dismissed the case.
Great disappointment concerning the
result was expressed by everyone inter
ested in the cases, except by the defend
ant himself.
The whole number of cases pending is
about l75.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-10

May always be relied upon for curing colds
or coughs, Ayers Cherry PectorsL
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-10
SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE
Published Monthly
With ILLUSTRATIONS.
FIRST NUMBER READY DEC. Il.

ScRIHNER's MAGAZINE will be in
the widest sense Il magazine Of gen
rral literature, and each number will
be- fully illustrated.
Some Of the most notable papers
to appear during the first year are a
series Of UNPUBLISHED LETTERS OF
TnACKERAY Of very great autobio
graphical value; EX-MINIsTER f.. b.
WAsnBuRNE's "REMINISCENCES OF
THE SIEGE AND Commune OF PARIS;
ttfIMpSES At THE DIARIES OF Cot
gEHNEuR MoRRIs. Minister to France
ut the close Of the last century
giving descriptions of social life
and characters ut the time); col
lection Of contemporary letters de
scrlbing EARLY New YORK AND
NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY.
There is much excellent fiction,
including Il serial by HAROLD FRED
Enc; stories extending through sew
cral numbers by II. &. BUNNER, J.
s. OF DALE, and others; and short
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Notable special papers to be pub
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-10

One hundred Mormon converts left Chatts
nooSa, Tenn, recently, for Utah.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-10

WIS Mary Williams died IN Sheffield, C&nada,
last week, aged l0l years