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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-16

farm will be sorely tried next summer,
and the white horse will become driv-
cling idiot in his effort to distinguish
this from that. Indeed, if the New
York man is permitted to retain his
hold even upon the red nose he will
have cause to be grateful There will
be literal "blaze" Of glory among the
women about Easter
] mentioned lately that boas were
fashionable, not only for ordinary wear
but for all manner of occasions, and L
see the fancy has already made prog
ress. The other evening I sat opposite
to lady at dinner, whose neck was
encircled by thick fur boa, worn os-
tensibly on account of severe cold,
but which took to be the outcome Of
| the latest fashionable fad. The effect
is pleasing, l must say, especially as
our eyes have grown so accustomed
this season to fur on evening gowns,
but scarcely think the craze healthy
one. One cannot always wear boa, and
surely this means an epidemic OF sore
Threats. Pongee scarf-neckties of great
length are development Of the boa
notion, and bid fair to be very popular
| as summer neck ndOrnments. They can
be worn in all colors. according to the
fancy OF the dress of the wearer, and
look very we'll when tied in loose bow
beneath the chin, with the ends tucked
into the bodice.
| Two more current costumes are
sketched in my final picture, not alone
for the illustration Of fashion, but
| Dartlv becal1Sa the wearars when 7 saw
them, were jocularly engaged in touch
ing an old chaps nose. They were in
the wax works show, where numerous
| images are placed so illusively that
visitors mistake them sometimes for
human beings. In this instance the
fair iokers chose to reverse the mistake
and to pretend belief that the old
gentleman who sat very still on bench
was work in wax. SO they dented
his nose with a foretinger and hunted
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-16
(ilatlstOne'S Canes.

During a visit to Hawarden, Mr..
Willis, while in the library, said that
he had promised his wife to try and|
induce Mr.. Gladstone to part with al
walking-sticl1, that he might carry it OIL
as souvenir of the day. The great
chief smiled, and, going to corner,
produced thick, serviceable baton.
Il cannot give you this" he said, look
ing at it as if it were an old friend. ~
bought it five-and-twenty years ago at |
mentioning some Gaelic place end
ing in fecchan-" and it has been many
o mile with me since" I at once
thought could recognize it as the IA F.
nous "piece of timber lost by Dr.
johnson more than a century ago III
the Hebrides, and about which be made
Boswell SO miserable. "You will get il
again, SIR" said jamie; it cannot have
been stolen" II don't know as to that
sir" Numbered the lexicographer
Consider the temptation it must have
been. It is the only piece Of timber Of
these islands" And so pleased wa
the great Sam with his joke that it re
stored him to equanimity and good-hu
A1o1. Ouo W AOGuiA w hdWo1uon
Mrs. Gladstone was dispatched to brin
in an assortment of walking-sticks, am
soon reappeared with some that wer
marvels of eccentricity. "No, my dear,
he exclaimed; mot these. They on
eccentric. They will be recognized
They were given to me. cannot CIV
away what were given to me-" Mr.
Gladstone explained that they wei
only brought for inspection as curios
ties, and that more sticis were coming
Meanwhile we inspected tho
brought One of them, of igh
colored wood, consisted of curio
coils and convolutions, and looked liz
the emblem associated with A1scula
ius, the son Of Apollo and Coroni
whom Chiron taught the art Of he1
ing; or like the caduceus of Heme
Another was carved like q Gothic see
ter, and, turning it about, I read alo
the legend that ran twining around
length, "Home Rule for Scotland
This arrested Mr.. Gladstones atte
ton, and he slowly re-read it. "Nel
he at length observed. whatever
Scotch make up their mind to ask
they will get" And then he addd
But I don't think they will want muc
BY this time other sticks were brous
but, if possible, still more grotesq
One looked as if it had tumbled do
and broken it's knee, which had rs
itself with the most hideous exa
cences. "No, mol" cried our host;
that either, my dear. That was
given me last week" And then, setl
Oft with the air of man who is
vinced that if the right thing is to
done one must go and do it ones
he left the room.-PaU Mall CAT
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-16

way-Heaven forbid! They will carry
the paint outside instead OF inside. In
other words, the announcement comes
from Paris that fashion and femlnlnlty
have brought scarlet to the front as
the color of the season, and the boule,
wards have already assumed lnrld
aspect which exceeds anything since
the days of the Commune There are
three OF four shades OF 1t, but
all is scarlet in these degenerate days
when only mental contortlonlst can
follow the CREATIONS of color and tone Re, as
developed in female apparel The
dressmakers and the milllners here are
getting their lmportations through the
Custom House with all possible speed,
and their hands will soon be stepped IN
bloody goods. There will be req
gowns" There are no dresses now,
adays), red "frocks, red bonnets and
hats, red gloves, red feathers, and red
what-not besides. The girl with red
hair, if she insists upon being in the
swim, will then be sight indeed. The
temper of the ill-mannered bull on the
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-16

as q rule the affirmative won. The man
who spends his money so freely as TO
entitle him to the distinction of being
called spendthrift, is generally joliy
eood-hearted fellow who treats the
world better than the world treats him
When he is in luck everything goes
as the boys now days say, and, when
he is broke, he is rarely ever so fortu
nate as to find friends willing to part
with their money to relieve his distress
But for all that ! think he. as rule
fares better than the miser, for the rea
son that he gets some pleasure out Of
money while he has it, besides spending
it in way that others also get some
good from it. But the miser's pleas
ure is only in getting money and in
keeping it. Spending it gives him
misery and anguish beyond description,
/ can understand how spendthrift
can be considerable of philosopher,
in his way, reasoning that money can
do him no good except he use it to-day,
that he can't take it with him after
death, and as life is uncertain, his only
certainty of enjoying it is to spend It
as he goes along. But the miser is q
different sort of an idiot altogether. It
is generally said that the spendthrift is
one who takes no thought for the NOR
row, but, according to my way of look.
ing at it. the miser is the fellow who
doesn't think much about the future
or, if he did he would try to do some
good with his money here in this world.
The fact is, George, if man will only
use little common sense he need
never be either spendthrift or
miser. It's the swing of the mental
pendulum that regulates actions. All
along the banks Of the stream of time
is continuous Scylla on one hand and
Charybdis on the other, and mans
only safety lies in keeping in the mid
die of the current. In palmer words,
avoid extremes. A man who is vic
tim of avarice never has any fun him
self nor furnishes any for anybody else.
And he generally dies bankrupt after
all, bankrupt in mind and heart and in
all those qualities that form the COM
ponent parts in every grand and noble
human character. Yours for sense,
TINrrE SAN
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-16

teristics of these natty wrappers are
high close collars encircling the neck
to the very chin; sleeves short enough
to show the bare arms nearly to the
elbows; stimulation of vest giving
good frontal outlines to the bodice and
made either of the same material as
the rest of the waist OF otherwise, &C
cording to the fancy; and snugness of
encirclement at the belt line producing
in some cases it is to be feared more
instance a clasp emphasizes this point
while in the other a construction Of
beads does the same thing.
On this subject of feminine girth
some fussy minded male has taken the
trouble to compile statistics of the sizes
Of New York ladies' corsets, with the
result that he has discovered the aver
age dimensions of stays round the
waist to be twenty-three inches, OF
just four inches smaller than the
natural waist of the average woman is
supposed to be. Upon this fact he
comments with great seriousness, and
even goes to the length OF attributing to
this compression no less than thou
sand deaths per annum. I SO far agree
with this Jealous statistician that L
believe great many feminine diseases
are attributable to overnight lacing,
but am not at all prepared to admit
the accuracy of his death rate from
this cause, nor do think that twenty
three inches is size of waist at which,
under any circumstanc any but
iussy old bachelors and bulky matrons
| would cavil.
| A morning toilet representative Of a
new and elegant style of home gown is
worn by the girl at the piano. Sim
plicity is here idealized to a point far
beyond simple raiment. It is true that
the basis of til s dress is dotted calico
of the sort which economical mothers
use to clothe their infants, but it is en-
bellished by the finest lace in the
bosom, in goodly section of the
sleeves, and in a broad wrapping of the
waist. Two hours of piano practice re-
mains fashionable for New York dam
sells, much to the pain Of unwilling lis
teners, and not greatly to the multi
plication Of good players, for not one
! in thousand pupils ever becomes able
to be pleasurable at the keys. The
other evening a loving mother ordered
her daughter, who had taken prize at
school tor piano playing, to give an
exhibition of her talents before we'll
| known musician.
Isn't it angelica" she exclaimed. as
the girls fingers vigorously ratified the
keys.
"Ev-angelic, you mean, madam o.
was the critical stener's remark.
"How 500" asked mamma; and il
took her some minutes to fully realize
the reply.
because your daughter pays strict
heed to the Scriptural injunction not
to let her right hand know what he1
left hand doeth."
1t is fortunate for fashionable WON
en- that bulls do not run loose in the
streets of New York, because domi
nant color in spring promenade cos
tunes would be sure to cause trouble
The men have too long enjoyed an ex
elusive privilege in painting the towl
red," and now the women propose t,
take hand ut it. But not in the SAM
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-16
for his name in the catalogue Chico
90 Ledger.
Fashion y':i"pcrirS.


The most fashionable coitfures still
demand that the hair fall rather low on
the forehead
DOTTED stripes are seen among new
designs in cotton silk and wooden fab
RIGS tor spring wear.
The finest artistic Judgment and
taste is demanded and displayed in the
color combinations of indoor toilets.
SURPL1cE waists tapping over on one
side and forming a V opening at the
neck are in favor for house-dresses of
all kinds.
The latest fad in ball tissues is the
dauphine tulle in all delicate shades.
with designs Of flowers and birds
wrought i'll colored silks and Japanese
tinsel threads.
A r1ANo-LAMp on q black antique
wrought-iron stand, in pink glass. with
large shade Of silk or satin rose Do.
tails. makes lovely point of light in q
gold and white furnished room.
The importers counters are already
filled with cases OF exquisitely dyed
Scotch zephyrs, French ginghams.
and chamberys in dots, checks, block
effects and stripes, both wide and mar
row.
| In pretty gowns for afternoon wear
the most dressy corsage-fronts have
gimps Of soft silk or China Grape at
the top, with velvet revers below Il
across the chest, forming narrow
vest.
4 New ginghams, sateens, percales.
and printed cotton goods are beinp
made up for the next season in varH
pretty, simple styles, with full pleated7
overskirts over under jupes, the dram.
ing being effected from the waist line
and given easy sweep by slash in the
overskirt on each ride, showing panel
of the underskirt.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-16

SENATOR WALTHALL, of Mississippi,
is one of the few early-rising Senators.
1t has long been his habit to take cup
of coffee and roll at five o'clock in
the morning, all the year around.
After this, which, of course, is served
in his room, he does not care whether
school keeps OF not, SO to speak. In
other words, he is not dependent on
the regular breakfast, happening any
where from eight to nine o'clock.
Though he may eat a light breakfast,
he does not again take coffee or tea at
any time until the next mornings
coffee at five o'clock. OF course it is an
unearthly hour, but the habit is so
fixed that there is no sleep for him
after five or a minute later, He is
quite as "set" about retiring early.
Ten o'clock is late bedtime for the
Senator, who is usually in the land of
dreams fully half an hour earlier. Now
and then an evening party breaks in
upon the early hour. But there is
never deviation from the five o'clock
morning coffee.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-16

They tell down East of poor fell
low who owned remarkably fat hog,
and who also owed rich man. The
hog was about all the property the
poor debtor had worth levying on, and
the law exempted mans only pig.
One day the creditor, meeting the
debtor, said: "You need another pig
let me send you nice little one." The
poor man was astonished. "iNhy, ]
owe you for the hog I've got now,
he stammered. Never mind, you need
another one, and Til send it," and he
did; and the little pig was put in the
pen by the side Of the fat one. Ii
less than an hour the constable came
and attached the fat hog and took i
away, and thus the law and the ricl
man were satisfied.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-16

ONE night an apparent trampin Bent
County California, gave a brakeman
ON coal train so cents to let him ride
TO the next station. The brakeman
took his place on the caboose and the
tramp got on coal car, and as soon as
the train started began throwing of,
coal He had thrown off two tons OF
more 10y the time he reached the next
station, when he got off and went back
to meet wagon that was following
after and picking up the coal. The
tramp was shrewd and dishonest Bent
County farmer.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-16

A GOOD suggestion in regard to
changes in the rates of railroad trans
portation is thrown out by the Daily
Investigator. It is that the interstate
commerce law should be amended so
as to require the railroads to give ten
days notice of reduction in rates, as
we'll as OF an advance. This provision
would enable shippers to operate at
the reduced rate by waiting ten days,
whereas they are now often placed at
a great disadvantage by paying the
official figure one day, only to find that
their competitors have practically OBJ
tanned an important rebate the next
day. The law was intended to prevent
such determinations, but in it's present
shape is powerless to protect in more
than one direction. The suggestion
would be all the more valuable if it in
Guided an indication of way in which
the law could be enforced at some time
within the life of the present genera.
ton OF shippers.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-16
A Wire House.

A house Of wire lathing is one OF
curiosities of the Manchester exl
ton. The architect is Mr.. G. /. j
itage, and the wire lathing is state
resist fire. This wire lathing cal
applied to ordinary wooden beams
it can be used for the partitions ,
self, while wire cloths of various II
form part Of the same invention
will be seen that the cottage is ne'
appearance, and if fire-proof it Us
least one substantial property
recommend it.-Cdsselps Magazm
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-16

IT is astonishing to observe how few
people understand the common rules
of measurement i'll purchasing wearing
apparel For instance, a man will buy
a coat that is "size" too small OF too
largc. 4 "size" smaller or aisle
larger is what he probably needs, but
he does not know what a "size" is.
Well, q "sizes in coat is an inch, a
size in underwear is two inches, size
in IL sock is one inch; in collar, one.
half inch; in shirt, one-half inch; in
shoes, one-sixteenth Of an inch; gloves
. one-quarter of an inch; and in hats
one-eighth of an inch.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-16

SOME inventive genius about two
months ago set ahoat yarn to the eff
feet that the White House was infested
with rats. There are to-day letters
coming to the President founded on
that basis. All of them come from
Frenchmen, curiously enough, and all
OF them propose some means Of getting
rid of the pest. One was, oddly, from
cheese manufacturer in the Province
OF Eure, and, unlike all the rest Of the
rat doctors, he did not ask for any re-
ward for his recipe. He advised CATCH
ing one of the rodents alive, cutting a
slit in the skin of his back, putting a
good dose of salt and pepper under
meath, and letting the animal go again.
The Frenchman veraciously predicts
that the rat will run through the house
uttering piercing cries, and that these
cries OF warning will warn his compan-
ion rats to escape
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-16

In Derby, Conn.,, two or three years
ago, there was good deal of talk over
the marriage Of Harry Baldwin, who
WAS only a little past twenty: to Mrs.
Charlotte Baldwin, who was over sew
enty. The old lady had about $40, 900,
and affairs were pleasant until Harry
began making too many acquaintance
with younger women. Then the old
lady became rolled, and, it is reported,
transferred the title to her property
to o niece. Since that event no love
has been lost between the couple, and
when the old lady applied for divorce
the other day it was readily granted.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-16
To Verify the Prophecies.

"Have you never visited Wasl
ton, Mrs. Verablue?" "No, !
often wished I could do so, but,
never had time, and have lived o.
days in Illinois. However, when.
ish my new book, q novel on LIE
Society in Washington, and get y
the publishers hands, I am going
Tor a little rest and to see what II
90, and how they live there =
dette,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-16

WILLIAM MAKEpEACE HOWE, q
descendant of the British General
Howe who foughtin our Revolutionary
var, is herding cattle on ranch in
Dakota. His distinguished ancestry is
no assistance to him in his business, and
he has difficulty in making ends meets.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-16

$4,000 year. He does not see why
man with such trihine pittance as
this to live on should be harassed with
such annoyances as bills and due-bills.
A good many persons will fail to see
why Mr.. Wall should not be COM
PEELED to pay his debts as other
and ordinary people do, but then
it must be remembered that this dis
tinguished individual has twenty-seven
pairs of trousers, with a coat and neck
tie to match each. MIR. Wall is great
man Gas regards his pantaloons), and
the vulgar tradesman who started this
creditors crusade against the car
should lose no time in making pro-
found apology, with concession that
he was "weal wude, doncher know"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-16

PRINCE Philippe OF BOURBON, son
of the Duke Of Aquila and nephew of
the Emperor of Brazil, has been SEN
fenced at Paris by default to thirteen
months Imprisonment and to pay 5000
francs damages for swindling priest
in iewelry transaction.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-16

Mr.. BERRY WALL, the car of all
the dudes. is still very busy lodging
the florists and other creditors who
are making his life one long, mournful
sob. Mr.. Wall says his income is only
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-16

every one pities a
spendthrift. 1 re.
member when i
was a young fel.
Ilow, we, in our
debating clubs,
used to discuss
: the question, Re.
solved, that a mi.
ser is a worse
man in a commu,
Il ity t han a
spendthrift. and
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-16

THE time Of thinking has been esti-
mated with some interesting results :
IL takes about one tenth of second to
see color, one-seventh second to see
a word. 1t takes longer to see some
letters than others. A word can be
named in one-tenth second, whereas
one third second is needed to name a
color. 1t takes about two-ffths sec
ond to call to mind the county in which
Il well-known town is situated; one-haIf
second to say which Of two emine nt
men is thought to be the greater
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-16

HUMAN experience does not cover a
single case of dead mans ordering
Is cents. worth of sauerkraut de-
kivered to his widow. We're it
otherwise young Bohemian girl in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, might not have
gotten into trouble. She started down
,one Of the principal residence streets
delivering a few cents worth of the
luscious decayed cabbage at each
house, telling the ladies that their hus-
bands had ordered it and that the
charge would be only quarter. The
girl did quite well until she struck the
widow. Now she is under arrest for
obtaining money under false pretenses.
THE distinction of having the largest
grave in the world, if we except those
buried at sea, belongs to dead Pink
NEVILLE, ILL.,, man. Some years ago
the deceased and his sons were operat-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-16

PRINCE BISMARCK is the possessor of
forty-nine decorations of distinction
aside from the distinction he bears of be-
Eng able to drink more brandy during
she delivery OF a speech without show
sag the effects thereof than any other
statesman in Europe.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-16

The late Mrs. Oliver Wendell
Holmes was not what is known as a
"lterary woman" but she was highly
accomplished and great assistance to
her husband in his work. She was the
authors model Of the schoolmistress in
the "Autocrat of the Breakfast Table. "
Her maiden name was Amelia Lee
Jackson, the daughter of Judge Charles
jackson of the Massachusetts, Supreme
Court. She was married in 1910, and
was the mother of three children.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-16
Misers.

Ny DEAR NEPHEW: I suppose ev,
,rvbody hates q miser, and nearlr
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-16

PREPARATIONS for the Paris EXPOSE
ton of 1889 are advancing rapidly.
The central portion Of the Champ de
Mars. which is to be planted with elms
and surrounded by terraces, has al
ready received the trees. The new
tower has reached the height of l65
feet, but whether it will be carried
1000 feet high appears doubtful to
many The exposition will celebrate
the destruction of the Bastile, and its
sole aim is the introduction and en-
enlargement of industries