Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-23
MISCELLANEOUS.

-1HS SCUtiiLS VI outings III VIZ.
GINA City, New, creates alarm among
some of the residents.
"A firm in Santa Rosa, Cal, notlong
ago purchased in San Francisco what
was claimed to be Eastern leather. On
examining it after it's arrival it was dis
covered that it was tanned at q tannery
in Santa Rosa.
"A correspondent of the Bee Journal
writes that a brood of chickens were in
the habit of frequenting the shed in
which he kept his bees. The bees stung
all the dark-colored ones to death, yet
did rot modest the ~light-colored chicks.
Why the preference?
This is the way an intelligent jury
in Los Angeles, Cal, put in their YER
dlct in a trial brought for d%isorderly
conduct: I'VE, the jury, find the de-
PENDANTS, JohnDoe Lafarts and Joseph
inc Lafarts, not guilty. We also ask
that the jury be paid their fees"
The three largest rattlesnakes v e
seen in the northern part of Pennsyl-
vania were killed recently neal Sheshe-
quin. One measured six feet ten inches,
the second six feet eight inches. and
the third five feet nine inches. They
had altogether forty-two rattles.
A Magnolia (Ark.) correspondent
narrates that last year he went to a
drug store to buy %strychnine for use to
kill coons in the field, but the druggist
made a mistake and put up morphine,
call of which, he says, 81 did not
know until l got ready to use it,; so 1
used it, and the next morning the field
wac fu11 nf ooorc oil foet ,clonn -
"A first-class American locomotive,
with eight wheels and automatic
brakes, costs $1,000; a tirst-class
modern sleeper, $4,000; a parlor car,
$4,000; a passenger coach, $4,000; a
second-class car, "a, 200; a postal car,
$4,000; a baggage car, $4,000; a box
car for freight, $500; a coal car, 1926;
a fiat car, $500; a caboose $780,
Washington Post.
The newest thing in England for
bonnets is coral leaf brought from the
Bahamas. 1t was recommended by
the English Consul at the Bahamas.
The leaf dies well, and when artistical-
ly used makes a bonnet to the oye of
connoisseurs a perfect poem in the
way OF head-dress. 1t can be Rode
white and pink; and in black is lighter
than jet.
"A queer reptile was killed one day
recently near Americas, GA. 1t was
something like an eel, being four feet
and one inch long, and had four small
legs. The reptile had pretty good
sized teeth and was ready to defend
itself, biting viciously at everything
that touched it. 1t was about four or
five inches in circumference, and was
devoid Of fins of any kind, although it
belonged to the water.
"A Vernlonter went with his sweet
heart to a justice of the peace to get
married. The magistrate performed
the ceremony, and the blissful country
mar asked: ''How much do l hev to
pay ye. 'squarc?' The law allows
me a dollar and a half" said the JUS
tice. ''Wcll I'll tell We what FL do"
said the bridegroom, taking q half dol
lar from his pocket, 'Ill make it two
dollars for vel"
An Atlanta, (Ga.) reporter who
once pulled a hand-press' on a
country weekly tells this: One day
while the paper was being worked off
a man from the country came in and
walked all around the room, finally
stopping near the press and watching
the work very earnestly 'Anything
l can do for you?n asked the man at
the lever, pausing between Impressions.
"Naw," was the reply, IT don't want
nothin', jis come in to see We edit"
The Judges of the Supreme Court
Of the United States come in Electrically.
Every time court is opened they march
to the bench in single tlle-the Goliah
of the Court, Justice Gray. of Massa-
chusetts, bringing up the all
dressed in their black gowns, and be-
fore seating themselves they make a
majestic bow in a solemn and dignitied
row. They make this bow often to the
crier and doorkeeper only. They make
it whether anybody is in the room or
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Star.
Some of the sports of Nevada, Mo-,
a year ago, just in fun, made Morris
Sherman think he had Il good colt, and
Dr.. G. "A. lockwood bought it for $3.50,
about twice what it was worth, giving
his note, payable one day after death.
The boys thought it a big joke on Nor
ris that he hadn't noticed the VOID
'death'' instead of ''date" in the note,
and told him of it, expecting him to beg
for his horse, but instead he began suit
and has just got u Judgment for $3.50
with interest.
The Reese River (Cal.) ReueiUe is
responsible for the following: blank
Ensign was showing to a number of
gentlemen on the street about as Curl
Gus a monstrosity us one often sees.
1t was q pretty little kitten, having two
well-developedhead on one body; there
are four eyes, two mouths, two cars,
and two perfect nostrils. The creature
ought to be subjected to the knife of
the anatomist OF preserved in alcohol.
1t lived but two days, being unable to
take nourishment."
The extreme richness of the milk
of the reindeer, that feed on the wild
MOSES of Sweden, has led to an exam
nation of the moss as an article of
food. These researches have resulted
in the establishment Of a number of
moss dealers in Russia and Sweden,
and Il prosperous and growing interest
has been developed. The moss m
ployed yields, on the average, as much
alcohol as good grain, and three times
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