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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-01-06
Flashing Horses.

Pennsylvania farmer writes: The
cnstom in some countries of washing
horses in hot weather deserves some con-
sidera,ion. A horse covered with perspira-
ton, dry in patches, it may be, and covered
With dust, must feel refreshed, rs we'll as a
man. if the bathing be done at the proper
fine and care exercised afterwards. The
method l adopt is thus described: AS soon
as the horse is taken out and harness re-
Then bucket of tepid water is placed at
rand, and the horse is spunged all over
ouicklv. after which he is rinsed down
With n watering pot of tepid water, scraped,
and rubbed. Then some clean straw is
placed over the back and loins, and over
this light horse rug, and the horse is put
into his stall, No draught is permitted, of
course. Reaction takes place in the capil-
lares of the skin, and the horse gets dry
and sleek. He will now enjoy his feed
and beverage, and take his rest with en-
oyment. When wanted again he will be
found free from marks of harness., pre-
senting a glossy coat. Some people are
against washing, and Justly so when it is
done by lazy louis, but when it is done by
active grooms there is no risk, and the ami
nal must be much the better than when al
lowed to dry off in perspiration and dust.
Inc CuslOIu VI 10 uOl OUJtC"
tionabe if the legs are rubbed dry, but
when tepd water is used with elbow grease
to we'll dry the legs, and heels especially,
it is beneficial. It is only condemned be-
canse grooms do not dry the heels, and the
heels getchilled, crack, and scratches de-
velop. No horse should be put up for the
night with dirty feet or hoof. The feet
should be washed out carefully ana the
grit removed from under the shoes; the
coronet should be examined to see if any
cut or tread exists. Many cases of lock-
jaw might have been prevented had this
to a, once. The underpart Of the tail
should be sponged every morning and
evening. Neglect of this explains why
herses rub their tails bare and make such
sorry sights. The name should also be
washed at times, US we'll as brushed.
THE OPCHaPnJST
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-01-06
Three Bottles Cure CatarrI,.

ELI RoBBINs Runyan P. o., Columbia Co..
"a, says: my daughter had caturrh whers.
sage's Catarrh Remedy ADVERTISED, and pro-
cured bottle for her, and soon saw that it
helped her; a third bottle effected pcrma.~
sound and hearty" '->'
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-01-06

You may crowd, you may jam the street.
car if you will, but there's room for one
mora on the vehicla still
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-01-06

A WOMAN has invented window and
had it patented. Now, who will invent q
post hole and get patent on it?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-01-06
Commercial Fertilizers.

All mineral manures should be left on or
rary near the surface They are never
,'ikv. and to pillow them in is to bury them
mere roots OF crops will find them so late
os 10 receive little benefit therefrom. The
Sisoconposition of barnyard manure under
tSe f,rrow gives both warmth and fertility
to the roots. But potash or phospates
hnried so deeply are either soon washed
swny or becomes insolnble and of no value
TO crops. Especially is this the case in
coils having little vegetable mould.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-01-06

TIE oldest inhabitant is usually man,
but the sco!;est is Il wonan.-PhUadeiphia
CHIUniri.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-01-06

s. 'RRrssSvEl's Bronchial H'rochcs'
are eXceent for the relief OF Hoarseness or
Sore Tnrolt They are exceedingly effective
-LHrtstiau llnrid, LoH1on, EnG
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-01-06
THE ORCHARDIST.
Ei.,iit HnIkYp

Pennsylvania horticnlturist has a re-
frleerator fruit house, the outside dimen-
sons OF which ar 4ux55 feet, the outer wall
being two feet thick and laid in cement.
Next to this is an air space Of seven inches.
and inside OF this a charcoal lining Of four
inches The storage-room is divided into
three apartments, which are entered from a
yestbule, through which entrance is made
from outside. These doors are always kept
carefully closed SO rs to prevent change
OF air. Height of lower story eight feet,
height of building fifteen feet, twenty feet
square, which allows for body of ice
twelve feet thick, or about 600 tons.
There are no windows in this building
except in front. The ceiling or flour upon
which the ice rests overhead is simply laid
with loists about ten inches apart, permit
ting the cold air to descend easily. Spouts
are arranged between the ioists to carry off
all dr'ppings from the melting ice. There
no ventilation of the storage-room ex-
eept through the entrance doors. The ice
chambers have two large ventilators in the
roof
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-01-06
Constantly Hawking and spi,,ing.,,,

=. THOMAS J. RUSHING, Esq., 1909 Pine Street,
g. Louis, Mo. writes: ~ was great sufferer.
from catarrh for three years. At times could
and splitting, and for the last eight month";
could not breathe through the nostrils. (
thought nothing could be done for me. Luck
ny, was advised to try DIR. Sage's Catarrl
temedy, and ! am now q well man. I believe
lt TO De the only sure remedy for catarrh now
g. and one has only to give it a
4 permanent cure" -
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-01-06
Pruning.


Charles A. Green prefers to prune apple
orchards In the spring Just before the leaves
appear, ii it were not such busy season.
ne prefers not to cut Off large limbs at this
season. as they will not heal over as
smooth y or quickly as when cut in the
spring s.! but with frequent pruning, no large
s.Mns need removing. The removal of
such limbs is the cause of decay in many
apple trees With old trees whose days of
usefulness are about past, it may do to risk
removing large branches; for the fruit on
,lh' remaining will be larger and better,
W.. 'he trees will not live SO long from the
cutting. Young trees should be visited
with the pruning knife every year. Then
y, ~ Is easy to keep them in good shape. If
mere IS too much top, the tree overbears:
me uis.. irult is small and defective, and it is
uncut to gather the fruit Thin out the
psahehes and remove the lower ones that
u'e liable to be borne down with the
Mvlsht OF fruit and interfere with cult
.u''oh. 10 no. prune too much at any
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-01-06
"Untold Agony from Catarrh.,,

"Untold Agony from Catarrh.,,
Prof. w. HAusNER, the famous mesmerist.
OF Nhdca. N. y, writes: 'Some ten years ago
catarrh. My family physician gave me I'D as
incurable, and said | must die. My case was
such bad one, that every day, towards sun.
set, my voice would become so hoarse could
barely speak above a whisper. In the morning
my coughing and clearing of my throat would
alinosS strangie me. by the use of DIR. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy, in three months, l was a Wela
man, and the cure has been permanent
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-01-06

GET Lyons Patent Heel stiffeners applied to
your new boots and shoes before you wear
them out
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-01-06
GOLD is worth $500 per pound Pettits Eye Salve
VI Sl00O but is sold ut rs cents a box BY dealers.
[aE1s El}sS1iI:5lR !lii S5I SUN I3aEIYZ

HOME Study. Secure Business Education by mail
11from BRYANT's BUSINESS COLLEGE, Buffalo. n y
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-01-06

pensions Collected and increased or no fee,
Il by Fitzgerald Powell indianapolis, Ind. Reject
ed cases reopened Send for circular OF laws free.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-05-05
NORTH CAROLINA GEMS.
Searching for Platinum and Discovering
the Gov etea Hiddenites.

tho Coveted Hiduehites.
Some years ago E lison. the electric
wizard, was convinced that platinum
existed in North Carolina He sent
William Sarl Hidden, an accomplished
mineralogist N search of it. Prof
Hidden little knew ut the time how
fun of results to him that pursuit OF
platinum would be. He could not find
the desired mineral. but he found some.
thing far better. Being in Alexandria
County. quiet part of the State,
many miles from railway. he
was conducted by j. A. D.
Stephenson to GEM bearing ground,
and looking little more narrowly,
found some of the gems. he pur-
chased some land, returned to
Edison. and reported his vain
quest of platinum; then came bask
to North Carolina. He went to work
to develop his mine. Sinking a shaft
in a simple way, he gradually made
the opening larger and larger, until
specifically the mine presented the
aspect of stone quarry. Out OF this
rude pit in the earth were taken un.
numbered gems-ono hitherto un-
known. To this Mr.. }. Lawrence
Smith. of St. Louis, an eminent
scientist, gave Hidden's name, and
Hid lenite," the equivalent of the
diamond in value, became instantly
the fashion. Its tender tinted green
crystals, its intense hardness and its
new beauties when cut were only
some of its charms. From the day Of
its discovery to the present it has been
hopeless task to supply the demand
for it Every hiddenite found is al.
ready purchased long in advance.
But strange as is this flashing green
miracle of the earth. the place Of its
birth is yet stranger. The laborers
who are working in the mine handle
their picks with the greatest care.
They are on the watch for 'pockets. "
Possi bly, for an hour the digging goes
on and no 'pocket'' is struck. Pres
emily the pick goes into an opening.
With tender fingers the earth is par
tally removed and finally the miner
feels with his hands every portion of
the opening. 1t may happen that his
search is in vain. but it is often the
ease that his fingers touch little crys-
tails that are so imbedded in the sides
of the pocket that their points projoct
outward. They are carefully picked
out. Perhaps all are boryls, perhaps
there are dozen kinds of gems, or
yet again it may be that they are only
hddenites. Sometimes gems worth
hundreds Of dollars are thus taken
from one pocket. -RaEeigb (N C)
Letter.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-05-05
FOREST PRESERVATION.
Legislation Necessary to Prevent the De
strnction of d-Lands.

strnction of Woodlands.
The situation of our American wood
lands, and the fact that in England
even stringent measures are under
consideration for the increase OF the
forests, give the experience OF the
smallest State in Europe considerable
interest in forestry. 1t was found in
1868 that an enormous quantity OF
wood was being imported into Switzer'
land, and that the native yield
amounted to almost nothing The
Swiss Government, on ascertaining the
situation, Immediately reorganized the
Forest Department, and placed all the
forests under the control Of the State.
The owners of wooded lands could not
cut down trees without the consent
of Government official. Even barren
hillsides could not be touched with the
axe. The severe measure at once pre-
vented the waste of wood, and made
the cantonal forests even a source OF
revenue, both to individuals and to the
State. The result was that in 1886,
each acre of forest under Government
control gave free yearly revenue OF
one dollar and twenty-five cents an
acre. The example of Switzerland
could not easily be repeated in larger
country where the State is less per-
fectly controlled, but many OF the
closely settled countries of Europe
have been compelled to resort to
similar measures in order to prevent
the exhaustion of their timber and the
waste of their forests. 1t is reported
that the Russian Government has
undertaken the restoration OF the
forests of Turkestan, which had
been wasted in recent years,
and bv whose disappearance the coun.
try was taking on the character of a
desert. 1t is believed that England Is
well situated for the easy restoration OF
its forest wealth, and that in no long
time measures which have already re-
ceiyed attention for the conversion OF
our own waste lands into forests III
New England will commend them
selves to private enterprise, if they do
not take the form of State legislation. In
Switzerland the Government even went
so far as to grant a subsidy OF from
thirty to fifty per cent of the total
cost of planting forest trees, and, III
addition, supplied the owners of waste
lands with young trees from the State
nurseries at a price much below thell
prime cost for this purpose. The time
is not far distant when legislation will
be necessary in our own country in the
several States to prevent the wholesale
destruction Of forests. on whose pres
ervation depend the agricultural and
industrial welfare of large part OF
our population. Even in New England
the rayages of the lumbermen in the
forests about and IN the White Mount
ain region have already seriously at
fected the country between the mount
aims and the sea, and have partially
dried up the streams which used to
drive the wheels of the mills without
trouble all through the dry season.--
Boston Herald.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-05-05
HE THOUGHT HARD.
A Mathematical Problem Solved After
Considerable Thinking.

Considerable Thinking.
The old time colored man, whose
recollection of the days Of bondage is
still reasonably clear and whose
dreams are often tincturcd with sights
of the "big house. aud the wide plan.
iation with its snowy cotton-felds. is
not rapid thinker. This is due to
the fact that bis educational advan.
tages were extremely limited. Hitter
ate people generally think slowly. or
leave the task to others. As natural
consequence when the colorel man
does get on train of thought he be-
comes oblivious to his surroundings
and may sing shout hallelujahs or
talk politics at the most unexpected
time and places.
One Of these old-timers was accosted
yesterday by younger man OF the
same color as follows:
Hello niggah; whut yer thinkin'
'bout?"
"Who, mc?''
Yes. sah."
"Whut dyer sayP'
"Whut yer thinkin' bout?'
me thinkin'P'
Yes, sab. "
How yer know wuz thinkin'P'
Il seed yer
Seed me thinkin'p"
Yes, sah.' "
What wuz thinkin' 'boutp"
Oats what axed yer"
Less sce-what was l thinkin'
bout? Oh. yes. A gemman axed me
ter work for him fur fou' bits er day.
an said he'd only charge me fifty
cents cr day fur boa'd. When you
spoke ter me | WIZ tryin' ter tigger
up how much could save outen dat.
What you make hitP'
wy. don't yer see dat yerd come
out in debt fifty cents ebcry weekp'
"Am dat fac?'
Hit air. pintedly."
"Den dc gemman will hab ter raise
de 'muncration er come down wild dc
boa'd." "-M r. White, IN GoodaIFs
| SuiI.i
The Grenada gazette., 1888-05-05
A BROKEN REVERE.

Sometimes whne sitting here alone half dream
ing,
When free from tolllng through the hVe-ions
There come to me from changeful embers
cleaning
Familiar faces long since passed away,
There come TO me the melodies OF Childhood,
Like hutenotes waited on the twilight air,
Or bird song from the dinge IN the wildwood,
When deeper shades OF evening gather there
And vagrant fancy, like some minstrel rover,
Wakes tupeful notes from mem'Tys golden
keys.
Until | catch the scent of blooming clover
And hear the low, sweet murmur OF the bees
Until ac4in in woodland haunts | ramble
With bare brown feet, and heart untouched
with care,
Or gather tribute from each grape aud pfahole
As songful as the mock bird singing there.
Until alas the feeble embers dying,
The pleasing phantoms vanish from my sisht
And naught is heard save fearful, sad winds
signing
And in my thoughts creep shadows OF "a
night.
But while tonight, within those shade Ss SIT
ting,
pnep melancholy gloom enshTeudnS me,
There came q ntghtrobed, olue~eyed angei fs'
ting
And all unDIddeR perched upon N knee,
Her baby arms arDunf my neck were stealing.
Her siltcn curls across my face we're drawn.
When in my hesrt there came reSuu feolinf
And all the shadows from my thoughts wer
gone.
" ". Pfri,nU.~r, in Indiana STATE Jp"rnG3.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-05-05
A VALUABLE COIN,
Accidental Discovery or u Confederate
Gold Dollar

A few days ago negro boy was
standing near trash pile ard was
engaged in running his toes through
the debris. He noticed something
bright in the pile. and when he picked
it up found it to b. very small yel-
low coin. At first he thought 1t was
copper, but as he fingered it his native
sense told him it was too heavy for
copper, so he at once coojecturcd that
it was made of gold. He had some
business with Frank Walker and while
in his Office showed him the piece Of
money. He asked the lawyer how
much he would give him for it, The,
attorney after eyeing it closely.
thought it was a gold dollar. and as
he was particularly anxious to get
such coin to wear on his watch-
chain, he offered the boy dollar for
it, which he gleefully accepted.
Mr.. Walker gave the coin a careful
examination and become convinced
that he had paid too much for 1t. He
was in Colonel Radwine's Office and
took the coin out and exhibited it to
the great financier What will you
give NE for itP'' he asked. "rll give
you a dollar, was the reply. "And I'll
give you dollar and a quarter,' inter-
ruptcd a man who had come in to ro-
new note. Done exclaimed MI.
Walker Here's your money" was
the quick answer. The buyer left the
office with his coin, and tho lawyer
thought he had made a good bargain.
Hurrying off to man that buys
coins. the purchaser exhibited the
piece. The dealer scrutinized it close
ly and said: What will you take for
itP' "Wh at will you give?' After a
little con sideration the dealer said:
"Will you take 1926 for i,?" The ALL
swer vast mo, but I'll take $50 for
it." .Its a go; here's your money"
and the happy man walked out of the
office.
The coin which figured In these
transactions Is a Confederate gold dol
lar A gentleman was talking yes
terday to a reporter and he said:
"The worst sold man of the four WAS
he who sold the coin for $50. If it be
true that it is as is represented. a
gen uine Confederate gold dollar. it is
worth $3.50. am told that there arc
only six of these coins in exis tence.
They are the only ones which were
coined. They are worth 1850 ca ch. ~
The reporter came away convinced
that of all the men who figured in
this affair, the gentleman who gave
this wonderful Information was the
worst sold of any. --.Ahanta Cons!,tn-
kion
The Grenada gazette., 1888-05-05
TAL MAGE'S INCOME.
How the Famous Brooklyn Preacher Can
Make Both Ends Meet.

How the Famous Brooklyn Preacher Can
Make Both Ends Meet
Talmage's income is large, and he
has probably turned his reputation in-
to larger substantial gain than any
public man of the day. His salary rs
pastor of the Tabernacle is twelve
thousand dollars per year, while his
lccturing receipts arc fully twice that
amount. As he is the most popular
lecturer in the country, his services
are everywhere sought and he can
afford to ask high prices. For the cx-
elusive tuntrol Of his surtuUns, IN Hd-
vance Of the regular publication as
reported upon their delivery. he re-
ceives from a New York firm yearly
amount nearly as largo as his salary.
As editor of popular monthly
he receives five thousand dollars,
while his marriage fees runs IA
high as two hundred and
fifty dollars for single ceremony.
His Friday evening lectures are also
syndicated to large number of pa
pers, and for this he gets II regular
stipend. Then he has royalty on his
published books, and receives very
large sums for doing odd literary work
whenever he has the time. Oilers ot
this kind come to him by every mail.
Only recently he declined an offer OF
one hundred and fifty dollars per week
for regular newspaper letter on cur
rent topics. Talmage's expenses are.
of course large. HiS family live and
dress well; he has son at college. and
q daughter of q marriagcablc aye
and must meet many Of the thousand
and one demands that are made upon
a public man. He carrie, an insUr-
ance on his life of over 92v0nty-liyo
thousand dollars. and the premiums
on these alone is considerable
sum. Nevertheless, having q shrewh
and careful wife. he is enabled to lay
bv several thousands of dollars each
year. and were Talmage to die To-
day, his family would be more than.
comfortably fixed for the rest of iheif
lives. He is thoroughly devoted to
his family. and it is mainly for th@u
and their future ease and happiness
in this world that he is working so in
dustriously.
Ta!magc may be full of ccccn-
tricitics; he NAV be misiudgcd by
thousands, but of the sincerity OF his
motives there is no doubt in tho
minds Of those who are privileged to
see him in his private lie, and who
thus know him as he ID. He is gcncr-
Gus to the extreme, open-hcaried ana
always ready to do n kind acs for
friend. Edward Frtng, IN Albpy
dr0itS
The Grenada gazette., 1888-05-05
AUSTRALIAN NATIVES.
Their Remarkable Power Of Endurance
and Surprising Frugality.

Their Remarkable Power OF Endurance
and Surprising Frugahty.
The character of the aboriginal.
when studied, shows traits that his
white oppressor might be proud to
possess. His faithfulness is remark
able, and he has been known to stay
with his sick master on the desert
plains of interior Australia till death
had taken them both. though his own
safety might have been secured with
ease. Their power of endurance is
such that they have been known to
travel over one hundred and twenty
five miles in twenty-four hours, and be
ready to move on if required. Their
keen power Of scent and observation is
now appreciated by the police. and woe
be to the criminal whose track they
are upon. Not a disturbed leaf nor an
overturned stone will escape their keer
eyes
Last December three desperate bush.
rangers escaped from the Jail At Perth,
Western Australia. They were famil-
lar with the bush, and had hours start,
vet with the assistance Of "black
rackers," the escapes were in the
hands of the police within twenty-four
| hours
But the "blackfellow' will not work;
| if any duty is required of him, and the
idea is impressed upon him that it is
only play. he is ready and willing to dc
it, no matter how arduous the task
may be- He will ride horseback al!
day after cattle, and stay awake all
night to watch them, if he thinks it is
fun; but let him find it is work he is
doing, and he will take to the bush al
short notice, nor will he return to The
same master. He asks no pay; clothe;
he does not need; II bite to cat, and his
satisfaction is complete.
1t is the fashion of the Queensland
ladies to have little black boy for I
pet Tricked out in gaudy clothes. The
little fellows take the place of the pc
poodle of European society. These
boys are usually taken from tho Gins
by forc-, but as it is nobody's business
the crime is never noticed. -Saa Fran
CISCO Alta.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-05-05
Removing a Tight Ring.

An Old Jewclcr: "I'he other day an
Did lady came to me with request to
saw ring from one Of her fingers. 1t
vas her wedding ring. which she had
fever had off since she was married.
!orty-tive years bcfore, and she was de-
lighted to hear that | could remove il
without cutting it. ] wound the finger
round from the top downward with
fat rubber braid. which seemed to push
the flesh down almost to the bone. Her
hand was then held above her head
for a few moments. Then the band.
age was quickly taken off and re-
wound on the finger After repeating
this operation three times | was able
10 remove the ring with ease. --
JeWelers' WeebtH
The Grenada gazette., 1888-05-05

and was so weak when ae attempted to
start homeward that the men had to
carry him mostot tf &C way. The couple
were not week. getting out Of the
State, going bac 4 to their old home;
and in TIM grandfather recov-
cred and W As about again. But to
the day o. his death, when grand
mother ook occasion at the breakfast
table t., say that she had dreamed OF
this Il that, he never again charged
her with being whimsical, or expressed
a. desire to see her midnight visions
fulfilled. M Q4ad,in Bailou's Monthly.