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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-04
LINCOLN RELICS.
Some interesting Purchases Recently Made
in Springfield, Ill.

eo1he interesting purchases Recently Made
q in Springfield, Ill.
Mr.. John w. Reyes, of Chicago, has
purchased from Hon. William II. Hern-
don, of Springfield, ILL.,, the old book
cas- and table that for many long years
were used by Mr.. Lincoln during the
time that the firm of Lincoln & Hern-
don were practicing law as partners in
this city, and which partnership never
was legally dissolved until the assassina-
ton and death of Mr.. Lincoln. Tho
bookcase and table MI. Lincoln pre-
sented to Mr.. Herndon, together with
the books contained therein, when he
was elected President in 1860. One OBJ
ject Mr.. Herndon has in disposing of
them to MIR. Reyes is that they are 60
ing into the hands of parties who will
preserve and take the very best care of
them, and eventually place them in the
care and custody of the State or Govern
ment, Situated as. he is at present, he
is not in a position to take care of them,
and the remuneration received from the
sale will aid him in his present straitened
circumstances. He is merely transfer
ing the care and custody of the articles
to others better able to preserve them
for posterity. Mr.. Reyes has also pur-
chased from Mr.. Allen Miller, of Peters,
burg, Menard County, ILL.,, formerly a
citizen of Springfield, what is left of the
parlor furniture of Mr.. Lincoln which
Mr.. Miller purchased when the former
removed to Washington in 1861.
A singular circumstance happened in
connection with this furniture. About
three years ago Mr.. Miller built and
completed an elegant brick residence in
Petersburg, and had just moved into it.
While at supper a cyclone destroyed the
house without injury to any of the fam
lily, the building being totally demol-
ished. The large Lincoln mirror which
hung i'll the parlor was not injured, al
though the walls around it were blown
down. 1t looked as though Providence
considered it too sacred to be destroyed,
and also the marble-top table of the
parlor set. After Mr.. Miller purchased
the furniture and was having it re-
moved from the Lincoln residence, Mr..
Lincoln requested Mrs. Miller to let the
table and one of the chairs remain, as he
had some very important writing that
he must attend to before he left the city,
and would like to have the table tc
write upon, to which she consented
Consequently the very last writing thai
Mr.. Lincoln did before he left Spring
field for the last time was upon this
identical table and seated upon one o
these chairs.
To make Mr.. Reyes collection NOR
no,,~1nka Mnsoc A1EroI A No,%6 &c Al;
city, presented him with one of the oil
cushions of Mr.. Lincoln's carriage
which was used by him and family TO
over twenty years, and wa broken W
and distributed as relics some year.
ago, Major North securing one of thu
cushions, which he has been using him
self up to this time in his office chair
Springfield (IH.) Cor. Chicago Times.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-04
LEGAL ASSISTANCE.

What an Impatient Creditor Made by the
Collection of q Debt.
81 sent you an account of twenty
five dollars for collection" said a man,
coming into the Office of a Dakota
lawyer.
eyes, you did"
"What success have you had?
Issued him last week and got it,"
''That's good. Give me the money
and tell me the amount of your fees
and I'll pay you"
"My fees are fifty dollars. I have
given you credit for the twenty-five
dollars collected-pay me another
twenty-five aud we'll be square"
"What!" gasped the man, Il don't
see where / mako any thing by collect
ing the debt"
"Nothing, my dear sir, from amoney
point of view, but you have the salts
faction of knowing that a dishonest
ma has been brought to justice! You
can use your own pleasure about paying
that twenty-five dollars new; l took the
prccaution to m suit against
you for the amount this morning.
Estelline Cd. IT, Bell.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-04

cargo weighing $500, 900 pounds. Dur
ing the first part Of the voyage, from
plymouth to Alexandria, the consump-
ton OF coal was 2S2, 40 pounds, the dis
tance being $3.50 miles; the consump-
ton per mile was, therefore, only S3.5
pounds, and the consumption per ton Of
cargo per mile OOPS pound; in other
words, half an ounce of coal propelled
one tor of cargo a mile. This is record
ed as the most successful instance vet
known of utiling the energy of fuel in
transportation.-Chicag LITTER Ocean.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-04

TO obtain perfect rest go to bed as
soon after sunset as possible, for it is
laid down as a universal law that the
hours of darkness are the only ones
during which healthy sleep is possible.
All worry and anxiety should, as far as
possible, be habitually excluded from
the mind for a considerable time before
lretiring.-Boston Globe.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-04

Retween Employer and EN-.
o,e of Mutual Dependence
Meaning of Anarchy-So.
,u,ion of the Problem.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-04
A JOURNALISTS GUIDE.
Opinions of Various Experts Upon How to
Edit a Newspaper.

Opinions of Various Experts Upon How to
Edit a Newspaper.
In editing a newspaper a pen is a
necessary article; so is a pencil, mas
much as it may at times be more con-
.venient than a pen to write with. A
pair of scissors is also necessary. But
what is most necessary is brains. Next
to brains in value l estimate what we
call the newspaper instinct, the sense
of what news the public require, and
what discussion will be most effective.
Next after this come special talents and
general knowledge; and the more
knowledge, general and special, a ews-
paper man has, the more useful he will
be-.
But with all these gifts and graces
he won't accomplish much unless he
also possesses a sense of humor and an
uncompromising love of truth and of
the United States Constitution.
A pair of scissors, however, is not as
good as a pair of m~odern-sized shears,
and neither scissors nor shears can
make a journalist. G. A. DANA,
Editor New York SIN.
I have the most exalted respect for
the editorial shears. There is no de-
partment of a newspaper so interesting
to me as the selected miscellany-pro-
vided the scissors work has been done
by a mar of genius. 1t is no difficult
to find men who can write, but men
who can handle scissors with Judgment
and taste are scarce. / have worked
in every department of journal-
ism, from type-setting to de-
Tending libel suits, and l never feel that
l am in such a fair wayto confer a favor
on the human family us when I am sit
ting in front of a big pile of exchanges
with a pair of sharp scissors in my hand
and a paste cup at my elbow. Very
truly yours,
JOHN A. COCKERILL,
Editor New York World.
In the hands of an editor "entirely
great the scissors are as mighty as the
pen. Good ''exchange readers are
scarcer than good writer's, and, although
they come high, we must have them in
every well-rcgulated newspaper office.
Tie most successful journals of the day
in this country are those which make
the best use of the scissors, giving due
credit for borrowed matter, whether
copied bodily or adapted and however
classified. Browsing on the exchanges
is a wholesome pastime and a nourish-
ing and stimulating practice for any
man in the editorial room, from editor
in-chief to office boy. Very truly yours.
M. p. HANDY,
Editor Daily News, Philadelphia.
Letme WELD the scissors of a newspa-
per and I care not who writes it's lead.
ers. J. b.. MCCuLLAGH,
El;+or G1ohD- To,,ncYuf CT T.or1iu
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-04
JOHN A. COCKERILL,
Editor New York World.

Let me WELD the scissors of a newspa-
per and I care not who writes its lead.
ers. J. b.. MCCULLAGH,
Editor Glo6e-D Democrat, st. Louis.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-01
OUR PLATFORM,

RULE /. To keep only borough and
reliable stock of Fancy and Sta
pie Dry Goods.
RULER. To adhere strictly ia the
"One Price" system. aud guaran-
tee that price to be as low, if not
lower, than any other house for
the same grade Of goods
RULE 3. To stand by every rcpresen-
tation, eheerfully refuuding the
money 10 all cases of dissatisfac-
ton without asking the why, or
wherefore.
RULE / TO keep direct connection
with the wholcst.o market 1t all
seasons Of the year, thereby
bringing GU, customers in direct
contact with manufactures.
RULE >. Actual fidelity, and due a7-
probation of our customers, in
surfing them prompt aud cfli-
citnt service.
RULE 6. To increase our business by
legitimate means TO such an cx-
tent that it will better enable US
to maintain low prices as the
more We sell the cheaper we cen
AFFORD 10 stlI
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-01
Distance of the Earth From the Sun

NJ Cornu has lately ma lie valuable
contribution to astronomical knowledge
1t is well-kn0Wn that the mean distance
Of the earth from the sun was long sup
posed to have been fixed, within a very
small limit of error, at about % 900, 600
miles. The accuracy of this number had
already been called in question on
theoretical grounds by Hansen and
Lcverrier, when Foucaut decided the
matter by an experiment of extraordinary
delicacy; that is, taking advantage Of
tbs revolving mirrow, with which Wheat
stone had some time before enriched
physical science, Foucault succeeded
in measuring absolute velocity of light
in space by experiments on beam of
light, reflected backward and forward,
within tnbe about thirteen feet in
length. Combining the result thus OBJ
tanned with what is called by astronomers
the constant of alteration Foucault
the distance of the earth from
the sun, and found it to be one thi-tieth
part, or about three million miles, less
than the commonly received number
The conclusion has now been confirmed
by NJ Cornu, from new determination
made by him of the velocity of light,
according to the method Fizoau.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-01
OUr Mail Order Department.

This depar'm Mt is in charge of an ex-
pereneed person, who gives it his per.
>oral attention, and may be relied upon in
maxim. selections, &c and s,hcit, ca
responatncc upon any SUBJECT pertaining
to the business, promptly att,nlin. to
III orders. requests for samples. aud
other information.
Our advertisement will appear from
time to time III Il is space; should you
wish to see the goods before purchasing.
send for samples; if you wish to buy.
state the articles wanted, an1 the nam
of the paper in which the advertisement
appeared (sending for snch soon after it
is advertised as possiblc) enclosing Us
the full amount, including the postage
if to be sent by mail, and we will
immediately send you the goods, with
letter AMI statement of the transaction
in full, giving you to understand that
if not satisfactory you can return them
to us, we will refund the money, knowing
as We do, that this is one of the disad-
vantages under which you labor, that of
purchasing sometheDg by mail, and not
being able to return it; that was probably
misrepresented, or found not to be as
wanted, wrong size, or the advertisement
misunderstood, or in some manner un-
satisfactory in doing business with US
you need have no such fear.
We extend to all visiting our city a
cordial invitation to call upon US, as we
will take pleasure in showing them
through our large establishment, giving
them any information and attention de-
sired; visitors treated with the same
courtesy as customers.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-01
Ordering by Mail.

Persons ordering by mail without
samples by stating the price and style of
goods desired, can rely On our sending
chem the best article tie market affords
at the best possible price.
Merchandise weighing not over 4
pounds can be sent by mail as fourth
class matter, unseated and without writ
ten matter inside, at the rate of one cent
per OF. Customers may however write
their full name and address on tie out
side of the package.
Send money BY Postal Note, Bank
check, P. q. Order, Draft, or Register
ed Letter, adding enough to pay for
postage. Should a balance remain it
will be promptly returned.
Hoping to be favored with your or
deus, we remain, very respectfully,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-01
Madeira Wine.

Two years after its final settlement by
the Portuguese, the vine was imported
into Madeira from the Island of Gambia
or Crete and found so congenial a soil
that its wine became renowned as the
most delicious beverage it has been
granted man to taste Madeira has been
a household word in every language of
Europe, but in 1860 here were only
four hnndred pipes remaining on the
island; and though Madeira is still offer
I'd for sale in every city of the United
States at reasonable rates, it is not diff
.uIt TO imagine its source The Madei-
"a wine of commerce was it-elf COM
Mound of the various productions of tie
Island, known by special names as Bual,
Sercia, etc each possessing d stin :
I've character. At one time the pre-
,rct;on amounted 10 twenty-five thou
Ind pipes a year, but in 1882 the same
.arr,ble disease which spread over the
o,her Atlantic i}lands appeared among
,ha vineyards, and destroyed its cul ure,
linz from the island and its fair fame,
ming thousands OF wretched people,
md depriving man of blessing; for
y" ao man will yield to the craving ma
, '''re has implanted in him, and every
lI nere furnished him the means of graf
We, W. i is a blessing when he can
y, - of wine like this rather than some
irlhA Ia.;,nta +. rtunately the odium
vie SUI = have been destroyed or to
ap Ape disappeared, and new plants intro t,
! nave ave- '' from the United Stats and Eu-
: iucea .,a thriving with every promise OF
op .or an 10 tie island its former celeb
! restoring = sinc-pgoase.ng countries.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-01

In connection with the present acpsity
in psychical research, the following ex-
tract from the recently published Life
Of 4 "a 81" is of interest:
"lIc (Agasslz) had been forl two
weeks striving to decipher the somewhat
obscure impressions or fossil fish on a
stone slab ia which it was preserved
Weary and perpIexed he put his work
aside at last and tried to dImiss it from
his mind. Shortly after he walked one
night persndaled that while asleep he
had seen his fish with all the features
perfectly restored But when he tried
to hold and make fast the image, il es-
capped him. Nevertheless, he went early
to the Jardln DIES Plantej, thinking that
on looking anew at the impression be
would see something which would put
him on the track of hls vision In vain
the blurred record was as blank as ever.
| The next night he saw the fish again
tut with no more satisfactory result
when he awoke it disappeared from his
memory as before Hoping that the
same experience might be repeated on
the third night, he placed pencil and
paper beside his bed before going to
sleep. Accordingly toward morning.
the fish reappeared in his dream, con
fusodly at first but. at last, with such
a;s,;,o,nsss tb,t bo had NJ Ion,,.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-01
Order Of Publication.
h The Circuit Comt for Charles county
No. co. Equity.
Mary E, Smoot by her husband, Richard NJ.
Smoot, plaintiff.

Mary E. Smoot by her husband, Richard VI.
Smoot, plaintiff.
Against
Henry A Brawner and Ncttie Brawner his
wife, Susannah G.. Nicholson and Leonard l..
Nicholson her husband, Thomas NJ. Brawner
and Helen Brawner his wife, Emily Cooking
and Thomas Cooking her husband, james y.
Brawner and Josephine Brawnfr his wife,
Catherine A Smith, Amanda F. Brawner and
Rehecca W Brawner.
The object of this bill is to secure n decree
for the sale of certain lands situated near the
village of Port Tobacco, in Charles county
heretofore owned by a certain Amanda r. =.
Brawner, late of Charles County, deceased.
The Bill Alleges:
LIST. That the said Amanda T. D. Brawner
was in her life time seized ard possessed of
said lands and refers to the certified copy of
the Deed Of Conveyance to the said B,awner
when is filed with the bill as an Exhibit.
End. That the said Brawner being
SO seized and possessed departed this life
some time in the year Is, intestate
leaving a husband. James L. Brawner, and
N, following children aud heirs at law
M.,y E. who intermlrried with Richard NJ
I Smoot. of Charles county, plaintiffs in this
sujtI and Henry A. Brawner and Nettie
| Rrawner bis wife, of Washington CITY, in
The District o. Columbia. Susannah C. who in
ternarried with Leonard l.. Nicholson, also of
Washing ton City and in the District OF Column
Ria Thps NJ. Brawner and Helen Brawner his
yrifp OF the State Of Virginia, Emily who in-
,armarried With Thomas Cooking, james D.
Rrawptr and Josephine Brawner his wife and
Cs,beriae A. Smith of Charles county, Anan-
Ar Brawner and Rebacca W Brnwner of
tbe civ of Washington in the District of
Coumhia, defendants in this suit.
"A That James L. Brawner, husband of the
ia Amanda L. d. Brawner departed, this
Ito some time in the year 1883.
an That the said real estate is not suscep-
..t,a If division without serious loss aud in
;nrr 10 the parties to this suit and that il
...omld be for their interest and advantage
Raj the same should be sold.
If i therefore ordered by the Court this 26ih
,.y Of November, 1885, that the plaintiff
MS ,9se 4 copy OF this order, together with the
eh;ect and substance OF the BILL to | e insert
ii 81 some newspaper published in Charles
County. once week for tour successive weeks
Salora the first day OF January, 1886, giving
Va,;ce 10 The nonresident defendants in said
Hi and causing them to appear in this Court
~ ~ oerson or by solicitor, on or before the
es.t Monday in May, 1886, TO show cause if
NV they may have why decree should not
mass as prayed.
pas ]. SAMUEL TURNER, Clerk
II Ct Ct. for Charles County.
True copy-Test:
J. SAMUEL TURNER, Clerk.
nov 27-dt
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-01
THE VEN YEAR.

again a New Year has dtwncd upon
Us, 4 in some re'pe IS with more evidence
If prosperity thau before, ii other. not
40 much.
u nation a1d q State the neon
'"S tar finds rs possessed If many
'i..-a..-. aud nece,, ,rily happy; as
COUNT, Sr are trctw i'll. dull and in
e,iaei 10 b. dependent Our country
u II healthy prosperous condition
We are at peace with the outside world.
h"ldlng rank among the M IONS of the
civilized world, bee ,mine tie dignity
ofs government fthe .ople BY tle PEG
pie. Our commerce . increasing, our
manufactures are ia full operation. & our
agricultural industries cai'iuue to dryel.
op. under the mnnidrcnt guardianship Of
the bouutiful hand Of Divine Providence.
and the wise an economical adminisfra-
ton of the government by competent
officers.
Our state affairs are not in the con
dition they should he, but the evils ok.
isting are not Of suoL character As tn
cause alarm.
For this county, alas! for what may
We hope Nearly quarter of a centu- .
~ has elapsed since the destructive d
civil war ended The ruin. Of families $
aud the wrecking Of fortunes that followed d
N its terrible wake, have been forgotten Il
and almost all those who were too old q
70 survive the dire calamity have gone Il
to eternal rest. Almost a young gen C
ration peoples the county, vet not a.
change hooking to our advancement ba. y
been made Our people are as poor a.
Today as they were the day after thgy h'
"ere robbed Of their slaves. Young be
md old are in allie circumstances. and III
With no brighter hope for tic future + sh
lis this that makes us enter upon the de
'ew Year desponi nf po
There is a comfort however. for those ala
rho have the patience 20 wiit aud look thl
'rward always for something ito turn PEI
? that IN time-how far distant Heaven on
lone can tell dark el, nd of adj. str
'rslfy that has % long hung over our ed
'unty may burst, and from it light her
"y emerge respondent with prosperi hea
=. In the mean time let US resolve to pat
'rsue the pathway Of righteousness; Ugh
'ermined to do our duty to each other lie,
citizens, neighbors aud christians autI
q renew our energies once more to 'lsfi
I'D up our wasted resources not,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-01


appointment in the Civil Service Of the
United States unless in writing when
requested to 10 50. and then only e ing
information rs to capacity aud character
This bill is anulo sous To one some years
since presented by Senator Tumbull
when member of the Senate. The
Hampton bin was received by the
Senate with 4 burst of merrlmcnt, as =
il we're a good joke, and nothing else
We have no reason for suFpoSlng that
Senator Hampton intended it as Joke
We presume that he was IN earnest. BE
this as i, may, it Is well known that
Senators and Representatives, IN Con
sress have for long time instituted
the most troubles rme class Of office
seekers with whom the President has
Nd to deal One part Of their business
ut Washington, consuming not httle
If their time, has been 10 solicit Offices
for party fayotites Toeir constituents
have expected them to do this sort OF
work; and in this am in Il is way they
have been in the habit Of paying Oft the
party debts. Being members Of Con
gross. they have assumed that they had
special claim to the ear and consld
GRAFTON Of the President Senator tlamp-
ton. in his bill, proposes to make this
business unlawful aud remit Congress
men to the discharge Of their duties as
legislators, and relieve them altogether
from the services Of ofhceseeking brok
ers. The bill is good one in its oppar
ent intent; and if il were made part Q
the Law of the land i would remove on
leading source Of political and party cor
nptiou. Senators may make themselye
merry over it; but the matter involved
is of grave character N respect to Ia
Civil Service Of the county.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-01

Geo. Andrews, oyerseer Of the Lowell
Carpet Corporation, was for over twenty
years. before his removal to Lowell,
afflicted with salt rheum in its worst
form. Its alterations actually covered
more than half the surface of his body
and limbs. He was entirely cured by
Ayers Sa-ssparilla See certificate IN
Ayers Almanac for 1888