Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-22
NOVELTIES IN INKxT4NDs.

NOFELTIIsS IN WRISTBANDS.
A tiny ink bottle is set in the center
of silver knapsack.
A bronze bear scrambling over q
fence has been made to do duty as an
inkstand.
The "old oaken bucket" with its
picturesque we'll sweep attachment is o
favorite design.
Devotees OF our National game will
appreciate an inkstand consisting of an
ivory base ball, with the batter in
bronze close at hand.
A pear made entirely of glass is
handsomely mounted in metal, and has
space for holding ink where its core
should be.
An attractive novelty is grinning
clown in brass, with the head stuck
through hoop of the same material.
The ink is disclosed by lifting his
peaked cap.
A genuine pearl shell makes hand
some base upon which is placed an ink
bottle of colored glass in combination
with drove of sheep, flock of geese,
or some similar ornaments in oxidized
silver.
An appropriate desk ornament for .
sporting man is jockey cap in brass,
with silver trimmings. ltrests upon o
couple of riding-whips. The ink is
hidden away under the topknot of the
cap.
For the girl who is afflicted with the
yachting craze nautical inkstand is by
all odds the proper caper. By turning
windlass once around the we'll is dis.
closed and drawer opens containing
pens or stamps.
The pretty bamboo inkstands i'm.
ported from Europe last season have
nearly all been reproduced in this
country in plush. They are so con-
structed that the perfume or odor bot.
ties may be readily substituted for the
ink-welI. Plush is cheaper than bam-
boo, but not nearly so serviceable.
A pleasing conceit for the library ia
BILE is clever representation of an
open fireplace. It is made of polished
brass, and red mica is placed in the
back to initiate the glow of real fire.
The andirons serve as pen-rack, and
small clock rests upon the manteL-
Ne1v YORK. Tribune.
GREAT FORTUNE Made "a BAD
SLIP"
Old-time Pittsburghers would hardly
need an introduction to Philip Wine
biddle, founder of the Winebiddle es.
tate, in East Liberty. About sixty
years ago his father gave him $500 as
starter" The "Go West" fever had
not as yet agitated staid Eastern COM
munities, but Philip was fired with a
restless ambition to go West, and, see
ing but little prospect of great future
for Pittsburgh, he journeyed towards
the setting sun, and, after much mean
dering, he halted at the city of Erie,
then little more than lakeside ham
let. Philip had considerable knowledge
of land titles, and, as he was offered by
an old settler 100 acres in the town for
$500, he grasped eagerly at the sup.
posed bargain, but shortly afterwards
relented, and wanted his money back.
But the real estate deals are not gen.
orally made on the basis of "refunding
the money if the goods are not satisfac-
tory" and Philip had to keep his land.
He came back to his mother in Pitts
burgh, broken-hearted over his ill-luck,
and cried like chilli at what he con-
sidered robbery of $500, and both
agreed it was "bad slip" for Philip.
Thirty years later this land could not
be bought for $4,000, 1000, and is now
worth nearly $4,000, 900. Pittsburgh
Dispatch
BISMARCK of course considers that all
is fair in war, but he is not 80 ready to
concede that all is fair in love- Boston
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