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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10

The children are always up TO little ex-
pedients to help them out of tight place
Little 6-year- old, one of these chilly
nights, tumbled into bed without paying
that strict attention to his evening devo-
tons which his mother had taught him
"Why, my dear, You didn't say YOU
prayers, did you?" you're right, 1 didn't
/ said 'em twice last night, SO l wouldn'
have to. "-HartfOrd Post
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10
A Guilty Sacrifice

Should never be made, but ambition and enter
prise deserve reward. Wherever you are To-
Gated, you should write to Hallett & Co., Port.
land, Maine, and learn about work that you
can do and live at home, canning thereby from
IS to s25 and upwards daily. Some have
earned over $50 in day. All particulars free.
Both sexes All ages. Capital not needed
you arc started free. AL is new. Those who
start at once can not help rapidly making snug
little fortunes.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10
important

AHpOrCNnI.
=. "non sou visit or leave New York Gty. save
$3.50 ssase' expressage, and 80 carriage hire, and
Fsop AZ the Grand Union Hotel. onno.it.
e'fsad Central Depot
,o rs rooms, fitted up at cost ~ one m;,,;o,
:onars, 81 and upVards ner dsv 'n prrnra aon
I'm I'M Elevator. Restaurant supplied WITH tho
,o.S ~ horse 10 cars, stages. ana elevated rail-
..l 10 an depots Families can live better for
Inv ., abbae5 At the Grand Union Hotel than st
wy otoer first-class hotel in the CIV p
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10

A prominent farmer of Bowling Green,
Howard County. Nd, Mr.. j. I. Ridgely,
said his four children were sick with sore
throats and coughs at the same time. Red
Star Cough Cure cured them in a week.
No opiatea.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10

CoAcHMAN (who has approached Mrs.
Brown for more wages)-4What would
your husband say. mem, If I was to ask
him for n raise?" Mrs. Brown (who knows
her husbands financial disposition" well,
Henry. as never indulge in profanity, You
must excuse mo from ventnring an express
sion on that subject. - Washington Critic.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10

JESSIE and her mother are reading
epitaphs in graveyard, such as MY dear
husband, My dearly beloved Or insepara-
BILE FRIEND" My honored brother, My
revered uncle" Jessie asks: "Why do
these people love the dead SO much?" To
which mamma discreetly replies: Because
they can't see them any more. Accident
No1no
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10
cover and Over Aeain. y

,. Repetition is sometimes the only way 10 i'm
i pLess nat;a ruin upon the md Accordingly
1--WE Pellets (the original Little Liver Pills,
continue to be wonderfully efe tive in case !. Of
eck and nervous headache, const. patton md
gestlon, rush Of blood t, the head, cold OK
. uem,son' and ell ailments arising from Oh
ton is thorough yet gentle, and the iparedi-
ents being entirely vegetable, they can be taken
WIN lmpunlty into tho most delicate stomach
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10

SOMEHOW or other it shocks young
mans implicit trusting faith in girl to
have her tell him incidentally that she had
n box at the theater when she went to see
Langtry the night before, and then to learn
from the other young man who took her
bought for her on the way to the show
Somerrille journal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10

A BURLINGTON girl, who is q grea
talker, says that it is better to be engage,
i'll conversation than not at nll.-BurlinJ
ton FREQ Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10

4 Delicate diseases of either sex,
however induced, speedily and permanently
cured Private circulars and free treatise sent
sealed for two letter stamps. Address in con-
fdence, Iowa Medical and Surgical Institute,
! Alb Fifth Street, Sioux City, Iowa
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10

Browns Bronchial Troches for
Coughs and Colds: Il think them the best and
most convenient relief cxtant "-Rev. G. N
Humphrey, Grats, Ky
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10

ANOTHER peaceful Indian has been dis
covered in Montana. He has been petri-
fed for over one thousand years.-N. Y.
Graphic.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10

The japanese prince is handsome. Bat,
girls. he is married. Same here. All of Us
handsome men are married. Washington
Post
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10

A New YORKER shot at his wife, but the
bullet hit nothing but her store hair. It is
very hard to get at the exact boundaries Of
q woman nowndays.-OmahG World.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10

AN infant developing we'll will have
doubled its weight ut birth at the i1fth
month, and a.ladrupled it in sixteen
months.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10

A NEW Western poet speaks of the nm
winl1ine .a.le." This is nonsense. The
eagle is always wing king Washington
Post.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10
The Weaker Sex

Are immensely strengthened by the use of DR..
r. V. Pie CO.'S sFavorite Prescription, which
cures all female arrangements, and gives tone
to the system So by druggists
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10
Baby falls and bumps its head,
Baby bawls, they think it's dead,
Mamma gets st. Jacobs Oil.
Rubs the baby: stops turmoil.

A fuss a husband will create
If dinper's cold cause he's too late;
But he'll get just as mad and surly
II he should come an hour too early.
-Tid-Bits.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10

ALAERT.-Your inquiry reveals that you
are young married man. AL women
have cold feet, and it is believed by scien-
lists that they enjoy having them.-Phila-
delpkia Call
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10
SKINNY MEN.
NEII.s, HAIR HALsAM.

Wells Health Remover" restores health ane
hif;tv For weak men, delicate women. u.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10
CROUCH ON RATS,'

Clears out rats, mice, reaches, flies. ants, bed
bugs, beetles, insects, skunks, jack rabbits
sparrows. gophers. l5c. At druggists.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10
Catarrh is Caused

by scrofuous faint in the blood. Therefore; to
cure catarrh, PURIFY THE BLOOD. Thousands who
have been troubled with the disagreeable symp'
toms OF catarrh have been entirely cured by Hoods
Sarsaparila. the best blood-purfying medicine be-
fore the public 1t expels every faint of impurity
from the blood, and vitalizes and enriches it. If
you suffer from catarrh, give Hoods Sarsnparilla o
trial.
Il have suffered with catarrh in my head for years
and paid ont hundreds Of dollars for medicines but
have heretofore received only temporary relief.
began to take Hoods Sarsapari,la and it helped
me so much that decided to keep on. Now my
catnrrh is nearly curcd the weakness of my body is
all gone, my appetite is goodin fact feel like an
other person. Hoods Snrsaparilln is the best medi
cine have ever taken, and the only one that has
done me permanent good" Mrs. A. CUNNINGHAM,
Providence, r. l.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10
.RouGH ON PILES"

WHY suffer P;les2 Immediate relief and com,
plste cure guaranteed Ask for Rough on Piles.
sure cure for itching, protruding, bleeding, o.
any form OF piles. sue. At druggists OF Anslaeo
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10

SOME Americans are too proud to beg
and too honest to steal, so .hey get trusted.
Boston Post.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10
CROUCH ON ITCH
TROUGH ON CATARRII"

"Rough on Itch" cures skin humors, eruption
ring worm, tetter. salt rheunl, frosted feet, chi
blains, itch, ivy poison. BARRIERS itch. SOC jar
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10

II crav, restores to original color. An elegant
,,ressing softens and beauties. No Oil MOI
grease. A tonic restorative. Stops hair coming
out strengthens, clesnses. hsa4s scalp eoe.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10

MAY always be relied upon for curing coldt
or coughs. Ayers Cherry PectoraL
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10

3 months treatment for 500. Plso's Rem
edy for Catarrh. Sold by druggists.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10

A SUPERIOR preparation for all diseases Of
the hair or scalp. Halls Hair Remover.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10

WHEN everything else fails, DR.. Sages
Catarrh Remedy cures
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10

Corrects offensive odors at once Complete cure
Of worst chronic cases ; also unequaled garSle
for diphtneria. sore throat. foul breath. sue.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10

CROUCH ON COKNs."
Ask for Wells 4Rough on Corns." Quick relief,
complete cure. CorDs, warts, bunions. 15c.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29
CLIPPINGS FUR THE CURIOUS.

Before lying down to cat the ancient
Roman took off his shoes.
Evil spirits, it was believed in old
times often took the form of a fly, and
the term ''ly" was oncc a popular syno-
nym for a familiar spirit.
Curious in the statistics of births is
the TACT that there is always a larger
number Of boys born than girls. The
proportion varies from 1O2 ITO 1O6 boys
to 100 girls.
Of the 90, 900 acres in the town of
Ncwtown, L, l., 1S4S are occupied by
cemeteries. A million bodies are now
buried in these places, and the annual in
termcnts amount to 20, 900.
A Chicago writer speaking of the Chi
ncse in that city, says that while the men
appear to have a great deal of hair, ex-
IN ination of the p;g-tails reveals that
nearly two-thirds of that appcndagc is
plated silk thread.
To obtain money to carry on a war
HSdiiSI IIC llolldlS, IOV. w est OIL South
Carolina, in 1850, offered II price for
every Indian captive, and then sold all
who were brought in to West-Indian
slave dealers, who again disposed of
them protitably to Wcst-Indian planters.
Nothing disgraccd the humanity OF the
past like the neglect and cruelty prac-
ticcd towards the wounded in war.
Under modern law, the ambulanccs and
military hospitals for the wounded arc
held to be neutral property, and are re-
spcctcd and protected by the belligcrents
1t is gravely related in an Illinois news
paper that after a peach tree on the farm
of James NJ. Baker of Palmyra, had
blown down, the broken trunk was stuck
In the fire under a soap kettle. Not a
blossom was on the tree, but when the
heat of the fire penetrated the branches
the tree burst into full bloom.
The great reforms in modern ~interna-
tional law, due especially to the spirit of
Christianity, begun in great part with
the eminent Dutch publicist, Grotius,
early in the seventeenth century. He
taught humanity towards women, clerks,
farmers, merchants and to all in battle
who cried quarter or offered to yield.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29
Washington and Bunker Hill.

1t was on the 18TH day of June, 1775,
that George Washington was chosen
COMMANDMENT Chief of the American
army. The next day he made his answer
to Congress, in which he declared that
he accepted the office, but that he would
take no pay. He left Philadelphia on
his way to Boston June 81, escorted by a
troop of horsemen, and accompanied by
Schuyler and Lee, who had just been
made major-generals by Congress. They
had gone about twenty miles when they
saw a man on horseback coming rapidly
down the road. It was a messenger ri
ding post haste to Philadelphia, and
carrying to Congress news of the battle
of Bunker Hill. Everybody was stirred
by the news and wanted to know the
particulars.
"Why were the Provincials compelled
to r%etreat7" he was asked.
cit was for want of ammunition" he
replied.
"Did they stand the fire of the
regular troops9" asked Washington anxi.
ously.
"That they did, and held their own
fire reserve until the enemy was within
eight rods"
"Then the liberties of the country are
safe! ~ exclaimed Washington. He re.
membered we'll the scenes under Brad
dock, and he knew what a sight it must
have been to those New England farm
ers when a compact body of uniformed
soldiers came marching up from the
boats at Charlestown. If they could
stand fearlessly, thereswas stuff in them
for soldiers.-6. Nicholas.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29
Making the Alligator Uscful.

Says 4 Florida letter to he Chicago
Times: A heather stranger would GER
tainly say that the alligator was the
totum of the tribe and the presiding gen.
ius Of the place, for it is no cxaggeration
to say that one may sec that reptile here
in a thousand appearances-dried or
stuffed in the shops, highly ornamcntcd
in the stores, alive in tanks, big alliga-
tors i'll pens, imitation wooden alligators
on the streets, little alligators in tubs,
alligators of assorted sizes in the muse
ums, skeletons of alligators in the drug
stores, alligator skins tanned i'm the leath-
er stores and hundreds of different arti-
Giles Of jewclry of alligator teeth mounted
on gold, silver or nickel. You can buy
a live alligator from six inches to two
feet long or a dead, dried and stuffed
one fourteen feet long.
A favoritc device is thus manufactured:
Take an alligator two feet long, the tail
rs much longer, split it down the front
and a out the e~ntrails; then bend the
tail up so the creature can be put in a
sitting posture, sew up the front and
color it to conceal the opening, and dry
the thing to solidity. Then, with open
mouth and glistcning teeth, the cadavcr
is set upon a stand at the doora and smiles
a saurian welcome on the CT customers.
The forelegs are often bent around a card
basket or Japan saucer; and if for sale, q
placard held in its mouth announces, sT
want to go North" or 81 smile to see q
customer" or the like. One is surprised
to find the ugly reptile the source of so
much art and wit. When the basket is
made of some sea creatures carapace and
is filled with assorted shells, the richness
of the design is complete.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29
Man Eaters.

Conscious cannibalism is by no means
confined to the Feejce islands. The Rio
Virgen tribes of the Arancanos In lians,
on the northern coast of Chill, do not
hesitate, in hard winter, to keep the pot
boiling by slicing up a few of their SUI
p%erf1uous relatives; and DR.. Nachtigal is
positive that the country north and east
of the Congo is swarming with two
legged man-eaters. The Dyaks of Bor-
neo, who gather skulls as our red men
used to gather scalps, now and then eat a
personal enemy as a matter Of hygienic
precaut.on On the theory that the wizard
spells of the dead mans relatives can
thus be rendered Intellectual. Sparodic
cases of cannibalism occur IN every East
Indian famine. The nations of Europe
alone are in that respect total abstainers,
at present at least, for Roman traditions
date hack to a time when the Lsestry-
cones of southern Italy kept special stock
yards for fattening their prisoners of
war.-Dr. OrgGld.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29
Parted.

The silver brook will miss thee,
The breeze that used to kiss thee,
And ruthe with a soft caress thy curls Of
sunny hair;
When the early dewdrops glisten
On the roses, they will listen
For thy step upon the garden walk, thy laugh
ter in the air.
The meadows gay with flowers,
The ummer leafy bowers,
VIII know thy joyous smile no more; the
woodlands stand forlorn;
hear the soft complaining
OF birds, from mirth refraining,
That greeted with their carols sweet thy
waking every morn.
Poor mother! hush thy weeping,
Above thy darling sleeping,
Nor fret with aught of earthly grief the still
ness where he lies,
Flowers in his little fingers,
Where the rosy flush still fingers,
For the angels are his playmaies on tho plains
of Paradise.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29
Vegetation in Mexico.

Somebody, writes Il correspondent of
the Boston Transcript, has aptly described
the scenery between Vera Cruz and
Cardova as Can ocean of vcrdurc which
in the rainy season becomes an ocean of
flowers" Plantations of coffee, banan-
as, .%pineapples, tobacco and sugar cane
stretch away on every side. Gardens
are hedged with giant magnolias and tall
yuccas, or bordcrcd by mango trees laden
with odorous fruit, intcrsperscd by cit
rons. figs, lines, oranges. pomcgranates,
olives, papaws and n hundred strange
and luscious varieties never seen at the
north. Far as the eye can reach are end.
less fields of heliotrope, mignonette,
ageratum, nasturtiums and other dainty
favoritcs that are the pride of our green
houses-here %springing up spontaneously
and attaining their perfection. Anon we
pass impenetrablc thickets of wild bam-
boo; towering, like Jacks tabled bean
stalk; or grooves of enormous live oaks,
whose gnarlcd arms are burdcned by
lOhtluS OuuSlCS VI III pidhtos 0lSduCtC
Expresses look like venerable druids,
with their long gray boards of Spanish
moss; and forests CT India rubber, ma
hogony, rose, tulip and cedar trees are
twincd with innumerable crecpers.
Every lichen-covercd limb is gay with
flor de oro-golden blossoms spotted
with black, smelling like musk; or with
purple passion vines, flor de chocolate,
ssall saints flowers" and innummerable
others whose twisted stems faunt their
blossoms at the top of the tallest trees.
Here are miles and miles of fuchsias,
geraniums and olcanders, grown into
trees with good sized trunks; vegetable
patches fenced with gorgeous roses; con-
%vulvuli in every imaginable color, MINI
osal guava trees, the precious .mafqffa
and ahatroz, and the zarra para, from
whose myriad water cups the traveller
may quench his thirst.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29

Christmas morning after drums and
trumpets had been literally distributed.
The body-guard, about twenty native
soldiers, was drawn up, the the men
holding their arms in the most awkward
position. But their dress was q feature
white trousers, red coats and red caps,
Condemned uniforms purchased from
the English soldiers. Scarcely one of
them had a button on his coat, so it
was fastened together with pieces of
string. The honors, however, were the
best the island afforded.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29
The Rabbit as a Speculator.

A sagacious rabbit once bought q
young wolf for a triling sum, and de-
termined to raise him; but when the
wolf became big and strong he waited
till Thanksgiving Day and then killed
the rabbit and dincd on the carcass.
Moral.-This fable teaches the inse-
curity of foreign investments, and init
mates that the hen that matches out a
strange egg is liable to obtain an un-
natural child.-LUs.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29
A Fragment!
What If, while I sit here alone,

What If, while I sit here alone,
A voice 1 b ave not heard for years
Should or ct me in the low sweet tone
That once was music to my ears;
And I should start from memory's sway,
And, turning, find you sitting there
Unchanged, as though 'twcre yesterday
Your feet went tripping down the sta I.
Or if, upon some summer day.
Mid song Of birds and hum of bees,
Ishould go down the woodland way
To our old tryst beneath the trees;
And, START e back in glad surprise,
I should behold you waiting tn re,
The otd light shining in your eyes
The sunlight tangled in your hair.
In vain I shall not see the glow
OF wine-brown eyes or catch the smile
OF ruby lips; but yet 1 know
That you are near me all the while.
For I so loved you in that range
OF sunny years that my poor heart
Would bleed afresh and count it strange
To think God held Us far apart
And so, when evening shadows creep
And night falls softly DER the lea
You touch my eyelids and I sleep,
And sleeping, dream o heaven and thee.
And when some summer morn shall break
That finds ms chilled by deaths cold dew,
You need but kiss me, I shall wake,
And waking be in heaven with you.
Jean MgleSidc.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29
HUI

Upside down-A feather bed.
Always pronounced wrong, cven by tho
best scholars-Wrong.
Glaciers take pleasure in the thought
that this is a world of pane.
"What is the ~latest?" was asked of q
wit. "Twclvc P. A." was the curt 10.
ply.
The unfortunate head of q family wfp
fell into a vat Of hot water is said to have
been pa boiled.
People hire lawyers in certain cases fos
two reasons. One is for the settlemcne
of disputes and the other to dispute SEQ.
tIcments.
"Shroudsw exclaimed an old lady
who was listening to an old ~sca-captain's
story, "what do you have them at sea
FORE" s'To bury dead Gains in"
An original way of answering two
questions at a time: "Here, Bidiy,
what's the time O. night, and where's
the pertaty pudding" "It's eight SIR"
Smith (nervously)-"Arc you sure
there are no toadstools among these
mushrooms2" Mary (guiltlcssly-"They
wuz bought for the missus' table, but she
told Inc to try 'cm first on the boarders.
care you going to make a lower-bed
hcre?" said the Brooklyn girl. to her
fathers gardener. eyes, miss, them'a
the orders" "Why, it'll spoil our ten
mis- grounds" "Can't help it miss. Your
pa says he's bound to lave this plot laid
out for horticulture, not husbandry."
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-29
Jugs.

The origin of jugs dates back to an
tiuqity. Yet we have all discovered
that the jug, whose appearance is the
most ~antiquated, does not always belong
to that rather enigmatic period. The
history of 'eThe Little Brown Jug'' is
quite as ancient as most people care to
go back to investigate. Lately there has
been a great breeze raised over a jug
called ''The Peachblow Vase" In artistic
circles, its sale for eighteen thousand
dollars will mark an era. Yet to most
people in this world there are many
things better, 'by a joyful" The jug
is a most singular utensil. A pail, COB
let, or a jar may be rinsed, and you can
satisfy yourself by optical proof that the
thing is clean; but a Jug has a little hole
in the top and the interior is all dark
ness. No eye penetrates it, no eye can
move over its surface. You can clean
it only by putting water into it, shaking
it up, and pouring it out. If the water
comes out clean, you Judge you have
succeeded in purifying the jug. Inthis
the jug is like the human heart; no
mortal eye can look into the recesseA
and you a only judge Of its puritysb hi
what comes out oft.