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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-30
Rabbit,,lg.

As is well-known to most readers,
rabbits have become great pest in
Australia and New Zealand. For years
past, the owners o. stations, as the
ranches are called III ne, have been in
the habit of emplo. ing 'rabl,iters" t.
hunt down and destroy the pest. These
men are given guns: ammunition, and a
"whare, or roughly bailt hut to live in.
Their tucker" ano sher colonialism,
which means food, is also supplied
them by their employs r, and. in addi-
ton, they are either i,aid from two to
four cents of our motley head for each
rabbit killed, or draw regular salary.
The rabbiter has t. take of and dry
| the skin of every rabbit worth it, and
turn it over to his employers evidence
of the death of the animal The mar
ket value OF these SKINS there is four
or five cents each, so that the proprie-
tor nearly recoups himself for the pay
of the rabbiter. Wh> n the rabbit is so
young that the pelt is worthless, the
hunter receives the same pay. but is
obliged to produce the ears as evil
dence of lis work. When he rabbits
OH salary, he gets from So to $15 a
week.
The work is of the most arduous
kind. The places, particularly in New
Zealand, where the rabbits most
abound, are hilly in the extreme, and
they scarcely deign to speak of any
thing as hilly that would not be called
preclpitous anywhere else.
The animals can re hunted with sue
cess only at the EARL at dawn, and in
the twilight. Going over those hills at
breakneck speed in tho attempt to save
half-a-dozen rabbits skins from being
mangled by as many different dogs is
not romantic, and hours of it give the
most enthusiastic his fill.
Each rabbit is skinned as soon as.
taken, almost by turn of the wrist,
and the pelt disten,,ed inside out by
the insertion OF an elastic twig bent
louble. These skins are then all taken
TO the WHARF, and hung around on
bushes to dry. While drying in the
bot sun they fill the whole heighborhood
with a terrific stencil, and any one COM
ing on to rabbiter's camp from the
leeward is aware OF the fact half
mile off.
When thoroughly dried, the pelts are
picked in bundles containing twenty
FIVE each, and carried to the station,
where the rabbiter receives his pay.
The skins are manufactured into various
articles of wearing apparel, notably
hats, and not infrequently are dyed to
initiate the more expensive furs, when
they bring very fair price. The meat,
although not badly favored, is seldom
eaten, at least in the neighborhoods
where they abound, though the car
casses bring twenty-five cents apiece
in the larger cities.
On desirable station. rabbiting is
not an Improbable job. One man made
81, 500 year at it, for three successive
years on New Zcals nd run.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-30
Why He Thought He'd Wait.

Dentist = Mr.. Doppenheimer, YOU
won't feel me pull the tooth. The gas
will make you insensible. You won't
know what's going on.
Doppenheimer-Ish dot so? Well,
I drinks I cooms to-morrer.
Dentist-But why not let me pull it
to-day?
Doppenheimer-Well. I don't yoost
know how much monish der wash in
my pocket-book.-Life.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-30
nuke the Best Of 1t When You Get
Sick.

Il have sinned against my brother
tne ass. confessed pious old monk
when his under-fed, Overlooked bodv
refused to bulge for him. MIKE vo;,
the same confession, Tom. Won
trudged through miles of mud-nnddla
YESTERDAY, and then gave yourself no
rubbing down.and dry stablinr. Now
you fe Ionoer where you got that con-
. soolnoeJ cough. And you. Dick, who
spurred your tired eyesopen night after
night in final squirt for TIE ESSAY
PRIZE, II you had listened, as Balaam
dld to his animal. when you heard that
NOISE IN your head, you wouldn't lie
tlea down to cot with nervous pros
'ra''on. As for you, Harry, poor lad /
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-30
The Weak Point Of N odern Porcelains.

Let us now turn to the genuine Nish-
Xxi de Satsuma, and we shall find it one
Of the most perfect OF all wares for the
purity and fineness OF it's clay, it's de-
licious glaze, with its even and almost
imperceptible crackle, and the beauty
and chasteness of its decoration. In
deed, nothing could be more perfect;
and effective in the way of decorative
surface than the cracked glaze which
characterizes so many forms of Japa-
nese pottery. In the light of this un-
disputed fact it seems ncomprehensible
that the English potter has not yet ar
rived at that state when crazed Or
cracked surface seems desirable. 1t
has always been an increasing struggle
with the English potter to secure q
paste and glaze whose coeficients of ex-
pansion were the same; in other words,
to secure condition of things in which
the glaze should not "traze." Janvier,
in his excellent work entitled Practical
Keramics for Students, says, ut is
difficult to make good glaze, as one
that seems good at first may crack after
months or even years have elapsed!"
What must he think of the Japanese
potter who deliberately opens his oven
while still hot, and pei mits cold blast
of air to enter, for the express purpose
Of Grazing" his productions? While
our artists have sought roughened
paper and coarse canvas to enhance tbs
effect Of their work, the pottery deco
rator OF japan has equally realized that
rough or cracked surface gives him
precisely the best conditions for de-
corative effect. We are certainly in
debted to the better art instincts Of the
Japanese for one Of the many charms
that their pottery possesses, and that is
the cracked surface. which, brilliant
in itself, forms one of the most perfect
surfaces for decoration. The early
Awata of Kioto were of en- remarkable
examples of the potter's and decorators
skill, but the Nishiki de Satsuma was
superior in every respect. The pieces
had solidity and an enduring quality
about them that the Awata never pos
.sessed. Each good piece was gem in
itself. Prof T.. s. Morse, in Hdrper's
MnDnzino
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-30
Accounted For.

Emily" said Mr.. Barracks, sternly,
when l entered the parlor last even
ing, it seems to me that you and Mr..
Tarpey if not exactly occupying, one
chair were nevertheless SO near to one
another that to a birds eye you might
just as we'll have BEEN" "WelI, pa,
what can I do? George comes to see
me and he's awfully near-sighted. I
must be polite. "-New York Eve,,i,,q
Cal11
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-30

AMOS ROBBINS, of Brooklyn, is dead.
His claim to fame rests on the fact
that he made an immense fortune in
the poultry business, and that during
the war he sent the Union soldiers
$1,000 in money and $4,000 turkeys to
celebrate one Thanksgiving Day with.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-30

The Pope has sent to the Emperor
of Germany, through Baron Won
Schloezer, the Prussian representative
at the Vatican, his portrait, set with
diamonds; to Prince Henry of Prus-
sia, a splendid cameo, set in diamonds;
10 Count Herbert Bismarck, large
gold jubilee medal; and to the other
members Of the imperial suite, small
medals
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-30

LAST year California boxed up 1, $780,
600 pounds of raisins, branded the
boxes "London Layers, I" and sold the
whole weight in Chicago, New York,
and New Orleans. They wouldn't have
tasted good had not this deception
been practiced.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-30

MRs. NANCY Couch, of Jasper Coun.
ty, Georgia, claims to be 100 years old
She lives with her granddaughter, Mrs.
Holloway, who is 80 years old. Mrs.
Couch is said to be as quick and lively
as most women at 60, and her some
what irreverent great-great-great-
grandson declares there are no insects
on her.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-30
papers.

.Ex-Gov. DAVID MER1wErHER of Ken
lucky, aged 81, is an inmate of the
Norton 1nfirmary, of Louisville, suf-
fering from q cataract over the eye, In
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-30

Two FISHERMEN in the Dee, in Eng
land, have caught sturgeon weighing
200 pounds, over five feet long and as
thick as mans body. The best previ-
GUS record was a 156-pound sturgeon
two years ago.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-30

favor of outward application. ard that
they are further advanced, perhaps, III
the various methods of probing for the
ball, while the Homaoraths are less !
liable to everyday themselves
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-30

The ideal battle ship, according to
Admiral Sir George Elliott, possesses
qualifications ranking in this order ::
l. Sea worthiness. 2. Guns and armor.
8. Hardness. 4. Coal endurance.
s. Speed. 6. Light draught of water.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-30

MEANS for the accurate comparison
of electrical standards and apparatus
are to be supplied ct Johns Hopkins
university, no provision for such meas
urements having been made elsewhere
in the United States.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-30

ROBERT Turner, Of Client, KY,
formerly large owner of Iowa farm
lands, died a few days ago. In 1850
he bought two slaves at auction and
made $1,000 on the transaction, and
now his will directs that amount to be
divided equally among the four Afri-
can churches in Client.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-30

JACOB PERKINS, after endeavoring to
alleviate the sufferings of friend who
had fallen downstairs and injured
himself, fell down the same stairs in
the same manner at Fort Scott, Kan,
and was killed.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-30

:. HENRY WILLARD says he attributes
his success as o railroad man to ms
knowledge of human nature, gained ~
newspaper work.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-30

The only recognized G. A. r. post
outside of the United States is said to
be in Honolulu. 1t is called Post
George w. De Long, and always OBJ
serves Memorial Day with fitting cere-
monies.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-30

GENERAL BOOTH, of the Salvation
Army, netted about $4,000 two wears
ago in England by week of self-denial
and prayer on the part of his followers
and has decided to try it again.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-30

TENNEssEE's Comptroller estimates
that the State valuation has increased
by $75, 600, 600 to 800, 600, 900 the past
year.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-30
Cholera incubation.

Five years ago Pasteur endeavored
to discover means of curing cholera
by incubation, but allowed the matter
to drop on the death from the disease
of an assistant Investigator. The sub
ject has been followed up, however
by DR.. Gamaleia, of Odessa, who has
found o method by which the cholera
has been cured in animals by the in,
oculation of the cholera virus, anu
which, it is confidently believed, may
be applied to man. His experiments
are to be repeated before commit
tee of the French Academy OF SCI,
ences, which holds o prize Of lou, ooo
francs to be awarded for a cure ior
cholera. Traveller.
Has any whist player ever held the
thirteen trumps in one hand? The phe-
nomenon was seen at the United Ser
vice Club, Calcutta. The players we're
Mr.. Justice Norris, DR.. Harvey, Df.
Sanders and DR.. Reeves. Two new
packs were opened and were trayed anu
shuffled in the usual manner. DR.. san,
ders had one of the packs cut to him ana
proceeded to deal. He turned up the
knave of clubs, and on sorting his hano
found that he had the other twelve
trumps. The other three suits were
nnevenly divided in the other hands
but in the excitement of the moment 81,
no record was taken Of them. me
fact was duly recorded in writing, 5. sa
gentlemen singing their names to the
document: The odds against this con-
bination are, accdfding to Dr. fole'
l57, 750, 0OO, 900 to- 4.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-30

Miss ETHEL INGALLS,, daughter of
the Kansas Senator, is one of the regu-
lar Washington correspondents of the
New York World.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-30

gold attached to his watch chain,
which weighed two or three pounds.
He asked for clavicle ball, which he
missed by q right smart. The pitcher
prescribed another capsule for him,
which he struck at just few moments
before it got to him, and with such
force as to whirl him around on the
home plate with great violence. AS
soon as he had recovered from his gid
diness and vertigo I called time again,
and this time he swatted the ball SO
high that it was a glorious chance for
the center-fielder to get under it, as it
was a long time in the air and came
down as straight as a shot, but the
center-fielder was just fitting new
stopper to his stethoscope, which he
had lost out on his way to the
grounds, and SO muffed it, as we would
say.
The general error made by physi-
clans in playing this game I find, in
both schools, is not so much lack of
proper knowledge of its histology,
physiology, microscopy, chemistry,
pathology, physiological medicine,
pharmacy, or therapeutics, for ali
schools seem to treat a hot ball in about
the same manner, favoring in most
cases conservative course, until the
temperature of the ball is reduced, but
the common error seems to. be the
same as that made in the Garfield
case, viz, an incorrect diagnosis as to
the course and location of the ball.
Space at this time will not permit an
extensive description of the game as
played, but hasty recapitulation
shows that the Allopaths are more in
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-30

monies.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-09-14

A. ". Guisler. blacksmithing, Fire De-
rartmcnt acct. ......... ----..-. -- ...- II %
WASHINGTON STANDARD, printing ...... p W
The estimate OF the City Surveyor
OF work done by Il. W. Gilliland, con-
tractor, on the grading oi Adams street,
ard the contractors payroll and ac-
count OF expenses incurred by him for
material, etc, were presented. On mo-
ton, the Clerk Was instructed to draw
warrant for the sum OF $1,000 in pay
ment Of labor, as shown by the pay
roll and time-checks signed by Mr.
Gilliland
A bid for 10000 feet of lumber foI
the renewal OF Marshville bridge was
opened and placed on file.
On motion, the Council adjourned
, until tomorrow evening at 80 clock
RoBr MARI,
City Clerk
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-09-14
OLYMPIA. WASHINGTON TER.
OLYMPIA. IlIDAT EVENING, SEPT. Il, 1883

The Tacoma Ledger notes the filing
of articles of incorporation of the Ia
coma, Olympia & Chehalis Valley
railroad. The objects of the incorpor-
alton are to acquire and hold real es-
tate and personal property; to own,
build, maintain and operate q stand
ard gauge line Of railroad from some
point on Gray's HORROR, thence in an
easterly direction along the valleys Of
the Chehalis and Hanaford, across the
Cascade range Of mountains to some
point on the Columbia river in Eastern
Washington, with q branch line from
some convenient point on the route
mentioned to the cites of Olympia and
Tacoma also to build, maintain and
operate o telegraph line and telephone
line along such completed railroad
and its branches and each of them.
The principal place of business is Ia
coma, the duration OF the company
fifty years, and the Board of Trustees
to consist of Geo. H. Ellsbury, OF
Dakota; A. C. Smith, w. Burton
Allen, G. Thompson. G. E. Torkelson,
NJ. G. Denton, F. H. Miller, of Wash
ington; Charlemagne Tower, of Phil
adelphia; Herman Trott, of st. Paul
G. P. Wilson, of Minneapolis; VIM.
r. Marshall, of St. Paul, they being
elected to serve the first six months.
Capital stock 81 ,OOO,O 900, divided into
10000 shares of 500. The company
claim that they will have portion Of
the road completed and in operation
by the 31st of December.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-09-14
Council CHAMBER,

OLYMPIA, Sept. Is, 1888.
The City Council met pursuant to
adjournment, his honor, Mayor Cham
bers, presiding Councilmen present,
Messrs Bettman, Byrne, Murphy and
O'Brien.
Petition for the improvement OF he
alley through block 90 was presented.
On motion, the petition Was granted
and the Street Committee requested to
see that it WAS carried out.
The several committees submitted
their estimates of the amounts neces-
sary to meet the expenses OF their re-
spective departments, as follows;
Streets, wharves and Bridges ...... SEQ %
Accounts and current expenses, Tor sal ,o, 90
Fire, Light and Water ....-.......--... 1,570 20
| Jndicisry ...... 800 70
Which were read and placed on file.
After Consultation had, the Council
agreed upon levy OF eleven mills on
the dollar, upon the property on the
assessment roll OF the city for 1883, five
for general municipal purposes, five for
streets and one for maintenance and
improvement of public property.
Mr.. Murphy, for the Street Commit
tee, reported that they had opened bids
! for driving piles for long bridge, and
that McKinnon & Co. being the lowest,
they had been awarded the contract
for driving the piles and putting on the
caps.
Mr.. Bettman called up, for consider.
alton, the claim of Robert Frost agains,
r. w. Gilliland, contractor, for material
furnished him. On motion, that claim
, and others of the same nature, were
referred to the Committee on Accounts
to report on at next regular meeting
Of the Council.
On motion, the Council adjourned
until next Monday evening.
ROBT. MARI,
Citv Ilark
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-09-14

IT having been reported that Judge
Greene would, in the event of the
nomination Of Allen, withdraw from
the Prohibition ticket, the judge in
very plain and unequivocal hnguag'
denies that assertion. In letter t.
the Post-Intenigencer of the 9Th inst
he says: II shall not withdraw from
the Prohibition ticket on account o.
the nomination Of him [Allenl or any
body else by the Republican or an,
other party" That ought to be ex
plicit enough.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-09-14

SPACE will not admit of comment
on the Presidents Letter of Accept
ance in this issue, and it is probably as
we'll that it is 60. The letter is a model
OF brevity and strength in dealing
with the momentous issues OF the
campaign. 1t is hoped that every,
body will give it careful perusal, and
be ready TO institute q comparison be-
tween it and the letter of Gen. Harri.
son, which will appear in our next
number.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-09-14

Goo. SEMPLE has committed the sem
tence of Mrs. Pile and John Hurn to
imprisonment for life. This was done
in response to the almost unanimous
request Of the people Of Eastern Wash
in1fon
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-09-14

The school directors at Seattle are
considering the advisability of postpon-
ing the opening the city schools to
afford an opportunity for the children
to work in the hop-felds, the demand
for pickers being 80 imperative.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-09-14
The Babies Cry for if

And the old folks laugh when they find
that the pleasant California liquid fruit
remedy. Syrup of Figs. is more easily
taken and beneficial in its action than
bitter, nauseous medicines. 1t strength
ems the liver, kidneys, stomach and
bowels, while it arouses them to a
healthy activity. For sale by all drug.
gists.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-09-14

A YOUNG lady in East Portland re-
Gently lost her life by swallowing the
rubber-head of lead pencil. A post
mortem examination demonstrated the
fact that the rubber, lodging in the
stomach, had caused the formation Of
an abcess large Us a goose-egg.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-09-14

GEORGE A. Hsssler, the proprietor Of
. laundry at Seattle was shot and in
stantly killed, BY Ferdinand c. Kline, a
former employe, in u dispute over AL
account. last Wednesday.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-09-14

The Commissioners Of King county
have awarded . contract. to y Port
land firm for I'll 600 bridge over the
Snoqualmie river ut Falls City.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-09-14

The Sovereign Grand Lodge l. o.
o. F. meers at Los Angeles, Califor.
mia, next Monday, the l7th inst.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-09-14

LAST Wednesday tbs body OF A. u.
Young, An aged and well-known
trapper in King county Was found i'll
the DuWmish rlvur.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-09-14

AS WAS anticipated, John b. Allen
secured the nomination for Delegate
to Congress at the Ellensburg Conven-
ton. A. P. Curry, of Spokane Falls,
was nominated for Brigadier General
and R. G. O'Brien, of Thurston county,
for Adjutant General. The district
nominations Of local interest were {:
w. A. Reynolds; county, for
Prosecuting Attorney; John F. Soule,
of Chehalis, for Joint Councilman, and
I. c. Ellis, Of Thurston, for Joint Rep
resentative. The platform is made of
the usual timber-ths principal planks
being an arraignment of Democratic
methods, and the stills upon which they
rest the glittering generalities adopted
or rejected by other parties.
Mr.. VOORHEES, has made appoint
ments for speaking, in Eastern Wash
ington, up to the oath inst. He began
his canvass at Endicott, last Monday
and will speak at "a different places ir
the next IA days, the last announce
nent being for Colville on the evenin,
Of the Oath. He will probably be OF
the Sound early next month and de
vote tho remainder of the time to
thorough canvass of Western Wash
ington. With the prestige of victor.
and hard work there seems to be it'll
doubt but that he will follow closely il
the footsteps of Eli.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-09-14
Cure for Piles.

Itching Piles are known by moisture
like perspiration, producing a very dis
agreeable itching after getting warm.
This form as well as Blind, Bleeding and
Protruding Piles, yield at once to the ap-
plieation of DIR. BOsanko's Pile Remedy,
which acts directly upon the parts al
fected, absorbing the tumors, allaying
the intense itching and etfecting n per-
manent cure. 80 cents. Address the
DIR. Bosanko Medicine Co., Piqua, o.,
Sold by Robt. Mari, at the Acme Drug
Store. my25-1y
If goods don't turn out as We say,
we'll make our word good at any cost at
the California grocery.