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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
THE TYPEWRITER Girl CONES
LlLSO

The typewriter girl is becoming one
Of the institutions Of every tirst-class
hotel. In every hotel Office the placard
informs the arrival that he can have his
letter prepared on the shortest notice at
a tritling cost. The way in which we
are now living at our hotels doesn't
leave the guest very much to complain
OF, provided the cuisine does his duty.
The days when telegraph instruments
We're put in the hotels the landlords
thought they had reached the ultima
thule Of enterprise. Then came the
telephone. Now the guest registers
and there is little else left for him to do.
He is carried to his meals by the eleva-
tor, and after his dinner, while he
smokes, he talks in his chair and die
tates a letter to the young typewriter in
tie corner. Of course, these letters
must needs be Of commercial charac..
ter. There is one sort of a letter that a
typewriter cannot grind out. That is
where you have girl or sweetheart
and you want to tell her Just
what you think. The typewriter has a
language not suitable to this kind of
business. But if the hotel enterprise of
to-day continues we will possibly have
letters OF this kind made to order and
kept on sale.-CIicagO Times.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
THE STAGE.
WITH A LITTLE HUMOR ADDED
An -4ctos's Wardrobe.

A costrmer who was recently asked
what it would cost a young actor who
had to play small parts with legiti-
mate star to fit himself for the season
said that it could not be respectfully
done for less than $3.50. If the roper
tory should be "Julius Caesar Ham
let" Richard ILL., "Othello," Richie
lieu," and "The Lady OF Lyons" which
are generally acted by the recognized
tragedians, he will need nearly an en-
tire set of dresses for every piece, as
each is in so historically different a
period that scarcely any dress can be
used in more than one play. Some Of
the chief varieties Of costumes are the
primitive TUNES Worn in Macbeth" and
"Cymbeline, the Greek dresses of Gin
gomar," the Roman in Caesar" and
"Virginius, the long-skirted tunics Of
"Hamlet," the Venetian hauberk, or
short tunic, worn in "Othelo." "Much
ADO" Romeo and Juliet" ETC., the
Louis WI. square-cut coats and knee
breeches, the modification Of these in
sThe School for Scandal" and the
revolutionary and directoire styles for
"The Lady of Lyons" Gowns for the
actresses are naturally in even greater
variety. The actor who desires to make
good appearance needs silk tights or
stockings for nearly all the above cos
tunes, and these will run from
$l2 to $50 pair. A fairly
handsome suit of armor will
cost him $75, and this he must have for
the Roman plays. In this direction he
can crafty his fancies to the extent of,
at any rate, $500. Booth and Barrett
have suits of armor which cost fully that
sum. Swords are also an expensive
item, and the fashion in them has
changed as greatly and as frequently as
in dress. The varieties include the
short Roman sword, the long basket
hilt, the curved saber, the straight
rapier or dueling sword, the short court
sword, with its elegantly-ornamentet
and jeweled handle and scabbard, ant
even the great sword to be swung will
both hands, which Richelieu attempt.
to lift when describing the proves o
his youth. Besides these daggers o
various styles are needed, and the inter
prefer Of Othello usually carries thu
curved cimetar. A good sword of plail
finish is rarely to be got for less THAI
SIS. and the price may lie increased &C
cording to the fancy Of the purchase
and his opportunity for obtainin!
genuine old weapons. Many actor
have large collections Of swords whic]
are Of historic interest and Of no littl
pecuniary value The late Charlie
Fechter's collection was celebrated, an
after his death it Mas sold at auction
many Of the specimens bringing larg
prices.-Nelr York T,ib7uae.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
Grecn-Isoons Gossip.
ANNIE P1xLEY will take hurried trim
to Europe this summer.
Say Die,

ANNIE FINLEY will take hurried trip
to Europe this summer.
ALICE HARRISON is to play Topsy in
an "Uncle TOMS Cabin" company.
A COMIC opera has been written 7'pon
the subject Of baseball. It may be
produced in Philadelphia before long.
LESTER WALLACE is preparing for
Scrib7eer's Magazine several papers
giving "reminiscences of fifty years as
actor and manager.
NOVEMBER - is the date fixed for
Mary Anderson's opening at Wallack's
Theater. She will then come forward
as Perdita and Hermione in "a Win
ter's Tale"
IT is now stated that Lydia Thomp-
som comes to this country. Another
English artist who is reported to have
made up her mind to return here is
Violet Cameron.
ACCORDING TO hef present plans, Mary
Anderson will sail from England on
Oct. 30, and open at Wallack's Nov. -.
Her tour in this country will cover
twenty-five weeks. It is asserted that
Miss Anderson would like to cancel her
American dates, so as to make q pleas
ure trip to Rome.
MAGGIE MITCHELL went on the stage
when she was 8 years Of age; Joe Jeffer-
son at 6; Agnes Robertson at ~; Ellen
Terry at s; Kate Bateman at 8; the
Denim sisters at 6; Mary Cannon at 8,
and at years played regularly every
night; Lucille Western at g.; Cordelia
Howard at 4; Jean Davenport Lander
at 8.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
IrUiny's "Robcrt lNacai3e."

Robert Macaire," in which Henry IT,
wing is now appearing in London, was a
stock piece in the repertory Of American
actors twenty years ago. A pen-and-ink
sketch Of Irving as Macaire was recently
made by Ellen Terry and sent to a
friend in New York. 1t shows .substan-
TALLY the same makeup which the old
time actors used for the part. The di-
lapidated clothes, the banged hat, the
black patch over one eye, and the jaunty
air OF audacity are all brought forward
from the traditions Of the past. All
these details are really from the origi-
nal production of the drama in Paris,
where the French melodrama was con-
verified into grim farce by the re-
powned Frederick Lemaitre. It was
then in five acts, and its performance
occupied an entire evening. Within a
few years we have seen in America a
version which reduced the work almost
entirely to pantomime, the thieves be-
ing clowned by Mafit and Bartholomew
as one feature in the variety shows.
Accounts from London indicate that
Irving is about midway between Lee
maitre and these American patomimists,
for he presents the play in two acts,
lasting altogether an our. The actor
is extremely extravagant in his imper-
sonation, dancing about the stage in
tattered garments of grotesque pattern,
at one time breaking fiddle and plate
over the PROSTATE form Of waiter and
making the violent transitions from horse
play to death scene not often equalled
for CORY realism. At the climax he is
shot by soldiers, and Of this situation he
makes much. Going up the stage he
smears his face with red paint while his
back is turned to the audience, but
does it with considerable dexterity, so
that when he turns around the people
see what seems to be CHASTITY wounds.
Then he yells and writhes in agony,
falls down, gets up again, and finally
dies in much agony.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
WHY HE LIKED CHICAGO

A Texas man started north on his
bridal tour, and did not make his reap
pearance until eighteen months from
the date OF his departure. He was met
by friend, who, after exchanging con-
CALCULATIONS with him, asked him what
portion Of the country that he had
visited during his trip he was most
pleased with. He answered illinois y
On whataccount," queried his friend
for its natural, its business, or its social
attractions ?"
Neither; for its legal attractions. Nv
wife and were divorced there. --Terns
Siftings. '''
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
EERTILIzING DESERT.

The Oued Rir', now becoming one Of
the most prosperous regions Of Algeria,
is great oasis in the Sahara. It over
lies vast subterranean reservoir from
two and one-half to eight miles wide,
which, in distance Of some seventy
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
THE TONGUES 1SDIc.41IoS,'

A furred tongue is not necess'"
alarming symptom. Accoralps +,
late lecture by Dr.. Howshlp pl ' -,
the tongue not only changes ''' ,,
and condition with often lncollsl",, !,
deviations from ordinary heai'n.
presents many differences "l'1'i !,
state in different persons, an" >
same persons at different time, :,
some persons it is normal to ha'e .,,I
tongue, and to others equally ~: :.,,
have a coated one, so that 1t IS D ~,
BILE to fix any degree or llml' " y. n,t
as necessary accompaniment
health. -Arka71sa1c lraueleT
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
NO MORE BIRDS IN BoNSE

50,
Ladies' are no longer to Wear bird
their bonnets and hats. thus IL
been lecreed by fashion. The ben
lent tdict comes just in time to save
last remaining members ofthe hum
birds and birds Of Paradise. Inc
forests of India, Brazil, and the m
of til" Mississippi have been r;'llsat'
and lave yielded up their treasa's
winsed jewels to adorn the 1eA,
headgear. Now at last there Is !"
truce to the massacre, and tile !.
denlzens Of the woods may sing IL"
awhile in peace. To estimate ll'
tent of slaughter perpetrated !"
sake Of womankind's adornment' We
take the statement Of a London us' '
who admits that last year he sola :, 7,
600 small birds OF every possl0's,
and color, from the soft era. v =,
wood pigeon to the gemlike sple'4 u,
the tropical bird. Even the NV
robin has been inundated to a'v'D
fashionable bonnet.-Lo1do" w.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
4 SPOILED DOG.

Omaha Man-It's mystef', :,
how that dog you sold me wa. 80 NJ
up. He won't eat anything Wv" 'nrt
house steak and won't drlnA ~ IN
but beer. Where did you se' n 4,,r
Dealer II bought him OF .
Omaha World.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
PEPPER AND SAT-

HEX the Sugar Irust-B,l,i.,
Free Press,
The twe-headed woman shon,1,
some show in a double skull oon. 10
Boston Courier.
WHY is ship called she?n B...
woman is vessel-the weaker %
Boston Courier.
A FALSE chord of music is Il;
A false cord of wood is abop+ w
eighths.-Da7auille Breeze. 's'q
WHEN a disease spreads it j.
tracted on all sides. Can a no;r ~,
explain this ?-Neac Hauen yeus
The great aux is an extinct ).
Undoubtedly its great auk.wa,,,
proved fatal.-Pittsbaugh B11let;n
MOST men go to the penitept;ar.
result of their convictions, AMI
merely from prejudice.-1Eas1;no.
Critic.
IT has been discovered that mon i.
more than women; and they bar
half the provocation either
Courier.
IT is said that old maple sugar i j,
ter than new. That may be 50, bnt
would like to try some new lust for
novelty Of the thing. Boston Cons
HENS do not live to be old for
reason that they are killed and sol5I
spring chickens as soon as thew
their teeth.-Ne1v Orleans Pica,,uI
LESS TRUTH THAN POETRY
Nothing is ever lost" Walt Whitman sinu.
But poets have peculiar views of things.
Few will agree with him whove had i'll luck
When they the frisky tiger had to buck,
Boston Courier.
A BLIND boy was once asked
meaning of forgiveness. After think
few moments he replied: "Its
order which the trampled flower 9;
out to bless the foot that brushes n
! Arkd71sd1r Traueler.
You cannot sing the old songs.
say? Never mind, my boy! Nj
are there who can sing them, and
insist upon doing so, over and d
again, only to fill the human heart
bitterness and make mankind wear1
| Detroit Free Press.
YOUNG De LYLE.-Aw, there 1
cigar butt that I prize highly, y
Maude. It's the wemains of cigar
Pwince Of Wales gave me when !
ovah lahst season. Miss Maude uni
interested)-Indeed. how nice! And
smoked it, Mr.. De Lyle, the Prince
Ne1v York Sun.
AN Aid to Economy. Short-fr
ing away from the instrumental
you to understand the telephone is
greatest invention of the age! Sd
me more every day than it costs for +
year. Long-Yes, I know lisa
thing; but how do you figure it ou
that way? Short-Why, for insta4
q man just telephoned to know i'll
in. 1 told him 1 wasn't. Ii it m
been for the telephone he would
come himself and collected S25.-L
ell Citizen.
Amt it too bad grandpas deal
said Ida. eyes, dear, but he is hl
with the angels" did all the and
go from Beacon street," 30, no, de-
"Then I know grandpa amt havi1
bit good time! He never took no
tiee Of people unless they lived
Back Bay. I do hope he carried
card in his pocket, else how'll anyc
in Heaven know he lived on Bea
street? They might take him
South Ender-and, o, mamma. ii
should think he belonged on Colan
aveLue !'-Bosto71 Con11lo11reall&
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03

eight miles from north to south. is now
tapped by about ia French spouiing
wells and 1872 native ones, with a total
discharge of 90, 425 gallons of water per
minute. The Ouca Ri1' has nearly
$40, 600 palm trees i'll bearing condition,
and an annual date production of more
than 100000. The population, which,
like the productive land, has more than
doubled i'll thirty years, is about $4,000,
distributed through thirty-one centers.
-Ltrhdl1Sdac Traveller.
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substances Cor nral.lng 1nl..

Common writing ink is the pertannate of
iron, mixed with little gallate, held in sus-
pension in water by means of gum or some
other adhering substance. The gum also
preserves the ink from being too fluid, and
also serves to protect the vegetable matter
from decomposition. Blue inls has of late
years been much in demand The coloring
matter is said to be sulphate of indigo and
tincture Of iron nT according to another
recipe. Prussian dissolved in water by
means of oxalic ncid. Red ink is usually
made by boiling two ounces of Brazil wood
In a pint of water for about quarter Of an
hour, and adding little gum and water
This ink is not in demand now, carmine hav-
ing superseded 1t; this color is obtained from
a solution of cnrmine and ammonia, also
adding gum.
The great merit of our common writing ink
Is In the freedom with which it flows from
the pen, allowing of rapid writing, and the
manner In which it bites into the paper, SC
as not to be removed by sponging. The great
defect is in the want of durability. Such
inks partake Of the nature of dyes. Tht
writing ink OF the ancients on the contrary
is characterized by great permanencyi 10
basis was finely divided charcoal mixed witt
some mucilaginous or adhesive fluid. Indian
ink is of this character; it is formed Of lamp
black and animal glue, with the addition 0
perfumes, not necessary, however, to use a
an ink, and is made up into cakes. 1t is use'
in China with brush, both for writing AM
painting ON Chinese paper, and it is used il
this country for making drawings in blacl
and white, the different depths of shad
being produced by varying the dilutlon will
water Paper World.
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Benefits of "nair smuggling"

A wrinkle in hair dressing not generally
known is chair singeing.n In barber shop
on Center street, close to the City hall
bridge, is a sign, prominently displayed, an
nouncing that hair singeing is done there for
twenty-five cents. A reporter dropped into
q chair in the shop this morning and found II
no difficult matter to engage tho tonsorial
artist In conversation.
"Hair singeingq" he said. "Why that's not
new scheme; it's quito old, but is not gener
ally practiced."
sBut Of what benefit is itf' gasped the re
porter, struggling with great ball of lather
that was thoughtlessly dropped on his mouth
by the barber.
"Beneftr' Why, il makes weak hair grow
strong and thick, and ultimately makes the
scalp healthy"
sWhat is the methodin
81 take wax taper, light it aud grasp a
tuft of hair with the fingers Of my left hand.
Then carefully apply the wax dip to the
ends Of tho hair and burn them. In this
manner touch up all the hair. Having CON
cludcd my labors, l then comb the locks care
fully and give the patient good shampoo
After that no one would recognize the work
had done. Most of my patrons have theil
hair singed every two weeks, but the differ
ence depends altogether on the strength Of
the persons hair. Today had five men in
my chair, and all had their hair singed. One
of them was priest. He comes here regu
larly and enjoys the operation. The capillary
substance on his head was weakening, and he
had morbid horror of becoming bald. He
has tried the process several times, and al
ready notice vast improvement in the
growth of the hair. New York Evening
Sun.
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a Famous Norellst,s Arithmetic.

In Dickens Christmas number, CDR MARI
COLDS Prescriptions" one of the tales, ITO be
Taken In Water" describes the adventure OF
a clerk who was travelling through France in
charge of "a quarter Of Million in specie.
He had it sin two iron boxes, inclosed in
leather to look like samples" The French
porters seem to have noticed that the boxes
were heavy, but managed them well enough,
two porters to each box. My copy of "Dr.
Marigold" has a marginal annexation by an
impatient reader, "Boshl quarter of a mil
lion In gold coin would weigh upward Of two
tons.n The calculation does not seem to be
quite accurate, but it would weigh about one
ton seventeen hundredweight, avoirdupois.
A thief who got at the boxes is described in
the story as stopped in making his way out
Of a window with carpet bag half full OF
sovereigns. The annotator reckons again,
from the description Of the bag, that it must
have weighed five hundredweight, One
wonders that errors so easily noticeable es-
capped the sharp editorial eye of Charles
Dickens. Notes and Queries.
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Tha r1avor of mutton,

The question that has long troubled butch
ers-viz, what causes the wool taste in NUT
tons--is again the subject of much discussion
among the fraternity. The American Public
Health association recently stated that the
touch Of the woolly coat upon the dressed
flesh impaired wool taste, and that there
was a very noticeable difference in the flavor
of mutton taken from sheep which has been
for some time deprived of all excess in its
woolly coat and that taken from sheep
which has heavy fleece The Hon. Cassius
III. Clay, Of Kentucky, who is recognized
authority in matters relating to sheep raising,
contends that the association is wrong. He
recommends butchers to starve the sheep for
twenty-four hours before killing, and then to
cut the throat all around to the bone, allow
ing free flow Of blood. The sheep should
then be dressed at once. The flesh will then
be found perfectly sweet and without any
perceptible wool taste. -Chicago News.
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rryptlan Tobacco Condemned.

A great many English newspapers and a
large number of their correspondents are
earnestly condemning Egyptian tobacco and
the doctored cigarettes made in Cairo and
London therefrom. 1t is commended that q
large number Of cases Of mouth diseases have
resulted from the use OF these cigarettes, and
the discussion, which is becoming hot and in
teresting, will very likely result in serious
injury TO the eastern tobacco trade. Chicago
Herald
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INDUCEMENTS
MANUFAC TURERS.

Lamb tville, Hunter
don Co. N. j., on the
De laware River, fif-
teen mi les above TT en-
ton, N. j., for ty = TX
mi les from Phi ladel-
phia, and sixty from
New York, offers supe-
rior indu cements for
the location Of manu-
factur ing es tab lish-
ments. It has a popc-
lation Of 4, 500, and
plenty Of labor can be
secur ed.
There are excellent
sites in the town,
along the Penna. R. R.
{ Belvidere Divis ion),
where iron, coal, &c.
can be brought direct
ly from iron and coal
mines, and run into
the manufactor es wi tn
out car tage. Two or
three good wa ter- pow
ers may be cured
along the canal. There
is also connection by
canal wi tn Philadel-
phia and New York, for
heavy fret ghts. Land
is cheap, taxes are
low, labor can be Sc
cur ed at reas enable
wages, and there are
other inducements that
should lead manufac-
tur ers to locate here.
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If you want corn planter which will
drop from to grains of corn, as desir-
cd. in bill, that can be fitted upon any
ordinary hoe and works well, call at
Helms Coryell street Hardware Store.
just the thing for re- planting corn.
May 2-tf
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Tho Population of Lambertvllle

Tho PopuIatIon OF LambeftViIIe
Is about 4, 500, and we would say at least
ono half are troubled with some affection
Of the Throat aud Lungs, as those COM
plants are, according TO statistics, more
numerous than others We would advise
all not to neglect the opportunity to call
on their druggist and get a bottle Of
Kemp's Balsam for Ne Throat and Lungs.
Price so cents aud s %. Trial size free.
Sold by all druggists.
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A young child of Mr.. and Mrs Reoul-
brault, Of Manchester, N. H., has two per-
fectly formed heads, Joined to the body by
two short but we'll formed necls The child
is otherwise of normal development and en-
Joys good health.
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AGAINST THE SALOON.

Tho FsAiL AgD FxrnRss Is tho recognized lend.
~ journaJ OF the country IN tho great Anti
sii:Aion Eepublfe;D nj ovoment. IL believes that
tatSsfs tna enemy o. society, fruitful source
4 conception IN rolitins, The any q anarchy, g
cck:ng TO corruptiy control elections and iegisla
lion. - 2 n,cnace to the pn9'hc welfare and de-
In brief, all who wish to have In their
honlss 2 FiisST-Cy.ASs NEWSPAPER OF
aatlonai seopo, broad Vows, clean pages and
courageous. Set kindly, utteraDcos on all cues
t:cns of general puhlic interest, will Dot be
GlsappuiBte,i in tho MAIL AND EXPRESS, and
No respectfully solicit their influence and sup
FsiinsCRIPTtOv RArES.-wFEKLr, per
year, T. ga, six munths 80 centa; three months,
81 cents. DAILY, per year. %6.GO; Biz months,