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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16
Eliza Harvey, an old pensioner o

Eliza Harvey, an old pensioner Of
Trinity Church, Pittsburgh, who died
lately. was supposed to be pennies,
hut + was found that she had one thou
Sand dollars in the Dollar Savings
bank, Her only son, just before going
TO the war, purchased for bis mother
ono hundred bushels Of coal. She re-
ceiyed word that her son was k,lleu ~
ore of the first battles OF the rebellion.
From that moment she would not burr
anv of the coal. even in the most severe
weather, but guarded it religiously in
fhe cellar to the day of her death
Putsbuy0h Chronicle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16
A Case of Bardell Vs.. pickwick.
Hartford Times.l

The breach of promise suit in Stafford
Springs of Mrs. Bardell against John Lud-
wick, which was thought to have fallen
through, was revived recently, and was
tried before Judge Harris and a jury. The
jury were out less than FIVE minutes, and
brought in verdict of three thousand dol
lars damages for the plaintiff. When the
verdict was being given Ludwick was furi.
GUS, and at the finish jumped to his feet
and shouted to the court: "Iwon't nav one
gosh darned cent?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

yrs; I shsu break the engagement"
fiant; at is really too much trouble to con
verse With him; he's as deaf as q post, and
talks X he had a mouthful Of mush. Be-
sides, the way he hawks and spits is dis
gusting;" "Don't break the engagement
Tor that; tell him to take DR.. Sage's Ca
"" well. I'll tell him. I do hate to
break 1t of, for in all other respects he's
quite too charming" OF course, it cured
his catarrh.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

In the United States Senate, during a re-
cent debate, Senator Vest, Of Missouri, paid
a high tribute to the merits of st. Jacobs Oil.
Boards of Health endorse Red Star Cough
as free from poison. Prompt and
sure, and only twenty-five cents a bottle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

SUFFERED intense pain with neuralgia
in the head and the doctor pronounced it
incurable. Nothing would relieve me until
a friend presented me with a bottle OF the
rheumatism and neuralgia remedy, Ath-
loPhoros. Polina Sweeney, Towanda, III.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16
Delays Are Dangerous

II you are pale, emaciated, have a hack
blood and shortness Of breath, YOU have no
time to lose. Do not hesitate too long
till you are past cure; for, taken in its ear
~ stages, consumption can be cured by the
use Of DR.. Pierce's "Golden Medical iscov-
cry" asthousands can testify. Bydruggists.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

mAn excellent quality of paper has
y made from thepulp of the banana,
q, yet no legitimate use has been
lor the peel thereof, except as a
">Stl"ln for ice on the sidewalk
|%c4 Ci1iscn.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

PIXIES ooTHACHE DROPS cure in i minute, $50
Glenn's Sulphur Soap heals and beautitles. Csc.
GERMAN COEN REMOVER kills Corns & Bunions.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

Colon the whiskers a handsome brown or
black with B~uckingham's Dye for the
If the liver is disordered, the whole sys-
tenn suffers. Ayers Pills correctt this trouble.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

THERE is a sort of clothes-pin arrange
ment coming from Paris that makes arti-
fetal dimples in the cheeks of the girl Of
the period after one application.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

IT is, as a general thing, far easier to
raise q row than to raise a mustache.-Chi-
cago Telegram.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

A PETRIFIED clock has been found in
Rome. Another indication of hard times.
-PiuSbu'yh Chronicle Telegraph.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

The most scientific compound forthe cure
of coughs, colds and all throat and lung
troubles is DR.. Bigelow's Positive Cure. It
is pleasant, prompt and safe. SO cents and
81
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

THOSE who take DR.. Jones' Red Clover
Tonic never have dyspepsia, costiveness,
pad breath, piles, pimples, ague and ma
Or kidney troubles. Price 50 cents
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

A RousING appeal-Time to get up.-New
Haven Neaps.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

SSEEzEs are like misfortuncs. They sell
dom come singly.-Boston Transcript.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

ENGAGED in the hop business-The dane
ing master.-Boston Iyareler.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

The best cough medicine is Piso's Cure
Tor Consumption. Sold everywhere. 25c.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

Woman and Her Diseases"
is the title of an interesting illustrated
treatise geo pages} sent, postpaid, for 10
sary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

(. A SWEET letter-A candied a vowel
Lowell Citizen.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

TIE most obnoxious form of eight liter.
allure" is a gas bill.-Boston BuletiM.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

IT is not considered necessary in society
to return q bill-collector's call.-Chicago
Tribune.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

We suppose a firm of pr~oof-reade,s cou)o
be properly called The house of correc
tion.n
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

If afflicted with Sore Eyes use DIR. Isaac
Thompson'sEye Water. Druggists selli il. 25c.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

THE oarsmen now cultivate O row-bust
physique.-PittsbMrgh Chronicle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16
A Winter storm.

Why is Q winter storm like a child with
bad cofdl It blows, it shows lit blows it,
nose).. Cure it with Taylor's Cherokee
Remedy. Of Sweet Gum and Mullen
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

BECAUSE a baby is a little yeller it's no
sign he is u Chinaman.-Polmer Journal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

ALWAYS comes out on top-Your hair
Boston Traveller.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16
90 Doses One Dollar
Justice.

For Is years I was
afflicted with catarrh.
For two months Ut q
time confined to my
room. I tried Ely's
Cream Balm, from the
first l found relief. 1t
is the best remedy !
ever tried.-W. G. MA.
TnEws. Justice OF the
Peace, Shenandoah. la.
l have improved
greatly since using
Ely's Cream Balm for
catarrh. l feel like n
new man. 1t Is Il bless.
ing 10 humanity
ID. FARRELL, Hartford.
Conn.
particle is applied II
use. Price 80 cents by
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

A Wigs. Bangs and Waves sent c, o D.. any.
E HK where. Wholesale ang .etail prIce.list free
bbAuRaB. c. Strehl& Co. 17S Wabash-av. Chicago.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

If you can not get A~rHLoPHoRos of your
druggist, we will send it express paid, on re-
ceipt of regular price-one dollar per bottle.
We prefer that you buy it from your druggist,
but if he hasn't it. do not be persuaded to try
scmething else, but order ut once from us, as
directed. A-THLoPHoRos Co.. LIZ WallStreet,
New York.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

and Ulcers cured without
VAHVVAElDr. b Cooley, Milwaukee, Wis.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

nANnnn Treated and cured without the knife.
la W6,f:H Book on treatment sent free. Address
Vk2NOuAs F.L.POND. MD Aurora, Kane Co. Ill
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

So FINE Blooded Cattle, Sheep, Hogs,
- - Poultry dogs for Sale; Catalogues with $50
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

~R A book worth $40. on f1VHr0
j., ~ ~ 6 Courtship, sent free
EH by the Union Pub Co., &2D q IN
y oH9aD I'D Newark, j. Send stamps for post's,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

"A "a rEN An Active Man or VVO.
w fAav ED man in every Township who
wants TO make $40 q: month and expensa..
Address NATIONALPUBLISHING O Chicago, Ill.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16

AGENTS. WANTED 1G6 4 ssSi S GH3TalRs
q Send 2cent stamp for sample and terms to
A. GoHRING & Co., zoe William Street, New York.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-25
Two Remarkable Children.

Perhaps the two most striking instan-
ces of home training that have been given
to the world, writes Agnes Rcpplicr in
the atlantic Momthly, arc those of John
Stuart Mill and Glacomo Leopard, the
principal difference being that while the
English boy was cramnlcd scientifically
by his father, the Italian boy was per-
United rclcntlcssly to cram himself. In
both cases we sec the same melancholy,
blightcd childhood, the same cold indif-
ference to the mother, ms to one who had
no part or parcel in their lives; the same
Joylcss routine of labor; the same unboy-
ish gravity and prccocious intelligence.
Mill studied Greek at 3, Latin ut 8, the
Organon Mt II, and Adam Smith ut 13.
Leopard, Mt 10, was well acquainted
with most Latin authors, and undertook
alone and unaidcd the study Of Greek,
pcrfccting himself in that language be-
fore he was ID. Mill's sole recreation
was to walk with his father, narrating to
him the substance of his last days read
ing. Leopard being forbidden to 20
about Rccanati without his tutor, acaui-
csccd with pathetic resignation and
ceased to wander outside of the garden
gates. Mill had all boyish enthusiasm
and healthy partisanship crushed out Of
him by his fathers pitilcss logic. Leo
pardis love for his country burned like a
smothcrcd flame, and added one more to
the pang's that ate out his soul in silence.
His was truly a wonderful intellect; and
whereas the English lad was merely
forced by training into a p~recocity for
cign to his nature, and which, according
to Mr.. Balm, failed to produce any great
amount Of scholarship, the Italian boy
fed on books with q rcsistlcss and crav-
ing appetite, his mind growing warped
and morbid as his cnfccbled body sank
more and more under the unwholcsomc
strain. In the long lists of despotically
reared children there is 10 sadder sight
than this undisciplined, eager, impctuous
soul, burdencd alike with physical and
moral weakness, meeting tyrannical au-
thorlty with n show of ~insinccrc submis-
sion, and laying up in his lonely infancy
the seeds of a sorrow which was tt find
expression in the keynote of his work,
'Life is Only Fit to be Dcspiscd."
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-25
A Penny Fraud.

In the year 1864 there we're very few
pence coined at the mint, says an English
paper. This arose simply from the fact
that there was little or no demand fol-
them. A short time ago this fact seem.
to have dawncd upon some ingcnius per.
sons supposed to be the fower-sellers
round the Bank of England. 1t is Ger.
tain that the subsequent Qualifying the
market" commenced with them. The
story became circulated that through nc.
oidcnt or oversight n quantity of gold
had become mixed with the bronze used
for coming, and that this had been made
into pence i'll that year. Those in tht
rraud--for fraud it was-cagerly offered
wopencc apiece for as many 1864 pen.
MICS rs they could obtain. The story go,
abroad. Everybody endeavored to ge'
these coins, and the original COLLECTION
rapidly sold their pennies at three anG
iour times their value. The fact tho
there are comparatively few pence O.
that year in circulation materially assist
ID the deception, and the Spectators
lid a good trade. It is perhaps needles
o say that there is not an iota of trutl
n tho story Of the gold.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-25
Compensation.

In that new world toward which our feeo ar,
Shall we find aught to make our hearts for
Earth's homely joys and her bright hours Of
Has heaven a spell divine enough for this9
For who the pleasure Of the spring shall tell,
When on the leafess stalk the brown buds
swell,
When the grass brightens, and the days grow
long,
And little birds break out in ripping songa
o sweet the dropping eve, the blush of morn,
The starlit sky, the rustling fields Of corn,
The soft airs blowing from the freshening
seas,
The sun-lecked shawdow of the stately trees,
The mellow thunder and the lulling rain,
The warm, delicious, happy summer rain,
When the grass brightens, and the days grow
long,
And little birds break out in ripping songa
o beauty manifold, from morn till night,
Dawn's flush, noon's blaze, and sunsets ten
der light I!
o fair, familiar features, changes sweet
OF her revolving seasons, storm, and sleet,
And golden calm, as slow she wheels through
space
From snow to roses; and how dear her face,
When the grass brightens, when the days
grow long,
And little birds break out in ripping song.
o happy earth o home SO well beloved!
What recompense nave we. from thee re
moved
One hope we have that overtops the whole;
The hope of finding every vanished soul
We love and long for daily, and for this
Gladly we turn from thee, and all thy bliss,
Even ut thy ~lovliest, when the days are long,
And little birds break out in rippling song.
Celia Iharter, in the Century
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-25
Seals AS Pets.

Your friend, Ernest Ingcrsoll sends you
a message about some Indian boys of the
Makah tribe, who live at Ncah Bay. To
find that place, by the way, you must 60
just behind Cape Flattery, wherever that
queer-named cape may be. The deacon
says most likely it's n dangerous cape,
judging from its title. Well, it seems
that the Makah boys have pets and n
form of amusement denied to most
youngsters. In midsummer great guam
titles of fur seals approach the shore in
that region, and are chased in canoes and
killed by the men of tribe for the sake Of
both the hides and the flesh. With them
come many little ''pup" seals, some OF
which are always captured and taken
home.
Tying strings around the necks of these
''pups," the Indian boys make then,
swim in the surf, just outside tho break
ers, and tow their canoes across the bay.
and even after them up the rivers. Ii
short, the Indian lads have a world Q
fun with these gentle and graceful wa
ter-dogs.-&. Nicholas, \
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-25
The Hogs Importance.

The hog is not only of Importance at
home, but is beginning to make a re-
Specialize showing in our exports, al
though Bismarck is doing what he can to
keep him out of Germany. Meanwhile,
we have frequent discussions on eating
pork, and the propricty of setting one
side the Mosaic law which prohibits it's
use as food, a law which our Hebrew
friends rcligiously obey.
The hog is not, however, to be exter-
minated. A newly arrived Irishman once
said to the inmate of a pigsty: "Bcdad,
you are the only gentleman in America,
the only being that lives without work."
He breaks into gardens and roots under
the gates of front yards. Hc enters into
the composition of half your articles of
food; he lies down boldly in your meat
platter; he gets into your pies and cakes,
making a sad mess Of them. Your cook
makes you a loaf of bread. The hog is
in it. You take a slice of "nicc Sarato-
ga potato" The hog is all around it in
hAhi3 giving 1 wv uuu crisp
mess. He is ut the bottom of much of
our dyspepsia and b~iliousness. We can
not escape him. He is everywhere, dead
or alive. We eat hog, breathe hog; our
midnight slumbers arc disturbed by the
yell of his drivers, ''making night hide
ous;" and finally, our hNmanc scnsibili-
ties arc shocked by his cries, as he is be-
ing offered an unwilling victim to u
swinish appctites.
I have somewhere read that some hea-
then cosmogonist made the earth to rest
on a boar, the boar rested on n turtle,
and the turtle on III elephant, and the ell
ephant did not rest on anything. We
take the liberty to question this theory;
but it is quite unqucstionable that the
world of Christcndom rests to a certain
extent, commercially and dietctically,
upon the hog, which the great lawgiver
and writer of the first five books of the
Bible absolutely prohibited, and that
too, doubtless, for sanitary reasons,
which are everlasting and immutable..-
Ben Pe,ley Poore.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-25

The books their authors liked best.
says a publisher, were invariably the
least popular. The best books are, how
ever, not always those that are the widest
read, and the authors may have been
right after all. The solid gold often
lies neglected on the publishers shelves,
while the spangles and foil and tinsel
glitter in the sunshine of popular favor.
Do not judge what you read by what
people say about it, but by what you
think of it. You may be wrong, but
you will at any rate form an opinion OF
your own.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-25
An Effective Prayer.

Some time ago, as the story n w.
W. Erwin the criminal lawyer, pressed for
a little change, dropped into the Office of
D. w. Ingersoll and asked him for the
loan of SIS. Mr.. Ingcrsoll declined to
make the advance, but suggested that,
instead, if Mr.. Erwin would go into the
basement with him, he would pray for
ain. Mr.. Erwin consented, and the two
went into the depths, where on Bonded
knee Ingcrsoll prayed long and we'll for
his BROTHER mar. When he had concluded
Erwin said, "Now I'll pray" =
MIR. Erwin's prayer was a peculiar one.
1t was deliveren at the top of his voice,
and consisted of an exhortation to the
Lord to direct 1ngersoll how to dispose
of his vast wealth wisely. AS he warmed
up the pitch of his voice raised materi-
ally, land Mr.. Ingersoll grew nervous, and
urged him not to pray so loud, as il
would bring those upstairs down. To
was OF no avail. The exhortation grew
more %fervcnt, and finally became howls.'
Then lngersoll, with a despairing ex-
clamation, sprang to his feet, and said:
: Stop praying, Erwin; hereH your S."
The devotions ended at once.-St. Paul
Pioneer Press.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-25

The song Of the shirt can be given to
an instrumental accompaniment now. A
Berlin inventor has attached a musical
box to a sewing-machine, which doles
out its melody as long rs the machine is
In operation. What with this and the
machine itself, Tom Hoods
famous lyric is becoming decidedly old
fashioned. But its sentiment holds good,
however, the attendant circumstance
-aay have changed it.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-25

Robert CARROTS small hobby is his
through railroad line to Philadelphia and
New York; but his big hobby is walk
1ng-sticks. ellis canes, hats, and patent
leather Shoes" says a Baltimore CORE
%spohdent, care positively numberless.
People who go into the hallway of his
house, while he is at dinner, usually con-
clude after a brief study of the hat
rack that ne is entertaining a vast con-
gregation of his friends, whereas there is
no one there but his mildly eccentric self.
If he should ever be dragged down to
poverty, he can subsist in comfort during
the balance of his days upon the sales of
his old canes and clothes"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-25

y The correspondent of the Cleveland
Leader says that old friends of the Presi-
dent whisper that he will never marry.
They say the only woman that he ever
really loved has been in her grave more
than twenty-five years. He met her, they
say, when he was a school teacher in a
little town of New York, when the down
had just begun to come upon his lips,
and she was sweet 16. They loved, but
they were too poor to marry. Cleveland
had decided to 60 west to make a for
tun, when his sweetheart became sick,
and, within a few days, died.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-25

A French physician asserts that he has
discovered q soporific whose effects car
be exactly limited to the time required.
This will, he says, enable travellers to
sleep comfortably and confidently during
a journey. He measures his doses by
miles. Thus you can take a ffty-mile
dose before starting on railway journey,
and open your eyes, pleasantly refreshed,
Mt your proper station.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-25

The drink bill of Great Britain for 1885
was less than that for 1884. The amount
OF this drink bill is equal to the nations
expenditure for bread, butter and cheese,
is not much less than the rents paid for
farms and houses, is three times tho
amount spent for tea, sugar, coffee and
cocoa, and six times the amount spent for
linen and cotton goods.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-25

Anew York paper contains a sketch of
the career OF George NJ. Pullman, the in
ventor ofthc Pullman palace cars. He
lived In Albion, N. Y, where he was
born, until he was twenty-five or there
about, and followed his fother's business
the removal and raising of buildings. He
was very careful in dress. good-looking,
popular and exemplary in conduct. He
was very ingenious and fond of figuring
out schemes and drawing diagrams of
many kinds, to show their feasibility.
He was so liberal in his dealings that he
never saved any money, and indeed, in
so small a town, naturally did not make q
great deal. Several years before the war,
when the level of the streets of Chicago
was to be raised, Pullman went there and
o the contract for elavating the sher-
man hous a certain number of feet. It
was thought to be o prodigious task, and
many persons predicted that it could not
be done. Pullman went to work scientii-
caily however, and achieved his object.
gave him such a reputation that he
had all he wished to do. When the min
ing excitement occurred at Pixies Peak
he hurried to Colorado, and started a
miners supply establishment, which was
very successful. While there he devised
the plan of sleeping cars, sold out his in
I~tercst in the supplies, and returned to
Chicago. He showed his diagram to q
number of experienced persons, and they
all encouraged him in his undertakings.
After working 9 long while in perfccting
his plan, he had it patcnted. Thereafter
his progress was rapid and his fortune
sure. He is a man who likes big opera
tons, being q natural speculator, and
makes and loses largely with equal
fequanimity.