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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-21
NOVEL ESCAPES.

While Mr.. Anderson was leisureIy
travelling through South Africa, in 9
wagon drawn by sixteen oxen, he heard
from the Bushmen many stories of thei1
remarkable escapes from lions. One
Bushman, having been seized by the
arm by lion, had the presense of mind
to use his free arm to take up hand.
full of sand and throw it in the lions
eyes. The beast, roaring with pain,
and blinded, let 60 the man, who ran
away before the lion could recover his
sight. Mr. Anderson saw the man, and
the marks of the lions teeth on his
arm.
That lion was not as cool as ser.
geant in the United States Army, who
was stationed at one of the forts on the
Western plains. A soldier, having de-
serted, was captured by the sergeant in
mining camp fifty miles from the
fort
While returning. they We're passing a
saloon, and the prisoner begged the
privilege of going in and getting a
drink. The sergeant consented, and
they went in together and stood before
the bar, on which was a pepper-box
filled with cayenne pepper.
The soldier took the box up, I'M
screwed the perforated lid, threw a
handful of the red pepper into the SER
geant's eyes, and started for the door.
The blinded man, though suffering in
tensely, retained his self-possession. He
drew his revolver, fired in the direction
of the retreating footsteps, and shot the
deserter Through the heart
A Bushman, on being seized By a
lion, who grasped the mans left arm
with his teeth, used his free arm to take
hold of one of the beasts hind legs.
This he squeezed and pinched SO hard
that the lion gave roar and sprang
away.-Ercha1age.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-21
WIEN THE WEE rs AWAY.

Why" we asked, why does your
wife being away make you feel badly?
ooh, because nothing goes right.
The house doesn't look natural The
house amt swept, the air smells musty,
the cat has left home, my dog is getting
poor, the COW won't give any milk, the
vegetables in the garden are all going
to seed, and what I do get cooked don't
taste right, I can't find my clothes, and
to crown it all the rats have gnawed up
my new silk beaver that I was saving
for next winter.
He paused, walked the Office floor
nervously a few moments, and then
blurted out: "And the sheets on the
bed have been getting dirtier and dirt
Ter ever since N; wife went off. I did
not know what to do about it; they have
been on three weeks now. I knew some
thing must be done, so I met my mar
ried daughter just now, on the streets,
and 1 asked her what to do about it.
why, father she said, mother always
keeps the sheets in the wash-stand
drawer Why, bless you, didn't know
the washstand had drawer. I'm go
ing home to hunt for it, but, I think the
best thing can do is to go after the old
lady"
He went off to look for it, and we
heayed sigh Of sympathy, for We have
been in his fix exactly.-Bru,1swick
4ippeal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-21

HUBERT HERKoMER, the English art
list, says that no one has the right to
paint the portrait of man with whom
he has no sympathy or Of woman he
does not admire.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-21

VERY high-crowned hats were worn
by Queen Elizabeth's courtiers, and
high crowns were again introduced in
1883. Silk hats began to supersede
beaver about 1920.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-21

MAHMoUD DJELLADELL1N PASTA, late
Minister of France to the Sultan of
Turkey, entered the Office practically
penniless, but now owns over quarter of
q million of Turkish pounds.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-21

The log line was first used in naviga.
ton about 1870. It is first mentioned
by Bourne in 1877.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-21
TIE LION AND THE MOrSE.

WING " AAou was thhlIlB LIS alCer-Oln-
ner nap, some mice scrambled over him,
much to his annoyance, and waking up
suddenly he clapped his paw on one of
them and would have DESTROYED him,
but the little creature squeaked up,
",Take one of your size, can't you?" AS
there wasn't any mouse of his size he
couldn't do it, but he allowed the mouse
to escape. as a tribute to its pluck
A few days after the lion got caught
in the tolls, not being accustomed to
toll Of any kind, and would have been
killed had not the mouse. whose life he
had spared, come and gnawed the ropes
apart and let him free.
Touched with gratitude, the lion re-
quested the mouse to ask any favor he
pleased and it should be granted. The
mouse, who had high social aspirations
and desired to be ionized, demanded
the paw Of the lions daughter in mar
rage. He consented, and as the mouse
was leading his blushing bride to the
alter she accidently stepped on him,
and he never squeaked after Teras
Strings.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-21

HISTORIAN BANcRoFT's hair and beard
are white as snow, but his eyes are clear
and his wit keen.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-21

The Diet of the German Empire COM
menced with the edict Of Charles ~. in
1856.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-21
AN OSTRICH EACE

The ostrich farms in Southern Califor-
MIA are great success. The bird
seem to thrive as we'll as they ever di,
in their native homes il South Africa
They seem capable of beng entirely de
mesticated and show signs of much
moro intelligence than has generally
been credited to them. The following
incident is selected from an account of
days visit on one Of these farms:
At q command from the doctor one
of the Madrasese keepers opened the
door of one of the pens, and in response
to the doctors call, two superb ostriches
came running to him. After caressing
the gentle creatures for few moments,
he showed them a handful of figs, of
which they are extremely fond. Two
of his men then restrained the birds by
placing nooses about their legs until he
had himself walked to the other end of
the course. Then at signal from the
doctor, the birds were released, and the
race began. 1T seemed to me these
O4luS CONekCu 4OuIGGeu leCG III every
stride. Like the wind they came, their
great necks stretched forward and up
ward to their utmost length, their wings,
like arms, working with motion similar
to that made by their legs, and filling
the air with mig hty ,un' III, tt
rushing of a whir: Einc sarss&s an
nearer they came, their spe. / e ,rea
ing at every moment, till almost was
terrified lest they should run us down,
feeling certain that we could not with
stand the shock. They kept we'll
abreast for nearly half the distance, and
then one began to forge ahead. He
steadily increased his lead till within
few feet Of us, when he turned his head,
and seeing that his competitor was con-
siderably in the rear, he slackened his
pace, and, jogging up to the doctor, re-
ceiyed his reward in figs and caresses.
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-12-07

education are the real panaceas Tor
sayagery, and if properly enforced
the Indian may IN time be made a
passably good citizen.
The message is very long, owing,
perhaps to the incorporation OF
matters crowded out Of the last
annual communication by the I'M
due preponderauce Of the Presl-
dents unfortunate tariff IDEAS
Many suggestions are made rela'
tive to our foreign affairs, the most
important of which are the pressing
necessity for commercial treaty
with Mexico and the adjustment
of the boundaries between the
territory of Alaska and British
Columbia. Both matters should
be promptly pressed TO success
full conclusion. A proper com
mercial treaty with Mexico would
obvlate the pretense for nine tenths
of the disorders that now occur on
the border, and if the Alaska seal
fisheries are worthy Of preserva-
ton, the initial steps should be
taken at once for its accomplish
ment. Without a knowledge of
our own boundaries, all attempts
at protection will not only be fu-
tile, but perilous to the peace of
two great nations.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-12-07

it's chimney fires abIaze the year
round. 1t would be p market for
the farmer which doesn't exist to
day.
"And now about the price Of the
dinner.pail, which Mills and Brcck-
inridge are so eloquent abOnt,
without much reference to what
goes INTO the dinner.pail. believe
| am in position To know whereof
| speak when / say that the cost OF
a dinner-pail would MOI be increas.
ed picayune by protective du'y
on tin pla'es. The dealer who
now pays 81 IA gross, or twelve
cents each, would he obliged 10
pay just thirteen cents each, ana
he would sell at his former rate oil
twenty cents, and no more. ! have
been familiar with all these facts
for years, and stand 10y them
or course, they can have no weight
with men who are not in sympathy
with our industrial progress, ami
have no real friendship for Amerl'
can labor, but they ought to have
weight with the great majority,
and particularly with all who are
directly or indirectly Interested III
the cOuntrys material welfare -
Bulletin.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-12-07
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
LEADING REPUBLICAN PAPEES
URGE A FULL ENFORCE.
MENT or THE LAW.
Indianapolis Jonrnal IRep.

Indianapolis journal (Rep.)
The cause of civil service reform
has not get made such progress but
that there are some Republicans
who openly avow their approval of
the doctrine that ITO the victOrs
belong the spOiIs," and who un-
hesitatingly advocate clean sweep
of all Democrats IN Office. Those
who make 1t forget that tie Re.
publican party is fully com mitted
by it's platform pledges to civil
service reform, aud that General
Harrison has declared himself in
full sympathy with 1t. They forget
that the clean.sweeping business
was one of the main counts in
the indictment against the Demo
cratic party and the cOnsequen t
decentralization of the public service
one of the principal causes OF its
defeat. Whatever sweeping is
done should be done solely with a
view TO restoring the efficiency Of
the public service, and not estab
fishing precedent that the De.
mOcracy may use in future years
for oyertHrnlng and demoralizing
it again. Ii there is any honesty
in politics, the Republican party
Is pledged to use discrimination in
removals from office as well as in
appointments thereto, and TO use
both primarily for the public vel.
fare rather than forsupposed party
advantage.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-12-07
Let Sam Randall Drive Next Time.

At the beginning of the recent
canyass /, like the Dispatch and
thousands OF other true Democrats,
took my place sadly and silently in
the old DeadwOod stage coach,
with Rodger Q. Mills as driver and
Henry Watterson and William Il.
Morrison as "cOach guards" and
now with broken bones and many
groans | lite my feeble voice from
the bottom of the "canyOu" into
which we have been precipitated,
and looking up to the giddy height
from which we fell, exclalm :;
"Thanks, gentlemen h an ks,
awfully; but next time when we
take the road won't you please let
Samuel Randall drive and German
and Barnum guard the coach !"
of Sam Randall, though
ali, gentlemen, how many OF you
now turn with wistiul eyes and
troubled hearts to his invalid
and prAyfor his recovery !
General George j. Hundtey ~
Richmond Dispatch.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-12-07
The Campaign BOOSTERS.

The ROSTERS which were so con-
splcuously worn in the Republican
parade Friday night were pur-
chased before election by the Pllsner
Democratic Club for their own use.
Unfayorable returns from all over
the country caused the Pllsners to
place the Growers with the North
err News Company for disposal
They we're just the thing the Re-
publicans wanted and foand a ready
market.
The rooster story is an interest
ing one. so certain were the Dem
ocrats of success that, shortly be-
fore the election, agents for a large
manufacturing house IN London
came to this country and disposed
of an immense quantity of the roos-
tiers. They we're made by women
who worked on them twelve hours
a day and who were paid per day
the equivalent of 20 cents OF our
money.
1t was intended that the toys
should be labeled Stree trade zoos
tVrs,' and it was the intention OF
the Democratic managers to use
them IN all after election parades,
and thus throw off all pretence OF
Protective disguise. Now 1t IL an
open secret that il Cleveland had
been reelected his party would
have openly disayowed any design
to maintain the protective phase OF
the tariff. and to be known hence
forward as a free trade party.
The Democrats here bought Il
big consignment of the BOOSTERS,
but to their horror the election
went against them, and the CHAN
ticles were carried by the trlum'
plant hosts as the emblem OF "A
nrotective victory.-IrOy Telegram.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-12-07
The Reform Must Not Go Back
wards.
Boston Journal (Rop.)

The day of "clean sweeps" is
over. The spoils system has re.
ceived it's death.blow in the de.
feat of Grover Cleveland. For the
Republican party to take steps
looking to revive Il would be to in
vite the same fate which has just
been visited on the Democracy
This is sc clear to the Republican
comprehension that it may seem
entirely unnecessary to repeat it
The Republican masses have a
sincere and growing interest in the
reform and are determined that 1t
must not 20 backward. The tariff
question was not the only one
which entered into the late cam.
paign. The Republican victory
was won largely on the issue of an
honest, non.partisan civil service.
For the Republican party to fail to
keep Its solemn pledges and take
up and carry onward the reform
would he to deliberately forfeit its
self-respect and all its hope OF re-
tanning power. 1t is safe to say in
advance that under Benjamin
Harrison no such policy will be at
tempted.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-12-07
Patronage a HindranCe, Not a Help.
st. Louis Globe Democrat (Rep.)

That the public patronage is "A
hindrance rather than "A help to
the party in power receives a new
and striking proof from tho record
of the recent election. The person
who obtains Office at the hands OF
the Government is pleased and be-
comes supporter Of the appoint
ing power. The ten, twenty or 100
disappointed asplrants for the
place, however, become by this act
Disguised, and to a greater or less
extent allenated from the party
This is one of the reasons why the
public Offices can never really
strengthen the party which dis
poses of them The Federal patron.
age in Republican as we'll as Domo.
cratic days, has always been n
burden and a weakness to the party
having it to bestow.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-12-07
CLEVELAND GOING TO EUROPE.
ACCOMPANIED BY HIS WIFE, HE
WILL MAKE A TOUR OF THE
CONTINENT.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 80. The
question of what Mr.. am Mrs.
Cleveland propose to do after the
4th OF March is authoritatively
settled today by tn statement
that they will make a tour OF
Europe. Mrs. Cleveland was IN
Europe for nearly year before her
marriage, and she has frequently
suggested to the President the
idea of going back again. He had
no expectation, however, except
that OF occupying the White House
for the next four years, and he al
ways discouraged her by remark
ing that they had plenty Of time to
think about 1t. Since the election,
however, and the consequent GER
tainty that they would have to
leave Washington, she had made
suggestion again which we're much
more tavOrably received.
As az present arranged their
programme calls for their depart.
ure early in June, on either one of
the French line steamers to Havre
or the Red Star line steamers to
Antwerp. In either case their OBJ
ject is to reach France first, and to
spend portion Of the summer in
the vicinity of Paris. Great Brit
ain is the next country on the pro-
gramme, aud there is some talk
about fl nishing hurried run there
with a tour Of Norway and Sweden,
which Mrs. Cleveland has never
visited and which she is very anx-
ious TO see. AS most tours so far
north, however, have to be made
during the long days OF the early
summer, il Is possible that the
English visit NAV be postponed
and the trip to Norway made a
short time after their arrival in
France. Later in the season they
expect to VISIT Italy or Spain, and
it is very probable that they will
spend the winter either at San Re
mo or Nice.
The President, with the excep-
ton Of his Western trip last fall,
has not Travelled much in this
country, and it is said that he con
sidered the matter some time be-
fore deciding to cross the ocean.
Now that he has decided it is prob
able that he will not leave WASH
ingtOn Immediately after General
Harrison is inaugurated, but will
remain quietly at his home at Oak
View until it is time TO sail.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-12-07
Business Methods Must Control.
Milwaukee Sentinel rep

MILWAUKEE, Seulluti khtD.J
AT the recent election more than
six million men voted the Republi-
can ticket. If a "clean sweep"
could be made of all the offices in
the country not more than one in a
hundred Republican voters could
secure a Government POSITION
For every vacancy made there
would be an average of at least five
applicants. Four would be dis
appointed. and perhaps two out Of
the four would have their party
zeal considerably dimlnished.-
From a purely party standpoint,
oes "clean sweep" ever pay !
Did it pay Cleveland 7 The mass
OF Republicans can well afford to
take the ground that business
methods should control the Re-
publican Administration, and that
no vacancies should be made mere
ly to create places for applicants.
Inefficient officials should be re-
moved because they are inefficient,
and not because their places are
wanted by Republicans.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-12-07
TIN PLATES.

The duty Oh tin plates Is now
one cent per pound. At this rate
they cannot be manufactured here,
and they are all imported, chiefly
from England. The quantity i'm
ported is about $1,000, 900 pounds,
valued at about 8l8,O00,00O, or
about one half the valne of all our
impOrtatiOns of manufactured iron
and steel. The duty collected upon
the plates, at the rate of one cent
per pound, amounts to more than
six millions of dollars annually. 1t
is believed by m any that this duty
should be increased so as to enable
our people to manufacture all the
TN plates we use. The argument
was strongly presented in recent
interview with the Tribune. by Mr..
George w. Ketcham, of Newark,
n. j. Mr.. Ketcham said
81 am heartily in favor of ill.,
creasing the duty from one TO two
cents per pound, and | unqualified
ly condemn the Mills bill for plao.
ing this important article on the
free list. You might say that az
the Mills bill would give rs our
raw material cheaper, We ought to
favor it. | don't look at the matter
from that narrow standpoint. An
ordinary box OF tin plate weighs
los pounds. At the present duty
OF one cent per pound, or CLOS per
box, the difference in the cost Of
Welsh and home labor is not
covered. Nake the duty two cents
per pound, and the result will be
this: Every sheet of this tin plate
can then be manufactured in this
country, Tor we have now the finest
sheet-lrOn-nOw projected by a
duty of 3 I'D cents a pound, equal
to 4G per cent.-and we also have
pig. duty free. With the duty
30 per cent, we should see in a
few months -, 200 men set to work
on tin plates alone and prov ided
with employment for twelve months
in the year at good wages, Fifteen
million dollars that now 90 to Eng.
land would be paid to American
labor, to be spent with American
tradesmen. and s9,OO0,0O0 would
be paid TO our sheet'jr0n mills for
their portion Of the product,
"But that Is not all. Mills,
houses and machinery would be
needed for this new industry, aud
thousands of aGtizans would have
worked to supply them. This in
crease Of property would be added
to the taxable valuation and help
to tighten the tax burden. Why,
think of it! With a Protective
duty on tin plates, We could start
a city as big as Newark and keep
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-12-07
Two Religious Cranks.
A SENSATION CAUSED BY THEIR
EFFORTS TO EJECT THE
DEVIL,

HUNTINGTON, Ind, Dec. g.
David and Jacob Dill have been
preaching holiness or Specification
by fasting. The brothers have ex-
empilied their faith on several Oc-
casions by shutting themselves up
in a room and remaining without
food for several days. A few days
ago they began a fast, this time
departing from their usual rule and
walked from place to place, exhOrt-
ing and praying as they went.
They walked to this place from
Paulding, Ohio, sixty miles, and
since their arrival here have taken
daily walks of varying length.
Last night, after returning from a
holiness meeting which they held
near the Jacobs farm, they became
possessed with the idea that the
devil was in the room, and they en-
deavOred to drive him out. The
furniture lley in every direction.
4 rocking chair crashed through
the window and landed in the mid.
die of the street, followed by other
articles Of household use. The
people OF the house at which they
are stopping rushed to the room
and cndeayored to quiet the fanat-
les, but were taken for emissaries
of the evil one and driven INTO the
street by a fusillade of all sorts of
objects. 4 he nelghbOrs were
aroused by the crash Of breaking
glass and furniture, and finally,
after a desperate struggle, the
brothers were overpOwered and
bound. They were placed in Jail
to-day, bat no inducements will
cause them to break their self i'm.
posed fast. They will probably be
legally examined as to their sanity
and placed in a lunatIc asylum.
Both men are farmers, and have
considerable property.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-12-07
William Henry's Cabinet.

While the press and public are
specializing on the cabinet Of the
President elect, We give our read
ers the men ch0spp by his grand
father. it is an interesting array
Of names.
Secretary of Stste-Daniel Web
ster, Massachusetts,.
Secretary OF Treasury-Thomas
Ewing, Ohio.
Secretary of War-Jobn Bell,
Secretary of Navy George Il.
Berger, North Carolina.
Attorney. General-JOhn j. Crit
tenden, Kentucky.
Postmaster enersl-Fra s
Granger, New York.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-12-07
War on the White Cans.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. AT
tOrney General Watson to-day held
a long consultation with Governor
Foraker, and later telegraphed the
prosecuting attorneys of Brown
and Adams counties TO meet him
in Cincinnati TO morrow, when
some action will be taken against
the Ohio White Caps. The Gov
ernor and AttOrney.General think
the fair name of the State is at
stake, and they are determined that
these self.constituted regulators of
law and order shall be prosecuted.
No further whippings have taken
place because the citizens down
there are armed and ready for the
night riders, and the White Caps
know it.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-12-07
Jacksonville to Open her Doors on
December IL.

JACKSONVILLE, Dec. AT a
meeting of the Board of Health,
held last night, it was decided to
raise the quarantine on December
II. This will enable DIR. Porter to
complete the work Of fumigating
tue city proper. The work in the
suburbs can be completed after the
refugees return. New cases of
fever continue to crop out in the
outlying settlements, but the cases
are Of mild type. There were
two new cases here to-day. A nun.
Der of prisoners confined IN the
county jail made an attempt to es-
cape Oh Friday night.