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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30
Decorative votes.

10 MAKE b-ass appear antique, dissolve
one ounce sal ammoniac, three ounces
cream of tarter and six ounces common
salt in one pint hot water: then add two
pint of water; mix we'll and apply it re-
peatedly to the article by means of
brush.
For dining rooms square of ingram
carpet over stained floor is very conve-
nient and nice looking. Convenient be-
cause the carpet being smooth and light,
it can be frequently lifted and cleaned,
thereby getting rid of dust, which is an
abomination in any room, but more espe-
cially so in dining-room.
ANovELTY in taple scarfs is the following:
1t is made of gray linen of fine quality and
light in color, fringed out on each end, the
fringe having three rows of knets making
wide heading. Above the fringe is q wide
satin band sewed to the linen BY feather
stitch in white silk. On the band at one
end is painted in water colors graceful
design OF white dasies and buttercups. On
the other rich pattern of snowbails with
pale green foliage.
Hints to H0usei:eepess.
ORANGES and lemons keep best when
wrapped close in soft paper, and laid in
drawer of linen.
WHOLE cloves are now used to exter.
inmate the merciless and industrious moth.
1t is said they are more effectual as q de.
stroying agent than either tobacco, cam
phor or cedar shavings.
NEVER let the whites of eggs stand dur
ing the beating process, even for mo-
ment, as they will begin to turn to
liquid state and cannot be restored, and
thus will make heavy cake.
AN excellent cold cream may be made
by melting together four ounces Of almond
oil, two ounces Of mutton suet, and half an
ounce of spermaceti. Strain and add
few drops of perfume. Stir it until it ia
cold.
To CLEAN frosted dead silver orna-
ments, dissolve lump of soda in sauce
pan of boiling water and place them in it,
and leave for few moments; then add
small piece of yellow soap and rub the
article with soft toothbrush; when taken
out of the water place in hot oven on
brick, until the desired effect is produced.
To CLEAN marble, brush of the dust
with piece of chamois, then apply with
brush good coat of gum arabic Of about
the consistency of thick mucilage; expose
it to the sun or wind to dry. In short
time it will peel off; il all the gum should
not peel of, wash il with clean water and
q cloth. II the first application does not
have the desired effect, it should be tried
again.
CONCENTRATED lye is tho best Of all
contrivances for cleansing bedsteads.
Never keep either lye OF any poisonous
substances in a bottle or pitcher or cup
that may be drunk from by mistake. In
tin box or china soap dish, nobody would
! mistake for any beverage.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30
Cor,.,,.enl Uuffams.

One egg, one teaspoon of salt, one table,
spoon Of lard, three teacups Of fresh
buttermilk, two small teaspoons of soda,
and enough cornmeal to make as thick as
cake batter. Sift soda into meal and add
salt last. Grease the muffin pan we'll, and
have hot enough to fry before putting in
batter. Place in hot oven and bake
Ouickly.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30

CARE may XIII Cat, but a boot-jack sent
with proper precision 10 more speedy in it,
action.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30
THE sTocK-RANcH.
Salt for stock.

A French Government Commission ape
pointed to inquire into the use of salt for
domestic animals reported on the matter as
follows: l. Salt ought to be given to do
nestle animals to replace the saline matter
washed out Of their food by boiling, steam.
ing. etc. 2. Salt counteracts the ill effects
OF wet pasture and food on sheep, and pre-.
vents food rot. 3. It increases the flow of
saliva, and therefore hastens fattening.
4. In making mixtures Of chat, potatoes,
beets, bran, oilcake, etc., salt always ought
to be added. The daily allowance recon-
mended by the Commission was: For a
mich COW or OK, 2 ounces; for Eating
stall fed OK, d to ~ ounces; for fattinR
pig. to l! ounces; for lean sheep, to
i OF an ounce; for horse, ounce.
Breed from. Intelligent Ant,na,s
An Hnglish contemporary, in relation 10
breeding, heads the article aBreed from
Intelligent Horses" The rule should be
followed. whatever the farm animal, for
intelligence gees steadily constant with
superior blood, although there are differ
ent grades of intelligence in superior as
we'll as in common stock. The article re-
lating to horses is as follows:
1t is just as important with horses to
breed for intelligence as it is in the human
race. A dumb. stupid colt can never be
educated to be valuable horse. Without
intelligence he will always be sluggish, and
will never manifest an attachment to his
master, nor manifest any disposition to
obey and serve him as pleasure. Most
intelligent horses are naturally docile, or
can be easily trained to be kind, reliable,
and even affectionate. Breeders of horses
should look to the native intellect of the
mare and stallion with as close q scrutiny
as they examine their pedigrees. Once
make an intelligent colt or horse believe
that his owner and trainer is his best
friend, there will be little or no trouble
in training him, or trusting him in all
emergencies: II is true there are cases
where very intelligent horses are vicious
and always dangerous. In some cases this
is owing to the way they are treated early
in life. Others are always vicious and
dangerous to trust under any circumstances.
In most cases this is inherited, and the
breeder should investigate the question of
disposition as we'll as intelligence. Never
breed to horse which is vicious, danger
GUS, or even disagreeable. A horse which is
dangerous or treacherous to his groom, no
matter how fine his form, how pure his
blood, or how great his ancestry, should be
taken to the public commons and shot.
Thousands of precious lives are sacrificed
to vicious stations and their descendants.
All other good qualities cannot redeem a
vicious disposition. Nor can beautiful
form overcome lack of intelligence and
sprightliness.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30

this he was breveted Major and Leu
tenant Colonel of United States vo!un-
teers. It has been generally under
stood that Captain Rath hanged Wirz.
The notorious governor of the prison
mems At Andersonville. He denies this,
Powever With fine scorn and the char
acteristic remark: II would have spit
an Wirz. but I wouldn't have hanged
him. He was too low" -.
Captain Rath is rather small IN STAT,
ure but not at ell insignificant. ne
is moreover, well.built SOLDIER with
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30
g Dog Meat"

N old soldier of the
Thirty-fourth Illi-
nois tells an inter-
esting "reminiscences
of the Fourteenth
Army Corps, which
occurred during its
race after II God.
General NJ organ
had given orders
one nioht that No
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30
Buck and Bull l1u.ket..

N the winter of 1862
we encamped on Mi
nor's Hill, Va. along
Dwith the Fourteenth
New York, Ninth Mas
sachusetts and Sixty
second Pennsylvania.
Eve were armed with
the old buck-and-bull
,muskets, which we
were to exchange for
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30
He Saw q Battle.

WI days before we
crossed the Rapidan,
/ was ordered to in
spect q brigade of
regular troops and
select q irregular num-
Der, best fitted to
march, for wagon
guards. The 10th
regular infantry had
just arrived from
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30
captain Christian Rath.

\ APTAIN Christian
,Rath, of Detroit, is a
! remarkable man. He
Nserved his country
Sfrom 1862 to 1865, and
tlclosed his military
z;career by hanging the
conspirators con-
/ demned to death for
j the murder of .Abra~
ham Lincoln. For
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OF OF lh,a a1! frontiers, parapets;
az , uaslllshs, OF cannon. culverin;
a. pflsoners' ransom and of soldiers slain,
n n;a[ az the currents OF breachy fight.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30
,n1nErs AND BAYoNETs.
arm, Scenes, Amusing Anecdotes, and
~ interesting Incidents Of To
Late War.
..1v Battles, Buzzing BullseA Bright
Bayonets, and Buggy
BedA
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Der thy graves We strow
flowers.
The sweet buds Of June,
withthetr subtle per-
fume-
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strife.
Laurels won but with
dear life,
We bring as mementos
togarland each tomb.
oh. hearts that boat high /!
oh, hopes doomed to die /!
rnol for 0eRr ones far
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-08

The opinion has been expressed by some
that in view of General Harrison's election
the suits against Marshal Hawkins would not
be prosecuted. The idea seems to be that
Republicans, having won a great victory, will
either forget the outrages practiced on cleo
ton day. or magnanimously forgive them.
They will not do either. They have no right
to- To do 80 would be compromising felony.
The illegal arrests on election day were gross
outrages on personal liberty. They involved
every element of political prescription and
official tyranny. intensified by corrupt mo-
tives and personal malice. No language can
fitly characterize the infamy of such proceed
ings 1t is no excuse to say the deputies
exceeded their instructions or that the ar
rested citizens were released as soon as the
fiimsiness of the charges against them were
discovered. OF course they were released,
and of course the marshal would be very glad
to end the matter with personal apology and
putting the responsibility on his ignorant
deputies The victims of these outrages have
no right to let the matter end that way. They
represent great principle, one Of the dearest
rights Of frsemea. and they should fight for
it to the bitter end.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-08
FITS LIKE A GLOVE.
1r. Greeley's Prophetic Arrangement OF
President and Party In 1883.

Mr.. Greeley's Prophetic Arraicnment OF
President and Party in 1883.
Log Cabin. Sept. IL. Is4O.
When the people of this country look at the
Posteffice Department-that plus ultra of
the beasfts Of civilization, properly conducted.
but nest fearful engine of despotic power when
abused--and see it perverted from Its sacred de-
signs, in the operation OF all its vast and hidden
machinery. from the highest officer that presides
over ii down to the most remote and obscure
agent, wherever he may be, all to secure the
election of the President; when they have evil
dence undisputed that the letters, documents
and papers of the dominant party posted
with all possible speed 70 their destination,
while those OF the other party subjected 10 the
lingering and surveillance or the entire corps OF
the department. delayed, often violated, and TO
immense extent entirely suppressed-an to
secure the reelection Of the President: when they
see go army OF a hundred Thousand Office holders
agents and bene6ciaries of the government all
busy. all inteat, all devoted not TO the interests
of the pesple. but TO the interests of their chief
20 secure his reelection, and by consequence
their own advantage; when they observe that
all promises of reform have been realized only
IL abuses or prerogative and usurpations OF
power, and all proposed retrsnchmsnts OF pub
lie expenditures have resulted in q manifold
and upheard-of Increase when they see the
commerce OF the country crippled, manufscto-
ries shutting up and breaking down. and labor,
the only capital Of the wsrkibeman. the only
thing he has TO sell, going down 10 the standard
or despotic states aud barbarous trioes-sl 10
secure the reelection OF the President TO per
petuate power in the same hands, and ali OF the
expense of the people-surely, with this verita-
BILE vision. no enchanting one, before our eyes,
with all these astounding facts, ana many more
OF the same kind which we have not tune 70
mention, staring the American peop's 10 the
think there has been o mistake, not 10 say mis-
chief somewhere
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-08

1T isn't necessary to look outside of Dem
ocratic newspapers to learn why Grover Cleve-
land was defeated. The Rochester On. W
Post.Express Oem.) recently printed the fol-
lowing emphatic opinion of its party candi-
date:
eff the editor of this paper does not like
the President of the United States it is sim
ply on public grounds. Mr.. Cleveland has
shown himself to be liar, a hypocrite and a
demagogue and tho editor of this paper sim
ply hates liar. hypocrite and demagogue,
and does not think it right to re-elect a man of
that character to the presidency of the United
States. Mr.. Cleveland has given the country
a bad, mean and costly administration. and
not even friendship, much less enmity. should
serve as a plea in bar of criticism upon his
official shortcomings"
The New York Sun, and other Democratic
organs, gravsly considering this arraignment
concluded that it was just. and that as a
political generality it was proper to speak
of Mr.. Cleveland as liar. hypocrite and a
demagcgue. The Republican gains in New
York and elsewhereindicate that great many
Democratic voters held similar opinions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-08
QUE FLAG Is STILL THERE.

The stars an d stripes have been the Repub-
lican emblem in this campaign. The circum-
stances were such that the fitness of the flag
for such purpose was universally recognized.
Heretofore Republicans have not chosen to
assume closer claim upon that flag than
other citizens, though the four years war
they waged for its protection might have justi-
fed them in so doing TWAS when the fruits
of that war seemed about to be lost that their
jealous affection for the country's banner was
once more reused. 1t was not the mere at
tempt to return the captured rebel flags that
excited their anger and alarm, but the push
ing into power and influence Of the unrecon-
structed rebel element. The flag episode was
but elimination of course of insult to
Union soldiers and of catering to unrecon-
structed rebels, and served to measure the
length to which the administration had
gone and was willing to 60. The
Republicans of the North have no feeling but
that of kindness to the Southerners when the
latter show willingness to be citizens of the
Union upon equal terms with other citizens,
and to put their loyalty to the Union before
their loyalty to the South. The sectional
feeling, the old rebel feeling, is what they re.
sent. and after its manifestation In the rebel
flag incident they again regarded themselves
as special guardians Of the country's flag.
This feeling was displayed in tremendous
force and dramatic intensity at the Chicago
convention, when Governor Foraker's waving
of the colors excited the audience to its wild
demonstration of enthusiasm. It was at tina,
moment that the Republican emblem wa:
chosen by unanimous consent. After that nc
other could have been devised Its fines.
was again demonstrated in the fight made
! against the encroachment Of English free
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-08

PARTY of strangers called on Mr. Cleve-
land the other day. circumstance sufficiently
unusual of itself to call for special notice in
administration organs. Among other incl
dents of the call, the following is irnocently
noted by the same organs as being particular
ly pleasing:
1.-The Presidents hand was gripped asst has
not been gripped in months One very large
man clasped Mr.. Cleveland's hand with un-
usual warmth. The President said: That's
a good shake Not half as good as well
give you on Tuesday next, SIR replied the
visitor"
The remark of the man with the grip
proved prophetic. The people of the United
States gave Cleveland the shake on Tuesday
in way which he had never experienced be-
fora
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-08
MR.. CEEVELAND'S STATUS.


Grover Cleveland's place in history is prac-
tically settled. His retirement from the
Presidency, on March 4, 1889, will, of course,
end his public career. If he had any talent or
aptitude for public affairs be might locate in
Democratic district, and perhaps be elected to
Congress, but that is not likely to happen.
Of course, he will not resume the practice of
law, in which he never particularly excelled.
Having purchased property in Washington,
and being possessed of an independence. he
will probably pass the remainder of his life at
the capital. As he has no taste for cultivated
society, he will not shine in social circles, and
as there is always President at Washington,
an ex-President will not be made much of.
His political advice will not be sought by his
own party. and he will not even be an advis-
DRY member of its councils. The probability
is, he will gradually drop out of sight and
lapse into obscurity. spending his leisure time
with his former club companions, and in
fishing, etc.
Mr.. Cleveland would have occupied an
Infinitely better place in history if he had
adhered to his original pledge, virtually made.
though not in express terms, not to be a can
didate for reelection. II is probable that
when he made the pledge he intended to keep
it. In fact, we have no doubt he was sincere
;y voaly;pp ~ Ha {borrb% Ia Lraxy b;rnoalf
but he did not. An adherence to the pledge
would have atoned for many blunders, and
''rugged honesty" People would have said,
"Well, Cleveland was not a great man, but
he proved his honesty and his patriotism by
adhering to voluntary pledge not to be a can
didate for reelection, and by not prostituting
the power and patronage Of his administration
to that end" That would have given him, in
so far. at least, unique and honorable place
in history. But he will take very different
one. He will be remembered as the only
President who voluntarily pledged himself, by
the strongest implication, not to be candi-
date for re-elec ton, and who afterwards used
the power and patronage of the government to
an unprec edented extent to secure both his
denomination and re- election. And probably
the historian will trace his defeat to his Sec
ond-term itching, for the free-trade issue,
which he thought would make him i'm
mensely popular contributed largely to his
defeat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-08
INDIANA IL REPUBLICAN.

In carrying Indiana the Republicans have
achieved q splendid victory. The plurality is
not as large as the Journal hoped for and ex-
pected, but it will do. Under the circum-
stances a much smaller one would have been
great victory. lie Republicans are somewhat
disappointed at the smallness of the plurality
Democrats are amazed that it is SO large.
They are astenished beyond measure that We
should have carried the State at all. They
were absolutely confident of carrying it them
selves. The possibility of their losing the
State did not enter into their calculations or
their minds. Having carried it four years
ago by more than $500, when the Republic
ans were in power, they felt doubly sure of
doing so when they are in power themselves.
They knew the extent TO which the power and
patronage of the government had been used.
They knew that thousands of pensions had
been granted to Indiana soldiers during the
last two years. and that promises had been
exacted from many of them to vote for Cleve.
land. Above all. they relied on the corrupt
use of money, on fraudulent voting and their
''gosd schemes" They were well organized,
had all the advantages on their side, and made
desperate, bitter and INSCRIPTIONS fight.
And they are beaten.
The victory is splendid vindication of
General Harrison, and splendid redemption
of the Republican promises at Chicago. In
diana could not have been carried this year
for any other Republican candidate 1t was
General Harrison's candidacy and his per-
sond strength and popularity that
set the State on fire and inspired
Republicans to a supreme effort. His candi-
J dacy made them invincible. Our delegates
at Chicago were net mistaken as to the effect
of his nomination in the State, or the response
which Indiana Republicans would give to it.
The result settles forever the question of his
personal strength and popularity in his own
State, and is the peoples response TO the in
famous campaign lies with which he has been
nursued
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-08

trade theories. The Republican party repre-
scented the American idea of the nobility Of
labor, and of the rights Of the laborer
to fair wages and prosperity. and
what symbol could so well indicate
this Americanism as freedoms bannerf
Opposed to it through the campaign has been
the foreign made bandanna. The dingy rag,
first meant for an ignoble purpose, and not
improved in its character by its use as sign
Of Democracy, has been Haunted defantly in
opposition to the stars and stripes. But it has
not won. The ideas that it represented have
been swept away by the flood of intelligence
and patriotic enthusiasm symbolized by the
beloved emblem of the party of progress. The
Republicans fought in the sixties for the pres
ervation of the flag; they have fought again,
and successfully, for the principles for which
it stands. Cheered once more with victory,
they stand ready to carry their standard on
to still greater nights.
THE star-spang led banner, oh, long may i. wave
Der the land of the free and the home Of the brave