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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-29
PRETTY SUITS.
How Two Exceedingly Handsome Winter
Costumes Arc Made and Trimmed.

How Two Exceedingly Handsome Winter
Costumes Arc Made and Trimmed.
There are many very elegant CO.'S
tunes with rich fur trimming. One
that is notable for it's exquisite fit and
finish is of light gray camel's-hair
of fine quality and in heavy weight,
made with a k%ilt-plaited skirt, the
plaits in front running to the belt
as there is no apron, and straight
back droperies. The basque is very
short on the sides and pointed in front,
and a long Topped bow and ends is set
just I'VE the left hip we'll back among
the draperies. A satin-lined New
market of the same material is to be
worn with this dress, and is trimmed
entirely around the bottom anu down
the fronts just back of the closing but
tons with a band four inches wide of
fine c%hinchilla fur. A gray felt hat
trimmed with a chinchilla fur band
around the brim, gray velvet, and a
cluster Of gray plulnes and an aigrette
finishes this charming costume. A
muff of chinchilla belongs to the outfit.
Another attractive costume is made
of French gray camels'-hair and navy
blue plush, the front of the gray in
three double box-plaits pressed very
close, and the remainder Of the skirt of
the blue plush, without any foot plait-
ings or other finish than braid. A very
full back drapery of the camels'-hair
falls over the skirt nearly to the bottom.
The postillion basque is of the camels'-
hair with a vest of plush, and has plush
revers, very broad at the top turning
back almost to the shoulders. Instead
of the usual cuff, a very long V-shaped
piece of plush is set into the upper side
of the sleeve and Tapped in a narrow
band that extends entirely around the
wrist. A short mantle of plush with
gray feather trimming, and a blue
plush bonnet with a sea gull and loops
of blue and gray velvet completes this
costume.
Combination suits of the various pop
ular fabrics are used, but fewer are
seen than formerly. Some of the most
stylish dresses are made entirely OF
boucle goods, more especially the Astra-
khan bourette with tiny curled rings
Of shiny wool. This material, while
not particularly durable, is SO pretty
and soft, and Grapes so well, that it has
become extremely popular. There is
undoubtedly a tendency toward palmer
dress goods, and some of the best
authorities predict that next years inn
portations will be remarkable for the
absence Of fancy effects.-Den,orest's
Monthly.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-29
MUTiLATED ENGLISH.
A Portuguese Idea of the Language OF
Shakespeare.

A Portuguese Idea of the Language Of
Shakespeare.
English as she is spoke" in Portu-
gal is no more amusing than the same
language within Russian limits. The
following paragraphs are copied liter
ally from a notice posted in a hotel at
Yatra in the Crimea.
Accounts on white paper are deliv-
cred every day to be verified, and they
are paid by leaving the Hotel, or by a
longer stay, every Saturday.
In the rooms can be placed only so
many persons as there are beds. ex-
cepted if there are put reserve beds in,
OF which every one costs fifty kopecks.
To the Hotel belongs a beautiful
dining-room, Russian and French cook
ing.
Conversation salon, with a royale;
Reading-room, with the principales
Russian. French, English and German
Hews 'paprs;
Baths of sea and sweat-water at
evers haur;
Possessing ownes cows fresch milk is
to be had every morning and evening.
Youths Companion.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-29
IN HEAVEN.

"a brown.haired, blus.eyed wee one,
tGrown weary, and tired of play.
Nlimbed up on my knee to ask me
Hn her simple, childish way:
f>Have you any friends in Heaven,
That you sometimes want TO seey"
Han you guess how the question thrilled me
fLike a minor melody?
IL thought, as I sat in the twilight,
with that wee one on my knee,
}Of my little blue-eyed baby
Whose summers numbered three;
tShe went from my arms to heaven
iOne spring-time years ago,
land left in my heart that sorrow
THAT only mothers know.
1thought 10Y the baby's father
Grew lonesome, and longed to hold
tOnce more on his breast our baby
with hair of sunset gold.
land one summer eve he left me
ITO search for our baby of three,
land 1 know full we'll he found her,
But he never came back to be.
DO 1 ever want to see them?
oh! child Of the violet eyes,
fMy heart has gone on before me
nc the hills of Paradise.
Some day i shall feel their kisses
drop balm on my weary heart,
Mine only, and mine forever,
Though earth and Heaven apart.
Eden E.. ReCfOrd, IN Hons Visitor.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-29

sawed enough for to-day. I'm gettin'
tired"
''Tired? Why, I bet your mother tea
cents that you would have that whole pile
sawed before supper"
'You did?" shouted the boy, as he
grasped the saw, and expectorated on both
hands. "You bet ten cents on me? If the
saw holds out you'll win the money"
Some men are too mean to nave children.
IN. Y. Times.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-29
Beginning Too Soon.

Ex-Governor Roberts, of Texas, is at
present a professor at the University Of
Texas, and has charge OF the law depart
ment. He is very particular in requiring
the attendance of all the new students.
Before beginning his lecture a few days ago,
he asked one of the students:
Chow did you come to miss my lecture
yesterday aft%ernoon?"
Professor, / was very seriously i'll yes
terday."
"That's not SO, for 1 saw you in the
theater yesterday. Now, young man, don't
begin to lie already. You will have plenty
of time to do that after you have passed
regularly admitted to the ~bar."-7eras
,SiffinrS. |
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-29

a condition of affairs may no longer exist
in England, but i'll Arkansaw betting now
is and ever has been the tombstone OF sin.
certify. The other day a well-known man
during a controversy with an acquaintance,
exclaimed:
"You are q liar!'
"No, I'm not and more than that i de-
mand satisfaction"
"In bet you ten dollars you are a liar"
ooh, well then, if you arc so much in
earnest that you want to bet, 1 reckon I
am. At first 1 thought you were jest a
oolin'."-Arkansaw Traveller.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-29
His Greatest Effort Prevented.

Hobson-Your husbands death made a
very profound impression on me, my dear
Mrs. Rusk. Iloved John and I think John
loved me. The world has lost a goodman,
and the ministry a bright light.
Mrs. Rusk-Oh, it does seem 80 hard to
bear; and then you know John was pre-
pairing for the greatest effort OF his life.
Hobson-We can not explain these
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-29
His Real Name,

Two little maidens from school, who had
evidently not drunk very deeply from the
Pierian spring of the daily papers, were
comparing theatrical notes. 1t fell out
that both had "been to see" Salyini. The
same expression "to see', more truthful
thar elegant, fixes the status of many OF
our theater-goers.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-29
Iron JeweIry.

We read that iron jewelry is being
extensively worn, and that one knows
not which most to admire, the elegance
of the finished work, the skill of the
molder or the fine quality of the metal
that may be induced to assume such
elaborate forms. Some of the articles,
as breaches, have a beauty of network
almost rivaling italian fiji gree in gold,
yet it is nothing but cast iron. The
polish is perfect and not easily furnished,
evenfwhen exposed to the action of the
carbonic acid of a crowded, 'ill-venti-
lated room. The luster is a clear,
blush, almost transparent sheen, from
which the light is reflected as from the
diamond. The polishing of the facets Is
performed upon an ordinary buf-wheel
dressed with crocus.-hon Age.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-29
Don't Let 1t Happen Again.

Father Ito suitor)-Young man, I like
you well enough. think you're a smart
young fellow, but 1 hate to givemyd aught-
ter to a man by the name OF Ham-Sand-
wich Richelieu Ham. Whoever gave you
that handle?
sulter-I s'pose my parents, sir.
Father-Well, next time don't let 'em do
it, for Heavens sake.-N Y. Star.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-29
Moved. But Not Settled.

Philadelphia Merchant-Glad to see you,
Mr.. Porter. o, say, do you know George
Sparks of your place?
Inland Merchant-Yes. He moved there
about five years ago.
cob, that's all right, then. He wants
credit for a bill OF goods. Since it seems
that he's settled"
81 didn't say that he had settled. 1t
isn't likely that he'll ever settle. He owes
everybody i'll town.''-PhiLa delphia Call.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-29
DENSITY OF POPULATION.
An Interesting STUDY for Students of the
Population Problem.

1OpUIdETUT T TODIClu.
The following summary will be of in
terest to those who wish to compare
the relative density of the population
in different countries in Europe and
America. The number of inhabitants
given is that occupying a square kilo-
meter, which is about $50 of a square
mile.
In Europe, Belgium is the most
densely populated country, and in
America, Chill. The mean density of
the population by countries is thirty
two inhabitants to the square kilometer
in Europe. Doubtless the limited ex-
tent of territory in Chill give it the adj
vantage of a more dense population,
because there is little waste territory.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-29
Nothing Lost.

Teacher, to boy whose father keeps a
corner grocery-Johnny, if your father has
a hundred eggs, and twenty of them arn
bad, how many OF them does he lose?
Johnny-He don't lose any OF them. HI.
sells the bad ones to the restaurant keeper
to make omelettes DIN Y. Times.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-29
A Truly Good Wife.

"What a farmer needs in this world to be
successful" remarked Deacon Hayseed, "is
a good wife. Then he's all right. My wife
could git up in the mornin' at four o'clock,
milk fifteen COWS, feed six horses, git break
fast for twenty hands an be all ready for a
days work afore six o'clock. That's what
I call a good wife"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-29

"And SO you saw salvini, too. There,
wasn't he elegant? But 1 couldn't under
stand more than half the time. l wish he
had spoken English. What is that he
speaks?"
Why, don't you know? It's Irish.n
"Why, you don't say!"
eyes, indeed. You know most actors
and actresses don't go by their real names
at all. Lawrence Barrett's real name is
Brannlgan, they say, and salvini's is
nothlng but just ~Sullivan-and that is
Irish, you know."-Boston Record.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-29
A Bachelors Argument.

"You were never married, 1 believe"
mo, I was never married"
"That's a little singular, isn't it?"
"No, not at all. You see, the first time I
fell in love I said to myself: I'll marry her
or none'."
"Why didn't you marry her them"
"Well, you see, after 1 had become better
acquainted with her, I said to myself: IN
marry none rather than her.. Since that
I've got along very well with none."-
Texas Siftings.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-29

physician who makes an autopsy tacity
confesses to ignorance Of his profession.
He says to the world: Il do not know
what killed my patient. I am going to
see.' do not need to do that. l know
what kills my patients"
"And so does everybody else who knows
that you attend 'em,'' remarked q by
stander.
And the doctor strobe away with a very
red face.-St. Louis GIobe-Democrat.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-29
A Beautiful Dream.

"A beHuCIIuI DTtam.
60 had a drefful dream las night said
Mandy Johnsing, colorcd, to Matilda Snow
ball, also colored.
"What did yer dream, Mandy?"
II dreamed dat my husband died from
appleplexy."
"Dat's muffin. We mus all die some oh
desc days"
Yes; but hain't tole yer de wust part oh
my dream. When I woke up he wasn't
dead at all. He was out in de yard sawin'
wood"
''Den hit was drefful for a fac."-Texas
Siftings. .s.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-29

doesn't she do it, now, deacon?" he
a asked.
ooh, no." he replied, wiping away a
tear, ''she's dead."-Be1fast (lle.) Journal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-29
Confdence-Inspiring Sincerity.

Slncefltys
Aletter written in London in 1892, con-
tanned this statement: Betting is the
touchstone OF sincerity in England Such
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-29
Hitting the Doctor Too Hard.

'No," said the doctor, boastips]v. ~
never make an autopsy Of the body OF a
patient of mine. It is not necessary. A
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-29

-Garfeld's memorial window at
Williams College has been finished at
q cost of $3, 645.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-29

things, Mrs. Rusk, but we must admit that
a wise Providence governs it all.-The
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The Brookhaven leader., 1886-03-25
TEMPERANCE ITEMS.

A CALIFORNIA exchange says that
Petaluma, of that State, supports a
drinking place to every fifteen voters.
SINCE his return home Arch-deacon
Farrar has declared that the Temper
ance cause in the United States is far
in advance of the Temperance cause in
England.
Mr.. THOMAS CoNANT mentions in the
Toronto Globe that an English Temper
ance society offers prize of one hun
dred guineas to any one who will trace
money down to the third generation
that was got by the sale of liquors.
ONE must read news-items to-day, as
always, with caution. 1t being stated
that since the 1 emperance ballot in At
lanta, Georgia, four capitalists with an
aggregate of 81, ,250.0 900, were about to
withdraw from that city, it would be
well to bear in mind. what is not prob
ably intimated in the dispatches, that
the capitalists are liquor-dealers, and
that, if tax-returns are to be relied
upon, the sum needs to be cut down to
Sl64, 1915. nearly half of which is In
real-estate. 1t is scarcely possible that
u whisky men propose to carry the
glound away with them. Leaving
that, we can spare the rest very easily,
~ yhicaGo StassdG'd,
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-03-25

"a Colonel who gave his name
as Nelson has been doing numbers of
ruralists in parts of the South out OF
five or ten dollars each, by representing
himself as agent of the American and
European Seeret-Service Association. !"
They we're to form quorum, as he
called it, and one of their number was
TO be at the head. with a salary of 81
500 per year, the whole to be a CON-
plete secret-service bureau. Each one
was, of course, given a quiet under
standing that he stood the best chanca
of becoming the $1,000 man.-Chicag0
Times.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-03-25

The hardest thing in this world to
please is a woman. MIR. Young, OF
Minnesota, locked his wife in the house;
Mr.. Potts, of Wisconsin. locked his wife
ont Of the house. Now both women
have sued for diyerce. --HalyObe (Aass'
2faasertps
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-03-25
The Brookhaven Leader.
STANDING ADVERTISEMENTS.

Marriage and death notices, not exceeding
ak lines, published free. All over six lines
will be charged for at regular advertising
rates.
So All advertisements due Whe SERTED
urless othe wise agreed upon.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-03-25

The first horses ever seen in Canada
we're brought over by NJ. L. CourcelleS
Eho was sppainted Governor ln 1885.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-03-25
that he accumulated any considerable

pAOpCitJ'
"His personal work in the world Is
done. But his influence is of a nature
to live on long after he is no more.
His life-work is his most speaking eu-
Iocrxy
The Delta independent., 1886-12-07
PAoNIA. Dec. Sd, 1886.

To THE EDrroa or THB IspkPESpEsT-
In reply to our ancient. and not
much respected. Sweet Williams. in
his laborious and not very chaste arti-
Gle Of the gath, would state. that
when write the article on Elections,
in this precinct. knew what was do
ing. and can furnish proof enough II he
wants 10 bring 1t TO All issue before
the courts but shall not bring in the
names Of respectable young men, who
did nothing to criminal in availing
themselves of an open chance to lind
out how people voted. and as to his
betting what he can prove by respecta-
bic witnesses, | would ask the venera-
ble Mr.Williams II lie intends to head
the list. Perhaps Mr.. W. after a
thorough investigation of the Election
Laws, will say, Let there be Peace"
As TO MIR. Merchants sweet oil effusion.
l will say. that neither Mr.. Roatcap.
Mr.. Coburn. Mr.. Finley. himself or
Mr.. Williams were spoken of AS hood
lums. VOTER.
The Delta independent., 1886-12-07
Rcer.

Germany md England are tke two
chief heer brewing countries, hut tho
latter is below tho former, England
>rewing o96, 6,3S5,no gallons. In con-
sumption OF quart ror head. however.
Belgium is ahead " both Germany and
England, consuming l63.25 10 Ger
mauy's l34.i0 aal England's 1850.
The inference follows thnt tho beer Of
Belgium is "drnnk ou tho premises" +"
aud not exported likc the English and
German. The production OF beer in
Americn is 376,775, 900 gallons. and tho
average consumption per head il coils
quarts, title lower than that Of
Franco, which ia 25.i5. Russia hns tho
smallest consumption oi l'ecr Of any
great country, 4.25 quarts per head be-
ing tho estimate. As, according To DR..
johnson, "those who drink becr think
bcer," these statistics mny agord food
Tor reflection 10 the subjects Of Gam,
brinua,
The Delta independent., 1886-12-07
Fl. Scott, Has. Monitor Says:
s. K. SNYDER

While talking with ID. y. Camp, the
popula book-keeper at Pages lmple-
ment House. the subject of Cough
Medicines was brought up. Says
Camp. there is one to which l feel
deeply indebted. 1t has given relief
time and time again to my wife and
children. In fact | feel under the
greatest obligations to Prichard Bros.
druggists. for pursuading me to buy Il
bottle OF Clamberlain's Cough Rene
dy. l would not be without bottle
of it in the house for twice its cost. In
regard TO all throat complaints of chill
dren and for colds it is unsurpassed.
You just try it once and you will be
surprised at the results. Sold by
Latham & Williams.
The Delta independent., 1886-12-07
California Mesa.

Messrs. Mccarthy Bros. Herman
Bear and J. II. Adams are working on
the Ironstone Ditch near Colorow.
The new school house on Ash Mesa.
in the Crawford district. is nearing
completion. IL Is u large, well built
building. and adds mnch to the appear
ance of the mesa from the distance.
Mr.. J. II. Adams had his home invad
ed by II bright little girl last week. Mr..
Harry Price WAS the recipient OF baby
boy few days later.
Mr.. Fisher. assisted by J. ]. Milligan.
is erecting cozy house on his ranch,
out OF hewn timbers.
The lower Roubideau country is fl
ling up with cattle.
Mr.. John W. Nicher 10 making an.
extended trip to Salida. Leadville and
Salt Lake. lie will prove up the Ith
and will return to railroading.
Mr. Joe Hall is foreman on the Iron
stone Ditch. lie is the right man in
the right place.
Mrs. j. c. Moses will spend the holi-
days with her husband. at Provo. Utah.
A few mornings ago, rs VIM. Nicher
came down to his corral. he was aston
isl,ed TO see that one Of his steers had
about six inches more tail than he
could conveniently wag. and another
steer was minus about the same
amount. As he sto0d and g,.zed upon
the CRITTERS" Ire was perplexed rs to
how this had came about, but it sud.
denly dawned upon his mind. that
while breaking these steers TO work
the day previous, he had tied their
tails together to keep them from spread
ing. when through working them he
took off the yoke and retired to the
house. forgetting that their caudal ap-
pendaSas were still li.shed together.
Joe Reynolds has built house. ru.
NOR had II, that Joe was going to get
there ETC.. or in other words WAS going
to get married. The truth of this sus-
picion was verified two weeks ago last
The Delta independent., 1886-12-07
Worse than u Fire Alarm.

One of the most dreadful alarms
that can I've sounded in Il mothers ears
is produced BY Group: dreadful because
it is known to he dangerous; the more
dreadful because the lite of a loved
one is in jeopardy. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy is never failing safe
guard against this dangerous disease.
Its reputation rs a preventive and
cure of Group is fully and firmly es-
t,blished. In fact it is the only rene
dy which can always be relied upon.
Sold by Latham & Williams.
The Delta independent., 1886-12-07

Ono OF tho most social and enjoyable
parties was given on tho evening of
Thanksgiving Day at the residence of
Judge Henry. 1t was given in honor
OF the Judges elder son and partner in
business. Lyman Henry. who leaves
the first Of the week for the Rcserya-
tion country. II must have been very
gratifying to the gentleman to SOC so
many OF his ffiends-the house was
literally crowded assemble to wish
him success IN his new location, and to
hope that he will continue in the fu-
ture ms he has In the past to work non
sibi, ssd pdtreG. lie goes to Delta
county, and from what we know per-
sonally OF tho people there. we feel con-
fident that he will receive from them u
cordial reception. We will not say
fArewell--for we ARE confident that he
will be buck again In the near future
but We will say fare tDcu In his now
sphere. Remember, Lyman. the mot
to of "Old Virginy,"-Montdnf semfer
literf- -Mount.,ineers are always free
men--so Lake City will always lie
ready to welcome you back again. II.
". Non ansI --Silvsr World.
The Delta independent., 1886-12-07
1t is unlucky
VOTER.

To sit on buzz-saw in motion On
Friday.
To break tho mirror your wife's
mother gave her.
To fall down stairs with the parlor
stove on Tuesday.
To speculate with other peoples
money. and get caught.
To get wet when you fall overheard
while boating on Thursday.
To dream OF snakes after drinking
cider IN n prohibition town.
To see bill collector over your
right shoulder on Saturday.
To see bulldog over your left
shoulder in your neighbor's orchard.
To see your overcoat over either
shoulder as you PASS out of the shop Of
your uncle.
To bet all your money on horse
whose driver has bet his money on an.
other.
To marry on Wednesday, girl who
practices with ten-pound dumb-bells.
To spill salt In the coffee of tho man
who has the carving-knife.
To he one Of thirteen at table when
there is only food enough for six
It'd Bits.