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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-14

H. GRAFTON DELANEY is the wealth
lest young man and considered the best
"catch" in Washington. He is about
80, and his yearly income from an En-
glish estate is between $50, 900 and $780,
600. He is said to make good use OF
his $500 q week, unostentatiously
playing the part Of the good Samaritan
to host Of less fortunate relatives.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-14
Resenti,,g an Insult.

Robinson-Jackson, I hear that
Brown called you liar last night.
Extraordinarily Yes, he called
me liar.
Robinson-And didn't you resent
it?
jackson (warmly)-Resent it? You
bet I did! I told him that was simply
q matter of opinion and not of fact.
No man can call me liar and get away
with it.-LDe.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-14
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
A Choice Selection Of Inter
esting Items.

P. T. BAENuM, the "Prince of Show
men," has given his granddaughter,
Mrs. Henry P. Clark, 100000 for the
purchase of 1000 acre plantation in
the South.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-14

HORACE SMITH, of Philadelphia. has
the largest collection of newspaper
clippings in the world He began saw
ing them fifty years ago, and has items
on every Conceivable subject, alphabet
ically arranged and properly indexed.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-14

QUEEN VICTORIA does not share the
general opinion that the gift of an opal
is likely to bring ill-luck to its owner.
She has presented each Of her daugh-
ters, ON her marriage, with parure of
opals and diamonds.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-14

GHooLY KHAN, the new Persian Min
lister, says it is not improbable that the
Shah may visit the United States, IF
he should receive courteous invi-
tation." Col. Ghooly says that the
Persians, in speaking of America, call
Yange fTurkish for new Doon-ya per
sian for world, the compound title
bearing striking resemblance in quick
pronunciation to Yankee Doodle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-14

A VISITOR who examined some town
records upon Cape Cod furnishes this
extract from an old sermon, preached
about 1850, on a sin of wearing peri
wigs: adam, SO long as he. continued
in innocency. did wear his own hair and
not q periwig. Indeed, I do not see
how it was possible that Adam should
dislike his own hair and therefore cut
it, that SO he might wear periwig and
yet have continued innocent"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-14
Genius Its Own Reward.

Tom-Why, is it possible that that
is Smith coming toward usl How
changed he is. Has he taken to drink?
Dick-No; he's taken to literature
for iving.-Yankee Blade.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-14

wooden crucifixes, and its short etti-
coated housewives. At jacques Cartier
resided for many years, although it was
a very poor place for 9 doctor, and grew
to really love the sleepy old place, to-
gether with the simple, genial French
people and half-breeds who lived there.
Very little variation entered into the
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-14

In Cuba woman never loses her
maiden name. When married her hus-
bands name is added to her own, but
she is always called by her Christian
and maiden name. Children take the
name Of both parents, but place the
mothers name after the fathers.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-14

JOHN GREEN, a Kentucky negro, is
suing number Of wealthy farmers near
Munfordville for $4,000 damages for
"Kukluxing" him and driving him away
from home. He ought to get every cent
of it.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-14

A NEGRO entered an Americas, Ca,
restaurant, and, laying down dollar,
said: "Give me a square meal and no
change" The proprietor hustled
around to oblige SO good a customer,
but soon sickened Of the bargain. The
hungry man ate thirty-t links Of sau-
sage, thirteen biscuits, half dozen slices
of fresh pork, and two fried mullets. He
remarked as lie left the restaurant: Il
have been suffering from dyspepsia, and
my appetite isn't very good"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-14

A RETAIL dealer, according to the
Shoe and Leather Reporter, makes
money by selling dollar shoe at cost.
He says: Il sell shoe that costs me
81 ut the original price, and use it as q
leader Then I mark my $l.25 shoes
at $3.50, the 50 at $3.50, thess2 25 at ~,
and the $3.50 at S.. See? A customer
wants to look at my low-priced grades;
I show them, and bring ont all my
principal lines. Likely as not I per-
suade him or her to pay s3, and this
secures me fair profit"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-14

Weeks passed and NO Walter Penrith
came to redeem his promise to manly
man, or to call back the roses to the fast
palipg checks of pretty Marie Gambler.
Weeks stretched away into months, and
one morning Marie was missing from
jacques Cartier. She had gone away in
the night, no one knew whittier. No It'd
ings came of Marie, and NO city lover
came to the shocked village, or wrote to
shield the woman whom he had wronged
SO deeply that she had gone to seek him
in the far away city.
The SHOWS Of winter passed away, and,
when the spring flowers were blooming in
the old garden, saddened girl returned
to the cottage for the shelter and comfort
refused her in the outside world. The
old gossips talked loudly and often, and
whispered many unkind things, while
none of the virtuous villagers went near
the cottage any more.
Soon old Paul Gambler, who had lived
through years of respectable poverty, died
from sheer loneliness and deep sense Of
shame; for he had lived to see disgrace
oyertake name known in jacques Car
tier for more than one hundred years.
Poor Marie was alone in the world now.
Alone? No, not quite. There was one
49, "sS Y.eA~u VIC WAOAVNCu duu pAsAcN,
without upbraiding or judging.
Jean Coutelier knew Of man whom he
had sworn to kill on sight, as he would q
fox or skunk, but for Marie, his old love,
he retained none but kindly feelings and
loving memories.
do not know how he managed it,
though You may be sure it was with kind
" tact and gentle persuasion, but inthe
face of adverse opinion-public and pri-
yate-Jean married Marie Gambler and
took her as his honored wife to his noun
tain home.
Marie was never her old self, but she
settled quietly down with honest purpose
and endeavor to be good and faithful
wife. And she succeeded-if not to her
own satisfaction, at least to Jeans, who
treated her with all the native chivalry of
his noble nature.
So two eventful years passed away.
Jean Coutellier's unpretentious home
was twelve miles away from Jacques Car
tier, away up in the bracing atmosphe.e of
the forest-clad hills. Right in front Of
the house was rocky mountain Path,
! which at the distance of few hundred
yards threaded the verge of deep gorge
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-14

AID. WHITEHEAD, thenew Lord Mayor
Of London, is q fan-maker by trade. He
is, Of course, wealthy, as the salary for
his year Of Office, $4,000, will not
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-14
ONE OCTOBER MORNING.
A Story of Old Quebec.
BY wM. H. $. ATKINSON.

N the Province of
Old Quebec, deep
hidden in the re-
,cesses of the noun
tains, lies the prim
little out-of-the-
world village Of
Jacques G artie r,
with its tiny church,
its Weather : worn
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-14

member, Monsieur, love her STILL, and
she is Marie still. There must be 10th
ing wrong-no what you would call gossip
or scandal. You pass your honor that YOU
will return, soon and wed Marie. and We
part friends. Is not that fair and good,
Monsieur"
Il give you my word of honor" said
Penrith, but there was no genuine manly
ring in his words. Still, Jean Coutellier,
innocent Of the worlds worst forms Of
wickedness, took Penrith's preferred hand,
and then rode away to his lonely home in
the hills.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-14

CANON L1DDoN was particularly pop
r,lar with the undergraduates ut oxford.
His gentle, sympathetic nature, bright
wit, and keen, powerful intellect made
him equally beloved and respected. A
few years ago large gray cat was a
frequent visitor in the common room at
Christ Church after hall, and when the
dons We're sitting before the table dis
cussing their port, it world always creep
up Oh Canon Liddon's knee and remain
there quietly for the whole Of the even
ing; the quiet, satisfied purring of the
cat forming a quiet accompaniment to
the bright, witty CONVERSATION of the
Canon. They formed a picturesque
pair, the cat with its long, handsome
fur and the Canon with his pale, refined
face, and large expressive eyes, now
cleaning with mirth, now flashing with
enthusiasm, and at times softly glowing
with pity as he related some sympa-
tnetic story.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-14

1T is claimed that when forests are
extensively cut, the denuding of the
land interferes with the rainfall. Il
seems nevertheless that there is Ger.
tain compensation about the march Of
civilization. There are now 10000
locomotives putting around America.
These engines, it is estimated, belch
into the air no less than $4,000, 0OO, OOG
cubic yards of vapor every week which
must be returned to earth in the form
Of rain. All the other engines ut work
increase the total to 470,00O, 900, zoo
cubic yards and so it is expected that
unless Keely's motor takes the place Of
steam, we will send up vapor enough to
make very creditable rainfall OF our
own.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-14

The people of Evanston, ILL.,, have
hit upon device for rendering church
sociables pleasant. Each person is
given a card on which dozen names
are written, and is required to talk five
minutes with everyone whose name is
on the card. At the expiration of five
minutes bell is struck and new part
her is sought. By this plan wall flow
ers are eliminated, everybody receives
attention, c1iques are broken up and all
go home happy.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-14

A GOOD rule in mixed farming is tc
keep sufficient stock to consume I'll the
products of the farm.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-14

SULTAN MULEY HAssAN, of Morocco,
is man about As years Of age. He is a
handsome man, with a calm, imposing
manner. His eyes are more animated
and show more shrewdness than those
Of most Of his countrvmen He is fairly
we'll informed on European topics, but
his information is marred by frequent
exhibitions of startling ignorance. AL
together he does not appear like man
who is charged with deeds Of the most
revolving cruelty.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-14

THERE are all kinds of ways of maxi
ing living, but one of the moss novel
modes Of earning ones daily bread was
illustrated by a man who called at q
house at Roxbury, Mass. He announced
his calling after this fashion: Madame,
every housekeeper has some odds and
ends of no practical use to her that she.
would be glad to dispose Of but does
not like to throw away Now, I am
willing to buy any broken or lisused
article that you may offerfor my inspec-
ton" The lady addressed said she had
nothing that she wanted to sell at that,
time, and he replied: "Oh, you must
have something. Now there is set of
false teeth for which I paid 80 CENTS to
one of your neighbors!. Even, this
failed to draw out any favorable re-
Spouse, and the man departed, perhaps
to obtain bargain in woodea leg in
some more favorable locally,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-14

DUNCAN B. HARRISON, rising young
tank actor, at New York, has just re-
covered from an accident which nearly
closed his promising career forever.
While diving into his tank to rescue the
heroine Of the play he twisted his neck
in such manner as to lay him up for
many weeks and leave his head turned
immovably toward his riget shoulder.
But the doctors brought him through.
A removal of section of the spinal
bone has restored the fexibility Of his
neck, and he is diving into the tank
again. Tt is impossible to conceive OF
more lofty devotion to ones art than
that exhibited by Mr.. Harrison. If its
opponents will dedicate themselves to it
as sincerely and successfully as he the
enrolling tank drama will not perish
from our stage.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-15

has acquired among iii nations This q the
legacy which the emperor'e lour reian b.
queaths to the German people The conn
denoe which his dynasty has won WIN be
!an6efreds to the nation, despite anything
that has happened q.
Tho house received tho communication
with evident satisfaction, the more 20 be-
cause Herr Won Puttkamer In announcing
the death OF the omperor to the lower house
OF the diet had not alluded to tho new om.
per0r. This omission had created q painful
impression. The reichstag adjourned for an
indefinite period
TIE NEW EMPRoB PROCLAIMED.
mo new king was proclaimed Frederick
Ill He signs Frederick without reference
to emperor or king. Tho chancellor has re-
oeived the following telegram from Emperor
San Reno, March eat this moment of
deepest sorrow ar tho decease of the en-
peror and king, my beloved father, Unjust
express my thanks to you and to tho min
listers Of state for the devotion and LOYALTY
with which You oil served him. I rely upon
the assistance Of you all In tho arduous
charge which has devolved upon ma I
leave mere tomorrow. FREDERICK
The emperor has also forwarded the fol.
lowing ordinance to the minister of stats on
the subject Of public mourning:
with regard to the national mourning
which has heretofore been customary, we
will not order any provision, but will rather
leave 1t to every German to determine how
he viii give expression to his affection at the
death OF such q monarch, and how long he
will deem 1t appropriate to restrict partici-
patton In public entertainments
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-15
The flak1erIea.

Communications have been passing be.
tweenOttawa and Washington relative to
the publicat ion of Canada's proposal for q
settlement OF the fisheries dispute on q
trade basis and the American answer
thereto. The Canadian proposal is as fol-
lows:
That with a view OF removing all the
causes OF difference in connection with tho
fisheries, it is proposed by her majesty's
plenipotentiaries that the fishermen OF
both countries shall have all privileges en-.
joyed during the existence of the fishery
articles OF treaty of Washington, in con-
sideration OF q mutual arrangement pro.
viding for greater freedom OF commercial
intercourse between the United States and
Canada and Newfoundland.
The American reply is as follows:
While continuing their proposal hereto.
fore submitted on the 3Oth ult., and fully
sharing the desire OF her Brittanic mai.
esty's plenipotentiari to remove all
causes of difference in connection with the
fishery, American plenipotentiaries are
constrained, after careful consideration,
to decline to ask from the president, the
auth GRITTY requisite to consider the
proposal conveyed to them on the
Sd instant as q means to the desired
commercial intercourse, 80 proposed.
would necessitate en- adjustment OF the
present tariff of the United States by con-
gressional action. which adjustment the
American plenipotentiaries consider to he
manifestly impracticable OF accomplish
ment through the medium OF q treaty
under the circumstances now existing, nor
could the American plenipotentiaries nd.
init that such q mutual arrangement As
that proposed by her Brittanic maiesty's
plenipotentiaries could be accepted as con.
shutting suitable basis for negotiations
concerning what appears to the American
PIenipotentiaries the rights and privileges
claimed for American fishing vessels.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-15
General News Items,

Minnesota and Dakota have again been
visited by heavy snow storm.
Chicago e. Northwestern has decl ared
the regular quarterly dividend of X on the
preferred stock. payable March &c.
1t is sa id that the Northern Pacific is
soon to reduce freight rates from St. Paul
and Minneapolis to Helena, Mont, about
25 per cent on all classes.
Lyman D. Rhoades and Florence P.
Rhoades have filed separate bills of COM
plant in the United States circuit court at
St. Paul against the Minneapolis & St.
Louis Railway company to recover dam.
ages for injuries received in an accident
which occurred on Sept. 2, 1SS6,near Nor
wood.
N. G. Foster, the Fairchild lumberman,
who owns a little railroad twenty mine
miles long, from the Eau Claire river to
Osseo via Fairchild, has on foot q scheme
to extend the line to Rhinelander and to
Winona, and make connection with 9th.
er roads at those points. It is said the
projected road may be included in the
southwestern connection proposed for the
Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western.
The State Insurance commissioner has
decided that the Fidelity and Casualty
Insurance Company of New York is emit
tied to do moro than one kind OF business
in that state in spite OF the protest OF the
Lloyd Plate Glass Company OF New York.
The argument was made that certificate
could not issue to the Fidelity company
under the reciprocal law OF that state, but
Commissioner Shandrew holds that he is
empowered to give q wide Interpretation
OF the law, especially when the interests OF
the state are concerned, and in Justice to
tho company, which has built up large
business after many years OF honorable
service, he has refused to acknowledge the
protest submitted by the Lloyd's attor.
neys. and issued the necessary certificate
to the Fidelity company.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-15

Possart, the German actor. who has
been playing at the ITALIA Theater
an engagement which has now lasted
upward OF sixty nights, is a man
OF As, perhaps three inches under. six
ieet in height. with a sturdy frame,
strong face, and intellectual head. He
has dark, curly hair, and goes smooth
ehaven. He is careful and fashionable
IN his dress, and courtly in his WAYS,
1t can be said of HIM that he is a.
player Of many parts. The characters
in which he has appeared at tie ITALIA
have covered wider range. perhaps,
than any American actor OF this dav
would be willing to undertake to fill.
When Herr Possart called upon Presi-
dent Cleveland the other day, the
President said he would be glad to see
him~play, and half promised him a
full house il he would come to Wash.
'ngton. Manager Amberg promptly
took the President at his word. and
Herr Possart will play one night in
washington before hs goes home. lie
will sail for Germany about the mid.
die of:April. Herr Possart played in
Munich for twenty years. He went to
Berlin when the mad Kirg Ludw,;
committed suicide. He makes more
money in Berlin in a week, he says.
than he made in Munich in q twelve
month,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-15
Old Virginia DAYS.

In the Letters of the british Spy
written by William Writ. there is an
ornate description of a blind Preach
er" whose wonderful eloquence held,
spell.bound, the congregation of rus.
tic Westinghouse in Augusta, Va.
This "Bl,nd Preacher was the Rev.
James Waddell, whose sight has been
destroyed by cataract. At the time
when he preached in Stanton, before
his blindness, he was the cause OF q
small "scandaP' among his narrow
m inded and contentious flock.
During his residence in lower Virginia
the good clergyman had become fondof
coffee. After his removal to Staunton
he continued to use the beverage.
As coffee was seldom used in the val
ley, some of the church members
thought it to be their duty to rebuke
the minister for INDUCING in worldly
luxury. In order to strengthen their
case they affirmed that he drank cof-
fee not only on week days, but on Sun
day mornings also, and that hot coffee
on the holy day constituted a fragrant
Sabbath-breaking.
The good man listened to their accu-
sation and then quietly asked, "What
do you have for your breakfast on
Sunday mornings?"
'Mush and milk" they answered.
SIS the mush cold or hot?"
"Hot, Of cou rse."
"Well," answered the minister,
smiling at their fall into his trap,
"when you have cold mush on Sun.
day, I will drink cold Coffee
Another anecdote illustrative of
those early days III Virginia is associ.
ated with the late Rev. DR.. Archibald
Alexander, of Princeton Seminary,
who married daug hter OF the "3lind
Preacher"
It was common for vessels coming
from England to Virginia to bring
'Redemptioners." who were techni.
cally known as ''indentured servants, ="
because they were bound to serve a
stipulated time to pay or "redeem''
the cost OF their transportation.
Some of these "Redemptioners'' were
convicts banished to America for
crime; but all of them were sold. and,
for the time being, treated as slaves.
An educated man was occasionally
found among them, and he was eager
ly sought after by planters having
children to educate. One of this class
of ''indentured servants" young
Irishman named Reardon, was pur-
chased by DR.. AIexanler's father, and
gave the lad his early instruction in
Latin.
After serving out his time Reardon
enlisted III the army of the Revolution
and was wounded in a battle in North
Carolina. On his discharge he return.
ed to Augusta, where he taught school
for many years.-Youth's Compan.
ion.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-15
The Great Sioux Reservation.

The bill opening up the Great Sioux Res
ervation in South Dakota has passed the
House with several amendments granting
privileges to railroads. The passage OF the
bill was backed by all members from Min
nesota, Delegate Clifford, ex-Delegate
Frank Pettigrew. 0. B. Thomas OF Wis.
consin and other friends of Dakota. The
first change made in the bill was one pro-
posed by the committee, which changed
somewhat the boundary OF the proposed
Rosebud reservation, carrying the line
through the Missouri river.
Mr.. Holman said: The distance across
the reservation was about $50 miles and
il within the two years the roads should
build 100 miles and iail to complete the
other fifty it would forfeit it's right OF way
for the whole distance, station houses and
everything that it had completed.
One OF the principal purposes
OF the opening of this reservation
was to get railroad communjca.
tion between the eastern portion OF the
territory and fuel fields OF the Black Hills
and they ought to encourage the roads in
every way possible, especially as they were
paying their money for every foot OF
ground they took.
The amendment providing for the sub
mission Of the question to the entire Sioux
nation was agreed to.
This bill opens up valuable land in Da.
kota, and the people in the southern part
OF the state especially are very jubilant.