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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-01
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HAND GHES.iDES.

1t seems to us that some one might
do his fellow-citizens good turn by
telling the truth about the fire.
extinguishing hand grenades, which are
sold now in such enormous quantities.
There are so many varieties of them
that we will not attempt to say what
they are filled with, but so far as we
have been able to ascertain, not one
gives out when thrown into fire. any
OF those etficacious gases which they
are popularity supposed to contain, and
we have yet to hear of any which
possess more virtue than inheres in a
bottle OF salt and water, or of alum So
luton, while the disadvantages of their
employment are considerable. It is
not many weeks since smoke was dis
covered early one morning proceeding
from between the floor boards in our
own Office, and rush was made for
the hand-grenades by few persons
who happened to be in the building.
A washstand with two faucets stood
within ten feet of the smoking floor
boards. Just outside the door of the
room, and pals and pans were not far
Oft; but instead Of availing themselves
OF this obvious means Of attacking the
faint threads of smoke which were
alone visible, the amateur tiremen
threw their grenades apparently at
random over the room and the adjoin-
ing closet, completely running with
dark chemical stains every object of
value upon which the liquid contained
in them was spattered, but of course
producing no effect upon the fire be-
meath the flooring.
Finally four-inch hose was dragped
into the room from standpipe near bv.
and after cutting a hole through the floor.
stream was turned in large enough to
drown a lively contiagration, complet
ing the destruction which the perfectly
useless band-grenades had begun, and
like them, accomplishing nothing
which two quarts OF water applied with
done equally we'll, without incidentally
spo'llng a considerable part OF the con-
tents OF the office, as well as of that
under 1t. If the grenades contained
nothing but water in convenient
shape, there would be no great oh
lection to them; but the mystery of
the ingredients which fill them o;ve
them false value in the eyes of the
ignorant, who forget all about usinc
the water-pails close at hand in their
anxiety to invoke the mighty gennii of
the blue bottles, and thus throw ou,o,,
the precious opportunity which in t;res
never comes but once. and lasts only
few seconds. american .41chitoct
PENNSYLVANIA mills produce so 1000
barrels of oil day.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-01

".And she was guilty" 1 replied. ssh,
afterward nurscd me in the hospital"
ooh, she did, eh?" exclaimed the Gen.
eral. "Why, Delos, you never told me-"
"Didnt /, dear?" she said, in an ode
tone. 81 supposed you knew. You told
the Colonel that you released me-"
"Why, no didn't" declared the Gen
eral.
"You admitted it," reminded.
"Well, maybe did," reioined he, laugh
ing.
Mrs Cardor-s was sociable with me:
still, she was reserved enough 10 show me
that she had not forgotten my passionate
declaration of love.
General" said, as we walked back to
the hotel together, you promised to cx-
plain that to me-"
Explain WHAT" asked he.
"1our previous acquaintance with the
the--spy."
ooh. he CALCULATED. "Well, believe 1
did promise. However, there isn't much
in it. We were betrothed before the war,
both being from the South. Then came
the appeal to arms. / had been educated
at West Point; / was a child of the State;
l was in the regular army. l owed my
country allegiance. My convictions of
duty rose higher than my preferences. and
] espoused the Union cause. Delos, here,
was a fiery little Southerner, and she broke
the engagement, as she had threatened
that she would. Loving her as did, I
helped her out Of the trouble caused by
her arrest. and she repaid it by nursing me
back TO life. The war endel--so did our
enlargement. Nothing very remarkable
i'll all that, was there?''
1T has satisfied my curiosity" I simply
replied.
The young girl l met in the path was
Mrs. Cardonnes sister. She is my wife,
now. and whenever hear the name Delos.
il docs not disturb me any moro than the
name Becky, Ann, or Bridget would.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-01
Deer in a Minute.

Kitty had constructed new swing
for her dolls entertainment, but it
proved unsatisfactory, for that wooden
lady slipped from herperch and landed
with considerable violence upon the
table, overturning an inkstand upon
picture Walter was copying. In an in
slant Walter sprang to his feet, snatched
up the doll, threw it into the fire, and
marched out Of the room, leaving Kitty
in tears and the table in confusion. In
half an hour he returned, gay and
sunny as ever, bringing handsome
doll to replace Kitty's loss. She was
easily comforted, and was more sure
than ever that Walter was the best
brother in the world.
eff fellow is quick tempered, why,
he is; suppose that's all there is of
it, " said Walter. more carelessly than
penitently. II do get angry in jiff,
but it's all over in minute or two"
Are you sure of that?" asked his
grandfather, gravely
ooh, yes. I'm not one of the sort to
go sulking about over anything. I
flash up quick enough, but never bear
malice"
but the consequences, can you be
sure that they are all over in minute
or two? [ never hear any one speak
carelessly of that fault without recall
ing one scene in my own boyhood. I
was quick-tempered, too, Walter, and,
as you say, quick over it, flying into a
rage one minute, and ready to laugh at
my own tempest OF passion the next I
held high place in my classes, and
one day had spoken rather boastingly
of my position, and how long 1 had
kept it; but that very afternoon,
through some carelessness, 1 failed,
and gave an answer so absurd that it
was received with barst of laughter.
Mortified at my blunder, vexed at
having lost my place, l passed an un-
comfortable afternoon, and when school
closed l walked out moodily, inclined
to speak to no one and pretending to
be busily whiting.
Here comes the iEfallible! here's
the fellow that never missesr called
the teasing voice of schoolmate in
front of me; and then he mockingly re-
peated my absurd answer.
with all the force of sudden fury
l threw my open knife ut him. It Just
missed his head, and in an instant it
was quivering in the tree behind him.
The sight of it and of his white, startled
face recalled me to my senses, and /
sank down upon the ground, covering
my face with my hands. The boys
gathered about me kindly, even Charlie,
the one at whom ! had aimed the blow.
| saying that the fault was more his own
than mine. But I knew that only Gods
mercy had saved me from seeing my
schoolmate dead at my feet and my
whole life darkened with the stain of
| murder
For weeks afterward I lived it over
in horrible dreams; and to this day,
Walter, ungoyerned temper can never
seem light thing to me- Anger that
is over in minute may he like spark
OF fire on powder, and give you cause
for shame and sorrow all your days"
And let it be added that not all are
spared the natural fruits of their sudden
passion. In Philadelphia boy struck
! at playmate in sudden anger; the
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-01
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Il STICK ~ GGNUy.

There are some young people who do
not care about Indians, or gypsies, or
Robinson Crusoes, particularly girls.
There are some who are not interested
about horses, OF pirates, or picnics, and
who do not care about riddles. But is
| there one who is Indifferent to confec-
tionery? If there are any such, there
are enough elders with Sweet tooth"
to make the count good. And yet it is
safe to say that not one of all can tell
who first made on ate confectionery, or
when or where it was first made, or
where the most is made now, or how it
is made. In fact, the Frenchmen,
Grinod de Ia Reyniere and Coste, told
the truth in 1905, when they said, "Ihe
inventor of sugar-candy is not known"
Candy got its name from the Vene-
tians They learned how to refine the
sugar by boiling and otherwise treating
the molasses, and called the sugar they
made candidus, because it was white.
And now let us sec how candy is
made First, the confectioner buys
hogsheads of refined sugar. When this
is in the factory, he first dissolves the
sugar in water. Then he boils the
sngar-water to what is called the
standard consistency-tha is, the water
is just SO sweet, and the sugar has just
SO much water This is cooled, and
then it is boiled again, and cream of
tartar is put in to prevent it from crys-
talizing.
Rock-candy, the purest of all, is made
directly from this, by pouring the
melted mass into cans which have strings
run through them. The sugar collects
on the strings, and when the cans have
been placed in cool room, the crystals
form in forty-eight hours, and the liquid
is strained away. Ii cream candy is
wanted, nothing is needed but to use
sugar that has been slightly boiled, and
add little colorins and nut flavor.
The ordinary "stick" candy is pro-
duced by cooking to crisp, and pour
ing the product upon marble Slab to
cool. 1t is then warmed slightly and
pulled" Great establishments "pull"
by machinery; but smaller ones take
the candy in such amounts as one per-
son can handle, and each puller throws
the middle Of what he holds over a big
iron hook in the side of the room, and
pulls the ends toward him.
There is a great knack in doing this.
When it is we'll done the candy becomes
soft and even in color. The essences
or oils are poured in while it is being
pulled, and the liquids or paste are
added at the same time to flavor and
color the candy; and when it has been
well worked" it is drawn out into
Sticks, +" which are broken apart and
laid in piles.-Er
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-01
THE LITTLE FOLKS.
Reading Matter Wdieiously
Selected for the Little
Ones Which Will
AMUSE AND INSTRUCT THEM.
The Lament of thu Alligator-Over in a
Mnute-A Stick of Candy
Little Joker.


What trouble can be greater"
Asks frightened alligator,
Than has happened to our family OF late?
My brothers and my cousins
Have been massacred by dozens;
and in truth fear the same unhappy fate.
ave are now the ruling passion
OF those who follow fashion
Implicitly in every latest craze.
And the money market caters
To the taste for nligators
And seek to serve us up in tempting ways.
What makes the matter worse is
Besides the ba. and purses
Which ingenious wretches mako from out oul
skins.
Besides the boots and slippers
Our teeth those penrly nipporsj
Are set with gold and worn as icwelled pins.
III they catch us young and tender,
Our chances are us slender
AZ if our precious hides were tough and old
For they killed my baby sister,
And, before we really missed her
she was stuffed, and for paper weight was sold
1t fairly makes me shiver,
When l crawl from ont the river
10 take my sweet siesta in the sun,
To think of all the dangers
We risk from sporting strangers
Who murder us for profit or for fun
"OEc day met q tourist;
His aim was not the surest,
But he hunted me with ardor SO intense
In momentary madness,
To my everlasting sadness,
l had to eat him up--in self-defense.
'@Now it seems that nv aroressor
Was an eruditc professor,
Engaged in geological pursuit
OF n lucius crocodilus
GAS the scientists may style us),
Just to teach the young idea how to shoot.
$50 might have gone to college
With the man OF wondrous knowledge,
And beautifiea scientific room,
Where my scaly skin for ages
In the company of sages ....
Would have carefully preserved its youthful
bioom."
--.'iortha Cdue,a,o Cool, IN Ha,per's Young
People.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-01

knife-blade cut an artery, death fol-
lowed, and the boy was murderer;
nor is this solitary case. Beware of
an ungoverned tempcr!- Morning
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-01

Inc c!OSe OIL tNe war 1Ound me enjoying
the rank of Colonel, while my friend, Col.
Cardonne, had been promoted to a Cen
eral.
few years later l spen. week or
two at one Of our popular mountain re-
sorts. While sauntering along a wooded
path | met a sprightly little miss of or 5
summers. She had soft, questioning brown
eyes, was prettily dressed, and did not
seem III the least shy. While l glanced
around, wondering where her protectors
| We're, | heard some one call out:
"Delos, darling. Delos!"
o. how that name thrilled me! Looking
at the child again. my emotion increased,
for ! recognized in her II strong re-
semblancc TO the woman whose hand had
sought i'll marriage. A minute later a
! vivacious, bright faced, graceful young
girl came i'll sight
81 heard you call this sweet little thing
Delos," said, lifting my hat; "pray, what
is her last name?"
"Cardonne," she answered.:
"Ah, u CALCULATED my hand at my mouth,
to hide its nervous twitching. ''rhe Gen
eral and myself are old friends. Is he
herc?'
"Just beyond the bend in the path, sir, y
she said, with curtesy.
found the General seated beside his
wife, on one of the rustic benches. He
gave me hearty welcome, and then intro
duced me.
"You have met before nha said louoh;no
"You once arrested her for spy"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-01

A TYRANT cannot we'll bind one end of
chain around the legs Of a people
without finding the other around his
own neck.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-01
EXPECTS 10 CATCH 81. PETE" ~
PING.

One day in Allen G. Thurmans ~ IL
office Harry McFadden asked :.
Judge if the smoke of his stogle v y
offensive to him. ooh, no, respo'', !,
the old Roman; smoke on-snlohe :,
worst cigars you can find. smokn0
the only sin that is being charse" :
to me now. St. Peter will adllli'
without q word, however, for he ao 'r,'
know anything about smoking -
sin has been invented since ne ""'
earth. "-Cinci,onati Enquirer.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-01

PENNSYLVANIA mills produce 10000
barrels of oil day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-27
THE DEITY Or THE CHURCH.

The views of several cergymen were pub
lished in yesterdays TRIBUNE on the duty OF
the Church toward the workingw"men. The
ministers differed widely in their opinions, DIR.
Crosby. for instance. holding that the Church
had no business to touch thH matter at all,
while Or. Rainsford WIS., just as positive that it
VIVA incumbent Oh religious organizations to
take an active part ip the work of reform. The
general conclusion will no dOdbt be in accord
with the latter view DR.. Crosbys idea of ,he
du,y OF the Church in incompatible with true
spirtual progress or with continued popular
respect for the churches. A policy which
ignores the bodies of the people. while looking
to the welfare of their souls. is tolerably
certain to alionaio their good-w and so render
their conversion hopeless. DR.. Rainsford, no
ever, puts the case strongly enough. As he
remarked, it is useless to think of teaching
religion to those who have not enough to eat
or wear. The Church in the past has kept
away from the poor altogether too much, and
this 70 one reason why the poor have in their
turn learned to keep away from the Church.
DIR. Crosby's plan can only be adhered TO at the
sacrifice of all religions inf ience over the
ciusses concerned, and it cannot be believed
that such an abandonment of duty will ever be
co scented to by tue congregations, whatever
ministers here or there may think or say.
The fact is that there is 40 working method
Of dealing with peoples souls without taking
ANY account of their bodies. The condi'ion in
which the soul finds itself nj any moment is
apt to br largely Determined by the state OF the
body. Wnen the latter is sick or Ill fed OF
clad the soul Is seusibly affected by the circum-
stances. At such times il turns deaf ear 10
religions exhortatious. Hunger makes 1t Gym
;e ntheistic or p-ssimistic. la many cases
thr satisfact on of material wants is an indis-
peussble preliminary to the administration ot
gh.,s,ly counsel. la no case can it DO alleged
seioasly that the bodily condition has not
great dead to do With the influence Of religious
teaching upon the split. Nor can the Church
afford 10 tuks DR.. Crssby's position unless II
! wishes the world to conclude that It's mlnislra-
lions are only Tor the prosperous.
Father McGlynn feels certain that the only
way TO help the workingwomen effectively IL
to abolish private ownership In land. Ut
Crosby IL not less convinced that the drink
evil IL at tho bottom OF everv social question
Mr.. Henry Georges panacea FOR oil the svii'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-27
THE ATLANTIS CRUISE.

The accounts given of the Atlanta's recent
cruise are contradictory. 1t is agreed on all
sides that the vessels speed WAS greater than
the designers had anticipated. She Is reported
to have exceeded fourteen knots and even TO
have made fifteen knots under tho most favor
able conditions. Owing to arrangement or
the machinery aud to various mshaps this
speed does not appear to have been maintaine ell
for six consecutive hours. The h"rse- pawer
developed IS said to be less than the Contract
called for, and the disbursement greater than
WAS contemplated in the designs All these
points are disputed and can enly be seiued oy
offic,a reports. 1t is a serious tlunder' now
ever. to assume, "a some of oar contemo 'raries
do. that the acceptance OF the Atlanta depenas
upon the results OF the trial trips. The Govern
ment virtually accepted the cruisers when IL
declared the contract forfeited and took pos
sass;on of the three vessels. From thai day
the cootractor's ownership in the unnnisned
crn,sers csased. The Government mas COM
Melted them in accordance with stipalations OF
the contracts aud has owned them. The uiA
trips Will decide u hat the yes eis can door
possibly What ths Department is willing 10
admit that they can do but not whether the
Government is TO accept ar reject them.
the TACT that the Auant,'s machinery has
brokeu down several times under the pressure
Of hiy.,-speed t:iai is not by any means
decisiye 80 far as the vessels merits are con-
crrusJ. Mishnps of this Kind are unavoidable
when machinery is new. New warships.
xbetber built in navy-yatds or private ship
yards. in the United STA an. England or France
ordinarily hive TO be repaired several times
before the engines will produce the best
results. 1t is only few weeks ngo that the
Phaeton, QUO of the new dOable-screw cruisers
buit in England. was tpwrd into port disabled
from tho breaking down OF her machinery
This was tho second trial tho first having
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-27

resulted In tho cracking OF her cylinder anu
plst.n-rod. She had gone out not Tor SIX
hourS trinl--but for u run OF two hours over
the measured mile and nfier speed OF las
knots had been developed II being rcquireuI
a crack fur inches long was deserted In ono OF
,he cylinders and piston-rod was found to Do
hent. The engines had not at any time peen
worked ND to the full pressure OF p0. Ihis
faiIuro of one of the newest English desizneo
ships, which arc now so popular In the NAVY
Department shows that the maximum horse-
power md speed cannot be secured Win me-"
machinery in every case.
The English authorities do not attempt 10
obtain high speed iron NEW ship ior 80 long
perod as ak hours. Such test Is OF no
practical value, since the vessel VIII never De
run again at the sane speed when once ac-
cepted. A twn-hours' run would have snbcsd
for the Phaeton, IL she could nave made SIX
teen knots. A six-hours' run subjectse vessel
to rickiny strain from the violent vibration III
machinery wrking at highest speed. Sex
IRENE a test 10 unnt 'ssirv. 'creesry W att
ney has acted wisely ia providing FOR four
hours run in place of q six hours trial Tor his
new cruisers. As the All ,nta has Developed
mnre u.an the requisite speed, the contnuous
working OF heI eng ines for K hours Is only u
q estior of time and minor repairs. The qn's-
ton Of overweight a,d increased displ zee
m-nt, ii it arises, viii be mrre snrioa' one.
But we advise S crettry Whltney, IA Wow OF
his purch, 80 of Mr.. Waites Ensl,sh designs
not to lay unlus stress appn this detail. IL
ia a notorious fact thrt the high-speed vessels
recently designed for the British Navy have
greater draught than they we're designed TO
have. The Inperieuse. when fully equipped
draws wv, feet extra, and the Wuspte Is IN a
similar condition If the Secretary takes warn
ing from the recent experience of IgiIsh
naval architects he will consider IL prudent TO
saw a. little rs 20 ssble alb nut the Allan a DIS
PLACEMENT, SO long as tho requisite speed Is
soc uicd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-27
ONE PLdOs FOG TAT sr9PLUS


boy or yirl. with AL ind ,sirial training. ought
to ne worth AMI would DO w"rth ~ u worker at
l,u,st Sla0 u Year more than they are no"
worth for thrse or fonr years pri1r To maturity
in which the young folks now have to gel the
know cd 70 ~ soma industry under dihculies
and by cxoerencn. La other words, IL thor
oughiy 90 ID tecInic al school were provided Tor
every by aud GIRL at an addition II cost of T9
,,er wear fer twelv school years, the whole or the
G ,st you'll BIO returned in the added value OF
The W .rker for only one "f three or four years
after the school age. That lisa good inves
ment. surely. Why should the United States
leave il to be- made by parents. many ot whon
are not able or do not know it's value, when the
Goverum mt has not to pihch itself, bat can
meet all the cost with tho very surplus aDout
which 81 many s. atesmen are aixiohsf ne sur
pus reveaue is going to BE- 2o.0oo,Voo next
year. In ! so there Were IL. SDO.ooo children" vi
the school age i; there are abdut ID, ooOooU
NOW. if we have a poDulati"n of 6o,OOO,0Oo.
Al So for every one of them. and the training IN
us-ful trades of a considerable proportion rs
already provided for and would not bs changed.
tin prrsent surplus wolid be Invested
where it would retnrn with certainty large
n-ot;t in the increased u ,efulness of American
bows and girls, their increased efficiency as
workers and increased value as citiz 'ns.
There the surplus is. and great Dem ocratc
statesman is SO clearly convinced that it cannoe
be got rid of IN any other way that he gravely
proposes to lend 1t ont tn bondhoders 1t
would be better to lend it out to the buys and
cir,s giving them a more thorough AMI useful
education. They cannot help repaying the
whole people for the loan, many times over rs
they grow up to years Of m inhood AID ~omah-
hood. Bondholders do not need more money.
American BOYS and girls 10 need more ana
better education, and especially industrial
education.
The establishment of Industrial schools Ia
ample number, with facilities for giving girls
a better knowledge OF cooking and sewing and
household duties, and boys n better knowledge
of handictafts and productive labor, would
repay many fold every dollar invested. A com
petent statistician has estimated that ignorant
cooking and bad II an agement in the providing
of food waste $500, 100000 every year for
the peapIe of these United States it would
pay to give the girls that are going to do the
| cooking for the mex; generation OF workingmen
| a i,rtter start in life. 1t would pay to give
| the boys a chance to earn living early, and
| especially to know by little training for what
Kind of work they have an especial aptitude or
| taste. Lend out the surplus Mr.. Beck, IL you
must, but not to the bondholders lend it to
| the boys and girls.