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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-20
To the Credit Of Women.

For a wonder, it is now the fashion
for women to be as healthy as she can.
Fresh air is admitted to be agood thing
for the complexion. No one disputes
that a girl who is an invalid can walk
five miles a day without dying of ia
tigue, and an hours canter on a good
horse is recommended as a o help
full pastime than lying abed or reading
French novels. The new style in
women has not arrived a bit too soon.
American women were getting to be q
worthless lot, sprightly enough in intel
lect-perhaps too sprightly but pain
fully deficient in bodily development
and health. But they were never en-
tirely to blame. Degenerate man
seemed to like them that way-possibly
because he was in the same box HIM
self. To the credit of woman be it said,
that she would rather be round -limbed,
strong of chest, fair of cheek andbright
of eye; and it is q notable fact that as
soon as the rising male generation took
to athletics and to bracing up general
ly;. the girls promptly followed the good
example.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-20
Unhappy Marriages.

The universal expectation of married
people is, that their married lives will
always be happy ones: Deluded dream
ers! They imagine that they are diff.
ferent from other people, and that when
they enter the portals of matrimony,
love, peace, and prosperity will ever be
their attendants. Such had better co.,
slider themselves the same as others,
but form iron resolutions to do differ
emit from other married people-reso-
lutions that will keep them from the
dangerous coasts on which so many
have been wrecked and ruined. I'm
happy marriages depend upon many
causes. Previous to marriage, many
try to appear intellectual, more
amiable or more accomplished than
they really are. Depend upon it, that
love brought into existence by moon
light stroll, strengthened by deceit and
fashionable displays, and finally con
su1nmated through the influence of in
triguing friends, will fade in after life
almost as fast as the flowers which
compose the bridal wreath.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-20
The Hairy Covering Of the Gorilla.

The hairy coat of the gorilla consists
of long, thick, straight or stitfiy curved
bristles, and also of shorter, thinner,
and curled woolly hair. On the crown
of the head the hair is somewhat stiff,
from twelve to twenty millimeters in
length, and it becomes erect under the
influence of anger. While the sides and
fore part of the chin are only clothed
with short, stiff hairs, they grow thick
~ on the back part of the chin like q
beard or forelock. The hairs which
turn outward from the sides of the
face and on the neck are thirty or more
millimeters in length. On the shoulders
the hair is from $50 to $50 millimeters
long, hanging down on the upper arms
and the back. In the middle of the
upper arm the hair is from fifty to sew
enty millimeters long, growing down
ward as far as the bend of the elbow.
At this point it generally begins to
grow in an upward direction. On the
back of the forearm it again grows
downward. In the middle Of the fore
arm, on its inner side, a parting of the
hair takes place, as one portion goes in
the front of the radius, while the other
pOfb1Ou buIl1S U0llluu UuC uluHs VII tuo
back of the wrist a tuft of curved hair
turns upward, a middle tuft goes di-
rectly back, and the lower tuft, also
curved. turns outward. On the back
of the hand the hairs turn toward the
fingers. On the breast and belly the
hairs are shorter and grow more
sparsely. On the breast their direction
is, as a rule, upward and outward. On
the belly they converge from the ribs
toward the center Of the navel. On
the thighs the hairs are about 16(
millimeters long, and here, as on the
lower part of the leg, they tend out
ward, while on the back of the foot
they grow toward the toes. On the
back shoulders and on the thigh and
leg the bristles are slightly curved
This quality increases the general i'm
preston of shagginess and Aeeciness
which is produced by the hairy coat o.
these creatures. The woolly hair does
not grow very thick, and is not much
matted.-Robert Hartman, IN Pop
Mlar Science Monthly.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-20
General Grants Application for a Pro.
%fessOrship in 1857.

It seems that when the General was
in st. Louis at the end Of his resource
and waiting for something to do to pro-
vide bread for his family, q vacancy oc-
Cured in the chair of mathematics, in
the University of Missouri. General
Grant, who had been disappointed in
an application for the position of Coun-
ty Surveyor at st. Louis, determined
to apply for the vacant professorship.
He wrote a modest letter to the Board
of Trustees in which he stated his quail
itications and his needs. Another man
got the place. Agar or two before he
died, in mentioning the fact to Mr..
Elkins. General Grant with his usual
simplicity of manner said: 81 think I
could have filled the place quite we'll.
I was pretty we'll up in mathematics at
West Point, but if l had gotten the
place I presume I should not now be
here" This application was made in
1S57.-NeW York Tribune.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-20
Early Yachting.

The pastime of yachting apparently
dates from the time of the Stuarts, al
though, according to the researches of
the late Admiral Smyth, the Plantage-
nets had yachts. and termed them "es-
n~eccas," a word, by the way, which
seems to be Of doubtful derivation.
However, if we desired to prove the
antiquity of yachting, we should have
to travel back much farther than the
time of the Plantagenets, and, as pre-
vic asly said, we can be content with
the generally accepted assertion that
yachting as n pastime dates from the
time of the Stuarts. MIR. Pepys says,
in his "Naval Minutes, that the word
yacht" was unknown in England until
the Dutch, in 1860, presented a vessel
to Charles IT,, which they termed q
yacht, and which he named Mary. In
1862 this monarch is said to have de-
signed a yacht for himself, and named
her Jamie. She was matched against
the Bean, belonging to the Duke of
York, for a stake OF .f1O0, and the
course was from Greenwich to Graves
end and back. Pepys says: "The
King lost it going, the wind being con
trary, but saved stakes in returning.
There we're divers noble persons and
lords on board, his Majesty sometimes
steering himself" The Kings craft is
said to have been "frigate like" but
very shallow in body, having only 3
feet s inches draught of water. Charles
altogether built fourteen yachts, and
appears to have tested the speed Of all,
as he was very fond Of steering. The
largest of these yachts was the Mary
mot the Mary previously referred to-,
which was 81 feet on the water line,
with a beam of 2l9 feet, and q draught
of water of y feet. The taste for
yachting gradually extended during
the reign Of Anne and the Georges,
and was even taken up by Irish gentle
men; SO much. indeed, did the latter
think of the pastime, that in 1920 they
established a club in Cork harbor to
promote it, and some curious chroni-
cles exist relating to the customs of
yachtsmen at that date. Yachts at this
time were common about the Solent
and Southampton waters, and an ad-
vertisement in a paper dated 1778 Of
fers a yacht of even tons for sale, with
a figure head gilt and goose stern
painted fore and aft."-Art Journal.
For Railroad Travellers.
II will give you a new wrinkle said
. conductor. IT'S mine, but it's MT
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-20
Two Kinds Of Girls.

One is the Kind that appears best
abroad-the girls that are good ct par
ties, rides, visits, balls, etc, and whose
chief delight is in such things. The
other is the kind that appears best at
home-the kind that are useful and
cheerful in the dining-room, sick-room,.
and all the precincts of home. They
differ widely in character. One is often
a torment at home, the other q bless
ing; one is a moth, consuming oyery-
thing about her; the other is o saD-
beam, inspiring light and gladncss al7i
around her pathway. To which of
these classes do you belong?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-20
MARIE.
ALICE N. BRADronD.

|
oh. hasten. my darling,
~ tneg from thy dreams meath the sea
love, beautiful blossom.
Fd Issa u. miss thee, Marie.
ri NV svweeping over the sands
waves moan. How they nook mo,
nth . ser their shadowy hands.
dear, DER the billows;
to me- sunny light l would see:
eyes iron star Of my heaveni
n ,hee' / need thee Marie
yo;ce, and It's music,
rt thy with innocent gles.
fhit 18th snowy-tipped fingers,
res ow my treasure-Marie.
-. II press lightly my forehead,
sNt Snt the spray of the sea.
y INV ocean-rocked slumber,
ron ,a through the shadows-Marie.
,c.;u from the ocean
Z, I'M" shall futter to me;
l : ,ha tide I shall greet thee,
, tu thee, my angel Marie.
EIeton, Wis.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-20

patented. If you are in q railway .
and your head gets tired and wants q
rest, take q newspaper, fold it up, tuck
n end down the coat collar, and let
the other project up against the back
of the head. You cannot imagine what
q rest it is, and how comfortable the
head will feel, even if the passengers
do laugh at you q little"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-20

PHYs1c1sTs find two kinds OF prog
ress in space-that Of matter and that
of form. A bullet discharged from a
gun represents the former, while the
Overwhelming circles which follow the
plunge of a stone into a pool Of water
illustrate the latter.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-20
AM Extensive Timepiece.

That is a handsome watch you are
wearing"
neat"
Rather costly, eh?"
"Costly? I should say it a I
have had to pay two per cent. a month
on it all the time since I've had it,
New York Graphic.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-20

POSSIBLY the man who scouts the.
idea of perpetual motion never rode,
four miles in q street car beside o.
woman whose tongue centers Oh q,
pivot, and wags at each Of its extremi-
ties throughout the entire trip.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-20

had been chasing up streas- This time he
was three blocks down the street. Out
shot my wife once more in her partially
clad condition. When she reached the
street the dog had again Disappeared.
But why proleng these painful details?
The raising of two windows and popping
out of two heads continued all that somber
Sabbath, but three blocks was the nearest
my wife ever came to recovering that dog.
The next day my wife was taken down
with q heavy cold, contracted from
her constant exposure at the open win
dow. Her cold developed into q critical
tonsilitis. Two days later 1 went to bed
with congestion Of the lungs, contracted at
the other open window. We both were
dangerously sick, and a doctor was called
in. He attended us three days, and we
rapidly grew worse. At the end Of the
third day I refused to have the doctor call
again, and also ordered the servants to adj
NIT non of the neighbors. From that
time we began to improve. At the end oil
the second week my wife was we'll enough
to sit up, and I got about again a weel
later. In the course of the next ten day.
we were both fully restored to health
When the doctor heard of our recovery HI
sent in a bill for $115, which I refused t.
pay, and which is still in the courts. I had
however, to pay $50 for drugs.
=
There never will be another dog in on
family. I had settled that point in my ow,
mind beyond the peradventure of a doubt
Nothing can effect a revulsien of feeling il
me; not ever the hated alternative Of
divorce suit. But I believe this latter t
be q remote contingency. I believe ther
will never be another allusion to a canin
subject in the house. Since our sickness
neither n has made any reference to tn
cause, although 1 feel confident each ha
thought with equal frequency, if not, pei
haps, with exactly the same emotions O
my wife's dog.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-20

@W1LL my action Lief" inquired a,,
anxious client. Eyes, if your wi3posA
will1' replied the tacetious lawyer
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-20

LARGE charity doth never soilss but
only whitens soft hands. -LoUeM.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-20
GRATITUDE.
How common is ingratitudet
As common as 'tis hateful,
And they are great and really good
Who are for favors grateful,

MRS HARRINGTON, 8IGeE .
country church in winter, remarked
that the text was very appropriate, but
somehow the parson did not refer To-
it in his sermon. The text, as it caught
the old lady's ears, was: "Many are,
cold, but few are frozen"
SMALL boy Ito sisters suitor): DC
you always carry an umbrella, Mr.
Fresh?" Mr.. f.: Certainly not
S. B.: sThen you must get awfnlly
wet sometimes" Nh. F.: "Why 500"
s.. B.: cause sis says she doesn't
think you have sense enough to go m
when it rains. boston Courier.
l.. De JoNEs-I wish I could afford to
board at a better place than Mis-.
Grindham's." Snifkins-sWe]l. there's,
no use in a mans quarreling with
his bread and butter, as the saying
goes" Snitkins-"No, particularly
the butter. A man should know better,
than to quarrel with anything as strong:
as that"
POLITICIAN (pointing to q passer-by,
and addressing a friend)-"There goes
the man we want for chairman of the,
convention" Friend-"Who, Patter-
son? Why, he is rather deaf" Poll
tician- "That's why we want him for
chairman. He belongs to our faction,
and won't hear any motion that is not
to our interest. Best chairman, when
he happens to be on the right side, j.
ever a ."-ArkansaW TraUeier.
The new boarder had ordered am
early breakfast, and the new cook had
served him by putting the entire
Easter breakfast before him. When
the mistress entered he had just arisen
from the table. "Madam," said he,
syou are heterogeneous. I managed to
get away with the platter of eggs you
had me served with, but in the. future
please bear in mind that eight or ten
eggs at q meal is ample for me-
YOnkers Gazette.
THE WANTS OF A MODERATE MAN.
He said he had no wish to be opulent, with u
bank-note rotund, and distended, and COY
pulent; but he didn't wish to live like the
primitive Quakers, or butchers, or bakezB.
or candlestick-makers, but in o hne,brown-
stone surrounded by statues, and set ina
lawn of some forty-seven acres-
winning, he desired no wardrobe OF purple
and linen; but he didn't wish to go lttiTcs5
like a sailor, or dress in q uniform snit
like a jailer; and all that he wished was
some two dozen changes made up in good
style by a fashionable tailor.
He wished no rich viands to gladden his peptics,
or to coddle his stomach like chronic dyB-
peptics; but he wished a cuisine and n
French cook to cater, a professional c1-
pert, no commonplace waiter, no ststu-
esque, clearinghouse, imbecile brrng,es
to scatter his chaos of pie and potato.
He wished no small army of liveriel depend
ents, no uniformed lackeys and efE,gi1ss
attendants; but he didn't wish to live 7sko
a hermit or miser, but in plentiful leisars
as better and wiser; and some twonty SET
wants and forty good walters would mako
life worth living for him and Eliza.
-LI1R Onion. .-. ....
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-20
HUMOh

Coop staying qualities-she girl WIN
q small waist.
"T'M we'll backed with silver" - ths
looking-glass said.
TRusT1Na to chants-expeoting 10
get to heaven by singing.
A MAN who starts q newspaper with,
the expectation that his. relatives VIE
subscribe for it is well. qualified for ..
position somewhere ~ q rusher m
where angels fear to tread.-Esteusne
Bell. .f.M
WARS the population of Chioago7~
asked q gentleman of . citizen. aNce
less than 700, 900 souls" was the reply.
aBut I want the total population. No&;
simply those with souls"
II AM surprised at the appearance ef
your friend B. He looks wretched
| Do you know if he has been dissp-
pointed in love?" sNo; he has been
disappointed in marriage"
AN Irishman in a strange town stood
looking at o strange vessel. aWhere
are you from. Pat2' *Begorra, sir, I'm
from anywhere but here,' he replied,
"and I'll soon be from here, too, sir"
BETSY, an old colored cook, was.
moaning around the kitchen, when,
her mistress asked her if she was i'll.
@No, ma'am, not 'zactly," said Betsy.
"But de fac is, I don't feel ambition
'nough to get out Of my own way"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-20
For Railroad TrayeIers,

II will give you a new wrinkle" said
. conductor. ITS mine, but it's MT
Evening star., 1886-09-22
Condensed Locals.

ON account of a misplaced switch three
freight cars We're thrown from the Baltimore
and POtomac railroad tracks at l3th street and
Mary land avenue, about . o'clock last night
causing considerable delay In the passage OF
trains.
The will of Arthur j. Carrier, dated July 9TH,
1881, hled for probate yesterday, gives his
entire estate to his vile and children, VINO are
at present residing in Dakota.
Richard Joyce yesterday filed a bill in equity
against john +. Joyce for the sale OF the Joyce
estate ana a distribution of the proceeds.
Last night as Edward Daley, /, boy ii years
Old, residing at las Hall street southeast, was
Passing near mis- home he was shot by some
unknown person in the lett lea above the Knee
The ball mal,ins n fesh H, WAS at
tcuueu ny Ir. johnson, who extracted Ine ostII
Among the physi, iaCs attending the annual
meeting of the American genealogical society
IN Baltimore are Drs. Samuel L. Busey and JOS.
i. Johnson, OF this city. D.. johnson is secre-
Iary OF the society.
At the meeting last evening in McCauley's
nail OF the caption Hill Philharmonic society, it
was resolved To begin renearsalS Tuesday, Oc-
tooer 9th. Several new mem berS were enrolled.
1rOf. Geo. W. Evans Is the conductor.
The father OF the Wormley children (whO
arrived here on sunday last at the Il. and +.
The STAR,5 turned up at police headquarters
this morning and explained that the grand
parents OF the children. who were to send them
here. failed 10 notify the parents that il had
been done.
The fail term of the Deaf Mute college, at
AendalI Green, opens tomorrow under the
most favorable auspices. A number OF new
students have entered, and the old ones have
returned In good condition.
Evening star., 1886-09-22
Death Of a Nava, Veteran.

Mr.. David McComb, for many years COM
mandants clerk at the Washington navy yard,
died yesterday morning at his residence No.
III Il street northeast, aged eighty-two years.
Mr.. McComb was a native of Ireland, but on
reaching his majority he came to this country,
and November 18th, 1925, enlisted in the
United states navy as a seaman. He was pro-
moied To the position of purser's steward and
sailed on the United States sloop-Of-war Por.
poise, lieutenant Commander Benz. Cooper
Tor the Mediterranean. Here this vessel and
others were engaged for several years in sup
pressing the pirates in the Grecian Archipelago,
Mr. McComb subsequently made other voyages
ON various vessels, and in 1884, when in the
Brandywine, under Commodore Wadsworth
was severely injured by q TALL, breaking three
Oh his ribs. From this injury he never fully
recovered. He returned here in 1886 and be-
CAME attached TO the Washington navy yard
ana for thirty years filled the position of com.
m'ndants clerk. He had been for nearly fifty
years member OF Washington Naval lodge
NO 4, Oh Mlsons, having joined ii in 1887, and
Tor term or two deputy grand master OF the
District of Columbia. He leaves sister, the
last Oi IL family of eight children, and two
daughters His funeral will take place to-
MORROW AFTERNOON at four O'Clock from his late
residence, and will De in charge OF w ashingtOn
Naval lodge. The intermcnL will be at the
Congressional cemetery,
Evening star., 1886-09-22
DRY GOODS.
EsrARLrsnEp 1910.
SFAToN PERRY,


fSCCCFSSOk To PERRY q BRorHFR.A
HAS NOW OPEN HIS DIRECT IMPORTATION
OF LIE lAll LIST AUTUMN AND " MFR Nov
ELIlE> MHl1 ENCEED IL VARIETY, RICH
ING.
ELEGANT TwoToNE STRIPED and BEADED
NtLNI rs.
WHITE SATIN puCHEssE. MusCovrTEs AND
"a LII tRANcAIsh, for Bridal dresses from
suPERBsroCK X OF LIZ oN's sILKs.sATIN OUCH.
1alSE IN BLACK anu all colurs street and house
LYONS PURE SILK NEINFT~ from 20 to %
inches wide In Black and ID different coors ranging
nom ~ To - per yard
IMMENSE ; rUJk OF EUROPEAN DRESS FAB
klts for lain and Combination Suits ranging from
Doc to e3 per yard.
NtW PARIS AND BERLIN WRAPS. Jackets,
tIkClLAR> AND NEWMARkElS
NEW HOT SEX EtPI Nj IINENS AII-woDI
BlANkkls aad BkD-sPRkADs at lowest quota
tons
'TLoSING PRICTS" ON LACE CURTAINS AND
FtRNlIC RE GRETONNFS.
NOVEL TIES IN HANDkERCHIEFs AND
III aERN.
TRI-FoussE AND PERI NoTs KID CLONES
GEN llNE FRENCH {. L. COliSkIS from IL 30
10 $3.50.
"Bhsr MAKES" OF MERINo UNDERWEAR IN
Medlnm aud Heavy Weighs icr Ladies. Gentemen
be SPL GAL APARTMENT FOR DISPLAY
lNU NENiNG GOODS Bl GAS LIGHT.
10 PLAiN FIGURES ANDUOgREtT PRICEoA
sEAIoN PERRY,
PERRY BUuDrNa
sells Penn. Avenue. Corner sIh stresk
Evening star., 1886-09-22
SCROEUI0ES Ulcers

James E. Richardson. Custom House. New Orleans,
on oath. says: In 1870 Scroiulous Ulcers broke
Oh my body until was mass of corruption. Every
thing known 10 the medical faculty was tried in vain
became a mere wreck. At times could not lift my
hands To my head. could in bed was in con-
stiant pau and looked upon life a curse No relief
or cure in ten years In 1880 heard 0: the CUTICU-
RA REMEDIES used them. and was perfectly cured"
sworn to before L. s. Conn., j. d. CRAWFORD
Evening star., 1886-09-22
KIDNEY PAINS

And that weary, Ifeess aIgone sensation pres
ent with those of infiamed kidneys, weak back and
loins aching hips and sides. Overworked worn out
by disease debility dissipation, relieved in one
minute and speedily cured by the CUTIcURA ANEI-
PAIN PLASTER new, original, elegant and infalble
antdote to pain and in1m alton. AT all druggists
2oc.: five for SIOG or of POTTER DRUG Co. Boston.
sel5
Evening star., 1886-09-22

z. StrasburEer, Ne. 0O0 zth Street,
four doors above I, begs to announce that his
stock o. Mems Boots and Shoes for the fall trade
is now complete.
Mems solid leather Shoes, button, congress
and lace, at $1.47, worth 81.
Mems fine calf Shoes, in narrow and broad
toe, from $2.47 up.
Mems hand-sewed Shoes, in congress, button
and lace, in all styles, from $3.50 up.
The letter-carrier Shoe, tor which we are sole
agent, hand-sewed, al $3.50.
The famous Waukenphast Shoes reduced to
$2.9S.
Also large assortment Of Boots at prices that
will ustOnish you.
144 pairs leather Slippers at so cts.
Velvet embroidered Slippers at 73 cts
Evening star., 1886-09-22
BAD BLoon
SCROFULOUs, INHERITED AND CONTAGIOUS
HUMORS.

with Loss OF Hair, GIandular SwelliEgs, UlcerouS
Patches IN the Throat and Mouth, Assesses, Tumors
tarbuncieS, Blotches, Sores, Scurvy, Wasting the
Kidneys. and Urinary organs, DrOpsy, EnRmia De
bliity Chronic rheumatism, Constipation and Piles,
anu most diseases arising from impure or ImpOv-
efisheI Condition oil the Blood speedily cured by
the CUTIIURA REsoLvENT. the Blood Purifier,
internally assisted by CUTICURA. the skin Cure,
and CUTIcURA SOAP, an exquisite skin Beautiier,
ternaiIy.
Evening star., 1886-09-22

1867 Prizes. amounting $3.50. 500
Application for rates To clubs should be made only
TO the office OF the Company in New Orleans
For further information write clearly, giving full
address. POoTAL NOTES, Express Money OrderS
or New YORK Exchange In ordinary letter. Cur
NJ A DAUPHIN,
New Orleans.
Make p. o. Money Orders payable and address Rse
kIered Letters TO
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK
sells New Orleans. IA